1114 Michaelmas Chapel Scramble

When Marshal Kluge, the commander-in-chief of the German F Group Army, moved his headquarters 10 kilometers forward, the Soviet Moscow City Defense Command was also being relocated. They failed to move their headquarters forward like their German counterparts. Instead, with a lonely mood, he moved back about 3 kilometers. It is really sad to say that the place originally chosen by the Soviet commander General Vatutin as his headquarters happened to be the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael. Now in that position, the German infantry were engaged in frenzied combat with their old rivals, the Soviets. Behind a window on the second floor of the church, a Soviet Maxim heavy machine gun was firing desperately. After all, these Soviet soldiers knew in their hearts that if their firepower was exposed to the German army for a long time, they would soon be suppressed by various German weapons.

All they can do is to fire suddenly, and then pour as much ammunition as possible in the shortest time, causing the greatest damage to the German army. This is the experience and lessons they have summed up with their lives, because the Germans have far too much to overwhelm them in terms of combat experience and weapon configuration. To deal with this kind of Soviet machine gun firepower, German soldiers can use individual anti-tank rocket launchers to suppress it, or they can use mg4 machine guns with a faster rate of fire to suppress it, and they can even use snipers to kill machine gun shooters. With so many methods, The chances of Soviet machine gun firepower surviving were really slim. Sure enough, several German soldiers who were trying to rush across the street and approached the church gate were hit to the ground by the sudden attack of Soviet bullets. This sudden attack confused the German army for a few seconds, but after all, the experience of this German army may be said to be the best in the world, so it was only a few seconds of confusion, and they organized their own effective defense. And began to target the exposed firepower points of the Soviet Union, and began to arrange counterattack missions.

"Anti-tank team! Use rockets to destroy the enemy's firepower point over there!" A German platoon leader with a submachine gun on his back pointed at the Soviet firepower point that was constantly spraying flames in the distance, and loudly ordered his subordinates to take measures. Because the German army expanded to the limit within a year, the weapon configuration of the grassroots German army was actually very chaotic. According to the basic configuration form of the German mechanized infantry at that time, each infantry squad should be equipped with 3 mp-44 assault riflemen, a sniper equipped with a g43 automatic sniper rifle, 4 cover gunmen equipped with a g43 semi-automatic rifle, and 2 There are two gunners with mg42 machine guns and three gunners equipped with Mauser 98k rifles including the assistant shooter. The squad leader is equipped with an MP-44 assault rifle or submachine gun. But in fact, there is nothing wrong with this situation. Most soldiers can only use the slightly outdated Mauser 98k rifle. In an infantry squad, only the squad leader and a veteran may be equipped with the expensive mp-44 assault rifle. , and in some units, even this ratio cannot be reached, and it is more common for the participating co-authors to use some second-line equipment such as mp-38 submachine guns. Under the roar of the platoon leader, two German anti-tank fighters quickly approached from the attacking team. They were not far from the core of the entire infantry platoon. They were well protected by everyone and it was convenient for the entire infantry platoon to meet. When the situation comes, quickly enter the attack state.

The two ran to the designated location, leaned against the corner of a building, and began to load rockets into their Iron Fist anti-tank rocket launchers. This rocket launcher has now undergone an improvement, using longer rockets, and its power has been improved to a certain extent. However, this improvement is mainly aimed at the attack power of rockets on fixed fortifications.

Does not improve the anti-armor capabilities of the Iron Fist Bazooka. Because the German army found that their infantry rarely faced the enemy's heavy tanks alone, and more often they needed to attack the enemy's firepower points, bunkers and occasional light tanks-they needed more No longer an anti-tank bazooka, but a good multipurpose bazooka. Therefore, the focus of the entire follow-up research and development was set on multi-purpose ammunition. On the contrary, the anti-tank function originally aimed at armored weapons is still at a relatively old stage.

But in front of the superior armored forces of Germany, the chances for German infantry to resist enemy tanks are indeed running out. Of course, after such a change, the German paratroopers will suffer the most, because among the German armed forces, this force may be the only one that will face the situation of facing a large number of enemy tanks alone. However, the Iron Fist rocket launcher did not improve the anti-tank capability. For them, it must not be a very comfortable news. The two shooters quickly completed their attack preparations, and then the surrounding German soldiers frantically looked for opportunities to fire back, and the bullets shuttled back and forth between the positions of the two sides. For a while, the firepower of the German troops was scattered, and the relatively average advantage was brought into play. The condescending machine gun position of the Soviet Union was suppressed by the German firepower for a short moment.

