BXBX NOVEL Chapter 536: back slope
Immediately afterwards, the German army played the trick of "treating others in the same way"... As I said before, the German army has a motto in tactics: If you can't find a suitable tactic to deal with the enemy , use the same tactics as the enemy, because at least you can do it without suffering.
The German army did the same at this time.
After they were caught off guard by the grenade thrown from the other side of the ridgeline and suffered heavy casualties, they immediately organized soldiers to counter-throw the grenade.
Grenade is always the first weapon in close combat, because it is almost equivalent to a human mortar, and it is also the kind with a fast rate of fire.
But the German army undoubtedly lost in this grenade throwing game, and it lost miserably.
On the one hand, the reason is that there are few Soviet troops...Shuerka only deployed one company on the ridge line.
On the other hand, what is more important is that the Soviet army has long been prepared for this.
The individual fortifications built by the Soviet army on the ridgeline position were not dug into the foot but into the side wall, just like the artillery hole.
The difference is that:
If you dig a personal bunker, that is, a vertical hole, there is a high probability that you will fall into the hole when you throw a grenade from the opposite side. This also means that soldiers hiding in it are easily killed by bombing.
But if you dig into the side wall, the result will be different.
The thrown grenade either lands on the soil layer above the head or flies over the cover to a farther position... This is determined by the parabola thrown by the grenade.
In addition, the Soviet soldiers deliberately lowered the terrain on the other side of the bunker, so the grenades basically could not hurt the Soviet soldiers.
The reason for using "basic" is because there are always accidents on the battlefield.
Some grenades will explode just outside the individual bunkers with side openings, and the flying shrapnel can also injure soldiers inside the bunkers... Most of these grenades are thrown by German veterans. They will let the grenade in their hands after pulling the string Pause for a while before throwing it.
This is done to shorten the delayed explosion time after the grenade lands, so that the enemy cannot pick up the grenade and throw it back.
In some special cases, these grenades will explode in mid-air. This method of throwing bombs is the most lethal, but it is also the most dangerous.
But this is only a special case, especially when the Soviet mortars joined the battle and smashed rows of shells on the reverse slope, the German army was completely stunned, and soon withdrew and did not dare to act rashly.
Bavelkov, who was watching the battle from behind, saw this scene so surprised that his jaw almost fell to the ground.
"What's the matter?" Pavelkov put away the binoculars, then raised the binoculars to look around, and said, "The Germans just retreated like this? I didn't even see their shadows!"
"It's a grenade, Comrade Colonel!" Lieutenant Lermontov explained: "The Germans were unprepared. They used a relatively dense formation to pursue our army, so they were shot down by grenades and shells! I believe that next time, they Not so lucky!"
Colonel Pavelkov nodded.
What Pavelkov and Lermontov didn't discover was that their psychology had become strange. They unconsciously considered this issue from the standpoint of the Germans and hoped that the 82nd Infantry Regiment would be defeated by the enemy.
This is actually not difficult to understand.
If their Guards Infantry Regiment still failed to stop the advance of the Germans and even lost the front **** despite paying huge casualties, the 82nd Infantry Regiment could easily repel the German attack... This contrast is the Guards Rifle Evidence of the Corps' incompetence was at the same time a disgrace to it.
And of course this is not what Pavelkov wants to see.
On the other side, the situation of Lieutenant Colonel Edmund, who commanded the German offensive, was not as easy as Pavelkov and the others thought.
"The enemy has built a complete fortification on the reverse slope!" The adjutant reported: "Once we cross the position on the top of the hill, we will be hit back fiercely by the enemy!"
Lieutenant Colonel Edmund and Lieutenant Colonel Ball frowned when they heard this.
"If the enemy builds fortifications on the reverse slope..." Lieutenant Colonel Edmund pointed to the map and said, "This means that all our fire cover units will be useless!"
Lieutenant Colonel Bauer nodded in agreement.
These fire cover units include machine guns, artillery, and assault guns...especially the "No. 3" assault gun.
The "No. 3" assault gun can provide strong protection and powerful firepower in front of the position. It can be said to be the main force of the German army to attack the Soviet defense line.
But now, in the face of the Soviet army's reverse **** fortifications, the German "No. 3" assault gun instantly became a waste.
Protection?
The Soviet army did not attack at all or even shot at the German army at the foot of the mountain. This defense was useless at all.
Firepower?
The Soviet army is on the reverse slope, and all shells will be blocked by the mountain. Unless the shells can penetrate the entire mountain, they will not be able to pose a threat to the enemy on the other side.
Other firepower is also facing this problem. The mountain is like a huge shield in front of it, making all the direct firepower of the German army into scrap iron.
"We can provide cover fire with mortars!" Lieutenant Colonel Bauer said.
The characteristic of the mortar is that its ballistic trajectory is very curved. It can easily cross the top of the mountain and then smash the shell into the reverse slope.
On the other hand, the German infantry was equipped with a large number of light mortars, which did seem to work.
But Lieutenant Colonel Edmond shook his head.
"It's not that simple, Lieutenant Colonel Bauer!" Lieutenant Colonel Edmund turned his gaze to the Mamayev Hill standing in front of him, and said thoughtfully: "The other side of it is beyond our sight , so...mortars can only be fired blindly!"
Blind fire means that a large number of shells are required for very little effect.
After a pause, Lieutenant Colonel Edmond continued: "Maybe we can send artillery observers to direct the mortar troops to shoot, but I believe... at this time there will definitely be dozens of sniper rifles aimed at the position on the top of the mountain!"
Artillery spotters can guide the artillery to fire shells into the target area, but they will of course also be an important target for snipers.
"We might be able to guide it with a reconnaissance plane!" Ball said.
Reconnaissance aircraft do not have the problem of artillery scouts.
But Lieutenant Colonel Edmond shook his head: "I don't think they will be stupid enough to let the reconnaissance plane observe their position.
Lieutenant Colonel Edmund is right, this is basic common sense.
So there's been dust and smoke flying over the back slope.
The dust was blown out by shells during the battle, and the smoke was Shulka's order to burn waste tires on the ground... This is a common method used by the Soviet army to interfere with the pilot's sight. When old tires are burned, a lot of black smoke will be released.
(end of this chapter)