USSR 1941

It should be said that there is nothing wrong with Admiral Schweppenburg's strategy itself. This is a bit like a duel between snipers. The opponent's sniper is hiding somewhere through camouflage, and the other side finds him out and kills him through clues.

The anti-tank gun positions of the Soviet army were the snipers that the German army wanted to find.

The problem is that the Soviet army also has artillery, long-range howitzers to be precise.

Moreover, the performance of the Soviet howitzer is even better than that of the German army... At this time, the Soviet army was using the M30 122MM caliber howitzer. A gun barrel was produced, so it was called the "old three barrel" by Chinese soldiers.

The M30 howitzer has a caliber 17MM larger than the German 105MM caliber howitzer.

17MM does not seem to be much, less than two centimeters.

But for the cannonball, the two centimeters larger is the cylindrical outer ring, which is very impressive when converted to volume.

Therefore, both the charge and the propellant will be much more, which means that it has a longer range and greater power.

The Soviet M30 howitzer has a range of 11.5 kilometers, which is 1.5 kilometers farther than the German 105MM gun.

This gave the Soviets some freedom, as they could potentially operate outside the range of German artillery and provide cover fire for the front.

More importantly, in the competition between long-range artillery fire, whoever fires the gun first will suffer the disadvantage... because firing the gun means exposing one's position, and the enemy's shells will soon go straight to the artillery position.

Just like it is now, every time the German artillery fires on the anti-tank artillery positions, it will provoke a counterattack from the Soviet artillery. This is almost like changing a gun with a gun.

And many of them were lost by the German army...A lot of anti-tank artillery positions are actually fake. They made a little appearance on the surface and then took a log of about the same size and covered it with a raincoat. , like a covered gun barrel.

Then every time this fake anti-tank gun is blown up, the soldiers will cheer, and even the thief made a bet on it:

"No. 5! One pays three!"

"I bet number 6!"

...

The bet is Ma Heyan,

An actor who loses again and again is already red-eyed.

Looking at him, it seems that the war in front of him and life and death are no longer important, the important thing is to win back the lost tobacco.

The instructor handed Shulka a cigarette and said, "Although we have been successful in all aspects, but..."

The instructor didn't finish his sentence, because information that is unfavorable to the situation is not suitable to be disclosed on the front line. To be precise, let the soldiers know, because it will damage their morale and cause unnecessary panic.

But Shulka knew what the instructor meant.

The trap was successful, the tank ambushes were successful, and the enemy was deceived by false anti-tank gun emplacements.

But... the Soviet army's anti-tank guns are not enough!

This was a danger that existed before the war began. There were only 79 units of anti-tank firepower in total, and 37 units had been lost in several German attacks. Only 41 units were usable, and some of them were tanks.

"Next is the tank position!"

Shulka set his sights on those fighters who were elated by winning a handful of tobacco. Perhaps they were the happiest, because all they had to think about was obeying orders.

From this point of view, the Soviet Army's regulations that soldiers do not need to have their own ideas are still correct.

The whistle of shells sounded again, and the Germans launched an offensive again.

However, it is obvious that the German artillery shells are already stretched, because their artillery preparation time is getting shorter and shorter. Up to now, they have only fired a few symbolic shots, and then the infantry and tanks are pouring up. .

The attack was the same, the frontal infantry pushed forward through the gaps in the traps, and the tanks were interspersed along the railway.

But it seems that there is no other feasible tactic besides this, even Shulka... He was thinking that if he stood on the standpoint of the Germans, he would have to fight like this.

If anything, the Germans had fewer tanks on the rails.

In fact, the Germans used fewer tanks from the second raid onwards.

This is a wise approach, because the more tanks invested, the more likely they will be blocked on the railway in large numbers like the first raid, and then one after another will be knocked down as targets.

If there are only a few tanks, say a batch of six and the distance is far apart, this can be exchanged for the exposure of the enemy's anti-tank gun positions at a minimum cost.

The disadvantage is that the offensive power is also reduced.

Six tanks... so what if they break into the Soviet positions?

But of course, the Soviet army will not easily let the German tanks break into the position.

Just hearing a "quack quack" sound, three KV1 tanks came out of the bunker.

They are the same as anti-tank gun tactics, and they are also connected with each other to correct the trajectory.

But to be honest, in this case, as an anti-tank gun, the tank is not as good as an anti-tank gun... If it is a tank with strong maneuverability, it may be more useful, but it may break down at any time. A tank that is paralyzed in place, Shulka really didn't dare to design an escape route for them.

On the other hand, the connection between tanks is not as convenient as anti-tank guns. Even if they are assigned communication soldiers, they also have to hold the telephone line.

With a bang, the first tank opened fire.

But the shell deviates from the target tank by more than fifty meters...

This seems to be normal for a tank, after all, to observe the target from the observation port in an enclosed space.

Immediately followed by the second, third... The three shells failed to hit in the past.

Admiral Schweppenburg, who was watching the battle on the other side, immediately realized that this was an opportunity.

"Immediately!" Admiral Schweppenburg ordered: "Order the second armored battalion to attack! At the same time, order the artillery unit to implement fire cover!"

"Yes, General!"

This was indeed an opportunity, because it was clear that the Soviets did not have enough anti-tank guns and had to use tanks.

Using tanks means that the accuracy is not as terrible as anti-tank guns, so the probability of blocking the railway in time will be much smaller.

As it is now, the Soviet tanks failed to hit after several rounds of shells, and of course they could not stop the German tanks from breaking through their defenses.

The Germans moved very quickly, and the 2nd Heavy Panzer Battalion was ready and on the railway in just a few minutes.

The tank at the forefront is still the "No. 4" tank, but it is an E-type with additional armor to reach a thickness of 50MM and a machine gun.

Because it was clear that the Germans were likely to face enemy tanks.

What Admiral Schweppenburg did not expect was that he was fooled again.

Please remember the first domain name of this book: . vertex