With the smoke of gunpowder in the Java Sea dissipated, the battle for the sea in Southeast Asia came to an end, and the Russian fleet, which had suffered huge losses, ran back to the port of Batavia to wait for reinforcements to arrive, and the Chinese navy also concentrated on the southeast coast of China for maintenance and supply to prepare for the next battle. When the battle at sea gradually became clear, the offensive of the Chinese army was about to begin! Faced with hundreds of kilometers of frontal battlefield and a Russian defense line with enough depth, the Chinese Army needs to use its new equipment and new combat concepts to smash this iron turtle!

And now the commanders of the Huaxia armored assault group headed by Cai Yi are making the most final preparations. "In order to save the precious trip of armored vehicles, we specially sent these baby bumps to the assembly areas on the front line by temporary railway, and in order to prevent detection, we also built bunkers and shelters on the front line. But even so, every attack we have will not last, and the plan that appeared in the early stage of the deduction to penetrate several layers of the opponent's defense line in a short period of time is not realistic, not only the travel and supply of the chariots are not enough, but it is also difficult for the infantry to keep up with these iron guys. An officer said.

"There is also the issue of the contact of the combat vehicles, and on the exercise ground we can communicate with the driver outside and using the flag. However, the reliability of this method will be greatly reduced in actual combat, not to mention the situation where people are killed when they are exposed, even if we install steel plates on the roof of the machine gun to provide cover for the crew, it is difficult to ensure the transmission of information on the battlefield with thick smoke. As for the connection between infantry and tanks, quite a few units even communicated by striking the hull of the combat vehicle with rifles. This would be fine if attacking a shallow, deep position. After a long time, I am afraid that each tank detachment will be able to run away by itself. Another officer in charge of the technique said helplessly.

"Didn't the troops assign a special command tank to each armored company? Each armoured company has three combat platoons and one company headquarters, including a total of 14 combat vehicles. One of them was unarmed and was responsible for command and communications. Cai Yi thought about it and said.

"This only guarantees the connection between the campaign commander and the company ranks. Communication within the tank company and with the infantry is still very difficult, and the tank unit can only ensure an organized breakthrough of the opponent's defense line in a relatively short time after the engagement, and once it develops in depth, there will inevitably be a situation of sheep grazing. More importantly, the armored forces needed infantry cover, but we didn't have enough capacity to transport large numbers of infantry to accompany the attack. Even if there were, I guess anyone would dare to ride an ordinary truck on the battlefield where bullets are raining, right? A staff officer said with some difficulty, after all, these trucks are not "bulletproof" like the cars in later movies.

In response to these problems, Cai Ye and a staff officer are not very convenient. The technical and financial problems are the two mountains in front of the armored assault group, and the small chariot cannot fit the complex and expensive and cumbersome communication system. And the connection between infantry and tanks is even more difficult. At present, it is still the flag language plus knocking on the steel plate. Since it can't be changed in terms of hardware, Cai Ye and others can only make breakthroughs in tactics.

Armored units must need infantry cover. That's for sure. The tanks of that time were not fast, and there were no problems at all in keeping the infantry up in off-road situations. It stands to reason that there should not be a disconnect between infantry and tanks, after all, according to analysis, the army of the Republic of China does not know how to fight tank battles. The Russians don't know how to fight the anti-tank war! After all, the attack method that has never been seen before is always the most effective.

But there is always a difference between reality and theory. A squad of light infantry must not move at the same speed as an infantry company with a full suit of bags and heavy weapons, the former only having to bring their own light weapons, while the latter has to eat and drink, and carry heavy heavy machine guns and mortars. Therefore, the result of the actual battle after the most difficult battle is very likely to be the infantry with a family and mouth being thrown away by the tank troops!

In response to the above problems, Cai Ye specially equipped the elite light infantry for the armored spearhead, who would ride on the tank before entering the infantry fire network, and get off the vehicle to accompany the infantry before entering the opponent's position 400 meters, and this unit was equipped with a large number of melee weapons such as grenadiers and submachine guns. Their task was simple: to suppress the possible decisive charge of the Russians with dense melee fire, and to quickly clear the enemy from the trenches under the cover of tanks. Of course, if there are some anti-tank cannons, these elite light infantry can also be quickly cleared with grenadiers in their hands.

And behind these armored spearheads. It is a large number of main infantry units, and their task is to quickly advance to the two flanks after the armored forces tear up the gaps, expand the results, divide and surround more enemies, and the remaining battles are almost the same as the battles of ordinary troops, which is not what Cai Yi and others care about.

As for the problem of communication, apart from the flag language and the more unreliable method of tapping and contacting, the only thing Cai Ye and the others could think of was the lighting and the simple tactical cooperation carried out by agreeing on certain tactical actions in advance. The former Cai Ye and others didn't know if it could be used, and as for the latter, it was achieved by keeping the tank in formation before the attack and putting it, keeping a certain distance between the platoons, etc., so that the chariot could be in the range where the flag could be communicated. Of course, the specific situation will have to be tested on the battlefield.

