Regarding Wang Ziyang's analysis and judgment, Yang Zhen nodded with deep conviction: "You are right. The reason why today's battle was fought so cleanly was not because of our tactical use and the overall strength of the army.
The combat level, including the basic training level of the troops, truly exceeds that of the Japanese Third Tank Regiment."
"It's because the armor protection of our modified tanks far exceeds that of the Japanese tanks, making the shields in our hands much stronger than those of the Japanese. And the 45mm cannon on the Soviet tanks is
The performance in all aspects is not comparable to that of Japanese tank guns."
"Our shields are much stronger than those of the Japanese army, and our spears are much sharper than those of the Japanese army. This is the basis for our victory in this battle, and it is not because the overall quality of our troops exceeds that of the Japanese army. You have a very clear vision."
Yes, the shortcomings you mentioned are very clear."
"The last point is even more insightful and insightful. You are right. The Japanese army can develop tanks with better performance at any time. However, the upgrading of our tanks is difficult to carry out at least under the current circumstances.
.If there is no foreign aid, there will be no place to buy it even if you have money."
"Under this situation, once the Japanese army develops a tank with more powerful artillery and better protection, if our basic literacy is still at the current stage, we will be the losers. And with Japan
Considering our industrial base and technological level, this possibility is quite high. It’s not that they don’t have the ability, it’s just that in their view, there is no immediate need.”
Although he spoke highly of Wang Ziyang's previous words, Yang Zhen did not give a solution and turned the topic to Wang Ziyang: "In your opinion, in our future training, we still have
Are there any areas that need improvement? How can we improve these areas that need improvement?"
Yang Zhen's rhetorical question made Wang Ziyang stunned for a moment. He felt that it was not easy for him to answer this question. He was only a deputy brigade commander, and he was also the deputy brigade commander in charge of equipment support and maintenance, as well as logistics. He came to command this battle this time.
It's just because the brigade commander, the deputy brigade commander in charge of training, and the tank regiment commander are currently fighting in the Bahrain Right Banner.
"I was just temporarily arrested and came here to command. There is no way. The entire 1st Armored Brigade currently has a commander in Linxi. Apart from myself, there is only one director of the Political Department. As a military cadre, if I don't come, who will? General
We cannot let a director of the Political Department direct operations.
According to the requirements of the headquarters, as a military cadre, there is no time to take up the job at this time. Although he is now in charge of equipment support and maintenance, as well as logistics. But before he was transferred to the 1st Armored Brigade, after all, he also served as a regiment commander in a combat force. And in
Before being transferred, I also studied in a training class specially organized by the military region for three months.
Although he has not been in command, he is a military cadre after all. But there is no problem in letting himself come out to command temporarily. No matter whether he wins or loses, he must stand up at this time. But if this conclusion is allowed to him
If you download it, something is not very good.
According to the division of labor in the army, this conclusion should be made by the brigade commander, the highest military officer of the entire brigade, rather than himself, the deputy brigade commander who was temporarily detained. Especially now he is facing the number one in the entire army.
If you don’t do it well, will you give others the idea of defending yourself?
Moreover, although the entire combat plan this time was drawn up by himself, many problems arose during the operation. The malfunctioning tanks left on the march route were proof of this. At this time, No. 1 asked him to answer
This question was somewhat embarrassing for him.
Just looking at No. 1 in front of him, Wang Ziyang knew that it would be impossible if he didn't answer this question. According to No. 1's character, it would be strange if he didn't get scolded if he continued to grumble or found some other excuse not to answer.
.At that time, we will implicate the brigade commander and political commissar who are still fighting in the Bahrain Right Banner.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said: "No. 1, I think the intensity of our training needs to be strengthened, and the level of various actual combat training needs to be strengthened and expanded. Especially for the level of tank warfare training, not only the battalion and company must
Level, and even brigade level, should be organized. Moreover, the number of comprehensive tactical drills should be greatly increased."
"In addition, our understanding of the recognition of Japanese tanks during training needs to be strengthened. The standards for shooting training on moving targets still need to be improved to a certain extent. In particular, long-distance precision shooting training needs to be carried out to a considerable extent.
Strengthen. The field emergency repair capabilities also need to be greatly improved."
"Although our current ability to repair battle-damaged tanks is quite good, there is still a shortage of necessary equipment. We can use some battle-damaged tanks whose turrets cannot be repaired but whose chassis is still intact, and modify some repair vehicles to enhance our tactics.
Emergency repair capabilities. After all, the ability to repair battle-damaged tanks is related to our army’s continued combat capability.”
"According to the current tank establishment of the first brigade, our current emergency repair vehicles must be at least doubled. At the same time, the reserve of spare parts must be increased by another 30% in accordance with the current standards. Especially for some easy
The number of spare parts for damaged parts will also increase. Moreover, the number of trucks in each repair camp will increase by five to ten from the current establishment."
After briefly answering Yang Zhen's question, Wang Ziyang shut his mouth. But Yang Zhen could see that he did not say everything he said. He had some other thoughts in his heart that he had not yet said. Moreover, Yang Zhen could tell
I also felt that Wang Ziyang must have some concerns about the following words, so he didn't say them all.
