"The enemy is going to attack..." This is the unanimous idea of ​​everyone in the Red Army Command.

"Is there any accurate information from the enemy?"

"Except for knowing that the enemy has dispatched tank troops, the rest of the situation is currently unknown."

"How is the deployment of front-line troops? Can you control the Don River?"

Watujing shook his head: "It's impossible to control the enemy's air firepower is too strong. The line along the Don River is bare and it is the best target for aircraft bombing. The front line of the troops is about 20 kilometers east of the river, but we deployed observation posts by the river..."

Vatujing didn't know that the river estuary observation post he relied on had been sunk by the Luo Jun F-class escort boat that was going upstream from Rostov. Speaking of which, the F-class is really a failed product. It has a 1,000-ton small body panel that has to be installed, this one, that one, and a test site for the new engine. Finally, it has to be reduced to providing imaginary enemy services for the U-boat.

The German Navy, which had poor assets in history, was reluctant to take out these junk goods, but after Hoffman took power, he built a navy and put into service one new ship after another, and the navy disliked this kind of thing. In addition, he wanted to free up sailors for the new main battleship. Although there were only more than 100 frigates, many of them could at least form a large sailor team. The revoked frigates were sold half-given to the Romanians and Iranians, and both countries were happy to use them. The Romanians used him as destroyers, and the Iranians took him to build a navy in the Persian Gulf.

In addition to the F-class frigates, there are also various auxiliary ships and gunboats from the German Navy, as well as gunboats collected from the French Navy, all of which were stuffed into the Black Sea and the Assyrian Sea as transport ships. Since the Red Navy's Black Sea Fleet was long been beaten, an old gunboat can now rush around in the Black Sea and dominate the king.

"The troops deployed three lines of defense, the first one with barbed wire and minefield; the second one was deployed with infantry suppression artillery, towed anti-tank guns, Katyusha rocket launchers and tank destroyers; the third one was a mobile defense force composed of tank brigades." Vatuting explained to the map, "Comrade Rotmistrov (Tank Soldier General), the commander of the defense system, has reported to me, and overall there is no big problem. The only flaw is that the time is too short, the density, range and excavation of anti-tank trenches may not be enough, and we lack new heavy equipment such as is-2su-100."

Zhukov sighed: The number of is-2 is not large. After trying his best to make up for the early losses, he has only made 8 brigades. Comrade Stalin left 2 for Moscow, and all the others were all allocated to the southern wing. Chernyakovsky had 4 in his hands to cooperate with him in the battle. At the same time, Malinovsky, the closest to the Ural River, got 2, and none of the other three fronts. The best thing is that a few guard tank armies got some is-1 tank brigades, which is not enough to meet the needs of the frontline.

The 5th Guards Army, which was built in the Volga River Duntick, is quite good, and is finally a relatively advanced T-43, T-43/85. The US-made Sherman tanks are available. Many tank troops are still using the old and extremely poor quality T-34/76 tanks. Now the Red Army has changed its mindset and no longer blindly seeks more. Instead, it advocates the production of small but exquisite weapons and equipment, which is similar to the fact that it was originally installed with paper armor in order to blindly pursue the number of T-34s.

"It seems that our frontline aviation army is at a clear disadvantage, and you need to find another way to mobilize some fighter jets."

Zhukov nodded. Although Vatujing sometimes likes to complain about fatigue or show off, he still has no ambiguity in judging the situation and carrying out the mission. The 5th Guards Tank Army is the most elite fist force of the Southwest Front Army. He uses it to block the most important mouth and is also good in combat judgment. This is stronger than Yeliaomenko who is eager to show off and grab credit.

"Actually, I think capturing Rostov is not the focus of this battle," Rokosovsky explained. "The key issue must be cut out and eliminated. Otherwise, Comrade Chernyakovsky's most elite offensive spearhead will always be stuck there and cannot penetrate it. This battle in the Caucasus will be difficult to fight."

Zhukov looked at the enemy signs on the map and felt very embarrassed. The most important mobile force in the Kleister cluster was the 1st Armored Army, which had four standard 1943 Armored Divisions and the 1st Armored Grenadier Division, as well as two Tiger Heavy Armored Battalions. The total number of tanks (tank kills) exceeded 1,500, which is a force that should not be underestimated. In the past two weeks, using our side's eagerness to attack, we have fought several armored raids of not too large in scale, and each time it ended with our side's defeat. It is simply because there are currently I-12 tank brigades to assist, and the combat losses are not as shocking as before, but it is not optimistic that Chernyakhovsky's tanks are not as many as their opponents.

Just as several people were discussing the enemy situation, in front of the 5th Armored Army of the Guards, the large-scale attack of the German army was about to begin.

