Chapter 134 Lost Contact 2)
An open anti-aircraft gun cannot be called a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun in the full sense. In fact, it is just a two-legged turret for the anti-aircraft gun, and there is no closed turret, but this can also provide a way to accompany the tank troops.
Now, the barrel of the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is rapidly lifting, and the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that has stopped on the spot is quickly entering a combat state. The squad leader of the artillery squad stood at the end, straightened his body, observed the sky with a telescope, and wanted to provide target instructions for his self-propelled gun.
But it was useless. They could not see each other's plane and could only hear sounds.
why is that?
The other party must know that they have anti-aircraft guns, so they deliberately adopted this extremely rogue method. Their planes were flying in the valley next to them, and they were blind spots. Once they appeared, it was a blink of an eye. When they were not ready to fire, they would drop bombs and escape!
Yes, it must be so!
The Soviet anti-aircraft artillery soldiers were extremely nervous at this time. Their hands were shaking the high and low aircraft and the direction aircraft quickly. Listening to the sound of the aircraft, he quickly turned around in any direction. Only in this way can he open fire immediately when the other party appears!
The sound of the plane was getting closer and closer, and everyone's heartbeat was accelerating. They knew that the battle would suddenly start.
"Boom, boom!" At this moment, an explosion was heard in the distance, but they did not see the enemy plane!
What's going on?
The squad leader of the artillery squad suddenly realized that he had made a serious mistake. There was an echo in the mountainous area, and the direction they were aiming just now was the opposite!
And when they turned their anti-aircraft guns over, they only saw a few planes with inverted seagull wings, which were already flapping their wings and moving away from them.
"Our tanks were not attacked, they were attacking the truck behind us." A report came from the radio.
Varisiev's heart relaxed for a moment, and then he became nervous again. What, was he fighting the truck behind him? Those were all supplies for him!
Both t-34 and kv-1 are diesel engines, which are relatively fuel-efficient, but this does not mean that they will not burn oil, especially when they operate in mountainous areas, their fuel consumption will be even greater.
Now, when he heard the supply convoy behind was attacked by a sneak attack, Varisiev frowned even more. At this time, he did not see the situation behind him in the middle of the marching queue. If he went to the place where he was attacked, he would know that the other party was intent and sinister.
"Don't delay the time anymore, keep moving forward." Varisiev said.
It is only more than twenty kilometers away from Gazwin. It is already noon now. They have to arrive before dark. This damn mountainous area is a nightmare.
The tank troops continued to advance, behind them, at the mountain pass, more than a dozen tankers burned wildly, blocking the road into the mountain.
Behind, the support artillery stopped.
"Damn it!" Major Ivan jumped out of his car, looked at the burning car, and said, "Contact with the division commander immediately, we are blocked behind!"
They drive cars, have no off-road capabilities, can only walk on the road, and dare not cross these fires.
"The 14th Howitzer Regiment called the division headquarters, and the 14th Howitzer Regiment called the division headquarters." On the command car, the radio soldier held the microphone and kept calling, but there was no echo in the radio.
"They entered the mountains and the radio signal was blocked." Yakov couldn't help but say.
Short-wave radios travel in a straight line and are easily blocked by the mountains. Now, they have lost contact with the division headquarters!
"We must put out the fires ignited by these cars as soon as possible, push away the wreckage of these cars, and catch up with our troops. If it gets dark, it will be troublesome," said Yakov.
He looked at the sun that had begun to slide to the west, a little anxious. In the mountains, he was the most vulnerable to ambush. The other party's bombing was definitely unusual!
To put out these big fires? Ivan watched the flames jump out more than ten meters high. It was not easy to put out! It was dangerous to get close to them, and only fire trucks work. However, they are combat troops, not logistics troops, so where are there fire trucks!
Ivan felt helpless, and the artillery soldiers behind him jumped out of their cars one after another. Some even had already opened the picnic food and started eating. Since they were blocked, it would be nice to have some food at this opportunity!
They did not realize that danger was coming.
Time passed by little by little, and seeing the flames burning, Major Ivan became a little anxious. At this moment, suddenly, Yakov shouted: "God, what is that?"
In the southeast of their country, in the distance, black smoke rose. Needless to say, it must be a tank force! Moreover, the number is definitely not small!
"Quick, hurry up, take off the cannon and prepare for battle!" Varisiev shouted loudly.
The m1938 type 152mm artillery is quite bulky. Each cannon is equipped with a seven-person artillery squad. Now, they have discovered something and quickly switched the cannon from marching to combat.
"Quick, hurry!" The squad leader shouted loudly, pulling the towing pin hard, separating the cannon's towing rod from the car in front. Then, seven people shouted horns, pushed the cannon, turning the direction of ninety degrees!
At this time, the black smoke in the distance was getting closer and closer. They could clearly see that those tanks were indeed galloping! Moreover, they were clearly angular and extremely similar to the German Black Panther tanks!
Could it be that the Germans' main armored troops have landed? This is really terrible! In an instant, the Soviet tank soldiers turned pale.
"Don't be afraid, even the latest German Black Panther tank can't stop our artillery fire and load armor-piercing bombs!" Yakov shouted loudly.
What are you afraid of? You are an artillery soldier!
The 152mm howitzer, as the name suggests, mainly fires grenades, but this does not mean that it cannot fire armor-piercing bombs. The huge caliber of this artillery allows it to be more at ease when fighting armored troops.
Chapter completed!