Humans in World War II: Army Defeated by Beacon Fire

Chapter 57 Battle of Kursk ([-])

This is the arrogance that only the Northern Army has. It can pick up and transport the wounded directly by helicopter quickly, and at the same time send them directly to the hospital in the city behind for treatment.

It's much better than being in a field hospital.

If the injury is stable, send it directly back to the north for training instead of throwing it in these places.

This made the rest of the troops tremble with envy. Some higher-ranking officers were injured and asked the Northern Army's helicopters to help pick them up.

The Ministry of National Defense and the Waffen-SS want to purchase helicopters, but all parties have only purchased two helicopters for the time being.

Or because the output is limited, I have no choice but to stare blankly.

However, with two helicopters, it would be much easier for the commander-in-chief to visit the front line and take a look before running away.

There are also some generals who like to observe the terrain on the front line.

That's even easier. After the helicopter flies around in the air, you can roughly understand the terrain location.

After being hit by Soviet rocket launchers, many houses in the entire Pidru village were directly set on fire.

Coupled with the strong wind, half of Pidru Village was burned down.

Some of the brick houses were better, but all the wooden houses were burned down.

Hundreds of rounds of 132mm rocket launchers were like rain, and their power was comparable to that of a 155mm heavy howitzer.

It was lucky to survive after being bombarded by more than 300 rounds of 155mm heavy howitzers.

A 132mm rocket penetrated the entire church, killing three officers on the spot.

……

Edward, who still didn't know the situation ahead, also conducted scientific research discussions with experts and professors in the institute.

After all, I used to be a poor student with a photographic memory, so I still knew some things.

Although it can't help much, the key to unlocking it is in Edward's hand.

Every time everyone fell into a bottleneck, Edward was the key to technology that opened up the doctors' foggy blind spots.

A cheap attrition tank is currently being developed, with a weight of 28 tons, a pot-covered turret, and its shape were all drawn by Edward.

His idea had not turned into reality before, but now he has drawn a picture.

It is hoped that NHI can produce a thousand such tanks within a year.

As for the details inside, Edward doesn't need to worry about them, so many scientific researchers will take care of them.

With Edward's unlocking, the current diesel engine has successfully opened its technology tree.

Diesel engines are Germany's shortcomings. It should not be said that they are shortcomings, but they are more inclined to gasoline engines.

The diesel engine only needs some modifications, and it is not a problem to get a diesel engine for a T34 tank.

So this problem was quickly overcome, and the rest is the current experimental product.

While fighting at the front, the first prototype vehicle from the rear also came out smoothly.

It still looks so handsome with the green paint.

The Type [-] tank has exactly the same shape, but its engine and artillery are inferior to it.

At present, it just looks like a Type [-] tank, with a turbocharger inside the diesel engine.

Although the diesel engine is not that developed, it is different with the turbocharger.

Of course, this tank comes in two versions, diesel and gasoline.

I believe it won’t be long before the troops begin to install this tank.

The five large road wheels are simple and can be replaced wherever they are broken.

As for how comfortable it is, that's another matter. Mass production is the way to go.

Equipped with an 88 mm L56 caliber gun.

There is also the E25 tank destroyer. A tank regiment paired with a tank destroyer battalion and mechanized troops can block at least 10 people.

Currently, the northern garrison division has requested a batch of No. [-], No. [-] and even No. [-] tanks from the Ministry of National Defense for training.

Every soldier must learn tank tactics well, and at the same time learn tank team tactics well.

Practice brings true knowledge, and various wretched tactics in World of Tanks can actually be used.

In addition, the card perspective can definitely fire a few more shots, but the opponent cannot hit you.

Therefore, the training tank teams are training to find any angle to block the opponent's perspective and destroy the opponent.

In this era where aiming relies on the eyes, this card angle is a very powerful skill.

It's like how to use a small mound of dirt or how to use a corner.

These may seem insignificant, but if used properly they can really save a life.

In addition, an oil field has been reclaimed in the north, which can provide an annual output of 70 tons. This has directly turned the original 200 million tons of oil production into 270 million tons of oil production.

Not only fighter planes but also tanks undergo various trainings.

And this is training regardless of wear and tear. Only after training well can you be able to drive a new tank smoothly and skillfully.

Tank regiments will compete against each other every month, and each tank company will show off its prowess.

Besides, on the front line, the fire in Pidru Village has been extinguished.

The heavy fire companies within the infantry regiment had not yet opened fire.

When the entire Soviet regiment pressed forward, the heavy firepower company began to output firepower.Atop a truck, a 120mm mortar was placed in the compartment.

There are 120 rounds of 64mm mortars in the carriage, and the damage range of each explosion is comparable to the power of a 150mm howitzer.

