Red Moscow

The soldiers standing at the entrance of the village, while the two commanders were talking, rushed to the automatic sled, curiously looking at this new type of snow vehicle.

Lin Hua, who was talking to Yakup, suddenly heard the machine gunner of the automatic sled say loudly: "...it is the NKL-26 armored automatic sled newly developed by our army, and it is a snowmobile that uses a two-man team. The platform and the car body are designed with a fully enclosed wooden structure, which is box-shaped as a whole. row member operations.

The car body is surrounded by skids independently suspended by springs. The skid assembly is composed of a skid body, a support rod, a rotating shaft and a spring suspension device. The front and rear two sets of skids can realize differential steering. The skid body has a unique T-shaped cross-section and is made of solid duralumin..."

"Comrade Captain," Vanya, who was standing beside Lin Hua, obviously heard what the machine gunner said, and asked curiously, "I just saw your automatic sled running very fast. I don't know what the speed is. How far was the furthest voyage?"

The question Vanya asked was exactly what Lin Hua wanted to ask. He stared intently at Yakupu, waiting for the answer he wanted to know. Yakup smiled and said: "This automatic sled can reach a speed of 25-35 kilometers per hour when it is fully fueled, and the maximum travel distance is 160 kilometers."

Hearing that this kind of sled can actually run at such a speed on the snow, Vanya became even more interested: "Comrade Captain, isn't the driving of this automatic sled high?"

Yakup didn't answer Vanya's question immediately, but smiled and said to him and Lin Hua: "Come with me!"

The soldiers around the automatic sled saw the commander of the friendly army coming with his company platoon leader, and quickly made way for them. Yakup walked to the cab, reached out and opened the door, pointed to the cab and introduced to Lin Hua and the others: "The automatic sled uses the same steering wheel as the car, here are the ignition switch, starter button, fuel pressure gauge... Front brakes, rear brakes..."

Lin Hua saw the name next to each button on the driving platform. Even a person who can't drive a vehicle, as long as he can read and look inside for a while, he can have a perceptual understanding of driving the automatic sled.

Yakup sat in the driver's cab and gave a further explanation to Lin Hua and the others: "It is said that during the design, the leader of the Machinery and Armored Vehicles Administration considered that this vehicle would fight in harsh weather conditions, so special requirements The NKL-26 armored automatic sled can be started at any time under the severe cold of minus 20 degrees Celsius. For this reason, the engineers specially added batteries, starters and low-temperature start-up preheaters for the automatic sled, so that we can Just like driving an ordinary car, you can easily start the engine by turning the ignition switch to the start position in the cab."

Lin Hua waited for Yakup to finish speaking, tapped the car body with his fingers, and asked worriedly: "Comrade Captain, the whole car body is made of wood, isn't it easy to be destroyed by the enemy in battle?"

Regarding Lin Hua's worries, Yakup explained with a smile: "Comrade Lieutenant, on the front of the cab, there is a 10mm armor plate inclined at 60 degrees, which provides a certain amount of armor protection for the sled, and can provide the necessary protection for the occupants in the sled.”

After learning about the overall performance of the automatic sled, although everyone was full of praise for this automatic sled, Lin Hua felt that this automatic sled still had many shortcomings: for example, the load was too small to be used for materials and soldiers In addition, the armor of the car body is too thin, and it cannot be used for offensive combat at all except for reconnaissance.

Just as everyone was studying the automatic sled, suddenly there was a huge roar of the sled engine in the distance. Before Lin Hua could figure out where the sound was coming from, he heard the machine gunner sitting in the back say loudly: "Comrade Captain, it's the other automatic sleds from the company coming."

Not long after, another fourteen automatic sleds stopped outside the village. A man who looked like an officer got out of the car, walked up to Yakup, and reported to him: "Comrade company commander, according to aerial reconnaissance, a German army was discovered 15 kilometers to the west. , about 200 people, are heading towards Volokramsk. The superior ordered our company to attack this group of enemies and find a way to defeat them."

"Understood, Comrade Deputy Company Commander." Yakup nodded after listening to the other party's report, and said to him: "Let the soldiers rest for ten minutes, and then we will set off."

Lin Hua, who was standing aside, heard that the task of the automatic sled company was to attack an enemy force that was heading to Volokramsk. He couldn't help but had an idea, and he quickly asked Yakup: "Comrade Captain, I would like to ask Can you stand on four pry boards?"

"Yes!" Although Yakup didn't know the reason for Lin Hua's question, he still replied truthfully: "But there is a person standing on the pry board, which will directly affect the speed of the automatic sled."

