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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 444 It¡¯s too late to regret

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    July 14, 1918 12:00 Buzuluk Town

    The cavalry brigade detouring on Budyonnisi Road encountered the Nedev Cavalry Regiment reinforced by the coalition forces from Neftegorsk. At the time of the cat-and-mouse armed parade on both sides, at noon, the Soviet Red Army opposite the town of Buzuluk  On the command position, under the personal command of Army Commander Yegorov, the infantry division of the Ninth Army launched an attack on the town of Buzuluk.

    Half an hour before Yegorov's infantry division launched the attack, a battle broke out between the sharpshooters of the Ninth Army of the Soviet Red Army and the sniper team of the coalition cavalry brigade guarding the town of Buzuluk.  Each company of the infantry division dispatched two sharpshooters to fight, relying on the cover of trenches to shoot at the opponent's snipers at a distance of 800 meters.

    Kikweize's 16th Infantry Division gathered the first batch of 200 sharpshooters from the remaining 6,000 and nearly 100 companies. They followed the traffic ditch into the trench of the 800-meter position and began man-made warfare and sniping on the opposite coalition position.  Hand to hand shooting.

    The distance of 800 meters is only a theoretical effective combat distance for the Soviet Red Army sharpshooters who only use mechanical sights to shoot without professional scopes and sniper rifles. The ballistic characteristics of the Mosin-Nagant rifle itself can ensure that the bullets come out of the chamber.  After flying 800 meters, the deviation will not be too big, but when the crosshair at 400 meters is larger than a human head, I rely on naked vision at a distance of 800 meters to use an m1 gamma equipped with a 4x50 legal optical sight on the opposite side.  The duel between the coalition snipers using the Rand semi-automatic sniper rifle was destined to be a tragedy.

    Poor sharpshooters of the Soviet Red Army had to quickly look out to see where the enemy was on the opposite side, shoot, and then hide in the trenches. This was not a competition at the same level as the coalition cavalry sniper teams equipped with trench periscopes.

    The 200 sharpshooters of the 16th Kikweize Infantry Division suffered all their casualties within 5 minutes. The casualties of the coalition snipers on the opposite side were still in single digits. On average, individual coalition sniper teams did not even finish shooting the M1 Garrison in their hands.  Eight rounds in the magazine of a Rand semi-automatic sniper rifle.

    Almost none of the sharpshooters of the Soviet Red Army had the opportunity to fire a second bullet. Of course, because the bullets fired by the sharpshooters in exchange for their lives were far less domineering than those shot by the coalition snipers with sniper rifles.  Sharp, but after all, it also posed a threat to the coalition snipers, which made the coalition snipers not care about wounding rather than killing the opponent. Therefore, the Soviet Red Army sharpshooters were killed far more than injured.

    Later, Yegorov saw from behind that it was not possible to continue fighting like this. There were few snipers on the opposite side of the coalition, but one shot on his side would mean one less. After eight shots, at least five or six on his side would fall. It would be a waste to strike like this.  I went to give the other party military exploits.

    Yegorov ordered 600 sharpshooters from the 15th, 17th and 19th Divisions to enter the position at the same time, preparing to knock out no more than 30 sniper rifles from the opponent with intensive rifle fire.

    A good man can't stand against wolves. After all, there are only 32 groups of coalition snipers. After several groups were injured and killed before, there are only more than 20 groups left. The opposite side of the road is densely packed with darkness. On average, each sniper has to face the opponent's 30 Mosin Nagant guns.  , the pressure and casualties suddenly rose.

    Fortunately, Nezhkov, the commander of the 3rd Ural Cavalry Division in the rear command post of the coalition position, could see clearly, Damn, you win with more. He waved his hand and ordered the snipers to retreat. The heavy machine guns opened fire and the platoon mortars opened fire.  .

    Well, now the battle situation has turned into a bird hunt again. As soon as more than 580 sharpshooters of the Soviet Red Army gained the upper hand, they were attacked by the Browning air-cooled heavy machine gun that was disguised as a black muzzle.  Right now, since the trench dug by the Soviet Red Army at 800 meters is only 1,000 meters wide, more than 580 sharpshooters are crowded in it, which is about 1 meter per person.

    The coalition's heavy machine guns opened fire on only the four units of the second battalion in the middle, immediately knocking down the sharpshooters who dared to show their heads in the trenches of the Soviet Red Army 800 meters away, causing heavy casualties. The remaining ones were hiding in the trenches holding their heads.  Li didn't dare to show his head anymore.

    As a result, this became a trick for the coalition platoon mortar crews to practice aiming. The 24 platoon 60mm mortars of the second battalion fired six consecutive rounds at the Soviet Red Army trench 800 meters away. More than 100 shells were fired at least  Two-thirds fell into the opponent's trenches, and there was simply no place to hide from the explosive power of mortar shells in such a small space.

    Five minutes later, the 800-meter trench had become a hell of a Shura. Most of the 600 sharpshooters from the 15th Infantry Division, the 17th Division, and the 19th Infantry Division had been wiped out. The rest were also bombed and were dying of ghosts crying and wolves howling. If it weren't for the opposite  The coalition's heavy machine guns quickly stopped firing and withdrew from their original fire points. It was estimated that not a single Soviet Red Army member in the 800-meter trench would be able to withdraw.

