Chapter 442: Commando

Chapter 442 Commando

The Cossack training method is actually not complicated. It is the cooperation between the grenadier and the driver. When the driver drives the half-track vehicle to rush towards the enemy at the fastest speed, he is ready to throw the grenade. Pull the string and throw the grenade... because the grenade has the inertia of the halftrack traveling, it can be thrown farther.

As it is now, the Cossack on the speeding half-track vehicle freely commanded the grenadiers to throw grenades into the German crowd one after another, blowing up the German army in a panic with a bang.

At this time, grenades are even more effective than mortars, because on the one hand, it is difficult for mortars to hit targets at such a short distance. , so the mortar always lags behind, that is, hitting the target basically depends on luck.

But the grenade is pulled and sounded, and it can be thrown quickly if it is well-trained. Therefore, the half-track vehicle sometimes turned and sped, and grenades were thrown out from its rear compartment, blowing up the German army completely. Fight back.

This is not the worst, each half-track vehicle of the commando is equipped with a bazooka... The original intention of this bazooka is to enhance its anti-tank capability, that is, once it encounters enemy armored vehicles and tanks, it will not be helpless to fight back.

But in fact, it is also very useful for dealing with infantry.

At this time, the bazooka shooters had already jumped out of the car, and after a little preparation on the ground, they "swished" and fired rockets at the German army. Needless to say, the casualties caused by the explosion of the anti-infantry rockets, a few rounds The rocket hit the German car loaded with mines, and there was a loud "boom", and the whole car was blown into the sky.

The German army hurriedly resisted in the snow piled up on the side of the road... At this time, most of the roads were covered with snow. Both the German army and the Soviet army would use bulldozers or artificially move the snow to both sides of the road after occupying the road. Clearly, this is not just for transportation. Another advantage is that the one-meter-high snow wall on both sides of the road can make it difficult for planes in the sky to find cars driving in it.

At this time, the snow wall can just become the German army's resistance to the attack of the half-track commando.

However, at this moment... the roar of the motor came from the other side of the road, so the German officers and soldiers knew that they were over.

The battle lasted for forty minutes.

The strength of the two reinforced companies of the Soviet Army wiped out and captured more than 1,000 German soldiers.

More than a thousand people may not be many, at least compared to the previous battle with the Romanian Cavalry Brigade, but these are the German 46th Infantry Division with quite good combat effectiveness and quality.

And the form of this battle is a bit strange. The German infantry division is in a state of being unable to fight and fleeing.

let's hit!

The German army had nothing to do with half-track armored vehicles. Machine guns, rifles, etc. could not penetrate the armor of half-track vehicles.

Anti-tank guns might work, but it never gets deployed in time, and they're also good targets for bazookas.

Anti-tank grenade...forget it, it can't get close enough to throw.

Escape!

Cars and barrel cars were destroyed immediately, and of course the two legs could not run the wheels and tracks of the half-track vehicle.

The German army even thought of a countermeasure, and they fled in several directions.

The problem is that the half-track vehicles are fast and powerful. They are like wolves running fast, sometimes scattered and sometimes gathered, driving the fleeing German troops everywhere.

Finally, the German army found that this was not the way to escape, so they could only raise their hands and surrender.

The advantage of this battle is that the troops do not need to follow the mine-sweeping tanks after marching, because the German mine-laying troops have been eliminated, and then a fast reconnaissance troop is placed in front of the troops... this so-called fast reconnaissance The army is actually a few half-track vehicles and two light tanks to step on mines. If the T34 is blown up, it is not worthwhile. If you want to blow up, you can blow up light tanks or relatively cheap half-track vehicles that are basically eliminated. !

But at this time Katukov was a little bit reluctant.

"Comrade Shulka!" Katukov said: "I didn't expect the half-track vehicle to have such a role. Is it inappropriate to use it for reconnaissance?"

"Colonel, they are suitable for this!" Shulka said: "Because it is fast, and at the same time, its firepower and defense are quite good!"

"But...we don't have many half-tracks!"

"Relax, Colonel!" Shulka said, "It's produced much faster than tanks, so it's worth scouting with it!"

Katukov nodded in agreement.

"Even so!" Shulka said, "I'm afraid we still don't have enough time!"

Katukov knew what Shulka meant, so at best, he would buy one or two hours for the 1st Guards Tank Brigade.

If the German army organizes an effective defense in Zhankoy, it will still be difficult for the 1st Guards Tank Brigade to occupy Zhankoy before the enemy reinforcements arrive.

After being silent for a while, Katukov asked Shulka, "Do you have a solution?"

Shuerka raised his head towards the German army of the 46th Division captured by the roadside, and said, "Why don't we learn from them?"

"You mean dealing with enemy reinforcements?" Katukov said suspiciously, "But we are on a different route from them!"

Shulka pointed to the map spread out on the ground and said: "The enemy rushed from Simferopol to Zhankoy, and we rushed from Feodosia to Zhankoy. These three cities form a triangle. If we let The air force tried its best to stop the enemy before dark, and then relied on half-track vehicles to organize commandos to carry mines across the road from Simferopol to Zhankoy..."

"Then we can lay mines before them?"

"Yes!" Shulka nodded: "And as far as I know, the Germans don't have minesweeping tanks, at least not now!"

"Good idea, Comrade Shulka!" Katukov laughed loudly: "This will slow down the advancing speed of the enemy's reinforcements to the greatest extent, although I don't know if the time gained is enough for us to capture Zhankoy, but This is the best way!"

"I'm going to organize a commando!" Shulka said.

"Of course!" Katukov nodded, and after a pause he stopped Shulka again: "But you can't take part in this assault, I mean, you can entrust this task to Comrade Venyakov !"

Venyakov is the deputy head of the regiment, and of course there is no problem directing this operation.

But Shulka still wondered why Katukov made such an arrangement.

"Because of the Air Force, Comrade Shulka!" Katukov explained: "To mobilize so many Air Forces...I think only you!"

(end of this chapter)