Steel Soviet Union

Chapter 2174 The roar of the giant beast (Part 2)

The combat process of self-propelled artillery is slightly different from that of heavy tanks with turrets. Google search reading

The confident and confident gunner did not give orders beyond his authority. He just skipped the redundant process of "the gunner feedback to the commander, and the commander then gave orders to the driver" and directly reported the information required for shooting to the driver. He was able to gain so much With a few seconds of reaction time, he can seize the opportunity and the shooting window that may be fleeting at any time, and shoot Fasis into his soul and transcend his physical state.

Of course, not all self-propelled artillery crews can do this. Only veteran crews with rich experience and tacit cooperation can do this.

If you let a group of new recruits who have just entered the battlefield yell and mess around like this, something will definitely happen. However, under the guidance of the guiding ideology of "people are more important than equipment" proposed by the division commander, the most important thing for the leader division is various achievements. The ace crew is scary, and their military resume is even scarier than their record.

The huge but not bulky IS6 body had one track locked, while the other track kept rotating forward and quickly stopped moving forward. At the same time, it stopped moving forward and at the same time, according to the gunner's needs, the most favorable shooting angle was adjusted, and the vehicle body course was corrected. Regarding the shooting direction, the skill of the driver can be seen just by a few operations of three hammers and two sticks.

"Found you, Fasis!"

The adjustment handwheel tightly held in the hand has completed the final accurately calibrated horizontal right shooting range. Together with the height and pitch angle adjustment handwheel held tightly in the other hand, it is also completed in one go, followed closely. Then a shout came out instantly.

"Target locked!"

"Keep locked, fire!"

boom--

The huge and heavy ISU152A self-propelled artillery burst out with huge bright muzzle flames. The shock wave scattered from the muzzle brake instantly crushed the thick snow directly under the barrel, as if it was hit by an air cannon. A large hole visible to the naked eye was punched out in the snow.

The physical damage caused under the gun barrel and before the steel tracks was just a prelude. What was even more terrifying and devastating was, of course, the full-caliber 152mm high-explosive grenade projectile.

The huge projectile that hit heavily with a whistling sound in the air directly hit the trench wall. It did not explode in the trench, but exploded close to the permafrost layer at the upper edge of the trench.

The explosive flames that rose up instantly enveloped everything within the explosion radius. Whether it was the pale snow or the scarlet corpses of the German soldiers, they were all enveloped by the devastating blast impact.

The huge explosion sounded like thunder falling on the ears, making the heads of melons buzz. This is just the feeling of the Red Army soldiers who are not within the killing radius and should be fine as long as they do not expose their heads and face the impact of the explosion. .

As for those German sticks located no more than 5 meters away from the explosion center in a straight line, dying on the spot without pain is probably the best end that humans can think of.

"I swear to Comrade Stalin, this thing is too powerful! I can't imagine what it would be like if it missed and injured a friendly force.

"Shut your mouth, I didn't let you rush up with explosives. It's good enough. With the help of this big guy, at least two squads of casualties can be saved. Have you forgotten how we took down the German machine gun bunker in the past? ?”

As the saying goes, Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden - seeing the world, the soldiers of the 267th Division, who had never enjoyed such supreme fire support treatment in the past, even felt a little difficult to adapt for a while.

In the past, at least two squads of people had to fill the German machine gun bunker with their lives, and they might not be able to rush down. This big iron guy walked over in a swaying way, and destroyed it with one shot with a flick of his finger, leaving only one person behind. The crater does not give the Germans a chance to struggle and resist at all, and it does not even require precise aiming. The range of damage alone can completely overpower the physical abilities of the Germans trapped in it.

For a group of infantry comrades who are accustomed to living in poverty, the luxury of being so wealthy and having heavy direct fire support on call is something they only dreamed about in the past.

"Keep going! Everyone, follow me!"

The Red Army infantry squad that was briefly suppressed began to advance forward again, accompanied by the ISU152A that had just roared with artillery, but it always maintained a slightly further distance and did not rush too far forward.

There is no other reason. These huge mobile steel fortresses are really not suitable for charging into battle like tanks. Following the pace of the charging infantry to provide direct artillery support like this is already the most advanced combat position within its reasonable capabilities.

The flesh-and-blood infantry comrades who are charging forward are the last defensive barrier between the ISU152A and the German anti-tank fighters who may appear at any time and anywhere with a mop stick. The ISU152A needs the infantry who are charging forward. Protect to survive.

In the same way, ISU152A will also help infantry comrades clear all enemy obstacles within the visible range or the invisible range. It does not matter whether the trench bunkers of civil engineering works are of no use in the face of this unreasonable 152 justice. All that is left to the enemy is destruction and death.

Similar situations are not just in one place, but are blooming and competing in many places on the battlefield of this battle of steel and flesh and blood.

The German army indeed found that these Russians who rushed up to follow the large troops were easier to deal with than the group of "Slavic supermen born from tanks" who wreaked havoc on the position for a short time and then left.

At least the Russians on the opposite side are familiar with their tactics, and the guys in their hands can withstand the firepower of small arms, but you must not make the mistake of thinking that these Russians are weak and easy to deal with.

Just like the gangster gangsters, this group of Russian infantrymen with "someone on top" seems to be supported by those Russian steel monsters with thick barrels and scary ones at all times.

Don't take these seemingly bulky steel monsters seriously and think they are easy to bully. The biggest casualties suffered by the German infantry on the position were not caused by small arms fire, but caused by these ferocious steel monsters.

You want to rally a little to get the Russians out of the trenches? With one "boom" shot, your entire squad is instantly wiped out, and hiding in trenches and foxholes is useless.

Do you want to rely on machine gun bunkers or semi-buried fire fortifications to block the enemy? "Boom" a shot, take your machine gun bunker and fortification bunker to hell with you, even if there is no direct hit, it will collapse you and bury you alive.

The more they fought, the more shocked they were. The remnants of the German army couldn't help but retreat backwards. Their scalps were numb from the explosion. Even if a brave group of anti-tank fighters were lucky enough to get close enough to land an iron fist on this huge steel monster, the rest of them would be stunned. The final result is nothing more than a blackened sound, or even a sound is a luxury.

For example, you can watch helplessly as the Iron Fist you finally hit is ricocheted off by the crooked, angular main armor. It didn’t even trigger the fuse, so you don’t know where it landed. , disappeared.

If you mass your troops and try to counterattack, you will get bombed. If you stick to your position and defend, you will get bombed. Even if you run away in small groups with a little more people, you will get bombed. The Russian steel monsters on the opposite side were like cannonballs picked up for free. They did not skimp on firepower output at all, and there was only one word from the beginning to the end: explosion.

It is impossible to counterattack without gathering troops, and even holding the existing position is a luxury without manpower.

No matter how hard they tried, it was still of no avail. They tried their best to rush and kill repeatedly, but in the end they could not stop the Russians from advancing.

Some things that will come at a later time in the near future are actually already destined at this time.