Judging from the records of the battle between the Chinese and German armies, the Chinese army feels that it is stronger in tactics, but lacking in overall planning. If it were not for the greater advantage in equipment, Xu Huaide and Zhou Xuan might have gone south when they did.

The assault on Guderian and later the Babylon operation were both likely to fail.

The Germans' plan is actually higher than that of China, but the plan on paper cannot be implemented in practice. If they can't win where they should win, no matter how superb the commanding art is, they can't be effective, just like Guderian.

I found the right opportunity to penetrate China's weak spot, but the weak spot broke the sword. There was no other way!

But this time, when the Germans' Operation Monsoon ground offensive was launched, China discovered that the Germans' front-line tactical capabilities were also very strong. At least the fact that they integrated some not-so-first-class equipment into first-class combat effectiveness was quite impressive.

Shocked! Kruger's bold plan and precise layout really made China very passive in the initial defensive operation.

If Germany's previous offensives were like awls, then the attack formation displayed by the Germans this time is much rounder. If someone looks at it from the air, the German front is more like a trapezoid than the original one.

wedge shape! The short side of the trapezoid is made up of groups of tanks arranged in parallel. The Germans arranged their limited armored forces into a linear formation that was good at exerting firepower.

.The number of tanks they invested was not large, and there was a large gap between them and the infantry behind them. How should I put it, it was a bit like the Spanish hollow phalanx in history. The deployment of the entire armored force lacked depth. This layout seemed

It is not in line with the combat arrangements of the armored forces, but only Zhou Xuan knows. Such a deployment is definitely arranged by people who are familiar with the principles of the use of Chinese armored forces and the deployment of combat anti-artillery!

According to ordinary people's understanding, the deployment of heavy firepower on the defense line is mainly linear. The offensive side should try to reduce the attack front so that the troops are attacked by as few heavy weapons as possible. But the situation is constantly changing. Pure linear deployment has long been

Abandoned by all countries. This kind of deployment that breaks through at one point and collapses across the entire line has too many problems in actual combat. Therefore, China adopts a deployment method that is supplemented by linear deployment and mainly supported by support points. A small number of heavy weapons distributed along the long defense line only have an effect.

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And the role of obstruction, the real killer move is the support point at the back. Even if your attack is not facing the support point, the firepower of the support point deployed in a circle can still hit your side! The support points are directly connected to each other and can support each other.

Yes, only by pulling out several consecutive support points on a front can a stable gap be obtained. So in this case, it is not meaningful to overemphasize the small attack surface. After all, the head of the wedge

It's relatively small, but it's bigger at the back!

According to the deployment habits of the German army in the past, they would arrange multiple wedge-shaped attack fronts on the attack surface to attack several support points at the same time to solve this problem. This tactic was useful at the beginning, but later as China began to emphasize the importance of armored forces.

After mobile defense, such an offensive will be greatly reduced. The Chinese armored forces, especially Xu Huaide's troops, are very good at using tank destroyers and tanks together. Since you have concentrated your armored forces to break through, then okay,

When you have just broken through the defense line and suffered heavy losses, my concentrated armored forces can cripple the already inferior offensive forces in terms of quality with a single counterattack. Your original intention is very good. You plan to separate each support point and defeat it one by one.

But in fact, your steps cannot be done at the same time. There is always a sequence. If necessary, I can even open a hole to let you in first, and then clean it up one by one. This layout caused heavy losses to the German armored forces.

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On the surface, the linear layout adopted by the Germans will suffer more hits this time, but in fact, these No. 4 tanks at the front are just used as a mobile firepower point. Germany, which realizes that its own tanks are not very powerful,

People have given up on the quick attack style of play. And

It uses tanks to attract the opponent to attack and then concentrates various horizontal and curved firepower from the rear to destroy the exposed local targets one by one. The opponent's tanks act very cautiously, and once attacked, they quickly retreat or release smoke. After repeated testing and strikes

consumption of the defender's strength.

The Germans' fire preparations lasted for nearly an hour. Long-range artillery and howitzers of various calibers almost turned over the entire defense line. The floating soil mixed with the gray particles after the explosion seemed to change the color of the earth.

