Chapter 479: Evacuation

The reason for the evacuation of ammunition was simple, those were the Germans' own ammunition, and they, of course, knew where these ammunition were stored.

So, in order to keep these munitions from being used by the enemy, they will at least make some efforts.

As a result, Andrianka immediately brought in the driver of the car, and drove the truckload of ammunition in the underground garage and basement out of the storage area and dispersed it to the various buildings.

The Germans did not unload these ammunition and supplies from the car, which also gave the Soviet army great convenience, otherwise they only relied on manpower to carry them, and they did not know when they would be able to evacuate these ammunition.

This was followed by the withdrawal of troops from the ammunition-containing structures.

As soon as Shulka and the others left, the German bombers flew up on the hind feet.

Stuka swooped down from the air with a high-pitched whistling sound and dropped aerial bombs, with the clear target of those buildings with ammunition stored and replenished.

The tactics used by Soviet soldiers were still what Soviet soldiers called "turning in circles...... A small group of "Stuka" bombers formed a circle, and then one after the other dived and bombed at the same target, dropping all the bombs in one group to destroy the target.

Sometimes, of course, they drop not only bombs, but also gasoline drums.

Soon the buildings were blown to shreds and a raging fire broke out.

As you can imagine, if the munitions and cars were still in the basement, they would quickly ignite with the gasoline that had penetrated into them, and then explode from the inside and the entire building would collapse.

But the German pilots clearly did not see this scene.

The only regret for Shulka was that he should have let the soldiers of the 82nd Infantry Regiment learn to use German equipment a long time ago, after all, the chances of capturing and using German equipment in urban street fighting are still very high.

However, this does not seem to be a big deal, because in general, the pull-bolt rifles are almost the same to use, especially the accuracy of the German K98K is higher than that of the Soviet Mosin Nagant.

If you switch from high-accuracy to low-accuracy rifles, there may be all kinds of discomfort, discomfort, and even a blow to confidence and morale.

But it's a different story if you switch from a low-accuracy rifle to a high-accuracy rifle, because they suddenly find that their marksmanship has improved, and the soldiers need to adapt to different weights and recoil.

The submachine gun can be replaced with MP38.

In this regard, it should be said that it is more pitfall, because the Soviet army's "Bobosha" submachine gun is much better than the German army's MP38 and MP40, and the most obvious gap is in the capacity of the projectile, that is, the sustainability of firepower...... This is especially important in street fighting.

Because if there are hidden enemies everywhere in a room, MP38 with only 32 rounds is obviously not enough, and you can only wait to die if you run out of bullets in the middle of the fight.

If the Bobosha submachine gun uses a drum, it has an almost perverted capacity of 71 rounds, and the "whoosh" strafing pressure the enemy does not dare to take the head, and then the others rush in to launch troops to comprehensively suppress it.

This is one of the reasons why the Germans will throw away their MP submachine guns if they see "Bobosha" on the battlefield.

Shulka used a compromise on this point, he ordered the logistics transport team to carry as many bullets as possible for the "Bobosha" submachine gun, so that the Soviet submachine gunners could use the "Bobosha" for as long as possible, which was obviously extremely important for street fighting.

The first to realize that something was wrong was Paulus, the commander of the Sixth Army.

To be precise, it was Major General Andreas of the 29th Motorized Infantry Division who received the information first, and he reported to Paulus after ordering the air force to bomb the designated targets...... This is one of the reasons why the German army is relatively flexible in combat.

If it was the Soviet army, the infantry would have no command over the air force, not even the artillery...... As a result, the coordinated operations of the Soviet army on the front line, such as bombing a certain target, must first be reported layer by layer, until it is reported to the command of the group army or even the front army, and then the air force or artillery can be directed from top to bottom to carry out the bombing.

In the meantime, there is a risk that the information will be misrepresented or that it will not even be uploaded for too long.

As for the German army, they will flexibly allocate or supplement troops according to the situation, for example, in order to cooperate with the 29th Motorized Infantry Division's attack on Mamayev Heights, an aviation brigade will be assigned to the command of the 29th Motorized Infantry Division.

As a result, Major General Andreas was able to bomb targets, such as ammunition storage points, at the first opportunity.

It's just that the bombing is still a step slower than Shulka.

But if you really want to talk about it, the Soviet army has no choice but to implement this kind of coordination.

The reason is that the Soviet army seriously lacks high-quality commanders, and its regiment commanders, even brigade commanders, division commanders, and even group army commanders do not have the thinking and command ability to coordinate operations, so even if the air force and artillery are assigned to them, it will not help the war situation, and there will even be a situation where the air force and artillery are sent to the front line to send people to the front.

In desperation, the Soviet army brought the air force and artillery under the unified command of the group army and even the front army.

So, in the final analysis, it's a question of the quality of the commander.

Paulus was shocked when he received this information, and he asked Andreas: "Hospitals and schools?" In less than half an hour, both places were occupied by the enemy at the same time? I don't know how you fought this battle, Major General, but it was our forward base for attacking Mamayev Heights, and your defenses were so lax! ”

"No, General!" Andreas replied: "I have a regiment in these two places, and I have laid out a line of defense along the buildings around them, which under normal circumstances the enemy would never have captured so easily!" ”

"And what's the reason?" Paulus said angrily: "You know that is the throat of our offensive line, and the whole attack plan may be ruined by your mistakes!" ”

"I don't know what's going on, General!" Andreas replied: "It's like they've come out of the ground, they suddenly appear in our hospital, and then they suddenly attack the hospital and the school. And the defensive line I have deployed on the perimeter is still silent......"

"From the inside?"

"Yes, General!"

Paulus was stunned for a moment, then ordered: "Take them back, at all costs!" ”

"Yes, General!"

Paulus frowned after putting down the phone, he and Weix had developed this offensive plan in order to quickly capture Mamayev Hill and destroy the defense of Stalingrad, that is, to achieve a quick victory.

But now, the loss of hospitals and schools has made the plan uncertain.

Not to mention the rest, even if Andreas successfully recaptures the hospital and school, those supplies will not be returned, and the lost time will not be returned, which will give Mamayev Hill time to breathe and make more preparations.