Man in World War II: The Fall of an Empire!

Chapter 59: Project Barbarossa is launched, and the combined combat battalion attacks

The Stuka dive bomber can be said to have stolen the show in this operation.

Although the entire design is very backward, it is a backward product in terms of speed and performance.

But when they had air superiority, these Stuka dive bombers were like hungry wolves, and whoever they targeted would be dead.

Various models of BF109 fighter jets occupy the entire sky.

The FW190 fighter jets have not yet asked questions, so apart from the J1 Velociraptor fighter jets, the rest of the sky is dominated by the BF109 fighter jets.

The BF109 fighter jet and the FW190 fighter jet are high-low-matched fighter jets.

The BF109 fighter jet is like the mainstay of the German Army, the Panzer IV tank. Various improved models from Type A to Type J and various evolutionary upgrades have always supported Germany's results from beginning to end.

The FW190, like the Panther medium tank, has become a cutting-edge tank force in the German Army.

The same is true for the air. The FW190 fighter jet is Germany's mid-to-late Panther tank, but the number cannot keep up and is difficult to maintain.

After the Air Force completed its first batch of bombings, the Army crossed the dividing line and rushed towards the Soviet Union at 5:20 in the morning.

William had arrived at the military camp at 4:30 in the morning.

The soldiers were busy filling up their vehicles with fuel.

At the same time, they also carry two large 12-liter oil barrels. 24-liter gasoline is definitely not of much use to a tank.

But for automobile half-tracks, it can still guarantee that it can run over [-] kilometers.

As for half-track motorcycles, tracked armored personnel carriers, six-wheeled armored vehicles, eight-wheeled armored vehicles, etc., it all depends on how much fuel is allocated to the vehicle body.

Among them, the original six No. 5 assault guns were replaced by six E[-] light tanks.

This is a 19-ton light tank produced by Raytheon Group.

The low body and flat turret are like a pot lid buckled on the body.

It is equipped with a 75mm L48 caliber gun, which is currently capable of killing all Soviet tanks.

The equipped Thor V12 diesel engine has a new turbocharger that can generate 470 horsepower, which can provide it with a top speed of 68 kilometers per hour.

Even the Soviet T34 tank with 500 horsepower and a speed of 55 kilometers per hour is far behind.

The opponent has to carry a 32-ton body and run, but the Thor E5 light tank's 19-ton body generates only 30 less horsepower.

The reversing speed is also 50 kilometers per hour, and the defense of the E5 light tank is almost always on the front.

The turret is a balanced defense, while the frontal defense of the car body is 40 mm thick with tilted armor, and the 60° tilt is equivalent to 80 mm thick defense.

At the same time, the turret is 51 mm thick, and its equivalent armor is 102 mm thick.

It is almost impossible for the turret to penetrate.

Coupled with the Soviet Union's poor fire control system and poor communication, it can kill multiple T500 tanks at a distance of 34 meters.

I wanted to kill the Thor E5 light tank but I was already dead when I pursued it.

The opponent's reversing speed is 34 kilometers per hour, which is no slower than the T[-]'s forward speed.

In addition, the sides of the car body are equipped with 45 mm thick armor tilted at 28°, which is equivalent to almost 40 mm thick armor.

In the era of 1941, it was good to be able to gather 40 mm armor.

So there is nothing to be picky about.

In other words, the entire armor is 28 mm thick, and it only needs to be hit with rockets or 37 mm anti-tank guns.

Even the equivalent of 40mm armor is difficult to block.

But it's not that easy to hit.

The entire body is 2.5 meters high, and the T34 tank is 2.74 meters high.

It also takes some skills to hit the car body.

I believe that later E5 light tanks will add some side defense.

For example, if you learn to install a 20 mm thick armor plate on the No. [-] tank, it will weaken the power first, and then it will be another matter when the second impact occurs.

This is very effective against sneak attack rocket launchers.

But these are all things for later. Currently, six Thor E5 light tanks have been equipped with combined combat battalions.

It is also equipped with 6-wheeled Puma armored vehicles and 8-wheeled Tieniu armored vehicles.

The 6-wheel Puma armored vehicle is equipped with a 13.8 mm heavy machine gun in the center.

In addition, it can carry 6 combat soldiers for critical operations, and there can be two people in the cockpit at the same time, plus the driver, that's three people.

A Puma armored vehicle is a combat team member.

As for the 8-wheeled Tieniu armored vehicle, it is equipped with a 50mm L60 tank gun and a 7.92 coaxial machine gun.

There is a gunner and a loader in the turret, and the vehicle body can carry 8 combat soldiers for combat.

These models have already been produced, but there are no orders yet.

But I believe there will be a large number of orders after this battle.

At least currently, German armored vehicles are not as strong as the two armored vehicles in front of them.

Even the Type 222 and the upgraded Type 223 are no match.

The 13.8mm Thor heavy machine gun mounted on the Puma armored vehicle is equipped with five rounds of ordinary bullets and two rounds of armor-piercing bullets.

