Chapter 920 Preparing for a Breakthrough

Secondly, Malashenko estimated that the Germans who refused to surrender would definitely plan to put up another desperate resistance. If the heavy heavy tanks got too close, the condescending Germans would probably use cluster grenades or incendiary bottles to attack them. This kind of thing was aimed directly at the top of the tank and thrown.

If this type of home-made throwing weapon is thrown on the main armor or even the side armor of a tank, Malashenko will not even bother to pay attention to it. At most, it will just make a thud and add some flame special effects to the armor without any impact.

But now these German guys are occupying a favorable terrain and are condescending. If an M24 cluster grenade tied into a big chicken leg is thrown down, it may hit the turret roof or the car body dome. If so, the threat it poses is really real. Not to be underestimated.

Malashenko is well aware of the power of the German M24 potato masher. This large-charge and powerful offensive grenade is full of explosive power. When bundled into a large bundle, it can even attack ordinary fortifications. It was lifted directly. Malashenko asked himself if he didn't want to use the most vulnerable part of the car to test whether it could withstand the blasting power of the Germans' cluster grenades.

The situation is not optimistic if it is replaced by a throwing weapon containing alcohol and gasoline such as a Molotov cocktail. As long as the German is willing to aim and throw from a high position, he can easily throw a bottle full of burning liquid into the heat dissipation window of the engine compartment at the rear of the car. superior.

Although the diesel engine of the Soviet tank is not flammable, it cannot hold a glass bottle full of flammable fuel from escaping into the engine compartment through the heat dissipation window. Tank fire will be a foreseeable and inevitable situation. No matter which of the above two situations is encountered, it is not too good for Malashenko.

"The men from the first platoon follow me, the men from the second platoon follow Captain Constantine, and the rest stay with the tank and wait for orders. Pin those ** lackeys in the house and beat them to death. Let's take action! Comrades !”

A large group of Red Army soldiers who were briefly assigned tasks immediately split into two echelons from behind the tank.

The main echelon led by Captain Varosha has the largest number of people. This is a standard infantry platoon of the Red Army Infantry Division that is close to full strength. It is fully equipped with various individual light weapons and is also specially equipped with some weapons summed up based on actual combat experience. Artifact equipment for street fighting, such as explosive packs and flamethrowers that can blast through a load-bearing wall at once.

Captain Varosha, who was leading the people forward carefully against the wall, held the Bobosha submachine gun in his hand tightly and kept his posture as low as possible. The heavy tanks led by Malashenko could safely carry them to the final assault of 100 meters. From a distance, Captain Varosha was already grateful and full of gratitude for this.

Captain Varosha, who participated in the first phase of the defensive street battles in Stalingrad, had more than once experienced firsthand how terrifying it was to have no tank cover in street battles.

In order to retake the neighborhoods occupied by the Germans, countless Red Army soldiers launched a charge against the German machine gun firepower. The Red Army soldiers who were mopped down were lined up one after another. The people in front fell down, and those behind stepped on the bodies of the people in front and continued to charge. They just relied on such a momentum of fighting to the end to defeat the Germans. The lower block was taken back.

Sometimes just a morning of fighting for blocks can completely eliminate a fully equipped infantry regiment from the organization. People who have never witnessed that tragic charge scene will never know what a terrible and tragic feeling it is to be tripped to the ground by the corpse of a comrade that is almost knee high during the charge.

Captain Varosha, who was speechless for a time, once went to his regiment leader with tears in his eyes, and in a state of almost losing control of his emotions, he desperately asked the regiment leader why he could not get tank support. A company of soldiers under his command only suffered single-digit casualties after only two rounds of charges. This kind of tragic battle was something he had never encountered before.

"It's not that your company's charge cannot be supported by tanks, Captain Varosha, but that our entire army really doesn't have many usable tanks anymore."

Captain Varosha was slightly startled by the reply from his comrade leader, but his red eyes were still full of grief and anger.

"How come there are no tanks? Comrade commander! We have all heard the news about the tank hero Malashenko, the regiment leader, and his troops to recapture Mamayev Heights. What a good heavy tank! Even if it is divided between two of us No, even if there was only one, there wouldn’t be so many corpses of soldiers lying on the street!”

When Captain Varosha asked this question, quite some time had passed since the battle in which Malashenko led his troops to regain control of Mamayev Heights.

At that time, Malashenko was in a battlefield support state of fighting fires everywhere. Basically, where there was a danger of being broken through by the enemy, Malashenko and his First Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment would be transferred to that place.

The tragic battle losses were particularly obvious during this period. The 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment, which had been bombed by the Luftwaffe and was unable to take care of itself, was almost unable to protect itself. It had no extra strength to take care of the offensive and defensive battles in the secondary blocks. Just dealing with the battle in the main district has already exhausted the combat energy.

Captain Varosha, who was notified by the regiment leader and patiently explained the whole story, finally left with his head lowered. He leaned against the ruins of a small building in the Red Army-controlled area on the side of the street and stayed stunned for a long time before he managed to get out of a company. After losing their comrades to the point where only a few of them were still standing, they recovered from the grief.

"How great it would be if I could get tank support and fight with the tank hero Comrade Malashenko!"

The wish that was just a casual talk turned into reality unexpectedly.

Captain Varosha, who was regarded as a brave hero rather than an incompetent coward by his superiors, was given the command of a reorganized infantry company during the Soviet strategic counterattack. His dream came true, and he followed his infantry division and was assigned to cooperate with the newly formed First Guards Heavy Tank Brigade to participate in the counterattack against the heavy industrial zone in the north of the city.

Captain Varosha, who volunteered, was allowed to act with the assault team led by Malashenko as he wished.

This assault team, which was not very strong, consisted of six IS1 heavy tanks and an infantry company led by Captain Varosha. This was already the maximum force that could be deployed in the narrow attack streets. Bringing more would be a useless move just to make up the numbers.

Captain Varosha, who did not encounter the German machine gun fire again along the way, quickly led his men downstairs.

Captain Varosha quietly took off his helmet and put his ear against a relatively thin outer wall. He could vaguely hear the hurried and busy sounds coming from the wall and the floor. The chaotic and dense footsteps and the voices coming at the same time could basically determine the general situation inside.

After putting the helmet back on his head, Captain Varosha, holding the PPSh submachine gun in his right hand, turned around and raised his left hand to gesture to his comrades behind him.

"Don't kick the door, the demolitionist prepares the explosives, and the others prepare to hide!"