Steel Soviet Union

"Comrade Deputy Division Commander, the Germans are retreating! They are starting to retreat!"

"I saw it! The entire crew moves forward, rush up and bite the Germans, we can't let them just do this."

Woo——

"Damn bombardment! Everyone"

boom--

Before Lavrinenko could finish what he said, the German cannon shells roared straight from the horizon and hit the ground with a loud bang.

This sudden artillery attack came without warning. Lavrinenko didn't even understand for a moment why the Germans retreated so hastily after holding such a powerful field artillery. Wouldn't it be better to take the opportunity to rush forward and tear apart our own formation to engage in close combat?

But at the moment, the violent explosions and the horrifying noises ringing out one after another outside the car no longer leave Lavrinenko any more time to think. Under the cover of the enemy's large-caliber artillery barrage, staying even one second longer is an act of seeking death, even if you are driving a heavy tank with strong armor and sharp guns.

As long as the caliber of the artillery is large enough, the powerful charge of the warhead of the projectile can blow you up equally, no matter whether you are an armored target or a soft target, whether it is the head of a heavy tank, or a mortal body of flesh and blood. Crushing is no problem.

Just as our own field artillery group used to bombard German tanks, now this German field artillery unit will bombard our own side.

If a cannon hits Tian Ling Gai's head, the death methods of IS6 and IS4 will not be fundamentally different from King Tiger.

Once the ammunition rack full of 122mm projectiles on the back of the head of our own heavy tank is exploded, the violent noise caused by it will probably be much more exciting than the 88-gun shells on the head of the German Tiger King.

Not to mention that our own side is not purely fighting in a group of tanks, and there are a large number of infantry accompanying the battle. Lavrinenko can't even think about the terrible casualties suffered by the accompanying infantry outside at this moment.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly. All vehicle crews and infantry retreat! Get out of the German barrage! Quick!"

By the standards of encountering such a sudden bombardment, Lavrinenko's reaction speed was indeed fast enough and fully qualified. He fulfilled his responsibility as a field commander and remained calm in the face of danger.

The Red Army's vehicle crews and infantrymen, who were suddenly insulted by the Germans, immediately began to retreat. Fortunately, the German field artillery did not seem to be too numerous, and their firepower was far less "full of military virtue" than the Red Army's field artillery cluster.

Judging from the formation of artillery shells falling one after another, although the continuous explosion noise is not small, the number of these artillery pieces is estimated to be only thirty or forty at most, which is probably an artillery battalion or half an artillery regiment. size?

Maybe, anyway, it's hard to tell if the situation is so urgent now. Who has time to think about this at this urgent moment. It would be better to withdraw as soon as possible. Lavrinenko, who had already greeted the Germans' eight generations of ancestors dozens of times in his heart, now just hopes that the losses suffered by his side can be as small as possible.

Furthermore, it's the feeling of not being able to stop being beaten, but it's so damn frustrating.

The speed at which Lavrinenko commanded the troops to withdraw was indeed fast enough. This is inevitably related to the relatively good mobility of the Stalin series of heavy tanks. Even if it is a huge and bulky tank like the IS4, it is only less maneuverable than the IS6.

If compared with the German King Tiger, the mobility of the IS4 will undoubtedly have the upper hand.

Another potential factor is that the German field artillery did not seem to have much inclination to fight. After a dozen short rounds of firing, there was no movement.

Lavrinenko, who had some knowledge of artillery due to his own hobbies, made a little analysis of the maximum firepower density of the Germans combined with the duration of the bombardment, and estimated that each of the German cannons might not even fire twenty rounds. When they arrive, they will cease their activities and take a temporary rest.

This may be because the German artillery is really not interested in fighting and just wants to push its own side back. But if you think about it from another angle, is this also caused by the Germans' insufficient artillery shell reserves, or the inability to maintain high-intensity continuous fire in the artillery supply supply?

No matter what the reason was, Lavrinenko felt that there must be something wrong with the German artillery.

Even if it is not used to assist the attack, it is used to cover the retreat. The artillery bombardment is still so stingy and there is no movement in less than ten minutes. It would be strange to say that there is no problem at all, but I can't handle it at the moment. Just know the truth.

"These bastard Fasis actually set us up against each other! Damn bastards!"

Lavrinenko, who led the troops to retreat to a safe distance, was holding a telescope to observe the battlefield situation that was still warm. Next to him, cursing and complaining, was the 3rd Tank Regiment who had also just got off the vehicle. Head of the group.

"How are the casualties of your regiment? Have they been calculated?"

What Lavrinenko cares about most at the moment is the casualties of the troops. If the casualties are too large, it will definitely be difficult to explain to Malashenko, but this is the second best. It would be the most maddening bad thing if the casualties were so severe that it would damage the muscles and bones, affect the subsequent attack, and thus affect the entire combat plan.

"The losses are not big. According to preliminary statistics, about 6 IS6s and 9 T-43s were left on the battlefield and did not come back. Half of the crews of these vehicles were withdrawn, and the remaining half were"

The commander of the third regiment stopped talking and did not continue. Of course, Lavrinenko also understood what it meant for the tank to be left on the battlefield and the people had not been evacuated. What he described as "bad luck" was the current situation. Condition.

"We lack artillery and cannot take out those German artillery positions, Comrade Deputy Division Commander. We should immediately call for aviation support and let them take care of the German cannons and clear the way for us. We can still crush these gangs. The fascist gangsters still have this strength!”

The commander of the third regiment, whose losses were not too great, was high-spirited and willing to fight again, but Lavrinenko was obviously still thinking about other issues.

"It's not enough to just consider the loss of tanks. The infantry we brought is small, and we suddenly suffered like this. If the casualties of the infantry are too great, we will not be able to continue the attack. What can tanks alone do? The German infantry Will they line up and wait for you to be crushed to death? Let’s wait for the approximate statistics of infantry casualties to be determined.”

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The third regiment commander, who was speechless after being reasoned by Lavrinenko, also knew that he was impulsive and full of passion, and just now his mind was filled with thoughts of rushing forward for revenge and having fun.

Just when the third regiment commander was about to say something to Lavrinenko, a regimental staff officer suddenly hurried forward and saluted and reported.

"Comrade Deputy Division Commander, Comrade Division Commander is waiting for you online and wants you to answer the radio immediately."