1115th 10th Intersection Tank Battle

"Yes, the battle near Michael's Church is going on. The Soviets don't seem to give up their intentions here easily. They mobilized tanks and a large number of infantry, and used the familiar terrain and the blind spots of the buildings to violently attack our army." counterattack." General Karikov, the commander of the German 2nd Infantry Army, is actually a very good infantry commander. If it weren't for Klug, who joined forces later, he wouldn't still be a lieutenant general.

In terms of background, he was a classmate of the same period as General Friedrich, the famous German general who also commanded the infantry. In terms of attainments in commanding infantry operations, he is not far behind Admiral Frederick. And General Frederick, who followed Rommel to sweep North Africa, is already the veritable number three figure in the African Legion, and already has the rank of general, but Karikoff just got a pitiful lieutenant general in the f group army.

Originally, there was a nameless fire of karma, and now even the Soviet soldiers who were chased by him started to trouble him. How could this not make Karikoff, who had nowhere to vent his anger, furious, so he grabbed Call, ask his boss Kluge to support him, and deploy the artillery directly under the group army to him, so that he can have a more absolute firepower advantage in the battle against the Archangel Michael's Cathedral.

At this moment, Karikov was holding on to the phone, and urgently asked for help from Kluge of the Army Group Command: "Your Excellency, the frontline troops are very enthusiastic about attacking. Please support me with a base of ammunition. I guarantee that I can take down Mi Caleb Church, stabilize the line of defense"

On the other side of the phone, Marshal Kluge was actually very embarrassed. He really wanted to support his men to continue the attack, but now he didn't have many spare shells left in his hand. You must know that the reserves of those large-caliber shells in the hands of the Germans are very limited, and most of them come from strange sources, so it is not easy to replenish them.

Part of the train guns in the hands of the Xiande team came from captured French train guns. These train guns could only consume French stocks. Originally, the stock in France was still sufficient, enough for the Germans to squander for a while. Unfortunately, the Germans fought a little too indulgently in Stalingrad, which caused the reserve ammunition of these French train guns to become tense.

The large-caliber artillery produced by the Germans has only been continuously equipped in recent months, and the inventory is even less, so it really cannot withstand the unlimited consumption of the German troops. Whether it is French or German train guns, plus those large-caliber towed artillery, in fact, every gun is real gold and silver. One shot is hundreds of kilograms or even a ton of various metals. With chemicals, the cost of a round of shelling can definitely be considered expensive.

Moreover, a while ago, the Germans and the Soviets were fighting outside Moscow. In order to suppress the Soviet artillery and show their momentum, the German artillery consumed a large amount of ammunition stocks. Replenishment of these ammunition requires a large amount of railway transportation capacity, and Kluge is a little worried that if such consumption continues, his troops will have difficulty in replenishing supplies.

Under such a worrying situation, Kluge is a little unwilling to let his troops be consumed. He prefers to wait for Marshal Rundstedt's Army Group A, Lister's Army Group E, and Guderian's Army Group G Arrive at the designated location, then encircle Moscow and disperse the defensive forces deployed in front of the Moscow defense zone, and then attack again.

However, he knew that if he denied the request of the frontline generals at this time, it would be a very morale-damaging behavior. So he gritted his teeth, nodded, and agreed to Karikov's attack request: "In ten minutes, I will order the artillery to attack the designated location. There are only two rounds of shelling. You can handle the rest by yourself."

"Thank you Marshal I promise to take the church,

Plant the flag of the empire on it." On the other side of the phone, General Karikov was already very excited. Even through the long telephone line, Kluge could hear his cheerful voice clearly. The newly promoted The marshal's confidant put down the phone with a smile, and then deployed the shelling mission for a while.

And on the German garrison position not far from the Archangel Michael Church on the front line, a medium-sized trailer was attaching the damaged Leopard tank to the towing equipment, and several German engineers commanded the vehicle to retreat slowly. , to make a way for other equipment to pass through. And next to the Leopard tank that was towed away, and next to the two King Tiger tanks that arrived late, several armored commanders were confirming their mission for the last time.

r /> The German armored forces have never been in the habit of being beaten passively. After they have obtained all the impressive achievements, there is no reason why they should not be beaten back. Soon the two King Tiger tanks rushed over, and with them came a new round of attack orders.

