Chapter 550 Regime
"A very good way!" Colonel Pavelkov said: "We can even find a way to let the engineers adjust the wreckage of the tanks in one direction, that is, let them face the hilltop position!"
This can indeed be done, all that is required is that the force on both sides of the tank is uneven during the process of dragging the tank down.
Then the officers expressed their opinions one after another.
"That's right, the armor on the front is thicker, and at the same time, we can also use the enemy's modified heading machine gun!"
"Perhaps we can also weld a perforation on both sides, so that it can provide stronger fire cover for our army!"
"We can also weld a door in the rear, and the ammunition can be fed in from the rear!"
…
Shuerka’s words seemed to open a door of creativity, and then various interesting and practical ideas came out one by one.
Then Colonel Pavelkov looked at his watch and ordered: "So, what are we waiting for? There are still five hours before dawn, and we must make all preparations before then!"
"Yes, Comrade Colonel!" The officers answered in unison.
Engineers were quickly called up.
These engineers are divided into two groups, one group is responsible for dragging the tank wreckage to a suitable location, and the other group is responsible for making necessary modifications to the tank wreckage.
They divide the work, that is, half dragging and half refitting, and then changing back after finishing.
Modification work is easy to say, but it is not that simple. The reason is that there are shells and ammunition left in some tank wreckage. If you accidentally weld these things, there will be a "boom".
In addition to this there may be fuel residue.
So before refitting, these things must be cleaned up first.
Then, as mentioned at the meeting, use the directional machine gun in the front, and have a machine gun perforating obliquely forward on both sides... It should be said that this idea is very good, because it allows the tank wrecks to support each other.
For example, the sides of No. 2 tank are No. 1 and No. 3 tanks (the Soviet army renumbered these tanks), so the flank machine guns of No. 1 and No. 3 tanks can block the side front of No. 2 tank.
Similarly, the side guns of Panzer 2 can also provide cover for other tanks.
The idea of welding a small door at the rear is also very practical, which allows the Soviet army to easily send supplies to the tank and provide reinforcements.
Even engineers connected tanks with trenches to form a unified line of defense.
Compared with modification, dragging is much simpler.
Fix the cable to the wreckage of the tank, and the other end to several cars at the foot of the mountain. Then, with an order, the slowly moving car dragged the tank down the slope.
As long as the angle and speed are mastered, or you can do it several times and adjust the dragging direction in due course, you can "place" the wreckage of the tank in the desired position.
Everything went smoothly.
The reason why I say "not bad" is because one of the tanks was towed too fast and because of the terrain, it rolled a few times on the **** and then lay on all fours... This is a headache , because it has turned over where it should be, it is easy to drag it down, but it is difficult to drag it up.
In the last discussion, I felt that it was not worth spending too much time and energy on a tank wreck. At the same time, in order to prevent it from being used by the German army, I dug a hole next to it and dragged it in. I buried most of it, and left a part outside. A copy is of course a bunker.
Colonel Pavelkov walked up to Shulka and handed him a cigarette, and then said while looking at the fortifications gradually taking shape: "With the addition of these tank wrecks, the front can basically be at ease. But I thought of another problem , Comrade Shulka..."
"Are you worried that the enemy will attack from the flank like us?" Shulka asked back.
Pavelkov couldn't help laughing: "Nothing escapes your eyes!"
With that said, Colonel Pavelkov lit a cigarette for Shulka and asked: "If we can flank the enemy's rear, why can't the Germans do it? I mean, if they find it difficult to break through from the front if…"
Shulka took a puff of smoke, then spread out a map, pointed at the map in the dim light of the morning sun and replied: "The problem is that the flank is in our hands, the new village of 'Red October', and the urban area! And We also have artillery in these areas!"
"I know this!" Pavelkov said: "They can provide fire cover for the flanks of Mamayev Gang, but it is difficult for them to function during the day because they will be bombed by enemy air power!"
"We only need to solve the night problem!" Shulka replied: "If it is daytime... then go up and fight with them!"
Colonel Pavelkov thought for a while, then nodded and said: "That's right, Captain! This is exactly what we hope for!"
This is indeed what the Soviet army hopes, even if the Soviet army can use two people to fight off the German army in hand-to-hand combat.
This is not only because of the lack of high-quality German troops, but also because the German army's mobilization ability is far inferior to the Soviet army.
In history, the Soviet-German war did have such a process:
In the early days, most of the German army were elite soldiers, while the quality of the Soviet army was uneven.
But as the war deepened, both sides suffered a large number of casualties... This is not cost-effective for the German army with good average quality, because as the casualties of elite soldiers and veterans increase, more and more recruits are added to the army. Quality declines exponentially.
On the contrary, the Soviet army grew up amid casualties, and more and more recruits became veterans, so the overall quality did not decline but rose.
Under the ebb and flow, the quality of the two armies is actually not much different in the later stages of the war, especially the growth of the new generation of Soviet commanders.
This of course also includes Colonel Pavelkov...he is an officer who recognizes his own shortcomings in the reality of the battlefield and then changes himself.
"I see, Comrade Shulka!" Colonel Pavelkov shook Shulka's hand gratefully and sighed: "I should have met you earlier! So to speak... until now, I didn't understand What's up with the war!"
Shulka understood what Pavelkov meant.
Before that, war for him might have been a wave of a pistol, and then shouted: "Comrades, for the Soviet! For Stalin, go!"
Colonel Pavelko cannot be blamed for this, because at this time the Soviet army has such an atmosphere from top to bottom.
Especially during this period, the Soviet Army still implemented the political commissar system. Military commanders actually had to obey the command of the political commissar, and most political commissars did not understand military affairs.
But Shulka knew it wouldn't be long.
Because the political commissar system exposed too many drawbacks in actual combat, the political commissar system was officially abolished in October.
(end of this chapter)
