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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 915 (5) Mortar!  Mortar!

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    Even though the 45-kilogram high-explosive grenade of the 150mm heavy howitzer may not be able to penetrate the thick city wall at once, the sound shock wave formed by the close-range explosion can shock the defenders in the fortifications until their ears and noses bleed and faint. This kind of More time is worse than less time. Anyway, cannons cannot occupy the city. It is best to hide in the garrison holes inside the thick city walls to defend against cannons

    The call came to German Major General von Neuhaus who was sitting in the command post in the southeast of Kharkiv New Town. At this time, the counterattack on the southern front was progressing smoothly locally. The Mutoh Brigade was preparing two main forces of the 47th Infantry Division in Germany.  regiment (the 140th Infantry Regiment lacked a battalion and was used for the counterattack outside the east gate) and was defeated by the bombardment. However, the firepower of the Chinese armored forces behind them was quite fierce and their mobility was stronger than that of the Germans who only relied on two legs to attack.  There are so many As the front moves north, the 12 105mm light howitzers of the 141st Artillery Battalion deployed by the German army on the south bank of the Uda River can no longer reach the coalition positions

    This reduced the long-range artillery support of the German ground troops by more than halfOnly the remaining two 105mm light howitzer companies of the 139th Artillery Regiment southeast of Kharkiv New City are still desperately providing firepower for the attacking troops.  Support But the coalition forces have obviously received reinforcements. The Muto brigade retreated to a position less than 7 kilometers away from the three-way intersection and stopped, and with the reinforcements of the Chinese armored forces, they temporarily stabilized the front

    The casualties on both sides were not light. The German artillery fire on the southern front destroyed at least nearly 10 wheeled combat vehicles of the Chinese armored forces. However, the number of German soldiers killed or injured by the opponent's large-caliber heavy machine gun fire has exceeded 600, including more than 250.  Killed in action, 350 people were wounded, and the ammunition consumption was huge The infantry regiment of the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Ukrainian Volunteer Division only followed the two German regiments timidly, without the consciousness to go up and fight for a while

    By midnight, the five main German infantry battalions on the southern front formed a front-line push. The battle line was nearly 5 kilometers wide, extending almost from the right bank of the Kharkov River to less than 3 kilometers east of the forest path.  The distance between the positions of the two sides is less than 800 meters. On the left side in the jungle opposite are more than 1,000 people from the Furuzhuang Brigade of the Mutoh Brigade. On the right side are the 1st Battalion of the 51st Regiment of the 25th Brigade of the 13th Federal Infantry Division and the 2nd Armored Battalion who dismounted and fought.  Three vehicle-mounted infantry companies and Liu Yifei's thirty wheeled armored combat vehicles became the fire support for the defending side, and were arranged on a front line 2 kilometers wide on the left and right

    The German reserve team is the infantry regiment of the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Ukrainian Volunteer Division, with about 3,000 troops, while the reserve team of the Mutoh Brigade is the remaining 20 of the Lishan Armored 3rd Battalion who have retreated to the rear of the battle line to gather and rest.  Multiple wheeled armored fighting vehicles and two brigades of Domon and Kashii with nearly half of their casualties

    In this way, the total strength of the offensive side on the southern front was maintained at less than 6,000, while the total strength of the defensive side was only more than 3,000. However, because the coalition has armored units, it has a clear advantage in heavy machine gun firepower At the same time, the logistics are smooth,  You can even get ammunition and supplies brought up from the direction of the three-way intersection under artillery fire

    The two regiments of the Ukrainian 4th Division and the 2nd Division in the southeast, consisting of about 5,000 troops, were always approaching the battlefield of fierce fighting in the west, but they had not yet joined the battlefield before midnight

    "Major Wilhelm von Lieb, I am very disappointed with your progress. You have a fully-manned 141st Infantry Regiment in your hands. You are not half jealous. Why can't you attack it? Don't just follow it for convenience.  Attack north on the main road. Use your brain. You should at least send a battalion to detour from the east. The Chinese armored forces cannot do without the support of the road. The East Gate Forest is where you can use it. Don't fight with the opponent on the main road.  Large caliber heavy machine gun hard top!¡±

    Major General Sven von Neuhaus, the former enemy commander-in-chief of the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces battlefield and commander of the 47th German Reserve Infantry Division, patiently asked Major von Lieb, the commander of the 141st Infantry Regiment on the other end of the phone, to dial the method. In his opinion,  The German army's excellent style of infantry and artillery coordination turned into the embarrassing situation of being unable to fight without artillery support in the hands of Major Von Lieb Major Von Lieb, the acting regimental commander, obviously lacked actual combat training, and of course this cannot be blamed.  He, the 47th Reserve Infantry Division is originally composed of reserve corps. Many people have never even seen the appearance of coalition armored vehicles, not to mention the M2 large-caliber heavy machine gun on the opponent's 360-degree wheeled turret. It is simply an existence that defies heaven.  

    A tree as thick as a bowl can be swept down from 1,000 meters away In this case, it is unrealistic to expect the infantry to defeat the opponent's armored vehicles with Mauser rifles But, could the opponent use armored vehicles to form an iron barrel array?  Defense, the German army will not attack?  Tonight's German counterattack was fought when the German army's long-range artillery fire was dominant and the Allied air force failed to dispatch. So far, the German army has a huge advantage in strength, both on the southern front and at the east gate  Under such circumstances, if you still can't defeat the precarious Muto Brigade that stopped and refused to withdrawthen the next battle will be impossible to fight!

    The call came over the phone from Major Wilhelm von Lieb, acting commander of the 141st Infantry Regiment, breathing heavily.The voice said, "Division Commander, my troops have traveled more than ten kilometers from the other side of the Uda River in a roundabout way. The coalition positions are very strong. They use armored vehicles as movable fortresses and heavy firepower points. We lack effective  Anti-armor weapons, if we go east in a roundabout way, we need a guide

    To the east are dense forests and swamps, making it difficult for troops to move Besides, why don't the main forces of the 4th and 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Divisions cover from the east?  I think, either strengthen long-range artillery fire for me, or let the Ukrainians come out of the forest and come in together. Otherwise, it is almost impossible to repel the Chinese armored forces facing them!  "

    Major Wilhelm von Lieb's voice was filled with grievances. His troops had walked the longest along the way and fought the hardest. The division commander even complained that he didn't use his brain. In fact, he had already sent an infantry company to try to attack from the east.  They bypassed the forest, but they were unable to figure out the way in the dark. After devouring several lives in the northern swamp, the major gave up the roundabout plan. As for the frontal attack, the infantry mortars equipped by the German army suffered too much in terms of range and were basically classified as  They can only attack the firepower points on the opponent's first-line positions, but every time they cause the opponent's second-line mortars to counterattack
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