Liberators. Gunners

In 1941-42, the main anti-tank weapon of the Soviet army was the 45-mm cannon of the 1937 model, which the soldiers called the forty-five. Later, the famous Katyushas appeared in the army. The artillerymen of the anti-tank and howitzer batteries, the anti-aircraft gunners and the Katyusha gunners were to play a decisive role in the battle for Stalingrad.

The goal of the summer campaign of the German command extended to the shores of the Caspian Sea and boiled down to seizing the oil fields of Baku and Grozny. In this operation, the sixth army of Paulus was assigned an important role - to cover the flank of the group that was rushing to oil and to reach Stalingrad along the Don steppes.

Artillery It is not for nothing that they call him the "god of war." A powerful artillery barrage before the offensive covered the German positions and allowed the Soviet troops to advance with fewer losses. Knowing that they had their own artillery behind them, the infantry felt more confident in the face of enemy tanks.

In 1943, the new German heavy tanks "tiger", "panther" and the modernized T-IV with a frontal armor thickness of 80 mm that appeared were already too tough for the "magpies". To combat these vehicles, the Soviet artillerymen received a 57 mm ZiS-2 anti-tank gun. And BM-13 - a rocket launcher called "Katyusha".

The series describes in detail the combat training of artillerymen, and by means of computer graphics the device and principle of operation of howitzers and "Katyushas" are shown.

A separate chapter is devoted to stories Order of the Patriotic War.

Comments

[hagrid]

In 1941-42, the Soviet army's primary anti-tank weapon was the 45-mm gun model 1937, nicknamed the "forty-five" by soldiers. Later, the famous Katyusha rocket launchers appeared in the army. It's somewhat shocking, even.

[lukash66]

Quote: Gagrid

In 1941-42, the Soviet army's primary anti-tank weapon was the 45-mm gun model 1937, nicknamed the "forty-five" by soldiers. Later, the famous Katyusha rocket launchers appeared in the army. It's somewhat shocking, even.

Well, it's also under the table, but where are the ZIS-2, ZIS-3, and, since '43, the M42, corps-mounted and direct-fire anti-aircraft artillery? Incidentally, the Germans weren't above that either.