"It is still the original battle plan. The King Tiger tank will replace the original Panther tank and rush through the crossroads first. If the Soviet Stalin tank fires, then this King Tiger tank will stop and fight back, and the second King Tiger tank will come from behind this King Tiger tank. Go out, disturb the enemy, and destroy that Stalin tank." After finishing the mission, a Tiger King driver jumped onto his tank. White score sign. Obviously, he is also an ace car commander, with a record of at least 40 cars.

The other tank was next to this tank, and it looked a bit shabby, but there were still more than a dozen tanks, so it was obviously not a rookie. The two tanks began to move one after the other, and black exhaust gas sprayed out from the exhaust pipe at the rear, filling the air.

A minute later, the directly-administered artillery position to which the group army belonged finally began to roar, and the overwhelming aura drowned out the Soviet Union's utterly useless counterattack. The streets and buildings near the Cathedral of Archangel Miguel experienced another baptism of destruction, and one building after another collapsed in the explosion.

The Soviet defenders struggled to survive among the ruins and rubble, as well as thick smoke and shrapnel. Broken glass flew everywhere, crackling on stones and concrete. Such a large-scale bombardment turned this place into hell. Fortunately, it seems that the Germans did not intend to raze it to the ground, so this round of bombardment only lasted for a short time before it subsided.

Just when the rejoicing in the hearts of the Soviet defenders inside the church had not yet passed, German gunshots rang out. Another round of new attacks has begun, and another round of new fighting is coming. The competition at the crossroads has once again become the focus of contention between the two sides. The right of ownership here determines whose property the Michael Cathedral, which has been dilapidated in a corner, will become.

In the Soviet tank, the gunner concentrated on the dangerous intersection, and when the next second came, his pupils shrank instantly because he saw something that surprised him. In his sights, a German King Tiger tank rushed out of the corner, revealing the terrifyingly thick armor directly in front of it.

The Soviet gunner of the "King Tiger Tank" roared to remind his companions, and then stepped on the firing pedal without hesitation. The 22 mm caliber cannon spewed out thick smoke and a deadly shell, and it crashed into the German King Tiger tank at the far corner of the street with lightning speed.

"Bang..." The King Tiger tank seemed to have been hit by a hammer, and the entire vehicle body shook slightly. However, everyone in the tank knew that their armor was not penetrated, they were just beaten hard. They stopped and took aim, deftly and extremely fast.

The Soviets are in a hurry. After all, their loaders have to bend down to pick up another part of the shells. The disadvantage of subloading shells is really crazy, but in order to deal with the German armor advantage, they can only use this critical moment. A firepower system that is always half a beat slower. Just as they were reloading, the Soviet gunner saw another King Tiger rushing out of the street, behind the parked King Tiger, and rushed out

"The two King Tigers retreat and retreat!" Before the Soviet gunner could shout out, the commander of the Stalin tank screamed and ordered his driver to back up and drive away. After all, the King Tiger tank is too aimed at the Stalin tank, especially the thick front armor of the King Tiger tank, which is really a nightmare for the Stalin tank.

Before the Stalin tank retreated a distance of one meter, the main gun of the first King Tiger tank sprayed out a puff of smoke, and then the sandbags and iron plates tied to the front armor of the Stalin tank were like Like an explosion, it was scattered by the Bund, knocking down a group of Soviet infantry who followed and retreated.

These things are to strengthen the armor of the Stalin tanks, the debris piled up temporarily, there are sandbags and iron plates welded to hold the sandbags. Obviously they played a certain role. The shells of the first King Tiger tank really failed to penetrate these fragments. But before the Soviet crew could rejoice, the shell of the second German King Tiger tank hit the tank of this Soviet tank again.

on armor.

"Boom" dust spread, and after the Soviet tank shook twice, it finally stopped on the side of the road and stopped moving. Flames jumped out of the tank's gaps, and the surrounding Soviet soldiers who were rescuing friendly wounded soldiers saw this situation and began to retreat desperately.

The German tanks began to move forward slowly, and a large number of German infantry followed the tanks, groping forward cautiously. Some soldiers began to rush into the ruins of buildings on both sides, and the Germans finally opened up the situation at this intersection.

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