Chapter 1636 Before Dawn 3
Chapter 1636 Before Dawn 3
While the assault troops were making a mess of the French rear, the main German army was also using the pre-dawn night and the chaos caused by the attack to make arrangements for tomorrow's attack. In order for the main force to quickly and thoroughly shock the entire French defense line after dawn, the German offensive plan this time was also unique.
After the second wave of attacking forces penetrated the defense line, a large number of German howitzers and mortar units began to move forward along the roads opened by the previous attacking forces. Under the cover of darkness, these artillery positions with shorter ranges were fired overnight. It moved forward about 3 to 5 kilometers in time. After the move, more than 300 mortars of 120MM and above caliber were aimed at the Russians' second line of defense, and the range of hundreds of howitzers was also Covering the French's main defense line and rear.
Before the artillery moved, the howitzer's range was just able to reach the French's main line of defense, and it would be good if the mortar could hit the first line of defense. After all, the range of the 120MM mortar in this era was only between 3,000 meters and 3,000 meters. between 4000 meters.
In order to ensure that the marching troops can obtain reliable accompanying fire support, Count Schmidt concentrated a large number of tracked and wheeled self-propelled artillery. They will form independent rapid artillery battalions to support the marching armored troops. In order to ensure that these self-propelled artillery Each artillery battalion also deployed an additional transport company to provide them with ammunition.
Armored troops are still the spearhead of the attack, but this time, for a large number of troops, the Bavarian Army cannot equip enough armored vehicles to provide them with infantry cover. In desperation, some infantry can only "hang" on tanks. to ensure that the attacking tanks can receive a certain amount of infantry fire support.
Behind the tank troops are a large number of mounted infantry. Most of these horses were collected from Turkey and used as transportation tools for the German infantry. According to the Germans' ideas, as long as these horses can carry their people, they can run for 50,000 soldiers. Even if the mission is completed, these temporary additional cavalry and the original cavalry will total about 12,000 people, and will be one of the most important boosts to the armored forces' offensive. (What are you looking at? Historically, by World War II, Russian tanks and cavalry were very common.)
The Air Force has also prepared a response this night. Among the 500 various aircraft that will be deployed tomorrow, there will be a total of 300 K-4 and K-6 bombers, of which 220 bombers will be responsible for suppressing the French's deep attacks. Artillery positions, as well as blocking the reinforcements of the French army, the other 80 bombers will suppress the French airfield located relatively forward. There are a total of 150 fighter jets, of which 50 fighter jets from two elite squadrons will form 15 safari squads responsible for freely attacking British fighter jets entering the battlefield, and the other 100 will cover bombers entering the battlefield. In addition, there are 50 aircraft responsible for liaison, reconnaissance and artillery correction missions.
"If we successfully crush the French defense line tomorrow, what will your Excellency do next?" At this time, in the Bavarian Army's frontline headquarters,
Looking at the planned attack route composed of dotted lines on the map, the black old man Pan Xing asked.
"If I guess correctly, according to the Bavarian Army's practice on the European battlefield, your Excellency will order the troops to attack both sides after breaking through the opponent's defense line in order to expand the results." Pershing said.
"However, this is Asia Minor, and the initial tactic of moving to both flanks to outflank the enemy's rear after a breakthrough was mostly used on the Western Front and in the Polish theater of the year. After we occupied Poland, we no longer needed it to deal with the Russian army. We just need to keep making breakthroughs in depth."
"The fundamental reason for this tactical gap lies in the different forms of battlefield maneuvers. On the Western Front and the Polish theater, both sides have intricate railway and highway lines extending in all directions. If the other side finds that the battle line is no longer salvageable, they will quickly follow it. The road evacuates to the rear. Therefore, in line with the principle of destroying the opponent's effective strength, we must non-stop encircle and annihilate the enemy troops who are preparing to evacuate after the breakthrough."
"But it's different in Asia Minor. The road traffic situation in Turkey is very poor, and the French have not established a complete network of military stations. Once we penetrate their front and destroy or control the main transportation nodes, then their Troops can only move in the wilderness at a very slow speed and cannot carry heavy weapons. In this case, if they choose to evacuate, they will be seeking death. In the end, they will be overtaken by our fast troops and stutter. Dropped." Count Schmidt explained.
"So when the French army on the front line is defeated, is it possible for the French to mobilize reinforcements from the rear? After all, compared to the British army located outside Ankara, the French army is not far from the landing point, and it is not that they have no troops stationed at the port. asked Pershing.
"Haha, if it is a mobile battle on the plains, the Bavarian Army is not afraid of any opponent. Even if the attacker is the French and has 2 times the strength advantage, we can still use speed and tactics to easily disintegrate their offensive. ." Schmidt didn't attach much importance to French reinforcements. After all, in the previous battles, whether they faced the British, the French or the Japanese, no matter how elite their so-called troops were, they would not have any good results if they fought against the Bavarian Legion in an open area.
In the command post of the Bavarian Army, in addition to the Bavarians and Americans, there is also a group of people who appear to be somewhat unique. This is Falkenhayn and the Prussian battlefield observers. Since that incident, Falkenhayn Han's final outcome was to come to St. Sophia as the deputy representative of the Prussian Army in Bavaria. The prince did not have any difficulties with this former boss who had almost bid farewell to the political and military circles. The environment was relatively relaxed, and he would only accept some purely military transfers if he was willing to do so.
Before this battle, Falkenhayn made an application to the prince that he was willing to go to the front line, and the prince also agreed to this request. After all, as a member of the Prussian delegation, why wouldn't he let him go to the battlefield? This decision made Count Caliput dissatisfied. He had always suspected that the old guy was still hostile to Bavaria.
"Falkenhayn only needs to see what we want him to see. Everyone in the Prussian delegation is the Kaiser's spy. If an important spy can't see something, how can the Kaiser do it?" Don't you worry? We want Falkenhayn to tell the Kaiser the location of all the elite troops of the Bavarian Army!" This is how the prince answered him at the time.
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