Arc of Gunfire

Yegorov watched the enemy use smoke bombs to cover the vortex's firing range again.

"Sukabulie, it's all smoke!" he cursed.

The military bishop: "The Prosons liked to use smoke to block the firing range of the divine arrows during Melania, and they used smoke to the extreme during Carolingian. Now we use the divine arrows for air defense, and they use smoke to block our direct firepower."

Yegorov shook his head and ordered: "Let the vortex move, don't fight close combat with the enemy. I understand why Rokosov emphasized the mobility of the assault gun so much. He expected the Prosons to use smoke in this way."

In fact, it didn't.

Yegorov: "General Rokosov has calculated every step of the enemy. He even wrote an article predicting how Proson will lose in the future!"

The bishop was a little embarrassed: "Are you talking about his great article? It is an analysis of the future trend based on the current conditions and situations. Don't talk about it as if a wizard is predicting the future."

Yegorov: "You are not familiar with the general. I have been with the general for a long time. I have followed him since the beginning of the war. I tell you, he must have seen through the future. He has this feeling."

"Let's not talk about that first." The bishop interrupted Yegorov, "The annihilation battalion retreated, and we should retreat too, otherwise the enemy tanks will rush to us."

Yegorov looked at the battlefield and found that it was indeed the case. The next sniper position of the annihilation battalion had run behind him, and now the annihilation vehicle was passing by him with billowing smoke and dust.

"Let's go too." After saying that, Yegorov turned and walked towards the jeep.

The signalman reported at this time: "Phone! From the army headquarters!"

Egorov raised his eyebrows: "Is the phone connected? Give it to me."

After all, if you start moving, you have to pull the telephone line again, and you may not be able to use the phone for dozens of minutes.

Taking the receiver, Yegorov said loudly: "I am Yegorov."

Rokosov: "What is the situation now?"

"The enemy used smoke to offset our advantage and tried to engage in close combat. The annihilation battalion is using mobility to deal with the enemy."

————

When Yegorov reported, Wang Zhong had seen the situation clearly from a bird's-eye view.

There were two large smoke areas on the battlefield, and the smoke was basically spread horizontally. It can be seen that it was smoke bombs fired by direct-fire guns - smoke bombs fired by indirect-fire guns are in groups, because the landing points of indirect fire are random on the circular surface, and cannot form this kind of "smoke wall".

In other words, the enemy tanks used artillery-fired smoke bombs to block the superior long-range firepower and tried to approach the battle.

It's a bit like the tactics of the US Sherman squad against the Tiger in the movie "Fury".

Wang Zhong was shocked. When he was giving the design indicators to the vortex, he was only concerned with the armor-piercing and 1,500-meter stable penetration of the Tiger's front, forgetting that the Proson military giants in this time and space were good at using smoke.

Now he was extremely grateful that he did not sacrifice the mobility of the vortex to improve the defense. In this situation, the vortex can still use mobility to move positions.

From the bird's-eye view, it can be seen that there are more than a thousand meters between the enemy's heavy tanks and the vortex cluster. Obviously, the vortex group can still ambush the enemy again.

Wang Zhong suddenly realized something.

He hurriedly shouted: "Yegorov, move quickly! Why did you run so far ahead? You are not allowed to go to the front line in the future!"

From the bird's-eye view, the enemy's heavy tanks and Yegorov are less than 800 meters away! There is even a direct line of sight!

Yegorov: "I was just about to run, you called me, I had to answer!"

While Yegorov was talking, Wang Zhong saw that the commander of a Tiger tank had noticed Yegorov and was pointing in his direction. The next moment, the Tiger tank's turret began to turn--

"Release the smoke quickly, go quickly." Wang Zhong hung up the phone directly, and then used the remaining vision to watch Yegorov hand the receiver to the signalman, and then gave orders to the guards.

The guards began to throw smoke bombs.

The Tiger tank fired, and the shells fell not far from Yegorov.

Yegorov got in the car, and the driver gave gas before he sat down. The car started to speed, and then drew an S shape on the grassland, just like when Yegorov was drunk.

The guard platoon continued to set up smoke, and another car bravely moved sideways to try to attract the attention of the Tiger tank.

At this tense moment, the vision was broken!

Wang Zhong was like reading an online novel and was hit by a broken chapter before the climax, and he couldn't help cursing!

Pavlov was shocked: "What's wrong?"

Wang Zhong switched back to the headquarters' perspective: "Nothing, Yegorov ran to the front line, and ended up in danger!"

Pavlov and Popov looked at each other, and then said: "You also know this is wrong?"

Popov: "Why, you finally don't plan to personally command the small tank to charge in the future?"

Vassily: "He plans to charge on horseback."

The three generals in the room looked at Vasily, the little captain.

Vassily was originally amused by his own words, but now the smile froze on his face. He quickly put away his smile and touched his nose: "Well, it's better to charge in a tank."

Popov: "I think it might be safer to just ride a horse."

"No," Wang Zhong said decisively, "How can riding a horse be safer than driving a tank? Popov, you have to believe in science, you are a secular bishop."

Popov spread his hands: "Maybe there is a scientific principle for this, but we don't understand it yet. Maybe there is some quantum entanglement or de Broglie wave protecting you."

——You know what, that's really cool, a knight protected by quantum mechanics.

At this time, two Melania People's Army officers entered the room and saluted: "General!"

