"A bunch of maniacs!!"

"A bunch of perverted !!"

This is the portrayal of each other by the people of the two warring parties.

Among them, the madman is the name given to the Pope by the officers and men of the coalition armored forces.

And perverted is the contempt of the Pope's [***] soldiers for the soldiers of the coalition forces.

In fact, when the fighting broke out again, by now, in less than half an hour, the combat losses on both sides were quite huge......

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Half an hour ago, the two sides were in contact from a distance, and then they began to shoot at each other.

The self-propelled artillery formation assigned to Dimitri by Zhang Shixin also began fire support as soon as possible.

Shells of various calibers, as well as rockets in greater numbers, constantly fell on the front lines of the armored forces of the Papal States.

And Vatutin's troops are trying to delay the opponent's advance as quickly as possible. It is convenient for the artillery unit to give the enemy a longer strike time, as well as the opportunity to hit the enemy.

After all, for a relatively accurate strike, it is necessary to delay the opponent's speed as much as possible in order to be able to hit the enemy relatively effectively. (Book friends who have played artillery in the game know very well that it is difficult to aim at enemies moving around, let alone effectively hit the opponent?) ）

It can be said that the longer the delay is on the other side, the greater the scale of damage to the enemy. Vatutin was very aware of this situation, so he gave instructions to the troops under him, in the radio station, to hit the opponent as much as possible, and not to let the opponent easily attack the defensive line!

Vatutin's order was quite correct, because compared to the possibility that many things could happen on the battlefield, the ability of artillery to cover in the absence of aircraft was second only to large-scale carpet bombing.

This is not to say that Vatutin does not look down on direct fire from tank units, but because a large-caliber high-explosive shell hit at close range, even if it is splashed by the power of the explosion, is quite a huge damage to a tank.

It can be said that artillery, as the god of war, is stronger than artillery even if more new weapons appear, and even a bomber is more powerful than artillery. However, if the fire is suppressed by a large number of artillery, many troops may suffer heavy casualties or even be completely annihilated.

Of course, to use the analogy of nuclear weapons, there is no comparable surname at all.

The two are no longer weapons of the same level.

It's just that Vatuin soon found that the artillery support was much less, and he couldn't help but be quite confused.

However, after receiving the information from Dimitri, he quickly changed his order.

Because of the information sent by Dimitri, it turned out that the enemy army had also begun to structure artillery positions.

Vatutin's immediate understanding of Dimitri had reduced most of his fire support, and he wanted to prioritize the enemy's artillery units.

That's why Vatutin had to change tactics, because he knew Dimitri was doing the right thing.

And his changed order was: "All troops delay the enemy as much as possible!" Units that lack ammunition can retreat to the rear and replenish their ammunition! ”

In fact, the armored defense line built by Zhang Shixin, as a supply force, is now arranged to a few hundred meters behind the second defense line.

It can be said that Qin Sheng, who has died, is also arranged to effectively replenish ammunition. However, he fell on the battlefield.

Logistics supply is very important for a modern army, especially the higher the degree of mechanization, the higher the dependence on logistics supply.

Not everyone has a bug like Zhang Shixin, who can replenish logistics consumption as much as possible after each battle, or even replenish troops on the spot.

Therefore, under the order of Vatutin, the members of the various tank units of the coalition army, as the first front, although they were reluctant in their hearts, had to grit their teeth and prepare to fight the enemy to the death.

……

Originally, Dimitri really intended to strike at the enemy's armored forces all the time. However, about 7 kilometers away from their artillery shelling position, four kilometers east of the tank formation in the midst of fierce fighting, several WZ-132s quickly issued warnings.

"The enemy has placed a large number of artillery in the xx position!"

This sentence made Dimitri's heart sink in.

Although he did not know the effective range of the gunner's Hawkeye, it was only about six kilometers so far. However, he was also well aware that the enemy was there, and in the case of relying only on coordinates, the accuracy of the hit at this distance was quite unsatisfactory.

Although I don't know if the other side can hit it, the artillery positions erected by his self-propelled artillery formations. However, in contrast to this situation, the target of the enemy's artillery position is more likely to be the front-line troops who are blocking the attack.

In the face of a large number of enemy forces, but a relatively single type, such a battle is quite easy. But when such a situation arises, many commanders will prioritize the artillery units to counterattack the enemy's artillery.

When Dimitri, who studied with Vatutin, encountered such a problem and asked Vatutin, Vatutin thought for a while and said the reason for doing so.

