Shulka hid in the anti-tank trench for another ten minutes when he heard three gunshots from the direction of the Soviet army.
Second Lieutenant Davydov and Shulka both knew what this meant. This was the secret code agreed upon by both parties, which meant that the communications troops had successfully passed the information to the regiment commander and were ready for coordination...Soviet Army Communications
The equipment is backward and there is no radio station on the first level, so we can only use this stupid method to transmit information.
"Get ready to fight!" Second Lieutenant Davydov ordered in a low voice.
"Ready to fight!"
"Ready to fight!"
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The orders were passed down one after another, and several tanks hiding in the trenches also received orders to prepare for battle.
Soon, the whistling sound of artillery shells in the direction of the Soviet army began to sound in large numbers. Some of the artillery shells hit the German artillery positions on the highlands on both sides, and more of them hit the German defense lines.
The artillery shells exploded on the German position one after another. While blowing up the barbed wire fence deployed by the Germans in front of the position, it also provided cover for the third company... The tank took advantage of this moment to restart, and the sound of the motor was completely covered up by the explosion.
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On the other hand, the infantrymen beside the tank also started to move. They used engineering shovels, sandbags and stones to pave a path for the tank. Then the tank slowly climbed up from the anti-tank trench and drove towards the German defense line.
At this time, the German army had not even noticed this. The smoke, explosions and rain made them completely unaware that the danger was approaching them step by step.
The sound of artillery suddenly stopped...the tanks were approaching the German trenches, and the shells were likely to cause accidental damage.
A German soldier stuck his head out and saw several terrifying shadows looming in the smoke and rain ahead.
"Tanks, Russian tanks!" the German soldiers shouted in panic.
"Hold them!" Colonel Marcus ordered loudly. He had no time to think about why these tanks and enemies suddenly appeared in front of him without warning.
By this time it was too late to react.
"Grenade!" Major Davydov shouted.
Rows of grenades were thrown into the rain curtain by the soldiers, rolling in the void, carrying a line of smoke and a little spark, and then fell like a stone into the German trenches... The German soldiers only had time to discover it.
He screamed in panic, which was then covered up by a "boom" explosion.
At the same time, the Soviet mortar crew also fired rows of shells... It was a Soviet shovel-type 37mm mortar. Although its accuracy and range were insufficient, it was a very good fire suppression equipment.
The shell exploded about a hundred meters away, throwing the German troops who had just recovered from the bombardment and the prepared anti-tank gunners into chaos again.
"Comrades, charge!" Second Lieutenant Davydov shouted.
"Charge!" the soldiers shouted, got up from their hiding places and rushed towards the enemy's position.
Unlike previous Soviet charges, the soldiers did not rush over the tanks and fight wildly.
Because they knew that the enemy in front of them had a regiment.
Even if a company of Soviet troops could rush into the German positions and cause chaos, it would be very limited.
But it would be different if there is the cover of a tank. After all, no matter how backward a tank is, it is a nightmare for infantry, because its armor cannot be penetrated by machine guns and rifles, but its firepower will become a sickle that harvests the lives of infantry.
Just like now, several T26s broke into the German positions like tigers rushing into a herd of sheep. Their tracks crushed the German troops hiding under the trenches into pulp. The machine guns always brought a bloody storm wherever they passed. After the artillery shells were fired, groups of German troops were killed.
The enemy exploded into the sky...
As for the infantry following the tank, their targets are enemies that pose a threat or potential threat to the tank.
"Bang!" A gunshot rang out, and Shulka shot an enemy to death.
Shulka noticed that the German soldier was holding a cluster grenade in his hand... It goes without saying what the function of a cluster grenade is, of course it is to blow up tanks.
He hid behind a corpse and estimated the direction of the tank's advance before slightly adjusting his position.
This requires considerable courage, because it often means there is no return. The weight of the cluster grenade determines that even if he successfully blows up the tank, it will be difficult to escape.
Shurka saw in his eyes the determination to look forward to death, and the concentration to wait for the "prey".
At that moment Shurka was shocked by this German soldier. He seemed to have no regard for his own life and death and only wanted to blow up the tank.
His mistake was to put the cluster grenade next to him too early... This big bundled thing made Shulka feel the danger, so he fired a bullet into its owner's head.
In the end, the cluster grenade failed to explode. When Shulka followed the tank past him, he saw a bullet hole in his helmet, and a pool of blood washed out from underneath by the rain. He was still holding the grenade handle in his hand until he died.
One hand held a bundle of fuse.
"Bang!" With another shot, Shulka knocked a German soldier to the ground.
This is a rifleman, but with his rifle slung on his back.
At this time, his rifle should be in his hand and on his back for some other reason, so Shulka made him his next target without even thinking about it.
Sure enough, when he jumped out of his hiding place and rushed towards the tank, Shulka discovered that he was holding an anti-tank grenade.
The Germans have a very interesting anti-tank grenade. The Germans call it an "armored grenade" and the Soviets call it a "parachute."
The reason is that after it is thrown out, the tail will open like a parachute... This is to ensure that the firing pin located at the warhead hits the tank and detonates.
Although this thing is just a grenade, it can penetrate 150mm of armor, and its power is quite amazing.
But of course, the grenade failed to explode in the end.
A bullet fired by Shulka knocked him to the ground, but it obviously missed his vital point, because he struggled for a while and continued to crawl towards the tank.
The veteran beside Shulka spotted him and shot him.
"Bang!" This shot knocked down an anti-tank gunner.
Anti-tank guns are often the most troublesome because they pose the greatest threat to tanks and can penetrate tank armor at long distances. Even due to their high rate of fire and wide field of vision, they are quite effective on battlefields with poor visibility.
Advantage.,
On the other hand, anti-tanks generally have a defensive shield. If the shield is facing the infantry, the infantry will be helpless against it.
Shurka was originally helpless against this target, but he stuck his head out to observe in order to hit the target more accurately, so Shurka stopped his next move with a bullet in time.
As if by telepathy, the thief lit a grenade, then ran a few steps and threw it into the anti-tank gun emplacement.
Then with a "boom", the anti-tank gun was completely destroyed.