The Rise of the Third Reich

600 meters!

This is really not a very long distance, especially on a battlefield with heavy artillery fire. Watching the surging sea of ​​tanks and people rushing 600 meters away like a tide is definitely something that can make most people feel terrified. matter.

But for the German reactionary supermen who have been smelling the smoke of gunfire for almost three years and cheating, this is nothing at all. Captain Skorzeny said "fire at 600 meters", that's 600 meters! No one would fire in advance because they were afraid of blocking the enemy at a distance - Superman would not be afraid, and Superman would not be afraid if he was hanging!

"Fire!"

Almost at the moment Skorzeny's loud voice rang out, the long-suppressed gunshots finally erupted in the trenches. First, the MG42 machine gun fired a fiery tongue of flame, sweeping past the British infantry accompanying the tank. The pace of the British soldiers suddenly slowed down. Just when they were about to lie down or hide behind the tank, the FG42 paratrooper rifle also fired.

"Bah, bah, bah..."

Unlike the gunshots of the MG42, which made a harsh sound like tearing linen, the gunshots fired by the FG42 were sparse and seemed to have no lethality. But the British soldiers rushing in front were cut down to the ground like straw meeting a sickle!

"Oh my god, five or six hundred meters away..." Golikov joined the Bolshevik Party and the Red Army in 1918. Although he spent most of his time doing political work during the civil war, he was also a political worker on the front line. He had seen so many infantry fighting, how could he not be able to tell the difference between being shot and lying on the ground and lying down in fear of death?

At least half of the lying British infantry in front had been shot - at least their posture looked like they had been shot. If they weren't pretending to be dead, they were really dead.

The German army's firepower was not strong and the distance was long, but it was able to hit so many British people. This showed that all the Germans on the battlefield were sharpshooters... Thinking of this, he began to help the Red Army who was about to go to the battlefield. The soldiers were worried.

It seems that the struggle to liberate mankind will produce many martyrs, right?

When Golikov was sighing, the originally sparse muzzle flash suddenly became very dense, as if dozens or hundreds of light machine guns were firing at the same time.

"Is this... MP40 submachine gun firing?" Golikov asked with some uncertainty. Because he found that the British infantry at this time was still nearly 300 meters away from the German front line. It seemed that the submachine gun couldn't hit that far, right?

"It's an automatic rifle," Wavell frowned and told Golikov, "similar to the American Browning automatic rifle, but lighter and more accurate. This rifle can be used as a rifle and a light machine gun at the same time. The firepower is very powerful. Before the Battle of Ireland, we did not know the existence of this automatic rifle, and it was probably only in small numbers."

"Has it been seized?" Golikov asked immediately. Although the rifle was not a decisive weapon, he still did not dare to take it lightly.

"Of course, I will send one to you later."

"Thank you very much." As soon as Golikov finished speaking, the battlefield changed again. Two Crusader cruise tanks, an M3 Grant/Lee tank and a Churchill infantry tank turned into fireballs at the same time in front of a German company-level position!

4 tanks were destroyed at the same time! This is not the effect that three 50mm anti-tank guns can produce!

Boom boom boom...

There was another roar, and before Golikov could react, more British tanks were blown up by unknown weapons in front of four German company-level positions!

Are the German infantry equipped with some sharp anti-tank secret weapons? This would be really troublesome! In the upcoming thunderstorm assault, the biggest trump card in the hands of the Soviet Red Army is the world's most powerful tank cluster. If Germany's superhuman infantry can fight tanks for fun, can the Soviet Union withstand more than 20,000 tanks?

If the Soviet tanks don't work, will the thunderstorm assault fail?

Bang bang bang...

A very harsh and loud noise came to Skorzeny's ears. It was the sound of a tank being exploded at close range. It sounded completely different from the explosion hundreds of meters away. The heat wave was coming in an instant, and a Churchill tank located about 100 meters in front of and to the right of Skorzeny had turned into a ball of fire.

The one that contributed the most was a 75mm LG40 recoilless gun. Each German paratrooper company had three such guns. In addition, each German paratrooper/infantry company also had 3 Panzerfaust anti-tank groups (one per platoon). However, the range of the "Iron Fist" anti-tank grenade launcher is somewhat short. The German army is currently equipped with the "Iron Fist" 30 type, which has an effective range of only 30 meters and an armor penetration depth of 140mm. The frontal armor of any known tank is up to Not this thick.

Seeing the British tanks rumbling over despite heavy losses, Skorzeny waved his right hand vigorously and shouted: "Team Iron Fist, prepare to fight!"