Wang Zhong casually returned the salute and asked: "What unit are you?"

The lieutenant colonel leading the team: "Tank destroyer battalion."

Wang Zhong: "Great, come to the map, now is the time to need your vortex."

He came to the map first and gestured to the two officers: "We took advantage of the fog to launch an attack in the morning. The enemy commander was very smart. In order to avoid the armored forces being easily destroyed by the infantry in close combat, he pulled the troops out of the city first. Now they are fighting with the armored forces of the Guards 1st Mechanized Infantry here."

It is obvious that only the lieutenant colonel of the two Melania officers understands Ant language, and the major behind him is confused.

Lieutenant Colonel: "Are you going to let us go to support?"

Wang Zhong: "Yes, there is a good anti-tank position here, and remember not to go here. This area is a swamp and the tanks will sink into it."

The lieutenant colonel took out the map from his map bag and began to update the information on the map.

Wang Zhong did not disturb them, but turned to Pavlov and said: "Confirm the situation of the 225th Division. Where are their armored forces?"

When bombarding the enemy, Wang Zhong ordered the armored forces of the 225th Division to bypass the city, but the road was a little far and they were not in place yet.

Pavlov immediately picked up the phone and began to confirm the situation: "This is Pavlov, connecting the 225th Division."

Wang Zhong watched Officer Melania complete the update of the map information with professional techniques.

After the lieutenant colonel completed the update, he handed the map to the entourage behind him to watch, looked up and said to Wang Zhong: "We will rush to support immediately."

Wang Zhong nodded, turned around and shouted: "Nelly!"

Nelly came in from the side door with expectation: "What's wrong?"

Wang Zhong: "Ask the kitchen to give Melania's boy some food that he can eat while driving."

Nelly nodded and turned away.

Lieutenant Colonel Melania: "We are indeed a little hungry, but just eat some cookies."

"No, believe me, eating something good can boost morale." Wang Zhong waved his hand, "Go!"

The two Melania officers saluted and turned away.

————

Front line.

Yegorov pointed to the front and said, "Stop over there! On that slope!"

The driver immediately turned the steering wheel, so the Willis Jeep went all the way up the hill less than ten meters high.

As soon as the car stopped, Yegorov stood up and looked at the high ground he had just left with a telescope - now it was covered by the smoke released by the guard platoon, and the smoke also blocked Yegorov's vision.

He could not see the enemy's new heavy tanks.

Yegorov cursed and looked to the other side, just in time to see a T34 of the Guards Tank Battalion 1 on fire.

The enemy's long-barreled No. 4 had circled around and was firing at the T34 of the Guards Tank Battalion 1.

Yegorov frowned because he saw that many enemies and a lot of firepower had been shot away.

"What the hell, the enemy's shooting skills have declined? Have they recruited a lot of new soldiers?" he muttered.

The bishop also stood up and observed with a telescope, and agreed while watching: "It does feel like the shooting skills have declined. But this is not okay, we should release smoke to force the enemy to continue to approach, so that our anti-tank guns can play a role! Our division has an advantage in the exchange ratio of enemy tanks!"

Yegorov: "You are right, although I don't like smoke, but this is how it should be, radio!"

The radio was immediately handed to Yegorov, who shouted: "I am Grizzly! Wild Wolf, Wild Wolf, release smoke to force the enemy into the range of the hounds!"

"Wild Wolf understands!"

Along with the answer, the T34 in the field of vision began to fire smoke bombs, and soon a curtain wall was created, forcing the enemy to continue to move.

That's right, now the 1st Guards Tank Battalion also carries smoke bombs, all learned from the Prosen people.

————

Plosen's 16th Armored Battalion, the battalion commander's command tank stopped on a high slope. The battalion commander took the microphone and asked loudly: "Our firepower attack is not efficient enough, are you just eating?"

"Report to the battalion commander, the sight was damaged by the shelling, and the accuracy of long-range shooting has decreased! It is recommended to rush over and shoot directly at close range!"

The battalion commander scolded: "Didn't you think about calibrating the sight before the attack?"

"We are ready to adjust, but the attack order has come down."

The battalion commander: "Forget it, it's too late. We can't give up the advantage of long-range shooting. The tanks that can hit the enemy will share the ranging data later. You make temporary adjustments! Now, move southeast and bypass the enemy's smoke!"

"Yes!"

————

Guards 1st Mechanized Infantry, anti-tank artillery position.

Dimitri stood up straight and observed the enemy's movements with a telescope.

The enemy tank cluster chose to bypass the smoke from the side, and soon it would enter the range of the anti-tank artillery position.

Dimitri put down the binoculars and ordered the artillery company he commanded: "Get ready! Push the enemy to 500 meters before shooting, and strive for a higher hit rate. Listen to my command."

He looked at the enemy again.

This was not the first time he faced the attack of enemy tanks. He was a veteran who had fought with General Rokossov since Loktov, and they only had three guns in Loktov.

And now, he commanded a fully equipped anti-tank artillery company.

The enemy tank passed the target.

Dimitri raised his hand and chopped it down heavily: "Fire!"

The 57mm anti-tank gun hidden in the bush opened fire!

Dimitri: "Fire as fast as you can! Fire hard!"

Because it was a fully equipped anti-tank gun unit, one gun could have five or six loaders, and shells were continuously fed into the gun barrel, and it could fire almost every three seconds!

The firepower attack swept the enemy tank unit like a storm.