Chapter 43: Go for Broke (Part 1)

"You all saw it, right? Just do it! Aim at the vertical armor behind the side tracks of those Soviet T34 tanks, where the defense is weakest!"

Following Wittmann's loud orders, several other No. 3A assault guns that were ambushed on the hillside began to follow suit, lowering their barrels and firing at the weakest armored sides of the T34 tanks. attack.

For a time, the Soviet offensive group, which was advancing smoothly, fell from the peak to the trough like a roller coaster in just a blink of an eye.

The newly arrived 88mm anti-aircraft guns on the position were rushed to the rescue, the JUB7B-2 Stuka dive bombers and BF109E3 fighter jets were roaring and circling in the sky, and Wittmann's assault gun group was pouring out maximum firepower on the hillside on the flanks.

The already red-eyed German army was holding on to its position and using all the weapons in its hands to fire at the Soviet army in response to crazy attacks. These young SS soldiers had an almost crazy fanatical belief in the German leader Hitler. They have transformed into a group of the most bloodthirsty beasts.

Unless the last Soviet soldier in front of the position falls, it is impossible for these murderous and almost crazy SS soldiers to stop here.

Standing in his forward observation post, holding a telescope and gritting his teeth, he stared at the almost one-sided massacre-like battle in front of him. Division Commander Chernyayev, who refused to give up and admit defeat, did not need to say anything from Commissar Petrov this time. Suggestions: Turn your head immediately and speak loudly to the communications officer next to you.

"Tell the artillery group in the rear that I don't want to see even one German anti-tank gun continue to fire on that damn position! Unless all the ammunition is used up, even if all the barrels are shot Even if it’s scrapped, keep firing!”

"Yes! Comrade Commander!"

Standing aside and listening quietly to the terrible roar from his partner's mouth, Political Commissar Petrov, who was also worried about the war on the front line, always had an unspeakable worry in his heart, but this inexplicable and unexplainable feeling finally made him Commissar Petrov chose silence.

"Hey, let's do our best. If everything is really going to end here, then at least we can die a worthy death."

After Division Commander Chernyev gave the order to continue to approach the artillery cover, the A19 122mm cannon and ML20 152mm heavy howitzer of the 20th Tank Division's artillery regiment immediately raised their muzzles again and fired. Dozens of artillery shells, filled with hope of turning defeat into victory, were fired straight into the distant sky.

Boo hoo hoo——

"Damn it, Ivan's bombardment, get down!!!"

The astonishingly powerful 122mm and 152mm high-explosive grenades had already landed on the ground before the SS soldiers on the position who had just heard the terrifying whistling of the shells had completely fallen down. The scattered shrapnel and explosion shock waves were taken away almost in the blink of an eye. The lives of the vast majority of people present were gone before they could react in time. The balance of victory that had begun to tilt towards the German army once again swung violently because of the Soviet artillery joining the battle.

When the German defensive position outside the town of Broad below was instantly filled with flying sand and rocks, after taking a panoramic view of the smoke and dust scene directly below him, the German troops who were originally flying a plane hovering at high altitude looked down at the battlefield situation and were waiting for an opportunity to dispatch. The Stuka bombers immediately swooped toward the Soviet artillery position that was not far away and was still spitting out flames, like a group of vultures smelling the smell of blood.

"Over there, the German planes are coming. The artillery crews are in position! Open fire and shoot them down!"

When the roar of the huge engines of the Stuka dive bombers filled the sky, the Soviet artillery positions that had long been expected to be attacked by German air attacks were actually well prepared and deployed at the outermost edge of the artillery positions to take charge. The Soviet anti-aircraft artillery troops guarding the safety of the sky above them immediately began a step-by-step anti-aircraft shooting.

Bang-bang-bang——

Da da--

The high-low anti-aircraft firepower network composed of the 37mm 61-K fully automatic anti-aircraft gun and the 76mm 3-K anti-aircraft gun immediately filled the sky with the dazzling river of tracer fire and scattered explosion clouds of anti-aircraft shells before the German fleet made its final dive.

After being blocked by the Soviet anti-aircraft artillery units, the German Stuka dive bombers were not eager to continue the attack. Instead, they followed closely and swung their control sticks to dodge the incoming anti-aircraft bombs as planned in advance. At the same time, it made way for the BF109E3 fighters behind them who were responsible for opening an attack channel for them.

These BF109E3 fighter jets, which are tasked with escorting the Stuka dive bombers that are bulky and do not have air combat capabilities, can be said to be full-time. In addition to being able to carry aerial bombs and carry out ground attacks and attacks with the Stukas, In addition to the task of seizing air supremacy, these flexible and lightweight battlefield flying swallows are also responsible for clearing ground anti-aircraft firepower for the Stukas.

The anti-aircraft barrage that is enough to pose a serious threat to the cumbersome and slow Stukas is really not reusable on these BF109E3 fighters. These nimble flying swallows, which are specially designed for air combat, have unimaginable ultra-high maneuverability. As well as a very small turning radius in the air, it can be said that it is very easy to fly up and down when dealing with these hand-cranked anti-aircraft guns without proximity fuses of the Soviet army.

The 20 German BF109E3 fighters dispatched in today's escort mission against the Soviet air strike are not only the most advanced type at present, but the pilots sitting in the cockpit and driving these war eagles soaring in the sky are the most elite air force under Colonel Fernando.

The pilots of these 20 BF109E3 fighters are all elite veterans who survived the Battle of Britain. Compared with the Spitfire fighters of the Royal Air Force, which are as good as BF109 or even better, the Soviet anti-aircraft guns that have almost no actual combat air defense experience and are firing recklessly are simply too easy for these German ace pilots to deal with.

The nimble and gorgeous flying posture of the up-and-down fighters was like a work of art, dodging the anti-aircraft barrage that followed them all the way. The Soviet anti-aircraft artillery positions, which were played around by these experienced German ace pilots, soon had uneven firepower.

After seizing the opportunity, the remaining German BF109E3 fighters, who had been waiting for this moment, immediately dived down at the Soviet anti-aircraft artillery positions at full speed like arrows from a bow. The two MGFF20mm aircraft cannons on the wings were flashing the dark muzzle light.