Chapter four hundred and eighty third attacking the building
Regarding mine traps, all the Germans could do was clear them.
Although this is a bit troublesome, because most of the Soviet troops used simple wooden shell mines, and metal detectors were useless against them, it is not impossible to rule out.
The simplest way is to use a grenade to blow up the table or the ground. If you see anything, use a grenade to blow it up first and then it will be basically safe.
At the same time, the Germans continued their efforts to attack the upper floors along the corridors.
What the Germans didn't expect was that the attack was much easier than they imagined. They captured three floors in a short time, and there were no mines on these floors.
"They only had time to lay mines on the first level!" Major General Andreas said: "Speed up the attack pace and clear them all out!"
"Yes, General!" Captain Detrich, who was leading the troops to attack the building, replied, turned around and yelled at his subordinates.
It is not easy to attack along the corridor. The main reason is that the Soviet troops on the corridor are condescending and occupy a geographical advantage, and the corridor is narrow and their troops cannot be deployed. The Soviet army only needs a few submachine guns placed on both sides of the corridor to block it with firepower. At the same time,
He could also drop a few grenades from time to time, causing a lot of trouble for the Germans.
But what surprised Captain Detrich was that although it was difficult, the attack went very smoothly, and soon he captured two more floors, forcing the opponent to the top.
Major General Andreas could no longer hold himself back at this moment.
This is not only because the progress in Building 5 is going so well that Major General Andreas thinks that there is a war that can proceed, but also because the battle at Mamayev Heights requires ammunition... All the ammunition that was supposed to be sent to Mamayev Heights fell into
In the hands of the Soviet army, the supply line leading to Mamayev Heights was blocked again.
The supply line used by the German army to attack Mamaev Kurgan was the road between the hospital and the school. This was also a passage that the German army forcibly carved out of the Soviet defense line.
Now that hospitals and schools have been occupied, supply lines and even the retreat of the attacking troops have been blocked, let alone transporting supplies up.
In desperation, Major General Andreas ordered the attack on other buildings to begin immediately.
As a result, tanks and assault guns surged up one after another. At least one regiment of German troops followed the tanks and assault guns and launched attacks on both wings centered on Building 5. At the same time, "Stuka" bombers also flew over to attack the roof of the building.
suppress.
The battle immediately became intense, with close combat and fierce competition between the enemy and ourselves everywhere.
But these are superficial phenomena. In fact, the Soviet army has always had control over the building.
Seeing that it was almost time, Shulka nodded towards Andrianka.
Andrianka immediately conveyed the order over the phone: "Counterattack!"
Explosions were heard soon, accompanied by the screams of German soldiers.
As the battle continues, most of the Soviet troops in each building have been "forced" to the upper floors.
The German army thought this was a victory.
They were completely unaware that high floors have an advantage over low floors, that is, they can throw grenades into the lower floor from outside the corridor from top to bottom... Of course, it is also very dangerous if the soldiers lean out to throw grenades, Shu
Erka wouldn't let them do that either.
They have a simple and practical tactic, with the help of ropes.
To put it simply, tie the grenade to one end of the rope, pull the other end in your hand, and then release it from the window or corridor after pulling the string... The smoking grenade will be hung in the window or corridor on the next floor.
Green smoke "swooshed" in the air.
Then there was a "boom" explosion, and shrapnel flew in all directions, causing the German army to howl like ghosts.
Of course, this tactic is more than just grenades.
In fact, in order to achieve better results, Soviet soldiers used more cluster grenades and explosive packets.
Valery liked to tie the anti-infantry mines and grenades captured from the Germans together and put them down, so that when they exploded, the steel balls in the anti-infantry mines would fly everywhere. The problem was that this was more troublesome and had certain risks.
But Valery didn't mind, because he liked to hear the screams of his enemies under the steel balls.
Later Shulka told it that there was no need to do this.
"Why do we need anti-infantry mines?" Shulka asked.
"Because there are steel balls in the mines!" Valery replied: "They are excellent shrapnel. This is much more effective than grenades, isn't it?"
This is true, especially since the Soviet wooden-handled grenades are very crudely made and sometimes only break into two halves when they explode... The more shell casings should be broken into pieces when they explode, the better, because they mainly rely on shrapnel to injure people. If it only breaks into two halves...
Two halves means there are only two pieces of shrapnel.
Therefore, in extreme cases, sometimes a grenade may be thrown at the target's feet, but it will only shock the enemy and even allow the enemy to continue fighting.
It's different if it's a steel ball, as Valery said, it comes with its own shrapnel.
"Yes, because the mines have steel balls!" Shulka replied, and then stopped talking.
Valery didn't understand what Shulka meant, and Andrianka next to him reminded: "Comrade Valery, if you need steel balls, aren't there enough for you in the metallurgical plant?"
Valery couldn't help but said "Oh", nodded excitedly and said: "I know what to do! God, I am like a fool!"
Valery is indeed like a fool. He only needs to mix steel balls with explosives instead of taking the risk of modifying mines with low safety.
As a result, a new homemade equipment soon appeared in the 82nd Infantry Regiment, a steel ball explosive bag...
Steel ball explosive bags are very simple to make. You only need to pack small steel balls and explosives together.
Its disadvantage is that it is too heavy and difficult to throw.
However, this shortcoming does not have much impact on the offensive and defensive battles of the building. The Soviet soldiers on the upper floors of the building do not need to throw them too far. They only need to push them from the roof to bomb the enemies attacking the building below, or
As before, using a rope to hoist it into the air below will also work well.
As for the German troops on the lower floors, they were actually attacked from two sides: Soviet soldiers were constantly attacking down the corridor with submachine guns and grenades. From time to time, several hanging explosive bags suddenly appeared in the air in the rear corridor.
...and the length of the fuses of these explosive packets was calculated, so the Germans had no time to dodge.
Then with just a "boom", the German army fell to pieces.
This made it easy for the Soviet army to fight from top to bottom. To be precise, it was effortless. For the German army, it could be described as "massacre"... The floors that the German army occupied with great effort
, I didn’t expect that it would become their burial place soon.