As an orthodox field division under the Western Front, Colonel **** was a little dissatisfied that the 218th Infantry Division he led did not receive the latest equipment.
Of course, this dissatisfaction is based on the fact that the Siberian troops as the guest army have obtained the latest Bobosha submachine guns, while on the other hand, the 218th Infantry Division, which is an internal force of the Western Front, is still using the original old equipment.
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Since the beginning of the War of Self-Defense, more and more hand-to-hand battles have occurred in various position assault and position defense battles. German troops equipped with MP series submachine guns can always dominate such close battles and will
The Soviet troops, who had few submachine guns and equipment in their hands, were in a state of embarrassment as they fought everywhere.
With the bayonet installed, the Mosin-Nagant rifle, which is more than one meter long, is still passable on ordinary days, but when it comes to trench battles and other battles with limited space, it cannot be used at all.
Basic turning and turning are extremely difficult.
Commander **** was both jealous and angry about the short and powerful submachine guns in the hands of the Germans. He eagerly hoped that the boys under his command could also get similar weapons to arm themselves. However, what Commander **** never expected was what he saw in his eyes.
Those Siberian troops with poor equipment were actually able to complete the equipment change in front of us as guest troops.
As the saying goes, "the party is full of strange things without factions." The Soviet Red Army, which was divided into different units by military regions, also had strong geographical divisions and the characteristics of teaming up for warmth. Political Commissar Zelinkov, who saw the slightly unhappy look on his partner's face, immediately narrowed his eyes.
He closed his eyes and covered his mouth again.
"Comrade division commander, now is not the time to worry about these trivial matters. The most critical issue at the moment is to complete the combat mission assigned by superiors, seize the German positions opposite and re-open the land connection from Moscow to Tula. Before that,
Everything has to take a back seat, and I think you understand what that means."
"Besides, when our division really completes this mission, it will definitely need to rest and replenish and change equipment after a large-scale reduction of casualties. By then we can put forward requirements for new equipment, and maybe even the title of Guards is possible.
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Being able to sit in the position of political commissar is naturally much more delicate than ordinary people. Political commissar Zelinkoff, who is a civil and military partner, needs to remind his partner at this somewhat explosive moment, for some unnecessary trivial matters.
The worst thing is to cause a rift in the tacit understanding of cooperation.
Commander ****, who was full of resentment in his heart, was able to understand the general idea. After some suggestions from the political commissar beside him, he nodded secretly in affirmation.
"Comrade Malashenko, Comrade Yakov, please come here. Let's go to the division headquarters to discuss the battle plan in detail."
Since the regiment-level leadership team, including Petrov's political commissar, were all left behind by Malashenko, who was leading the team with full throttle and galloping all the way, now the entire forward force except Malashenko is a newly transferred person.
The tank battalion commander who came over had the highest rank.
Some were worried about entrusting the heavy responsibility to Malashenko, who was newly transferred to his subordinate. He immediately fixed his eyes on Iushkin beside him. It was time to cultivate Iushkin's independent leadership ability so that he could make early plans for the future.
Rashenko immediately spoke.
"Iushkin, I'm going to hold a meeting at the field division headquarters over there. You can go and arrange the preparations of our forward tank units, so that the comrades can prepare the tanks to the best possible combat readiness."
A little surprised by Malashenko's slightly abrupt command, Iushkin, who looked slightly dull, spoke again and again.
"But Comrade Commander, I...I have never done anything like this before. I mean giving orders to so many tanks, can I do it?"
In the foreseeable future, his army will definitely continue to expand its establishment and be promoted upwards. Malashenko, who wants to train Iushkin to make plans for the future, will naturally encourage him.
"Do you still remember what I usually do in the tank? If you think back, just do it my way. There will be times when you need to be on your own. Before that, I hope you can be prepared accordingly."
After finishing his words, Malashenko, who had entrusted everything to him, immediately turned around and walked towards the waiting **** division commander and his party. The frontline field division headquarters of the 218th Infantry Division was several hundred meters away.
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Empty ammunition boxes with large open tops were placed in various corners and in front of the table to serve as bench seats. The ceiling supported by logs looked a little shaky and even dropped a little dust from time to time. The war zone map placed on the table looked like
The cultural relics that have just been pictured are generally not visible to the light, but the portrait of the loving father Stalin, which is hung in the most conspicuous position, is quite conspicuous.
"The conditions are a bit difficult, Comrade Malashenko, I wonder how this compares to the field command post of your tank corps?"
While looking around, he suddenly heard the words of the political commissar Zelenkov beside him. Malashenko, who had no intention of hiding anything, immediately smiled and told the truth.
"To be honest, the conditions here are better than the frontline command post of our tank troops. We often need to move and maneuver, and we don't even have time to set up such a field command post. We basically make do with tents."
After hearing Malashenko's answer, he smiled with an unknown smile. Political Commissar Zelenkov, who had been quite enthusiastic since the greeting, immediately raised his hand and pointed to the dusty wooden table.
"Please, Comrade Malashenko, we have prepared all relevant matters."
Before he finished speaking, he immediately reached out his hand to brush away the hard frozen soil and dust on the war zone map. As the commander of the first division, Colonel **** took the lead and rushed towards Malashenko and Yakov in front of him.
The two spoke.
"The current general situation is not very optimistic, two comrades. Although it has been identified that our direct enemy is the 4th Armored Division of the German Wehrmacht, any useful information other than this is still blank for the time being."
"In terms of deployment, after eight consecutive attacks from dawn this morning to now, we have basically figured out the German position defense deployment. What is certain is that the Fourth Armored Division has all the configurations of a conventional German armored division except
, and has also been strengthened in terms of artillery and infantry squad firepower."
"Conventional direct-firing field artillery is only part of their artillery force. There are also a large number of direct-firing vehicle-mounted artillery deployed on the position. At least about 20 direct-firing vehicle-mounted artillery. The Germans call this kind of thing an assault gun. The infantry firepower attached to the Fourth Armored Division
It is also much stronger than before. Judging from this morning's attack, there is at least one machine gun every ten meters in the position acting as a pillar of firepower, and there are even more than this in key defensive areas."