Chapter 334
One thing that Shulka and others did not expect is that although the German "No. 3" tanks only had a speed of 15 kilometers per hour in the snow, they were determined to fight the Soviets in close combat. broke into the formation of Soviet tanks.
So gunshots and cannons sounded quickly, the German tank's heading machine guns fired wildly, and at the same time the main gun turned to the side armor of the "Matilda" tank and destroyed it with a "boom"... This is The quality of the German tank crews, several of their crews performed their duties so that the tanks could deal with infantry and enemy tanks at the same time, and they didn't panic at all.
From this point of view, the German army is correct to adopt close combat tactics, if the Soviet army really only has "Matilda" and "medium" tanks at this time.
Because the only one that can penetrate the "No. 3" 47 armor is the 75 gun of the medium tank, and the other main gun of the medium tank is only 7, which is not even comparable to the "Matilda" main gun.
However, the medium-sized 75 guns are almost useless in close combat due to their narrow shooting range.
Therefore, when the German army hits here at this time, the victory should be settled.
Major General Feng Funke also thought so, so he shouted excitedly in the walkie-talkie: "Good job! Soldiers, they are finished!"
But before the words fell, several German tanks were destroyed immediately after a few explosions.
Major General Feng Fengke felt a little strange at this moment.
As he said before, if the enemy used artillery fire to destroy the German tanks, then the tanks of the enemy and the enemy have been mixed together, and the artillery fire should be useless.
This also means... It may not be artillery fire that plays a role!
What would it be?
tank gun?
"What's the matter?" Major General Feng Funke asked: "Can their tanks destroy our tanks?"
"General!" Colonel Jonas, who was commanding the battle ahead, replied, "I didn't see the enemy tanks firing!"
"What is that?" Major General Feng Funke asked loudly: "What destroyed our tank?!"
"I don't know!" Colonel Jonas replied, "But they do...our tanks are under attack!"
The difference between rocket launchers and artillery fire is that they can still function when enemy and enemy tanks are mixed together.
Because for infantry, the huge tank is very easy to identify, especially the German tank has a black "cross" printed on the side.
"The black 'cross' is simply a bull's-eye!" Cossack said after the battle: "It gave us a mark to aim at, but you'd better not aim at the 'cross', but aim under it!"
The Cossack was promoted to platoon leader by this time.
This is what Shulka meant, although he was opposed by many people, including the instructor, as the platoon leader.
"Comrade Captain!" said the instructor: "We all know what kind of person Kuzia is. He forms gangs and bullies the weak. If he is allowed to be the platoon leader... the Cossacks may ride on other people! All the fighters here think it's a bad idea!"
"I know, Comrade Pukarev!" Shulka replied: "But isn't the formation of a Cossack clique a form of organization and solidarity?"
"What?"
"Is the Cossack gang the only one who follows his lead?"
"Yes!"
"He's pretty good at fighting, isn't he?"
"Yes!"
"The Cossacks are doing well under his command, aren't they?"
"Yes, but..."
"That's enough!" Shulka said. "We need such platoon leaders!"
"But he can't convince the crowd!" The instructor said: "Many people in the platoon have been bullied by him and the Cossack gang!"
"If he can't do it, I can change someone else!" Shulka said.
"Okay!" The instructor spread his hands.
However, it can be seen from the instructor's expression that he does not agree with Shulka's promotion.
For this Shulka also asked the Cossacks.
"A lot of people disagree with you being the platoon leader, because they think you will continue to let the Cossack gang bully others!" Shulka asked directly, "Will you?"
"No, I won't!" The Cossack replied very simply: "Because if I am the platoon leader, it means that they have all joined the Cossack Gang, and I will lead them to bully others, especially the Germans!"
Shulka couldn't help laughing, that's what he wanted.
Sure enough, after the Cossack became the platoon leader, there was no such thing as the Cossack gang bullying others.
The Cossack seems to regard himself as the boss of the gang, and his subordinates are the younger brothers, and the matters between the younger brothers are handled fairly.
As for the people outside the platoon... In fact, every platoon commander, every company commander, and even Shulka himself are used to protecting his weaknesses. After all, he is his brother who was born and died.
Therefore, many times it should be considered from the other side.
Not long ago, Shulka made up his mind to remove the Cossack as the squad leader, but he didn't expect that instead of withdrawing, he would be promoted now.
As a platoon leader, the Cossack should have led the troops to fight, but he seemed to have a natural liking for the "Bazooka", so he carried a rocket launcher on his back.
Facts have proved that his idea is correct. Cossacks rely on the feel of the bazooka... Maybe this is what he learned when he used the submachine gun for a long time. strafing.
The same is true for the Cossack after switching to the rocket launcher, feeling its weight on the back, imagining the trajectory of its escape, and then pulling the trigger, with a sound of "chirp", the rocket went straight to the target.
In this battle, the Cossacks alone killed three tanks one after another.
This was basically impossible before...one infantryman killed three tanks and was still alive.
However, with a bazooka and still in a tank melee, the impossible becomes possible.
At this time, Colonel Jonas of the German Army seemed to have discovered the problem.
"I see it, General!" said Colonel Jonas. "It's a personal weapon!"
"What?" Major General Feng Fengke didn't understand, or he couldn't believe it.
"The thing that destroys our tanks!" Colonel Jonas said. "It's not a cannon, it's not a tank gun...it's an individual weapon, a cannon they carry on their shoulders!"
"Individual weapons? Are you sure? They can destroy our tanks?"
"Yes, General!" Colonel Jonas replied, "I'm sure it looks like a bazooka, because there's an obvious line of..."
"Boom!" There was no sound from the walkie-talkie.
"Colonel, Colonel..." Feng Funke yelled a few times without hearing an answer, and then he understood what happened.