Chapter 1103: Moscow of Blood and Snow (10)
Moving into late October, Zhukov's troops finally arrived at the intended position. The Germans hesitated to be busy with the battle of Moscow, and the reconnaissance planes in Moscow could not take off and land due to heavy snowfall, so they were completely aware that Zhukov's 80,000 men had approached Moscow.
Barwell had already prepared his ships at the predetermined location, and although he could find only a limited number of ships, he could still deliver some supplies.
Trotsky and others in Moscow often breathed a sigh of relief, and finally waited for support. Even though only 80,000 people came in support, it was better than nothing.
In fact, these 80,000 people were not valued by Trotsky and others, but by the materials they brought and the significance of their arrival in Moscow.
The Allied side of the Battle of Moscow was in dire straits, and the daily losses were shocking to the three main Allied generals. They are all like that, not to mention the soldiers below.
At this time, the symbolic significance of the support of 80,000 people was more important than the practical significance. At the very least, it would give a glimmer of hope to the struggling Allies.
As long as they keep fighting, then there will be constant reinforcements. More importantly, these reinforcements could transport the wounded Allied soldiers outside Moscow to stabilize the hearts and minds of the Allied soldiers in the city.
Due to the current depletion of medicines and medicines by the Allied forces, a large number of wounded and wounded cannot be effectively treated. This gave a certain blow to the morale of the Allies.
And as long as these soldiers are treated, it will have a great effect on the recovery of morale.
"Let them go into town tonight!" Trotsky, having received the telegram from Zhukov, did not hesitate to order: "I have only one request for them: quick! The sooner the better! ”
The Moskva River is the left branch of the Oka River, which flows through the Moscow and Smolensk regions, with a total length of 503 kilometers and a basin area of 17,600 square kilometers. Moscow takes its name from the river that runs through the city.
And now, small boats are being pushed out. There are a variety of these vessels, cruise ships, yachts, Hanoi ships and even tugboats, all of which exist in this sequence.
Zhukov watched as piles of supplies were unloaded from various trucks. And then it was loaded onto these various ships. A large number of local Soviets spontaneously came to the scene to help Zhukov load the supplies onto the ship.
"I need someone who can drive these ships, but if you enter Moscow, you might die there......," Zhukov said, looking at the Soviet people who came spontaneously, "and now I need volunteers." ”
As soon as Zhukov's words fell, several people stood up.
"I used to be the first mate, but because of the damn Germans, I'm stuck at home now...... "My name is Chekov, and I can sail." ”
"I'm Amusha, and I used to be a sailor. If there is a need. I can sail too! ”
"I'm Abaevsky, I used to be a captain. I'll sail ......."
No one showed fear, and one by one people stood up. Zhukov nodded, and asked the captain named Abayevsky to assign men. Then he left to make arrangements for the evening into the city.
Zhukov knew that now the Allies could not wait any longer.
"I'm ready, I'll personally lead the team into Moscow tonight!" When Barwell walked into the temporary headquarters, he said to Zhukov: "You are needed here, and you are needed more than I am needed." I, on the other hand, am more suitable to appear on the battlefield! ”
At this time, the Wehrmacht units in the imperial capital of China were studying what is now the Battle of Moscow. Obviously, the huge losses of the Germans and the frantic resistance of the Allies completely exceeded the expectations of these Wehrmacht generals.
Su Zongzhe gave the staff an assignment and asked them to study why Moscow had turned into a huge slaughterhouse that was constantly bleeding the Germans.
And if they face such a battle in the future. So what should they do to avoid their own casualties and win?
The course of the Battle of Moscow, the orders of the ministries, and now the brutality of the Allies did not hide from the Wehrmacht. Or that they have nothing to hide.
Because the Wehrmacht's Commando Team 18 was on the scene and assisting the Allies in the battle. What they learned and observed was reported to the IDF as it was.
It is for the General Staff of the Wehrmacht to conduct campaign exercises and make summaries. This is extremely important for the Defence Force, which has never faced such brutal fighting.
In the future, if you attack the Japanese mainland, you may not encounter such a brutal battle. Therefore, the Wehrmacht staff needs to know in advance how such a campaign should be prepared. In the future, I will not suffer in the event of such a battle.
"I think the biggest problem with the German suffering so many casualties from the Allies is that the German military doctrine is based on coordinated operations and the coordination of tanks, infantry, engineers, artillery and attack aircraft. Instead of the current Allied close-quarters street battles in the city! ”
Major Fan Dehui, director of the Operations Research Office of the General Staff of the National Defense Forces, first expressed his opinion at the meeting, and Tu Menghu did not speak, but smiled and asked him to continue.
"In the early stages of the war, especially in large group field battles, this kind of training of the German army was extremely effective. But this way of fighting them must have also been observed by the Allies. At the same time, such a method of warfare is not without its flaws. Van Dehui paused and continued.
"In response to this German mode of warfare, the Allied commanders in Moscow adopted the tactic of front-line troops fighting at as close distances as possible to the Germans; According to our front-line members, they called this tactic 'holding the Germans'. This forced the Germans to be unable to form an effective offensive formation and had to fight on their own. They are often at risk of being accidentally injured by friendly forces. Meantime. Their tactics forced the Germans to reduce air and artillery support......"
