When the strength gap reaches a certain level, tactics can play an extremely limited role.
There is no need for the "Tiger" type. The "Leopard" type appears on the current European battlefield. There is no tank that can compete with it, and there are no anti-tank weapons to counterattack and hit it on the head.
The tank tactics in southern Africa are not on the same level as those of European tank commanders.
European tank commanders are still obsessed with infantry-tank synergy.
Southern Africa has explored the concentrated use of large-scale tank units in many military exercises and achieved good results.
Even if European armored force commanders know about the tactic of tank swarming, they cannot afford it, because there are not that many tanks to form a swarm effect, and the protection of tanks is relatively poor. It cannot be separated from the protection of accompanying troops, which is extremely limiting.
the use of tanks.
Tang Juan is undoubtedly the leader in cluster tactics. He and Feng Fu, commander of the Second Armored Corps, have different understandings of armored forces.
Don Juan likes to concentrate his tank troops on frontal assault on the enemy's position and completely break through the defense of the enemy's position.
Feng Fu preferred to use the maneuverability of armored forces to divide, encircle, and annihilate the enemy.
If you have to make analogies, one is Manstein, the other is Rommel, Pavlov is simply not enough.
This is really not black Pavlov.
Pavlov's performance in the Soviet Patriotic War was speechless. His wrong deployment before the outbreak of the war resulted in the loss of 670,000 men on the Western Front in just one week. Pavlov was therefore charged with treason.
Sentenced to death.
That's not right, it's not a week, it's more than twenty days.
Pavlov's misunderstanding of war mainly originated from the Spanish Civil War.
The T26 tank was indeed seriously deficient in defense, so Pavlov rejected all tanks, causing the established mechanized forces to be disbanded.
By the time the Russians paid attention to this issue, the time had already arrived in 1940.
Unfortunately, those who cooperated with the Umbrella Company mercenaries to fight against the Italian Third Army were the First Division of the International Column commanded by Pavlov and the three divisions of the People's Guard.
The Italian Third Army has a total strength of approximately 40,000 troops.
The total strength of the Republican government is about 70,000.
This made Pavlov very confident. It would not be easy for 70,000 people to defeat 40,000 people.
Even if the Italians have Panzer I.
The People's Guard also has T26.
T26's defense is not good, and No. 1 is not much better.
What Pavlov didn't expect was that the first person the People's Guard welcomed was not the No. 1 tank, but the Junkers of the "Condor Legion".
The Ju52 is an excellent transport aircraft. In addition to using the Ju52 as a transport aircraft, the Germans also improved the Ju52, resulting in the Ju52 bomber.
After the "Condor Legion" arrived in Spain, Madrid was subject to frequent air attacks by German aircraft. In order to protect the sky over Madrid, the People's Guard deployed the I-16 they had just obtained from Russia to fight against the German He-51 fighter jets.
The He-51 fighter jet is mediocre in design and is no match for the I-16.
However, Russia used a little trick when providing military assistance. Except for the first batch of aid aircraft, which were I-16s, all subsequent aid aircraft arriving in Spain were I-15s.
The I-15 is the last generation of Russian biplanes. Its performance is slightly better than the German He-51. The German He-51 was quickly replaced by the Bf-109. Only about 700 were produced, while the Russian I-15 produced 6,750.
shelf.
With so many I-15s produced, they have to be sold, like Lee Enfields in warehouses in southern Africa.
Lee Enfield in southern Africa had no worries about buyers and had cleared out its inventory a few years ago. However, no one took notice of the I-15, so it was given a large amount of support by the Russians to Spain.
The problem is that the Yi-15 is no match for the He-51, which is very embarrassing.
Come August, in an air battle southwest of Madrid, 22 I-15s fought against 16 He-51s. Although the number of I-15s was greater, the air battle ended with a disastrous defeat for the I-15s.
In less than 20 minutes of air combat, 6 I-15s were shot down directly, 4 were damaged, and one of them crashed on the way back.
The price paid by the He-51 was only two damaged.
And they all returned successfully.
The battle loss ratio of 0:7 does not mean that the performance gap between the Yi-15 and the He-51 is really that big.
Some of the German pilots were members of the Southern African Defense Force. After returning to Germany, they brought the advanced experience of the Southern African Air Force back to Germany, and this was how the German Air Force took off.
Russia has been blockaded by Britain and France for a long time, and cannot even break through the Dardanelles Strait. It has no opportunity for foreign exchanges, and naturally cannot accept the most advanced tactics.
Compared with the He-51, the I-15 originally had better performance, but it suffered a disastrous defeat on the battlefield just because of its tactical backwardness.
When the news returned to Madrid, the republican government was gloomy, but Alvin was very happy.
The Spaniards fell into a Russian trap.
