Chapter 656 Heavy Thunderstorm Forty-Four

Boom...

The ZIS-3 76.2mm cannon responsible for covering the B-4 howitzer opened fire. Compared with the F-34 76.2mm tank gun currently used by the Soviet T-34 and KV-1 tanks, the ZIS-3 76.2mm cannon is not much more powerful.

Without the use of capped armor-piercing shells, the ZIS-3 76.2mm cannon cannot penetrate the 80mm frontal armor of the Type 4 H tank at a distance of 500 meters. It is necessary to reduce the distance to within 300 meters to penetrate a small section of the upper armor plate of the Type 4 H tank. If you want to ensure penetration, it is best to reduce the distance to about 100 meters.

However, it is unlikely that a 76.2mm cannon can move to the front of the German tank, so in today's operations, 16 ZIS-3 cannons belonging to the same artillery battalion were placed at a distance of 500-1000 meters from the target building. At this distance, they can suppress the German firepower points on the target building with direct fire, and threaten the German tanks and assault guns on the other hand - they can't penetrate the frontal armor and gun shield, but they can still hit the tracks, and they can also scare the German reactionaries.

In addition, there are two valuable ZIS-2 57mm anti-tank guns placed 1,200 meters away from the target building, carefully protected with camouflage nets and sandbags. Because of the shooting angle and obstructions, this artillery used as a killer can't reach Captain Schwarzenegger's tank for the time being, and can only wait quietly for the opponent to move into place.

If you don't consider the huge size and easy to be discovered on the battlefield 85mm anti-aircraft gun, this ZIS-2 57mm anti-tank gun is the most powerful in the hands of the Soviet Red Army, and it is also the only artillery that can pose a major threat to the Type 4H tank.

However, due to the high production cost of this type of artillery (the barrel of 72.9 times the caliber is difficult to process and requires a lot of rare metals), it is equivalent to 10-12 76.2mm SIZ-3 models, and the barrel life is too short. After 40 rounds, the initial velocity and accuracy will drop significantly. After 50 rounds, the rifling will be worn out and the barrel will be scrapped.

This expensive artillery is of course impossible to equip in large quantities for the Soviet Red Army, which takes the route of winning by quantity.

Therefore, after the "No. 4 Crisis" and "Heavy Tank Crisis" appeared on the front line, the Soviet People's Commissariat of Defense could only equip each tank army, mechanized army and infantry army on the Warsaw front with a 57mm anti-tank gun battalion (16 guns) as a killer.

At the same time, several tank factories in the Soviet Union also rushed to produce a batch of T-34 tanks equipped with 57mm tank guns (that is, ZIS-2, which the Soviet Union had installed on T-34 in March 1941, but was abandoned because of its short service life) for emergency use.

"Boom boom!"

Two 76.2mm shells flew past Captain Schwarzenegger's car, hitting nearby buildings and opening two large holes in the solid brick wall. Captain Schwarzenegger was so scared that he quickly retracted his strong and sturdy upper body into the stuffy tank. Then he closed the hatch and yelled, "Damn it!"

"Back off! Let's back off! Back off quickly!" Captain Schwarzenegger didn't want to joke with his life, and ordered the tank to reverse.

"Bang!" Just after his order was issued, before the tank had time to reverse, a 76.2mm hooded armor-piercing shell flew at high speed and hit the front of the tank. Captain Schwarzenegger, who had just retracted into the tank, was shaken to the ground because he didn't have time to grab the handle, and his forehead hit something, causing him to scream twice in pain. But he could still scream, which meant that Captain Schwarzenegger was still alive and the tank was fine. The engine roared and staggered back.

"Thor, this is Captain Schwarzenegger, it's your turn!" Captain Schwarzenegger breathed a sigh of relief when he found the tank was retreating. He picked up the intercom and gave the No. 2 tank of his regiment an order to attack - there were of course more than one tank guarding here, but as many as four. Therefore, they could attack alternately and cover each other.

Boom!

After a loud bang, another B-4 howitzer fell down. In a blink of an eye, half of the B-4 howitzer company was killed. However, Yakov, who was lying in the crater watching the battle, shouted excitedly.

"It's exposed! A No. 4 tank! 57mm guns, fire quickly!"

It turned out that the No. 4 tank that fired the B-4 appeared in a bad position, and the body of the tank was exposed under the muzzles of the two 57mm tank guns in ambush.

Boom!