Su Zongzhe looked at this major and looked extremely satisfied, Fan Dehui originally served in the South China Military Region of the National Defense Force. After the Southeast Asian campaign, he was recommended to study at the Senior Command Department of the Imperial Capital National Defense University.
Now the major is doing an internship within the General Staff of the Wehrmacht. In Su Zongzhe's view, these people will be the backbone of the future national defense force. Their presence is the real cornerstone of the Wehrmacht.
"The Allies certainly understood in the Battle of Moscow. The best defense was to place their lines in many buildings that could monitor strategically important streets and squares, a strategy that allowed the Allies to hold out in all areas for as long as possible. ”
So they turned multi-storey buildings, factories, warehouses, corner homes and office buildings into temporary fortifications. According to our reports, they are equipped with a large number of machine guns, anti-tank rifles, mortars, mines, barbed wire, snipers in these areas...... And so on for the fighters. ”
"At the same time, they have a combat group of 5-10 submachine gunners and grenadiers. All of this gives them the capital to fight house-to-house. The Allies forced the Germans into every ruin, street, factory, house, basement and stairwell for fierce fighting......"
"Under this Allied tactics, all fronts in Moscow disappeared, and the Germans, accustomed to mobile warfare, were forced to engage in hard and fast battles. This includes advancing through bombed-out residential areas, office areas, basements, and apartment high-rises. ”
Fan Dehui put down the documents in his hand, looked at Su Zongzhen and Tu Mengben without timidity: "The two most important points of this tactic are: closeness and chaos!" ”
"Approaching the enemy so that their heavy firepower is not used to avoid accidental damage. Confusion means breaking up their defensive lines and causing chaos in the entire battle situation, making it impossible for them to form an effective attack formation and thus maintain combat efficiency......"
Tu Menghu smiled and pointed his finger at the table, and said, "Dehui, then do you think that the German army is now using heavy artillery, bombing and other means to destroy buildings." And the way to assist the infantry in combat is effective?! ”
Fan Dehui couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head when he heard this: "Frankly speaking, this combat method consumes too much and has limited results......"
On this point, Fan Dehui studied very clearly. The Germans did now have an advantage in Moscow, but this advantage was built on the basis of great firepower.
And with the reinforcements of the Allies to Moscow. This advantage of theirs will eventually disappear. It is not a vague thing that Tu Menghu handed over the design drawings and rocket manufacturing plans of the Storm-75 40-tube self-propelled rocket launcher to the Americans.
The Wehrmacht is all clear, otherwise why would the Americans unswervingly support China on various issues?! That's because the Wehrmacht and them have made countless exchanges of interests.
It is not difficult to find out and produce the Storm 75 rocket launcher with the industrial capacity of the United States. The improvised rockets, almost like toys, can be extremely lethal once a covering shot is performed.
And with the industrial capacity of the United States, it is completely possible to produce this weapon and the ammunition it is equipped with on a large scale. Once this weapon arrives in Moscow, you can imagine what kind of impact it will have on the battlefield.
Historically, the Katyusha MLRS was only sixteen rockets fired in one salvo, which was equivalent to the attack power of eighteen self-propelled guns. And the power of the Storm 75 40-tube self-propelled rocket launcher developed by the Wehrmacht can be imagined.
Although at that time the caliber of the Soviet army was 132mm, and the Storm Type 75 was only 123mm. But the accuracy and number of shots. The Tempest Type 75 completely surpassed the Katyusha of the Soviet Army.
Once such a weapon appears on the battlefield, it will undoubtedly be a nightmare for the enemy. Dozens of such rocket artillery vehicles can directly cover all enemy positions.
No one knows the power of this weapon better than the Wehrmacht, who took them and cleaned up the Japanese. Basically, Storm 75 appeared on the battlefield, so the Japanese troops on the position had only one way to go, being bombarded and killed into slag.
Countless Japanese artillery positions were destroyed by the extremely strong coverage ability of the Storm 75. Although it is not accurate enough, it makes up for it with a huge firepower cover.
Forty 123mm rockets smashed down on the head. Even in a Tiger tank, it has to be blown up.
"Okay, so what do you think we should do if we encounter this kind of battle?!" Tu Menghu's smile became even stronger, and he sat up straight and asked Fan Dehui.
"Don't think it's impossible, I'm sure you've seen the latest briefing. Our Navy is about to launch an attack on the Japanese mainland in conjunction with the U.S. Pacific Fleet. ”
After a pause, Tu Menghu said solemnly: "The resistance of the Japanese is probably not much weaker than that of the Soviets. That is, we are most likely facing a battle as tragic as Moscow. So, here I need you to come up with effective suggestions. How the hell are we going to deal with such a battle?! How to fight such a campaign with minimal casualties. Win the day! ”
Attack the Japanese mainland! After this sentence came out of Tu Menghu's mouth, everyone couldn't help but get excited. Although in the latest operational briefing, it was already known that the Wehrmacht was about to launch an offensive on the Japanese mainland.