Not to mention the "Crown Eagle", even the I-16 can effectively protect the sky of Madrid.
It is a pity that Russia does not have enough Yi-16, so naturally there is no extra to support Spain.
If Spain wants the Yi-16, it can buy it with money, and the price will not be much cheaper than the "Crown Eagle".
"Can this make the Spaniards wake up?" Alvin wanted to know the Spaniards' current mood.
"I disappoint you. I guess I can't-" Colonel Kelson knew the Spaniards very well.
It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong, as long as you don't admit it, then it's right.
The so-called dignity is not important. If politicians can't even bend and stretch, then they should go home and hold their children as soon as possible.
As for the defeat of the republican government on the front lines——
The plane was aided by the Russians.
Even the pilots of the plane were Russians, so what did the Spanish republican government lose?
"Didn't you receive a new combat mission? Why are you still in Madrid?" Alvin was curious. Kelson had received a new combat mission a month ago, but now the mercenaries are still in Madrid and have not set off.
"The People's Guard has not set off yet, why should we set off?" Kelson said confidently. The mercenaries were to cooperate with the People's Guard in fighting, not as the main force.
It’s also a tearful thing to say.
Not every country's military has the same orders and prohibitions as the Southern African Defense Force.
If a war breaks out in southern Africa, the National Defense Forces can complete mobilization within one day, all personnel on vacation can return to the army within a week, the troops can set off within ten days, and can reach any corner of the world within a month.
Spain——
Not only the People's Guard, but also the National Army led by Franco was slow. The National Army decided to attack Madrid three months ago, and it has not yet completed the encirclement of Madrid. If this happened to the Southern African National Defense Forces
, the troop commander is expected to go to a military court.
As for the International Brigade, the members of the International Brigade from all over the world are very motivated to fight. However, they lack sufficient training and are still familiar with the weapons they have just received. It is estimated that it will take some time before they can undertake combat missions.
The Spanish Republican Government still attaches great importance to the International Brigades. All the weapons distributed to the International Brigades are purchased from southern Africa, including the rocket launcher that Kelsen is obsessed with.
Something magical happened.
The rocket launchers of the International Brigades distributed by the Republican government disappeared without even reaching the hands of the International Brigades.
The Lee Enfield caliber issued by the International Brigade is 7.7 mm, but the bullet issued with the Lee Enfield is the 7.92 used by Mauser. The rifle and the bullet do not match. This kind of thing probably only happens in Spain.
Probably the logistics director of the People's Guard thought that it was no problem for Lee Enfield to shoot the Mauser bullet. After all, the difference was only 0.22 mm, which was almost impossible to distinguish with the naked eye.
"Are you ready? We need to evacuate Madrid as soon as possible -" Li Yan came over to remind Alvin that Madrid was about to become a battlefield and Alvin had to leave as soon as possible.
"Are you finally leaving this hellish place?" Alvin smiled half-heartedly. He was very dissatisfied with Li Yan.
Although Alvin won the right to come to Spain, after arriving in Spain, Alvin did not have freedom of movement, and it was almost like house arrest.
If I had known this, why would I have come to Spain in the first place?
Alvin's next stop is Valencia, the seat of the republican government, where Zac has purchased a new estate for Alvin, this time the palace of Alfonso XIII.
Alvin is not in a hurry. Looking at this situation, the Spanish Civil War will not end in a short time. There will always be a chance to fight.
During this time in Spain, Alvin was not idle and acquired many good things that were worthy of being put into museums.
These things must be taken away and cannot be left to the rebels.
So in addition to the armored vehicles, the convoy also had six more trucks.
"God, be careful, handle it with care, this contains precious porcelain from the East -" Alvin's butler Robin is also Zach's adopted son, and he is responsible for managing Alvin's private investments.
The members of the Secret Service are not surprised. They have also gained something. During the war in Spain, there was gold everywhere.
As soon as a truck was loaded, the roar of aircraft engines was faintly heard in the sky, and then the battle alarm was sounded, and the rebel planes attacked.
Alvin's estate, less than 30 kilometers away from Madrid, has not been targeted by the rebels in previous bombings.
This time the rebel bombers came straight to the manor, with a very clear target.
When the battle alarm sounded, Li Yan immediately escorted Alvin to the basement. This was all planned.
"Just hide me here and there like a mouse. I don't want to follow you as a local fort boy -" Alvin's long-awaited opportunity finally came. He threw away Li Yan and rushed towards the anti-aircraft machine gun.
Although Alvin's guards did not have fighter jets, they still had anti-aircraft machine guns, four of them, which were both high-level and low-level.
On weekdays, these anti-aircraft machine guns are covered with canvas and have no chance to function.
Now the opportunity has come. The four anti-aircraft machine guns are ready for battle. As long as the rebel aircraft appears, they will be hit head-on.