Steel Soviet Union

Following the attack of the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment was the 13th Guards Infantry Division, which had been almost wiped out in the previous battle.

This unit, which has suffered 80% casualties, still maintains a high fighting spirit vowing to fight the enemy to the death.

The rewritten facts of the battle at the train station after being replaced by Malashenko did not allow the 13th Guards Infantry Division to reduce casualties. Instead, almost all its troops were plunged into the bloody hill of Mamayev.

Chuikov originally did not plan to use the 13th Guards Infantry Division to cooperate with Malashenko in launching an attack, because the casualties of this heroic unit were too great, so much that they were almost wiped out by the entire organization.

However, the request for war submitted by the 13th Guards Infantry Division overnight finally changed Chuikov's decision. After emergency replenishment, the strength of the 13th Guards Infantry Division was basically restored to half of its full strength. It was regarded as cooperating with the First Heavy Guards The tank breakthrough regiment launched the first round of assault and the infantry troops entered the battle.

Chuikov hoped that the two heroic Guards forces could work wonders for the anxious battle of Mamayev Heights. Even though these two Guards forces may only have false titles, their real strength has long been greatly reduced and cruelly destroyed. The Battle of Stalingrad dragged on to exhaustion.

But as long as there is the possibility of creating a miracle, we should not let it slip away from our hands. This is also one of the words Malashenko personally told Chuikov last night.

"I hope General Zhukov is right. This Malashenko may really be able to create miracles."

The battle began without any artillery support or aviation cover.

As usual, Malashenko, who rushed to the front of the assault formation, took the lead. He first passed the firepower point and hidden sentry guarded by the Soviet army halfway up the mountain. The steel tracks ran over the tree trunks that had been blown into two pieces, making a harsh grinding sound. , warning the German troops stationed on the top of the mountain to open their doors to receive guests.

"Damn it! It's a tank. The Russians brought the heavy tanks over! It's those damn KVs!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Anti-tank guns, go and push the anti-tank guns over!"

Without the threat of Soviet field artillery, there was also the absolute air superiority protection of our own air force overhead.

The German army, which rarely fought such a carefree and comfortable battle, boldly changed its defensive deployment. The anti-tank guns that had been placed on the second line of defense in the past to prevent them from being covered and destroyed by Soviet artillery fire were unprecedentedly placed this time. In the most prominent position, several German anti-tank artillerymen quickly pushed a PAK40 75mm anti-tank gun into the predetermined gun position.

Although the condescending defensive posture is beneficial to the German army, it also brings certain troubles to the deployment of anti-tank guns.

In order to allow the anti-tank gun's depression angle to reach the Soviet tanks, the German army, whose position was too high, excavated part of the soil to raise the anti-tank gun emplacement in advance.

Although this solves the embarrassment of insufficient depression angle in battle, the different fighting postures still make the German anti-tank artillery feel quite aggrieved, and the deliberately raised anti-tank gun emplacement also exposes more The frontal projection area increases the risk of being hit. These are important factors that make the German tank artillery quite uneasy.

"Aim at the Russian tank at the front, right at twelve o'clock, 750 meters away, kill it!"

"Fire!"

boom--

Ding-ding——

"Gan!"

As the victim of the entire Guards First Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment, Malashenko could swear that his vehicle was definitely the one that took the most beatings in the battle.

The German army's first armor-piercing projectile was once again awarded to Malashenko without any surprise. The 75mm full-caliber capped armor-piercing projectile hit the turret, causing a burst of fierce sparks and harsh noises. The paint on the left side of the turret was close to The Guards logo instantly wiped off a large piece of paint as if it had been struck by a sharp sword.

"Iushkin! Use the coaxial machine gun to suppress that German anti-tank gun!"

A main gun that fires a single precise shot is almost impossible to hit the target in the bumpy state of full speed. The main gun's coaxial machine gun that can fire continuously has become the only effective weapon available at the moment.

After the last battle, Malashenko, who was almost knocked off his head by a shot, learned a lesson and no longer dared to take the risk of being shot in the head by a German sniper by manipulating the commander's machine gun. Who knows the Germans? In order to win the Battle of Stalingrad, how many snipers and special marksmen were deployed to participate in the battle.

The 62mm DT coaxial machine gun began to tilt its firepower under Iushkin's operation, and the barrage of tracer machine guns that were more crooked than an old man's pee began to spread with great bumps, pouring towards the German anti-tank gun positions that had been exposed. go.

Malashenko did not expect that this level of machine gun suppression could eliminate the German anti-tank gun emplacement. He only hoped that the terrifying sound of machine gun bullets whizzing across his head would bring extreme consequences to the German artillerymen operating the anti-tank guns. Huge psychological pressure and panic.

The 62mm tracer machine gun bullets could not penetrate the PAK40's artillery shield. The bullets hit the steel plate and splashed sparks, and whispered in the ears like the grimace of death, but they frightened the German anti-tank gun crew who were reloading. No one can be as calm and confident as ever when it comes to dancing on the tip of a knife.

"Reload! Reload quickly! Leave the Russian machine gun alone! Fire and kill it!"

In the midst of those hasty and anxious words, it was no longer the first German anti-tank gun that fired that was fighting alone.

The German defense lines deployed on the top of the mountain and on the mountainside near the top of the mountain were now in full fire. Bullets from various machine guns and rifles were fired at the Soviet tanks rushing at the front like no money. The roaring anti-tank guns were firing. The most serious threat in the symphony, Malashenko, who had bullets in his ears and tinkling mosquitoes on his tank, was extremely annoyed.

"Don't worry about those machine guns and infantry! Keep charging, the coaxial machine guns suppress the anti-tank guns! All the drivers stepped on the accelerators!"

The unfavorable situation of fighting low and high made Malashenko never think of stopping to destroy those German anti-tank guns. This kind of desperate battle was all about the speed of the troops. Malashenko didn't want to wait until more German reinforcements appeared on the hilltop, and he was still playing with the German anti-tank guns on the mountainside like an idiot.

The KV1 heavy tank and Malashenko's IS1 prototype tank, which are already very maneuverable, are very slow. The bottom-up upward attack climb seriously affects the advancement speed of the heavy tank even if the slope is not large.

The 13th Guards Infantry Division, which also bears the name of Guards, did not just keep its head down and do nothing.

Knowing that their own tank could not fire its main gun while it was moving, some bold Soviet machine gunners ran quickly and climbed into the engine room of the tank with the DP light machine gun in their hands. They opened the bipod and used the turret as a machine gun cover. Started shooting at the German guy on the opposite side.

Strive to advance at full speed as quickly as possible, and at the cost of a certain amount of casualties, the front line with heavy artillery fire was quickly advanced to less than 300 meters from the top of the mountain.