artillery arc

Chapter 366 Armored Melee
Yegorov watched as the enemy again used smoke bombs to obscure the vortex's firing range.

"Sukkable, it's all smoke!" he cursed.

The bishop of the army: "The Prosens liked to use smoke to block the range of the divine arrows during the Melania period, and they used smoke to the extreme during the Carolingian period. Now we use the divine arrows for air defense, and they use smoke to block our direct firepower."

Yegorov shook his head and ordered, "Let the vortex move. Don't engage in close combat with the enemy. I understand why Rokossov emphasized the mobility of the assault guns. He expected that the Prosens would use smoke in this way."

Actually not.

Yegorov: "General Rokosov has calculated every move of the enemy. He even wrote an article predicting how Proson will lose in the future!"

The bishop was a little embarrassed. "Are you talking about his great article? It analyzes future trends based on current conditions and situations. Don't make it sound like a wizard predicting the future."

Yegorov: "You are not familiar with the general. I have been with the general for a long time, since the beginning of the war. I tell you, he must have seen through the future. He has this feeling."

"Let's not talk about that for now." The bishop interrupted Yegorov, "The annihilation battalion has retreated, and we should also retreat, otherwise the enemy tanks will rush to us."

Yegorov looked at the battlefield and found that it was indeed the case. The next sniper position of the destroyer battalion had already moved behind him, and now the destroyer vehicle was passing in front of him, dragging a cloud of dust.

"Let's go too." After saying that, Yegorov turned and walked towards the jeep.

The signalman reported at this time: "Telephone! It's from the Army Headquarters!"

Yegorov raised his eyebrows: "Is the call connected? Give it to me."

After all, once you start moving, you have to pull new telephone lines, and you may not be able to use the phone for dozens of minutes.

Taking the receiver, Yegorov said loudly: "I am Yegorov."

Rokossov: “What’s the situation now?”

"The enemy used smoke to offset our advantage and tried to engage in close combat. The destroyer battalion is using its mobility to engage the enemy."

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When Yegorov was reporting, Wang Zhong had already seen the situation clearly from a bird's-eye view.

There were two large smoke areas on the battlefield, and the smoke was basically spread out horizontally. It was obvious that the smoke was fired from direct-fire cannons - the smoke bombs fired from indirect-fire cannons were in clusters, and because the landing points of the indirect fire were random on the circular surface, they could not form this kind of "smoke wall".

That is to say, the enemy tanks used artillery-fired smoke bombs to block the superior long-range firepower and tried to get closer to the battle.

It's a bit like the tactics used by the US Sherman squad against the Tiger in the movie "Fury".

Wang Zhong was shocked. When he was proposing design indicators for Vortex, he was only concerned with armor-piercing shells and the stable penetration of the Tiger's front at 1500 meters, and forgot that the Proson military giants in this time and space were good at using smoke.

Now he was extremely grateful that he did not sacrifice the mobility of the vortex to improve its defense. In this situation, the vortex could also use its mobility to move its position.

From the bird's-eye view, we can see that there is more than a thousand meters between the enemy's heavy tanks and the vortex cluster. Obviously, the vortex cluster can still ambush the enemy again.

Wang Zhong suddenly realized something.

He shouted hurriedly: "Egorov, move quickly! Why did you run so far ahead? You are not allowed to go to the front line in the future!"

From the bird's-eye view, the enemy heavy tanks and Yegorov were less than 800 meters away! There was even a direct line of sight!

Yegorov: "I was just about to run away, and you called me, so I had to answer it!"

While Yegorov was speaking, Wang Zhong saw that the commander of a Tiger tank had noticed Yegorov and was pointing in his direction. The next moment, the Tiger tank's turret began to turn.

"Release the smoke quickly and go quickly." Wang Zhong hung up the phone directly, and then used his remaining vision to watch Yegorov hand the receiver to the signalman, and then gave orders to the guards.

The guards began throwing smoke bombs.

The Tiger fired, and the shells landed not far from Yegorov.

Yegorov got into the car, and before he was seated properly, the driver stepped on the gas. The car started to speed away, then made an S shape on the grassland, just like Yegorov when he was drunk.

The guard platoon continued to set up smoke, and one vehicle bravely moved sideways to try to attract the attention of the Tiger tank.

At this tense moment, the vision was cut off!

Wang Zhong couldn't help but curse out loud, as if he was reading an online novel and a chapter was interrupted right before the climax!

Pavlov was shocked: "What's wrong?"

Wang Zhong switched back to the headquarters’ perspective: “Nothing, Yegorov ran to the front line and ended up putting himself in danger!”

Pavlov and Popov looked at each other and said, "You know this is wrong, right?"

Popov: "Why, you finally don't plan to personally lead the tank charge anymore?"

Vasily: "He is preparing to charge on horseback himself."

The three generals in the room looked at the young captain Vasily together.

Vasily was originally amused by his own words, but now the smile froze on his face. He quickly put away his smile and touched his nose: "Well, it's better to charge with a tank."

Popov: "I think it might be safer to just ride a horse."

"No," Wang Zhong said decisively, "How can riding a horse be safer than driving a tank? Popov, you have to believe in science. You are a secular bishop."

Popov spread his hands and said, "Maybe there is a scientific principle behind this, but we just don't understand it yet. Maybe there is some quantum entanglement or de Broglie waves protecting you."

——You know what, that’s quite cool, a knight protected by quantum mechanics.

