"Hehe, this stupid big black guy is really useful!”
The German soldiers, who had just fired the Katyusha, patted the launcher of the Katyusha rocket launcher with their hands. It seemed that they had gradually accepted this enemy weapon!
"Although the bearman's weapons are a little crude, their power is not bad. Looking at the fire on the other side, it's like molten iron that has just been poured out of the furnace. I think that there shouldn't be anyone alive in that area. When the charging troops go up, just collect the corpses!”
The lethality of the Katyusha rocket launcher was something that would be remembered for eternity. In the past, this type of artillery was the trump card that the Soviets used to deal with the German army. It was often used to defeat the German army, but this time, the situation was reversed. It was their turn to use the Soviets 'proudest weapon to attack the Soviets. This was more of a morale boost than an actual damage to the Soviets…
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After half an hour of bombardment, the German ground forces immediately launched an attack.
The Soviets were caught off guard by the German artillery fire, so the front line of the Soviets suffered heavy losses in the artillery fire, and the timing of the German attack was very clever.
They started firing at six o'clock and launched a ground attack at half-past six. At this time, it was just dark, so the dizzy Soviets had no time to find their commander and organization before they had to face the enemy's attack.
Thus, the outcome was decided from the very beginning!
The Soviets had not recovered from the chaos caused by the bombardment. How could they resist the fierce attacks of the German army?
The situation on the battlefield was exactly the same as when the Soviets were unstoppable. The German army advanced triumphantly and crushed the enemy forces that blocked them one after another.
The German army quickly recovered a large number of the positions that they had lost previously.
The difference was that when the Soviets attacked, the German army had voluntarily abandoned their position.
But this time, the Soviets did not give up their position, but they could not stop the German attack at all!
As the famous trump card of the Soviets, the 1st Guards Tank Army had relied on their high mobility in the previous battle to rush in front of all the allies. They ran the furthest and won the most battles.
Their general, Lieutenant General Panov, even received a telegram from the supreme leader, making him a war hero that everyone in the Central Front Army knew!
However, at this moment, the 1st Guards Tank Army was in trouble!
Because they had charged too quickly during the previous attack, their position was almost at the forefront of the entire Soviet army!
Therefore, in the first round of artillery fire, the 1st Guards Tank Army became the main target of the German army.
The German Artillery Corps did not want to leave behind a single cannonball to give birth to a baby. They would rather fire the cannon barrel red than waste a single cannonball. In one breath, they fired out all four ammo bases that they had prepared previously!
Just in front of the 1st Guards Tank Army, there were already 3,000 German cannons of different calibers!
Among them, the most lethal was the 800mm Gustav cannon!
The Gustav cannon was the ultimate weapon of destruction manufactured by the Krupp military factory!
The barrel of this cannon was 32 meters long. In combat, the cannon was 53 meters long, 12 meters high, and weighed 1488 tons. It could be called a giant on land!
However, what corresponded to its huge size was its unparalleled power!
The caliber of the Gustav cannon was very exaggerated, reaching 800mm, which meant that its shell was definitely not small!
The Gustav cannon's shell weighed 7.1 tons!
The explosion of a cannonball had a destructive range of about 250 x 250 meters. Within this range, almost no soldiers could survive. Its destructive effect was comparable to a small nuclear bomb!
Moreover, the Gustav cannon was not only effective against infantrymen, but also against fortresses and sturdy fortifications.
In 1942, this cannon had once destroyed a fortress of the Soviets, which was hidden 30 meters underground and protected by solid reinforced concrete.
It was also because of the outstanding performance of this giant cannon in the battle to capture Fort Sevas that the German army was able to take down this military fortress that had cost the Soviets a lot of effort and manpower.
This time, after a long silence, the roar of the Gustav cannon finally erupted in the battle of Kursk!
Boom!
The sound of the Gustav cannon was completely different from the sound of other cannons. Even from six or seven kilometers away, the Soviet soldiers heard the loud sound coming from afar.
Not only did they hear it, even the commander of the 1st Guards Tank Army, Lieutenant General Panov, heard it!
He even asked his advisor,""What the hell is this?"
Before the staff officer could answer him, a loud bang came from the ground!
Immediately after, a huge wave of air blew the Panov Tank Lieutenant General and a few of his staff officers away!
Although the first shot of the Gustav cannon did not hit the enemy's command center, it still successfully destroyed the enemy's command center with its powerful power.
Lieutenant General Panov and a few staff officers who were blown away by the blast fell to the ground. Many of them died on the spot, but Lieutenant General Panov was lucky. He broke a few ribs, one of which pierced his chest membrane and right lung, causing him to develop a serious pneumothorax.
The poor Panov Tank Lieutenant General fainted from the intense pain!
Therefore, at the beginning of the battle, the command center of the First Tank Guards Army was silent...
At this time, the German army's fierce artillery bombardment had just begun!
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