Steel Soviet Union

The arrogant group of SS troops were defeated, and they were completely defeated, not even showing any room for a comeback.

After getting off the tank, Malashenko glanced at the time on his watch. Unknowingly, after fighting all morning, it was almost lunch time. Malashenko, who had not even bothered to eat breakfast, also I feel my stomach growling a little.

"I don't know what to eat for lunch today. It's best to have some hard food. If I don't stuff some meat into it, I won't be able to survive the afternoon."

In ordinary times, it is difficult to imagine that Malashenko, who has precise control over the Germans' fighting skills, would say such relaxed words just after a fierce battle.

In the past, the German army, which had suffered such a heavy loss at one time, would definitely not give up, especially when they were playing the offensive role. It will definitely be inevitable that another wave of attacks will come soon. Malashenko will also urge the troops to prepare quickly after the war is over, so as not to be caught off guard when the Germans come over again.

But today's situation is somewhat different from any time in the past.

From the one-stop battle in 1941 to the present, even counting the bloody Battle of Stalingrad that was comparable to a "human flesh processing factory", Malashenko asked himself that he had rarely seen a German man's spine broken like today. In a one-time discounted battle, the extremely large-scale air strikes launched by the Soviet aviation units of those two divisions really shocked Comrade Ma.

At least before this, Malashenko had never received such strong air support from his own side. Those aviation units with limited scale and aircraft quality that were far inferior to their opponents could not even guarantee local air supremacy in the theater. As a result, The corresponding result was that Malashenko was knocked upside down by German bombs in violent air raids and suffered heavy losses.

Malashenko did not dare to think about a wave of air support on this scale today, let alone hope for it.

In other words, if you don’t want to be blown up into a grandson by a German guy, you have to burn incense, so what kind of bike do you need?

Malashenko, who was walking on the battlefield filled with black smoke, began to think.

If the guess is correct, even the Germans themselves may have felt unexpected and extremely uncomfortable with today's air raid. The best evidence of this is the panic of the SS troops in the face of the air raid.

At that time, Malashenko clearly saw through his commander's periscope and the naked eye view after peeking out of the turret that the SS troops, who were extremely ferocious during ground attacks, did not perform as well when facing air attacks. string.

There were more than one or two SS soldiers running around in panic. There were really very few people who could react immediately and knew where to hide.

What's even more bizarre is that Malashenko even saw someone looking around in a daze. It seemed that they were hesitating in which direction to escape, delaying the best time to escape and then lying down directly. He lay on the ground with his head in his hands, passively responding to the ferocious air attack from the sky in the same way as a sudden artillery bombardment. His funny look was no better than that of a frightened groundhog.

Were the SS troops in the offensive positions elite?

Of course, although Malashenko still doesn't know the opponent's unit number, he can tell just from his fighting style and fierce fighting spirit that he is not afraid of death. Even if today's opponent is not yesterday's skeleton division, he must be an armed soldier. One of the famous aces of the SS.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for the "famous" armed SS holy swordsman to hit him, right? As for the Indian SS soldiers captured from the British, it is even more impossible. The heads of these German guys are all authentic German helmets, and there is no Asan-style turban wrapped on the top of their foreheads. .

The number is the elite number of the SS. The armored troops and various firearms guys also have a lot of things, and they are all top-notch. The life-threatening and ferocious attack method in the battle is not as successful as the Army Red Deer of the Tojo First Class. Give more.

So what's going on with this sharp contrast in the ugly behavior in the face of air raids?

Malashenko, who was taking a leisurely walk on the smoking position, looked at the surrounding scenery and thought for a moment. Maybe the Germans were living so damn comfortable a life that they had forgotten the last time they were attacked by such a large-scale air raid. when.

To put it bluntly, 80% of the time, subconsciously, the only responsibility is to bomb others, and not to be bombed or air-raided by others.

It sounds a bit arrogant and not quite in line with the status of an elite member of the Waffen-SS, but it turns out that human beings are indeed creatures that will forget about worries and difficulties after living a comfortable life for a long time, at least in most cases, this is the case, for example Today's bunch of SS maniacs.

Malashenko didn't know exactly how many Germans were killed in this morning's battle, but he roughly estimated that the SS infantrymen who fell on the position and were killed in close combat were lying on the street outside the position or lying on the ground, The total number of SS soldiers who were lying on their backs, as well as those who were wailing and not completely dead, was probably no less than two battalions.

If you also include those unlucky ones who were evaporated by the air raids, as well as the corpses that fell outside their field of vision and couldn't see the specific situation clearly, the casualties suffered by the Germans in just such a wave of attacks were simply crippling. level!

There were only a lot more wreckage of various SS armored vehicles on and outside the position. No. 3, No. 4, Panther, and a handful of about six or seven Tigers were all burning and black. The total number of cigarettes must be upwards of thirty.

Even a fully-organized elite SS division with full strength would never be able to withstand such heavy battle losses.

If there are two more battles like this, then 80% of the entire division-level armed SS troops will not need to replenish their battle losses. If all the organic structures are destroyed, it is better to rebuild the troops in the rear. If there is really any. That if necessary.

It was precisely because of this desperate attack that was intended to determine the outcome in one battle that it overturned and suffered such heavy casualties. Based on this, Malashenko judged that these SS fanatics, whose spines had been damaged, should need some time to rest and regroup their offensive energy. Otherwise, even if they organized a hasty attack, it would be in vain. Give away the head.

Malashenko put himself in his shoes and imagined that the leader of the SS group on the opposite side would not be so stupid. Whether it was emotionally or rationally, the climax of today's battle should be considered over.

Maybe those madmen will launch another attack in the afternoon, but with such heavy losses, it is basically difficult to organize another wave of attacks like the one just now that almost knocked them over.

Among all the possibilities, one thing is the only thing that is certain. Malashenko knows that he will finally be able to have a comfortable lunch later, even if he has a few drinks to celebrate with his good brothers. A sudden victory is not a bad idea.

Malashenko believed that Petrov's political commissar would betray his reputation. After all, the political commissar was never the kind of rigid, pedantic and unkind person.