Chapter 2012: Artillery Crosser

Malachenko did not intend to give the Germans time to breathe. Every minute and every second of time would be used to speed up the funeral of the Germans.

So when the few remaining German soldiers who had retreated from the first position to the second position by chance had no time to sit down to take a breath, drink a sip of water, and rest for the next battle.

The ground under the feet of these unlucky guys had begun to tremble again.

"The Russians are coming! Everyone, prepare for battle!"

The Germans left a buffer distance between the first and second positions that they thought was enough to ensure that the Soviet army would not penetrate the two positions in a row, which also gave Manteuffel enough space to implement another plan.

"Fire now! Use maximum firepower to stop the Russian assault group in the buffer zone! Quick!"

When the Soviet army assembled the offensive forces to launch a group assault, it was also the time when the artillery coverage could cause the maximum casualties. After all, at this time, the Russians who only wanted to rush over to kill him would have no chance to dodge, and Manteuffel was convinced of this.

But Manteuffel made a mistake. He underestimated the determination of the Soviet commander on the opposite side to kill him and send the Great German Division to score twice and go on the road again.

Malashenko knew that the enemy in front of him still had the artillery card in his hand, which was useless. He had not seen any movement since the enemy met and fought until now.

It is impossible for the Germans to keep the artillery in their hands and not use it, especially in such a life-and-death situation. Malashenko knew that the German commander on the opposite side was just waiting for a seemingly best time to invest this powerful force.

After all, the two sides have been fighting each other for several years. While knowing each other well and being familiar with the routines, they also have a rough idea of ​​the ability of their own troops.

German commanders with a little common sense would know that their own artillery is basically disposable like toilet paper in front of the Soviet counterattack.

As long as you dare to fire in unison and expose your position, the Soviet counterattack will destroy your artillery position, including the people and equipment, in a very short time.

Don't try to escape the nightmare of the Russian counterattack, which is impossible for all German artillery units.

All the main artillery in the hands of the Soviet army has a higher range than the German artillery of the same level.

This means that unless the equipment of the opposite Soviet army is extremely inferior, you can use heavy artillery with a caliber of hundreds of millimeters to bully their mortars and small water pipe artillery. Otherwise, as long as everyone's equipment is almost equal, then as long as you, the German army, can put the Soviet army into the effective range, then the Soviet artillery on the opposite side can definitely put you in, and there is no such thing as a range advantage.

Manteuffel, who had been dealing with the Soviet army for many years, was of course aware of this situation. That was why he chose to save the precious artillery until the last moment, which was also the most appropriate time to maximize its effectiveness and ensure that this unit, which was most likely a "disposable item", could be put to good use.

The artillery barrage was used to intercept the Soviet assault cluster in motion. The artillery coordinates were also preset buffer zones between the first and second positions. There was no such thing as an accuracy guarantee. At least the artillery could hit the Russians on the top of their heads relatively accurately.

This was the best way Manteuffel could think of, or if the artillery was not used at this time, then there would probably be no chance to use it in the end.

Unless you want to push the cannon onto the position and flatten the barrel to use it as an anti-tank gun, there is only this way.

The German artillery positions, which had been prepared for a long time, opened fire immediately after receiving the order, but the equipment after reconstruction was indeed not as strong as the Great German Division II, and the strength of the artillery unit was also much worse than before and quite shabby.

Let's talk about the two artillery battalions. There are more than 40 artillery positions, and they are doing their best to pour artillery fire at the preset coordinates. 150mm is already the largest howitzer shell among them, and it flies towards the target like an old cow pulling a broken cart.

Malashenko, who had expected a high probability of this bombardment, was not surprised at all. Contrary to the scene expected by the German army, Malashenko, who had no intention of retreating, just pressed the radio transmitter at hand and continued to give orders loudly.

"Speed ​​up! All vehicle crews charge at full speed! Don't worry about the enemy's artillery fire, just rush through the artillery blockade area!"

Malashenko dared to order to break into the artillery blockade area, which was confident enough.

Although it was to smash the German positions in one breath and use all the offensive energy without reservation, it did not mean that all the troops would be pressed up in one breath.

Especially since Malashenko had guessed that the Germans would most likely use artillery fire to do something in the buffer zone between the first and second positions, he would not do it so stupidly.

If he really did it, it would not be called fierce attack and fearlessness, but stupid X-style to give the Germans a record and send heads.

Therefore, Malashenko made special arrangements and adjustments for the first wave of assault clusters.

There was no external infantry, only new infantry fighting vehicles filled with infantry, shuttling between the enemy's artillery bombardment and accompanying their own heavy tanks to rush all the way.

There were no medium tanks accompanying the attack, only the IS6 heavy tank cluster, which was heavily armored, highly mobile, and as fast as medium tanks, and would have no problem if it was not directly hit by large-caliber shells, and the only IS7, which was faster than the IS6.

The infantry fighting vehicle body modified based on the T43 medium tank chassis was definitely too defensive for a proper infantry fighting vehicle, but it was a good thing now.

The medium tank-level armor that was strong enough ensured that these modified infantry fighting vehicles could resist the near-miss explosion bombardment of the German large-caliber grenades that were not directly hit at a closer distance.

Not only the infantry fighting vehicles themselves were able to survive, but also the accompanying infantry filled with a belly after a belly.

As long as the infantry fighting vehicle was not directly hit and the armor was not penetrated, the German artillery fire could not hurt the infantry on board at all.

This is fundamentally different from the traditional human-powered external charge, and is also the main reason why Malashenko dared to make up his mind to bravely break into the artillery blockade area.

Otherwise, it would be meaningless if only the tanks rushed forward and the external infantry were killed by artillery fire. Without the protection of infantry, the tanks would be a piece of fat meat in front of the well-equipped enemy defense positions and could not protect themselves.

Of course, Malashenko's full preparations in advance were not only these, but also those artillery barrages that instantly overwhelmed the Germans and broke through the air from behind.

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