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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 770 (5) The key is whether it is worth it

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    However, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian National Army, Simon Petliura, was persuaded by Major General von Neuhaus, who assisted him in directing defensive operations as the deputy chief of staff of the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces.  Each infantry company of the division was temporarily equipped with two mg08 heavy machine guns and a 76mm infantry mortar. Behind the positions of the two regiments of the 1st Kharkiv Volunteer Division guarding the front line, close to Kazakhstan  At the location of the northern building complex in Erkov City, 12 cannons from two 75mm Krupp field artillery batteries hidden in the streets and alleys will provide artillery support.  §êw§ë

    Judging from the firepower configuration and comparison, the two infantry battalions of the Volga Federation of the Allied Powers on the offensive side have invested 1,200 troops, approximately 12 Browning 762mm heavy machine guns, 36 Browning 762mm squad machine guns, and 16 81mm caliber guns.  Regiment-affiliated mortars and 24 60mm-caliber company-affiliated mortars. This is because although the 51st Infantry Regiment only invested 2 infantry battalions in the attack, it concentrated the light and heavy machine guns of 3 infantry battalions, and the brigade headquarters also  The regimental mortar platoon of the 52nd Regiment was strengthened and used by the 51st Infantry Regiment.  ",

    The 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the Ukrainian Kharkiv Volunteers on the defensive side, although it has a total strength of more than 3,000 troops on a 9-kilometer front, it only has time to concentrate 3 troops in the area less than 3 kilometers away from the opponent's offensive area in the middle.  An infantry battalion of about 1,800 people and a total of 12 companies defended the defense, adding up to 24 mg08 heavy machine guns and 1 infantry mortar.  ""look

    It should be said that the difference in strength and firepower between the two warring parties is not too big. The Ukrainian defenders have 12 more heavy machine guns than the attackers, while the Volga Federal Infantry Battalion on the offensive side has 36 Brownings that the defensive side does not have.  The firepower of squad machine guns and, of course, mortars are the advantages that the coalition has in terms of quantity and range.

    Since the range of this light mortar equipped by the Ukrainian Volunteer Division is only 1,000 meters, in fact, it does not threaten the 60mm company mortar of the Volga Federal offensive force 1,200 meters away, let alone the coalition forces as far away as 1,800 meters  The 81mm regiment outside was equipped with mortars. Therefore, during the first stage of firepower exchange and mutual suppression between the two sides, the Ukrainians on the defensive side gradually became passive. Many mg08 machine gun groups were destroyed by the bombardment of coalition mortars.

    After the infantrymen of the attacking side lay down to catch their breath, under the supervision of the regiment commander Bivlov, they started the second wave of attacks from the same place. The target was the Ukrainian position 1,200 meters away. There, except for Mosin Nagant's  In addition to the futile struggle with volleys of gunfire, almost one-third of the firepower points of the mg08 heavy machine gun had been destroyed by coalition mortars.

    At this time, the two main infantry battalions of the 51st Regiment of the 26th Brigade of the 13th Volga Federal Infantry Division suffered less than a hundred casualties, and the heavy machine gun fire points on the opponent's position were hit by their own mortars one after another and became mute.  There is enough reason for the troops to continue the attack with all their strength. Rushing into the enemy's position is victory!

    There are more than 1,100 Volga Federation infantry soldiers left in these two infantry battalions. Holding the Mosin-Nagant rifles in their hands, under the cover of heavy machine guns and mortars behind them, they followed their respective commanders and jumped up.  A new wave of impact was launched towards the enemy position on the opposite side like an overwhelming force!

    Of course, after review, the 51st Regiment of the 26th Federal Infantry Brigade failed to rush into position because the opponent's 76cm infantry mortar exerted its powerful power in close combat, and the continuity of artillery fire was sufficiently guaranteed. The Ukrainian volunteer troops were in the trenches  The number of mortar shells stored in the bunker was much greater than the number of mortar shells carried and carried by the attacking Federal mortarmen.

    However, in the end, we had to be thankful that the offensive troops of the 51st Infantry Regiment failed to attack the enemy's position. Otherwise, after the German heavy artillery opened fire in Kharkov, the possibility of retreating back to our own position would be extremely slim.  , everyone knows that artillery is the king of the battlefield. At that time, the bomber brigade of the Allied Air Force had completed its bombing mission and returned home, and two SE5 fighter squadrons were repelled by the sudden mg08 heavy machine gun anti-aircraft fire while attacking the opponent's artillery on the ground  ¡­

    Especially after the two 75mm Type 38 field artillery battalions behind the position of the 13th Federal Infantry Division were destroyed by German heavy artillery, the attackers who had lost their artillery advantage had not promptly ordered a full retreat by the division commander Voronezh. The 51st Infantry Regiment in charge of the attack and  The 49th Infantry Regiment on the left is estimated to have suffered much heavier casualties

    It can also be said that the division commander Liukin Alexeevich Voronezh used his two 75mm field artillery battalions to hold back the German heavy artillery and engage in an inferior artillery battle, thus allowing the main force of the two infantry regiments to withdraw from the attack.  Going out to the battlefield won time and life. Of course, only Voronezh could think of such a painful and effective way.

    If not, when suppressed by the enemy's heavy artillery and suffering huge casualties, as long as the artillery of the 13th Federal Infantry Division stopped firing and moved its position, the German heavy artillery in Kharkov would inevitably move its muzzle and start bombarding before withdrawing from the forward position.  The federal infantrymen, whether it is the 51st Infantry Regiment or the 49th Infantry Regiment, or even the Chinese armored company cooperating with the 49th Infantry Regiment's attack, will suffer huge casualties under the bombardment of German heavy artillery.The disaster is irreversible.

    As a medium-sized artillery battalion under the jurisdiction of the 47th Reserve Infantry Division Artillery Regiment of the 29th German Reserve Infantry Army as a second-line force, the German artillery battalion in Kharkiv is equipped with 12 1913 Krupp 150mm heavy howitzers.  The performance of the 1917-standard 150mm heavy field howitzer equipped by the German front-line troops was slightly inferior, but it was still an incredibly powerful heavy artillery piece.

    The German 150mm heavy field howitzer's 42-kilogram projectile can wipe out most of the ground troops of an infantry company in an open area. The power during shelling is not comparable to the 75mm Type 38 field gun equipped by the 13th Federal Infantry Division, but  The division commander Voronezh still ordered the two field artillery battalions of the division's artillery regiment to fight to the bitter end without giving in even half a step. Although they paid a heavy price in the end, they finally covered the 51st and 49th infantry regiments and retreated to their own positions. This is a great merit.  !

    Sacrifice is a price to pay, the key is whether it is worth it?  !

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