Cannon Fire Arc-Chapter 822 - 43: Lieutenant Karl’s Raid (8.5K)_5
Chapter 822: Chapter 43: Lieutenant Karl’s Raid (8.5K)_5
“The result is they never came.”
Commander: “Maybe they also do not wish to insult the widows of fallen soldiers? Maybe the commanding officer in this region just happens to have knight spirit.”
At this moment, the commander suddenly stopped: “Did I hear engine sounds?”
Everyone else in the room stopped as well, and after the sudden silence, there indeed came a faint rumbling of engines.
Gunner: “Such a faint sound, they must still be far away.”
The commander shook his head: “Even if they’re far, we must be prepared. Order the troops to start the tanks, get ready for battle.”
As his words fell, no one in the room moved.
“Damn it, go order the troops to start the tanks! Go!” The commander roared, and only then did the people lazily stand up and move toward the outside of the room.
“Damn it, start running!” The commander stood up and, with a swift kick, tried to kick the backsides of his subordinates, making them finally start to run.
The Military Chaplain sighed: “That’s why Marshal Rocosov ordered a strict investigation for the ‘quick victory’ mentality and underestimation of the enemy within the military. Your recent phrase ‘end the war before Christmas’ has big problems. Marshal Rocosov’s latest pamphlet clearly states that the future awaits us with long and severe battles.”
Commander: “Is that so?”
“Yes.”
At this instant, an explosion sounded from outside the building.
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The commander flinched and his neck shrank, and then the shockwave shook the farmhouse windows, making them rattle.
“Sukabule!” The commander charged out of the farmhouse, seeing the rising black smoke to the east.
“The enemy is launching a surprise attack!” he yelled, “Start the tanks! Damn it, start the tanks! How could they arrive so fast, there was only a faint engine sound just now!”
In fact, it was because only two tanks were involved in the attack, which led the commander to misjudge the distance of the enemy.
In reality, the attacking Tiger Kings were already very close when he heard the engine sounds.
More explosions, now there were four pillars of smoke in the east, because the Prosens’ new ammunition had less explosive charge, the instances of tanks catching fire upon impact had decreased, therefore the actual number of tanks hit must be more than just a few.
The commander rushed towards his own vehicle, then saw the Loader and Gunner sweating profusely while busily cranking at the back of the tank.
Commander: “Start it up quickly!”
“We are starting it!” The Gunner and Loader used all their strength to turn the crank, like winding a music box.
At that moment, the fifth column of smoke rose.
The commander rushed to the crank, pushed the Gunner aside: “You get into the turret, use the hand crank to turn the turret toward the east!”
After saying that, the commander grabbed the crank and started shouting rhythmically, furiously shaking the crank.
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“Koscher! We each take one side, open fire with all we’ve got!”
Lieutenant Karl repeated into the intercom what he had just said.
At this moment his tank fired; since the tank was traveling very smoothly, the Gunner opened fire while on the move. Less than 800 meters away, a “turtle shell” was hit and burst into flames, but no Tank Operator jumped out of the vehicle.
Clearly, there was no one inside the tank.
Koscher’s tank also fired.
Lieutenant Karl opened the hatch and leaned his upper body out.
The Gunner yelled worriedly: “This is too dangerous, the enemy is only 500 meters away, machine guns and snipers can all get to you!”
“Don’t be afraid, the enemy is running around like headless flies right now.” After saying that, Lieutenant Karl took up the anti-aircraft machine gun, sweeping the village with fire, “Koscher, strafe the enemy! They are cranking to start their tanks! Don’t let them get started!”
“Understood!”
Right after that, tank 217 fired again.
Another “turtle shell” was hit.
Just like that, the two Tiger Kings advanced from 800 meters to less than 100 meters, and all the tanks that could be directly seen on the eastern side of the village had already caught fire.
Before charging into the village, Lieutenant Karl glanced toward the east side of the highway and was satisfied to see the six tanks led by the Deputy Company Commander appear there, attacking the tanks inside the village from that position.
Lieutenant Karl: “We are about to enter the village, follow the village road, the road is full of enemy tank tracks, it must be passable!”
Thus the two Tiger Kings rushed into the village via the village road, heading towards the intersection of the village road and the highway.
The Gunner fired again, hitting a pot lid head.
By this time, the distance was less than 100 meters, combined with the 105mm gun’s astonishing armor-piercing capabilities, the pot lid head was pierced right through.
Lieutenant Karl used the anti-aircraft machine gun to strafe the Anteans next to the pot lid head, taking down three people.
Koscher’s voice came through the radio: “We should have brought a squad of infantry with assault rifles, the enemy trying to start their tanks now are just targets in front of the assault rifles!”
Lieutenant Karl was about to reply when he saw a pot lid head had already started up, with Tank Operators climbing onto it.
Without saying another word, he swiped with his anti-aircraft machine gun, hitting the Tank Operator directly in the back.
As the Tank Operator collapsed, the Gunner fired, the shell hit the pot lid head but then glanced off, sparking and hitting the house behind it.
Gunner: “Damn it! These damn Antean pot lid heads are haunted! They deflect shells too easily!”
Lieutenant Karl: “Hit the hull!”
“It won’t work, we are too high, and the enemy’s tanks are too low, it’s difficult to hit the hull at this close range!”
At this moment, the two Tiger Kings charged to the central square of the village, which was also the crossroads of the village road and the highway.
Lieutenant Karl suddenly saw a turtle shell that was already started up and had its gun aimed this way.
At that instant his heart went cold, he could only yell out: “Koscher, enemy tank, on your side!”
“I see it, firing—”
The enemy fired first, Koscher’s Tiger King was hit and came to a halt.
Lieutenant Karl had no time to observe Koscher’s state, stimulated by adrenaline he yelled: “Turn the turret quickly! Quick! On our right side!”
The turret motor hummed as the large turret of the Tiger King turned to the right.
The enemy’s turret had already locked onto vehicle 217.
Lieutenant Karl swiveled the machine gun to strafe the enemy, trying to damage their optics.
Finally, the turret was in position.
The Gunner roared and fired.
The enemy tank exploded.