Upon hearing the call for battle, the three members of the Iron Fist anti-tank team who had been prepared for a long time all grabbed an Iron Fist anti-tank grenade launcher without hesitation, climbed out of the trench, and braved the rain of bullets and shells. Creeping forward, and finally rolling into the foxhole or bomb hole in front of the first trench... this was not an easy task.

Under Skorzeny's eyes, 3 of the 12 "Iron Fist Warriors" were hit by British bullets and artillery shells. 2 of them became Nazi martyrs before they even had time to scream, and 1 The man was hit in the thigh by the shrapnel from the flying shells, and the blood suddenly stained a large area of ​​mud around him. He struggled to crawl forward a few times and then stopped moving. It seemed that he was in danger.

Hans Huth, who had just been promoted to corporal and became the leader of an Iron Fist team, was very lucky to crawl out more than 20 meters and found a crater made by a 5.5-inch (140mm) cannon and got into it. Before I could take a breath, the sound of rolling tracks came.

He quickly climbed to the edge of the crater, poked half of his head out, and saw a slowly crawling Churchill infantry tank less than 30 meters ahead. The design idea of ​​the Churchill infantry tank is the same as that of the Matilda tank. It can be said to be an upgraded version of the Matilda infantry tank, so it inherits all the shortcomings of the Matilda infantry tank. It is like a 40-ton waste. The only advantage that can be considered is that the armor is relatively strong, and the thickest part of the front armor is more than 100mm.

For the German army with 75mm anti-tank guns, 100mm of armor is nothing. But for airborne troops who only have a 50mm anti-tank gun, it is still difficult to deal with this kind of tank. Therefore, the Churchill infantry tank was left to the "Iron Fist" anti-tank grenade launcher to deal with it.

The tank close to Corporal Huth was originally closely guarded by infantry, but the firepower of the German MG42 machine gun and FG42 paratrooper rifle was so fierce that the British infantry could not lift their heads. Now they all shrank behind the tank, so it was It is no longer possible to effectively cover the tank.

Seeing the opportunity coming, Corporal Huth concentrated all his attention and was not disturbed by the bullets and shrapnel flying around him. He quickly put the "Iron Fist" grenade launcher on his shoulder and aimed it at the tank twenty or thirty meters away. , and then quickly press the launch button. After a muffled bang, the "Iron Fist" warhead flew away like a meteor chasing the moon, hit the solid front of the Churchill tank at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then turned into a dazzling fireball.

Just as Corporal Huth successfully destroyed a British Churchill infantry tank, dozens of "Iron Fist Warriors" climbed to the front of the battlefield (not only Skorzeny sent the Iron Fist team, but the other three paratrooper companies also The Iron Fist team was dispatched), and they all fired Iron Fist grenades one after another. In the blink of an eye, twenty or thirty British tanks turned into balls of fire!

"This is..." Golikov couldn't believe his eyes. He had just witnessed an incredible scene.

The British Churchill infantry tanks were actually beaten by German infantry and burst into flames and exploded!

A tank cluster consisting of more than a hundred Churchill infantry tanks, Crusader cruise tanks, and M3 Grant/Lee tanks crashed in front of several German company-level infantry defensive positions and broke their heads!

Are these Nazi supermen too cruel? It can even deal with tanks!

Golikov is now somewhat worried that the Red Army soldiers will not be able to break through the German Barbarossa line of defense.

"A breakthrough is coming!" Admiral Wavell suddenly shouted in Russian.

About to break through? Golikov quickly picked up his telescope and looked around, and sure enough he saw that the British attack was still continuing. Dozens of tanks had already rushed to a place less than 100 meters in front of the first German trench. They no longer continued the charge, but fired fiercely with artillery and machine guns, desperately suppressing the German firepower. The British soldiers wearing "poached egg helmets" poured out from behind the tanks, risking their lives to brave the intensive rain of bullets fired by the German MG42 and FG42. forward!

It seems that the Nazi Superman can still be defeated with an overwhelming sea of ​​tanks and people! Golikov thought with horror.

But at this moment, balls of fire suddenly rose from behind the British troops who were about to rush into the German position. The fireballs quickly separated the British troops rushing towards the front line from the reinforcements behind them.

The Germans are going to fight back! Golikov could guess what was going to happen next when he saw the German shelling - these German Nazis were really difficult to deal with!

He raised his binoculars and looked toward the smoke-filled battlefield, and vaguely saw twenty or thirty German Panzer III tanks rushing up from behind the right wing of the German defense line.

The British army's first round of offensive seems to be failing!