"The scale of the engagement was small, but it had all the elements of a truly mechanized offensive and defensive battle, with the attacker's armored spearhead and infantry cooperating, as well as long-range fire support, and the defender's skillfully positioned terrain and equipped with anti-aircraft guns to stop the armored forces. After the attacker's attack is frustrated, mobile forces will be arranged to counterattack. If the scale of this battle is magnified, it will be the situation that our main armored forces will have to face. Cai Yi said.

"I have to say that the Russians studied it after suffering a loss in Inner Mongolia last time, don't say it, the general idea is still correct. AT THIS STAGE, THE LETHALITY OF FLAT-FIRE GUNS WITH ARMOR-PIERCING SHELLS ON ARMORED VEHICLES AND TANKS IS TOO STRONG, AND THE 75MM RAPID-FIRE GUN CAN DESTROY ALMOST ALL TYPES OF ARMORED VEHICLES, EVEN THE 57MM GUN IS VERY LETHAL FOR OUR TANKS. In addition to the obstruction of the front mines and those artillery bunkers. THESE THINGS WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE COMBAT POWER OF A 75MM GUN! If we don't handle it well, our armored spearheads will probably be no different from the infantry charging machine gun positions against these heavily fortified positions. Nie Shicheng said worriedly with a piece of information. AND THIS INFORMATION IS A RECORD OF THE DEPTH OF PENETRATION OF VARIOUS CALIBERS OF ARTILLERY AGAINST THE CURRENT CHINESE ARMY'S TANK DEFENSE, EVEN THE 45MM FRONTAL ARMOR OF THE BEST PROTECTED LEOPARD ASSAULT GUN IS DIFFICULT TO BLOCK THE ATTACK OF THE 75MM38L LONG-BARRELED CANNON AT A MEDIUM DISTANCE! AS FOR SMALL TANKS ARMED WITH RAPID-FIRE GUNS, WELL, 57MM GUNS CAN BE PENETRATED AT CLOSE RANGE!

Nie Shicheng's worries are definitely not groundless. In fact, in history, until 1936, when the Spanish Civil War took place. THE TANKS WERE STILL AT AN ABSOLUTE DISADVANTAGE IN THE FACE OF THE POSITIONS OF THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS, AND A ONCE-PRODUCED 37MM ANTI-TANK GUN WAS HIDDEN IN THE RUINS OF A CHURCH AND KNOCKED OUT 12 SOVIET-AIDED TANKS IN ONE DAY. Even during the Soviet-German war, armored units, which did not have sufficient artillery and aviation support, were still very tight in the face of a defensive line equipped with a large number of anti-tank guns. OF COURSE, THERE MAY ALSO BE BIG KILLERS LIKE 88MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS IN THESE DEFENSE LINES TO MAKE CAMEOS!

"The situation is more dire. But we still have to analyze the situation we are facing as a whole, enough cannons with vertical positions and mine arrays, followed by some long-range artillery, well, this is a good trap, whoever goes in is finished, but tactical superiority does not solve strategic problems, for example. HOW MANY 75MM CANNONS DID THE RUSSIANS HAVE? How many 75 guns can be assigned to front-line troops for anti-armor operations? As an attacker, we can concentrate several times the defender's firepower to suppress our opponents, and we can bypass these lonely fortresses if necessary. Peng Yi is very optimistic. After all, such a defensive position is strong. However, the materials and time required for construction are also quite long, and the Russians cannot guarantee that no position is as solid as a rock because of the problems of national strength and materials!

"At the campaign level, a well-defended permanent fortress is not suitable for a strong attack with armored forces. What we need is to look for each other's weak points. Then tactics and speed to quickly break through these vulnerable points. Then the armored forces continued to advance to complete the detour and outflank, while the infantry in the rear was responsible for expanding the breach and undertaking the actual occupation task, and as for those fortresses, we could completely surround them without fighting. Don't dwell too much. We concentrate our forces in one place, knock the opponent a point with a multiple-fold advantage, and then launch a continuous assault on the enemy before the opponent has time to adjust and regroup. The strength of the armored spearhead is not only reflected in the offensive and defensive, but also in terms of mobility. Ma Yukun said.

"In addition, we need to strengthen the combat effectiveness of mobile artillery. The role of artillery is not as simple as suppressing before the start of the war. With the development of the trench system, the probability of being able to survive the first wave of shelling is increasing. Therefore, the artillery must be able to coordinate with the attacking forces and constantly provide fire cover for the attacking troops during the battle. DUE TO VEHICLE LIMITATIONS, OUR MOBILE HOWITZERS ARE NO MORE THAN 105MM SHORT-BARRELED GUNS. The range is enough, but the power is probably not enough. 120MM MORTARS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE SUSPENDED, DIDN'T THE GENERAL ARMAMENT DEPARTMENT JUST TRANSFER A BATCH OF 150MM RIFLED MORTARS? If I could, I would like to be able to integrate them into the armoured corps and provide fire support to the advancing troops at any time. THERE AREN'T MANY BUNKERS THAT CAN WITHSTAND 150MM RIFLED MORTARS. Peng Yi asked tentatively.

"The fighting compartment may not be able to fit such heavy artillery, but if it is changed to a trailer, it should be possible, the front car is equipped with ammunition and loading equipment, and the back is a gun truck, although it needs to be slower when fighting, but it can barely keep up with the troops." Cai Yi analyzed the possibility of mechanizing the rear-loading rifled mortar from the perspective of technology.

