Chapter 2304 Tiger Roars Besieging the City (Part 1)
Chapter 2304: Tiger Roars and Besieges the City (Part 1)
The American troops outside the town were in a state of panic, just like rats and mice whose nests were poked and exploded instantly. The scene of shouting and panicking was indeed more lively than the vegetable market in the early morning in China.
But fortunately, the US military is still the US military after all. This is the armed force used by the world's strongest industrial country to guard the house and practice its will. It is not some armed elements who do odd jobs at home. No matter how inexperienced they are, they can still perform their basic performance.
"Get the bazooka ready, get me a loader, quick!"
"Load the machine gun, I need some 30-round ammunition, Frank, get some, now!"
"Hello? From the city! We need tank support, a bunch of Germans are coming from outside the town, they have a fucking Tiger King! Send all the support you can get, request immediate support!"
Da da da da --
Bang bang bang bang --
The American troops at the sentry positions and checkpoints outside the town began to fire, and the various light weapons and firearms that started working first instantly became a mess. The rain of bullets that came at them seemed fierce, but it was still not enough to stop the German treasures that were coming head-on and roaring forward.
"Keep hidden! Follow the tanks, move forward!"
The SS armored grenadiers who were clinging to the Tiger King tanks to carry out a coordinated infantry-tank attack were not fools. Before the American rifle, machine gun and light weapons positions on the opposite side opened fire, they had already gotten off the vehicles one after another, and at a suitable distance, they switched from rapid maneuvering to a coordinated infantry-tank cover attack and advanced forward.
Although they were few in number, they could work with the heavy armored squad commanded by Wittmann. From this point alone, you could tell that these ruthless Nazis were not ordinary people. It would be a big mistake to think that these bloodthirsty fanatics were actually weak.
The SS officers held the latest stg44 assault rifles and shouted to their men gathered beside them and behind the Tiger King tanks not to fall behind and to attack forward. The heavy armor defense of the huge Tiger King tanks, which was extremely difficult to be destroyed from the front, was their absolutely stable mobile shield.
At the same time, on the other side, behind these coordinated attacking Tiger King tanks and SS armored grenadiers, Wittmann led a total of 4 Tiger King tanks, including his own command vehicle, to focus fire on the exposed American firepower points outside the town.
"At eleven o'clock, American tanks! Sherman! Are coming out of the street!"
"I saw it! Little Loli, come to Daddy!"
"Armor-piercing shells are good!"
"Fire!"
Boom--
The 105mm main gun, whose barrel is even longer than the Chang 88, roared and fired. The combination of precise Krupp craftsmanship and Zeiss optical sights makes this new main gun with a larger caliber and more powerful power still have super accuracy that is not inferior to the previous generation Chang 88. The roar of artillery fire has accurately hit the target in just a moment.
Crack--
Crack--
Boom--
Ding--
The sharp sound of the armor-piercing shells hitting, the sound of the armor plates being torn and twisted, the shock explosion of the projectiles and ammunition and oil, and the sound of the Xie Mantou turret falling to the ground after being raised high and then heavily dropped.
There is no suspense, just like a red-hot razor piercing butter with ease.
This 78-type Sherman tank, which used a 5-caliber long barrel, was killed by Master Wei's 007 Super Tiger King without firing a single shot.
The entire front of the car had just driven out of the street and had not even had time to complete the car body turning before it was pierced through the upper armor, ignited the ammunition rack, and lifted the turret, becoming a burning hot steel coffin.
It cannot be said that the US military performed poorly. In fact, the reaction speed of the US military in the town was already quite fast.
Take the US tank soldiers for example. In less than two minutes after the first explosion, they had already set off and drove the tank to the last street intersection just one step away from the outer defense position of the town.
To be honest, this reaction speed is not something that can be achieved by a lazy soldier who is far away from his car and doesn't know whether he is bragging or taking a nap. This is obviously the speed that only armored soldiers who are guarding their own cars and are in a state of response at any time can have.
It was precisely because of this situation that Wittmann, who had never underestimated the enemy in tactics, was more convinced that his guesses and judgments were correct.
The American troops in the city were not simple. They were not the kind of trash who put their weapons in storage and let their horses go to the mountains after bullying the stormtroopers and began to wander around the town without any vigilance.
In any case, at least the commander of this group of American troops, that is, the American officer who might be the battalion commander mentioned in the intelligence, was very good at the deployment of the entire town and the maintenance of the alert status of his troops.
It doesn't matter whether his subordinates are full of complaints or willing to execute his orders. In short, they did it. Whether it is the outer warning position of the town or the reaction speed of the reinforcement of the US troops, it is remarkable. Even if a lion commands a group of sheep, it is better than a sheep commanding a group of lions.
Considering the US military commander's troop formation and defensive alert status, Wittmann naturally classified it as an opponent "worthy of fighting". He immediately adjusted his mentality and started to go all out. The momentum continues to direct the battle.
"Continue to reload high-explosive bombs. The intersection has been blocked. Don't worry about that side for now! The Yankee machine gun position at one o'clock, take it out first! Fire!"
As Wittmann said, the situation on the other side of the street has been suppressed and there is no need to worry about it for the time being.
One of the main purposes of targeting and waiting at the intersection is to kill the leading vehicle and use the wreckage of the leading vehicle to block the intersection and cause traffic jams.
The burning steel wreckage and the accident scene where secondary explosions may occur at any time not only make the US infantry intimidated and dare not advance rashly, but even the US armored vehicles that follow up have to face how to push the wreckage away. Open the question of removal.
Even if another Sherman with the same horsepower were to forcefully push and ram it, it would not be a matter of minutes to completely remove the wreckage and restore the road to smooth flow. The precious time gained by this was enough for Wittmann to do a lot of things. On a battlefield where fighter planes were changing rapidly, this might be the key to victory.