The tanks of a battalion spread out in a broken line, and the tanks directly

They covered each other and cautiously rushed towards the opposite position. Behind them, the rising dust could not cover the large number of infantry fighting vehicles, half-track vehicles and various self-propelled artillery behind them. JU90 bombers were wandering at low altitudes unscrupulously,

The various bombs hanging under the wings make people shudder.

The sfh18 howitzers have been deployed in the rear. They are 8 kilometers away from the position and can completely cover the first line of defense and the buffer zone behind. Pushing forward is the second artillery position composed of anti-aircraft guns and heavy mortars. These

Weapons are mostly deployed at a distance of 3,500 meters to 1,500 meters. Germany

The Chinese are very confident in their air force and counter-artillery firepower. The huge 88mm anti-aircraft guns are almost deployed on the opponent's forehead. Further ahead is the No. 4 tank. After they got close to 800 meters, some of the tanks stopped for suppression design.

The remaining tanks moved forward cautiously, attracting the opponent to fire.

The initial contact battle was not intense. The Germans advanced slowly, and the Chinese defenders were also very patient. Although the 75mm anti-tank gun could already penetrate the opponent's armor at 600 meters, China still placed it at 400 meters.

meters away. The German tanks continued to advance, but the infantry did not follow up quickly. This seemed to be an opportunity! Boom! Accompanied by

With the sound of armor-piercing bullets flying out of the gun barrel at high speed, a No. 4 tank was instantly turned into a burning iron box! In a few seconds, the originally calm battlefield instantly erupted like a volcano. Cannons deployed at various support points

The anti-tank guns and mortars began to fire wildly at the approaching German tanks! The hit accuracy at a distance of 400 meters was very high!

Unlike the Germans in the past, this time the Germans did not launch a quick counterattack, but began to release smoke and evacuate to the rear. The direct distance between the infantry and the tanks was relatively large, so there was no need to consider the possible "traffic accidents" when the tanks retreated.

At the same time, direct firepower, mainly mortars, quickly struck the exposed support points, and this time the Germans also took out their rocket launchers. A half-track vehicle was hung on both sides.

Armed with three launch barrels, these guys who were called land dive bombers by the Germans finally showed their ferocious faces on the battlefield! Rockets soared into the sky dragging slender flames, and then landed thousands of meters away.

On the defensive positions, the Germans' firepower density exceeded imagination. They even used infantry cannons equipped with specialized concrete armor-piercing projectiles to attack these fragile bunkers, knocking out their opponents one by one under the cover of suppressed artillery.

The firepower of the defenders was quickly completely suppressed. China's long-range cannons tried to support the front line. However, after a few shots, the JU90 bombers entering from low altitude made these self-propelled "Tom Long Legs" instantly lose the idea of ​​continuing to fight.

, under the cover of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, they quickly packed up and evacuated to the rear. This time, China defended

The defensive posture was not as good as that of the German army during the Babylon operation. After all, the latter still had enough time to build defensive positions. Huge columns of smoke rose from the battlefield, and rolling barrages roamed freely along the entire defense line, blowing each bunker into pieces.

fragments, and each artillery piece was restored to its parts. The Germans used superior firepower to make up for the lack of assault force.

After more than an hour of attack, the German infantry launched an attack under the cover of tanks. At this time, there were very few Chinese defenders remaining on the position, and most of them were killed in the fierce shelling. The remaining ones were

They relied on the remaining trenches to resist. But soon, under the attack of the superior German forces, Hua

Xia's first cordon defense line fell. The tracks of the No. 4 tank ran over the trench, and the German army continued to advance under the cover of infantry and infantry fighting vehicles. In the defensive area between the defense lines, Hua Xia tried to prevent an armored force from advancing.

A short and stubby assault. However, they were all defeated by the German heavy artillery and air force.

"We can't even gather the armored forces together. When the tanks drive out of the hidden area, they will be quickly discovered by the German attack planes and gunnery planes. They are as difficult to deal with as a group of sharks that smell blood. Tanks, etc.

Heavy-armored vehicles are better, while light-armored vehicles and trucks are almost unable to move. The alphabet bombs carried by German attack aircraft also use shaped warheads, and the bullets ejected from one bomb can cover a considerable area.

