Steel Soviet Union

It doesn't matter who catches whose fish, but who will win in the next battle is the most important.

Malashenko's leading division has been prepared, and the group of Germans who have shrunk their defenses on the opposite position are also waiting in full formation.

The time has come to verify whether the spear is sharp or the shield is strong. Malashenko, who has more power than when he ambushed the German stick just now, finally gave the order.

"There is no need to wait any longer, start taking action. Call for artillery support and blow up all the Germans into the sky. This time I must twist off their heads! Fire!"

Of course, what Malashenko called for was not the artillery firepower in his hands. Our Master Malashenko still expected to rely on his own artillery firepower to fight the next tough battle. If the limited ammunition load of each self-propelled artillery was used up, what would happen again? It takes a lot of time to replenish ammunition, and the next tough battle will be quite a headache.

Calling the army's artillery firepower below the high ground is the only immediate support Malashenko can count on now.

Fortunately, Chuikov, who was still counting on Malashenko to make a big contribution, also had no ink. After receiving Malashenko's call for help, without saying a word, Chuikov approved the request for artillery support with a wave of his hand on the spot.

The artillery firepower of the group army in Chuikov's hands is not just a cat or a dog. It is a Guards heavy field artillery with a 203mm heavy howitzer and an Andryusha rocket launcher. It is already the ceiling of equipment level in the Red Army field artillery unit. , the Andlyusa rocket launcher is actually the truck-mounted version of Malashenko's TOS-1.

In addition to not wearing heavy armor and being unable to rush directly to the front line of the battlefield and provide close support like TOS-1, Andryusa's core power and destructiveness are completely consistent with TOS-1's attributes. And it is much more orders of magnitude than the total TOS-1 in Malashenko's hands, which is only one battalion, and is more guaranteed in terms of firepower projection density and damage.

It was also because the occupation position where the leading division was currently located was too close to the German defensive position on the opposite side. After all, the land under Malashenko's feet was cut off from the Germans. It was cut out by the isolation belt blown up by the artillery barrage in the first wave of charge. Although the artillery firepower of the leader division was strong, But it was far from being able to separate the German troops extremely far.

The German stick was too close to the face, and the large-caliber heavy fire support at the army level was too large and too powerful. It was normal for the target to miss one of our own people. After all, the killing area was really large. Outrageous.

Due to the above realities and reasons, Malashenko chose to change his routine and go against the norm.

Since I might accidentally injure myself by blowing up your gun at the forefront, can't I just push back the coverage line for artillery fire preparation? If I can't blow you up at the forefront, I can't blow you up in depth? Did the man want to avoid being covered by artillery fire just because he was close? no way!

Boom boom boom——

Boo hoo hoo hoo——

Boom—Boom—

There is still a short period of time before the attack actually launches. Malashenko, who rarely got on the bus in advance, is in the forward observation post, admiring the soaring flames and the wonderful scene in front of him with Kulbalov next to him, while Rav Linenko had already brought people down to prepare for the attack.

"It's still the same as before. The chief and deputy division commanders go into battle together to command the battle. I'm afraid it's hard to find such a situation in other Guards units."

Listening to Kulbalov's inexplicable sigh-like words, Malashenko, who was holding a telescope on the side, just smiled casually.

"There is no problem. Those fascists have not yet made a weapon that can destroy IS7 from the front. In other words, there is currently no armor-piercing weapon or armor-breaking weapon in the world that can destroy IS7 from the front. If there is any In that case, only grenades with large enough caliber can be used.”

"But as we all know, those German guys who are not very smart are naturally incompatible with large-caliber attributes. The largest caliber main gun on a tank is 88 mm. There is a larger caliber on the tank destroyer, 128 mm, but the Jagdtiger has a larger caliber. It's so stupid that it can't even serve itself, let alone us. It's lucky for the Germans that it's not broken on the battlefield."

Although it has been a long time since the Jagdtiger came out, due to many reasons such as complex and time-consuming manufacturing and ridiculously low reliability, Malashenko has only had a handful of experiences with the Jagdtiger on the battlefield so far.

When was the last time you saw these German treasures weighing more than 70 tons?

There is one thing to say, Malashenko can’t remember it clearly, but of course it is enough to show how low the appearance rate of hunting tigers is on the battlefield. This kind of rags that are troublesome in themselves and have a small number of thieves have a negative impact on the battle situation. The effect is very limited, and the only 128mm large-caliber main gun is not enough to be feared.

Now that the first mass-produced IS7 heavy tank of the Leader Division has become popular, this time, it is estimated that it will be the last tank replacement before the end of the Great Patriotic War. Malashenko decided to give priority to commanders for use. As for the reason for this, there is only A simple one: survival rate.

Yes, the survival rate is the only reason, nothing else.

With the completion of the synthetic adaptation, Malashenko increasingly feels that the importance and irreplaceability of his commanders are increasing day by day.

The larger the synthetic force is to command, the more it requires a sufficient theoretical knowledge reserve and a high enough level of practical experience to be considered a qualified synthetic force commander.

However, this kind of growth takes time to experience, and the higher the level of the commander, the longer it takes to truly become mature and qualified.

Once such a commander suffers a battlefield loss, the vacant position will be very difficult to make up for.

There is no other reason. In the entire Soviet Red Army, there is only one leader division that has truly completed the transformation of mechanical synthesis, and there is only one leader division that has fully compiled the tactics and tactics of synthetic forces and put them into practice. Although several other Guards divisions have also begun pilot adaptations, they are only based on the experience gained by the leading division, and the progress is far less than that of the leading division.

It feels so embarrassing to have no place to make amends after someone dies.

Your Leader Division is the only one with experienced synthetic commanders in the entire Soviet Red Army. Let alone you, Malashenko, ask others for them. I don’t know how many generals and comrades still want to ask you, Malashenko, for someone from the Leader Division. If the division can recruit even one or two experienced commanders who understand synthesis, they will be of great use.

If it weren't for the pressure of a certain powerful marshal comrade who insisted on not allowing the dismantling of the leader's division, at least not in wartime conditions, some generals and comrades with more senior officers than Malashenko would come to rob people.