Chapter 655: The One Who Framed the Strange Bird

The Germans knew very well that the opponents they were about to face had a lot of remaining tanks. Those Soviet tanks with special markings of white bear heads biting the Iron Cross on their turrets caused them great trouble this morning.

The German armored soldiers could clearly feel that the opponents lacked unified dispatch and coordination as always, but the difference was that these Soviet tanks seemed to be able to gather in groups of three or two to move together, and they were not the Soviet tanks that were easily panicked in previous battles.

This very strange situation puzzled the German armored soldiers who encountered this group of opponents for the first time. The rapid armored assault encounter did not go smoothly for the Germans.

Even after replacing the new long-barreled 75mm gun, the German No. 4 tank was only equal in firepower to the Soviet T34 tank, and its armor protection was still at an indisputable absolute disadvantage.

German tanks may not kill Soviet tanks instantly, and there may be ricochets. Soviet tanks hit German tanks almost one shot at a time, and their heads flew and the ammunition exploded.

Not only was the equipment quality still at a disadvantage, but they also encountered such a strange opponent. The German armored soldiers, who had suffered heavy losses and lost more than 20 tanks in the morning, were also cautious this time. In Malashenko's opinion, the loose assault formation was not a little worse than the dense charge this morning.

"Heh, these Germans have learned their lesson. Ivushkin, aim and fire, those Germans must have discovered us!"

Whether it was the T34, KV1, or Malashenko's IS1, the Soviet tanks in World War II were all tall and strong, which was in stark contrast to the flat Soviet main battle tanks of the Cold War.

Knowing that battlefield concealment was almost non-existent for him, Malashenko, who was sure that the Germans must have discovered him, decided to strike first and suppress these German tanks first.

The sound of a cannon from Malashenko's car became the official horn for the whole battle.

The German armored soldiers who launched the attack knew what the conspicuous Soviet tanks on the position were for, but since they were the attackers, they had to be aware of the losses. The German armored group continued to step on the accelerator and rushed forward quickly despite the direct anti-tank fire from Malashenko.

Several of the long-barreled Type 4 tanks at the front were destroyed as key targets, but there were still many left.

The Type 4 tanks with long 75mm guns that were pulled close to a distance of 500 meters began to stop and serve as direct support fire, aiming at the big Soviet tanks on the opposite position and firing volleys. The one-sided battle that suppressed the German army lasted less than two minutes, and then they waved goodbye to Malashenko completely.

The Type 4 tank equipped with the new long-barreled 75mm tank gun was capable of destroying the T34 tank from the front at a distance of 500 meters. The Soviet and German tanks that started to shoot at each other soon suffered casualties and losses. The Germans' unconventional tactics of forcing a shootout despite their own firepower made Malashenko, who was staring at the commander's periscope, suspicious.

"What are these Germans doing? When did they start shooting at each other in front of the position?"

Malashenko's doubts were soon answered. The unique noise and roar of the Stuka dive bombers coming from the distant horizon was the real appetizer prepared by the Germans for Malashenko.

"Fuck you! Can't we do anything else besides airplanes? I'm so stupid!"

Malashenko, who felt overwhelmed when he heard the roar of the engine resounding through the battlefield, was not without a solution this time. Colonel Chelchenkov had two reinforced field anti-aircraft battalions in his hands, and there were nearly 30 temporary anti-aircraft guns that were scattered and not wasted.

These anti-aircraft guns with uneven performance may not be able to deal with high-altitude horizontal bombers and agile fighters, but they are enough to deal with these stupid ducks, the fastest Stuka, which can only travel at a speed of more than 300 kilometers per hour.

The German armored soldiers in front of the position still insisted on not retreating after testing the firepower, waiting for their own air support, trying to see if they can break through the Soviet army's simple field defense position in one go and open a breakthrough.

The German Stuka pilots in the sky were still immersed in the bombing this morning and were a little careless. The bombing of the Soviet army in the mobile formation was too smooth and was not intercepted by any ground anti-aircraft firepower.

The German Stukas, who mistakenly thought that the situation was the same as this morning, were so rampant that they dived directly towards Malashenko on the ground, and even skipped the process of flying around the position twice to test the anti-aircraft firepower.

The various Soviet small-caliber anti-aircraft guns that were not clearly visible in the sky did not suddenly open fire until the German Stukas approached within 5 miles. The 25mm, 37mm and even 7mm DShK anti-aircraft heavy machine guns were all put into the battle and fired together. The dense anti-aircraft firepower network immediately wove a large tracer net over the position, covering the careless Stukas at once.

"The Russians have anti-aircraft positions! Scatter, scatter!"

"Damn, I was shot! My engine is leaking oil, my god, it's all over the dashboard, I lost control!"

"Tail rudder, the Russians broke my tail rudder!"

It was Malashenko's idea to bring the Stukas within 5 kilometers and then fire intensively with small-caliber anti-aircraft guns.

Colonel Chelchenkov didn't understand why Malashenko did this at first. You know, these fully loaded Stukas are already very dangerous after approaching 5 kilometers. Under the effect of inertial dive, just a little lift of the nose can throw bombs on the opponent's face. Colonel Chelchenkov is very worried that doing so will put the position in danger and be blown up on the spot.

Malashenko answered Colonel Chelchenkov's doubts like this.

"Comrade division commander, compared to scaring those Germans away early and making them pay the price of blood, which one do you prefer?"

"Needless to say, I can guess that it must be the second one."

Then, under Malashenko's personal deployment, this is finally the scene where the German Stukas were hit by a club and panicked.

The high-rate small-caliber machine gun has a fatal killing power for the slow-moving Stukas that have just entered the 5-kilometer straight-line distance and have not yet started to dive but are already flying low.

The hot projectile tore through the fuselage skin and penetrated the wing spars. The explosion of the charge and the shattering of shrapnel broke the tail rudder and wing control cables, and ignited the built-in fuel tanks in the wings, causing huge fires to rise in the sky.