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

Chapter 85 The Soviet Army attacks in a heavy rainy day, and the autumn rain continues
It rained all the time, and everyone seemed listless as if something was wrong.

Because everyone knows that the current situation is very bad. The three-way army group has been severely damaged, and the number of casualties alone has exceeded one million.

Looking at the dense clouds, it was like the fear in everyone's heart, and it was dark and heavy above the head.

William worked hard to hold himself upright like a javelin and was busy on the battlefield, sending meager warmth and courage to the soldiers.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and everyone felt that the Soviet army would not attack again.

But the Soviet army often attacks when you are most relaxed.

The soldiers huddled in the skirmisher's shell-proof hole held their weapons and tightened their clothes and wanted to take a nap, but suddenly there was a slight vibration in the soil they were leaning against.

A bad premonition came to mind.

Then there was a shrill whistle, and everyone knew what it meant.

He picked up his weapon, got out of the skirmisher's anti-gun hole, and climbed up the ladder to the trench to prepare for battle.

The main trench has been dug to a depth of two meters, so if you want to block the attack, you have to go up to the combat platform to fight. There is also a layer of sandbags on top as a defense that can cover shooting.

boom!
A 152mm cannon howitzer flew over and exploded in an instant, causing the entire ground to shake.

Those who couldn't dodge were killed on the spot, and not even a single complete part was lost.

The Soviet KV-2 heavy tank was the first to fire.

Not just one, but multiple KV-2 heavy tanks opened fire.

This round was comparable to the firepower of two heavy artillery groups.

At the same time, the 88mm anti-aircraft gun did not hesitate to adjust its angle and began shelling.

boom!
A shell hit the KV-2's brain but did not destroy its defense.

The mantlet of the frontal armor has a full 110mm of armor. The vertical armor is no worse than that of a Tiger tank, not to mention that the area of ​​​​the thing is large and the spread is also large.

The 88mm anti-aircraft gun did not penetrate the KV-2 turret.

Although the distance is about 1000 meters, it can't be like this.

There is no way that this is the case, we can only continue loading and continue shelling.

If these were all T34 tanks, it would be easy to shoot, just one shot at a child.

However, this thing is a KV-2 heavy tank. Although it is slow, it has strong firepower and high defense.

When it reaches a large scale, not many tanks can withstand even random artillery bombings.

Take the Panzer III tank as an example. An explosion on its side can directly tear open the Panzer III armor and destroy it.

So aiming or not is just the same thing.

What's even worse is that they are now moving in groups.

Such heavy rain made it difficult for aircraft to take off and reinforce, so they took advantage of the heavy rain to tear open the Minsk defense line in one fell swoop.

"Everyone, cheer up! The enemy troops haven't reached our eyes yet. Are the RPG rocket launchers you are holding just for display? If they dare to get close, kill them!"

William, who was walking in the heavy rain, loudly warned the soldiers while also stabilizing their morale.

"Order the rocket tanks to prepare!"

William spoke despite the rain.

The messenger next to him immediately picked up the communication device and started calling the rocket tank vehicle.

All six rocket tanks were sheltered from the rain in the pit.

As the call sounded, a captain who was the rocket launcher tank commander picked up his whistle and started blowing it.

The rapid whistle made everyone put down what they were doing and rush to the tank. At the same time, the rain shelter on the tank was also removed.

Under the operation of the soldier, the hydraulic device began to open.

I saw the rocket launch frame slowly raised.

These 120mm rocket launchers were aimed thousands of meters away.

Six flag bearers stood on the ground in the rain and watched the commander's flag.

With the waving of the flag, the other five rocket launcher tanks also understood.

"Target 100-[-] meters coverage artillery fire! Volley!" As the order was issued.

Six rocket launcher vehicles began firing rocket launchers.

Whoosh!Whoosh!
The rocket launchers all over the sky were like a hurricane, heading straight towards the Soviet tank group in the distance.

Boom boom boom!Boom boom boom!
The huge explosion and the majestic appearance gave the defenders a great morale boost.

Suddenly the morale of the soldiers recovered a lot.

After all, we still have these high-end products that we haven’t used yet!
There are also half-track rocket launchers fired at close range.

These have not been used yet, and although they look dangerous, it will be no problem to carry them for a day or two.

Currently, Raytheon Group is working overtime on its tank production line, which is quickly producing tanks.

Eight vehicles appearing every day may not seem like a lot, but it is actually quite a lot.

Starting from eight tanks, we now have 10 tanks lined up.

Being able to produce 300 E6 tanks in one month is incredible.

That's 6 E[-] tanks in one year.

The E6 medium tank has the attack power of the Tiger tank, better defense than the T34, and is faster.

Such tanks just need to be produced in large quantities.

The rest of the tanks are redundant. As for the E7 tank, it is a naked main battle tank when it comes out.

Just like the Leopard 1 tank back then, its frontal defense could easily penetrate even the main gun of its predecessor, the Panther tank.

But the rest of the Panther tank's features are pretty good.

In that era when there was no additional armor, and the path of heavy tanks was eliminated, all that was left was to run naked and carry artillery.

It's a one-for-one play. If you hit, you win. If you miss, you lose.

Therefore, a better fire control system and observation and sighting system were developed at that time.

The E7 main battle tank has had this function since its release.

Can easily destroy all tanks.

But its armor is estimated to be only 95 mm thick and tilted at about 60 degrees.

If this is considered its sloped equivalent armor, it is 190 mm armor.

But this equivalent armor must be somewhat false.

But compared to the vertical one hundred millimeters of the Tiger tank, it is not at all false.

Therefore, it has the defense of the King Tiger, an attack power that surpasses it, and powerful horsepower, which was enough to dominate the world in World War II.

Nine times out of ten, if hit, it will be deflected or not penetrated.

The frontal armor is thick, while the side armor is only 50 mm thick.

However, its powerful maneuverability allows it to maintain high-speed movement.

It's a bit difficult to sneak around and attack it.

The tradition of German tanks is basically five-man teams.

The commander observes the surroundings, and the gunner, machine gunner, and driver can all observe their respective areas.

Under such circumstances, being attacked by surprise is really something.

After a round of rocket fire on the battlefield, seven or eight Soviet tanks were destroyed.

One of the IS-1 heavy tanks was destroyed by a direct hit.

This instantly improved the morale of the soldiers on the battlefield.

It’s no longer so scary when you have a winning weapon.

Just like in times of famine, I don’t panic anymore when I have food in hand.

(End of this chapter)