Colonel Doppler was initially hesitant, but made his decision after observing the enemy's artillery bombardment in a chaotic and disorderly manner.
"He (referring to Major Duden) is right!" Colonel Doppler said to the adjutant: "This is just a bunch of mobs. There is no need for us to continue to ambush at the risk of losing the No. 6 tank! Organize a counterattack!"
"Yes, Colonel!"
As a result, the German army launched a counterattack with little preparation.
The purpose of this counterattack was to destroy the enemy's artillery positions deployed two miles away. The tactics were still the consistent style of the German army: blitzkrieg.
In Shurka's eyes, he was surprised to see several groups of German troops launching a counterattack under the cover of "Tiger" tanks, large numbers of flares and infantry.
"They launched a counterattack!" Vasily shouted on the walkie-talkie: "And the direction is obviously the artillery position where you are!"
Shulka did not notice this, because the artillery position he was in was relatively far from the front line, although he was observing from the top of the building and there were flares flashing in the air.
After listening to Vasily's words, Shulka took a closer look and found that this was indeed the case. "Tiger" tanks from all directions were surrounding the artillery position, which was a self-propelled artillery position to be precise.
Seeing this, Shulka said nothing, grabbed the phone and ordered: "Get ready for battle!"
"Comrade Shulka!" Captain Arinsimovich shouted back on the other end of the phone: "We are fighting!"
"I'm not talking about the current battle!" Shulka added: "The enemy tanks are coming up!"
"What? Can you speak louder, Comrade Shulka?"
Shulka already regretted letting Arinsimovich serve as commander before his hearing had fully recovered.
However, this seems unavoidable, because at this time, few artillery and tank soldiers had normal hearing, as long as they had fought in battles.
"I said!" Shulka increased his voice: "The enemy tanks are coming towards us and will reach our position in ten minutes!"
There was silence on the other side of the phone. Shulka thought he hadn't heard clearly so he repeated it again.
But just in the middle of the sentence, Captain Arinsimovich shouted: "Great, Comrade Shulka, are you sure they are coming up?"
"Yes of course!"
"Great!" Captain Arinsimovich replied: "We will prepare immediately!"
The sound of gunfire immediately stopped.
This is normal, as artillery units usually move when necessary.
Major Duden of the German Army thought the same way, so he immediately ordered: "Speed up, don't let those Russians escape!"
"Yes, Major!" the German tanks responded to him one by one.
At this time, the German army can be said to be overwhelming.
This was mainly because the "Tiger" was almost indestructible at this time and the Soviet army had no artillery that could pose a threat to it. Therefore, the German army, led by the "Tiger", rampaged along the streets and quickly moved towards the target direction.
The Germans are indeed experts in the use of tanks. The tanks provide firepower and protection for the infantry. The infantry constantly follows the tanks and fires flares forward, uses tracer bullets to indicate targets, provides cover for the flanks, and even goes forward to clear roadblocks, mines, etc. in front of the tanks.
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All kinds of tactical actions are as orderly as format...
Sometimes fighting should not be too regular. For example, the strategy and tactics of the enemy, because if the enemy can guess what you want to do, then the battle will basically not be able to achieve the desired goal, and even if it is achieved, heavy casualties will be incurred.
But sometimes there should be rules and cannot be destroyed. For example, the coordination between various arms within the army. The reason is that only with "rules" can friendly forces know what you are doing and what you are going to do, so they can provide you with corresponding cover.
and collaboration.
The German army is such a force. They are good at "surprise victory" in strategy and tactics to make the enemy unable to prevent them. However, within the army, they have formulated strict rules and supplemented with training so that all arms can command like a war machine.
Easy to apply.
Under such a powerful attack by the German army, the under-trained Soviet infantry was more like a mob. They ran around in panic under the coordinated attack of the German infantry and tanks. Some brave soldiers approached the tanks with rocket launchers, but
He was quickly discovered by German infantry and shot dead on the way.
Occasionally, a few rockets roared towards the "Tiger".
But unfortunately, most of these rockets are fired outside the range, and the shooters are too nervous... This can't be blamed on them. Nervousness is normal. After all, the shooters need to squat down to aim (the rocket launcher requires a certain height)
, otherwise, on the one hand, it is easy to be blocked by the uneven ground, on the other hand, the closer to the ground, the stronger the turbulence, so the accuracy is lower).
The process of half-crouching and aiming is actually to present yourself in front of the enemy like a target. If you hesitate for a moment, the enemy's bullets may have rained down before the rocket is launched.
Therefore, the rocket launcher shooter always takes a rough aim and fires immediately.
The result is that some rockets miss the target by several parking spaces, and occasionally a few rockets hit the tank, but it is found that the rockets cannot cause damage to the "Tiger" from the front... If there is any damage, it is the "Tiger"
Poor reliability causes it to malfunction.
Blood, corpses, and screams instantly filled the nearby streets and alleys. In addition, there was the "rumbling" sound of tank motors and the sound of tracks rolling on the cement pavement. The air was filled with the smell of gasoline, gunpowder smoke, and the smell of death and terror.
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"Every unit reports its location!" Major Duden ordered on the walkie-talkie.
The so-called "reported position" here refers to the distance to the target. Each vehicle commander knows it well and immediately measures the distance and then reports back via radio:
"10 m!"
"10 m!"
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"Cars No. 3 and No. 5 keep their speed unchanged, and other units speed up!" Major Duden ordered.
This is a common tactic used in German tank operations. The commander will coordinate tanks from all directions to attack the target at the same time, because only in this way can the combat effectiveness be maximized and cause a large enough impact on the target.
That's what Major Duden did at this time.
Moreover, the No. 1 command vehicle driven by Major Duden is the fastest. This is not only because the No. 1 command vehicle is in the best condition among all "Tiger"s, but also because its tank crew is experienced and the infantry is also followed.
The most elite group, so it can be overwhelming in battle.
The tank slowly drove to the corner of the street and entered the target area as long as it passed through the wall in front of it.
Major Duden made the final pre-war mobilization: "Go forward, tank crew! Our tanks are indestructible and will crush all enemies under our tracks! The empire will cheer for you! Go forward!" (To be continued)