The frontal armor of the Panzer III tank is too thin, and explosive bombs equipped with RPGs can penetrate it. As for the half-track armored vehicles? These thin-skinned guys with big stuffing can easily be blown away by fragments!
The nearby soldiers were also unfortunately hit. Some of them were hit by flying fragments, and more of them fell down as a result of conditioned reflex.
The Germans were not frightened and began to fight back.
"I didn't expect that the enemy was also equipped with rocket-propelled grenades?" Nicklaus crawled on the ground and commanded the troops to continue counterattack.
The Germans also began to fire RPGs. The explosive warheads they planted were very powerful, and they achieved good results when used to attack the attacking Soviet troops.
These "cannon"-like weapons were frequently in trouble, and the vanguard's Lavrenti Battalion was under great pressure.
Enduring the hail of bullets, the soldiers continued to fire RPGs at the advancing armored troops, and the second round of bombardment came again. In addition, the anti-tank troops in the army were in hot demand, and they had to use original tungsten-core bullets, shooting under the command of the commander.
Desk window and driver window.
The armored division of the Panzer III tank was no match for this kind of bullet. Even the Santuzi with its sloped armor was completely helpless when faced with the impact of denser metal at a height of one kilometer per second.
In the second round of bombardment, five more armored targets were hit. It was difficult for the soldiers to judge whether they were scrapped, but anyway, they were all in flames.
The Soviet army only carried out two rounds of attacks, and eleven armored vehicles lost their combat capability.
Two tanks were even hit by bullets and burst into flames. The tank soldiers simply climbed out of the roof with their bodies burning and rolled on the ground. These people were the most pitiful. Their comrades were still fighting back and could not help them put out the flames at all.
Niklaus didn't have any more time to think, he had no idea who he was fighting!
"This is completely different from what was reported. They are not hundreds of people! Their strength is enough for a thousand people!" In fact, the Soviet army can fight with as many as four thousand people!
The drivers of the armored forces stepped on the brakes one after another. They witnessed their comrades being beaten to pieces by a sudden attack of some kind of weapon. They couldn't help but feel ashamed. God knows if they will be next.
Lavrenti was very aware that his troops were equipped with RPGs. He raised his right fist high and ordered the prostrate warrior to continue attacking.
"Comrades, the enemy's tank troops are about to be destroyed. We must wipe them out!" As he said that, Lavrenti also stood up and took the lead. This moment reminded him of a lot, as if the people under his command were not
An infantry battalion, but an anti-tank battalion.
Everything seemed to go back to eight months ago, when he and the then battalion commander Belekov attacked. The target was also equipped with troops like this, and the secret weapon used was still RPG. Everything seemed to be a repeat of history, which made him even more...
Confident.
The two battalions have actually paid the price of more than 200 casualties, and the losses are actually very serious. Taking such a risk without knowing the enemy's total strength is questionable, but now, while Yevgeny is taking advantage of the old man's desperate charge,
He did not deliberately compete with his comrades for credit, but urgently reported to the headquarters.
Yang Mingzhi could see most of the battlefield in the distance, and he saw the enemy retreating.
Suddenly, the radio station beeped, and the radio operator came over and said nervously: "Deputy division commander, this is the call from the front line!"
Yang Mingzhi grabbed the headset and heard the continuous explosions and gunfire. There, Yevgeny was shouting at the top of his lungs: "Sir, the enemy has thirty armored vehicles, half of which have been destroyed. What should we do?"
Yang Mingzhi had no expression on his face. He ordered coldly: "Continue the attack! No mercy! Annihilate all the enemy's strength."
After receiving the order, Yevgeny also ordered all his men to attack. He was determined to run faster than Lavrenti's battalion.
The two elite infantry battalions, like wolves and tigers, shouted "Ula" again. It stands to reason that the German army could still rely on the remaining tanks and armored vehicles to form a temporary vehicle formation, using machine guns, field artillery, and even tank gun firepower for defense.
It is a pity that because of the equipment of technical weapons, the mobility and firepower of this Soviet army have been greatly improved. The reserve ammunition of RPG is very sufficient, and the improved warhead will self-propagate crazily in flight, which is more accurate than the imitation of the German army.
Within a hundred meters, the soldiers can hit the target, so that except for Santuzi, other targets can be easily destroyed.
Niklaus and the remaining soldiers guarded the armored vehicle and continued to fight back. They retreated little by little and were already planning to escape into the forest.
But at this critical moment, the surviving German soldiers couldn't believe their eyes, another Soviet army emerged from the flank!
The two battalions of Ninelli and Vasiliev came back from the flanks. They encountered very light resistance. The machine gun bunkers deployed by the German army in the west were spared. The German strafing only caused very small damage.
casualties.
The German army as a whole began to retreat, and these isolated machine gun forts lost their effectiveness. Nicklaus didn't care about the brothers over there, and he didn't know that those people had been killed by the Soviet RPGs.
These two battalions were almost the straw that broke the camel's back. They came from the west and behind the German army. The Ninelli battalion even took a larger circuitous route and simply touched the original German camp.
There were still some remaining troops there, and two tanks were being repaired. As it turned out, these few people were no match for the six hundred strong Slavic men.
His hometown was taken over! A raging fire broke out in the camp. Nicklaus shouted that something was wrong. He gritted his teeth and stamped his feet: "All troops, follow me and retreat to the east!"
Withdrawing to the east, where is the Dnieper River, it is a helpless move to go there. Because he visually inspected that his strength was probably four to five hundred people, and the entire battlefield was already littered with corpses. These Soviet troops had good marksmanship and firepower.
Also very fierce.
Yang Mingzhi ordered several soldiers to climb up the pine tree and hold telescopes to spy on the changes in the entire battlefield. The soldiers saw that the German troops were moving eastward in groups, and their own troops were surrounding them from three directions.
"Deputy division commander! The enemy has withdrawn to the east! What should we do?!" the soldier roared at the tree.
Yang Mingzhi's cold face finally showed a smile, an evil smile. "These enemies have made the worst decision. There is a big river to the east, unless they can swim across it!" Yang Mingzhi immediately ordered the radio operator to report: "
Order Lavrenti and Yevgeny to advance eastward and prevent the enemy from breaking out from any direction except the east. Order Ninelli and Vasilyev to pursue the enemy at all costs until they are driven to the river!"
At the same time, Yang Mingzhi also stood up and called each recoilless gun team and each sniper team. It was time for everyone to start the pursuit!
Joshua's female barracks hiding in the forest finally got a chance to go to the battlefield this time. Yang Mingzhi needed these girls as artillery guards, so they and Doronin's artillery, led by Yang Mingzhi, began to attack.