Chapter 72: Tactics
Admiral Kirponos said this, and the others did not dare to say anything more.
Looking at the crowd, Admiral Kirponos raised his head at Shulkayan and motioned for him to continue.
To be honest, this will be a bit difficult to open, because Shulka can't say what siege plans will be implemented in the near future.
The reason is simple, there were many spies in the Soviet troops, and in addition to many uncertain factors, such as the surrender of officers...... This is not only the experience that Shulka summed up in the Brest fortress, but also the experience of General Kirponos, because there were not a few people who surrendered to the Germans in the Southwestern Front, and there were even many Ukrainian officers and soldiers or civilians who volunteered to provide intelligence to the German army.
This was mainly due to the movement of "collectivization of agriculture", which led to a severe famine in Ukraine, where a large number of Ukrainians starved to death.
This directly made Ukraine more and more dissatisfied with Moscow, and when the war broke out, there were a large number of rebellions in the Ukrainian region, and even hoped that the German army would come to "liberate" Ukraine.
In this case, such a plan for counter-encirclement, of course, cannot be said too early.
After thinking about it, Shulka pointed at the tank model with his baton and said: "We should fight in this mode: the front is a reconnaissance team, composed of motorcycles, cars or light tanks with higher speeds, and the task is to reconnoiter and report the situation to the follow-up troops, including the enemy situation, road conditions, bridge conditions, etc., if possible, you can occupy an important traffic hub first!" ”
With that, Shulka turned his attention to the officers present, especially the commander, Major General Tolicka.
Major General Tolichka nodded, there is nothing wrong with reconnaissance, every unit needs reconnaissance and intelligence, and the Soviets used to do this, but they generally use infantry and rarely light tanks.
Now in a war situation, there is nothing wrong with Shulka adding a few light tanks to increase the combat effectiveness of the reconnaissance team.
But Major General Toliczka raised a slight objection.
"But this is for mobile combat, Sergeant!" Major General Tolich said: "We are now mainly on defense!" ”
"Armored units should be mobile, General!" "Otherwise they lose their meaning, which is one of the reasons why we pulled the tanks off the defenses!" Shulka said! ”
Major General Toliczka smiled noncommittally, he did not agree with this view, but since it was an order from Admiral Kirponos, he did not say anything.
Shulka is a little unaccustomed to this.
Because the need for tanks to maneuver is unmistakable in modern times, it seems controversial in this era.
However, it is not surprising that the tank tactics of this era were not yet mature, and the fact is that all kinds of tactics were immature...... World War II can be said to be a watershed in tactics, mainly because too many people were misled by the trench warfare in World War I, thinking that the future war would be like World War I when the enemy and us dug a trench and stalemate, which is also one of the reasons why so many countries, including Germany, dug and built trenches on the national border after World War I, the most exaggerated of which is France, which built a "Maginot Line" that "will go down through the ages".
As for the tank, this thing appeared in the middle and late stages of World War I, and it was very primitive and was not widely used on the battlefield, that is to say, its tactics and experience were basically blank, and military experts from various countries could only establish tank combat theories through imagination, drills, and speculation.
As a result, some countries understand it as defensive, some on offense, some disperse it as equipment for coordinated infantry, and some use it as the main force.
Germany was clearly right on this point, and this is one of the reasons why the German army swept the entire European continent in a short time.
"Actually, we should have some aerial reconnaissance!" Shulka turned his gaze to Admiral Kirponos: "This will give us more time to prepare!" ”
This is of course, and the so-called standing high and seeing far away, and when a reconnaissance plane flies into the sky, the enemy's deployment within a radius of several tens of kilometers can be seen at a glance, and this is incomparable to land reconnaissance.
Admiral Kirponos nodded without thinking about it and said, "I'll leave this to me, but we can't seize air supremacy!" ”
Shulka certainly knew this, so he didn't dare to expect it from the start.
"The ...... following the reconnaissance detachment," Shulka continued, "it's the auxiliary detachment!" ”
"They are made up of more combat-ready mechanical and engineering units, with more tanks, artillery and anti-tank weapons, and their task is to reinforce reconnaissance detachments, quickly destroy the enemy when they are blocked by the enemy, and the sappers will then repair bridges, roads, or mine clearance!" ”
"Finally, the main force!" Shulka pointed to the last large group of models and said, "If all goes well, the main force should be able to rush towards the target as quickly as possible!" ”
"What should we do if we are blocked by the enemy?" Major General Tolichka asked.
"First of all, the enemy should be assessed!" Shulka replied: "If you have the ability to eliminate them in a short time, resolutely eliminate them and move on." Otherwise, consider going around in other directions...... I mean, the assessment should have been done at the reconnaissance stage. This would give the sappers time to open another passage so that the main forces would not wait in place or for too long! ”
"So!" Admiral Kirponos said: "The reconnaissance, auxiliary, and main forces must be closely coordinated and in a unified and effective command!" ”
"Yes!" Shulka nodded in agreement, which was what worried Shulka the most...... The communication system has always been a hard wound for the Soviet army, and at this time they lacked radio communication equipment at the regimental and even division level.
If communication relies on signal soldiers, carrier pigeons, or even signal flags...... How did the reconnaissance detachment pass the information to the auxiliary detachment in a timely manner, and how did the auxiliary detachment know whether the next step was to attack or make a detour? And how did the main forces know the road conditions ahead.
Admiral Kirponos thought about it and said to his staff officer: "Apply to your superiors immediately and add thirty more radios!" ”
"Yes, Comrade General!" The staff officer turned and walked to the mailroom.
"There's no problem with this tactic, right, Comrade Major General?" Admiral Kirponos turned his gaze to Major General Tolicka.
"No, of course there is no problem, Comrade Admiral!" Major General Toliczka replied: "It's just that I don't think this tactic can be of any use!" ”
"You don't need to know what it's for!" Admiral Kirponos replied: "You just need to train and be ready for battle according to such tactics, you have a few days!" ”
"Yes, Comrade Admiral!" Major General Toliczka stepped forward and replied: "Resolutely carry out your order!" ”