Even if the Type 222 armor is equipped with a 20mm cannon, it is not its opponent.

In terms of protection, it far exceeds the Type 222 armored vehicle.

The speed of the entire vehicle is only 50 kilometers per hour, although the speed decrease is not as fast as that of ordinary armored vehicles.

But its armor defense is absolutely top-notch.

The vehicles and aircraft manufactured by Raytheon Group are all produced with people first.

You can sacrifice some speed and firepower, but you must not sacrifice defense.

As long as you are alive, there is hope. If you die, no matter how awesome you are, you are dead.

After the combined combat battalion is assembled.

William stepped onto a Humvee armored vehicle.

The Humvee armored vehicle is a first-generation four-wheeled armored vehicle. It is equipped with a 13.8 mm Thor heavy machine gun and has a crew of five.

He stepped on the hood of the Humvee and looked at his men.

"Boaten!"

"Subordinates are here!"

"Take your company across the Vistula River and knock out the Soviet bridgehead, Sim Fortress"

"Yes!" "Ram!"

"Subordinates are here!"

"Take your company across the Vistula River from the left and go straight to Tihadun, fifty kilometers away. This is a transportation hub. Cutting off the Soviet army's retreat, you only need to block the Soviet army for eight hours. The Soviet army in this area will be reduced to ashes"

"Yes!"

"Ozil"

"Subordinates are here!"

"Take your people and clear out all the Soviet troops in the area after taking Sim Fortress in one row!"

"Yes!"

"Haverts!"

"Subordinates are here!"

"Take your people in the center, clear the battlefield, and be ready to support frontline operations at any time."

"Yes!"

"Sol!"

"Subordinates are here!"

"Responsible for fire support, we must ensure that our troops cannot be attacked by the opponent's tanks, and at the same time ensure that artillery fire is suppressed, do you understand?"

"Yes!"

After arranging five companies, William waved and everyone quickly boarded the train and prepared for action.

As the main force, the first company began to prepare for crossing the river.

Each of the ten half-track motorcycles had a propeller blade device inserted into the rear.

A hole here is reserved for propeller blades.

This means that the half-track motorcycle in front of you is amphibious.

A multi-functional bridge tank modified from the E5 light tank chassis.

The three-section pontoon is folded on top of the tank body.

Use the hydraulic device to start opening and releasing forward.

One section is 13 meters long, and the three sections combined are 39 meters long. However, this length is far from enough.

After it was put in, the engineers began to launch the water and perform mortise and tenon joints.

As a heavy firepower company, the fifth company's tanks were already hiding in the bushes and waiting.

Among them, three 150mm heavy infantry guns and four M1940 75-inch infantry guns have been deployed.

The bombardment was ready to begin at any time, and the bombardment of Ram Fortress, the bridgehead on the other side of the river, began without the Soviets reacting.

Ram didn't know what he thought when he heard it.

"No. [-] gun position is in place"

"No. [-] gun position is in place"

"No. [-] gun position is in place"

shouted immediately after the three half-track self-propelled artillery had been deployed.

The remaining M1940 75mm infantry guns are also in place.

"Load calibration bombs at gun position No. [-]! Prepare the remaining gun positions."

Following Lieutenant Saul's order.

All the gunners began to get busy.

One by one, 150mm artillery shells were stuffed into the barrel.

The 75mm infantry gun is simply stuffed into the barrel and waiting.

boom!
As the gunner pulled the firing rope, the shells flew out like meteors and headed straight for the Soviet Ram Fortress.

jump!There was a loud explosion two kilometers away, and fire and gunpowder smoke billowed directly up to a height of more than 70 meters.

The soldiers here can see it clearly.

The observer on the observation balloon observes the situation in the distance.

"Left offset 200 meters, salvo"

With the new calibrated coordinates the salvo began.

Boom boom boom!Boom boom boom!
Among them, four 75mm M1940 infantry guns also fired.

Ten half-track scooters were already in the water.

The driver, including three soldiers, rode on it and moved forward on the river.

About five minutes later, thirty soldiers came ashore.

After landing on the shore, the soldiers began to disperse and advance, and they encountered Soviet troops when they were less than 300 meters away.

"Discover the enemy! Defend the enemy!"

With a shout, the German soldiers moved quickly.

The machine guns began to suppress fire, and the rest began to outflank them from the left and right.

The next round of reinforcements will arrive in 10 minutes.

30 people came over carrying two MG34 general machine guns.

There were more than 50 Soviet soldiers on the opposite side, with only a few DP light machine guns and not even heavy machine guns.

How could such firepower be the opponent of the German army?

The most common soldier in the combined combat battalion has an M1940 semi-automatic rifle.

Twenty rounds of bullets suppressed the fire of at least five people on the opposite side.

The MK40 submachine gun uses a 47-round drum magazine. There are two such submachine guns in a team.

The firepower alone is no less than the DP light machine gun of the Soviet army opposite.

Thousands of bullets shot through the bushes.

The Soviet soldiers' faces were full of horror, and they didn't even understand the situation.

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