Baharov fell silent. He silently put the microphone back on the base of the phone, took off his military cap, and paid silent tribute to his fallen subordinates. Colonel Shechtman, who was standing next to him, also heard clearly the message coming from the earphones. He also took off his military cap and paid a silent tribute to the sacrificed brigade commander.
About a minute later, Baharov put on his military cap again, turned to Shechtman who was standing aside and said: "Comrade Colonel, I heard that you are equipped with a weapon that can attack German tanks from a long distance. Is it true?" Of?"
"It's true, Comrade General." Shechtman understood what Bakharov meant and quickly continued: "First let the remaining tanks find a place to hide to avoid encountering Tiger tanks and self-propelled anti-tank guns. attack, I asked the anti-tank team to move up and kill the enemy's tanks and anti-tank guns at close range."
"Okay, I will immediately notify the tank brigade in front and ask them to temporarily stop the attack and find a place to hide."
Unexpectedly, things were not as simple as Baharov and Shechtman imagined. Because the infantry was too far behind, after the tanks of the tank brigade found a place to hide, they were still on their way over, so that this section of the battlefield suddenly It became quiet, and only the many burning tanks and the smoking craters reminded people that fierce fighting was still going on here not long ago.
Five minutes later, Baharov suddenly received a call from Rotmistrov. The bespectacled commander asked angrily on the phone: "General Baharov, what is going on? Why did you stop the attack?"
"Comrade Commander," Baharov replied with some embarrassment: "Behind the German position we are attacking, there are a large number of Tiger tanks and Rhino self-propelled anti-tank guns. My tanks of the 170th and 181st brigades are behind them. The attack resulted in heavy losses, including the loss of the commander of the 170th Brigade."
When he learned that one of Baharov's brigade commanders had died in the battle, Rotmistrov fell silent. After a while, he asked in a hoarse voice: "What are you going to do next?"
Baharov glanced at Shechtman beside him and replied: "I have discussed with the infantry division commander Colonel Shechtman. My tank will first find a place to hide, and his infantry will get close to it and use anti-tank weapons." Weapons destroy enemy tanks."
"Colonel Shechtman?" Rotmistrov repeated the name and asked tentatively: "Whose subordinate is he? Is he a subordinate of General Kryuchinkin of the 69th Army?"
"No, Comrade General, I am not from the 69th Army." Shechtman, who was standing next to him, heard Rotmistrov mention his name and quickly said loudly and proudly: "My 254th Infantry Division. It belongs to the 27th Army and is the unit of Major General Sokov."
"Oh, it turns out they are Sokov's troops." Upon hearing that the other party was Sokov's troops, Rotmistrov felt inexplicably relieved. He asked politely: "How do you plan to destroy the enemy's tanks?" ?”
"I plan to have the anti-tank team rush up and use rocket launchers to destroy the enemy tanks at close range."
"I have heard of rocket launchers, but never seen one." Rotmistrov said on the phone: "Although the enemy tanks have retreated, there are still infantry holding on to their positions. Are you sure your Can the anti-tank team successfully approach the enemy's tanks and anti-tank guns?"
Rotmistrov's words stopped Shechtman. He was thinking silently, how can he successfully break through the enemy's defense line and let the anti-tank team destroy the German tanks and anti-tank guns?
Seeing Shechtman's delay in speaking, Rotmistrov spoke again: "Our superiors ordered us to quickly break through the German defense line. I'm afraid we can't rely on infantry alone. I'll see if I can ask the air force to dispatch and let them Providing air cover for you."
"Comrade Commander," Baharov couldn't help but be overjoyed when he learned that Rotmistrov was preparing to send out the Air Force, and said repeatedly: "It would be great if we could get support from the Air Force. As far as I know, the Air Force Nowadays, there is a kind of high-explosive aerial bomb, which is used to deal with German tanks. If you use these aerial bombs to blow up German tanks, even the strongest Tiger tanks may not be able to withstand them."
After Rotmistrov ended his call with Bakharov, he ordered someone to call Vatutin's command post. As soon as the phone call came through, he said straight to the point: "Comrade General, this is Rotmistrov. I would like to make a request to you now."
"General Rotmistrov, if you have any requests, please feel free to ask." Vatutin said: "As long as I can do it, I will definitely agree to it."