Knowing that people can stand on the pry board, Lin Hua breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Yakup: "Comrade Captain, I have a bold idea: Let our soldiers stand on the pry board and go with you to the Volokramsk."

Regarding Lin Hua's request, Yakup said with some embarrassment: "Comrade lieutenant, you should have heard what my deputy company commander said just now. We are going to attack the enemy heading towards Volokramsk. Take Without you, the mobility of the auto-sled will be reduced."

"Don't worry," Lin Hua said to Yakup with a smile after listening to Yakup's worries, "The order from your superiors is to attack the enemy and try to defeat them. Although you have more than a dozen machine guns, if you want to finish There is still a certain degree of difficulty in such a task. But if you bring us, the situation will be different."

"Why is it different?" Yakup asked puzzled.

"Take us to chase the enemy." Seeing Yakup's confused face, Lin Hua explained to him: "After catching up with the enemy, the automatic sled will be moving first, and the machine gun will shoot at the enemy. Wait. When the enemy is routed, I will lead the soldiers to jump off the sled to destroy the fleeing enemies."

When Yakup was considering Lin Hua's proposal, his deputy company commander couldn't wait to say: "Comrade company commander, I think this lieutenant's proposal is very good. As for the inability to drive on narrow forest trails or bushes at all. At such a time, having an infantry to assist us must be able to better complete the tasks assigned to us by our superiors."

Hearing what his deputy company commander said, Yakup didn't hesitate anymore, he immediately said to Lin Hua: "Okay, Comrade Lieutenant, let your soldiers come up."

Since the automatic sled company had only 15 sleds, it was unable to bring all the soldiers of the Istria company, so Lin Hua ordered Sergesha, Pavel, Asiya and the wounded to stay in the village, while he took the 59 commanders and fighters, to cooperate with the automatic sled company to destroy the enemy.

Seeing that the soldiers were all on the pry board, Yakup gave the order to start. As soon as the sled started, the cold wind hit his face, and Lin Hua, who was standing on the pry board, felt his face hurt like a knife. He hurriedly lowered his head and hugged the support frame tightly to prevent himself from being knocked down while the sled was traveling at high speed.

Forty minutes later, enemies marching in the snow appeared ahead. Once within range, he drove the automatic sled to Yakup, who was at the front, knocked on the partition with his hand, indicating that the machine gunner could shoot. The machine gunner heard the signal, pulled the trigger immediately, and started shooting at the German soldiers in front.

Because there is no radio station for communication between the sleigh vehicles, and it is impossible for a special person to signal with a semaphore like a tank, so the firing sound of the sleigh vehicle where the company commander is located is the order to fire. Seeing that the company commander opened fire, the machine guns on the 14 automatic sleds that followed him also started firing.

The dense bullets splashed the snow around the enemy like a fountain. Before many German soldiers could figure out what was going on, clouds of blood burst out of their bodies, and then they fell headlong into the snow. The remaining people either fled towards the distant forest, or lay down on the spot to avoid the Soviet machine guns.

The speed of the automatic sled slowed down, which was the attack signal that Yakup had agreed with Lin Hua in advance. Lin Hua gritted his teeth and jumped off the pry board, because his hands and feet were a little inflexible because he kept one position for too long. After rushing forward several steps, he barely returned to normal. The soldiers of Istria Company also jumped off the crowbar one after another, and charged at the scattered enemies with their weapons in hand.

Lin Hua saw that although the enemies were fleeing in all directions, they were far more numerous than his own soldiers. Even with the cooperation of the machine guns on the automatic sled, it would not be easy to eliminate them. After shooting down a German soldier, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Hundhooch! Hundhooch!"

Andre's old subordinates, hearing Lin Hua's shout, continued to rush towards the Germans, while shouting in the same way: "Hender Hoch!" After a while, the entire battlefield resounded with the same voice. shout.

Some German soldiers who were suppressed by the firepower of the Soviet army and unable to move in the snow, heard Lin Hua's shouts, quickly dropped their weapons, squatted on the ground and raised their hands. And those German soldiers who tried to escape to the forest were stopped by the automatic sled that detoured past. They had nowhere to go, so they could only learn from their companions and obediently dropped their weapons and surrendered.

The entire battle lasted less than ten minutes, and the German army of more than two hundred people was completely wiped out. After the combat count, 219 German soldiers, except for more than 60 who were killed, the rest were taken as prisoners. On the Soviet side, there were no casualties except for a few soldiers from the Istria company who accidentally sprained their feet when they jumped off the pry board.

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