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There were no telephone lines, and radio communication distance was out of reach. Communication with Hill 239 could only be carried out by telegraph. Therefore, even if the telegrams that had been prepared were sent directly, there would still be a certain delay until the actual bombardment fell.

Not only Malashenko, but even the current political commissar Petrov himself was really unsure whether the artillery position on Heights 239 could respond in time.

The enemy only had a final charging distance of less than three kilometers, and it was a highly mechanized battle group that was advancing extremely fast. With wheels and tracks for transportation, it didn't take much time to travel.

If the reaction speed of Highland 239 is fast enough, in the scheduled bombardment plan of No. 2, the bombardment area in front of the position that has been marked in advance is one kilometer to two kilometers in length and two kilometers in width, which is the absolute death zone for the Germans!

No matter how strong the German tanks are, they have strong armor and powerful guns, but they have no chance of surviving in the face of the 122mm Red Army field artillery group. The high-explosive bombs falling from the sky will directly lift the sky covers of these German tanks, take them away with one shot, and spiral into the sky.

If the German guy is a bit unlucky and is hit by a shot from the 203mm B-4 howitzer

Then just save some trouble and don't have to go over to collect the corpses and save people. Even the people and the designated vehicles were bombed into rubble, and there was absolutely no chance of survival.

But if the artillery position on Hill 239 reacts half a beat too late and waits until the Germans have already rushed to the position before running away, the most it will do is kill a group of German infantry hanging behind their butts, and that’s it. Don't expect any actual qualitative change.

Is the result good or bad?

The wait won't last long, and the answer will be revealed soon.

That is to say, just when Malashenko watched helplessly that the Germans had rushed forward and were about to break through the position and run into the face of the infantry commanded by Varosha, a mountain roar and a tsunami with thunderclap sound effects came from the sky. The sound of thunder falling straight down came to the earth almost at the same moment.

Boom boom boom boom——

Rumble——

Words like "earthquake and mountains shaking" can not only be used to describe the scene during an earthquake, but are also more suitable to describe the scene Malashenko saw with his own eyes. Alternatively, it can also be said to be an artificial earthquake. .

What fell first was the fastest 122mm full-caliber high-explosive grenade with the highest muzzle velocity and the bullet velocity attenuated by air resistance friction.

These high-explosive grenades fired according to the predetermined bombardment coordinates were not inaccurate. They landed directly in the center of the German advancing column, right behind the tanks rushing in front, and hit the weakly armored and vulnerable half-track armored vehicles. Flowers exploded between them.

Among the Red Army field artillery units, the 122-meter gun can only be regarded as quite satisfactory. It is not the largest in caliber and not the most powerful. But even so, the power of the 122 gun follows the truth that "caliber is king" and is a whole lot higher than the average 105mm howitzer.

The overwhelming explosion impact and projectile fragments took out the German armored vehicle without any problem.

Wrecks and pieces of meat flew together, and shrapnel exploded in the wind.

The Germans, who were caught off guard and stunned by the explosion, had no time to react. This shelling without any warning was too sudden and too violent!

But before the Germans, who were already bathed in shelling, had the simple idea of ​​​​escape, a second wave of artillery shells with a slightly slower speed and spanning a straight line distance of nearly 20 kilometers followed.

Boom boom boom——

There was another more violent earthquake, as if Pangu created the world and stepped on the earth to exert force.

Every one of those Germans who doubted the terrifying power of the 152 Cult has already gone to another world to meet their Kaiser.

The smoke, dust and flames that had not completely stopped after the previous wave of 122 high-explosive grenades fell were then lifted higher and straight into the sky by the more powerful and more powerful 152 grenades.

The flaming storm rising in the rain, supported by the howling of a sudden strong wind, was connected and burned almost instantly. The number of German troops swallowed up further expanded, and they were no longer limited to the half-track armored vehicles just now. Even the Black Panther rushing at the front was also included in the attack, becoming the target of the 152 Divine Cult.

Violent explosions and rising flames were heard constantly. In less than half a minute, the German troops, who were already one kilometer away from the position, were almost invisible and completely hidden in the fire and smoke. But even so, this terrifying nightmare that the German army had never dreamed of had just begun.

Woo——

At the end of the flight stage of the curved trajectory, the flight speed of the artillery shell has been severely attenuated due to air friction, which is slower than the speed of sound in the air at a propagation speed of 340 meters per second. Therefore, it is normal to hear the whistling sound of artillery shells before being bombarded on the battlefield.

But even so, the whistling sounds at the ends of different caliber shells are obviously different. The lucky Germans who survived many shellings also concluded this.

For example, the roar of the 122-gun is like a lot of trucks honking their horns, and the roar of the 152-gun is like a train whistle. But now this terrible roar that many people have never heard, cannot be described in words. To describe it accurately, it was different and different from any Russian artillery roar I had heard before.

It sounded almost like, well, like the roar of some kind of prehistoric monster that had awakened from its slumber. It was even higher in decibels and more shocking than the visual roar of a certain ancestor in Shimokitazawa.

Boom——

The frightened thoughts of the German army ended here, and they were annihilated by dust and torn into pieces in a huge explosion comparable to a volcanic eruption.

The caliber of the 203 mm B-4 heavy howitzer is already comparable to that of a heavy cruiser. The caliber of the secondary guns on the dock-pressing battleship that the Japanese are proud of is not as large as this thing. It is natural to imagine how terrifying the power is.

The number of B-4 heavy howitzers is not large, only 4 "just".

But the terrifying power that these four B-4 heavy howitzers erupted the moment the shells all landed was more powerful and shocking than the previous 122 cannons and 152 cannons.

The blazing storm of flames that shot straight into the sky was connected into a ball, and the momentum was terrifying. The King Tiger, which was extremely unlucky and was directly hit on the top of the turret by the 203 heavy hammer, was the most miserable.

When the smoke and fire from the huge explosion were washed away by the rain, the only "relic" that could be found at the center of the huge explosion was the front half of the King Tiger turret, and the twisted and deformed parts of the King Tiger turret. , the torn apart car body remains.

As for where the rear part of the turret and the staggered road wheels went?

Well, it's better to let those dead Germans ask God about this matter.