September is the harvest season, and hard-working farmers need to take stock of the fruits of this year's labor, so there are busy scenes everywhere.
In the small town of Khmelnyk, it was a different scene. The town was full of soldiers in military uniforms, and they patronized the few shops in the town in twos and threes.
In the military camp outside the town, Major General Sarda, commander of the 24th Division, was giving specific orders. "When will the artillery arrive? They will be one of the main forces next. Commander Torque assured me,
Arriving at the scheduled time, what are they doing? The scheduled time is the day after tomorrow, but they are still in Kamenets."
Looking at the furious Major General Sarda, the chief of staff, Colonel Bodarco, couldn't help but said, "It seems that the artillery regiment can no longer arrive in full at the specified time, so do we need to consider borrowing some equipment from friendly forces?
At least some 105 howitzers need to be borrowed. It is impossible for these heavy artillery to arrive within the stipulated time."
The chief of staff's words made Major General Sarda think about it and then refused.
"Chief of Staff, don't mention this proposal. You must know that the selection of our troops this time has caused dissatisfaction among many colleagues. If we ask friendly forces to support us again because of the delay in artillery, it will not lead to violent reactions. So this proposal is
No need to say any more."
Major General Sarda's flat refusal made Colonel Bodarco couldn't help but say, "But without artillery support, the next battle will not be so easy."
"That's not necessarily the case."
"How to say?"
Major General Sarda pointed to the combat map and explained. "Look, the altitude of Hermek is 749 meters, not much higher than the surrounding areas. Our division uses 75 mm caliber field guns, which is enough to target the Soviet Union's current large-scale equipment."
Division-level 76.2mm field artillery. I believe that by the time the Soviet rear troops arrive in Hermek, our 105 howitzers should have arrived long ago. And after the battle begins, we can also receive partial support from the Fourth Heavy Artillery Regiment, which is enough to ensure that our army
Conducive to the invincible position."
Yes, Major General Sarda made a compromise after full consideration, taking into account the Soviet army's assembly speed and advance route after the conflict. According to his prediction, after learning that Helmek Mountain was occupied by us,
After Fang occupied the city, it would take two days for the Soviet army to report in and make a decision, and another three days to gather troops and move over. In five days, it should be pushed even by hand pushing.
In the early battles, many of the 76.2 mm divisional field guns used by the Soviet army were the new M1902/30 type. This new type of artillery had a barrel lengthened from the original 30 times the diameter to 40 times the diameter. The muzzle velocity was 662m.
/s, angle 17 to 37 degrees, maximum range increased from 8,500 meters to 13,290 meters.
The Soviet artillery is powerful, and Romania is not bad either. Currently, the Romanian army has also installed a large number of new 75mm field guns. The new 75mm field guns are called M1906/29, and their diameter has also been increased from 32 times to 43 times.
times, the maximum range has also been increased from 8,400 meters to 13,520 meters. It is not inferior to the current Soviet Union’s new 76.2-caliber field gun.
Not to mention that the 24th Division is currently equipped with Romania's latest 105-caliber howitzer. Its 35 times longer barrel can shoot shells to a distance of 14,180 meters. Moreover, the installation of a newly developed muzzle brake can also reduce the number of rounds by 36%.
The recoil allows thickened tires to be installed on this howitzer, which increases the gun's maneuverability.
If the floods had not destroyed the railway bridge and forced the artillery units to switch to road transportation, the Soviet army would have felt its power at the beginning of the conflict.
Now that Major General Sarda has considered the response plan, Colonel Bodarko can only continue to ask the next question. "So, division commander, have you considered which regiment to send to occupy Helmek Mountain first?"
"I have already considered it. Let Lieutenant Colonel Mizik lead his three regiments to capture Helmek Mountain first. To this end, I plan to equip him with a 75th Mountain Field Artillery Battalion, an Engineer Company, and four more.
12.7 anti-aircraft machine gun. Let it bring enough ammunition to hold this high point for me. And I will bring other troops of the division as backup, and wait for the Soviet troops to come up and give them a fierce blow."
It is obvious that Major General Sarda intends to place Mizik's regiment at a key point. As a general who has experienced battlefields, Major General Sarda knows where the key points of future conflicts are, and will place the most elite cards in his hand from the beginning.
over there.
The Third Regiment is indeed worthy of his trust. In the past two years of intra-division tactical drills, the Third Regiment has repeatedly won first place. As a sign of trust and expectation for his subordinates, Major General Sarda is obviously willing to
It serves as the core defensive force.
After hearing the division commander's words, the chief of staff thought of the third regiment's daily performance and said in agreement. "This arrangement is reasonable."
While the two division commanders were discussing, Lieutenant Colonel Mizik, whom they said was trustworthy, was also writing a letter home. This letter was addressed to his wife. As a qualified soldier, he certainly would not write to the military.
The main thing that happened in the letter was that his lovely son had reached the grade of school. In order to give his son a full education, he asked someone to find a good school for him, and this letter also talked about going to school.
"I have already arranged for Karls to go to school. It is the No. 1 National Elementary School in Galati. I have asked Lieutenant Colonel Kerley to help with this matter. You can take your son to visit when you arrive to express your gratitude. Remember not to leave.
It’s better to bring expensive gifts, just ordinary ones. The Kerley family is from a noble family and the gifts are too expensive and it will make people look away..."
Just as Mizik was writing the letter, an officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel pushed open the door and entered.
He saw Mizik lying on the table writing a letter and said with a smile, "Mizik, you have only been on leave for less than two months, and you miss your family again?"
Mizik knew who it was without looking up and listening to the voice, so he spoke more casually.
"Didn't I ask retired Lieutenant Colonel Kerley to help me find a school for my son? Now that I have found a school, I naturally need to thank him."
"This matter is easy to solve. If you were in my hometown, I could help you with it in just one sentence."
After sealing the finished letter, Mizik said, "Well, who doesn't know that Major Dalton's family is very powerful in Buzau."
The person who was teasing him was apparently Kirsty's cousin Lieutenant Colonel Dalton. He was now teaming up with Mizik to manage the third regiment, but he was the deputy commander.
After Mizik made a joke, he continued, "How is the situation in each battalion?"
"You didn't even let me take a sip of water, and then you started asking about the situation in the troops."
Lieutenant Colonel Dalton, who was pouring water by himself, laughed and cursed before giving a reply. "What else can we do? Many soldiers have gone out to relax. And the company commanders of each battalion are relieving the soldiers. After all, this is
This is our division's first battle, so we can't mess it up."
In fact, Lieutenant Colonel Dalton was wrong. This was their second time on the battlefield. However, in the last Soviet-Polish war, their division did not have a chance to perform. Who told them that the task assigned to them at that time was to protect transportation lines?
The Soviet cavalry group that was harassing the transportation line was caught by the armored brigade and the cavalry division, and they fled without even seeing the side of the transportation line. This disappointed everyone in the 24th Division.
Now this is the first battle for their division to face the Soviet army. How can they be careless?
