Chapter 2183: I have equipment, but I can’t use it
The further reply telegram from the front army headquarters came quickly, and just as Malashenko expected, Vatutin did give Malashenko a more proactive order in tactics.
March to the rear of the enemy's 41st Armored Corps on the southern front, use the established protrusion as the starting point for the attack, and penetrate deep into the enemy in a roundabout way. The goal is to cut off the retreat of the enemy's 41st Armored Corps to form an encirclement situation, and then eat up this part of the Prussian Eastern Front.
The enemy's main armored group on the battlefield.
Of course, such a large combat mission as consuming an entire German armored force that still had combat effectiveness could not be accomplished solely by the leader of the division.
In addition to the friendly force of the 267th Infantry Division, which will serve as an infantry supplement and continue to be placed under Malashenko, and will conduct unified command operations within the combat organization of the leader division, Vatutin is also actively coordinating the main frontal forces.
Prepare to exploit the weak points in the enemy's defense line found in this evening's exploratory attack, gather offensive energy overnight, and prepare for a larger offensive, hoping to directly penetrate and tear open the enemy's 41st Armored Corps' southern defense in tomorrow's battle.
Cooperating with the roundabout insertion of the leader's division to complete the encirclement operation further to the southern defense line, it can be said to be a two-pronged left and right encirclement roundabout.
From this point alone, it can actually be seen that Vatutin is already determined to win the remaining units of the 41st Armored Corps. After all, after Malashenko removed a strengthened main armored division, the 41st Armored Corps
The strength of the army has been severely weakened, at least the mobile armor strength and offensive energy have been greatly reduced.
This means that when the 41st Armored Corps attempts a possible breakout operation, it will cause much less trouble to the Red Army, and the possibility of a successful breakout will also be much lower. In addition, Malashenko
The protrusion created over there is a ready-made springboard for attack. This can be said to be a God-given opportunity for encirclement and annihilation.
If Vatutin doesn't take any action in the face of this situation, just lets the Germans run away, and misses such a good opportunity to kill the enemy's vital forces and reduce his troop strength, then this is really not the person Malashenko has always been familiar with.
Vatutin.
After all, Comrade Laowa, who was born as a staff officer, has always been second to none in his keen grasp of fighter aircraft. Even Malashenko, who has worked with many big bosses, has to admit this.
"It's still the same as before. We were only given a general direction of combat. The specific tactical arrangements and deployments were drawn up by our division headquarters. The authority was very liberal. This time, we can do something even bigger.
"
Vatutin trusts Malashenko and believes that Malashenko has the ability to formulate the most suitable combat plan based on the actual battlefield conditions, which is far better than the front army headquarters issuing orders from a distance and remotely commanding detailed deployments.
And Malashenko has never let Vatutin down. On the premise of following the general combat direction and completing the combat orders issued by the front army headquarters with quality and quantity, Malashenko can always make some extraordinary moves according to local conditions.
The expected results of beautiful battles always surprise Vatutin every time the battle situation is reported, and sometimes it even helps Vatutin create a better situation and reduce the pressure on the battlefield.
This level of good cooperation and tacit understanding between superiors and subordinates is really rare. This is why Malashenko always said, "We are the best friends to pee in the same pot as Vatutin." Just talk about this.
The level of tacit understanding and the extremely high degree of freedom on the battlefield were not something that could be enjoyed when working under certain people before.
Similarly, since we are starting from the current protrusion and continuing to attack the enemy in depth, more follow-up troops will be put in tomorrow in the current direction where Malashenko is. The leader division is only responsible for fighting as a sharp knife.
Just leave it to the friendly forces to open up attack routes and follow up to fill the encirclement with troops.
This also means that Malashenko can always twist the troops into a rope and fight with a fist, without being forced to disperse the troops and stretch the line, thereby reducing the power of the assault.
Vatutin has tried his best to set up the stage for Malashenko as well as possible. Such a good space for performance is not something that can only be encountered, it is really rare.
As for reaching the predetermined target point, cutting off the enemy's retreat, and waiting for the friendly forces to arrive and complete the encirclement, there is no need to fight back to eliminate the main force of the 41st Armored Corps. This is something that Vatutin did not mention explicitly, and of course it was not Mara.
Shenke immediately had to figure out a specific reason for the result.
It is obviously more important to get the things in front of you done first, and you have to eat your meals one bite at a time.
"Although the troops are basically here, including the newly added technical equipment and some supplementary troops dispatched, our current military strength is also stronger on the basis of restoration to integrity. After all, the 267th Infantry Division has joined.
The situation is much better.”
"But those new equipment, I mean TOS-1 and the newly arrived IS7, both of which are very important heavy assault equipment, but we currently do not have time to wait until they form reliable combat effectiveness. What good things do you have?
Any solution? I want to get this equipment actually working as soon as possible."
Even in 1944, when the strategic situation was completely reversed, Malashenko and the leadership division, who seemed to have everything, still had to face the most troublesome and difficult opponent from the past to this day:
time.
In the past, there were fires everywhere on the battlefield, huge losses, and insufficient time for troop replenishment. Now with the reversal of the strategic situation, the above problems basically no longer exist, but we are faced with new troubles: the running-in training of new equipment and the formation of combat effectiveness.
the time required.
Both tos-1 and is7 are very powerful, at least in terms of design functions and paper performance. Once put into the battlefield, they will definitely produce very eye-catching results. But the problem is that no one knows how to use these two gadgets at the moment.
, which literally means “no one knows how to use it”.
Tos-1 can only be driven at best. After all, it is a modified chassis of is2, but it is hard to say whether the combat vehicle crew members can master it. The entire combat module of that thing is newly designed, and no one dares to take pictures.
The chest says that you can get it once you start it. If you want to play a tank game and unlock a new car, you have to first find out the feel and test drive performance, not to mention this is a real battlefield.
As for the is7, it is even more confusing. The complexity of this thing is completely unmatched by any previous generation of Stalin tanks.
As the most luxurious and top-of-the-line model in the entire Stalin tank series, the is7 is the most powerful and outstanding model, from the driving system to the power system, from the firepower system to the ammunition loading system, everything is new.
Although it is true that most of the equipment itself uses existing shelf products that are mature and reliable, the problem is that the tank soldiers of the Leader Division have never been exposed to these things before. There is really no difference between the existing shelf products and new products.
A meaning.
Even if it is an "absolute ace" like Malashenko's crew, after Malashenko brought the is7 prototype back from Leningrad, he practiced and tinkered with it for half a month before entering the Polish battlefield.
After I went to the battlefield, I finally managed to hold on to the chain. I gradually found the feeling and used it more smoothly.
Now there is no time to train, and there are no more experienced crews who have never driven is7. The only crew that can really play is7 is Malashenko, the division commander, who belongs to the category of "my character is a blast at level 50"
The best epic equipment that can only be used at level 80 can’t be used now. I have to upgrade it first and practice it. I can only look at it with greed.” Malashenko couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable looking at his treasure but not being able to use it.