Chapter 1390 Close Combat (Part 1)

There is no doubt that the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division is very powerful, but behind the power is not without any weaknesses.

This highly mechanized elite heavy armored force is very lacking in bulky position defense weapons. Most of the time, the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division is responsible for sieges and breakthroughs, but now it rarely fights such passive position defense battles.

It can be said that there are almost no anti-tank weapons such as anti-tank guns that are not easy to carry. The few anti-tank guns are usually not used, and they are even thrown to Karamov's logistics for safekeeping. They were temporarily dragged out today when they were suddenly used.

Therefore, facing the current German dense armored forces charging, the only anti-tank force that the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division can rely on is the Stalin heavy tanks that are used as mobile anti-tank fortresses.

When the Stalin heavy tanks enter the loading state, the anti-tank firepower on the position will suddenly enter a relatively long idle period. It is not so easy to load large-caliber 122mm split shells.

For the German army, this is definitely the best time to attack, and it is what they want.

The Panther tanks at the front stepped on the accelerator and entered the final acceleration stage, and together with the infantrymen who had just got off the half-track armored vehicles behind them, they formed a sharp iron stream and stabbed the center of the defensive position.

"The German tanks are coming! Pay attention to hiding!!!"

If this is a defensive position that was previously managed and carefully managed by the Red Army, then a large number of anti-tank mines would be buried in front of the position, anti-tank trenches and obstacles would be built, and the offensive of the German armored forces would be seriously slowed down by layers of blocking.

It was precisely with such a complex and sophisticated anti-tank tactic that the Red Army in the Battle of Kursk was able to drag and trap the German armored forces in front of the position like an iron chain.

The southern line of Prokhorovka where Malashenko was located was not too obvious. This situation mainly occurred in the battles in the northern and central theaters of Kursk.

In the middle and late half of the battle, Stalin's First Guards Tank Division basically annihilated the enemy in motion, or in the process of retreating and breaking through. There were not too many solid position defense battles, and there was not enough time to carefully manage anti-tank positions.

This time, Malashenko still had no time to carefully manage his position defense system.

The main defense direction of this newly occupied German defense position was outward, and the Germans now faced were attacking from the inside.

It was already very difficult to repair the damaged defensive positions in a hurry. The soldiers had no time to bury anti-tank mines in front of the positions in the rain. The last 200 meters of the charge distance was extremely easy for the German tanks, which could be said to be effortless.

"Lower your head! Lower your head! Get down quickly!!!"

The speeding tracks rolled up the mud soaked by rain at high speed and splashed everywhere. The Panther tank, which was completely worthy of the word "huge", rumbled over the trenches above the soldiers' heads like a moving hill.

The soldiers holding their light weapons in their hands leaned against the trenches and lowered their heads quickly. In the trembling of the earth and the cold air soaked by the rain, they patiently waited for the moment when the German tanks finally drove over.

Once those German tanks, roaring and roaring with thick black smoke, completely ran over the trenches above their heads, it also meant that the most intense battle moment was coming. The German infantrymen following the tanks would soon jump into the trenches under cover.

The Red Army soldiers who clearly understood this had already installed their shining bayonets on the knife holders, replaced their submachine guns and light machine guns with brand new fully loaded ammunition feeders, and vowed to annihilate all the invading enemies on this position.

"Forward! Occupy this position! Prepare to fire!"

The roar of the gasoline engine was filled with loud and clear German shouts. The soldiers, holding their breath, tightened their weapons and made final preparations.

Following the Panther tanks, the first to appear in front of the trench was a German submachine gunner.

This Wehrmacht infantryman holding an MP40 submachine gun had enough combat experience. His finger was on the trigger and the black muzzle was always aimed at the position where the enemy might appear.

But this time, there were no Russian soldiers who rushed out blindly like those encountered in previous battles. Only a strong and powerful hand suddenly stretched out and continued to attack. Before the German assault rifleman, who encountered this for the first time, could react, he grabbed his ankle and pulled him back hard, and dragged him into the trench on the spot.

"Ah!!!"

The subconscious scream from his mouth still echoed in his throat, and he couldn't roar completely. The German assault rifleman felt like he was being dragged into hell by the hand of the devil. Then he saw a very scary scene in the vision change that was close at hand.

A big and strong Russian guy, who was as strong as a black bear, tightly grasped the cold dagger in his hand and stabbed it hard at his chest.

Subconsciously, he wanted to raise his hands to stop the other party, but for some reason, his hands seemed to be clamped by a pair of huge pliers and he couldn't move at all. He could only watch the dagger flying towards him at a rapid speed, but he could do nothing.

Puff——

The sound of the blade moving along the incision of the blade into the flesh is simply indescribable in words. After stabbing the blade into the throat of the German soldier without any sympathy or hesitation, the Red Army soldier, knowing that the other party was doomed, immediately turned his hand to grab the Bobosha behind his back, held it in his hand, raised his hand and aimed the gun.

Da Da Da Da——

More German soldiers showed their heads outside the trenches, and the close-range shooting of enemies was particularly jealous of each other, and the fight started immediately like a sudden storm.

The Varosha Infantry Regiment, which was equipped with a large number of automatic weapons and was particularly good at close-range combat within 200 meters, actually had a stronger firepower advantage in this kind of combat situation.

The fierce light weapons firepower, which was almost all automatic and semi-automatic weapons, hit the German infantry who had not yet had time to enter the trenches and had just shown their heads, and they were hit on the spot, as if they had been hit by a wake-up call.

The close hand-to-hand combat with life and death is gone in Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division. Never use knives in a battle that can be solved with bullets. This is the core point that Comrade Ma has always emphasized to his subordinates.

Encountering such an enemy that does not play by the rules and is completely different from other Russians, it is completely conceivable that the German army is extremely uncomfortable and even helpless.