Arc of Gunfire

At the same time, the woodlands on the north side of Auraki.

When the shells fell, the Plosans all fell down.

However, this is a 152mm heavy cannon, and the shock wave and overpressure caused by the explosion can also kill a large number of soldiers.

Not to mention the secondary damage caused by the trees in the forest being blown to pieces.

Most of the splinters are not fatal, but being stung by them is 10,000 times more painful than being hit by shrapnel.

Even the elite Prossen Panzer Grenadier will lose their combat effectiveness if they are stabbed in the face by such a thing.

Heavy artillery continued to fall, and a storm of wood chips swept through the ranks of panzer grenadiers.

However, this forest had been bombarded many times by both sides yesterday, and a large number of craters on the ground provided temporary shelters for the panzer grenadiers to avoid shelling.

In addition, the shelling from both sides also cleared all the mines in the forest. There may be some left, but as long as you stick to the places with craters, you will never step on mines.

Although delayed by shelling, the Panzergrenadiers continued to advance resolutely until Ant's machine guns started firing.

Wang Zhong left garrison troops in strongholds and artillery-proof bunkers behind the strongholds. They would hold back the attacking Pulosen before the main force entered the position.

The machine gun swept through the forest, and the predetermined shooting points made the machine gun's firepower accurate and deadly. Basically, anyone who dared to stand up would be beaten into a sieve.

The Prosens were still crawling.

The Prossen machine gunner set up a machine gun in the crater to fight back, but the trees interfered with the Prossin's judgment of the distance, and the machine gun suppression was not effective.

Suddenly, a heavy artillery round landed in the crater, lifting the machine gun team guarding it into the sky.

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Wang Zhong put down the receiver. Through the phone call he had just made, he had determined that there would be no problem in the woods to the north for the time being. Highland 153 was now supported by T34 and should be able to block it for a while. The most dangerous thing now was actually the fifth Bieshen in the east. The position of the third battalion of the Sksk Regiment.

Once this is breached and the enemy enters the woods, artillery positions will be immediately discovered.

"Gregory!" he shouted.

The sergeant major came in with a submachine gun and saluted.

Wang Zhong: "Bring the guard company to reinforce the position of the third battalion of the 5th Beshensk Regiment on the east side and defend the artillery. In addition, tell the B4 heavy artillery company to organize direct firepower to ensure that artillery shells continue to fall on the enemy. On the offensive front, you must organize your firepower and don’t attack everything at once!”

B4 loading requires a crane on an ammunition truck, which is very slow. But by arranging the order of firing, you can ensure that 203 will continue to fall from the front.

Gregory saluted, turned around and left quickly.

Popov stood up: "Let me go and pull out the skitarii in the city. Although they are not highly trained, they are familiar with the city's terrain. This is their home after all."

"You go ahead." Wang Zhong said and extended his hand to Popov.

Popov took it and said, "Take care, there are so many enemies this time, don't charge as hard as before."

"I'll try my best." Wang Zhong said the previous answer given by the commander of the 13th Armored Battalion.

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When Grigory arrived at the position of the 3rd Battalion of the 5th Beshensk Regiment, the boys from the B4 heavy artillery company had already flattened the thing and drove it behind the simple bunker.

The bunker is a simplified version of Wang Zhong's tank bunker. It has only one layer and can block the body of the B4 heavy gun and provide simple cover for the gun body.

It's just a simple cover. After all, the sound of this thing firing is so loud that everyone can see it clearly even through the woods.

Gregory crouched and ran to the heavy artillery company commander, shouting loudly: "The general orders you to fire in sequence and organize continuous firepower!"

The company commander shouted: "We can't fire a salvo. The guns over there started to level and move after firing the last round! They are loading now!"

Gregory looked at the other gun positions and found that the other three guns were approaching the bunker at a turtle crawling speed.

The company commander continued: "The shells and propellant cartridges of this thing are extremely heavy. It is too difficult to maneuver with the shells loaded, and it is prone to accidents, such as the powder packs and shells falling out of the barrel."

At this time, the gunner operating the crane on the ammunition truck shouted: "The warhead is hoisted!"

The other two gunners immediately took huge tools and worked together to push the shell into the barrel.

The gunner operating the crane hoisted the propellant cartridge onto the slide rail behind the gun barrel: "Pack ready!"

The two gunners worked together to push the cartridge into the barrel with tools.

Then the fourth gunner, who waited for a long time, closed the breech and completed the lock.

The shooter began to aim - this thing requires the cannon to be placed at a specific angle every time it is loaded, otherwise it will not be loaded.

But conversely, when firing horizontally, the process of raising the barrel is reduced, which objectively speeds up the gun's rate of fire.

The shooter probably adjusted the horizontal direction of the artillery, and without moving the height controller at all, he just stepped back and pulled up the rope, ready to shoot.

The company commander raised his hand and slashed it down like a knife.

The shooter pulled the gun rope hard, and the cannon roared deafeningly.

