Chapter 1,073 Midfield Adjustments

Chapter 1073 Midfield Adjustment

"This time, the Bavarian Army did not concentrate its strength on a certain point. Their attack surface was very wide, and they attacked from several directions at the same time. Even a regiment-sized combat unit had the courage to attack us. Of course, after After fighting for a long time, our troops also suffered heavy losses, and the severe decline in combat effectiveness may be an important reason why they dared to attack in an all-out manner. But other than that, I can't think of anything different about them," Alexeyev said.

"If we look at it from the surface, the Bavarians are still used to tank assaults, artillery clearing the way, and then using aircraft to harass and suppress our artillery. After using up tons of ammunition, their infantry will step on the ruins and debris all over the ground. Shrapnel to occupy the position. I don't feel any different." Kuropatkin's words were full of envy, jealousy and hatred. After seeing it, the Bavarian Army's combat effectiveness was completely built with industry and money, and there was nothing special about fighting. The tactics are to be tough to the point of death. To paraphrase a later saying, RMB players beat free players...

"If I have to talk about a difference, my feeling is that they have added a large number of half-tracks and armored vehicles. If we only look at the number of tanks, the number used by the other party is not large, let alone compared with the Western Front. There are not even as many tanks as the ones used in the first border battle on the Eastern Front. However, due to the addition of a large number of armored vehicles, their firepower on the battlefield has been upgraded to a higher level. It seems that Bavaria may use a large number of armored vehicles to replace them in the future. Tanks? Another feature is that they have a lot of lightly armed bicycle troops. This has greatly improved the overall movement speed of their troops." Alexeyev said.

"That's right, it's movement speed. I've found the key to the problem. In previous battles, the only ones in the Bavarian Army that could complete rapid maneuvers were breakthrough divisions and fast divisions. And such divisions only accounted for about one-third of the total number of divisions. , which allows them to easily implement encirclement operations at shallow depths, but cannot do so at large depths. But this time, we can find that the three Bavarian divisions on the front line and the four divisions behind them are advancing very quickly. , even the slowest division travels an average of more than 35 kilometers per day!" Borusinov seemed to have suddenly discovered the key to the problem!

If only some of the Bavarian legions were faster before, then this time, the Germans seem to be faster as a whole! By optimizing the configuration, the Germans used the relatively fast but short-lasting bicycle troops for front-line breakthroughs, while the mechanized troops that concentrated a large number of motor vehicles directly crossed the release line opened by the bicycle troops and developed in depth. This is what it means to use good steel on the blade. Those who can't run far go first, opening the initial release line for those who can't run far, and the mechanized troops that save strength can advance further!

In short, this time, the Bavarian Army still made a fuss about speed, and the result of this was that the opponent cleanly defeated the Russian Seventh Army! So much so that a Russian legionnaire once said afterward: "I feel that the Bavarian legion seems to have no time to fight. They can only catch up with us all so quickly if they keep rushing!"

"I see,

But if you dare to keep going, I guarantee you will get your head smashed! Borusinov, who felt that he had found the core of the problem, breathed a sigh of relief. He believed that the reason why this battle was like this was entirely due to the excessive consumption of the Russian Seventh Army in previous battles.

Under certain technical conditions, there is an inverse relationship between the speed and combat effectiveness of the troops. If the bicycle troops directly collided with the fully loaded Russian front-line infantry divisions, not to mention that the latter would definitely be able to block it, but the former would definitely not be able to do so. Smooth, after all, the latter's artillery and machine guns are not just for fun. After all, the bicycle troops were still lightly armed troops. They lacked the heavy artillery and tanks that the Germans relied on to win. Without these things, at least at the equipment level, they have no advantage over the Russians. This time, the fundamental reason why the Bavarian Army dared to play this way was the weakness of the Russian army.

But that won't happen in the future. Although the Russian Eighth Army suffered some losses some time ago, its troops and artillery are still much stronger than the average Russian group army. This trickery of the Germans will hardly work, at least in Borusinov's opinion!

What Brusinov said does make some sense. Judging from the current situation, after severely damaging the Russian Seventh Army, the strength of the seven divisions of the Bavarian and Bohemian Army is already very exhausted. The loss of equipment and supplies made it difficult for them to make a deep breakthrough.

However, fortunately, Prince Ruprecht finally had a backup plan. Following the footsteps of the Bavarian Army, the Mackensen Army, which had never fought a tough battle, was already in place, and the forward troops had reached the Russian defense line. This battle can actually be seen as a two-stage attack. The Bavarian Army is responsible for killing the Seventh Army, while the Mackensen Army is responsible for expanding the victory.

"All the troops in preparation should give Mackensen their excess transportation and fuel. He will use these. In addition, tell the Hungarians that if they want us to deal with the Romanians, then allocate military stations and supplies along the way. Qi, after we solve the problem in Galicia, we will naturally help them." The prince ordered.

"The Russian Eighth Army is equipped with a large number of heavy artillery and even a lot of train guns. Our firepower is actually at a disadvantage. Although the Air Force has controlled the sky, it wants to rely on a limited amount of bombs to suppress an army's artillery group. For now It’s very difficult for the Air Force.” Caliput frowned and said.

The air force's own battle damage and mechanical wear and tear are one aspect. More importantly, the increase in flight range will inevitably lead to a reduction in bomb load, and the latter is even more terrifying. If each K4 wanted to cause trouble behind the Eighth Army, its bomb carrying capacity would be only 60% of the previous one, which would invisibly reduce the bomber's output by about half. You know, the current battle losses of the Air Force are less than 15%!

"Armored forces, air force, a large number of cars and armored vehicles. It seems that we have used up all our cards, and the only thing left is toughness?" The prince sighed and said. In fact, as a time traveler, If you can't win by IQ, but can only win by force, it will be a very unpleasant experience.

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