At this time, two Melania People's Army officers entered the room and saluted: "General!"

Wang Zhong casually returned the salute and asked, "What unit are you from?"

The lieutenant colonel in charge: "Tank destroyer battalion."

Wang Zhong: "Great, come to the map, now is the time when we need your vortex."

He came to the map first and gestured to the two officers: "We took advantage of the fog to launch an attack this morning. The enemy commander was very smart. In order to prevent the armored units from being easily destroyed by the infantry in close combat, he pulled the troops out of the city first. Now they are fighting with the armored forces of the Guards Mechanized Infantry here."

It was obvious that only the lieutenant colonel of the two Melania officers understood Ante language, and the major behind him looked confused. Lieutenant colonel: "Are you going to let us go for support?"

Wang Zhong: "Yes, there is a good anti-tank position here. And remember not to go here, this is a swamp and the tanks will get stuck in it."

The lieutenant colonel took out a map from his map bag and began to update the information on the map.

Wang Zhong did not bother them, but turned to Pavlov and said, "Check the situation of the 225th Division. Where is their armored unit?"

While bombarding the enemy, Wang Zhong ordered the armored units of the 225th Division to bypass the city and encircle it, but the journey was a bit far and they had not arrived yet.

Pavlov immediately picked up the phone and began to confirm the situation: "This is Pavlov, connecting to the 225th Division."

Wang Zhongze watched as Officer Melania completed the update of the map information with professional skills.

After the lieutenant colonel finished updating, he handed the map to his attendant behind him and said to Wang Zhong, "We will go to support them immediately."

Wang Zhong nodded, turned around and called out, "Nelly!"

Nellie came in from the side door expectantly: "What's wrong?"

Wang Zhong: "Ask the kitchen to give Melania's boy something to eat while driving."

Nelly nodded, turned and left.

Lieutenant Colonel Melania: "We are indeed a little hungry, but just some cookies will be fine."

"No, believe me, eating something good can boost morale." Wang Zhong waved his hand, "Go!"

The two Melania officers saluted and turned away.

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front.

Yegorov pointed ahead and said, "Stop over there! On that slope!"

The driver immediately turned the steering wheel, and the Willys Jeep went up the hill less than ten meters high.

As soon as the car stopped, Yegorov stood up and looked through binoculars at the high ground they had just left - it was now covered by the smoke released by the guard platoon, and the smoke also blocked Yegorov's vision.

He could no longer see the enemy's new heavy tanks.

Yegorov cursed and looked to the other side, just in time to see a T34 from the st Guards Tank Battalion on fire.

The enemy's long-barreled Type 34 tank had already circled around and was firing at the T tanks of the st Guards Tank Battalion.

Yegorov frowned because he saw a lot of enemy fire was wasted.

"What the hell, the enemy's shooting skills have declined? Have they added a lot of new recruits?" he muttered.

The bishop also stood up and observed through a telescope. He agreed as he watched: "It does feel like the shooting skills have declined. But this won't work. We should release smoke to force the enemy to get closer, so that our anti-tank guns can play a role! Our division has an advantage in the exchange ratio with the enemy tanks!"

Yegorov: "You're right, although I don't like smoke, but this is how it should be, radio!"

The radio was immediately handed to Yegorov, who held it and shouted: "I am Grizzly! Wolf, Wolf, release the smoke and force the enemy into the range of the hounds!"

"Wild Wolf understands!"

As the answer came, the T34 in the field of vision began to fire smoke bombs, quickly creating a curtain wall and forcing the enemy to continue moving.

That’s right, now the 1st Guards Tank Battalion also carries smoke bombs, which they learned from the Prosen people.

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The commander of the 16th Armored Battalion of Plossen stopped his command tank on a high slope. The commander took the microphone and asked loudly: "Our firepower is not efficient enough. Are you guys just eating for free?"

"Report to the battalion commander, the scope was damaged by the shelling, and the accuracy of long-range shooting has decreased! It is recommended to rush over and fire directly at close range!"

The battalion commander scolded, "Didn't you think of calibrating the scope before the attack?"

"We were ready to adjust, but the order to attack came down."

Battalion Commander: "Forget it, it's too late. We can't give up our advantage in long-range shooting. Tanks that can hit the enemy will share the distance data later. You make temporary adjustments! Now, advance to the southeast and bypass the enemy's smoke!"

"Yes!"

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Guards mechanized infantry and anti-tank gun positions.

Dimitri stood up straight and observed the enemy's movements through a telescope.

The enemy tank cluster chose to bypass the smoke from the side and was about to enter the range of the anti-tank artillery position.

Dimitri put down the telescope and ordered the artillery company he commanded: "Get ready! Push the enemy to 500 meters before shooting to get a higher hit rate. Listen to my orders."

He looked at the enemy again.

This was not the first time he had faced the onslaught of enemy tanks. He was a veteran who had fought with General Rokossov since Loktov, where they had only three guns.

And now, he commanded a fully equipped anti-tank artillery battery.

The enemy tanks passed the target.

Dimitri raised his hand and chopped it down hard: "Fire!"

The 57mm anti-tank gun hidden in the grass opened fire!

Dimitri: "Hit as fast as you can! Fire hard!"

Because it is a fully equipped anti-tank artillery unit, there can be five or six loaders for one gun, and shells are continuously fed into the gun barrel, so it can fire almost every three seconds!
A torrential firestorm swept through the enemy's tank units.

(End of this chapter)