We can't even march normally, let alone assemble for battle. If our self-propelled anti-aircraft guns weren't sufficiently good, even retreat would be a luxury." Zhou Xuan's report truthfully reflected the situation on the battlefield.

, the Germans' steady tactics coupled with complete firepower deployment and air force suppression separated China's defense line section by section, and then broke through them one by one. If no action was taken, the entire battle situation would be completely passive.

The German offensive went very smoothly. They easily crushed two lines of defense in one day's battle. However, the advance was not fast because there were too many infantry and artillery in the attacking troops. These troops passed through ravines and were buried everywhere.

The mine front is not easy.

The Germans seem to have forgotten to allocate enough engineers and logistics forces, so the result is that although the attack is very powerful, it slows down the attack speed. However, the Germans don't seem to mind this. They firmly believe that their iron fist can slowly crush them.

Shatter all the defense lines in front!

Facing the aggressive German army, Peng Yi seemed not to be in a hurry. He just ordered that in addition to the necessary defensive forces, the mobile troops who had stayed on the front line to prepare for ready support to withdraw at night or under limited air cover.

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No matter whether it was a short frontal assault or a side attack, it seemed to be ineffective against the German army, which had a large number of combat artillery, long-range artillery and air force. This situation lasted for two days, until the last warning line in front of the main defense line was breached.

Only then did a change occur.

"The opponent's main defense line is very characteristic. Generally speaking, it has two wings protruding forward and a concave layout in the middle. The depth of the two wings seems to be larger, and it is not far from the previous cordon. If we choose to attack from the two wings, then the opponent will

The intricate trenches and fortifications will isolate a large number of supporting troops in the rear. Although we

We can break through the opponent's defense line, but it is not easy to fill these trenches and build enough gun positions. If we attack towards the center of the position, we will be flanked by the opponent's flanks. I doubt the opponent's layout.

It's a trap." An officer pointed at the main Chinese position on the sand table and said.

"Actually, the problem is not that serious. Although the positions on both sides of the opponent's flanks are prominent, there are not many fortifications built in front of the positions. At least there are not many artillery deployed. It is difficult to conceal aerial reconnaissance by building large-scale artillery embankments and other bunkers. Moreover.

Even the protruding part is about 8 kilometers away from the two wings of our army. According to the cross-country speed of Chinese tanks, it will take them about half an hour to complete this journey, and from the intelligence point of view, there are 20 kilometers around

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There are no Chinese armored units within the perimeter. Since the opponent does not have many artillery units on the side and there are not many heavy armored units nearby, it is impossible to talk about flanking with firepower or launching an armored assault. So what else can we do?

Worried?" Another officer objected. The prerequisite for outflanking is that you must deploy sufficient mobile forces and vitality on both wings, but from the intelligence point of view, China does not seem to have deployed much. Then this assumption is not valid!

Kruger did not express his opinion on the argument between his two subordinates, because he himself was a little unsure at this time. The opponent's position was concave in the middle, and it seemed to be a trap, but the opponent's arrangement made the trap somewhat nondescript.

This is China's main position. No matter what, China will not give up easily. The German's trapezoidal attack formation has fierce firepower, but there is a premise that there must be enough space to deploy this formation, and this place

It only exists in the sunken area facing the middle of the opponent's position. If you attack on both wings, the second half of the trapezoid will be cut off by the trench system of the previous line of defense. The firepower will be greatly reduced, after all, more than half of the attacks

The firepower is provided by units such as self-propelled infantry artillery and heavy mortars. These weapons have a short range. It is not easy to find a flat launching position in the opponent's ravines or even in areas full of mines.

Although it is not that easy for China to attack during the day, they can also attack at night. China must have left some passages directly in the position. If they attack the frontline troops at night, the situation will not be good.

The length of the hypotenuse on both sides of the trapezoid is

It's a bit big, so it may be difficult to fully defend it. At present, the safest way is to attack the two wings first, and then attack the center. But unfortunately, delaying time like this will be more beneficial to China, because the offensive on the southern front has made no progress.

The Chinese Air Force is also recovering quickly.
Chapter completed!