"Tank, attack!" The commander of the armored regiment of the Guard Flag Division, Joachim Pip, and the commander of the armored regiment of the Young Division, Kurt Meyer (Armored Meyer), issued an order.

Compared with the depressed mental state in history that he could not save his failed fate by doing his best, both Pipp and Meyer are the most proud moments now. At the age of 30 (Pipp 29 and Meyer 31), he worked as a SS Colonel and mastered the most elite armored regiment. He was in a man's career, so that every time Haussel saw two people, he would marvel at: "I only had a platoon when I was as old as you!"

But despite his youth, the understanding and attainment of armored warfare of the two were obviously extraordinary. These ranks and honors were all taken step by step in the battle between blood and fire in the past few years. The two originally served in the Guard Flag Division together, and their promotion speed was almost the same. They were known as the armored two men of the Guard Flag Team. When Mayer turned to serve as the commander of the Young Division Armored Regiment, the title was raised to the SS armored two men.

Everyone cherishes such opportunities. From their age and military rank, if there is no big surprise, it will be difficult to get a major promotion in the next 1-2 years. Under the current system, it is very difficult to be promoted to the commander of the regiment. Moreover, in the eyes of the two, there will be no large-scale armored war after the Eastern Front. Americans? Humph, wait until they can climb to the beach of the European continent! So this Thunder Hammer Operation is when the two are most eager to prove themselves.

After thinking about it, the two of them chose a standard wedge tactic for the assault troops after discussion:

The middle lane is the main force of penetration defense, and the strongest combat power is led by the Tiger 2 tank, and the depth is drawn to support the flanks. The left and right wings are deployed, and the flanks start with the Tiger tanks in the heavy armored battalion of the division to cover the Leopard tank column in the middle lane (the side armor on the leopard is thinner and requires cover). After breaking through the enemy's position, the Leopard tank with better maneuverability is immediately cross-transferred with the two wings to achieve the expansion of the battle results. The next step is to wait for the armored grenadiers to come up to control the battlefield and ultimately achieve the control of the situation and launch a deep pursuit.

Considering that the enemy was prepared and it was said that it was quite famous, the two decided to directly invest in five armored battalions after discussing: the most elite Tiger 2 Heavy Armored Battalion was the one in front. The two of them each pulled out a heavy tank battalion (tiger type) and a medium tank battalion (leopard type) from the armored regiment to form the main force of the assault cluster.

On the front assault width of about 1,200 meters, more than 300 tiger and leopard tanks lined up into a long steel dragon of several kilometers, launching an attack on all enemy troops that dared to stop them from advancing.

Tactics are old tactics, but the quality of equipment determines whether the tactics are effective. The enemy's positions have been repeatedly ravaged by artillery, Himmler organ, dive bomber, and f-190f attack aircraft, but everyone believes that there must be an enemy's counterattack power here.

Little Ribbintrov originally served in the Guard Flag Team Division. With the exchange of officers, he served as the battalion commander of the heavy armored battalion in the Young Division. Fortunately, he did not catch up with the fourth injury, and the third injury was much less serious than in history. Therefore, his rest time was very short, and his military rank and position were both increased.

"beat!"

Seeing the German offensive ranks getting closer, the Red Army artillery, especially anti-tank guns, which were ambushing in various hidden corners, made key statements. The 76.2mm, 85mm or the 90mm anti-tank guns assisted by the United States began to make key statements.

With a "boom", the first Tiger 2 tank was pressed on the mine. The track was immediately blown up, and the rest of the tanks were not damaged. The other tanks quickly bypassed the obstacle. The tank soldiers of the damaged tank did not give up their responsibilities and still used the 88mm/l71 tank gun to bombard the Red Army firepower points that had just exposed the target from a long distance.

"Clang" and a shell from afar hit the front of the tank. Everyone felt a shock all over and shouted happily in a few seconds: "God bless him, he failed to penetrate us."

“11 o’clock direction!”

"Boom", the members of the Red Army artillery team closed their eyes unwillingly. He didn't understand why the 85mm anti-tank gun in his hand could not penetrate the armor of the German tank even though the distance was only 1,200 meters.

Thick smoke, dust, burnt...

The anti-tank guns were fighting with the flames of fire and the rapids of steel from both German tanks and artillery. The roaring flames and whistling shrapnels involved everyone in it like boundless oceans. Even though they were protected by steel, under the power of the shells, everyone's life was still as short-lived and short-lived as a moth.

20 minutes later, the German army successfully tore open the gap, and all the Red Army officers and soldiers fled in panic. The Tiger 2 tank crew whose tracks were cut off by a landmine came down with lingering fear to repair the tracks.

In this battle just now, they ate at least 8 shells, and the turrets on the front were all struggling, but they were not penetrated.

“This is our lucky day!”
Chapter completed!