How the real fight went.
Drive on the Barrikady Factory
Wed 16 Oct 1942
The new day brought fresh German attacks by three infantry divisions (305th, 100th, and 94th) and two panzer divisions (16th and 24th) (Chuikov, 1963; Erickson, 1993). Massed Germans tanks and infantry pushed along the road from the Tractor Factory south towards the Barrikady Factory (Beevor, 1999). The dug in T-34s of 84th Tank Brigade (Vainrub) were waiting in ambush on Tramvaynaya street. The T-34s and anti-tank guns opened fire at 100 m and knocked out 10-12 Panzers, thus halting the attack. The stalled German formations were then pounded by artillery and Katyusha salvoes. The Germans brought up reinforcements but the same pattern recurred.
Drive on the Barrikady Factory
Wed 16 Oct 1942
The new day brought fresh German attacks by three infantry divisions (305th, 100th, and 94th) and two panzer divisions (16th and 24th) (Chuikov, 1963; Erickson, 1993). Massed Germans tanks and infantry pushed along the road from the Tractor Factory south towards the Barrikady Factory (Beevor, 1999). The dug in T-34s of 84th Tank Brigade (Vainrub) were waiting in ambush on Tramvaynaya street. The T-34s and anti-tank guns opened fire at 100 m and knocked out 10-12 Panzers, thus halting the attack. The stalled German formations were then pounded by artillery and Katyusha salvoes. The Germans brought up reinforcements but the same pattern recurred.