It should be said that there is nothing wrong with Admiral Schweppenberg's strategy. It is a bit like a duel between snipers. The opponent's sniper is hiding somewhere through disguise, and you have to use clues to find him and then kill him.
The Soviet anti-tank gun positions were the snipers the Germans wanted to find.
The problem is that the Soviet army also has artillery, long-range howitzers to be precise.
Moreover, the performance of the Soviet howitzer was even better than that of the German army... At this time, the Soviet army used the m30-type 122mm caliber howitzer. This howitzer was later imitated by China and named the Type 54 howitzer because it had two upper and lower branch pipes extending in the middle.
As a result, he was called the "Old Third Barrel" by Chinese soldiers.
The M30 howitzer has a caliber that is 17mm larger than the German 105mm howitzer.
17mm doesn't seem like much, less than two centimeters.
But for cannonballs, the two centimeters larger is the cylindrical outer ring, which is very considerable when converted into volume.
Therefore, there will be much more charges and propellants, which means it has a longer range and greater power.
The Soviet m30 howitzer has a range of 11.5 kilometers, which is 1.5 kilometers farther than the German 105mm gun.
This gave the Soviets a certain amount of freedom, as they could potentially operate outside the range of the German artillery and provide fire cover for the front lines.
More importantly, the competition between long-range artillery fire often involves whoever fires first and who loses... because firing means exposing one's position, and the enemy's artillery shells will soon go straight to the artillery position.
Just like now, every time the German artillery launches artillery fire to cover the anti-tank gun positions, it will trigger a counterattack from the Soviet artillery. This is almost like exchanging artillery for artillery.
And many of them were at the expense of the German army... Many anti-tank gun positions were actually fake. They made a little appearance on the surface, then took a log of about the same size and covered it with a raincoat, and stuck it in the ground with only a little exposed.
, like a covered gun barrel.
Then every time one of these fake anti-tank guns was blown up, the soldiers cheered, and the thief even opened a bet about it:
"No. 5! Pay three for one!"
"I bet on No. 6!"
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The bet is Ma Heyan. The actor has become red-eyed after losing again and again.
Judging from his appearance, it seemed that the war and life and death in front of him were no longer important. What was important was winning back the lost tobacco.
The instructor handed Shulka a cigarette and said: "Although we have been successful in all aspects, but..."
The instructor did not finish what he said, because information that is detrimental to the situation is not suitable to be disclosed on the front line. To be precise, it should be known to the soldiers, because it will damage their morale and cause unnecessary panic.
But Shulka knew what the instructor meant.
The trap was successful, the tank ambush was successful, and the use of fake anti-tank gun positions to deceive the enemy was also successful.
But...the Soviet army does not have enough anti-tank guns!
This was a danger that existed before the war started. There were only 79 units of anti-tank firepower in total. 37 units had been lost during several German attacks. Only 41 units were functional, and some of them were tanks.
"The next step is the tank position!"
Shulka turned his attention to the soldiers who were elated because they had won a handful of tobacco. Perhaps they were the happiest, because all they needed to consider was obeying orders.
From this aspect, the Soviet army's rule that soldiers do not need to have their own ideas is still correct.
The whistling sound of artillery shells sounded again, and the German army launched another attack.
But it is obvious that the German artillery shells have reached the point where they are stretched thin, because their artillery preparation time has become shorter and shorter. Up to now, it is just a few symbolic shots, and then the infantry and tanks swarm up in black.
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The attack was still the same, with frontal infantry pushing forward through the gaps in the trap and tanks crossing along the railway.
But there seemed to be no other feasible tactics besides this, even Shulka... He thought that if he stood on the Germans' side, he would probably have to fight like this.
If anything, the Germans were driving fewer tanks onto the railways.
In fact, the German army used fewer tanks from the second raid onwards.
This is a wise approach, because the more tanks are invested, the more likely it is that they will be blocked on the railway in large numbers like the first raid, and then one after another they will be used as targets.
If there are only a few tanks, such as a batch of six and they are widely separated, the enemy's anti-tank gun positions can be exposed at the minimum cost.
The disadvantage is that the offensive power is also reduced.
Six tanks... so what if they break into the Soviet position?
But of course, the Soviet army still would not easily let German tanks break into the position.
Just hearing a "quacking" sound, three KV1 tanks drove out from the bunker.
Like anti-tank gun tactics, they are also linked to each other to correct the trajectory.
But to be honest, in this case, as anti-tank gun firepower, tanks are not as useful as anti-tank guns... If it is a tank with strong maneuverability, it may be more useful, but a tank may malfunction at any time and collapse in place.
Shulka really didn't dare to design an escape route for them.
On the other hand, the connection between tanks is not as convenient as that of anti-tank guns. Even if they are assigned communications troops, they also have telephone lines.
With a "boom", the first tank opened fire.
But the shells deviated from the target tank by more than fifty meters...
This seems normal for a tank. After all, the target is observed from the observation hole in a closed space.
Then came the second vehicle, then the third vehicle... all three rounds failed to hit.
Admiral Schwepenburg, who was watching the battle on the other side, immediately realized this was an opportunity.
"Immediately!" General Schwepenburg ordered: "Order the second heavy armored battalion to attack! At the same time, order the artillery unit to provide fire cover!"
"Yes, General!"
This was indeed an opportunity, because it was obvious that the Soviets no longer had enough anti-tank guns and had to use tanks.
The use of tanks means that the accuracy is not as terrifying as that of anti-tank guns, so the chance of blocking the railway in time will be much smaller.
Just like now, the Soviet tanks failed to hit several rounds of shells, and of course they could not stop the German tanks from breaking through their defense lines.
The German army moved very quickly, and the 2nd Heavy Armored Battalion was ready and onto the railway in just a few minutes.
The one at the forefront was still the "Plank 4" tank, but it was the E-type with added additional armor to reach a thickness of 50mm and a machine gun.
Because it was obvious that the Germans might have to face enemy tanks.
What Admiral Schwepenburg didn't expect was that he was fooled again.