Chapter 178 Rocket Air Strike
Boom! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
A violent explosion sounded. A No. 2 tank crushed an American anti-tank mine, and huge flames rose from under the tank chassis.
As a light tank, the No. 2 tank was directly overturned by the air wave.
Boom! ! ! ! boom! ! ! boom! ! !
Continuous explosions sounded, and at least two tanks and an armored vehicle hit a mine and stopped in the middle of the road. Huge chaos occurred in the entire tank force.
At this time, the "hateful thief" who was the first to enter the minefield opened the top cover of the tank and jumped out, rushed to the woods nearby like a rabbit, and got in after a few ups and downs.
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How come nothing happened to him? !
Seeing this situation, the deputy commander who temporarily performed command responsibilities made a wrong judgment.
That is because he believed that the minefield was not wide, and he could rush out as long as he drove a few dozen meters further.
So he gave a wrong order "keep moving forward"
Boom! ! ! boom! ! !
The continuous explosions proved that his judgment was extremely wrong.
“Don’t move! This is a minefield, don’t turn around casually!”
"Don't mess up! Don't mess up! Reverse! Exit the way you came from!"
The commander's somewhat off-key shout came from the radio.
At the end of the entire formation was an Sd.Kfz.250 half-track armored vehicle. The driver was panicking about reversing to make way for other tanks in front. But when he just started, he saw The guy waving the military flag emerged from the woods again.
Not only that, he also carried a long pipe on his shoulder and pointed it towards him.
Boom! !
There was a muffled sound, accompanied by a large amount of white smoke. Before the driver could figure out what was happening, he saw a small black spot in front of him that quickly enlarged in his pupils.
Crash! ! ! ! !
A rocket penetrated the vehicle body. The entire half-track vehicle was destroyed by the explosion, and some wheels fell from the sky.
The tail vehicle was bombed, and the entire formation was unable to advance or retreat. At this time, other tanks reacted and tried to shoot with vehicle-mounted machine guns, but the instigator had quickly dropped the pipe in his hand and fled into the woods again.
The Soviet soldiers in the distance looked dumbly at what was happening. They never imagined that one person could trap so many German tanks on the ground.
The most incomprehensible thing here is political commissar Donatolowski. He and his engineers deployed the mines. Due to time constraints, he did not even leave a minefield. How did the commissar drive a tank out of the minefield unscathed? What about the past?
Although it is theoretically possible to be lucky enough to pass through a minefield, the probability of safely passing through such a large area without a minefield is almost like tossing a coin 6 times in a row. Every time it's right side up.
This is almost impossible!
Although I don’t understand it, there are more important things at the moment.
"Comrade Commander, let's withdraw. The Germans are only temporarily trapped. Look, they have begun to clear mines." Sure enough, following the direction of Donatrovsky's finger, several engineers Under the cover of other German troops, they arrived at the minefield and prepared to open a safe passage for their own tanks.
"What a pity! Even if we still have an anti-tank gun, these guys in front are all targets." Donatrovsky couldn't help but sigh.
Buzzing buzzing~~~~~
There is a sound coming from a distance, and it is getting louder and louder.
"Huh? What's the sound?" The soldiers raised their heads and looked towards the sky.
call! ! ! ! ! ! !
A dozen low-flying green figures arrived above the battlefield. They were an entire squadron of IL-2 ground attack aircraft.
The tank group that cannot move at will, and the ground attack aircraft fully loaded with rockets are well prepared. This is the scene where a natural enemy meets its prey.
The German armored vehicles became the prey of the Soviet flying squadron.
Bang bang bang! ! ! Bang bang bang! ! !
This was a futile anti-aircraft fire by the terrified Germans with their few machine guns. Facing the sparse anti-aircraft fire, the IL-2 aircraft group lowered its fuselage, and the rocket launchers on both sides shone with the cold light of death.
Boooooooh! ! ! ! ! ! Whoosh! Whoosh! ! ! ! ! !
Rockets rained down on the area.
Unable to move smoothly, the German tanks were like innocent girls exposing their fragile top armor to the gangsters in the air.
Boom! ! ! boom! ! ! ! ! boom! ! ! ! ! !
Huge explosions came one after another, and tanks continued to explode on the spot. This could no longer be called a battle. For the pilots, it was as simple as target practice.
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Later generations recorded this battle as follows:
On October 25, 1941, the Moscow Ninth Army, with a regiment, fought in Moza The northern area of the Isk defense line stubbornly blocked tens of thousands of German ace armored divisions for 72 hours. The heroic defenders led most of the enemy armored forces into preset ambush points, and with the cooperation of the air force, nearly a hundred German tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed.
This ace armored division adapted from the Berlin Guard completely lost its effective mobility and had to withdraw from the battle early.
In this battle, the Soviet garrison's Ninth Army Independent Infantry Regiment ended up with less than 300 people, and the temporarily reorganized Guards Cavalry Battalion had only 5 people left, which shows the brutality of the battle. All the soldiers who participated in the battle were awarded the title of People's Heroes after the war, and soldier Ali Keshey was awarded the Gold Star and the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his significant meritorious service that affected the war situation.
There were rumors that the intelligence agency played a vital role in this battle, and that there was a shadow of a crucial intelligence agent during his active period, but later generations have never been able to find sufficient evidence. to restore it all.
What kind of work is the intelligence department involved in?
Who else is working silently as a hero behind the scenes?
Did the General Staff ignore their demands and let the heroes shed blood and tears?
In the face of doubts from the outside world, Beria, then the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, remained silent.
"The guy can't be found again? It doesn't matter, anyway, you can't tell when he will pop up like a sprouted potato." Beria couldn't hold his hands when listening to Yulia's report. was fiddling with a long pipe.
That is the bazooka rocket launcher abandoned by He Chi.
Beria is now certain that there is a mysterious and huge team behind the so-called 007. Otherwise, no matter how powerful he is, he will not be able to make the weapon on the drawing in less than half a month. come out.
The British man stared here, which made him feel uneasy and also felt an opportunity.
Now, except for the top one, no one in the Soviet Union can guarantee that their position will always be safe. If they can get on the line with the British, it may not be a good thing for themselves.
"Okay, let's put the rest aside for now. There are more important things to deal with here. Find out the military parade security plan for me in a few days. I want to take a look at it again."
On November 7, 1941, with the German army besieging the city, the Soviet Union resolutely decided to hold a grand military parade in Red Square!
(End of this chapter)