"My 18th Tank Corps launched an attack on the German Flag Guard Division in the southwest of the city. Now in the attack positions of the 181st and 170th Tank Brigades, the Germans have a large number of Tiger tanks and Rhino self-propelled anti-tank guns, causing us to In the recent attack, they suffered huge losses, and even the commander of the 170th Brigade was killed.”
When he learned that a tank brigade commander had died in the battle, Vatutin was shocked: "What, is the enemy's defense so tenacious? General Rotmistrov, what kind of help do you want me to provide?"
"I hope to get air support, so that attack aircraft can carry aerial bombs specifically designed to deal with tanks, to support the 181st and 170th brigades and destroy the German tanks on the ground so that they can successfully break through the German defenses."
Before giving a final reply to Rotmistrov, Vatutin first had to find out which infantry unit was assisting the tank army in attacking in this area: "Which unit is cooperating with the 18th Tank Army? "
"It is the 254th Infantry Division of the 27th Army, and the division commander is Colonel Shechtman." Rotmistrov reported to Vatutin: "He told me that he planned to have the anti-tank group close to the enemy tanks. Destroy enemy tanks with a rocket launcher."
"Isn't this great?" Vatutin said casually after hearing this: "Although the shooting distance of this anti-tank weapon is not as good as that of ordinary anti-tank guns, its penetration is very strong. Within a range of 100 meters, even the thick armor of a Tiger tank can be penetrated."
"Comrade General, because the tank brigade's assault speed was too fast during the attack, it left the infantry too far behind. Now the infantry has not approached the enemy's position." Rotmistrov saw that Vatutin did not understand what he wanted to say. Expressing his intention, he quickly continued: "In addition to the German Tiger tanks and self-propelled anti-tank guns, the position to be broken through also has a large number of infantry. I am worried that the friendly infantry will not be able to break through the enemy's defense line in a short time."
After Rotmistrov's explanation, Vatutin realized that he had just thought of the problem too simply. Nowadays, the tanks covering the attack can no longer charge forward after suffering huge losses, and the infantry has lost the cover of the tanks, making it exponentially more difficult to break through the enemy's position.
"Oh, I understand, General Rotmistrov." Vatutin also felt at this moment that the best way to quickly break through the German defense line was to dispatch the air force to destroy the Tiger tanks and self-propelled vehicles behind the German position. Anti-tank guns, so that Soviet tanks can once again provide cover for the attacking infantry: "I immediately called the commander of the Air Force Group and asked him to dispatch attack aircraft to the location you designated to destroy the enemy's tanks and Anti-tank gun." Lingling Bookstore
An attack aircraft group on standby at the field airport took off in less than two minutes after receiving the order to attack. They quickly completed their formation in the air and flew towards the flag guard division's defense area.
A few minutes later, the assault aircraft regiment arrived over the battlefield, and the commanders and fighters of the 254th Division had just arrived at the anti-tank trench. Suppressed by German machine gun fire, the commanders and fighters could only hide in the anti-tank trench and fight in the distance. The German troops on the position exchanged fire.
The Tiger tank behind the German position was quickly discovered by the attack aircraft in the air because there was a huge gunman covering the back of the tank. After seeing the following situation clearly, the fighter commander issued an order to his subordinates: "Everyone pay attention, everyone pay attention, attack the German Tiger tanks first. Repeat, attack the German Tiger tanks first."
Baharov fell silent. He silently put the microphone back on the base of the phone, took off his military cap, and paid silent tribute to his fallen subordinates. Colonel Shechtman, who was standing next to him, also heard clearly the message coming from the earphones. He also took off his military cap and paid a silent tribute to the sacrificed brigade commander.
About a minute later, Baharov put on his military cap again, turned to Shechtman who was standing aside and said: "Comrade Colonel, I heard that you are equipped with a weapon that can attack German tanks from a long distance. Is it true?" Of?"
"It's true, Comrade General." Shechtman understood what Bakharov meant and quickly continued: "First let the remaining tanks find a place to hide to avoid encountering Tiger tanks and self-propelled anti-tank guns. attack, I asked the anti-tank team to move up and kill the enemy's tanks and anti-tank guns at close range."
"Okay, I will immediately notify the tank brigade in front and ask them to temporarily stop the attack and find a place to hide."
Unexpectedly, things were not as simple as Baharov and Shechtman imagined. Because the infantry was too far behind, after the tanks of the tank brigade found a place to hide, they were still on their way over, so that this section of the battlefield suddenly It became quiet, and only the many burning tanks and the smoking craters reminded people that fierce fighting was still going on here not long ago.