"Counterattacking the enemy's artillery units may prevent the enemy's artillery from effectively striking at friendly forces, and on the other hand, even if the artillery counterattack is not as expected, the enemy's artillery units can be effectively seriously injured or even severely damaged, and the enemy's artillery units can delay the enemy's fire suppression frequency and support the front line as much as possible, such tactics are quite reasonable."

Vatutin's answer is more to explain the meaning of adopting such a combat method in real combat.

In fact, Vatutin's statement is quite realistic, in reality, an artillery unit that is being shelled, after encountering a more accurate strike, the commander will generally order the artillery crew to move as much as possible.

In such a situation, it is rare for a gunner to continue the shelling at the risk of risking his own life.

In general, an experienced commander can quickly analyze whether the shelling they encounter is a tentative shelling or a relatively precise strike.

Tentative surname shelling hit rate...... It's more about God's will, and it won't be very long.

However, precision artillery can strike with relative precision, especially after two rounds of shelling, and many commanders can see the signs.

So, in this case, transferring as much as possible is the best option to preserve the combat effectiveness of artillery.

In a more popular phrase: "Don't run and wait for death??? ”

So, in the headset, Dimitri gave an order to the artillery units: "According to the coordinates, all the artillery units, except for the WT, shell the coordinates of the enemy's artillery units!" ”

……

The artillery units of the Papal States, after being assembled, prepared to set up artillery positions.

However, this artillery, whether it was the artillery commander or the members of the artillery crew who were constantly busy, did not expect that there were already more than three WZ-132s lurking in the vicinity of their area.

The best way to camouflage a scout car is not to hide the body in the grass, as in the game. If you dare to do this in reality, then you wait for death. Because the grass is even pressed by you, what else is hidden?

Hiding behind grass or small objects is the best way to disguise yourself.

During the day, the Gun Mirror works better during the day than the highlights. (This is a real-life comparison, but the game doesn't have a Night Fight mode right now...... So the highlight effect was changed to that as well. ）

As for the night, the role played by the highlights is not comparable to the artillery mirror. At night, when visibility is quite poor, the artillery mirror and the commander directly poke out of the turret and observe with a telescope, but they can't see much distance.

Tanks that use the gun scope to observe the situation are not without their weakness, that is, the commander has to open the top hatch in order to do so, and if at this time, a grenade happens to fly in through the hatch, which is not a fun thing.

As Zhang Shixin's reconnaissance LT, the WZ-132 can be said to have quite a lot of new accessories. However, these accessories have brought a small reduction in the vehicle's bomb load.

This is also a matter of no way, in order to install a telegraph with a certain power (the signal propagation distance of the telegraph is farther than that of radio communication, Zhang Shixin in order to avoid accidents, so he also installed telegraph machines on these LTs. The ammo rack was reduced to make more room for telegraphs.

The loader, on the other hand, acts as a telegraph operator during reconnaissance. (Communicator of WZ-132, part-time by the commander)

So in this case, the WZ-132, which was not a lot of ammunition in the first place, can be said to be quite small after giving concessions to the telegraph.

More than 400 meters away from the enemy's artillery position, a WZ-132 painted with camouflage and camouflage nets was hung with the top cover of the turret opened, and an artillery mirror was constantly swaying from side to side.

The commander, who was acting as an artillery mirror, quickly reported the approximate location of the enemy's artillery.

The enemy could not detect the WZ-132 hiding behind a tuft of weeds, with the barrel facing behind the hull, covered with camouflage nets, and the gun mirror constantly shaking from the top of the turret.

They didn't even think that shells were already flying towards them.

……

More than ten seconds later, after several kilometers of flight, shells continued to fall on the artillery positions of the opponent that had not yet been prepared.

Suddenly, fireball smoke and dust continued to rise......

The commander saw this, and several other WZ-132 commanders in the vicinity quickly reported:

"Missed! 100 meters forward! Repeat, moving forward a hundred meters!! ”

After a few dozen seconds, the second wave of shells arrived again, and the fireball smoke swept the land again.

This time, the opponent's artillery positions suffered more losses than just now.

Although most of the shells in the shelling just now fell in front of the opponent's artillery position, a small number of gunners also hit some targets because of their good luck.

The role of the reconnaissance vehicle, as the name suggests, is to reconnoitre, not to charge. Silent Reconnaissance is something that the commander of a reconnaissance vehicle must learn.

A living reconnaissance vehicle, playing a role that is even greater than a rat tank.

