Time passed slowly as Captain Mizik searched for information, and the morning of the next day came quickly. In the camp, the officers and soldiers of the 7th Company all stared wide-eyed, waiting for the tanks to appear.
Because the company commander Captain Mizik announced to them yesterday evening that the 7th Company will be the first company in the division to receive training with tanks. This makes the officers and soldiers of the 7th Company very proud. They also have various expectations for the new weapon of the tank.
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"Is that that one?"
There was a rumbling sound of mechanical movement from outside the camp, and a sharp-eyed soldier couldn't help but ask loudly. His words made other officers and soldiers crane their necks to look at the entrance of the military camp, and some even jumped up.
Seeing the commotion among his soldiers, Mizik blew the whistle in his hand.
"啹~~"
The whistle in Mizik's hand made a sharp whistle, which suddenly woke up the curious soldiers. Looking at the dark-faced Captain Mizik, they remembered that they were still in formation, and the chaotic scene was brought under control.
When Company 7 became quiet, the rumbling sound also became louder. When four tanks drove into the barracks, everyone heard it.
After the tank was parked, a lieutenant officer wearing a fur hat jumped out of the tank. At this time, Captain Delson walked over with his men, negotiated with the lieutenant officer for a few words, and then waved at Mizk.
Waved for him to come over.
Mizk, who was mentally prepared, ran over. Commander Delson pointed at the lieutenant officer wearing a leather hat and said, "Captain Mizk, this is Lieutenant Dolph of the armored platoon. What are you going to do next?
His tank training is for infantry-tank synergy.”
After saying that, Captain Delson left with his people, leaving only Mizik and Lieutenant Dolph.
Mizk was not polite, stepped forward and shook the tank lieutenant's hand and said with a smile, "Hello Lieutenant Dolph, I will leave it to the command of your tank platoon once we are connected."
Faced with Mizk's friendly attitude, Lieutenant Dolph said equally politely, "This is what we should do."
After a brief conversation, the two began to prepare for a drill of tank-tank cooperation. This drill was unfamiliar to Mizk, but it was much more familiar to Lieutenant Dolph's tank platoon. In Hoffman
When the school served as battalion commander, they had specially trained because the performance of the current tanks can only do this kind of work.
Talking about the tactics of tank-tank coordination training, it sounds very advanced, but in fact it is very simple now. Before entering the enemy's position for 200 meters, the infantry hides behind the tank and follows the march. After entering 200 meters, the infantry charges, and the tank is in the position.
Attack the emerging firepower points in advance, allowing the infantry to invade the enemy's position more easily.
This is also a judgment made by the Romanian military based on the British use of tanks on the battlefield and the results of armored battalion drills. This is also a very wise decision. As for concentrating tanks for a breakthrough like in World War II, don't even think about it. Really
To do this would probably mean that all the tanks would be damaged on the road before reaching their destination, and the current roads cannot support the use of large-scale mechanized armored forces.
So we saw that during the infantry tank training in the afternoon, soldiers from the 7th Company crouched behind four Explorer tanks, simulating an attack scenario.
Perhaps out of fear of a new thing like tanks, the soldiers of the 7th Company kept a distance of 4 or 5 meters from the tanks during the drill. This made Lieutenant Dolf, who was commanding nearby, very dissatisfied. "You guys get closer, so that the tanks can
Protect you from being hit. Don’t worry, our tanks will not retreat and crush you.”
But Lieutenant Dolph's words could not reduce the fear of the soldiers of the 7th Company. Mizik, who was training with the soldiers, saw that this was not an option, so he took the lead and trotted towards the rear of the tank. Under the surprised eyes of the soldiers, he ran until he was far away.
The tank was 1 meter away. The strong exhaust fumes made him unable to open his eyes. Mizik turned around and shouted to his soldiers. "Whatever you are afraid of, just come forward."
Seeing that my company commander dared to approach these steel monsters, some people like Mizik ran to the position 1 or 2 meters away from the tank. People have a herd mentality. Seeing that other people dared to do this, I dared too. So
Finally, the soldiers of the 7th Company became bolder and were able to keep up with Lieutenant Dolph's requirements.
After the first infantry-tank collaborative training, Mizk's face was darkened by the exhaust fumes, as if he had just finished working in the coal mine. During the break, he took the orderly towel to wipe his appearance. At this time, Dolph
The lieutenant came over.
"You are really brave."
Lieutenant Dolph praised Mizik as he wiped his face.
Mizik disagreed with Lieutenant Dorf's compliments. "This is nothing, every Romanian officer can do it."
"No, no, no."
Lieutenant Dolf shook his head and said, "You are the bravest officer I have ever seen in tank training. Many officers did not perform very well in their first training with our tanks."
"I guess it's because I'm not used to the emerging weapon of tanks."
Mizik gave his own explanation for Lieutenant Dolph's compliment.
Faced with Mizik's explanation, Lieutenant Dolph nodded in agreement. "That should be the case."
After chatting with Mizk for a few words, Lieutenant Dolph was about to leave, but before leaving, he pointed at Mizk's face and said, "Mr. Captain, next time I don't recommend that you get too close to the tank.
The distance is too close."
After understanding the meaning of Lieutenant Dolph's words, Mizik thought of his face that was darkened by the exhaust gas and said with a smile. "Next time unless someone points a gun to my head, I won't be so close to the tank.
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During an afternoon of training, the 7th Company had been conducting formation training with Lieutenant Dolf's tank platoon. But the next day, they began to train infantry to remove enemy strongholds with tank support. In three days
In the training plan, the 7th company is training in coordinated operations with tanks. In fact, in the 19th Division, only the 1st regiment to which Mizik belongs trains on coordinated operations with tanks. This is also related to the scarcity of tanks and the cost of training.
Very relevant.
Since Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman was transferred to the Royal Armored Brigade (3 tank battalions, each battalion has 3 tank companies, each company has 12 tanks.), the military has wanted to make each infantry division familiar with tanks.
This is why Lieutenant Dolph brought his tank platoon to the 19th Division to train a regiment of infantry-tank coordination.
Of course, the opportunity is not only given to the 19th Division. In fact, every division in Romania has a chance. It is just a matter of how long it takes to wait.
When Romania was trying to strengthen the combat effectiveness of its army, a piece of news that surprised Edel came from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