Although it has no deep penetration effect, its lethality against infantry without armor defense is absolutely terrifying.

A 120mm artillery shell directly caused casualties within a range of 25 meters covered by the explosion point.

In other words, a 50-meter-diameter circle explosion can cause dozens of casualties in an instant.

Even though they were arranged in a loose enough formation, they were killed and injured instantly after facing the shelling of 120mm heavy mortars.

Boom!
A dull sound sounded, the entire base shook, and the truck shook slightly.

The bottom has been cushioned by logs, otherwise it would be shaking very badly against the tires, making it impossible to continue shooting.

Because it is easy to deviate this way, and it will be troublesome if you blow up one of your own people.

The Soviet Army has very powerful Katyusha rocket launchers, but the Northern Army has cheap truck heavy mortars.

After parking the car, cover it with a camouflage net, jack up the car directly with two jacks, and then put in square logs to pad it.

This way it won't shake when shelling.

But the entire heavy firepower company has 24 truck guns, and each truck is equipped with 64 120 mm mortars.

In just 3 minutes, 64 120mm mortars can be thrown at the opponent.

Ten of the 64 heavy mortars are 640, and twenty of the mortars are 1280 mortars, with more than 1500 mortar shells falling.

Compared with the rocket launchers of the Soviet Army, there are many mortar shells and rocket launchers. It is definitely easier to use mortar shells. At the same time, it is definitely easier to supplement mortar shells.

A box with four cannonballs staggered inside it also has wooden compartments.

This box of shells is not light and requires two people to carry it.

Replenishment is much simpler than rocket launchers.

Of course, it certainly doesn't have as much range as a rocket launcher, nor is it as powerful as a rocket launcher.

But don’t underestimate it, it’s cheap and easy to make.

After three consecutive salvos, hundreds of casualties were caused on the entire battlefield.

Facing the bombardment of 24 heavy mortars, the Soviet army had no choice but to flee.

This level of artillery fire is much more powerful than a 76mm artillery group.

The Soviet army was directly repelled. At the same time, the Soviet army would no longer blindly attack without destroying the artillery company and heavy firepower company.

Excessive losses are not good for the Soviet army.

Throughout the front lines outside Kursk, many Soviet artillery positions were blown up.

As a result, the Soviet army's artillery fire was insufficient and it could not penetrate the German defense line. Sometimes one or two high-end weapons could really make a big difference.

For example, the J1 Dragon jet fighter continuously destroyed four artillery positions, including more than 20 Soviet Katyusha rocket launcher vehicles.

One of the 76mm field artillery groups was destroyed, a 122mm howitzer group was destroyed, and a 152mm heavy howitzer group was destroyed.

There are hundreds of these artillery pieces in total.

Although there are only eight 152mm guns, you must know that the power of this one is equivalent to or even greater than five or six 8mm field guns.

Tens of thousands of artillery pieces is nothing compared to a mere hundred or so, but you must know that the tens of thousands of artillery pieces include 20mm anti-aircraft cannons, as well as the 50mm platoon-level artillery units.

What really determines the direction of the war is the 152mm heavy howitzer group.

There were also 132mm rocket launcher groups, two of which were destroyed.

Even three hundred 50mm mortars together are not as powerful as these two.

At the same time, more than 150 tanks were lost, which was also a heavy loss for the Soviet army.

A week later, the German army on the eastern front began to take the lead in artillery bombardment.

Why is this?The micro-management of the mustache begins.

The advantage of 80 vs. 60 is mine!
No, it should be said the other way around, the advantage of 60 vs. 80 is mine!
The helpless generals of the frontline armies could only accept Mustache's micro-management and began to take the lead in attacking.

Judging from the current situation of the German army, it is much better to choose defense than to take the initiative to attack.

The Soviet army on the opposite side is waiting for your active attack. The active attack is to use the few remaining tanks to collide with the opponent's anti-tank firepower.

The Northern Army was still stationed in the village of Pidru and did not participate in the active attack mission.

Edward also concluded based on the analysis of the front line that the German army took the initiative to attack just to deliver food.

If the defense relies on Tiger tanks plus various layers of anti-tank firepower and Panzer IV tanks, Ferdinand tank destroyers and other firepower can inflict heavy losses on the Soviet army.

However, Mustache started his micro-management without even looking at the actual situation on the front line.

An armored division only has more than 30 tanks, but its full strength requires at least more than 100 tanks. For such an armored division, Mustache can be used as a full strength division.

This makes it clear that he is going to die.

It was like dispatching an armored division to deal with a Soviet tank brigade.

They have nearly 30 tanks, but you have more than [-] tank crews composed of No. [-] and No. [-] tanks.

Moreover, all high-end goods such as Tiger tanks were sent to the SS and independent heavy equipment battalions.

(End of this chapter)