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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 794 (3) Just occupying a bridge

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    "Division commander, Colonel Lu's words make sense. The initiative on the battlefield is still in our hands now. The ones who should be anxious should be the Germans and Ukrainians. I think we can use the main force in the Kharkiv forest area.  Let us first concentrate our efforts to eat up the three Ukrainian divisions, so that even if the main German reinforcements come up, we will still have the advantage in strength, and even if we do not have the air superiority of the aviation fleet, we will at least be invincible."

    The division chief of staff, Hisashi Kararitaka, once again persuaded Oba to give up his attempt to capture Kharkov before sunset This guy came up to Jiro Oba and whispered, "Division commander, anyway, the front army headquarters has formulated the first plan for us.  The focus of the first stage of the battle was to siege the city and provide reinforcements. We can think that the roundabout operations of the Yonezawa United Army and the Mutoh Brigade were all to distract and attract the attention of the German-Ukrainian coalition forces, but our real thunder blow was all over the eastern forest in the forest.  Annihilate the three main divisions of the Ukrainians"

    Oba Jiro gave his chief of staff a sharp look, and walked back and forth a few more steps. The fire in his heart was almost ready to explode. Just now, even Voronezh, the tough commander of the 13th Federal Infantry Division, showed fear of the difficulty, and even more  Not to mention that Kikuchi, who always only wants to take advantage and refuses to suffer losses, is complaining endlessly and refuses to continue fighting. Even if he forces them to fight this battle, and even threatens them with discipline, they cannot continue to chew up the northern city of Kharkov.  A tough guy

    Although Oba Jiro is the commander of the division, he does not want to be alone, and he does not want the internal disputes in his division to be brought to the commander of the front army, General Utsunomiya. This will not only make His Excellency Utsunomiya doubt his control over the troops and his generals.  Apart from ability, there will be no more positive views. There are definitely not one or two competitors who are envious of the position of commander of Japan's 3rd Division. Oba Jiro knows that his advantage may not be as great as imagined, so naturally he wins.  It's easy to say, it's not that easy to defeat this scapegoat

    "Shiki-kun, how long will it take for the Engineer Regiment to strengthen the pontoon bridge on the Kharkov River to the point where it can pass the four-year-old and fifteen-centimeter heavy field howitzer?" Oba Jiro sighed inwardly and turned around in despair.  Asked the commander of the 3rd Engineer Regiment of the 3rd Division in the corner, Yosuke Ishikori.  (None., pop-up window§êw§ëdyzw8{}

    "It will take at least an hour Even so, the passing speed will be very slow The 15-centimeter heavy artillery in Taisho 4 is too heavy Unless the cannon can be disassembled But it will take even longer  " The captain of the 3rd Engineer Regiment stood at attention and replied.

    Among the Japanese division artillery, the 24 Taisho 4-year-old 15-centimeter heavy guns of the Duli Field Heavy Artillery Regiment are the battlefield overlords and the supporting firepower that can play a decisive role. However, one gun weighs 2,797 kilograms.  It is quite difficult to erect a pontoon bridge on the Kharkov River. In fact, the 12 105mm light howitzers in the duli artillery battalion commanded by Major Wu Keren, who was assigned to the Muto brigade, had to be pushed and pulled by horses to cross the river.  A bit of a twist.

    The weight of the 12 105mm Krupp light field howitzers equipped by the Wu Keren Duli Artillery Battalion is less than half of the Taisho 4 15cm heavy howitzer, weighing only 1,380 kilograms.

    In fact, when the coalition fd17ii wheeled armored fighting vehicle, which weighs nearly 3 tons, was crossing the river, all the infantry and weapons and ammunition carried were dismounted, and then it moved step by step along the pontoon and drove across the Kharkov River.  , but the fd17ii type can drive across the river on its own on a pontoon bridge, and this Taisho four-year fifteen-centimeter heavy artillery has no self-propelled ability. Whether it is pushed by people or horse-drawn horses, it requires a lot of auxiliary power. This requires a heavier load on the pontoon bridge than an armored vehicle.  Much higher.

    "Your Excellency, Division Commander, I don't think it is a wise decision to move the heavy artillery regiment across the river to fight. The 15-centimeter heavy artillery in Taisho 4 should be used as a sea-fixing needle in the main direction of the main battlefield. Crossing the river to fight in the forest is not just a matter of time.  Just cross the river and that's it. The infantry of the Muto brigade are helpless in the swamps and wetlands of the eastern Kharkov forest. Once the heavy artillery gets stuck in it, the gains will outweigh the losses!"

    Koji Hashimoto obviously does not think that his Duli Field Heavy Artillery Regiment should go to the muddy waters of the Kharkov Forest. During the mobile march of this artillery regiment, one gun has to be served by nearly 100 gunners, and the horses used  It is almost equal to the number of gunners. In the Japanese 3rd Division, King Tanaka's 3rd Field Artillery Regiment has a total of only 48 75mm mountain field guns, but there are 3699 people and 3600 horses.

    The 3rd Regiment of the Duli Field Heavy Artillery of the 3rd Division under the command of Koji Hashimoto is equipped with a total of 24 Taisho 4 15-centimeter heavy artillery, with a full staff of 2894 personnel and 2269 horses.

    The proportion of the auxiliary force of the 4-unit first-class divisions such as the Japanese 3rd Division is actually quite astonishing. In addition to the two artillery regiments of Hashimoto and Tanaka, which combined have more than 6,500 men and nearly 6,000 horses.  , the establishment of the 3rd Baggage Troop Regiment was even larger, the Baggage Troops Regiment: 4890 personnel, 4260 horses, and 3882 baggage and horse equipment.

    It¡¯s Shi Ke YangyouThe establishment of the 3rd Engineer Regiment is relatively small, with only 719 personnel and 150 horses.

    "Kikuchi-kun, the Shogo Keizaki Regiment of the 5th Infantry Brigade performed well in the Kharkov Forest yesterday. Under your leadership, how about continuing to fight on the right bank of Kharkov? Colonel Lu's 1st Armored Battalion  The 2nd Battalion will also be crossing the river at the same time for combat in the forest area In addition, the two artillery battalions of the 14th Federal Infantry Division will also be allocated to you at the same time" The division chief of staff, Colonel Hisashikari Takahiro, discussed in a low voice with the division commander Jiro Oba.  After a few words, he turned around and asked.

    "Uh" Shinnosuke Kikuchi choked when he heard the words, his eyes rolled around, and he was thinking about the impact of this incident on his brigade. At this time, the division commander was breathing heavily and refused to speak.  But it was obvious that Chief of Staff Hisashi Kari Taka had the tacit approval of his own division commander before he turned around and asked himself.

    "The 1st and 2nd Armored Battalions can complete the crossing of the river before evening and prepare to participate in the battle in the Kharkov forest area, but they must ensure the smoothness of the pontoon bridge and logistical support for the transportation of oil and ammunition!" Lu Huanyan said concisely and comprehensively, referring to the main force of the Central Route Army  It was a strategy proposed by Lu Huanyan himself to first annihilate the opponent's three main Ukrainian divisions in the forest east of Kharkiv. At this time, his armored forces could not stand aside and stand aside, both publicly and privately.

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