Chapter 587 Death Battle (Part 1)

Although these German tanks were usually given various derogatory and mocking nicknames such as "canned human flesh" and "Hitler's coffin" by the Red Army soldiers who looked down on them, this was only widely circulated in Malashenko's First Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment.

The fact is that the Red Army soldiers, who only had a few anti-tank rifles in their hands, could not resist the fierce German tanks even if they tried their best.

In the field manuals issued to the anti-tank rifle team on weekdays, there are clear distinguishing marks for any German tank opponents they may face, including the clearly identified weak points of the German tanks' frontal protection, which are clearly marked with red circles and vividly.

But what is described on paper is completely different from actual combat operations.

The anti-tank rifle in his hand only had the most basic mechanical sight without any optical aiming aids. The front projection area of ​​the rumbling German tanks was indeed large, but the frontal weaknesses of the German tanks indicated by red circles in the field manuals were pitifully small in comparison, such as the small periscope slit on the observation window of the No. 3 and No. 4 tank drivers.

The front armor of the German tanks in motion was splashed with sparks by the armor-piercing bullets that kept coming, which was very dazzling. The German armored soldiers in the tanks could clearly hear the terrible collision sound, and many of the German armored soldiers who had always been unconfident about the protective performance of their own tanks felt a little frightened.

The accelerated sprinting German tanks became larger and larger in the field of vision, and finally roared to a place only a dozen meters away from the position and continued to move forward at full speed.

At this distance, the Red Army soldiers facing the German tanks still fought to the death, and all kinds of prepared anti-tank guys in their hands began to throw them at the German tanks desperately.

Several M24 wooden-handled grenades stripped from German corpses were assembled into modified cluster grenades and thrown out. Some high-concentration vodka that had been treasured for who knows how long was also inserted with cloth strips and ignited and thrown at the German tanks. The Red Army soldiers who were still holding anti-tank rifles in their hands, at this life-and-death moment when the psychological pressure was so great that it could overwhelm people, launched a fatal attack at the arrogant German tanks at the longest distance.

It may be a bit difficult to aim at the frontal weaknesses of the German tanks at medium and long distances, but when this distance is reduced to less than 100 meters, all problems will be solved and completely disappear.

The Red Army soldiers who held their breath and withstood huge psychological pressure tightly grasped the huge long gun in their hands and aimed their right eyes at the three-point line. The straight line overlapped with the front sight accurately pointed to the most vulnerable gap of the driver's observation window on the front of the German tank. The right index finger, which had been on the trigger for who knows how long, pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Bang——

The Simonov 5mm anti-tank rifle was extremely powerful and had an amazing recoil. The Red Army soldier, who was as big as a half-grown black bear, was immediately shocked by the huge recoil. The 5mm steel core armor-piercing bullet that had passed through the spiral rifling and the slender barrel accelerated, and instantly came out of the barrel with flames and deafening gunshots.

This time, the anti-tank rifleman, who was sure that he had completely aimed at the weak point of the German tank, finally completed his task.

The 5mm steel core armor-piercing bullet that poured into the tank from the gap in the observation window instantly smashed the unfortunate German driver's head into a pile of rotten watermelons in the blink of an eye.

The deformed steel core armor-piercing bullet continued to move forward at an oblique angle and hit the side armor inside the vehicle body, forming a terrible stray bullet. After two consecutive jumps and collisions, it directly hit the chest of the German tank commander who had not reacted at all from the back, and then broke out of the chest from the front like an alien larva, leaving a huge wound the size of a bowl. The huge impact kinetic energy of the 5mm steel core armor-piercing bullet was completely consumed.

The No. 4 tank, which had two people lying on the spot after a shot, slowly stopped like a wild boar that was hit by a club. The No. 3 tank, which seemed intact on the outside, was already full of blood. Two people died on the spot. The only remaining three people, the mechanic, gunner, and loader, immediately opened their hatches and prepared to abandon the vehicle and escape.

The anti-tank rifle team who witnessed this scene made an amazing move on the spot without hesitation.

The muzzle of the Simonov anti-tank rifle with a caliber of up to 5mm was aimed directly at the abandoned German armored soldier who had just climbed out of the tank and pulled the trigger again.

The 5mm steel core armor-piercing bullet that could penetrate even the weak point of the Type 3 tank at close range had devastating power. The German gunner who was shot in the back did not even have time to scream. A large ball of abnormally scarlet blood danced on his chest and he fell to the ground without a sound.

Everyone is happy to kick someone when he is down.

With a deafening gunshot, he saw another comrade beside him being knocked to the ground in an extremely miserable way. The last two German armored soldiers who abandoned the car only hated their parents for not giving them two more legs and not moving fast enough. Their terrified expressions without even turning their heads were followed by a bloody and cruel end.

The German standard M24 long-handled grenade, nicknamed the potato masher, is very easy to use. As an offensive grenade, it has a warhead charge of up to 170 grams and can be thrown a considerable distance. Even the Soviet infantry who seized this grenade from the corpses of German infantry were happy to use this well-made German product.

The M24 long-handled grenade with a smoking hissing sound at the end of the wooden handle flew out of his hand and hit the back of the German soldier who was running away dozens of meters away. The M24 long-handled grenade that was thrown out with all his strength had a strong aftereffect. The German mechanic who was caught off guard by the grenade warhead directly hit his back and fell to the ground.

He had no time to think whether he was shot, and he had no idea what the thing that hit him from behind was.

The young German mechanic struggled to get up from the ground at the fastest speed and prepared to run again, but the huge explosion that sounded just after he ran out of two steps completely ended his life.

The body that was blown away was like half a pork and was thrown to the ground lifelessly. The German mechanic who was trying to seek a glimmer of life just now seemed to have completely lost his life at this moment. His eyes were wide open, staring at the sky above his head that was always out of reach as if he was unwilling to give up.

Next to the still warm corpse, loud screams and the roar of gasoline engines and various weapons continued.