Arc of Gunfire

Chapter 264 Prediction (Update 21/33)

When the applause ended, the professors all looked at Professor Valery.

So Valery sighed and stood up and said: "Lieutenant General Rokossov, is it not good to completely deny our theory like this? Our theory mainly lies in offense, and it is normal to encounter some problems when defending. . If the attack..."

Wang Zhong looked at the vice principal: "Whether it is offensive or defensive, tanks require a large number of support troops. Modern warfare is a multi-arms combined warfare, and it is also a logistics war.

"As for our tank division, 80 tanks are only equipped with three tractors, and there are no professional maintenance personnel at all. I have seen too many tanks being thrown on the roadside with just a little malfunction, and there is no tractor to repair it. After it was towed back, there were no professional maintenance personnel to repair it.

"When such a force attacks, even if the enemy doesn't offer any resistance, all tanks will break down on their own during the advance."

When Wang Zhong said this, he kept staring at Professor Valery, forcing him to lower his head.

Seeing that the professor had no intention of refuting, Wang Zhong turned to the students and continued:

"As long as you have been on the battlefield, you will know that, except for those tanks that were completely burned on fire, quite a few tanks can actually be repaired. The Prosen Armored Forces are excellent in all aspects, especially their battlefield maintenance.

"If we lose control of the battlefield, their maintenance units may be able to repair a considerable number of damaged tanks. This is also the reason why their tanks have never been finished.

"In the future, our army's armored forces will not only have various auxiliary combat units, but also maintenance units. Repairing a tank requires much less man-hours and costs than building a new one. In this kind of all-out war, this Very important."

In fact, it stands to reason that Wang Zhong, no, "Rokosov" has no way of knowing the enemy's maintenance capabilities. But before Wang Zhong traveled through time, he read a lot of information as a military fan, and he discovered something interesting very early on.

When Santoku is not replenished, sometimes the number of tanks will increase.

For example, in Kursk, the Imperial Division reported on July 11 that it had 18 Long-Gun IVs (probably F2 or H) ready for dispatch. By July 13, they had 20 Long-Gun IVs ready for dispatch.

Two more cars will be repaired.

The No. 3 long-barreled tanks are even more outrageous. There were 34 long-barreled No. 3 tanks on the 11th, and the number increased to 43 on the 12th. The number of repaired tanks was much more than the battle-damaged tanks.

So the game Men of War is actually quite realistic from a certain perspective. The tanks on the battlefield can be repaired. The magical thing is that anyone can repair cars in Men of War.

At this moment, Wang Zhong was determined to establish a maintenance capability in Ant's army that was not inferior to that of the enemy Proson - at least to establish such a maintenance capability locally.

That's why he said that.

At this time, some students raised their hands: "But the Plossians are going to lose the war, aren't they? My father is the commander of the Army Group. They said that when the counterattack starts in December, the Plossians will lose the war. We will quickly Advance to Prosenia’s homeland and fulfill the promise to meet in Prosennia.”

The students around this student also spoke: "Yes, my father said so too."

"And my dad."

Wang Zhong could tell that this was a small group, probably all the sons of military nobles.

The one who just took the lead continued: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, I heard that you were supposed to be the commander of the Western Front and be promoted to general, but you refused. Why did you refuse such a lucrative position that would lead to a lot of military exploits? My father never understood it. "

Wang Zhong: "Did he also say that my command ability is not enough to command the front army?"

Just kidding, I have commanded thousands of armies - in "Hearts of Iron".

The student was a little embarrassed: "Well... I had a fight with my father because I admire you very much. This..."

Wang Zhong turned to the lecturer presiding over the confrontation and said: "Switch to the map west of Yebao."

The instructor immediately operated the mechanical device, so the map on the wall rolled up, and the new map unfolded with the sound of the motor.

Wang Zhong drew a line on the map with the two-meter-long pole in his hand: "I think the enemy will block our army's winter counterattack here."

There was an immediate buzz below, and even the most withdrawn students couldn't help but start discussing.

"What's the reason?" the son of the group army commander asked loudly.

Wang Zhong: "Send your name first, and then we will discuss this issue."

"Maslow Boyev."

Wang Zhong frowned slightly when he heard the name: "Aren't you a noble?"

The composition of this name does not look like that of the Ant people, because there is no patronymic name in the middle.

Masloboev smiled and said: "How can the nobles worship you? You are a traitor to them. Can you answer my question now?"

Wang Zhong: "Your father is..."

Maslow: "Lieutenant General Boev, commander of the 21st Army Group."

Wang Zhong: "Nice to meet you, Maslow. Let me tell you why I think we can only advance here. The first is logistics. If the enemy wants to establish a large logistics node, it will be on this line. When the enemy reaches this line, The supply situation will be greatly improved.

