But in the planning of material distribution, someone proposed a new possibility.?
That is to say, since it is difficult for traditional transport aircraft to transport large equipment, such as airdropping BT fast tanks, it is the limit of TB3. The last successful delivery of this kind of aircraft took a long time to glide before taking off. Limited by the take-off limit, it is better to let the transport aircraft tow a glider.
Its large wing area can obtain greater lift, and transporting BT tanks is no longer a problem.
This proposal immediately resonated with almost everyone. Tupikov, who hoped to deliver more supplies to the swamp, clearly realized that this was the best plan!
On March 21st, which was the vernal equinox, Tupikov came to the front army headquarters with a proposal to increase the number of gliders.
At this moment, Timoshenko is here, looking at the sand table attentively. His fearless head is shining brightly, which is the reflection from the light. This man's mind is full of thinking about the war situation, and his worries are making him sweat.
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Tupikov said: "Dear Davarishi, you have been paying attention to the map for too long. It will take a lot of time for the enemy to attack Sevastopol. We still have hundreds of thousands of troops there, so you don't have to worry about it.
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"How could I not be impatient? The German army used heavy artillery there, heavy mortars with a caliber of over 200 millimeters. Our solid bunkers are no longer indestructible! How could you not know this?"
Tupikov naturally knew this, including the final strategic intentions of the German army. He walked to the sand table and said casually: "I think the enemy's domestic oil reserves are running low. In order to maintain the German and slave countries' invasion of us,
Four million troops, the huge mechanized forces they rely on for survival require a lot of fuel every day. Before they occupied Simferopol, our air force had been frequently attacking Romania's oil fields. These Germans must be short of oil!
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"So they must occupy Crimea, and then occupy the Caucasus and take away our Baku oil fields!" When he thought of this, Timoshenko took a breath.
The large-scale Tyumen oil depot area in this era has not yet been discovered. Once Germany finally takes over the large and small oil fields in the Caucasus, their war machine will be able to continue to operate!
Timoshenko looked at the map and calmed down for a while, then suddenly asked: "Comrade Tupikov, what good news are you here to tell me now? Is there a new campaign plan?"
Tupikov quickly shook his head: "You are the strategist. If you want to formulate a battle plan, you must make it yourself. I do have something to tell you this time."
"It's about aid to the Pripet Swamp north of Kiev. You should have already finalized the aid plan."
Tupikov nodded: "The formulation of the plan was left to the staff, but during the formulation process they came up with a new possibility."
"What's the possibility?"
"With a glider!"
"Glider?" Timoshenko couldn't help but pinch his stubble-free chin, and thought about it with his so-smart head that didn't grow a hair, and said to himself: "If we use a glider, we can transport it.
Some things that are difficult to transport, such as tanks? Even if tanks are not transported, a large number of large-caliber mortars and supporting shells can be transported."
"That's right! And based on the performance of Yevlov's troops in the last battle, I'm afraid what they lack most is explosives!" Tupikov said excitedly, "Because Berekov, the inventor of rocket-propelled grenades,
Right there, they currently have the ability to produce and install RPGs themselves! According to the battle report, they used the RPGs produced in the swamp to destroy a large number of German armored vehicles."
These words reminded Timoshenko that the Chinese Belekov was obviously a rare war genius, a Ming family and a chemist.
Tupikov stopped talking about anything else and presented specific aircraft data.
The so-called transportation capabilities of TB3 and Li2 are limited. The former has no problem transporting five tons of supplies, while the latter can only transport two tons. But in terms of safety, the former is flying at great risk and can easily be defeated by the enemy.
The machine was shot down. In terms of self-protection, the performance of Li 2 is much better, at least it is thick enough.
"Our 284th Guards Division currently controls a population of 30,000, and all combat forces mobilized, including women, number more than 10,000. These people are combat troops, and the remaining residents can serve as logistics, in a sense.
Although their fighting method is guerrilla warfare, they cannot be regarded as guerrilla troops. The size of their troops and the intensity of war they can withstand are just like elite infantry divisions! Therefore, such troops consume a large amount of materials every year. Although they are working hard
To achieve self-sufficiency through self-production, our assistance to them is still necessary. We can send as much supplies as we can, so using gliders to transport goods is undoubtedly a good way."
These words were all the same, and Timoshenko pointed directly to the focus of the problem. "What is the transport capacity of the glider? How much material can we theoretically transport at this time?"
Pikov had already written this account on the document, so he opened the briefcase and read it: "Here is the list of various materials to be airdropped. Theoretically, there are 20 to 20 TB3s in total.
Equipped with thirty gliders. It can transport up to 720 tons of supplies."
"So much?!" Brother Temu Xing was shocked. "The upper limit of the load of one train wagon of our military train is sixty tons. Doesn't it mean that we can deliver the equivalent of twelve train wagons of supplies in one airdrop?"
Tupikov nodded: "That's true. With all due respect, a tank can be used as a tractor to tow heavy equipment. The same is true for our transport aircraft pulling transport aircraft. The load of our Shili 2 transport aircraft is far less than what it pulls.
Glider carries a lot of weight.”
This sounds exciting, as gliders can assist them with a huge amount of supplies. But the clever Timoshenko also immediately realized that gliders also have disadvantages.
He said: "These gliders can only fly 6. There are only a lot of forests and mud ponds in the swamps, and there is a lack of a lot of lawns. I am afraid that some of the materials we transport will also be damaged."
Tupikov shook his head regretfully: "It was very difficult to airdrop to that area originally. The materials were scattered over a large area, and many materials would be scraped on the trees. Maybe using a glider would be more effective, at least the trees would be suitable
There are many obstacles that can stop it. Furthermore, even if it falls into a pond, the glider's wood-based structure and wide wings can prevent it from sinking collectively."
Having said this, Timoshenko was confident that the delivery volume of up to 720 tons was several times that of the last time.
"Comrade Tupikov, I now fully support the use of gliders. Now let me see your list of support." 8