Steel Soviet Union

call out--

boom--

Boom boom boom——

The German artillery fire continued to fall, and loud explosions soaring into the sky continued to ring out all around. Kulbalov, who was commanding the tank and carrying the infantry to rush out desperately, was thinking about something while his nerves were tense at this moment. matter.

The Germans have been surrounded for some time. Various heavy equipment and vehicles abandoned along the way are everywhere, and towed artillery can be seen everywhere on the roadside. There are anti-tank guns and large-caliber howitzers. Sometimes even the trucks responsible for towing these artillery pieces are abandoned on the side of the road, apparently due to mechanical failure or the fuel tank running out of oil.

Since the Germans have abandoned so much heavy equipment, where did these German artillery come from?

Kulbalov is not a professional artilleryman, but he can still judge some basic things through the sound of artillery and explosions. For example, the caliber of these German artillery shells that are falling one after another at this moment will never be lower than 122 mm, because judging from the movement alone, it is far superior to the 122 artillery pieces of the Red Army, and is even close to catching up with the 152 Shen Cult.

"How did these Germans escape with these heavy artillery? Could it be that the Germans from outside came in to join them?"

Thinking of this, Kulbalov suddenly became suspicious and worried about the worst case scenario. A similar situation also occurred with Malashenko, who was also commanding his own car during the charge, slightly behind Kulbalov's vanguard.

"Where did these German guys get such a big cannon? Shouldn't they have thrown it away a long time ago?!"

Malashenko, who was also deeply puzzled, also noticed another detail: Although the German shelling was fierce and falling continuously, it seemed a bit sparse and the density of shelling was not high.

It seems that it may only have the strength of an artillery company at most, which means that the Germans do not have many large-caliber heavy artillery.

"Damn it! Now that the battle has reached this point, you can't really care about it anymore. A few broken cannons are just like that, and they can't create much waves. Let's rush in and kill these scum first!"

Malashenko, who had been forced to his death, did not intend to let it go. A few small German cannons were not enough to stop the offensive that he had been preparing for a long time. He rushed forward to kill the German sticks in front of him. What Rashenko wants to do most now.

"Kurbalov, keep rushing forward! The Germans don't have many cannons, and they are not strong enough to stop you! I will be there soon with a large force, hold on!"

The reaction speed of artillery these days is far less fast than that of later generations in the 21st century. It takes a long time to calibrate one bombardment coordinate and then move to the next bombardment coordinate. The artillery observers on the front line had to work for a long time to give accurate new bombardment coordinates. The artillery groups at the back themselves were not responsive enough and their rate of fire was even more worrying.

If there are enough cannons, they can make up for the shortcomings of the heavy artillery's low rate of fire.

But now the Germans are full of calculations, but only one company of artillery can withstand the sky. Malashenko, who has extremely high mobility in hand, is not afraid of intercepting this artillery barrage at all. The situation of Kulbalov just now was obviously caused by the Germans predicting the trajectory of the action and firing in advance. Now that the enemy's situation has been clearly determined, it is naturally impossible to continue to be bombed.

Relying on the medium-tank level mobility of the IS6 heavy tank, it can avoid the Germans' sparse follow-up correction bombardment with a little maneuvering.

As for the large force led by Malashenko, the same principle applies. Not taking a straight line and outflanking them from both sides is the most appropriate choice at the moment. Malashenko, who relied on his own large number of vehicles, wanted to see how fast the Germans' cannons could react.

What happened next was indeed as Malashenko expected. Kulbalov's troops quickly rushed out of the artillery barrage and relatively easily got rid of the subsequent shelling of the Germans who dropped from the sky. And because of the appropriate tactical maneuver under the command of Kurbalov, the route was changed, and the next dozens of extended anticipatory artillery fire fired by the Germans were all blown up.

The large-caliber long-range howitzer does not shoot directly, but uses feedback from front-line artillery observers to set the elements and calibrate the bombardment coordinates. At a range that often starts at more than ten kilometers, there is a delay of tens of seconds from firing to the fall of the shell. Nothing more than normal.

After the air friction continuously reduces the flight speed of the projectile, it will not even reach double the speed of sound at the end of the flight, and will only fly in a subsonic curve. If a large number of heavy artillery were not assembled for regional coverage in a short period of time, it would be impossible to stop the armored forces that are known for their high-speed maneuvers, and it would be difficult to even hit them.

What's more, when Malashenko bombed the German armored troops, the German tanks were motionless and in a combat state of firing on the spot. The vanguard force led by Kulbalov at the moment is in a completely opposite state of high-speed maneuvering. If you want to hit the Germans' broken cannons, you should wait until next life.

This sudden wave of German shelling really caught both Malashenko and Kulbalov off guard.

But if we look at it now that we are temporarily out of danger, we will see that the actual casualties and losses caused by this unexpected wave of shelling are actually not large. It failed to hit a tank that was charging forward. It only relied on the AOE damage caused by the explosion shock wave and fragments to wipe out some of the infantry hanging outside the tank, killing dozens of people.

Judging from the sudden attack of large-caliber heavy artillery, such losses are small enough to make people feel lucky, but this does not mean that Comrade Ma can act like this in his heart.

The Germans who have been reduced to this stage still dare to use artillery to attack themselves and play dirty tricks. This is simply a big deal in front of Guan Gong and an ax in his own way!

Malashenko, who was filled with hatred, thought that it was necessary to retaliate against these Germans, and then grabbed the radio transmitter at hand and pressed the button.

"Malashenko is calling, Comrade Political Commissar, can you hear me? How is the situation with the artillery? We need artillery support here, immediately!"

Malashenko did not forget that he still had two battalions of mobile artillery in his hands. The powerful combination of Katyusha and ISU-152 was enough to send these German guys into the sky one by one, letting these idiots who don’t know the heights of the sky know what It's the heavy artillery firepower.

However, Comrade Comrade Ma was obviously a little disappointed by Comrade Political Commissar's immediate answer.

"No, at least not now! The Katyusha Battalion has just loaded its ammunition and is still on its way. The ISU-152 Battalion has been left behind by you and is also on its way. You are rushing forward too fast! Our artillery It’s all out of touch!”