The German 150mm caliber howitzer has a new type of ammunition, which is the rocket extended-range bomb that is very common among the mainstream artillery shells in later generations.

When using this shell, the German standard evergreen 150mm caliber howitzer with a range of 19 kilometers can be used, and cannon fire on Red Square near Kuncewo Church.

Although the power of rocket extended range bombs may be slightly smaller, it is still a very useful type of bomb that can increase the range of the gun.

No victory can be achieved out of thin air, and every step forward on the battlefield can only be achieved by soldiers' lives.

It is not a blessing to advance on the body of a companion. In the battle for the Spark Stadium, the German army paid a total of more than 500 soldiers.

This is just an ordinary stadium. If the scope is expanded to the entire Moscow, the loss will be unimaginable.

No one can accurately count their own numbers to occupy every building and every street here.

In Manstein's front-line command, you can occasionally smell the smoke of gunpowder on the battlefield. Everyone is busy, and everyone has countless work to do.

Replenish the ammunition consumption on the front line, remove the troops that have lost too much, rest, replenish new soldiers, take care of the wounded soldiers, stabilize their defense, and continue to attack the enemy's positions. There is too much work to do here, so much that it makes people collapse.

Commanding a large army is not an easy task. It is much more difficult than completing most commands by sliding the mouse a few times on the computer while playing a strategy game.

"The news from the front line is that the Spark Stadium has been occupied by our army." A staff officer pulled a record from the radio contact room and walked behind General Manstein to report.

"There are about two regiments on the front line who need to replenish ammunition. They lost about 550 people and had many wounded people. Should we send people to support me?" After taking the recording paper, he lowered his head and looked at the text on it. The Chief of Staff asked Manstein.

Manstein nodded and replied: "Let the reserve team of the 3rd Regiment go up and exchange the 1st Regiment, which has suffered a lot... Be careful of the Russian counterattack, and immediately let the logistics troops send the supplies."

The attack requires a large amount of ammunition, and the supply materials must be kept up with the front line in time to preserve the fruits of victory.

Throughout history, how many victories have finally been destroyed by lagging logistics supplies? Finding ways to allow soldiers to have more ammunition and food, and it is a step further away from victory.

"Because it is a vertical railway, the North Soviet army destroyed less by the railway between St. Petersburg and Smolensk." The Chief of Staff brought up good news.

He walked to the front of the map and spoke to Manstein, "The engineer division directly under the army group has repaired this railway, and our transportation supplies are faster."

"How much faster? Can it solve our serious problems now?" asked Manstein with concern.

The reality is much more cruel than estimated. Today, Germany's heavy trucks have lost so many trucks that are desperate.

The long supply line has increased the rate of scrapped trucks in Germany to an astonishing 50%.

Half of the trucks are in use and can only barely replace the ones that have just been damaged, and sometimes they can't make ends meet.

The newly produced trucks in the rear have already reached the front line for thousands of kilometers. The maintenance and inspection must be carried out in Minsk, and some are even directly removed and used as parts.

Therefore, the German senior German leaders do not want to solve the logistics supply problem that can be solved by ships and trains.

From St. Petersburg to Smolensk, it seemed like a long way to go and the distance was much longer, but in fact it still relieved the transportation pressure of some German troops.

"The more materials, it is about 5 to 10%, and the problem has been solved very well." The chief of staff said with a smile.

In fact, all the troops on the German front line were dissatisfied with material supplies. The front-line combat troops could meet about 70 to 80% of the supply needs, while some of the second-line troops were even only 50%.

Although with the gradual stability of the front line and the continuous improvement of the road conditions in the rear, the German army's supply has been developing in a positive direction.

However, before the implementation of the Barbarossa plan, the road conditions in the Soviet Union were too bad, so they still failed to achieve the ideal state.

"Five to ten? It has exceeded my expectations, and this is really good news. At least I have to ensure my ammunition consumption and food supply so that I can let go of it." Manstein said.

It is already a good level to be able to increase by 5 to 10% based on the original 80%.

Due to the chaotic dispatch and delayed transportation, and other irresistible factors, few troops can achieve 100% supply of materials in actual combat.

Even decades later, the US military's supply cannot be 100%. Many times, the transportation of letters and other non-main materials will be slower or inexplicably lost.

"Put down the canned food in our hands and let the soldiers improve it, so there is no need to be too frugal." After thinking for a while, in order to encourage his soldiers to attack bravely, Manstein decided to give some benefits to his subordinates first.

The canned food he mentioned is a luxury, similar rewards and good things to improve life. Soldiers are reluctant to eat it on weekdays. Although the taste is average, it is much better than ordinary military rations.

If it weren't for the improvement of supply, Manstein wouldn't be willing to squander such supplies that would be gone if there was nothing. Although food supplies have never been interrupted, there are indeed not many delicious foods.

Germany's grain production increased, Britain's surrender brought some benefits, the United States maintained the surface neutral export of grain, and the Belarusian Soviet army had no time to take away, Germany's food shortage has been completely improved.

Therefore, the German army did not lack military rations and rarely went hungry. However, eating potato leaves could not mobilize the enthusiasm of the army, but canned food and cow heads could be used.

"Okay, general! I think we can take another block today!" The Chief of Staff smiled after hearing the order.

They just won the Spark Stadium. Although the losses were a little bigger, they were still smooth overall, so the entire command center was filled with an atmosphere of joy.
Chapter completed!