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Volume 1 The Setting Sun of the Empire Chapter 88 Recasting the Soul of the National Defense Force (Part 2)

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    A crisp sound like a woodpecker danced in the ventilation window of a basement, and a series of light spots flew out from there and ran in different directions at extremely fast speeds.  In the dark basement behind the ventilation window, three "big-eared steel helmets" worked together to operate a heavy machine gun mounted on a tripod.  With every gunshot, yellow bullet casings continue to fly away from the gun in a parabola. Countless bullet casings have rolled down on the wet floor. You must be careful when walking. Behind the sour gunpowder smoke is the terrifying scene on the modern battlefield.  killing efficiency.

    After working continuously for a period of time, the diligent woodpecker always takes a nap.  Whenever this happens, a sonorous and powerful male voice will ring out in the basement: "Boxes of ammunition!" And the soldiers responsible for supplying ammunition are often already on their way to carrying the metal bullet boxes.  After getting a new magazine, the thick-browed machine gun shooter would put it on with smooth movements. When he pulled the bolt again, the Soviet-made Deshka machine gun made a crisp woodpecking sound again.

    Looking at the major battlefields in the 1930s and 1940s, there are both creative general-purpose machine guns such as the German mg34/42, as well as long-lasting models such as the Maxim water-cooling, Browning M1, and Czech ZB26. Compared with their counterparts under these haloes,  , the Soviet-made Deshka is inferior to it in terms of production quantity, scope of use and popularity.  In battle, Deshka's rate of fire of 125 rounds per minute was far lower than the mg42, and not as good as the aging Maxim and the magazine-fed Czech ZB26, but the 12.7 x 108 mm heavy machine gun bullet had an effective range and penetration  Far better than ordinary 7.92 or 7.62 mm caliber bullets.  Deshka, which uses armor-piercing projectiles, can penetrate 15 mm thick steel plates at a distance of 500 meters. It can effectively deal with light armor targets or infantry bunkers. It can also fight against low-flying aircraft. It is an excellent infantry support weapon.

    In the battle to capture Volkaf, the German army defeated the Soviet 9th Infantry Army in one go and seized a considerable amount of weapons and ammunition from their opponents. The tenacious persistence of the friendly forces on the northern front also bought them sufficient preparation time.  A variety of weapons and equipment used for defensive operations are properly deployed.  On the left flank of the M¨¹hldorf Line of Defense, the 4,000-strong German 22nd Fusiliers Regiment was equipped with 55 Soviet-made artillery pieces and more than 200 Soviet-made machine guns.  And stocked as much ammunition as possible in the defense area.  It can be said that the German officers and soldiers were prepared for a series of hard battles from top to bottom, and the battle progressed as expected. The Soviet army completely ignored the influence of rain and snow.  With wave after wave of offensive, the German defenders were always in a state of spring compression.

    Facing the Soviet troops approaching the village, Deshka continued to spit out tongues of fire and continued to cause casualties to the enemy. As a result, he received more and more "care" from the Soviet army.  Fortunately, the ventilation window in the basement is only about 30 centimeters in height and width, which is suitable for use as a machine gun firing port. After being reinforced with sandbags, it can completely resist the attack of ordinary bullets and shrapnel.  As for the enemy's direct artillery fire, the shells hitting the superstructure cannot directly kill the people in the basement.  The collapsed and accumulated masonry actually protected the basement.

    Judging from the actions of manipulating the machine gun, the thick-browed German noncommissioned officer maintained a relatively calm attitude, and the shooting frequency and timing were also just right.  When the battlefield situation is not so urgent, he will give up the operating position to his two younger companions so that they can adapt to the combat atmosphere and technical essentials as much as possible. However, in the past ten minutes, he has firmly grasped the shooting grip.  The expression on his face also became serious unknowingly.  within a limited field of view.  Those Soviet tanks that were completely destroyed lay motionless in the fields, but the tanks that were slightly damaged or whose crews were killed were put into battle one after another after being repaired by the Soviet army, plus the T-34s that followed.  The number of Soviet tanks attacking the village is constantly increasing. After several previous battles, some Soviet soldiers stayed on the edge of the village and used bomb craters and other bunkers to exchange fire with the defenders. The Soviet battlefield commanders also gradually became familiar with the situation.  The terrain here is similar to the way they fight their opponents. They organized some infantry assault groups in companies and platoons to cover each other and carry out attacks.  When an assault group is intercepted by the defenders' machine gun fire, the infantrymen will crawl down, and other assault groups will take advantage of the situation to rush in, waiting until the defenders' firepower is transferred.  They jumped forward again, and so on, slowly but surely approaching the defenders' line.

    Because the Soviet infantry adopted clever jumping tactics, the German machine gunners fired one after another like fists hitting cotton. As time went by, the thick-browed German noncommissioned officer became a little impatient.  He tried to kill his opponent with a series of long shots, but this quickly attracted the attention of the Soviet tanks.  When the scream of artillery shells came, the sergeant realized that the situation was not good. As soon as he shouted "Get down", a loud bang and an extremely violent shock came. The three people in the basement fell down together, and the strong shock  The smell of nitric acid suddenly pierced his nose, and his thoughts immediately became chaotic.