"THEN IT'S DECIDED, ANYWAY, THE 150MM RIFLED MORTAR HITS FAR, EVEN IF THE POSITION IS A LITTLE BEHIND, IT DOESN'T MATTER MUCH. Although the accuracy problem cannot be compared with howitzers, it is much stronger than mortars, so it is decided, and we will write an order to prepare for it. Nie Shicheng also agreed.

"Do we need to adjust our attack formation as well? The wedge attack formation, led by tanks, with assault guns in the rear, is not suitable for the current situation. Originally, if the opponent lacked anti-armor weapons and mainly focused on infantry, the 37 guns on the tank would be better against the infantry than the 75mm short-barreled guns in the back. However, if the opponent is equipped with a large number of anti-tank guns, the defense of the tank is too low, and it is easy to be destroyed in the front, and the assault gun in the back is even more ineffective due to the problem of visibility. So I think it would be better to put the assault gun in front and arrange the tank in the back? The 75mm short-barreled gun can solve most problems in the first time. Peng Yi said as he drew on the paper.

"Also, how about changing the wedge formation to an inverted V-shape? The two flanks engage the enemy first, so that if the opponent is in the center and the two wings are empty, it can provide us with an opportunity to outflank. The vehicles in the middle are relatively backward, and even if the opponent has a preset anti-tank position, the lethality against the central main force will decrease because of the distance. At the same time, we also need to strengthen communications, and some command vehicles prefer not to have artillery, but also need to get a radio. Signal flags alone are really not very reliable. Peng Yi continued.

"Logistics also needs to be strengthened, our engineering units and repair units are probably going to be expanded, the Russians already know that they are using minefields to hinder our offensive, there may be trenches or whatever, and the loss rate of tanks will be higher. Of course, these losses may be temporary damage, but if we can continue to fight after some emergency repairs, I think our combat strength will be maintained to a new level. Cai said.

"Infantry, after the breakthrough of the armored forces, the entire position also needs infantry to strategize and expand the results. This requires the infantry to follow up with the speed of the armored forces, but our vehicles are limited and it is impossible to carry a sufficient number of infantry, if we let the cavalry follow, not to mention whether we can have enough cavalry, simply supplying the cavalry with food and grass is a big problem, a horse can eat up to 10 people, we are not nomadic cavalry, the pressure on logistics is too great. Ma Yukun raised another key question.

"The infantry has a lot of infantry but can't keep up, and the cavalry can keep up but the number is not enough, this is really a big problem." Nie Shicheng said. "By the way, the last time someone suggested a bicycle unit, how did you feel? Those people also tinkered with a heavy bicycle with a weight of more than 120 kilograms, pneumatic tires, and it was recommended that it could also travel on the recommended road, and after bringing its own equipment and supplies, it could travel about 15 kilometers per hour, which was already very good. ”

"I REMEMBERED THAT SOME PEOPLE EVEN BUILT A TRICYCLE TO PULL GOODS, AND THEY EVEN DISMANTLED THE 82MM MORTAR AND THREW IT ON THE CAR. IN ADDITION TO AN 82MM MORTAR, A CAR CAN ALSO CARRY HALF A BASE OF AMMUNITION. In this way, in a short time, the mobility and firepower of this bicycle unit can be guaranteed to a certain extent, and in any case, their task is to occupy and cover the armored forces, and in the absence of heavy weapons, there are armored units to provide direct fire support. It's not a big problem either. As for the problem of vehicles, it can be solved by collecting from the private sector and taking factory inventory. Cai Yi's eyes lit up and said.

There was a bicycle force in those days, and there was a mountain force that relied on bicycles as the main means of maneuvering. During World War II, thousands of Japanese bicycle cavalry became the vanguard of the Japanese army's attack on Southeast Asia, because there was no need to choose the road, the speed was quite fast, and more importantly, it did not rely on fuel, as long as there were rice ball bicycle troops on the road, so this mobility was quite strong under special circumstances. As a traverser, Xu Jie has no reason not to create this kind of Dongdong with very low technology content but good results. Especially at the beginning of the 20th century, when mobility was noticeably insufficient. And this unit has not yet been able to enter the eyes of the generals at first, and now this peculiar "fast" force has finally attracted the attention of Peng Yi and others.

"THE LAST QUESTION, THE RUSSIANS ALSO HAVE SOME ARMORED VEHICLES, IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH THESE ARMORED VEHICLES, IS IT BETTER FOR US TO REPLACE SOME OF THE 37MM TANK GUNS WITH 47MM LONG-BARRELED GUNS? THE SHELLS OF THE 37MM GUN WEIGHED ONLY 1 POUND, WHILE THE 47MM GUN HAD 3 POUNDS. The 37 gun was slightly less powerful, and the 47 gun or the German 50 gun might be better. In addition, we have pre-built some before the war, and it will be better to mix them up to make the mission more flexible. Peng Yi said.

In this way, after fully studying the experience and lessons of the stalker troops, the senior generals of the Chinese Army reformulated the principles and tactics of mechanized warfare. The mechanized combat system that has been enriched and tempered is naturally more mature and efficient than the original, and now the remaining thing is to concentrate on making the most necessary preparations before and after the attack, and use the Russian defense line to test whether the mechanized front of the Chinese Army is really sharp and deadly!

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