Yes, there is only a short moment, but this is definitely enough for the German anti-tank team. They reached out their deadly bazooka, aimed at the target and launched a huge rocket towards their target. A puff of white smoke quickly rushed towards its target, and then the window on the second floor of the Cathedral of Archangel Michael was completely destroyed by a huge explosion. "Attack! Attack!" Following the explosion, the German commanders loudly urged their troops to move on. One by one, the German soldiers jumped out of the trenches where they were hiding and rushed towards the spacious the other end of the street. The Soviet soldiers obviously haven't recovered from the explosion, and their counterattacks are sparse, and there is no continuous suppression effect at all.

When the Soviet defenders finally regained their status in the explosion, the German army had already set up mg42 machine guns in some suitable positions, and the intensive firepower began to pour on the positions of the Soviet defenders. Now it is the turn of the Germans to use machine guns Suppress the Soviets. After the bullets flew horizontally for a short period of time, a hidden Soviet machine gun fired again, causing more than a dozen German casualties. The battle around the Cathedral of Archangel Miguel has evolved into a final battle in the nearby streets from the very beginning. The Soviet army seemed to want to defend this iconic building to the death, while the German army received a tempting order to rest on standby after capturing this stronghold. Both sides seemed to want to complete their tasks, so they invested unprecedentedly strong troops in a frantic and extreme competition.

As the battle progressed, several German armored vehicles were slowly approaching here along the road, surrounded by a large number of German infantry. Led by a Panther tank at the head, a German 4-unit self-propelled anti-aircraft gun known as a weapon for urban street warfare approached its target little by little, and behind this self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was followed by a Assault guns and an armored personnel carrier. According to past combat experience, many German armored forces operate in a mixed formation of such small units, which is more efficient when coordinated, and also allows armored forces and infantry to respond to a variety of emergencies. Now this kind of formation is used in urban street fighting, and it can better highlight the characteristics of flexible fighting. The frontal assault was in full swing with the Soviet defenders, and the German assault unit began to deploy its attack formation from the flanks.

The Leopard tank with the heaviest armor in the lead will take the lead in launching its own defense line at the crossroads, and then the follow-up armored forces will start to attack the Soviet army in the church under the cover of the Leopard tank. Countless times, very skillful. After a brief discussion with the battalion commander of a nearby German infantry battalion, these German armored units began to fight. The Leopard tank flaunted its might and rushed out on the street, but the script that followed seemed to be a little strange to everyone. As soon as the German tank came out of the corner, it was stunned by a head-on shot, which was so powerful that it almost penetrated the reinforced front armor plate of the late Panther tank. Every vehicle group of the German armored force is an elite who has experienced many battles. After being hit by this gun, they dragged the broken pieces of the external steel plate and retreated to their starting position in embarrassment.

Because of the heavy artillery of the Soviet defenders, this time the attacking German army had no choice but to return home. They found a camouflaged Stalin tank at the end of the street, occupying a favorable position and could not be easily killed. The defensive positions of the Soviet defenders in this area are obviously carefully designed, covering each other and arranged properly. "If we continue to attack, the casualties may exceed 200." The German battalion commander who was in charge of the nearby attack put down the binoculars in his hand, and complained helplessly to the commander of the German armored unit who came to support: "Without you It is too reckless to attack from the front." "The tracks and gearbox of the Leopard tank were damaged by the shock. We are waiting for the maintenance team to come over. Without the cover of the tank, we are facing the enemy's highest threat level. For tanks, it is obviously better to be restrained.

The commander of the armored unit also agreed with the infantry battalion commander: "Maybe it is safer for us to deploy defenses on the spot." The battalion commander sighed and nodded not far from the steeple of the church: "It's the only way to do it." I will let the 1st and 2nd companies deploy defensive systems on your left and right wings, and the 3rd company will be used as a reserve team, and will be placed behind you to cover you when necessary. "ok/html/20/20728/index.html.