This has been proven by the facts. Judging from the observation of the opponent's artillery positions by these WZ-132 commanders, the opponent's artillery positions have fallen into a considerable degree of confusion after being covered by artillery fire for several minutes.

Dimitri knew very well that the WT with the ability to use the magazine was not an excellent blocker for precision strikes, so Dimitri still used the WT as the main force of fire support for the front-line troops.

He didn't know that even if Zhang Shixin's artillery unit relied on coordinates for blind shooting, the hit rate was much higher than that of the elite troops of many countries now.

In fact, the Pope's [***] artillery unit, which had suffered heavy casualties in the bombing, had already fed back this information to the troops behind.

……………………………………………… Dividing Line................................................

For a certain archbishop, victory seemed only a matter of time.

However, in less than half an hour after the formal battle, when the tank units in front were still in a stalemate with the other side, the first thing he received was not the news that the armored troops had broken the enemy's defensive line, but that the commander of his artillery unit actually asked for permission to retreat.

He slapped the herald in the face in anger and roared, "Where did the enemy artillery come from?" ”

This question is not known to the officers of all ranks in this armored command vehicle.

Not to mention the people who were in the rear, the Pope's [***] armored forces who were fighting fiercely in front, and no one knew where the shelling came from.

This archbishop, who has never fought in actual combat, doesn't know that Zhang Shixin's favorite thing is to keep the battlefield in his hands as much as possible.

Of course, this refers to the intelligence aspect, the trend of the battle situation, Zhang Shixin can say that most of it is to let the information in hand to adjust.

Zhang Shixin knew very well that even if it was a small corner, as long as it was conducive to monitoring the battlefield, Zhang Shixin would not mind letting a rather precious LT reconnoitre.

Silent investigation is the investigation method that Zhang Shixin, who has such a hobby, has always pursued.

The effect brought by a living reconnaissance vehicle is not comparable to that of the brainless LT who commands the meat detective. As Zhang Shixin said in the game before: "A LT that doesn't know how to be silent is not a good LT." ”

After many actual battles and game experiences, Zhang Shixin has always liked to do this, and he also knows the benefits of doing so.

However, people who are not familiar with Zhang Shixin's combat methods will never know that there are already hunters lurking around them under Zhang Shixin's arrangement......

After a period of uproar to no avail, a high-ranking officer of the Papal States was given an order by the archbishop to lead his infantry units to the front line to support.

The senior commander's face turned pale.

He tried to throw a look of help at someone who was supposed to be a senior commander.

But someone remained unmoved.

As a result, this senior commander can only carry out the orders of this archbishop.

It is true that the combat effectiveness of infantry and tank coordination is stronger than that of pure armored troops and infantry, but this also depends on the situation.

Just like now, if Zhang Shixin knew the other party's order, he would be quite speechless.

Because you can't expect an infantry unit to remain at full strength after a few kilometers of rapid marching. Even if it's a well-trained elite, you can still have the same level of combat after you let the opponent run at a rapid pace of nearly five kilometers in full armor.

The exertion of physical strength is itself a factor that cannot be ignored.

However, as the senior officer left the armored car with a helpless face, a staff officer seemed to remember something, and after glancing at the archbishop, he hesitated for a moment before saying: "Archbishop, I don't know what those artillery requests ......"

"Leave them alone! The people I hate the most are people who quit without a fight. ”

The archbishop's words chilled many of the officers present, and some of them thought of the following: "Can this be regarded as retreating without a fight?" ”

However, many of them wanted to say something, but they could only remain silent......

Ten minutes later, an infantry force of about 10,000 people circled several hundred meters around the outskirts of a devastated area that had been bombed by artillery shells like the surface of the moon, filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke mixed with blood.

And the commander of this army, observing the situation, his hands kept shaking slowly......

PS: The priority anti-artillery tactic in the game, in version 0.8.6, after the artillery was almost directly hacked to death, can be said to be a tactic that is not very good for players. In many cases, focusing on counter-attacking artillery is bound to be complained about by your teammates. And, more often than not, when your teammates are dead, you may miss each other with a single shot. In the face of the opponent's counter-artillery fire, in fact, it is very easy, after the artillery is fired, under the condition of trying not to be exposed, irregular forward movement or backwards a certain distance, it is quite effective to avoid being countered by the opponent's artillery. You must not turn in place to move, because such a thing is meaningless. It should be noted that the snow map stands in the middle of the white terrain, and the gun line is difficult to see.