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

Chapter 64 Barbarossa, going through the transportation hub to Minsk

"Prepare armor-piercing bullets!"

As the gunner shouted, the Soviet commander and loader immediately took out a 76.2 mm armor-piercing projectile and prepared it.

boom!
A shell was fired and passed directly along the edge of the pot lid of the German E5 light tank.

"A target suspected to be a T34 tank was found ahead, prepare armor-piercing rounds!"

The E5 tank commander immediately ordered.

"Roger that!"

An armor-piercing projectile was inserted directly into the gun barrel.

The gunner immediately began to target the T34 tank that was approaching rapidly in the distance.

boom!
A 75mm armor-piercing projectile headed straight for the T34 tank like a meteor.

When the warhead hit the front cockpit, it did not stop but broke through its armor and entered directly into it.

In just an instant, the armor of the T34 tank was torn open, and the crew inside was sprayed by the metal jet into a pile of minced meat.

Especially the driver in the cockpit died the most tragically.

But this is the fate of armored soldiers. Either they build the strongest iron coffin for others, or they sleep in their own iron coffin.

The only T34 tank was destroyed.

Regarding the T34 tank, the armored soldiers had already learned about the situation from William.

Currently, the only two tanks that can pose a threat to them are the T34 tank and the KV-1 heavy tank.

First of all, the T34 tank must be destroyed. Because of its fast speed, it can approach and fight.

If the accuracy is not good enough, you can get closer and hit, but if the penetration depth is not enough, you can get closer.

As for the KV-1 heavy tank, its speed is too slow, and it can be hung 1000 meters away for a kite-style strike.

The retreat speed of the E5 tank is much faster than the forward speed of the KV-1.

Therefore, as long as there is no sudden encounter with the KV-1 heavy tank, you can basically fight with the opponent hanging.

But the T34 tank is different. Just kick the throttle and fly up, which can provide it with powerful power output.

One can imagine the consequences of a close-to-the-face attack. How could a 19-ton figure be able to withstand a big man at close range?

After destroying the T34 tank, the remaining tanks opened fire one after another.

But there is a saying that goes well, too many ants will kill the elephant.

One of the 45mm armor-piercing projectiles is theoretically unable to penetrate the frontal armor of the E5 tank.

As a result, it penetrated directly into the gap between the tank turret and the body.

This may be God's will. The metal jet sprayed directly from the connection, killing three people except the machine gunner driver.

The turret was also stuck and could no longer rotate.

A charging T26 broke the track of one of the E5 tanks.
Unable to retreat, it was penetrated from the side by a T28 tank.

Two E5 tanks were destroyed, and the remaining Soviet tanks were killed.

But this also exposed a lot of shortcomings of the E5 tank.

The track is broken and the side is gone.

The defense needs to be strengthened, at least an armored skirt similar to that of a Panzer IV tank can be hung on the side.

The thickness can be enhanced to 25 mm. Although it can penetrate instantly, it will be a little more difficult to penetrate 30 mm armor after detonating in advance.

After the armored vehicles and tanks were destroyed, the Soviet army was completely defeated.

Many of them have already begun to surrender, and even the Soviet major general has no choice but to do so no matter how unwilling he is.

More than a dozen 180mm rockets flew in the sky.

It was launched by six half-track rocket motorcycles belonging to two companies led by William.

One round is the explosion of 12 180mm rockets.

The huge explosion directly killed and injured the troops in the rear.

The most important thing is that all the last bit of morale was destroyed.

At the same time, when he raised his head and looked at the sky, two groups of J1 Raptor fighter jets were already roaring towards him.

The 88mm rockets falling from the sky are quite powerful.

Although it is only 88 mm, it is 1.8 meters long. In addition to propelling the launch fuel, there is only explosives left.Its power is no less powerful than the explosion of a 100mm rocket launcher.

Seeing that there was no way to escape, he had no choice but to surrender.

After this battle, the combined combat battalion captured a Soviet armored brigade.

Destroyed 38 tanks, 46 armored vehicles, killed 1124 Soviet soldiers, and captured 2769 people.

The second company lost 108 men and the first company lost 89 men.

The heavy fire company lost two tanks, including four armored soldiers.

The remaining companies lost more than ten people, which was acceptable.

It was the town that Erlian defended that lost more than half.

The mood was difficult for Lahm, including Boateng, whose company also lost 89 men.

These are the good brothers who drank, chatted and bragged together yesterday.

William looked at the Soviet major general in front of him and saw unwillingness in his eyes.

It's not the reluctance to be defeated, but the reluctance to have his future ruined.

"Don't you feel ashamed of taking the lives of your own soldiers to pave the way for yourself?"

William's tentative words made the other party express his unwillingness.

William also understood that the death of nearly two hundred of his brothers was because the bastard in front of him was unwilling to give up for the hopeless future.

If you say that you have your own honor as a soldier, forget it.

"Drag him down to find a cesspool and drown him!"

William waved.

The soldiers swarmed forward and dragged the senior Soviet officer away.

The end result is to drown in an unknown cesspool, and the body becomes food for maggots.

In this turbulent war era, who cares where you die.

The Soviet troops in front of them will also be sent to German prisoner of war camps for at least four years.

After solving everything in front of him, William gathered his troops and set up defense in the town.

The other troops also passed through the town one after another.

At the same time, this matter was also reported to the headquarters.

Soon the command's commendation arrived in the town.

At the same time, the lost soldiers were also replenished.

In addition, the headquarters gave them a day off, so they could rest for a day before heading to the next target, Minsk.

There is another town that needs to be captured on the way to Minsk, which is the gateway town of Minsk.

After getting through, Minsk will be exposed.

According to intelligence, there is currently a Soviet infantry regiment garrisoned in Minsk, but the number of artillery pieces is unclear.

The armor strength is also unknown.

You can only roughly understand it by launching a tentative attack.

During a day's rest, most people were still immersed in the death of their comrades.

The next morning I packed everything up and started on the road again.

"set off!"

With an order, the vehicle started to move towards Minsk.

“I don’t know what the situation ahead is like.”

Everyone was puzzled when they watched the J1 Raptor fighter jet whizzing past in the sky.

"No matter what lies ahead, we will fight through it."

Royce said with emotion.

Everyone in the vehicle also chatted for a while, and it was not until an hour later that they saw the town of Stolb.

Fifty kilometers away from here is Minsk.

(End of this chapter)