Chapter 130 A good ambush battle

Can night warriors who have lost their night vision still be called night warriors?

This is undoubtedly an ambiguous concept. If he and his combat team continue to be arranged at the forefront of dangerous reconnaissance, Lin Neng would not find it strange. Fortunately, the reality is not too cruel. He and his combat team arrived at the right wing of the position, and their mission was to deal with the Soviet infantry.

The Soviet tank battle group had a daunting attack power, but their infantry...Linn had never been afraid.

After meeting with the breakout troops commanded by Major Ziegler, Lieutenant Fortagen vacated two half-tracked armored vehicles to send war correspondents Eva Futridge, two female nurses and seriously injured to the 5th Mountain Army defense zone in advance, while the rest stayed to meet the follow-up troops who broke through from Fort Oranin. Although he knew that such an option was very risky, he and Major Ziegler still made the decision conscientiously.

After counting, there were 1 "Night Leopard" in the joint army, 8 Type 4 J tanks, and 5 Type 3 G assault guns. In addition to the wounded soldiers who evacuated first, there were still 162 combat infantry, 4 armored vehicles and 2 150mm mortars. Ziegler was responsible for the infantry unit, and Fertagen was responsible for the armored unit.

There was about an hour before dawn, and gunfire sounds in Oranin Fort suddenly increased.

With the strength of such a force, it was not wise to advance to Oranin Fort openly along the road, so the two commanders decided to set up an ambush based on the highway.

The ambush positions were deployed by the young Lieutenant Fortagen.

Contrary to the traditional combat ideas, Fertagen did not deploy the main force in the front area near the road. Only two No. 3 assault guns, an armored vehicle and half of the ordinary infantry, Major Ziegler, were personally in charge of command.

The real elites, tanks, were concentrated on the flank of the front line, especially the right wing where Lynn happened to be, ambushing the "Night Leopard" and 5 No. 4 tanks, and the armored command vehicle that Fertagen was riding on was also on this side.

The reason why I think it is "coincidentally" is because Lynn knows that his current performance and strength are far from enough to make the battlefield commanders regard it as a treasure. Experienced infantry grab a lot of them on the battlefield, and the elite and rare equipment of "Night Leopard" is the real ace in their eyes!

With the pure purpose of learning, Lynn intends to approach Fertagen's armored command vehicle to see how he dispatches troops.

Soon, the motorcycle scouts sent earlier came back and reported that a German breakout unit of about fifty people was retreating here, and a weak Soviet army also followed.

Fertagen ordered almost without hesitation: "Contact their commanders and let them lead the enemy along the road!"

Motorcycle scouts wearing black windbreakers are also the most flexible correspondent on the battlefield. Since World War II, the German army's large and small battles have never lacked their figures.

As the enemy approaches, Fertagen does not urge his tankers to return to their cars, but asks them to continue to plant branches, leaves and dead grass on the tanks. Once dawn, the Soviet fighter jets will soon regain the battlefield air supremacy, and the German armored vehicles on the ground will become delicious food for Soviet attack aircraft.

Lack of effective air defense weapons, German armored soldiers could only rely on camouflage to preserve their strength.

As the sound of gunfire approached, a jumping fire soon appeared in sight. As dawn gradually faded, the sky turned from complete darkness to misty gray, and the visual distance gradually extended from the distance.

As they were about to fight, Lin Neng lost the urgency he felt when he was in the city, especially when the angular outlines of the No. 4 tanks appeared from the darkness, he felt a wonderful sense of peace of mind.

The value of a weapon does not lie entirely in its actual combat performance. Sometimes, psychological effects are more meaningful than lethality itself.

Soon, the retreating German soldiers finally appeared in front of their sight. Lynn looked at the sight of an ordinary sniper rifle. They all staggered and were in a mess.

When I just evacuated from the Oranin Castle city, I probably looked like this!

Four or five kilometers away from this German army, a Soviet army was indeed closely followed. They led by two T-34s and followed a row of armored vehicles and trucks. If a small number of German troops were not dragged behind and tried their best to block the German army, they would have probably chased the German breakthrough troops in front long!

The Soviet troops soon entered the maximum range of the tank gun. Lieutenant Fertagen was still holding the telescope calmly and did not issue a battle order. It was not until the Soviet army approached the temporary position organized by Major Ziegler that the gun finally sounded.