    "Damn it, damn it!" The thick-browed senior sergeant clenched his fists in annoyance. Affected by the close-range explosion, there was only an endless buzzing sound in his ears.  I could vaguely see someone in the smokeShaking, he remembered what he had experienced while fighting on the Eastern Front. He was afraid that Soviet soldiers had entered the basement. He quickly reached out to pull out the pistol stuck in his waist, only to find that his dominant right hand was completely out of control.  The figure approached, and the familiar face appeared in front of him. The young private opened his mouth anxiously and said something, but he could not hear a word.

    With the help of the private, the sergeant managed to sit up. He endured the pain from his right arm and calmly looked at the surrounding environment. The Deshka heavy machine gun with a tripod fell to the ground, and the main body still looked intact; the square vents  A circular hole suddenly appeared on the right side of the room. Fortunately, it was not a hollow-charge armor-piercing projectile that hit here. Otherwise, the high-temperature metal flow could kill everyone in the room instantly.

    "I'm fine, there's no big problem!"

    While speaking, the sergeant could vaguely hear the sound coming from his own throat, which indicated that his hearing was only temporarily deaf, while the other soldier was still lying on the ground.  The private walked over and turned him face up, and checked his breathing and pulse. The relieved expression showed that his companion was just in a coma.

    Thinking that the fierce battle outside was still going on, the noncommissioned officer gritted his teeth and stood up, signaling the privates to stand up the machine guns with him. However, they soon discovered that the tripod was somewhat deformed and required human assistance to maintain the shooting state.  In this situation, the young private took the initiative to serve as a human support, and the non-commissioned officer again operated the machine gun and aimed outward. Several Soviet tanks were only a stone's throw away from the village entrance, and groups of Soviet infantry also arrived at the edge of the village. It seemed that the defenders' firepower was supporting  The points have been exhausted in the high-intensity battle.  Ignoring whether the beads of sweat or blood falling from his temples, the sergeant put his injured right hand on the shooting grip and pressed the shooting button between the left and right grips with his left thumb, which he was not good at.  As it rang in my ears, my heavy heart suddenly relaxed a lot.  Putting aside all kinds of distracting thoughts, he mechanically opened fire on the Soviet soldiers in his field of vision. At a distance of two to three hundred meters, the bullet avoidance efficiency of the Soviet army's jumping tactics dropped sharply. Many soldiers fell to the ground just after they rushed through the village entrance.  Under the rain of bullets, the second-line firepower deployed inside the village also began to show its power.  Those T-34s were powerful in tearing down the remaining walls, but they quickly fell into a death trap woven with light anti-tank rockets, anti-tank grenades and incendiary bombs. One after another, they lost power, burned and even exploded, but they survived.  The crew could only seek escape opportunities under the desperate cover of the infantry.

    The anti-tank traps set by the German army based on villages are indeed powerful, but the size of the village determines the scale of the trap. Once the Soviet tanks that invade the village exceed the capacity of the trap, no matter how brave and wise the defenders are, they will not be able to continue to block it.  The opponent attacks.  The German commanders were clearly aware of this when formulating their defensive strategy, so they built a second line of fortifications in the mountains south of the village and west of M¨¹hldorf.  Before the Soviet army could crush the village defense line with its superiority in personnel and equipment, the headquarters of the German 22nd Fusiliers Regiment had already issued retreat orders to all battalions and companies.  Since most telephone lines were damaged by Soviet shelling, bombing, and combat attacks, some troops were unable to observe the retreat signal flares due to factors such as location and line of sight. They did not know that the retreat had already begun, and other troops were unable to recover from the stalemate battle.  Withdrawing in time, in addition to these troops, most of the German officers and soldiers deployed on the village defense line crossed the road and retreated to the mountains south of the road to continue fighting.  In the sloping fortifications that were difficult for Soviet tanks to reach, the German army not only deployed several Soviet-made 85mm cannons captured earlier, but also moved more than a dozen sets of multiple rocket launchers up the mountain.  When the Soviet officers and soldiers who occupied the village gathered their forces to launch a pincer attack on the main position of Mirdov, rockets falling from the sky caused them heavy losses. The Soviet tanks that tried to attack the city of Mirdov along the road were also hit by precise artillery fire.  Attack, its side and back armor could not withstand long-range hits from 85mm artillery shells, and five T-34s suffered devastating blows in a short period of time.  In order to relieve their worries, the Soviet commander had no choice but to send exhausted soldiers to launch a battle to seize the mountain.  This mountain, located west of M¨¹hldorf and adjacent to the Isar River, has its highest point less than 100 meters above sea level, its widest point 1.5 kilometers from east to west, and about 4 kilometers long from north to south. It has undulating terrain and lush vegetation. The officers and soldiers of the 22nd Fusiliers Regiment of the German Army  They have dug a large number of combat fortifications here. Ordinary-scale shelling and bombing alone are far from enough to destroy the defenders' defense lines. The Soviet infantry, who are originally good at close combat, are restricted by the rugged and muddy mountain roads and are slowly and arduously fighting.  During the attack, he became a living target for German shooters.

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