Leave your team alone on this dark street? How is this possible? Li Qing flatly refused: "No, the infantry needs to cover us. In this way, behind us, you rely on the buildings on both sides to establish a line of defense. Don't let the enemy come from behind! Be careful not to block the road behind us. , we still have troops coming from behind..."
The infantry commander took the order and left. After a while, noises and shouts came. The infantry gradually dispersed to both sides of the road according to the order, set up machine guns behind the temporary bunker, and aimed at the darkness behind!
"Boss Li, the enemy's heavy machine guns in front are set up inside the building. We cannot effectively attack them and need your support!" Koschel's rough voice came from the radio.
"Received! We will attack immediately, please wait!"
"No. 178, No. 403, and No. 716, please come forward and be careful not to block the road behind. Did you see the machine gun fire in front?"
"I saw it. It's a little far away, more than two kilometers. You can try it!" Hilmer, the commander of No. 178, replied.
"They are in a building, with floors one to four. They are shooting out through the windows. Let's try using AP armor-piercing bullets first!" Li Qing thought about it. The distance was still a bit far, but if it was any closer, he would use the heavy machine gun. It's within the effective range, it's too dangerous!
Soon after, three shells hit the open space in front of the building.
Randall held up the telescope to observe, and then shouted into the microphone: "Three rounds did not hit, the distance is still a bit far, that building should be a concrete wall!"
"Okay, change to HE high-explosive shells and try to break into their windows. Boys, it's time to test you..." Li Qing helplessly asked everyone to change shells.
AP armor-piercing bullets have good penetration, but the warhead is heavier, and the penetration will attenuate with the distance traveled. If it is too far, it will have almost no effect; HE high-explosive bullets are very lethal, but they will explode after hitting an obstacle. The penetration depth is much worse than that of AP bullets, and it has little effect on targets with thick armor. The advantage is that because the warhead has a larger charge, the warhead is much lighter than AP bullets and can hit farther!
Because of the system, through the system's live display, the darkness could not block Li Qing's vision, so he could see the details of the building opposite. The windows were not big, less than 1.5 meters high and only about 1 meter wide.
But for the ordinary crew of the destroyer squadron, it is still too far away. In addition, it is dark now. Except for the occasional explosion of fire that can outline the windows, the rest of the time only the muzzle of the heavy machine gun can be seen. Flame, trying to get the shell into the window depends largely on luck.
Quality is not enough, quantity is required! Li Qing couldn't think of a good way: "Follow my instructions, let's try it first, car No. 178 will come first!"
Hilmer replied: "Roger that!"
"The wind is not strong today, so the lateral error can be ignored..."
"Did you see the muzzle flash slightly higher on the left? That's a heavy machine gun position on the second floor, about 2,300 meters away. Aim at that position, slightly adjust the aperture of about two machine guns to the right, and adjust it upward one time!"
According to Li Qing's command, the artillery was actually aimed at the position between the two windows on the 2nd and 3rd floors. The distance was too far. Considering the problem of ballistic parabola, let's try it first if it succeeds!
Soon, gunner Kupisch's voice came: "Ready!"
"Fire!"
Kupisch turned the firing wrench, and the 47mm artillery was fired with a "bang". The shells flew out of the barrel with the flames. The powerful recoil drove the No. 1 tank destroyer back a certain distance, and the entire body was shaken by the recoil. It kept shaking under the influence of the car, and the three members of the crew had to hold on to the handrails next to them and try to control their bodies.
The shell flew towards the target at a speed visible to the naked eye, drew a meteor-like arc in the sky, then hit the building and exploded under the window where the target's heavy machine gun was located, erupting in a large fire.
"It's a little low, but the enemy's heavy machine gun has stopped firing. Just to be on the safe side, turn it up half a degree and fire again!"
"Fire!"
This time, everyone was not disappointed. The shell got into the window, exploded in the room of the building, lit up the entire room, and then caused a raging fire!
There was a burst of cheers from all around, and it started smoothly!
"Well done, Boss Li! Keep knocking out all the firepower points in the building! Let them have a taste of being beaten! Do you think we can't do anything to them by hiding in the building? Hahaha!" A rough voice came from the radio. came from inside, and Keshel was obviously frightened.
"Follow the method just now, the distance is about 2,400 meters. After aiming, look at the position of the muzzle flash and make fine adjustments to the left and right. Now fire freely!" Without further ado, Li Qing quickly gave the order to attack.
There were obviously more bullets whistling around, the sound of "Puff! Puff! Puff!" bullets hitting the ground, and the "ding-dong" sound of bullets hitting the tanks. His tank team seemed to have become the focus of care.
Fortunately, the distance was far enough. At this distance, only heavy machine guns could barely reach it, but the lethality of the bullets was obviously much weaker. Li Qing retracted her head into the turret, closed the hatch, and sat in the tank staring at the situation outside.
"Everyone, wear your helmets, protect yourselves, and hurry up. Victory will eventually belong to us!" Li Qing had no other choice but to cheer everyone on the radio.
As the No. 1 tank destroyer continued to fire, the machine gun fire points in the building opposite were knocked out one by one. Each time a fire point was knocked out, there was cheering from the surroundings.
The firepower points in the enemy building on the opposite side were silenced one after another. The tanks attacking from the front also moved quickly. The bunker in front of the building was smashed and scattered. The surviving soldiers in the bunker were hit by these iron shells. They had no choice but to flee in all directions, but were knocked down one by one by the machine guns on the tanks and the accompanying infantry on the way to escape.
After the outside of the building was cleared, the infantrymen charging behind the tanks swarmed into the building, quickly clearing the remaining enemies layer by layer. The gunfire that lit up from time to time in the windows of the building indicated that the building was finally complete. It's not far from being taken down!
The hail of bullets finally stopped. Except for the gunshots still going off inside the building, there were no obvious gunshots nearby. Li Qing had enough time to stick her head out and observe the building opposite, guessing the fighting situation inside.
At this time, follow-up troops had already arrived. They were also a small group of tanks and accompanying infantry. This time there were more infantry, and they began to set up defensive positions in an orderly manner at various intersections.
Looking at the follow-up troops passing by, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Randall ran forward quickly and raised his head under the tank to report the situation to Li Qing: "Sir Boss Li, we have injured three people!"
