"The Soviet defense line in front, on the left defensive position of the village, the data provided by air reconnaissance is too blurry!" Weitmann said disdainfully after leaving the documents provided by the Air Force.

As most of the time, it is not very reliable to count on the Air Force to provide reliable and effective intelligence.

Pilots who perform reconnaissance missions are always perfunctory, and core intelligence generally does not appear in the hands of the army.

I think so, in the current situation, if the Air Force discovers its own target, the credit will not be left to the Army to grab it no matter what.

War has made every army strive to improve its weapons and equipment, and no one is willing to fight with weapons that are not in conflict with them.

Just like the Army is gradually increasing its tank armor thickness and using larger caliber artillery, the Air Force is also improving its weapons and equipment.

After installing more larger caliber cannons, the me-110, a fighter jet that is not suitable for air combat, turned into a powerful ground attack aircraft.

The large-caliber machine cannon and the thicker armored me-110 attack aircraft combined with Stuka gave the Air Force a relatively powerful ground-based method.

Most of the time, if the Luftwaffe reconnaissance aircraft really finds a target, it is obviously much more convenient to notify the air force under a system to perform the destruction mission than to inform the army.

Therefore, it was not that the Air Force's reconnaissance was perfunctory, but that the Air Force itself destroyed most of the targets it could find.

Therefore, most of the information left to the Army is inaccurate, or the Air Force looks down upon.

"The position on the left is not a good place, the flank is too dangerous." Another captain also felt his concern.

They have countless combat experience and are familiar with the weapons and equipment in their hands. The leopard tanks are almost impeccable on the front armor.

Except for the heading machine gun as its weakness, there is a possibility that it will be hit by enemy artillery, it is almost impossible for other places to be penetrated.

Of course, even this weakness, German designers are trying their best to solve it: they are trying to cancel the heading machine guns and increase the protection level on the front of the tank.

But in comparison, the side and rear armor of the Leopard tank appear much more fragile.

In order to save weight, to make the engine and gearbox more reliable, to increase the travel of the tank, and to improve comfort... this is a necessary choice.

After making a choice, Weitmann and all German tankers knew that their tanks were sometimes at risk of being penetrated.

This risk became more prominent after the beginning of the Soviet-German War - they had never encountered such a strong opponent before.

Compared with players with average strength in armored forces like Britain and France, the Soviet Union was much stronger in tank performance indicators.

By just comparing the caliber of the gun caliber used by the tanks of both sides, we can see that the threat posed by Soviet and British and French tanks to the German armored forces is quite huge.

Most of the tanks of British and French tanks are still using 47mm caliber, while the smallest tank gun caliber on Soviet tanks is already 47mm.

Now, the Soviet tanks, the KV-1 and the new T-34 that were fighting against the German army, have used 76.2 mm caliber cannons.

Not to mention, there are cults like 152 in the Soviet army sequence, and there are two calibers of 85 and 122 that are powerful in development.

Therefore, in the UK, there are German tank troops that can almost be rampant in North Africa, and now they have to face opponents that can threaten their lives and safety.

It is precisely because of this that veterans on the battlefield like Weitmann are even more reluctant to expose the relatively fragile flanks of the Leopard tank.

"There are also here. The Russians may arrange cross-over anti-tank firepower, or camouflaged anti-tank guns, or anti-tank guns." Weitmann said to his battalion commander by pointing at the slightly raised mounds on both sides on the map.

"Yes, if they hid the tanks in the farmland behind, it would be a perfect trap." The battalion commander looked at the map and nodded in agreement with Weitman's analysis.

"But the 2nd Armored Division asked us to launch an attack here... to cover their breakthrough on the front." Pointing to the edge of the hand-drawn map, the battalion commander had to explain the order he received.

If it were simply his own battalion to launch an attack, then he would undoubtedly cancel the operation.

The enemy's situation is unknown, which is a sufficient reason for an armored battalion to avoid war. However, if it is placed at the level of the armored army, it can only be said to be a trivial matter.

"If you have to attack, I think there should be a company's troops to cover our side." Weitman pointed to the gap in the distance and made his own suggestions.

Since the Russians used the terrain to dig a hole for them, he didn't mind leaving a reserve team and trying to find a way to dig another deep hole for the Russians.