But what you see from the briefing and hear it from the Commander-in-Chief is a completely different concept. What has been the slogan of the Wehrmacht ?! That is: Drinking Horse Tokyo Bay!
Once for the Wehrmacht. Japan is such a powerful behemoth. But what I didn't expect was that this behemoth-looking country. It was so quick to retreat under the roar of the Wehrmacht.
And what looked more like a dream at the time is now about to become a reality! How do you not excite these Wehrmacht generals?!
"Commander, look at this document. This is a concept we have drawn up for town warfare. Of course, this is not entire. This is only our initial concept, and we still need time and actual combat experience to test whether this combat method is feasible......"
Fan Dehui was excited for a while before taking out a document from his briefcase and handing it to Tu Menghu. This is an initial report made by him, his classmates, and teachers after an in-depth study of the German army's combat situation in the Soviet Union and the Allied countermeasures.
Tu Menghu took the document and opened it to look at it. I couldn't help but laugh.
Fan Dehui and the others are worthy of being students from the actual combat army, and they are very familiar with many possible combat scenarios in actual combat. Even they fought with the Japanese in the towns.
But at that time, the Japanese army was engaged in a war of aggression, while the Wehrmacht was engaged in a war of counter-aggression. Very often, the Wehrmacht can get the support of the locals. The Japanese army, on the other hand, had to face all kinds of unknowns.
But if the war takes place on the Japanese mainland, it will undoubtedly be the Wehrmacht itself that will face fierce resistance. To cope with this situation, then there is no doubt that the Wehrmacht needs to develop a detailed set of plans for operations in foreign towns.
The report was called "Tactical Arrangements for Operational Operations on Urbanization and Coordination among Departments." This report is very carefully written, and it basically explains in detail the current tactical policy between the Soviet Union and Germany, the mode of confrontation between each other, and the analysis of advantages and disadvantages.
This report first affirmed the current use of heavy artillery by the German army to support the combat mode in Moscow, but also pointed out the shortcomings of the German army's dependence on large group combat methods and insufficient preparation for urban warfare.
The Germans were accustomed to a fast-moving mode of warfare directly in the streets, but this method was extremely deadly. It exposes soldiers to enemy fire, resulting in casualties and thwarted attacks.
Sending tanks into the city without making good use of them was one of the great failures of the German army. The Allied defenders turned the ruins created by the heavy German artillery bombardment into defensive positions, and the German tanks became useless in the ruins up to 8 meters high.
When these tanks can only advance separately. It became the target of the Soviet anti-tank guns in the dilapidated buildings.
The use of Allied snipers was also an excellent way to fight, and they could easily kill or injure German soldiers from a long distance by ambushing in ruins, buildings, etc.
On the one hand, it formed a great psychological pressure on the German army, and at the same time, it also played a great role in slowing down the German army's actions.
In the report, Fan Dehui, his classmates and teachers proposed that if they want to deal with this kind of garrison close combat mode of the Allied forces, the first thing to get rid of is the combat method of moving directly and quickly on the street.
What the attackers need to do is go from one building to another through the passages created by the blasting between the interconnected apartments or cellars.
Thus avoiding exposing yourself to enemy fire. And after experiencing hand-to-hand combat that may be on the rooftop, he moves quickly between the attic and the room. Attacking at the same time. The assault team must directly and forcibly destroy the flank buildings through grenades, **, etc., to prevent the enemy from ambushing there.
After seizing the commanding heights, the lower echelons remained behind to protect the detachment. At the same time, snipers, anti-aircraft machine guns and other weapons are placed at the commanding heights, and the windows where the enemy may appear snipers and firing points and the higher floors where the gunners may be hiding.
Clean up the city step by step, and finally compress the enemy into a certain range and then gather and destroy.
But most importantly, the attacking detachment had to maintain contact with the follow-up artillery. At the same time, it is necessary to maintain contact with the tank units. The artillery units will provide artillery support at any time according to the coordinates provided by the attacking detachment.
The tank unit, on the other hand, after the commando team has taken control of the commanding heights, enters the area to strike at the floors and commanding heights where snipers and gunners may be ambushed in front. At this time, the tank needed to make good use of its own auxiliary machine guns.
Through the advantages of a vehicle-mounted machine gun, such as a high rate of fire, high firing range, large coverage area. Clear the locations where enemy gunners and snipers may be hidden, and assist the commandos to capture these vital parts.
As for the commandos, the commandos recommended in the report are the formation of a platoon. The basic class system is retained, and what needs to be adjusted is the weapons.
Such an offensive team should form a special commando team to be responsible for breaking through the enemy's defenses. The assault team needs to be equipped with Tiger assault rifles, grenades, grenadiers, fire ravens 40mm rocket launchers and a certain amount of **.
The method of attack is to first throw a grenade at the suspicious room, and then bombard it again after the grenade explodes. This was followed by a Tiger assault rifle that completely cleaned the room...... If you like this work. You are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M to read. )
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