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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 797 (3) Catherine¡¯s Wonderful Thoughts

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    As the chief of staff of the regiment, Major von Bock lives up to the word "von" in his name. This style of play is so ambitious that he obviously wants to hit the opponent seven inches and make dumplings in one breath Of course, the risk is equally high. The 140th Infantry  The regiment leader, Lieutenant Colonel von Blomberg, frowned and said,

    "Major, my chief of staff, although you have a good idea and a big appetite, the main force of the coalition forces on the northern front will not sit back and watch our attack from the east. Not to mention the coalition air force, the opponent's artillery force on the northern front is staggering.  There are at least two Japanese artillery regiments and 15-centimeter heavy artillery in Taisho 4. If the opponent moves the artillery position eastward to the Kharkov River, the firepower can directly cover the east gate of Kharkov and the bridge over the river.  of¡­¡­"

    The leader of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel von Blomberg, was obviously attracted by the bold idea of ??his chief of staff, but soon felt that the risk of doing so was too great. The main force of the coalition forces had the upper hand on the northern front in terms of firepower and troops. Feng.  Blomberg and his deputy von Bock were not arrogant enough to enter the city directly and counterattack the coalition's main position north of Kharkov along the center line. However, the assault from the east gate looked beautiful.  , the flaws and risks are also obvious. In this way, the troops who counterattack at the east gate will face counterattacks from the enemy from the north and south. Previously, they had to defeat the enemy's infantry brigade occupying the Kharkov Bridge and block the counterattacks of the other two brigade

    "Chief of Staff, attacking at the east gate can certainly save money, but it is likely to be counterattacked from three sides. By then, we will be gnawing bones at the east gate, while the 141st Infantry Regiment will be eating soup and meat in the south to eliminate the Muto Brigade and the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment.  The team has gone" Captain Catherine obviously does not think that it is a good idea to go straight out of the east gate

    "Captain Catherine is right when the troops enter the city and reach the middle city, they will be within the range of the heavy artillery fire of the Japanese army in the north of the city. They are likely to suffer unnecessary losses by then, and after entering the city, our regiment will be 100%  You have to accept the unified command of the division and the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian forces By then, your mobility and flexibility may be greatly compromised!" Lieutenant Colonel Von Blomberg shook his head, already rejecting himself in his heart!  The Chief of Staff¡¯s proposal¡­

    "If that's the case, then we simply cross the bridge and don't enter the city, at least not the old city of Kharkov Fortress. After we get off at the South Railway Station, we go eastward along the perimeter of the fortress wall, and then capture Kharkov in one fell swoop.  Fu Bridge, cutting off the opponent's retreat route, the artillery battalion can be deployed in the southeast corner of the city wall, so that the firepower can cover and support a few kilometers outside the east gate. Of course, it can also bombard the Muto Brigade and Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment in the southeast corner. In fact, we  You can use artillery fire to cover and cut off the opponent's retreat! "

    Major von Bock, the regiment's chief of staff, came up with another idea in the blink of an eye. This time, neither Captain Catherine nor the regiment leader, Lieutenant Colonel von Blomberg, objected immediately. Instead, they both leaned over and stared at the battle spread on the table.  After looking at the map carefully, Captain Albert Catherine, the lieutenant colonel's adjutant and chief of the operations section, even took a red and blue pencil and drew an artillery position in the southeast corner of the Kharkov Fortress, and then used a ruler to draw it with a radius of 8 kilometers.  A circle, this circle with a diameter of sixteen kilometers not only covers the east city of Kharkov and the three-way intersection a few kilometers outside the city, but also includes the sunken area in front of the core position in the north of the old city fortress of Kharkov  ¡­

    The regiment commander von Blomberg and the chief of staff von Bock's eyes lit up when they saw this Obviously, the choice of this artillery position was quite brilliant. The enemy's heavy artillery in the north of the city would have to be pushed to the northern wall of Kharkov.  Nearby, otherwise there is no way to threaten this position. Of course, the biggest threat to the German-Ukrainian coalition forces and artillery is the coalition aviation fleet from the sky. This is also the fundamental reason why the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian coalition forces counterattack at dusk and after dark.

    "The air strikes of the coalition air force are of course a threat, but this threat is not impossible to eliminate. More anti-aircraft machine gun groups can be deployed on the walls of the Kharkov Fortress for air defense. Even if they cannot really shoot down many enemy planes, they can at least disperse them.  The opponent's air strikes and threats to the artillery positions will be greatly affected by the actions of the coalition air force after nightfall. I estimate that the opponent may not be able to carry out large-scale night flights and bombings. The technical and tactical level of the Chinese air force is definitely not comparable!  These yellow-skinned monkeys from the German Air Force probably have night blindness and cannot take off at night!¡±

    The first half of Captain Catherine's words made von Blomberg and von Bock slightly nod, but the final attack on the Allied Air Force provoked reprimands from the two immediate superiors, "Captain, don't blindly underestimate the enemy, the Allied forces  The first air battle between the Luftwaffe and the Imperial Air Force took place at night, and Hermann Goering's ace squadron actually suffered a loss. It's too much to say that the opponent has no ability to deploy at night! "

    "Okayeven if some of the outstanding fighter pilots of the coalition air force have the ability to fly at night, the other side has not carried out ground air strikes and bombings at night before. Does this mean that the other side still lacks training in night ground bombing?  Orthe opponent's air force is also at the end of its game. At this moment, it is tremblingly holding back its energy to recuperate and prepare??It is always possible to block the counterattack after the Imperial Air Force returns to the skies over Eastern Ukraine?  "

    Captain Catherine's words did not arouse any disagreement between the two superiors. The Allied Air Force was a mysterious force that suddenly appeared. Of course, with a 2:1 advantage in the number of aircraft participating in the battle, the Allied Air Force took away  Although the opponent's casualties were definitely not light, the basic casualties of a flying wing reached 70%. In addition to the losses of fighter planes during ground bombing in the past few days, Goering's 1st Fighter Wing suffered casualties.  At the same time as it tragically withdrew from the battlefield, the opponent's 1st Fighter-Bomber Wing had probably also withdrawn from the battlefield

    Then, the coalition forces may not dare to squander the remaining troops and weapons of the 2nd Fighter-Bomber Wing. This may explain why the coalition forces always leave people feeling unsatisfied when using the aviation fleet on the Kharkov battlefield.  , or in other words, a little cautious and reluctant to invest and lose

    "Commander, Chief of Staff, I believe that as the war progresses, the coalition air force continues to lose senior pilots, and the opponent's fighter planes and personnel have not had time to fully replenish it. Therefore, the number of air strikes dispatched by the opponent is also gradually decreasing. Yesterday, the opponent dispatched 3  Of the several waves of air strikes on the ground, only two were dispatched today, and the number of aircraft dispatched was also reduced by one-third. We have reason to believe that the combat effectiveness of the opponent's air force is constantly weakening and has no time to replenish and recover. New  There is a considerable gap between the experience and skills of the pilots and the first batch of veteran pilots from the other side"
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