Let me tell you a few words about resignation. I resigned once half a year ago, but it was not approved! It was promised to be approved in half a year. Now it is my second resignation half a year later. If nothing happens, it will be approved in about a month.
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The train continued to move forward when it got dark.
Shulka believed that this was not to avoid German aerial bombing.
The reason is that the Soviet air defense firepower was already dominant at this time. A large number of anti-aircraft guns were ambushed in the forests and snow around Moscow. Coupled with anti-aircraft balloons and fighter air defense, German fighter planes were rarely seen in the sky above Moscow.
In fact, this is mainly related to the temperature and the logistics of the German army.
The Soviet Air Force has many well-equipped airports near the front line, equipped with hangars that can preheat fighter planes. This allows the formation of Soviet fighter planes to take off quickly and repeatedly in low temperatures.
This is not the case for the Luftwaffe, because they have focused on speed from the beginning.
From a strategic point of view, this is correct, especially since the German army was still fighting a "blitzkrieg".
The problem is that the "Blitzkrieg" requires the German army not to carry out large-scale improvement of rear facilities... When the airport facilities are improved, the German front will push forward and then occupy new airports, and the rear airports will become useless, so this is unnecessary
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Therefore, most of the airports used by the German Air Force are crude and temporary, and many airports are even flattened to store some fuel. Such primitive and simple airports obviously cannot allow aircraft to be dispatched in time.
Under this ebb and flow, the Soviet air force and anti-aircraft firepower gradually took the initiative over Moscow, although the quality of German fighters and pilots still had advantages.
This was one of the reasons why the Soviet army decided to launch a counterattack at this time.
The reason why the 1st Guards Tank Brigade has to advance at night is mainly to avoid enemy reconnaissance... After all, this is the 1st Guards Tank Brigade, and being discovered about their position almost means exposing the direction of the counterattack.
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After the train started, the instructor looked out the window for a while and whispered: "It's Colin!"
"What?"
"Our destination!"
Shulka said "Oh".
In fact, Shulka was not surprised by this at all. This was not only because of his historical knowledge, but also because the situation on the battlefield at this time determined that Klin was a key point for counterattack: the German army's encirclement of Moscow formed a semicircle, divided into north, west,
The turning point on the south, north and west sides is Kelin.
It is obvious that if the Soviet army opens a gap from Klin and attacks in depth, the German army can be divided, and the enemy in the north can be surrounded by the enemy in the north, and there is a tendency to encircle the enemy in the west.
Of course, the attack on such an important part must be led by the 1st Guards Tank Brigade.
But Shulka soon learned that was not the case.
The troops did disembark at Klin... Shulka and others were no strangers to Klin. They fought here several times and even set off from here to fight to Tver.
However, when the soldiers stepped off the train in the dark, they almost didn't recognize this place because it was already full of tents, cars and tanks, many of which were T34 tanks.
This made Shulka and his men jealous, especially the tank soldiers.
"Captain!" Fedosiev shouted from the tank turret to Shulka below: "Can we trade these tanks with them? I mean, the T34 is a waste in their hands!"
As he spoke, he patted the armor of the M3 medium tank.
What Fedosiev said makes some sense, if the opponent doesn't know how to use those tanks.
"Don't think about it!" the instructor replied: "That's the 2nd Guards Tank Brigade, they know which tanks are better!"
2nd Guards Tank Brigade.
It can be seen from the number that they are a tank unit second only to the 1st Guards Tank Brigade.
During the Battle of Moscow, only three tank brigades received the designation "Guards". The first was the 4th Tank Brigade, and the others were the 9th and 8th Tank Brigades, which received the designations of the 2nd and 3rd Guards Brigade respectively.
Obviously, the order is based on the combat merit of each unit.
That is to say, the combat achievements of the 2nd Guards Tank Brigade are closely behind the 1st Brigade.
"This is unfair!" Fedosiev said: "Why can they be equipped with T34 but we are equipped with these broken tanks?"
Tank soldiers will especially care about this point... This is not a matter of trivial matters. Whether the tank is a rider and whether its performance is excellent is directly related to the combat effectiveness of the unit and even their own lives. Of course, tank soldiers will care about this.
After Fedosiev asked his men to stop the tank, he jumped off the tank and said: "Comrade Captain, we are the 1st Guards Tank Brigade. We are the best tank soldiers. They should leave the T34 to
us!"
"Forget that!" Shulka replied: "Do you think they can drive these Tom tanks?" (the Soviet nickname for American tanks)
"This is the reason, Comrade Fedosiev!" the instructor said: "Because we are the best, so these tanks can play their role in our hands!"
Fedosiev looked to the other side with envy, and complained reluctantly: "If this is the case, we should not be so good!"
There was a burst of laughter from the surrounding soldiers.
At this time, Shulka realized that the 1st Guards Tank Brigade was likely to be placed in the second echelon. The reason was very simple. They were equipped with British and American tanks with poor performance. This can be said to be an attempt.
It can be said to be a kind of running-in.
Sure enough, the subsequent meeting verified Shulka's idea.
"The counterattack is divided into two directions, the northern and southern fronts!" Katukov pointed to the map and said: "The main breakthrough point on the northern front is at Klin. But we are not the main force. We serve as reserve guards following the 2nd Guards Tank.
Brigade forward!”
The officers in the conference room immediately became confused.
There is something strange about the troops fighting on the front line. They not only fight the enemy on the battlefield, but also usually secretly compete with neighboring troops, such as the honors they receive or the tasks they are assigned.
For example, many officers were dissatisfied with the assigned tasks at this time:
"We are the 1st Guards Tank Brigade, why are we following the 2nd Brigade instead of them following us?"
"When resisting the enemy's attack, we were at the front, but during the counterattack, we were placed at the back!"
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"Comrades!" Katukov seemed to have known that such a situation would occur. He explained: "This does not mean that we are inferior to the 2nd Guards Tank Brigade, but because we use new tanks, our superiors think that we should be given
Time for us to adapt!”
"We have already trained in Stalingrad!" Lieutenant Colonel Zahakavich said: "I think we are enough to shoulder the task of counterattack!"
"So..." Katukov asked: "Do you think the T34 should advance behind the British tanks?"
This time everyone was silent.
This is indeed true. T34 is much faster than "Matilda" and "Valentin", so there is no reason for them to follow behind.