The muzzle blast even caused the thick-mouthed birch trees to twitch as if they were swinging.

The artillery shell landed in the enemy's offensive array one kilometer away. The ground seemed to turn into sea level, arched up, and then exploded upward.

Two tanks were directly engulfed by the explosion. The lighter No. 2 tank was directly overturned and rolled several times before falling to the ground.

The tank crewman, whose brains had been shaken evenly, climbed out of the hatch at the bottom of the tank, and was immediately shot by a machine gun on the third battalion's position.

The company commander observed the effect for a few seconds and exclaimed: "It works better than expected! Load it quickly! Prepare the No. 2 gun! Why haven't you fired the gun into the bunker yet? Forget it, are you ready for the No. 3 gun? Ready Just fire!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the No. 3 cannon opened fire, and the muzzle blast even spread to where Gregory was standing.

Gregory: "You will be discovered by the enemy. This movement is too big."

Company Commander: "That's not true. I estimate that the enemy's artillery coverage will come soon, so we have to fire as fast as possible! Mr. Sergeant Major, please leave. The third battalion will need experienced veterans like you. of."

After speaking, the company commander saluted Gregory—even though the two men had the higher military rank of company commander.

Gregory returned the favor solemnly, and then led the guard company towards the third battalion's position.

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The 1st Armored Battalion of the 23rd Armored Division of the Prosen Army was attacked by the heavy artillery direct fire of the Ant Army.

The battalion commander originally stayed behind the battalion's attack front to observe the situation, but when he saw the huge flower of soil (referring to the sound of the 203 shells exploding), he couldn't sit still.

"Where is the enemy's heavy artillery? All units should pay attention to the enemy's heavy artillery!" He shouted over the radio, "This looks like a level shot. The heavy artillery must be within our field of vision!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone responded: "In the forest to the west of us! Battalion Commander, look!"

As soon as the battalion commander turned the telescope, he saw a lot of white smoke in the forest, and the trees were swaying left and right in the wind.

The next moment the shells fell on the battalion's line, stopping two tanks.

Battalion Commander: "Attention, all vehicles, heavy artillery is hidden in the woods to your right, focus the fire immediately, repeat, focus the fire immediately!"

The tanks of the 1st Battalion of the 23rd Division immediately turned their guns.

Although the battalion had not yet reached the "passing line" set by General Moltke, they still took decisive action.

It's all about winning!

The 50mm gun of the Panzer III tank and the short-barreled 75mm howitzer of the Panzer IV tank opened fire one after another, and the forest was suddenly engulfed in the flames of the explosion.

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Gregory rushed into the trench of the third battalion and asked loudly: "Where is your battalion commander?"

"Sacrificed!" a captain shouted, "Now I am the battalion commander, what do you want?"

"I'm here to support you!"

As soon as Gregory finished speaking, the enemy's tank guns came over with a clanging sound, and there were all kinds of calibers.

The heavy artillery battalion behind the position was still firing. One 203 shot directly hit a No. 4 car, blowing it to pieces in an instant, and the parts flying into the sky fell down like rain.

Several Proson soldiers were hit by the parts falling from the sky and fainted suddenly.

The enemy immediately launched a second round of direct fire, and something exploded on the side of the heavy artillery company.

Seeing the rising fireball, the recruits in the camp were stunned.

Others began to leave the trenches and run towards the city of Orachi.

Gregory shouted: "According to His Majesty the Tsar's latest order, surrender or escape is an act of treason and will be shot!"

As he spoke, he raised his submachine gun and fired a dozen rounds into the sky.

The deserter stopped.

Then he was hit in the back by enemy machine gun fire and fell into the trench from outside the trench like a broken sack.

Grigory kicked the coward away and shouted: "I am General Rokossov's guard. The general has sent the guard company! The star of victory will shine on you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another B4 fired, and a huge fireball rose up on the enemy's offensive front.

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Prosen Corps, 23rd Armored Division, 66th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion.

The reconnaissance motorcycle of the reconnaissance battalion was following the 1st Armored Battalion. At this time, the observer in the motorcycle rack had completed the ranging, picked up the wireless phone and started calling: "Wolf's Lair, this is a hare, our department has found a suspected Enemy heavy artillery position."

B4 opened fire in the woods, and there were bunkers and other cover. The observers of the reconnaissance battalion could not see what kind of heavy artillery was firing, so they could only report this.

"The coordinates are as follows... Please arrange fire coverage as soon as possible, over."

After speaking, the observer picked up the telescope and waited quietly for the first shot to fall.

He didn't have to wait long.

A 17CM heavy artillery shot landed in the woods, but it missed a bit and did not hit the enemy's heavy artillery at all.

The observer picked up the microphone again: "This is Hare, artillery correction, X...Y...correction completed!"

Soon the second test shot fell, landing about 800 meters south of the impact point of the first shot.

Observer: "Here's the hare, shot correction..."

A moment later, the third heavy cannon fell, landing just in the woods.

Something exploded violently, and fireballs shot into the sky.