Chapter 1072: Counterattack 4
WHEN THE TWO SIDES APPROACHED TO A DISTANCE OF 600 METERS, THE TANKS AND TANKS OF THE BAVARIAN REGIMENT CHOSE TO KEEP THEIR DISTANCE, AND ALL THE ARMORED UNITS BEGAN TO ATTACK ALL THE TARGETS THEY COULD SEE FREELY, AND IF A RUSSIAN POINT OF FIRE DARED TO EXPOSE IT IN SUCH A SITUATION FOR 3 MINUTES, HE WOULD BE GREETED BY DOZENS OF 2-POUND SHELLS AND 75MM RAPID-FIRE SHELLS. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIf you're unlucky, you might run into a few 120mm heavy mortar shells flying in an arc.
The entire Russian position was covered in a burst of fire. The occasional counterattack of the 3-inch rapid-fire gun was quickly destroyed, and the remaining machine-gun fire was blown to pieces after a frenzied catharsis of a few dozen seconds. In order to fight steadily, the firepower opens the way, the tactics are very simple, but the effect is quite good.
After more than ten minutes of firing, the German armored units, which had cleared about 70% of the heavy firepower, continued to advance, and when they were close to 400 meters, the Weasel 2 armored transport vehicle at the rear of the queue began to unload the infantry. These vehicle-mounted infantry were the heaviest presence in the German Army, and their hedgehogs were clustered on either side of the vehicle, accompanying the armoured units in their attacks.
Each armored vehicle will be flanked by about 3 to 4 combat groups, each with 4 people in each squad. One of the combat groups would carry light machine guns fed by drums. The other squad will carry grenadiers or grenade launchers. And the remaining two infantry squads will carry 2 semi-automatic rifles and 2 submachine guns. When accompanying the charge of the armored vehicle, the grenadier and machine gun teams will be located behind the side of the vehicle. Provide crossfire cover for the vehicles, while additional infantry groups will flank the vehicles.
A seemingly loose but capable unit that can cover each other is centered on a vehicle, and even if the opponent uses artillery or mortars, it is guaranteed that no two teams will be destroyed by a single shell at the same time. Behind the first wave of attacks were a large number of ordinary infantry and a number of heavy support units, who would quickly move into positions and consolidate and expand their gains after a breakthrough in the front row.
In this way, the entire attack group constitutes two systems, one responsible for continuous breakthroughs, and the other responsible for consolidation and expansion. From the air, the entire Russian defense line melted as quickly as ice met flames, as Major General Eric said, this time it was training!
"Okay, leave those captives alone, just leave them to the people behind, we don't have time to capture them!" The major general, who was sitting in his command car, said loudly to his subordinates next to him. By this time, his tank tracks had already overwhelmed the Russian lines, and when his subordinates suggested whether to expand the results of the lateral assault, the major general flatly refused.
"We are elite because we can do things that other troops can't! Just pack up the remnants and hand them over to the infantry behind, if we waste time on this, it's a crime! Major General Eric then began to gather his forces and move on.
Thus, after three days of offensive assault, the remnants of the elite units of the Russian Seventh Army were shattered under the iron fist of Bavarian armor, and the second- and even third-rate troops, which were exhausted and lacked supplies and artillery, were even more vulnerable. After losing a stable logistical supply, as the prince said, at this time, even if they don't fight them, it is impossible for them to find a way to go home on their own! With a small number of troops, you can also consider "requisitioning on the spot". A large number of troops for you to try! The so-called remnants of the border are not a single grass, that is a joke? What's more, even if you eat the grassroots, it won't be enough!
"Half of the divisional units of the Seventh Army have lost contact, the control of the corps headquarters over the divisions under it is close to collapse, and it is not even clear where these divisions are, what strength remains, and whether they still exist. Our chain of command has collapsed. Even with conservative estimates, we lost at least half of the army's strength and at least 70 percent of the heavy equipment. "Looking at the fast-moving Bavarian corps on the map, Alekseev is really afraid!
"Maybe after this battle, the Seventh Army will be rebuilt again." Kulopatkin on the side sighed and said.
"If it's just the Seventh Army, that's fine! I fear that their appetite is far less than that of a single army! As soon as Borushinov opened his mouth, the two people next to him were shocked, if this was the case, it would be terrifying! No matter how many people Russia has, it can't be defeated by two armies in one battle, right?! If we continue to fight like this, Russia will also lose too much blood.
"Wouldn't it? If they go further east, it will be the Eighth Army, although we also lost some troops and artillery in the attack on the Lviv fortress area, but in terms of the remaining personnel and equipment, the Eighth Army is also stronger than most of the army groups. Such an engagement is a hard-fought battle. And even if the people of the Seventh Army are pigs! That's nearly 200,000! As far as the Bavarian Army is only 7 divisions, how can they have the strength to continue to advance after cleaning up the mess here? Alekseev said.
"The most important thing is distance, and based on past experience, the Bavarian corps will soon reach the limit of this campaign. At most, they would go to the flank of the Eighth Army, and then they would come to a standstill due to the attrition and supply of armored units. Kulopatkin added.
"No, that was before, but this time, I can always feel something different, anyway, we must be ready, and you know, even if we want to go now, we can't go, unless we are willing to throw away a lot of equipment." Borusinov said.
The big army doesn't just say that you can go, what should you do if you leave the baggage? What to do with train guns? Not to mention anything else, it's not easy to repack these things into a marching state again! How can you just go! And for a modern army, the definition of loss of combat effectiveness has been greatly expanded, excessive loss of personnel is the loss of combat effectiveness, and even if the personnel are withdrawn and all the artillery is lost, it is also a loss of combat effectiveness. As a member of the Supreme Command of the Russian Army, Borusinov is actually quite numb to the loss of personnel, as someone later said, when the casualties exceed a certain limit, it is a number.
But the loss of weapons, especially heavy equipment, is definitely more than a number for Russia! This means a rapid erosion of Russia's national power. These things are hard to add. Some things cannot even be replenished, such as the Ilya bomber force, which has just been badly damaged, and for at least 1 year, the Russian military has no plans to continue the production of such aircraft.......
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