"Secondly, this line has terrain suitable for defense. The southern line is the Dua River. Although the northern line is plain and has no rivers, there are fortifications we built. These fortifications did not block the enemy, but in turn they would block us.

"Even when the Kalanskaya encirclement closed, the Prosen Army still had the will to resist. At that time, they were hungry, lacked ammunition, and had no antifreeze lubricants, but they still caused us considerable casualties."

After speaking, Wang Zhong took the two-meter-long pole as a rifle and asked, "Do you still have any questions?"

Professor Valery: "Well... at this time, it's better not to say things that will make the enemy's ambitions destroy your own prestige..."

Wang Zhong: "I am a soldier. If I were naive, it would lead to thousands of casualties."

Maslow: "Are you saying that the commander of the Western Front, General Tukhachev, is naive?"

Wang Zhong: "I mean, everyone who thinks they can defeat the Prosen Empire quickly is naive. This is destined to be a protracted war."

After Wang Zhong finished speaking, the whole room fell silent, which was in sharp contrast to the thunderous applause just now.

At this time, another student spoke up: "So you are hiding in the rear under the name of the Imperial Iron Wall and the Imperial God of War? Are you planning to come out when you are about to win?"

With this contemptuous tone, Wang Zhong boldly guessed that this was a brat from the aristocratic faction.

Wang Zhong: "Send your name."

"Alexey Petrovich Valkov, son of Prince Peter Alexandrovich Valkov."

Wang Zhong: "The reason why I temporarily left the front line is to solve the problems I discovered. My 1st Guards Infantry Division has gone to the Kubinka training base. I hope to use it as a blueprint to establish a series of new divisions. These The teacher should no longer be cut open and stabbed through by the Prossen people like tofu like other teachers.

"I also plan to correct the design errors of the T34 and develop a more powerful tank. In addition, I also have a lot of opinions on the equipment of our air force."

Valkov asked: "Even you admit that our T34 is good enough, right?"

Wang Zhong: "Good enough? No, no, he is only good enough when facing the enemy's No. 3 and No. 4 equipped with short-barreled cannons. When the enemy switches to long-barreled cannons, they will not be good enough. Especially the bad ones The long-range shooting ability will cause a lot of sacrifices for our tankers, and then we will never be able to recruit ace tankers with enough experience. "

In fact, they can still save up, but not enough, and they will die at any time. Anyone who survives until the end of the war will be an extremely lucky Slavic superman.

Valkov: "Do you also believe in the theory that Prosins are a superior race? You actually assert that they will definitely be able to develop better tanks?"

What a big hat!

Wang Zhong: "The reason why T34 can win a first-hand armor and bullet confrontation is because of its excellent appearance. This appearance can be learned, and anyone can learn it. This has nothing to do with whether the race is excellent. Of course, I want to know when the enemy can learn it. Put a question mark.

"Until then, I think they'll first try to fit their tanks with longer guns. That's easy to do."

Valkov: "I didn't expect that our Prince, His Highness, was so afraid of the Prossens. No wonder you said at that time that our victory was all thanks to General Mu and General Dong."

Wang Zhong: "Using the weather is also a very important ability for generals. I don't think it is a shameful thing. But we can only use it this time, and the Prossenians will be ready next year.

"So we must also prepare for a more severe struggle situation. The current Ant Army, after the mud ends early next year, may have to pay a heavy price to block the enemy's summer offensive. I don't want to see soldiers anymore because of the military His death was in vain because of his doctrinal errors and feeble-minded equipment design.”

Valkov: "That's a design approved by the former Tsar!"

Wang Zhong: "Yes, and this design killed a lot of people, including my father and my good brothers. Did the former tsar die because he missed the crown prince who died for his country, or did he die because of guilt? I think Put a question mark."

In fact, everyone in Yebao knew to some extent that the Tsar died for treason, but they didn't say it clearly.

Alexey Petrovich Valkov snorted: "Let's see, anyway, the enemy is in this state, and the counterattack will soon reach the line you drew!"

Wang Zhong: "Yes, I hope we won't make too many sacrifices in front of the enemy's new line of defense."

After saying that, he turned back and looked at the marks he had made on the map with his long pole.

After a few seconds, he decided not to think about these things that he could not influence, and to complete the things that needed to be done one by one.

After visiting the school today, we went directly to the Ordnance General Administration. After all, Wang Zhong is still the chairman of the Military Equipment Special Review Committee. This committee currently does not have an office location and has not set up a shelf. In other words, Wang Zhong is the only commander-in-chief.

However, according to the functions of the committee, it is responsible for re-examining the equipment currently produced based on the actual needs of the battlefield.

Just looking at this description is quite powerful.

Wang Zhong planned to rush to the General Administration of Ordnance and use this title to force the General Administration to make some improvements to the equipment currently produced.