Regarding the new Soviet tanks encountered by the 505 Tank Battalion in previous battles, including the combat process and precautions, they have been issued to all grassroots officers and soldiers of Germany's armored forces.

Everyone attaches great importance to this emerging threat, which is why Weitman cares about the safety of his tank flanks.

You should know that when the British war was in battle, he had done countless times that he had done something alone.

At that time, he led two or three tanks and dared to attack Britain, and often defeated more than twice his enemy tanks.

Now, on the Eastern Front, everyone is scared by the losses encountered by 505, and everyone has become cautious and does not want to be easily found by the enemy to kill them.

Sometimes the courage of a soldier depends on how safe the environment he is in - if he wears armor like Iron Man, I believe many people dare to rush around in the rain of bullets.

"Don't worry, the 505th Battalion is on our flank, and they are responsible for covering our attack!" The battalion commander was not concerned about Weitman's proposal because he found a better way to cover the flank.

Although the 505th Battalion lost some of its losses in the last battle, the main force could still participate in the battle. There were more than 20 Panther tanks armored battalions, but they were much more troops than one of his companies.

"505 Armored Battalion? The people above are really willing to make a big deal!" Weitmann's smile became awkward when he heard the name of another participating unit.

You know, the number one tank ace of German armored forces surpassed him, Karyus, is in the 505th Battalion.

It’s no wonder that Weitman said this was a big deal, because this attack, not counting infantry, all three armored troops participating in the battle were famous elites.

The main attacker was the 2nd Armored Division of the German army equipped with Leopard tanks. There were about 240 Leopard tanks, and the number of them could tell how powerful their combat power was.

On the flank, Guderian's 1st Mechanized Infantry Division was on the south, and on the north were 501 and 505 two independent heavy tank destroyer battalions.

For these three troops alone, the German army used as many as 300 Leopard tanks, which shows how large it is.

The one who served as the commander-in-chief of the German armored forces was Guderian, the father of the German armored forces, who was the sharpest sword in Hitler's hand.

With such a luxurious lineup, the place they wanted to capture was actually just a small village called Krupky. No matter how you look at it, you can use it insignificantly.

The ones covering these 300 Leopard tanks are more than 40 Chaser Tank Destroyers, as well as more than 70 No. 3 assault guns affiliated with the artillery.

Following these armored vehicles was the 20,000 well-trained German grenade troops.

They had just received sufficient supplies, complete weapons and equipment, sufficient ammunition, and a large number of artillery and air force support, and were well prepared.

"Since we have them on the side, things will be much easier." Weitman smiled and looked at the direction of the flank and said to his battalion commander: "Just do it as usual."

"Yes! If they can keep up with us, maybe we can hit Moscow in one go." Another tank commander laughed and joked beside Weitmann.

"Puchi!" His words made an intern officer who was newly assigned to the 501 Armored Battalion laugh.

"What are you laughing at?" The captain pointed at Weitmann: "Do you think I'm kidding? We almost went to London in the UK!"

"Okay! Everyone! Go back to your tank! Check the radio, count the ammunition and oil!" The battalion commander clapped his hands and shouted to his subordinates.

Sometimes, it is not a good thing that your subordinates are too good, and the pressure on his shoulders is really great.

You know, although it is not as good as the 505th Armored Battalion, every chariot leader in his hand is a cruel man who has destroyed several enemy tanks.

"Test call!" This was Weitmann's first battle on the Eastern Front battlefield, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

All the conversations he heard about the Soviet tank troops said that the Soviet tank troops were stronger than the British and French tank troops.

This put pressure on him and made him feel uneasy about the battle he was about to face. Perhaps this uneasiness will be eliminated only after seeing those Soviet tanks.

"I hear your call very clearly!" As the trump card of the 501 Tank Battalion, the battalion commander still gave Weitman a lot of care. For example, when debugging radios, the battalion commander usually fixes the channel where Weitman's voice is clearest.

"Car No. 1 has been inspected! You can go!" Inside the radio headset, the captain of another tank made a sound report.

The battalion commander looked at his watch, then looked at the infantry dispersing not far behind him, nodded, and ordered loudly: "The time is just right! Let's go! Let's go!"
Chapter completed!