One-on-one single practice, the No. 3 assault gun is no longer an opponent of the T-34. However, when ambushing, experienced gunners will choose to grasp a larger distance and position to open fire.

The T-34 in the front immediately fell into the middle of the road, and the second one resisted a little, but could not escape the fate of being annihilated.

Next, the assault guns began to "name" the armored vehicles in the front of the Soviet convoy one by one. They were blown up one after another. Looking from the flanks, it was like setting off fireworks.

The German 150mm caliber heavy mortars were also considered powerful weapons. The mortar shells fired by them fell into the Soviet convoy one after another, directly blowing up a truck, injuring several, and forcing the remaining Soviet trucks to turn around and evacuate.

The Soviet infantrymen got out of the chariot to fight were quite large. Seeing that the Germans had positions and assault guns, they quickly retreated to a safe area after an attempted attack.

In Lin N's eyes, Fertagen was simply an old hunter who did not see a rabbit or a hawk. He watched the Soviet soldiers and the remaining trucks retreated continuously until they broke out from combat contact. In fact, during the entire battle, as long as he gave his order, the tanks and infantry deployed on both wings could cut off the enemy's retreat at any time, and it was easy to wipe out the Soviet troops.

Half an hour later, the prey that Fertagan was waiting for, and a team of Soviet tanks finally appeared at the end of the road.

But it was getting darker and Soviet aircraft deployed on the front line might appear at any time. Didn’t the commander of the 5th Mountain Army say that he could only hold on until dawn? Lin En was very confused. What medicine was sold in the gourd of Ftagen?

Excellent commanders do not make a fool of themselves. After a while, Fertagen asked the correspondents to convey instructions to the accompanying infantry combat squad: After the battle begins, infantry should follow the tanks and kill any enemy infantry trying to approach the tanks during the battle; if there is no enemy infantry coming up, they should disperse the firepower of the enemy armored targets as much as possible; last and most important point, once the battle is over, they must follow the tanks without hesitation and retreat without permission, and shall not clean the battlefield or pursue the enemy.

After listening to these instructions, Linn finally had a general judgment on Fertagen's intention: if you want to fight, you have to fight a fierce battle, which made the Soviet commanders feel pain, so that they no longer scrupulously hunt down the German retreating troops with a small number of armored troops before mobilizing large forces to attack. In this way, it should be beneficial to the orderly evacuation of all units under the 5th Mountain Army.

The Soviet infantry, who had been hit hard and retreated, were excited and actively joined the attack sequence when they saw their tanks coming. Under their guidance, the Soviet tanks at the forefront began to shell the shells at nearly two thousand meters away from their previously destroyed companions. The high-explosive bombs flew across the highway in a large-angle arc and flew into the woodland next to the side, and futilely blasted branches and mud chips near the location where the German assault guns had previously hidden.

Fertagan used radio notifications to all vehicles to prepare for attack.

The Soviet tanks advancing along the road opened fire while moving. When they approached the wreckage of their companions, they left the highway and entered the field next to them, and advanced towards the German positions in loose but mutually resonant combat formations. At this time, two No. 3 assault guns that had moved to the lurking positions opened fire calmly, and their shelling was still very accurate. However, at a slightly far distance, the armor-piercing shells fired by 48-diameter 75mm guns did not always penetrate the thick armor of the T-34, so the Soviet combat troops composed of more than ten tanks had obvious advantages. If the battle was allowed to develop, they would run over the German temporary positions in less than a long time. At this time, Lieutenant Fertagen issued a combat command.

Amid the dull but pleasant roar, the German tanks sprayed with gray-green camouflage color were launched. The No. 4 tank, known as the "German Horse", is not the main thing that is difficult to serve as the Tiger and the Tiger King. After they left the lurking position, they quickly surrounded the Soviet tanks and the infantry accompanying them. They had to run hard to keep up with their rhythm. When they entered the range of 1,000 meters, the German tanks began to show their special shooting skills. After a round of cannons, two T-34s were emitting thick smoke on the other side of the road.

Unexpectedly, he was attacked by the German army on three sides, and the Soviet tankers seemed to be busy and frustrated. He turned around to face one side, but the weak side and rear were exposed to German tanks in other directions. In addition, the accompanying German infantry fought for the first place. The combat situation that was favorable to the Soviet army just now immediately showed a 180-degree reversal...
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