    Of course, Yegorov and several division commanders here were also angry; their faces were livid, and the artillery regiment commander Kulik was two minutes late because he entered the position, causing his two concealed 76mm mountain cannons to lose their targeted position to extract the four coalition forces.  There is an opportunity for heavy machine gun firepower. Naturally, the heavy machine gun fire of the coalition forces is soAccurate and decisive, and the evacuation was so clean and tidy. This was one of the reasons why Malikov, the heavy machine gun battalion commander who took command of the heavy machine gun position and the two cannons instead of Kulik, missed the shooting opportunity.

    Of course, the heavy machine gun battalion deployed by the Soviet Red Army 1,100 meters away from the coalition position still did not fire. This is because Malenkov, the battalion commander, is well versed in the art of military use. The task of the heavy machine gun is to provide fire support for infantry attack or defense, not  Fighting with the opponent, if the army commander orders a charge, Malikov's heavy machine gun will fire immediately to suppress the opponent's machine gun fire.

    For machine gunners, although the Maxim wheel machine gun has a shield, as the opponent's key target, the casualty rate of heavy machine gunners has always been high. In fact, on the Western Front battlefield of the European War, regardless of the Allies or the Allies,  There are even specially designed chest armors worn by heavy machine gunners to improve the survival rate of machine gunners. The same cast iron armor weighing tens of kilograms is often worn by sentries standing guard.

    Of course, on the Eastern Front in Russia at the Ufa battlefield, neither the machine gunners of the Soviet Red Army nor the machine gunners of the Allied Forces are equipped with such armor. If they are afraid of death, they will never be machine gunners, and once both sides open fire, the machine gunners will  The mission is to pour the most bullets into the areas most in need of fire support in the shortest time.

    These areas may be the opponent's heavy machine gun fire points or artillery firing positions, or they may be gaps where the opponent is about to form a breakthrough, or they may be the places where the opponent's personnel and weapons firepower are densest. In short, where support is most needed, machine gunners must use firepower.  Wherever you are covered, there is absolutely no time to lie on the trench with your head in your hands like an infantryman to avoid the opponent's bullets.

    The machine gunner is a brave and fearless existence, and the battalion commanded by Malenkov with 24 water-cooled Maxim wheel-type heavy machine guns will actually become the most important unit after Yegorov's Ninth Army Infantry Division launches the offensive  strength.

    In view of this, Kulik deployed 20 Maxims at a distance of nearly 1,000 meters on the left side of the position, while only 4 Maxims were deployed at a distance of nearly 2,000 meters on the center and right. He concentrated his efforts to attack a point.  The countermeasures Yegorov formulated early on were that if 24 Maxims were evenly distributed on a 3-kilometer-wide position, the density and firepower of this heavy machine gun of the Soviet Red Army would be far inferior to that of the opponent.

    Although the main direction of the scheduled attack was the left, Yegorov simultaneously sent out a regiment of infantry in each of the three directions of left, center and right to launch the attack. In the one-kilometer-wide trench at the 800-meter position, the sharpshooters were withdrawn.  At the same time as the wounded, 2,000 infantrymen crept in quietly, almost two people squeezed into one meter. If the coalition launched an artillery attack at this time, Yegorov's troops would suffer huge casualties.

    Fortunately, the commander of the coalition forces here, Nezhkov, was not prepared for Yegorov to sneak so many people into the trenches so quickly. Secondly, Nezhkov always thought that he had Yegorov stuck.  The first priority was to eliminate him. The second priority was to beat Yegorov away. Should I pursue him or not?

    If you pursue, you will lose the advantage of defense if you leave the established position, and after all, the opponent has more than 32,000 infantry, and you only have 5,000 cavalry. If you are ambushed and are swarmed by others, it will not be easy!

    Moreover, once the opponent is scattered and herding sheep, you will not know which enemy to pursue by pressing the fleas with ten fingers. Therefore, Nezhkov ignored the shouts and screams of the chief of staff and cousin ?ovsky beside him.  , has always been subtle and restrained in the use of heavy machine gun and mortar firepower, the purpose is not to frighten Egorov into running away.

    Yegorov asked the main regiment of the 15th Inza Infantry Division to attack from the trench on the left 1,100 meters away, and the main regiment of the 16th Kikweize Infantry Division to attack from the trench in the middle, 1,100 meters away on the right.  In the trenches, the main regiment of the 23rd Infantry Division of Ust was attacking.

    For Yegorov, if he cannot attack in the first assault, further attacks will only lower his morale. With the consumption and loss of heavy machine guns and ammunition, his offensive firepower will become weaker and weaker. Therefore, Yegorov  Rove gritted his teeth and simultaneously sent 6,000 men to attack simultaneously on a 4-kilometer-wide front.

    At this time, there was still no telegram from the political commissar of the cavalry division Shadenko on the southern route, and there was no trace of Budyonny's cavalry brigade. The south side of Buzuluk town was quiet and there was no awareness that the retreat was outflanked.

    Yegorov decided not to wait any longer. If 6,000 people could not defeat it, he planned to retreat!  Withdraw to 10 kilometers to the north and cross the Buzuluk River again, taking a detour. If you hesitate any longer, the coalition's reinforcements may catch up behind you at any time. By then, there will be no way to go.

    At this moment, Yegorov faintly regretted that he should have followed the current and agreed to Budyonny's request, and crossed the river to the south on the pretext of personally commanding the cavalry division to fight in roundabouts. By then, he would have been able to advance and retreat freely, rather than being trapped in the narrow area at the junction of the two rivers now.  Faced with a solidly defended enemy position, and enemies who may be behind you at any time,??The situation of the coalition pursuers that appeared was much better!

    Nima, pretending to be a big price!  Yegorov cursed himself secretly!
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