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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 723 (2) Gaining the upper hand for a while

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    In Simon Petliura's view, the coalition's artillery force was obviously no match for the German heavy artillery. It originally had only two 75mm field artillery batteries with 12 guns. When it lost the opportunity and was attacked by the German heavy artillery, it could slow down the attack.  The possibility of escaping a disaster is very small. How can the explosive power of a 6.5-kilogram field artillery shell be a match for a 42-kilogram howitzer shell?

    The only drawback is that the German major general is only willing to invest a heavy artillery battery of four 150mm Krupp howitzers to suppress the opponent's artillery position. If 12 German heavy artillery fires at the same time, Simon Petliura even thought about whether the ground troops could take over the heavy artillery fire.  Use the power of support to rush out and counterattack to overwhelm the enemy!

    In fact, von Neuhaus did not pay attention to the 12 75mm field guns that the coalition forces fired in advance. The enemy in front of them was a Volga Federal Infantry Division. Although the intelligence collected by the German army was limited, the firepower of the Allied forces was extremely well equipped.  It is impossible for an infantry division to be equipped with one or two six-gun artillery batteries like the earlier Soviet Red Army. Deep in the heart of Major General Neuhaus, the worst-case scenario he made was that the enemy in front of him would have at least  The large artillery pieces of 1 to 2 artillery battalions have arrived at the front line.

    Artillery is the king of the battlefield. It is better to believe that it is there than to believe that it is not. It is definitely not possible to start a war like the Prime Minister of Ukraine without leaving any trump cards and back-ups. What if the enemy's hidden strength is much greater than the surface?  If you have used up all your trump cards, you will not be able to continue to adapt, and you will inevitably fall into passivity. You must not throw away all your trump cards until the last moment.

    Although the German army's four 150mm heavy field howitzers scattered in different corners of Kharkov temporarily gained the advantage in the artillery battle and destroyed at least six of the opponent's 75mm field guns, the coalition forces hovering over Kharkov at this moment  The remaining 20 fighters of the SE5 fighter squadron of the Air Force that had not returned were obviously like sharks that smelled blood in the sea, circling and roaring from the air and pounced on the firing positions of the four German heavy artillery pieces.

    However, the remaining three anti-aircraft artillery batteries of the German army have obviously learned the lesson of the anti-aircraft artillery company in the north of the city where the troops were scattered and outnumbered and were completely annihilated. The three anti-aircraft artillery batteries of 18 20mm small-caliber anti-aircraft guns formed an artillery position every three, so that the three anti-aircraft guns were finished back to back.  The glyphs formed "" an effective anti-aircraft artillery position, firing desperately to intercept the coalition SE5 biplane fighters that were rolling at low and medium altitudes between 1,000 meters and 500 meters in an attempt to dive and strafe the German heavy artillery positions.

    This time, the ground troops of the 2nd Brigade and 2nd Division of the 1st Ukrainian Volunteer Division, who received strict orders from the headquarters, finally dispatched almost all the heavy-duty MG08 before Simon Petliura issued a fatal order as the commander-in-chief of the national army.  The machine gun team, three brigades, concentrated more than 70 mg08 heavy machine guns for air-to-air shooting, plus 18 20mm anti-aircraft guns from three German anti-aircraft artillery companies, which provided a leaky but air-tight but air-tight force for the German heavy artillery positions in Kharkiv.  A fairly effective air defense protection net.

    The nearly 20 SE5 biplane fighter jets of the coalition air force had already dropped all the 25kg small aerial bombs under their wings. Under the intensive anti-aircraft firepower on the ground, they were obviously unable to continue to attack Hal through dive strafing like they had done to annihilate the previous German anti-aircraft artillery battery.  After the ground targets in the city of Kharkov were damaged by three SE5 fighter jets in a row, the leader of the team had to order to temporarily pull up and evacuate the low-altitude area. The German-Ukrainian machine gunners and anti-aircraft gunners in Kharkov could not help but  A burst of warm cheers broke out, and the fierce battle in the open space in just a few minutes "Beiyang 1917 Chapter 723 (2) Temporarily gained the upper hand" made everyone sweat.

    Fortunately, the balance of victory this time seemed to be tilted towards the German-Ukrainian forces defending Kharkov, but all the changes that followed were dazzling. The remaining five 75mm guns of the two artillery batteries of the Volunteer Division that had moved their positions  The Krupp field artillery finally re-opened its position and joined the four German 150mm heavy howitzers scattered in the city to attack the two coalition field artillery company positions 6 kilometers away. Soon, the coalition forces  The two artillery batteries that were firing on the artillery position were completely silenced.

    Originally, according to von Neuhaus's order, the four guns of the 1st Heavy Artillery Company had to move their positions after firing rapidly for 3 minutes. However, the counterattack fire from the coalition artillery positions was weak, and the firepower of the two artillery batteries increased.  This made Simon Petliura, who was shouting on the side and destroying the enemy's artillery position, immediately not move his own artillery position, but turn the muzzle and quickly bombard and intercept the opponent's artillery position that had already rushed within 1,000 meters.  Right wing attack force.

    It turned out that at the same time as the artillery battle and the air-ground battle between the two sides, the Allied federal infantry on the attacking side did not stop the attack. Instead, they accelerated the pace of the attack. There were nearly 1,800 people in the three infantry battalions on the Ukrainian right-wing position.  Led by 10 coalition fd17ii wheeled armored fighting vehicles, the troops have rushed within 1,000 meters.

    On the left wing, the two federal infantry battalions that were originally suppressed in the 4-500 meter range from the north and fired at our side were supported by one battalion of reinforcements. At the same time, the other side had misfired before.??The mortar positions have been replenished with new shells and fired again, and once again posed a serious threat to the defenders' mortar and heavy machine gun fire points.

    In fact, while the German-Ukrainian artillery in Kharkov and the opponent's aviation fleet fighters and two field artillery batteries had the upper hand in fierce exchanges of fire, the 1st Division of Ukrainian Volunteers responsible for defending the northern ring defense line of Kharkov  The two infantry regiments of the 1st Brigade faced increasing pressure from the opponent's attack. Urgent calls and requests for artillery support came one after another from the positions of the two regiments directly into the building of the German-Ukrainian frontline headquarters.  A three-story stone building.

    "Your Excellency, General, what is there to hesitate about? We are good." It was not easy to repulse the enemy's air force fighter's ground attack. Look at the movement. The enemy's two artillery batteries on the opposite side were also wiped out and were completely wiped out by us on the position.  If we don't fire right away, it will be too late if the opponent rushes to the front of our position and starts firing again!

    Moreover, the shooting distance will be too close when the time comes, and there will be no space and distance for field artillery and howitzers to fire, and there will be obstacles from urban buildings. When the time comes to fight, it will be in the way. We will first use cannons to kill the opponent's attacking skirmishers.  The line will be penetrated, and then the artillery position will be moved south to continue bombarding the enemy at the front of our position. When the time comes, the opponent will be unable to retreat, and he will also kill the 10 armored vehicles on the opponent's right wing!  How wonderful!  ".
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