Five minutes later, Baharov suddenly received a call from Rotmistrov. The bespectacled commander asked angrily on the phone: "General Baharov, what is going on? Why did you stop the attack?"
"Comrade Commander," Baharov replied with some embarrassment: "Behind the German position we are attacking, there are a large number of Tiger tanks and Rhino self-propelled anti-tank guns. My tanks of the 170th and 181st brigades are behind them. The attack resulted in heavy losses, including the loss of the commander of the 170th Brigade."
When he learned that one of Baharov's brigade commanders had died in the battle, Rotmistrov fell silent. After a while, he asked in a hoarse voice: "What are you going to do next?"
Baharov glanced at Shechtman beside him and replied: "I have discussed with the infantry division commander Colonel Shechtman. My tank will first find a place to hide, and his infantry will get close to it and use anti-tank weapons." Weapons destroy enemy tanks."
"Colonel Shechtman?" Rotmistrov repeated the name and asked tentatively: "Whose subordinate is he? Is he a subordinate of General Kryuchinkin of the 69th Army?"
"No, Comrade General, I am not from the 69th Army." Shechtman, who was standing next to him, heard Rotmistrov mention his name and quickly said loudly and proudly: "My 254th Infantry Division. It belongs to the 27th Army and is the unit of Major General Sokov."
"Oh, it turns out they are Sokov's troops." Upon hearing that the other party was Sokov's troops, Rotmistrov felt inexplicably relieved. He asked politely: "How do you plan to destroy the enemy's tanks?" ?”
"I plan to have the anti-tank team rush up and use rocket launchers to destroy the enemy tanks at close range."
"I have heard of rocket launchers, but never seen one." Rotmistrov said on the phone: "Although the enemy tanks have retreated, there are still infantry holding on to their positions. Are you sure your Can the anti-tank team successfully approach the enemy's tanks and anti-tank guns?"
Rotmistrov's words stopped Shechtman. He was thinking silently, how can he successfully break through the enemy's defense line and let the anti-tank team destroy the German tanks and anti-tank guns?
Seeing Shechtman's delay in speaking, Rotmistrov spoke again: "Our superiors ordered us to quickly break through the German defense line. I'm afraid we can't rely on infantry alone. I'll see if I can ask the air force to dispatch and let them Providing air cover for you."
"Comrade Commander," Baharov couldn't help but be overjoyed when he learned that Rotmistrov was preparing to send out the Air Force, and said repeatedly: "It would be great if we could get support from the Air Force. As far as I know, the Air Force Nowadays, there is a kind of high-explosive aerial bomb, which is used to deal with German tanks. If you use these aerial bombs to blow up German tanks, even the strongest Tiger tanks may not be able to withstand them."
After Rotmistrov ended his call with Bakharov, he ordered someone to call Vatutin's command post. As soon as the phone call came through, he said straight to the point: "Comrade General, this is Rotmistrov. I would like to make a request to you now."
"General Rotmistrov, if you have any requests, please feel free to ask." Vatutin said: "As long as I can do it, I will definitely agree to it."
"My 18th Tank Corps launched an attack on the German Flag Guard Division in the southwest of the city. Now in the attack positions of the 181st and 170th Tank Brigades, the Germans have a large number of Tiger tanks and Rhino self-propelled anti-tank guns, causing us to In the recent attack, they suffered huge losses, and even the commander of the 170th Brigade was killed."
When he learned that a tank brigade commander had died in the battle, Vatutin was shocked: "What, is the enemy's defense so tenacious? General Rotmistrov, what kind of help do you want me to provide?"
"I hope to get air support so that attack aircraft can carry aerial bombs specifically designed to deal with tanks to support the 181st and 170th brigades and destroy the German tanks on the ground so that they can successfully break through the German defenses."
Before giving the final reply to Rotmistrov, Vatutin first had to find out which infantry unit was assisting the tank army in attacking in this area: "Which unit is cooperating with the 18th tank army? "
"It is the 254th Infantry Division of the 27th Army, and the division commander is Colonel Shechtman." Rotmistrov reported to Vatutin: "He told me that he planned to have the anti-tank group close to the enemy tanks. Destroy enemy tanks with a rocket launcher."
"Isn't this great?" Vatutin said casually after hearing this: "Although the shooting distance of this anti-tank weapon is not as good as that of ordinary anti-tank guns, its penetrating power is very strong. Within a range of 100 meters, even the thick armor of a Tiger tank can be penetrated."
