Chapter 190: tank

Chapter 190 Tanks

It should be said that there is nothing wrong with Admiral Schweppenburg's strategy itself. This is a bit like a duel between snipers. The opponent's sniper is hiding somewhere through camouflage, and the other side uses clues to find him and kill him.

The anti-tank gun positions of the Soviet army are the snipers that the German army wants to find out.

The problem is that the Soviet army also has artillery, long-range howitzers to be precise.

And the performance of the Soviet howitzer is even better than that of the German army... At this time, the Soviet army used the M30 122MM caliber howitzer. This howitzer was later copied by China and named the 54-type howitzer because it has two upper and lower branches protruding from the middle. One barrel, so it was called the "old three barrel" by Chinese soldiers.

The M30 howitzer has a caliber 17MM larger than the German 105MM caliber howitzer.

17MM does not seem to be much, less than two centimeters.

But for the cannonball, the two centimeters larger is the cylindrical outer ring, which is very impressive in terms of volume.

Therefore, both the charge and the propellant will be much more, which means that it has a longer range and greater power.

The Soviet M30 howitzer has a range of 11.5 kilometers, which is 1.5 kilometers farther than the German 105MM gun.

This gave the Soviets some freedom, as they could potentially operate outside the range of German artillery and provide cover fire for the front line.

More importantly, in the competition between long-range artillery fire, whoever fires the artillery first will suffer the disadvantage...because firing the artillery means exposing one's position, and the enemy's artillery shells will soon go straight to the artillery position.

As it is now, every time the German artillery launches artillery coverage on the anti-tank artillery positions, it will provoke a counterattack from the Soviet artillery.

And many of them were lost by the German army...A lot of anti-tank artillery positions are actually fake. They made a little appearance on the surface and then took a log of about the same size and covered it with a raincoat. Like a covered gun barrel.

Then every time this fake anti-tank gun is blown up, the soldiers will cheer, and even the thief made a gamble on it:

"No. 5! One pays three!"

"I bet on number 6!"

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The bet is Ma Heyan, and the actor is already red-eyed after losing again and again.

Looking at his appearance, it seems that the war and life and death in front of him are no longer important, the important thing is to win back the lost tobacco.

The instructor handed Shulka a cigarette and said, "Although we have been successful in all aspects, but..."

The instructor didn't finish his sentence, because information that is unfavorable to the situation is not suitable for the front line to be disclosed. To be precise, let the soldiers know, because it will damage their morale and cause unnecessary panic.

But Shulka knew what the instructor meant.

Traps are successful, tank ambushes are also successful, and the use of fake anti-tank gun positions to deceive the enemy is also successful.

But...the Soviet Army doesn't have enough anti-tank guns!

This was a danger that existed before the war started. There were only 79 units of anti-tank firepower in total. After several German attacks, 37 units had been lost, and only 41 units could be used, and some of them were tanks.

"Next is the tank position!"

Shulka set his sights on those fighters who were elated because they had won a handful of tobacco. Perhaps they were the happiest, because all they had to think about was obeying orders.

From this point of view, the Soviet Army's rule that soldiers do not need to have their own ideas is still correct.

The whistle of shells sounded again, and the German army launched an offensive again.

However, it is obvious that the German artillery shells are already stretched, because their artillery preparation time is getting shorter and shorter. Up to now, they have only fired a few symbolic shots, and then the infantry and tanks are pouring up. .

The attack is still the same, the frontal infantry pushes forward in the gaps in the traps, and the tanks are interspersed along the railway.

But it seems that there is no other feasible tactic other than this, even Shulka... He was thinking that if he stood on the German side, he would have to fight like this.

If anything, the Germans had fewer tanks on the rails.

In fact, the Germans used fewer tanks from the second raid onwards.

This is a wise approach, because the more tanks invested, the more likely they will be blocked on the railway in large numbers like the first raid, and then one after another will be knocked down as targets.

If there are only a few tanks, such as a batch of six and the distance is far apart, this can be exchanged for the exposure of the enemy's anti-tank gun positions at the smallest cost.

The disadvantage is that the offensive power is also reduced.

Six tanks... What if they break into the Soviet positions?

But of course, the Soviet army will not easily let the German tanks break into the position.

Just hearing a "cracking" sound, three KV1 tanks came out of the bunker.

They are the same as the tactics of anti-tank guns, and they are also connected with each other to correct the trajectory.

But to be honest, as the firepower of anti-tank guns in this situation, tanks are not as effective as anti-tank guns... If it is a tank with strong maneuverability, it may be more useful, but it may break down at any time. A tank that is paralyzed in place, Shu Erka really didn't dare to design escape routes for them.

On the other hand, the connection between tanks is not as convenient as anti-tank guns. Even if they are assigned with communication soldiers, they also lead the telephone line.

With a bang, the first tank opened fire.

But the shell deviates from the target tank even more than fifty meters...

This seems to be normal for a tank, after all, it is observing the target from the observation port in an enclosed space.

Immediately followed by the second, third... The three shells failed to hit in the past.

Admiral Schweppenburg, who was watching the battle on the other side, immediately realized that this was an opportunity.

"Immediately!" Admiral Schweppenburg ordered: "Order the second heavy armored battalion to attack! At the same time, order the artillery unit to implement fire cover!"

"Yes, General!"

This is indeed an opportunity, because it is obvious that the Soviet army does not have enough anti-tank guns and can only use tanks.

Using tanks means that the accuracy is not as terrible as anti-tank guns, so the probability of blocking the railway in time will be much smaller.

As it is now, the Soviet tanks failed to hit after several rounds of shells, and of course they could not stop the German tanks from breaking through their defenses.

The German army moved very quickly, and the second heavy armored battalion was ready and set off on the railway in just a few minutes.

The tank at the forefront is still the "No. 4" tank, but it is an E-type with additional armor to reach a thickness of 50MM and a machine gun.

Because it was obvious that the Germans would have to face enemy tanks.

What Admiral Schweppenburg did not expect was that he was fooled again.

(end of this chapter)