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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 683 (4) The choice before us

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    Thinking of this, the Prime Minister of Ukraine's ruling cabinet waved his hand to stop the quarrel among his subordinates, and turned to Von Francois, the former enemy commander of the German-Ukrainian coalition forces, and said,

    "Your Excellency General, of course we know that the current passive situation is a last resort. Most of the German ace pilots of the 1st Fighter Wing paid the price of blood and lives to defend Ukraine. We cannot let the heroes in the air  The blood was shed in vain, so I put forward the requirements of points 2 and 4, especially point 2. The 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions of the 1st Group Army of the Ukrainian National Army lack experience in large-scale positional defense warfare.  You also know that the Ukrainian National Army fought more guerrilla warfare before, not to mention that this time we lost air supremacy! "The fastest update, all text typed by hand!

    "That's right, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, Your Excellency General Commander-in-Chief, it's not that my 1st Division is unwilling to sacrifice. The problem is that the soldiers lack experience in dealing with air attacks. Under the threat of the large black aircraft group of the Allied Air Force above, the Ukrainian National Army  The soldiers who can stay in the trenches, hold their heads and hide without running around, can stand up to the sky. It is too difficult for them to raise their heads, lie down on the edge of the trenches and shoot with guns to resist the attack of the enemy's ground troops. Therefore, I firmly demand that my division be transferred to the trenches.  Pull down to rest and replenish, and switch to the German division to defend the first line!"

    The speaker was Milevsky, the commander of the 1st Infantry Division of the Ukrainian National Army. Of course, his attitude and tone were much calmer than before, but the meaning was clear. The Ukrainian troops did not have the ability to bear the enemy's air strikes and attacks on their heads.  You can also prepare yourself mentally by strafing and holding your position to block the opponent's attack!  Read the latest chapter

    The grenade fired by the 150mm caliber heavy howitzer weighs only 36 kilograms. The heavy aerial bombs dropped by the Allied Air Force's DH4 and China FR18 weigh as much as 150 pounds, and when thrown, 4 bombs explode in clusters.  , and all coalition fighter planes are equipped with 12.7mm Browning M2 large-caliber aviation machine guns. When that thing dives and fires, a string of bullets can cut down a tree as thick as a bowl. For the soldiers of the Ukrainian National Army, the coalition forces  Although the casualties and destructive power caused by aircraft strafing are far less than that of bombing, the deterrent effect and impact on morale produced by dive strafing is much more serious than that of bombing.

    The commanders of the two German reserve infantry divisions were still rubbing the sore heads of their heads just now, and turned a deaf ear to the words of the commander of the Ukrainian 1st Division. Simon Petliura naturally knew that the key was to convince the 62-year-old  The German infantry general, Hermann von Fran?ois, led the German 1st Army to capture tens of thousands of prisoners of the Russian 2nd Army during the Battle of Tannenberg. Petliura will now  Er knew very well that his troops did not have the ability to cope with the opponent's coordinated air and ground attack.

    Before the Ukrainian Prime Minister led his team to attend the military meeting, he had convened an emergency meeting of the Ukrainian Cabinet in advance. At the meeting, the decision was made to evacuate the main institutions of the Ukrainian autonomous government from Kharkov. Of course, the people also opened the floodgates and let the water flow.  This is not a move of the capital, but a clearing of the country and a light battle. Although Simon Petliura made such preparations, he did not intend to get beaten by an air raid with his tail between his legs without even knowing what the faces of the Japanese monkey soldiers on the opposite side looked like.  Flee in despair.

    "General Von Francois, if the German divisions do not have the confidence to brave the coalition air strikes to defend the trenches and fortifications built with the help of the Germans, our Ukrainian National Army does not have the ability. I am seeking truth from facts. Unless the coalition forces  The air force does not launch air strikes, otherwise my troops will not be able to persist in the trenches. This is certainly not glorious, but it is true!" Petliura said helplessly but firmly.

    These self-deprecating words caused whispers among the Ukrainian generals in the conference room. A few stunned senior teachers had the intention to stand up and yell for me to come, but when they thought about it, they really had no confidence in their hearts and could only hate it.  Sitting and sulking, his old face was red and his fists were clenched as his steel teeth bit into pieces.

    The former enemy commander-in-chief of the German-Ukrainian forces, Hermann von Francois, was in a very bad mood. Berlin's neglect of the Eastern Front battlefield prevented him from receiving more reinforcements and supplements from the Luftwaffe flying wing in time. Of course, before Berlin  The excuse is that the German Air Force has sent the 1st Fighter Wing with the most powerful combat capabilities and the most advanced aircraft to protect the airspace of Ukraine. The Allied Air Force is just a group of fledgling rookies, bullying and bullying those without ground anti-aircraft firepower and aviation.  The Soviet Red Army was pretty much the same, how could it possibly be the opponent of the ace fighter wing of which Hermann Wilhelm Goering was the captain.

    For a German veteran like von Fran?ois, the large-scale air raids by the Allied Powers and the deterrence they produced made him a little confused about how to respond. Strengthening ground anti-aircraft firepower was naturally a top priority, but ground anti-aircraft firepower was limited to a certain extent.  It can only pose a threat to enemy aircraft that dive, strafe and drop bombs at low altitudes, but cannot use much force against enemy aircraft that bomb horizontally at medium and high altitudes.

    That Ukrainian division commander Mihalik was actually right. The best weapon to deal with the opponent's aircraft is his own aircraft. The ground air defense force is a passive defense force and must be adopted as a last resort.It's just a means. If you want to use ground-based anti-aircraft artillery to weave a large air defense net, you must deploy a large number of well-trained anti-aircraft artillery battalions in the target area to be effective.

    After pondering for a long time, von Francois and his chief of staff von Dietrich exchanged a few more opinions in a low voice, and finally raised his head and said,

    "Your Excellency Petliura, even if Germany's domestic reinforcements to the Eastern Front are approved, it will take at least 2 to 3 days for the new fighter wing to transfer to Ukraine. As for the anti-aircraft artillery battalion, there is no 4 or 5 days.  It is impossible to mobilize and replenish the effort. The main force of the three German divisions of my 29th Infantry Corps is used to deal with the main divisions of Japan, not to fight for you against the Allied Air Force air raids. I will discuss it with the Chief of Staff.  After a while, you and the Ukrainian National Army have two choices!¡±

    "Two choices? Which two choices?" Simon Petliula suppressed the anxiety in his heart and asked.

    "The first option is to withdraw the main force south, leaving only a small number of troops to guard the first line of defense north of Kharkov. If the coalition air force launches an air strike, the troops will be hidden in the trenches. Although the density of the opponent's air strike today is  Large, but the coalition's DH4 and FR18 can only be regarded as light bombers. As long as the warning is issued in time, the troops hidden in the shelter will be able to effectively avoid the threat posed by the opponent's air attack. Since we only have a small number of troops on the first line, they are scattered.  The position serves as a surveillance and warning function, so even if it encounters a large-scale air attack, there will not be too much loss!"

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