This is the Soviet army's unique "human sea" tactic, which doubled in power after it was upgraded to a "tank sea". Although later generations of the West often used this name to ridicule the Soviet army for its simple tactics, before the end of the Cold War, the Western European countries
However, the people have been living in fear of the torrent of Soviet armor, which is enough to show that the Soviet army's "human sea" tactics are not as unbearable as the West promotes.
However, what surprised the Soviet commanders and fighters and even Stalin as far away as Moscow was that the Germans deployed very few troops on the front line, and the remaining troops retreated without any decent resistance. The Soviet armored cluster was almost
They rushed forward nearly 200 kilometers without any blood, so much so that Stalin regretted sending a group of bombers to blow up the airports on the enemy's front line, otherwise they could be used directly now.
But just as the Soviet fleets that had completed their bombing missions were returning to the frontline airports in the Soviet-occupied Poland, Luftwaffe fw190 fighter jets flew one after another from nearly a hundred airports along the eastern border of Germany.
Since both the early models and the latest models, the FW190 series fighter jets are faster than Soviet aircraft, so just when the Soviet aircraft had just flown back to their respective airports and started preparing to land, they were shocked to find that a large number of them were chasing behind them.
uninvited guest
Now the Soviets immediately fell into chaos. Since the enemy planes were attacking, the Soviet fighter jets would definitely take off to attack them. But the problem was that the planes returning from the bombing mission were landing and almost all the runways were blocked.
was occupied, the planes at the airport that were originally preparing to participate in the second wave of bombing were temporarily
There was no way to take off in time. In desperation, the Soviet ground command could only ask the fighters in the returning plane to turn back and attack. However, the performance of the Soviet fighter jets was already slightly inferior to the fw190 series, and now there was little fuel left.
It would be strange to be able to win against an enemy plane that attacks and swoops down from a low altitude.
The melee between aircraft from both sides greatly limited the effectiveness of the Soviet ground air defense artillery at the airport. Moreover, even if they opened fire with all their strength without worrying about accidental damage, the Soviet ground air defense artillery was still obviously insufficient. Due to the extremely large number of aircraft deployed on the front line, the Soviet army
The high command was also worried about arousing the alarm of the Germans too early and chose to focus on small field airports. Therefore, the construction idea of the airport was "small but numerous", which was only used in Soviet-occupied Poland.
In this area, the Soviets built no less than 200 airports. In addition, the Soviet Union was a vast territory, and those big cities, transportation hubs and military important places also needed to leave a certain amount of air defense troops. Therefore, the Soviet Army High Command could allocate them to each
The number of anti-aircraft artillery at frontline airports is naturally relatively insufficient, and although it has been domestically produced, the production cost has not yet come down, and it is even more difficult to popularize artillery sighting radar.
As a result, after the German fighter group defeated the oncoming Soviet planes without much effort, they unceremoniously bullied the Soviet ground air defense firepower and used aerial cannons and bombs (Note 1) to target the enemy planes on the airport.
They strafed all the way. After almost all their artillery fire, they returned victoriously. The Luftwaffe's counterattack was extremely sharp. In just 3 hours, it destroyed more than 2,000 Soviet aircraft and caused the Soviet occupation of Poland.
Almost all airports in the region were paralyzed.
The reason why the German army's targeted killing operations were so precise and efficient was due to the accuracy of the intelligence. In addition to the objective reason that the Soviet Union's field airports were relatively large and difficult to hide, the informants of some Poles also directly helped the German intelligence agencies.
Although the Poles were very resentful towards the Germans who destroyed their motherland, the Soviets who added insult to injury were also the objects of their hatred. Therefore, many Poles still provided intelligence to the Germans, and some of them did so to defeat the two invaders.
Dog eats dog. Some people are indeed pro-German and hate the Soviet Union. Of course, there are also many Poles in the German-occupied areas who think exactly the opposite.
Before the first wave of attacks was completed, the second wave of German aircraft groups, dominated by bombers, had already penetrated deep into the Soviet Union and began to bombard airports, bridges and railways that were even more empty in the enemy's rear, further expanding the scope of the attack.
When night fell that day, the Soviet Union had lost more than 3,000 aircraft. Even Stalin, who was as determined as Stalin, could not help but turn pale after receiving the report from the front line [
Although Stalin had been away from the military front line for many years, he quickly realized the greater danger. Some information collected by intelligence personnel previously showed that the range of Soviet aircraft was shorter than that of Germany. Now almost all airports within 300 kilometers of the Soviet Union were occupied.
Destroyed by the enemy, coupled with being
The more than 200 kilometers that the Germans voluntarily gave up were enough to prevent Soviet aircraft from supporting the frontline troops in the short term. However, German aircraft were still able to continue bombing facilities in the Soviet Union. This situation will undoubtedly cause the Soviet Union to suffer unimaginable consequences.
Huge losses, but this is not the most fatal
The combined air superiority over a vast area of more than 500 kilometers is controlled by the Germans. This means that the supply lines of more than 3 million Soviet troops that have penetrated into German-occupied Poland and even East Prussia are always under threat from the Germans. Although this
It is only temporary, but even if it only lasts for a few days, it is enough to plunge more than 3 million Soviet troops on the front line into disaster.
It's strange to say that compared with the rapid and violent offensive, but the German Army often needs to be repaired for a long time after every major battle. Whether in history or in this time and space, the German Air Force has shown super strong continuous combat capabilities. Their
Pilots seem to be tireless monsters, generally able to endure a horrific attendance rate that is more than double that of their Allied counterparts. No, this is the second wave.
Before the German fleet completed its mission and returned home, the third wave of German attacks followed. Most of the pilots flying these fighter planes had participated in the first attack. One has to admire their high energy and will.
Unlike the first two waves of attacks that only cleared obstacles, the third wave of attacks really got to the point and declared the complete failure of the "Thunderstorm Plan"
Note 1: About one-third of the fw190s are equipped with bombs for bombing missions. The reason why bombers are not sent to do this job is because the H-1, which lost one in the end, was not willing to use it.
To carry out this kind of combat mission with a high loss rate, other bombers have similar speeds.
For slower fighters, it is easy to delay the fighter. Anyway, the fighter capacity of the fw190 series is not small, and it is also possible to work part-time (to be continued). If you like this work, you are welcome to vote at Qidian. If you vote monthly, your support is mine.
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