"Okay, actually, there are other things you can learn from here. For example, we have a great breakthrough and encirclement of the Russian position. Markensen's troops will also participate in this operation. This will be the first performance of the Prussian Legion after changing into dressing. I think you are very interested." After a moment, the prince decided to ease with the war minister in front of him, so he said.&1t;/p>

"I'm looking forward to it. But it is said that General Markensen's troops will arrive in one week. Are you planning to wait for their arrival before acting?" Farkinhan asked.&1t;/p>

"No, at most, we will take action for 5 days. By then, the Russians are exhausted. Before they decide to give up the offense and turn to defense, we will attack!" The prince shook his head and said.&1t;/p>

The so-called steel cannot last long, which means that the Russians are talking about. If they take too much drugs, there will be problems. Now, the Russians' troops are already in a state of exhaustion. The losses of personnel are not very large. What worries the Russians the most is the damage to equipment and the loss of horses!&1t;/p>

At this time, Major General Arkady, the commander of the Fourth Assault Cavalry Division, was watching a group of people surrounding an elephant tank destroyer in the distance and was helpless. This self-propelled artillery equipped with a 1o7mm cannon is very useful. It is not only used to ambush German tanks and assault guns, but also a rare weapon for attacking. The powerful 15kg armor-piercing projectile is enough to deal with most targets. But now, the number of such expensive weapons is continuing to decline, and today, his assault division's last elephant self-propelled artillery is also forced to be discarded!&1t;/p>

"Is it really not possible? Even if it can be dragged away, we still need it." Major General Arkady walked to the front and looked at the steel giant beast that fell aside and had two broken shafts of the load-bearing wheel.&1t;/p>

"This chariot was destroyed not only by the load-bearing wheel. After hitting a landmine, the chariot transformer was also destroyed. He couldn't move at all. We would find a transformer for it and then find a crane and repair it in half a day. But we don't have the crane and spare parts to accompany us." A second lieutenant covered in oil next to him said.&1t;/p>

War is always accompanied by huge consumption. The Russians' Elephant-style self-propelled artillery is indeed powerful and powerful enough. Whether it is anti-tank or bunker strikes, they are first-class. However, as an emergency product in a hurry, this tank always has various problems from design to use. In order to be equipped with a heavy 1o7mm heavy artillery, this tank reduces other performance to the lowest level, and the protection is even dispensable. A nearly lost mortar shell may severely damage the tank.&1t;/p>

In addition to the beginning, these elephants gained some advantages by using ambush. In the subsequent fight, in the relatively fair situation between the two sides, the combat loss rate of the elephant self-propelled artillery was higher, because the continuous hit of the 12.7mm machine gun on the German tank could destroy it! A piece of hasty erected steel plate could not stop the attack of the 12.7mm machine gun armor-piercing incendiary bomb at a distance of 50 meters. What's more, most of the time, the Russians put down the barrier for the convenience of aiming. The result of this dying behavior is that before the artillery is destroyed, the personnel in the car are slaughtered.&1t;/p>

Therefore, the facts prove that the technical design may be practical, but it is definitely not a classic. Therefore, after a few days of bloody battle, the number of 2O self-propelled artillery for the Fourth Assault Division has been strengthened to this day, and all of them have been lost. In addition to combat losses, the reliability of equipment is also a big problem. After all, it was temporarily pieced together. After modern industrial products came out, they went to the battlefield without a period of running-in. What's more, the things that were produced in Russia without much background are abnormal!&1t;/p>

The motivation is overheated, the transformer fails intermittently, the track breaks, and the walking equipment is deformed due to fatigue. It is really not easy for the Russians to drive these problematic tanks around 40 kilometers behind enemy lines...&1t;/p>

In addition to the technical failure, there are also problems in the system. Simply put, the Russians are just thinking about how to solve the problem on the battlefield, but not how to solve the problem outside the battlefield, such as arranging a repair unit or something.&1t;/p>

Bavaria has been engaged in armored troops for more than ten years. This is not only to study equipment, formulate tactics and organization, but more importantly, it is also necessary to learn how to ensure that the chariots can be used under war conditions. However, even so, under the relatively harsh circular shape of the Western Front and under the harsh battlefield environment on the Western Front, 20% of the chariots are still unable to enter the battle due to maintenance and wear problems. The technical conditions of the First World War determine that the maintenance and maintenance difficulties are the second largest enemy of the chariots. What's more, the Russians who drove a duck on the shelves for the first time?&1t;/p>

Arkady's Fourth Assault Division was pretty good. After the 5-day assault battle, the number of self-propelled artillery that could be used was less than 30% of the initial number. Until now, the number of self-propelled artillery that the six assault divisions that had the deepest rush was only 2. The Russians naturally couldn't bear these precious artillery, so they planned to remove these artillery and see if they could be changed to traction. Unfortunately, the 122mm howitzer equipped by the Assault Cavalry Division was still smaller and could not be installed...&1t;/p>

In addition to the expensive and exquisite automatic artillery, the combat effectiveness of the Russians' 122mm howitzer is also rapidly declining. In addition to being destroyed in battle, the biggest problem is that the ammunition reserve is greatly reduced. A 122mm howitzer weighs about 2 okg. If the injection package is added, the weight of the transport needs to be nearly 3 okg in order to shoot a shell! A four-wheeled carriage is at most about 30 shells! After all, these vehicles only have about 30% of the distance to operate on hard ground.&1t;/p>

With the extension of the front line, the Luftwaffe's insurgency bombing and a large amount of horse losses, the reserve of the 122mm howitzer unit has dropped sharply, so that at present, the reserve of a 4-aircraft company of the Fourth Assault Cavalry Division has only 3 o'clock! This reserve of the reserve of the reserve of the support point in front of it is not even enough for a field battle!&1t;/p>

"I regret it now. If I had known this, I would rather walk by myself than carry two shells with horses!" Major General Arkadi said heartbrokenly. Of course, this was just anger. In fact, the number of horses in Arkadi's troops is not enough now! If before speaking, in order to ensure mobility, Arkadi's cavalry could have an average of two horses per person (including horses of the baggage vehicle). With the Fourth Assault Division alone, the Russians were assigned 23,000 horses!&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!