Looking at Wang Ziyang who had some hesitation on his face, Yang Zhen said: "If you have any ideas, just say it without any scruples. Ordinary people still know that three cobblers are more powerful than one Zhuge Liang. Are we just a few people who have no sense and can't listen?"
A little different opinion? You still have some discernment, but why is your character so mother-in-law? There are only two of you here, what can't you say? "
After Yang Zhen finished speaking, Wang Ziyang hesitated and finally said all his thoughts. Since No. 1's words have reached this point, it would really seem a bit artificial if he didn't talk about himself anymore. His views and opinions are very important to him.
Whether it's wrong or not is not something you should consider.
After a brief hesitation, Wang Ziyang finally said: "No. 1, I think that in addition to the above-mentioned problems that need to be corrected. After this battle, I feel that our armored brigade organization is somewhat unreasonable. Even to a certain extent.
It can be said to be quite unreasonable.”
"One of our armored brigade has a tank regiment, a motorized infantry regiment, a motorized towed artillery battalion, an air defense battalion, a repair battalion, a directly affiliated armored reconnaissance battalion, a communications battalion, an engineer battalion, an automobile battalion, and the 107th rocket launcher battalion.
A. Let’s not talk about the organization of the directly-affiliated troops, let’s just talk about this tank regiment.”
"According to our existing four-four system, a tank regiment consists of four tank battalions, a self-propelled artillery battalion, and an anti-aircraft gun battalion. Each tank battalion has four companies and a directly affiliated armored vehicle platoon. Each battalion has a total of five
Sixteen tanks, six armored cars."
"The establishment of the four battalions is 224 tanks, 24 armored vehicles, and 12 75mm self-propelled artillery, and nine dual 23mm anti-aircraft guns installed on the tank site. If we continue
Including the tank companies and armored vehicle companies in the armored reconnaissance battalion directly under the brigade, the number of tanks under our brigade is 252, and the number of armored vehicles is 42."
"This does not include the nearly a hundred tanks and armored vehicles that we obtained from the warehouse in Outer Mongolia and temporarily organized into a reinforced battalion. If these are also included, the actual strength of our tank regiment is,
There are currently nearly 400 tanks and armored vehicles."
"This number is undoubtedly too large for a regiment-level organization. Not counting the troops of other arms and the temporary reinforcement battalion, these more than 250 tanks alone are placed on any opponent's side.
There is a huge pressure on our heads. However, this organization only looks huge, but in fact it is too bloated and too complex to be used in practice."
"Two hundred and fifty tanks are placed in a regiment, and the 4-4 formation is very clumsy in terms of command and quite inconvenient. The most important thing is that the 4-4 formation is somewhat inflexible, which greatly tests the commander's ability.
It is also very inconvenient to use on the battlefield. When the battalion is used as the organizational structure, the strength of the troops appears to be insufficient in some situations."
"And if two battalions or more are dispatched, it also involves the issue of coordination and command. And if we divide our forces to attack in two directions at the same time, just like today we are fighting in the two banners on the left and right of Bahrain and in Linxi at the same time, the command
The level seems a bit monotonous.”
"The commander of the tank regiment is the highest military commander of the entire tank regiment. If he does not take command of the entire tank regiment, problems will easily arise. The commander of the armored brigade is the highest military commander of the entire armored brigade. If he does not take command of the entire armored brigade,
It's easy to fall into chaos. Once they leave, I, the deputy brigade commander in charge of technology and logistics, and the director of the brigade's political department will be the only ones left in Linxi."
"For the troops participating in the war, except for the two tank companies in the reserve team, which are under the unified command of a battalion commander, the remaining tank companies are all commanded by company commanders. As you have just seen, I, the deputy brigade commander, for
Coordinating battlefield command is almost hectic. I am afraid that any small mistake will cause inevitable losses to our troops."
"But even so, the Japanese army bit back at the end. Although only one tank was lost, this loss should have been avoidable. The problem lies in the coordination of the entire battlefield. I am alone.
It’s hard to take care of everything.”
"If there is a tank regiment commander here to cooperate with the command, or take over my command, or be responsible for an aspect on the battlefield, I don't think this will necessarily happen. At least the command will be more flexible than today.
If there are more, it will be much smoother. After all, he is the one who directly commands the tank troops. Having such a person will make the command more flexible."
"So I think that whether the main opponent our tank force is currently targeting is Japanese infantry, or whether it is encountering Japanese tanks like today, this organization is very inconvenient. The use of troops is too concentrated, and once they are dispersed, it will cause
To avoid the inconvenience caused by the command.”
"I think it is more appropriate to divide this regiment into two and form two tank regiments. This will make the use of troops more flexible and the command more convenient. At the same time, the regiment's self-propelled artillery battalion will be separated from the tank regiment.
Form a brigade-affiliated artillery regiment with a motorized towed artillery battalion. In this way, firepower can be concentrated, and it can also be deployed randomly according to wartime needs. The current organization is too wasteful for the Japanese army."