The crews of the two 57mm guns immediately seized the opportunity to fire. The first two shells all missed the target, but the Type 4 H tank, relying on its strong armor, did not care at all, but turned its gun muzzle to bombard another B-4. At the same time that the 75mm high-explosive shell fired by this tank hit a B-4, it was also penetrated by a 57mm armor-piercing shell on the spot. The huge tank exploded and burned, lying on the ground motionless.

"Anti-tank gun! The Soviet anti-tank gun destroyed the No. 2 car!"

Immediately, a voice sounded in Captain Schwarzenegger's headset. It was the voice of Sergeant Anderson, the commander of the No. 5 car in his company.

"Oh my God, the No. 2 car is finished, burned into a fireball, no one can survive!"

"Damn it!" Captain Schwarzenegger pushed open the hatch on the top and leaned out half of his body, wanting to check the situation on the battlefield, but saw many German infantrymen carrying weapons and dragging 75mm infantry guns rushing out of a building next to him.

"What's going on?" Captain Schwarzenegger asked loudly, "Why are you running away?"

"Captain, Stalin's Hammer (B-4) is about to fire!" An Army sergeant stopped and said loudly to Captain Schwarzenegger, "We must move temporarily!"

It turned out that the B-4 howitzer that was not damaged had been moved to its position and was ready to fire a 203mm large-caliber shell. Because there were four tough KV-2s guarding the front of the B-4, the 75mm infantry gun could not aim directly at it, and although the shells fired by the mortars could kill the B-4 gun crew members, they were not a big threat to the giant gun itself, so the German soldiers stationed in the building had to choose to move temporarily...

...

The "killer" Brandt, who had a replica of the First Class Iron Cross on his chest (the real one must be properly preserved, and the ones worn on the battlefield were official replicas), was following an infantryman from the 62nd Division around a large building to familiarize himself with the terrain - his company was going to take over the defense of this building.

At this moment, a building more than 1,000 meters away suddenly collapsed after a loud bang!

"Oh my God, the house collapsed!" Brandt exclaimed.

The soldier, who was familiar with the terrain, said in a panic tone: "It's Stalin's Hammer!"

"What?"

"Stalin's Hammer, a damn Soviet howitzer with a caliber of 203mm!"

"It's B-4!" Brandt knew what Stalin's Hammer was.

"Yes, that's B-4," the soldier nodded, "It's the Bolsheviks' weapon for demolishing houses. I think they must want to demolish Warsaw... What a beautiful city, it was demolished little by little!"

"Yes, it was demolished little by little, why is this?" Brandt looked at the collapsing house and sighed in his heart.

It was obviously two imperialist powers fighting for hegemony, but they just put on the name of socialism. One side shouted to establish a Greater European Union Co-Prosperity Sphere, and the other side said to liberate all mankind. And the place where they fought was in the capital of the weak Poles.

And it was clear that they wanted to raze Warsaw to the ground!

…

“For the happiness and freedom of the Polish people, for the liberation of Warsaw, comrades, charge!”

With the shout of a political cadre, hundreds of world revolutionary fighters who had been holding rifles and submachine guns and eager to charge jumped out of their hiding places, and then shouted “Ura!” and ran together, rushing towards the collapsed building like a tide.

Yakov Djugashvili also climbed out of the muddy crater where he was hiding, and together with the artillery battalion commander Sharapov, under the protection of several guards, rushed forward to check the three B-4 howitzers that were knocked over by German tanks. B-4 is a very solid equipment. Even if it is directly hit by a 75mm high-explosive bomb, it will not break into parts. It can be towed back and repaired and used to demolish the houses of the people in Warsaw.

At this time, the harsh sound of linen tearing sounded from the pile of rubble less than 1,000 meters ahead!

Before Yakov understood what was going on, he was thrown to the ground. Then he felt some warm and slippery liquid flowing to the back of his head. He reached out and touched it, and when he looked at it, he found that it was human blood. It turned out that the sound just now was the firing of the German machine gun!

Just as Yakov pushed the comrade who was pressing on him away, wanting to check whether the man was dead or alive, screams, calls and dense gunshots like frying beans came from the front.

It turned out that the German soldiers only left temporarily when the B-4 fired, and when the house collapsed, they quietly came back to occupy the ruins. Now they are relying on the ruins to fight the Soviet Red Army!

After pushing away the human body on his body, Yakov found that this person was the artillery battalion commander Sharapov. Now he has become a glorious revolutionary martyr. The German bullets have made several holes in his body. Yakov looked up at the place where the gunshots were dense in front, and saw the soldiers of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army charging forward one after another.

Face the enemy's bullets with no fear and be ready to die!