As for the so-called mechanized artillery, Cai Ye has nothing to worry about, to put it bluntly, it is just an artillery that can accompany the support in time, except for mobility, there is not much difference from other artillery. There are no major problems with the use and communication of these vehicles. After solving the problem of tank assault, Cai Ye believed that the problem of tactical command was basically solved. But then, when he heard that the Russians also had a special armored vehicle unit, Cai Ye realized that the problem of counterattacking the opponent's armored forces must also be paid attention to.

ACCORDING TO INTELLIGENCE, THE MOST POWERFUL COMBAT VEHICLE OF THIS ARMORED VEHICLE UNIT IS AN ARMORED VEHICLE WITH WHEELED MOBILITY AND EQUIPPED WITH A 75MM SHORT GUN, AND THIS STRANGE ARMORED VEHICLE MUST BE TURNED OVER IN ORDER TO BE DESIGNED, WHICH SHOWS THAT IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO PLAY A ROLE IN AN ENCOUNTER SITUATION, AFTER ALL, IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT VERY REALISTIC TO DRIVE THE CAR TO TURN THE BUTT OVER, AND THEN ATTACK WITH A GUN THAT DOES NOT HAVE A LARGE ANGLE OF FIRE. BUT IF IT IS AN AMBUSH, THIS ARMORED VEHICLE IS STILL QUITE THREATENING, AND IF THERE IS A RELATIVELY STRONG COVER, THEN SIMPLY RELYING ON THE 37MM GUN ON THE SMALL TANK IS OBVIOUSLY NOT ENOUGH, WHICH REQUIRES A TANK DESTROYER EQUIPPED WITH 75 SHORT GUNS AND ARMORED FORCES TO COOPERATE, SUITABLE FOR DEALING WITH ENEMY ARMORED VEHICLES THAT APPEAR AT ANY TIME.

ANOTHER KIND OF OPEN-TOP SMALL ARMORED VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A 57MM GUN HAS NO COMMENDABLE PROTECTION EXCEPT FOR A STEEL PLATE ON THE FRONT THAT CAN RESIST SHRAPNEL, BUT THE SHAPE IS LOW, AND THE ARMOR-PIERCING PROJECTILE FIRED BY THE 57MM GUN CAN ALSO PENETRATE THE TANK AT A CERTAIN DISTANCE. These little guys are also tough opponents in encounters. In order to deal with these combat vehicles, the Chinese Army put the spare tracks of the tank on the hull to improve protection all day long, and installed skirt plates in some places on the side of the hull to defend against shrapnel.

The remaining task is to deal with all kinds of mine trenches and artillery, in later generations mines are definitely one of the main culprits that cause tanks to break down, but in this plane, the vast majority of mines are anti-infantry mines, and the small charge can be, coupled with the long front, the Russians have a very limited minelaying area and minelaying density. The same is true of trenches, where there are many narrow trenches to hold back the infantry, but too few can hold off tanks. Therefore, after many progressive reconnaissance, this threat was also identified as a low-level threat. AS FOR THE BATTLE DEFENSE ARTILLERY, THE RUSSIANS HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF 47MM AND 57MM GUNS, WHICH ARE LOW AND EASY TO HIDE, AND THESE GUNS ARE ALSO A HUGE THREAT TO THE ATTACKING FORCES, ESPECIALLY FOR THE 75MM FAST GUNS THAT CAN DESTROY TANKS FROM A DISTANCE. The Chinese Army has never had any good way, and the only way is to fire smoke grenades from the covering infantry, or destroy the opponent as soon as possible.

The most difficult and biggest problem is the logistics support and maintenance of the tank troops, you can imagine how much loss there will be on the wilderness for these tanks that only have a primary level, as well as all kinds of battle damage and accidents, so that Cai Ye believes that the biggest source of tank losses will not be the opponent's weapon damage but various faults and terrain. Therefore, the special repair force must follow up at any time. Ammunition replenishment is also a problem, although a tank can carry hundreds of shells, but the rate of fire of the artillery is also fast enough, as well as the shells of the assault gun, plagued by the small hull, the stock of shells of these assault guns is not much, in Cai Yi's view, more than 30 shells of an assault gun are estimated to be useless for two battles, especially when the artillery behind is not followed. The task of knocking out the pillboxes and firing points in front fell on these battlecars armed with short-barreled guns. So ammunition consumption is also conceivable.

In order to prevent the problem of excessive ammunition consumption and inability to replenish, in addition to arranging as many ammunition delivery vehicles as possible, Cai Ye also asked the infantry units that followed up to help carry a part of the ammunition, in short, it was only possible to maintain the needs of the armored troops and maintain combat effectiveness as much as possible.

Although Cai Yi, the direct commander of the armored corps, has considered too much for this battle, no one dares to guarantee that the armored corps can really fight this battle. So at the beginning, the Chinese Army did not invest too many armored troops, at most only one brigade, various tanks and armored vehicles in the early 100s, if this attack was successful, other armored units would be put into the battlefield. Considering the limited itinerary, if this assault is successful, other armored units will launch a multi-point centripetal assault in the pre-selected area. Wrap your opponent in shallow depth and eat it in one bite.

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