Chapter 1080 Sturm Und Drang 2
Chapter 1080 Sturm und Drang 2
What advantages does a fast force have besides being on the move quickly? Naturally, it deploys quickly. It is true that Baron Merlin's troops have reconnaissance planes to provide vision, and the deployment time is slightly earlier. However, considering that it was night before, it is inconvenient for the party that has obtained early warning to move at night. This advantage has been reduced a bit. , but after dawn, when the two sides opened up, the battle situation was completely that of the Brazilian national team versus the national football team. Let alone the strength, the state was different!
The Baron's troops have made final preparations before the attack. The 105MM light howitzer and 75MM self-propelled rapid-fire gun in the rear have moved to less than 2,000 meters from the forward position, and the supply vehicles behind have also followed. It can accompany the troops to move forward at any time. Two assault battalions were located on the offensive axis of the entire force. They will be like the ancient Roman infantry phalanx, attacking the opponent head-on under the cover of artillery. And because there are no trenches and obstacles. A large number of cavalry units can carry out flanking detours and outflanks. In order to increase the intensity of detours, the Baron assigned some armored vehicles to the cavalry. The entire army is like an eagle with its wings spread out and its claws stretched out, ready to give its prey a fatal blow at any time!
Then look at the Russian side. There are not many artillery in the first place. The most important thing is that there is not a single artillery position that can be used! As for the machine gun? This thing is also a treasure in the Russian army. It is centralized and assigned at the battalion level. It is normal for a company to not have more than 2 machine guns... And about half of the concentrated machine gun companies were not on the front line. As for the infantry, the Russians don’t even have as many front-line infantry and cavalry as the Germans? It is simply unimaginable that a division of 15,000 men would not be able to put in as many troops as a brigade of about 9,000 men during a fight!
However, Gross waved his hand and said, there is nothing I can do. When I got up the next morning, I found that I was attacked in the face by the opponent. I was not prepared at all. Moreover, although I had an army of 15,000 people, in fact, because of the lack of horses, Therefore, the logistics unit is relatively large. In this case, how can Gross gather enough front-line troops? If you have to describe the current state of the Russian people, then "Geyoupa" is a very good term.
The cavalry of this era definitely ran faster than the wheels of armored vehicles. After ten minutes of suppressed artillery fire, (no way, this was not to save time, but to save artillery shells.) The cavalry on both sides carried semi-automatic Rifles and submachine guns pressed forward.
There was no movement on the Russian position 1,000 meters away, and it was still normal 800 meters away. Erbin adjusted the speed of his horse. Some of the cavalry responsible for covering had already dismounted and set up machine guns and grenade launchers. The stormtroopers he led could sprint forward a little further, carrying a handful in their left hand. A submachine gun with a 71-round drum magazine, and a saber in his right hand. He and his men had made final preparations.
600 meters! 500 meters! 400 meters! The speed of the horses had been increased to the maximum, and the Russians finally opened fire. A very sparse sound of gunfire rang in my ears, and the clicking sounds of several machine guns echoed across the open battlefield.
Then Erbin felt that the battle was stable...
Wasn’t the reason why the cavalry declined in World War 1 because of trenches, machine guns, and artillery? Without these three, many Russian soldiers would have used their Mosin-Nagant rifles to form a skirmish line to block the cavalry charge covered by machine guns and mortars when many Russian soldiers had not even dug a shallow hole to hide in. ? Do you know how to write the word "death"? Although the Russians also had some mortars, the range of these things was too short and the muzzle velocity was too low, causing the shells to fall behind the horses. It felt good to revive the horse team. After rushing forward, the German cavalry carrying a large number of submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles completely tore through the Russian defense line within ten minutes.
A burst of bullets like raindrops quickly covered the Russian skirmisher line, and the Russian machine gun group on the side had been killed by the mortar and opponent's machine gun group behind. Facing a large number of cavalry charges, not everyone can rely on their strong will to suppress the fear in their hearts, and then raise their rifles to shoot the knights in the distance.
The last 200 meters were almost reached in the blink of an eye, and then the horrified Russian soldiers saw submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles spitting fire snakes in the hands of the knights on the opposite side. Although the accuracy of horseback shooting is very low, the amount of ammunition projected is too large. The bullets as dense as locusts formed waves of flames, which completely defeated the Russians in the last 100 meters or so, both mentally and physically. That's all.
A Russian soldier who pressed his body firmly in the foxhole was easily hit by a rifle bullet, and half of his head was ripped off. The soldier who got up to escape was beaten into pieces by submachine gun bullets fired from several directions. Before the horses arrived, a barrage rolled towards the Russians, tearing apart the opponent's formation as easily as a knight's lance. And when these cavalry ran past, the remaining Russians had not yet reacted. The Russian soldiers who had dismounted and became infantry had already rushed forward under the cover of machine guns with their rifles in their hands, and then... The Russians' first line of defense collapsed... No way, you really can't expect the new recruits to have high fighting spirit when facing an enemy with absolutely superior firepower!
Therefore, taking advantage of the fact that horses can run faster than vehicles, the Russian positions on both sides were first broken through. On the front, under the cover of armored vehicles and self-propelled artillery, the two assault battalions also followed the barrage and successfully crossed the line of defense on the corpses of Russians. In a normal battle, the firepower density is not large. After all, the total number of artillery and machine guns on both sides is there. Although the Germans are well-equipped, no matter how well-equipped they are, you are only one brigade.
But overall, Baron Merlin's breakthrough was very smooth. He successfully crushed the opponent's defense, and then crushed the Russian reserve team all the way before they were ready. The roar of armored vehicles and the roar of artillery resounded throughout the battlefield. The unfolding Russian army rushed towards the distant target like a line. The storm formed by bullets and artillery shells swept everything, giving these newly recruited Russian troops a thorough feeling. What is war.
Wheels and horses' hooves trampled on the blood-stained ground stretching into the distance. The counterattacks of a small number of veterans quickly dissipated like moths throwing into flames. The speed of collapse this time was faster than what Baron Merlin had encountered before. Even he himself did not expect that this Russian army would be finished like this.
"Send a report to General Mackensen and say that we have successfully crushed the frontal enemy." The baron said, looking at the German army in the distance that was chasing north.
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