BXBX NOVEL Chapter 271: Stubborn
To put it bluntly, these covering troops are "cannon fodder", rushing forward to die, and they have almost no hope of returning alive.
Even so, the superior still gave them some tasks, telling them how to die...
But Shulka had to admit that Major Zahakavic's order was correct.
If the wreckage of the tank is not forward enough, it means that the lurking troops cannot be lurking forward either.
If the wreckage of the tank blocks the bridge deck, it means that the latent tanks cannot pass.
The troops slowly moved forward in a long snake formation.
This is originally a marching formation that is not suitable for attacking, but because the attacking is the bridge deck, it can only do so.
The tanks moved forward with the sound of motors, and several tanks ahead had already driven onto the bridge deck, and then increased their speed... As I said before, they should try to get as close to the front as possible.
But the German army obviously wouldn't let them do what they wanted. A few flares rose into the air, and then a burst of "booming" guns rang out, and a tank was immediately destroyed.
It was a terrifying scene. The tanks of Shulka and others passed by the wreckage of the tank, and saw a hole almost the size of a soup bowl on its frontal armor... It still didn't have much damage on the outside, but inside It has been smashed to pieces.
The tank continued to move forward, flares rose into the sky one after another, and the terrifying sound of anti-aircraft guns was endless.
Perhaps because of nervousness, all the tanks seemed to start to scurry around. They no longer cared about the infantry behind them and stepped on the gas pedal to charge forward at the fastest speed... This was actually planned before the battle, and the tanks should indeed be thrown away. It is only possible for the infantry to rush into the enemy's line of defense.
Otherwise, advancing while covering the infantry will only let the anti-aircraft guns destroy them one after another on the road.
It is not necessary to cover the infantry at the same time. In fact, the wreckage of tanks can become the cover of infantry.
But of course, it is difficult for tanks to charge across the bridge successfully, because there are not only anti-aircraft guns on the opposite side, but also many anti-tank gun positions.
On the other side, Major Michael, who was on the armored train, began to get excited.
"Everyone move!" Major Michael ordered loudly with a microphone.
The equipment on the armored train is very advanced. For example, the orders of Major Michael can be conveyed to each carriage through the microphone and amplified like a horn.
Of course, if necessary, Major Michael can also give orders to certain compartments such as the anti-aircraft gun compartment.
"Those Ivans are launching an attack!" Major Michael said: "They plan to use dense tanks to break through our defense line. Be sure to stay steady and pay attention to your goals!"
For an engineer battalion commander, Major Michael's command is still in place.
He even refused orders from his superiors.
Colonel Fein ordered Major Michael to put the armored train across the bridge every time there was a battle.
"In this way, we can fire four guns at the same time!" Colonel Finn said, "And we are facing the side of the enemy tank with a large area and weak armor!"
"No, Colonel!" Major Michael replied, "I don't think this is a good choice. Because we know that the Volga River Bridge has guardrails, so although we can indeed face part of the tank's side, the guardrails will reduce the effect. , These guardrails may even make our shells miss the target! In addition, the 88MM anti-aircraft gun can penetrate the frontal armor of the enemy tank at a longer distance, so we don’t need to face the enemy’s side armor at all!”
Colonel Fein was speechless, and at the same time felt a little embarrassed, because he found that the engineer battalion commander in front of him didn't seem to be as ignorant of war as he thought.
"So, how do you think we should face the enemy?" Colonel Finn asked back: "Run your armored train into the enemy?"
The officers around couldn't help laughing.
"No, Colonel!" Major Michael replied, "Our armored trains will be moving up and down the bridge!"
As he spoke, Major Michael drew out his pen as an armored train, moving back and forth on the rails in front of the Volga River Bridge, and continued: "We have four anti-aircraft guns, two on the left and two on the right. The train can move back and forth Let them shoot alternately, this will prevent the armored train from being covered by the enemy's position with artillery fire, and it will be easier to control the artillery fire from the front and block the bridge!"
The meeting room was instantly quiet.
Facts have proved that Major Michael is correct. This tactic can block the bridge more efficiently and is safer, but it is a test for the coordination of the armored train units... For example, it is not appropriate for the armored train to move when the gunner is aiming at the target. of.
However, this does not seem to be a problem. The engineer battalion uses the communication equipment in the armored train to communicate with each other and cooperate well with each other. This makes the armored train look like a whole, wandering on both sides of the bridgehead and between the two bridges. Enemy tanks.
Even the flares are fired by the armored train. There are also machine guns, mortars... The entire armored train is quite an arsenal.
Major Michael yelled excitedly while watching the Russian tanks rushing up on the bridge through the periscope: "That's it, boys, well played! Let them see that we are not just an engineer battalion, we are It's not just guerrillas that can be dealt with..."
Finally, the battlefield became quiet again, and the Soviet army receded like a tide, leaving only pieces of corpses and the wreckage of tanks with different postures.
A surviving tank tried to turn around and escape, but was quickly blasted into a ball of fire under the orders of Major Michael.
This ball of fire was right next to Shulka's lurking position. The flames from the engine explosion even burned to his side. A lurking soldier was ignited and couldn't help but screamed and rolled around, but no one could save him. Got him, the flame still burns on him...
Soon, he finally stopped moving, and fell a few meters away from Shulka. Shulka could even see his fingers that were snapping **** the bridge due to pain, and several nails had already been snapped off.
"You idiot!" Shulka couldn't help but cursed in his heart.
He scolded the commander of the tank.
It was a tank on a cover mission, and he was obviously timid at the last moment, or realized that it was pointless to charge with only one tank left... He was right, there was no point in continuing to charge, because at this time the lurker Tanks are already lurking.
However, he should not run away.
He should have stopped right there and pretended to be a wrecked tank.
Obviously, he stubbornly thought that he was performing a cover mission and did not expect that he could be transformed into a latent member.
(end of this chapter)