"Attack! Attack!"
The Commanders of German military Armored Division and Mechanized Infantry Division issued orders to attack one after another.
For a time, six Armored Divisions and twelve Mechanized Infantry Divisions lined hundreds of kilometers of German B Army Corpss, taking the lead and rushing towards the Russian position. Each Armored Division of German military has more than 300 tanks, and Mechanized Infantry Division also has more than 100 tanks. All Armored Division and Mechanized Infantry Division add up to three thousand tanks.
Moreover, these tanks are all advanced Tiger-Panther tanks. Behind Tiger-Panther tanks, there are also a large number of armored vehicles, including tracked infantry fighting vehicles, half-tracked Armored Personnel Carrier and so on.
A large number of tanks and armored vehicles formed Steel Torrent and rushed towards the Russian defense line.
As the only two armored armies of German military, 8th Armored Army Corps has strong armored assault capabilities. Under the jurisdiction of 8th Armored Division, 88th Armored Division, 81st Mechanized Infantry Division, 82nd Mechanized Infantry Division, No. 83 Mechanized Infantry Division and No. 84 Mechanized Infantry Division. The armor strength it possesses is equivalent to that of the other two infantry armies.
"Attack, crush Russians!" Countless German tanks and armored vehicles formed Steel Torrent and rushed towards the Russian defense line.
"Anti-tank Gun prepare to fire!"
On the Russian army's position, the frontline commanders all had solemn expressions. Facing the attack of so many tanks and armored vehicles from German military, it would be almost impossible for their defense line to resist it. However, under the strict orders, they could not retreat and could only fight to the end.
"Comrade Regimental Commander, our Anti-tank Gun were destroyed in the shelling by Germany people!" an officer reported.
"What? Damn it!" Regimental Commander turned pale when he heard such words. Without Anti-tank Gun, are their soldiers going to fight German military tanks with bare hands?
"Organize the party members and league members, and when German tanks comes up, blow them up for me!" Regimental Commander gave the order.
As a last resort, he could only adopt this method.
"Yes, Comrade Regimental Commander!"
Not only did this regiment encounter such a situation, but other nearby units were in similar situations. The Russian army does not have many anti-tank weapons to begin with. It has been violently attacked by German artillerymen and the air force before. There are indeed not many Anti-tank Gun that can survive.
The one attacking this section of defense is German 88th Armored Division. Behind more than 300 tanks, there were many armored vehicles.
"Attention all companies, there is no movement on Russians's defense line, be careful of traps!" a tank battalion commander ordered.
Although, the armored soldiers of German military did not think that the Russian army could threaten their Tiger-Panther tanks. But everyone still cheered up. After all, the closer you get to the Russian defense line, the more dangerous it is.
"Boom!"
On the defense line of other regiments, Anti-tank Gun opened fire. But the tanks at the front are often the heavily armored 'Mighty Tiger' tanks. The Russian army's 37mm Tank Gun cannot penetrate the armor of these tanks at all. Even the more powerful 57mm Tank Cannon can only penetrate the armor of the 'Mighty Tiger' tank after the distance is further shortened to within 300 meters. As for the larger-caliber Anti-tank Gun, the Russian army is still under development and currently has no equipment at all.
The Russian army's Anti-tank Gun not only failed to destroy the German military tank, but also attracted a counterattack from the German military tank.
"Boom!"
A High-Explosive Shell flew out of the Tank Cannon tube of German military, and hit the Russian Anti-tank Gun in the blink of an eye, blowing it into parts.
Immediately afterwards, the fighting became fierce. Those Anti-tank Gun who survived on the Russian defense line opened fire one after another.
Some German tanks were unlucky enough to be penetrated and turned into a pile of burning scrap metal.
But more tanks passed over the wreckage of these destroyed tanks and rushed into the Russian defense lines.
"Attack and destroy German tanks!"
Countless brave Russian soldiers, holding Explosive Pack or Cluster Grenade, rushed towards the German military tank, trying to blow up the German military tank.
But what greeted them was machine gun fire from tanks. Coaxial machine guns, directional machine guns, and even the machine guns controlled by Tank Commander leaning out of their bodies were all firing wildly. The intensive firepower directly smashed the Russian soldiers who tried to get close to the tank into a sieve. Their Explosive Pack or Cluster Grenade exploded before they could blow up German military's tank, blowing themselves into pieces.
Except for a handful of people who were lucky enough to succeed in this brave suicidal attack by the Russian army, most of them failed. In particular, armored vehicles also followed. The infantry, armed to the teeth, got off the armored vehicles and provided close protection to the tanks and armored vehicles. This attack method of the Russian army was even more defeated.
The Russian defense line, in the face of German military's powerful armored force, would have been broken through without having much effect at all if it was paper-like. German military tanks broke into the Russian defense line and massacred these Russian soldiers.
Even with the pressure of Political Commissar, it could not prevent the defeat of the Russian army Frontline Troops. In front of the steel beasts, people undoubtedly appear very small. In order to escape for their lives, the Russian soldiers had no choice but to escape.
"Your Excellency, our Armored Forces, has torn open the Russian army's defense line. The Russian army's first-line position has been broken through and is in rout." Karl Lieutenant General Hilpeter reported.
"Very good, order the infantry of each group army to start attacking, cooperate with Armored Forces, and destroy those Russians who are stubbornly resisting!" Marshal Guderian ordered.
Before advancing to Moscow, the main task of German military is to eliminate the Russian army's effective forces as much as possible during combat. Only the more Russian troops are eliminated, the greater the possibility that German military will win in the next battle.
"Yes. Your Excellency!"
The infantry of several group armies of German military, after Armored Forces tore apart the Russian defense line, also participated in the battle and began to further expand the results.
Facing the fierce attack of German military, the Russian army was completely defeated. The infantry armies deployed on the front line simply could not withstand German armored forces's attack, and were defeated one after another, suffering heavy losses.
Under such circumstances, Marshal Voroshilov issued the order for 3rd Tank Army Corps and 4th Tank Army Corps to launch a counterattack. In order to crush German offensive in one fell swoop, the target of these two armies was clearly German 88th Armored Division. At this moment, 88th Armored Division was like a sharp knife thrust into the Russian army's abdomen. If it can be destroyed, the Russian army may be able to launch a counterattack in this direction.
On the morning of February 17, German 88th Armored Division encountered the Russian army 3rd Tank Army Corps.