Arc of Gunfire

At eight o'clock in the morning on the 19th, Wang Zhong heard the roar of tanks outside. He cut his perspective and saw the leading brigade of the 40th Tank Army approaching in a mighty manner.

After switching back, he gestured to Pavlov and Popov: "The 40th Tank Army should have arrived. Let's go out to greet them and see how many tanks have been damaged."

Popov: "I think one-fifth of it was broken, right?"

"Based on our previous long-distance maneuvering experience, it's one-fifth. However, they shouldn't have as good a maintenance and care as ours, I guess one-third." Pavlov said.

Wang Zhong: "Then I can only bet one-half."

Everyone else laughed, and Wang Zhong himself didn't hold back and laughed along with them. Obviously everyone didn't think there would be so many non-combat losses.

After laughing, Wang Zhong made a gesture, and then led everyone towards the door.

Barev: "I have told you that so many broken tanks may be because the quality of the new tanks is not up to standard. This conclusion can be drawn because two-thirds of the broken down tanks are new tanks, and they all have engine problems. ”

Pavlov looked back at Wang Zhong: "Commander, you really won the bet."

After the No. 4022 tank came to a stop, the turret hatch was opened, and a tank soldier wearing a general's uniform came out, took off his anti-collision tank cap, put on his officer's cap, jumped off the tank, straightened his clothes, and then walked towards Wang Zhong. Come.

At this time, a lieutenant ran over and whispered a few words in Barev's ear.

The commander of the 40th Army turned his head and looked at it, then awkwardly corrected: "The leading troops of the 40th Tank Army have arrived."

Wang Zhong: "Then while the enemy is still unable to react, with the cooperation of artillery, we attack the remaining three enemy infantry divisions in front of us."

Kosikov frowned: "I really didn't notice... Barev!"

Barev glanced at Kosikov and then reported loudly: "We just received a report from the heavy tank brigade. The number of broken down tanks has reached 55. There are also some minor problems with other tanks. They plan to stop and repair them. Tank, let’s start again at dawn.”

"The grass is too difficult to walk on, and our support force is insufficient." Korsikov argued, "Furthermore, the quality of new tanks is very poor. You really can't blame us."

"So invest in as many tanks as you can support, rather than simply stacking them. The stacking will easily lead to the already weak support capability being dragged down and flattened. It could have guaranteed 21 tanks to engage the enemy, but now it can only guarantee 15. "

As soon as I walked out of the warehouse gate, I saw a T34 tank with a flag flying in. The tactical number was 4022. Mr. Wang Zhong felt that this tactical number was also forcing him to take the bus number 422.

Damn it, I just chose one half after you finished choosing the others!

Wang Zhong: "I'm not happy at all."

Soon a colonel who looked a bit bookish ran over: "Hello, general, what do you need me to do?"

Kosikov: "We have broken tanks, are there many new tanks?"

Wang Zhong's true prediction was also based on the attrition of his troops when they moved here, so it was similar to Popov and Pavlov's estimate.

Wang Zhong: "How can it be calculated like this? The real situation is this: Your support capability can ensure that 21 tanks rush to the enemy. No matter how much you pile up, 21 tanks will rush to the front in the end, because the extra tanks If a tank isn't adequately protected, it just breaks down on the road.

Wang Zhong wanted to say something else, but Popov smoothed things over: "General, you just lost half of your bet, which shows that you also expected this situation."

Wait a moment, Wang Zhong suddenly thought of something: a large part of the tanks that broke down in the mobile group army were recently replaced.

Kosikov's eyes widened: "It does seem to make sense!"

Pavlov coughed: "As for the 100 KVs, we have decided to break them up into various units and use them dispersedly. Rokossov believes that 100 KVs are too concentrated and will be hindered by logistical capabilities."

He turned to the commander of the 40th Army and cut the plug-in to see the commander's name - in fact, he could see it by looking at the establishment table before, but he disliked Ante's name being too long and was too lazy to read it. There was a plug-in anyway.

I didn't expect that a tank brigade could actually destroy 40% of the tanks.

Wang Zhong was also shocked. Is there still such a way of thinking? Not to mention, this idea is quite deceptive.

So he asked Kosikov: "Are most of your damaged tanks new tanks that were just issued?"

Army Commander: "The 112th Tank Brigade, the vanguard force I lead, has a total of 70 T34s, and the actual number is 41."

When Wang Zhong arrived, he saluted and said loudly: "Salute to you, General Rokossov! The 40th Tank Army has arrived!"

Wang Zhong: "What's going on? But it doesn't matter."

"Got it!" Kosikov said loudly - probably because Wang Zhong had raised his voice just now.

Wang Zhong: "This is the right argument! We can fight whatever kind of war we have as much logistical capability as we have. Modern war is a logistical war. Do you understand?"

Wang Zhong: "General Kosikov, your tank brigade has been reduced by half before it even reaches the battlefield. How are you going to attack the enemy?"

Bar-Lev: "Before that, can we send rescue forces to drag over all the tanks we dropped along the way? Some tanks have normal running mechanisms, but their engines are broken, so they can be towed."

Wang Zhong looked at Pavlov, and the chief of staff shook his head directly: "Although we have a lot of tractors, we can't tow so many at once. It will probably take a week to tow back all the stranded tanks."

Kosikov was shocked: "Are you going to take my 100 KVs? I don't see why this is necessary! KVs do have a high failure rate, but shouldn't more be concentrated if the failure rate is high? In this way, more tanks will rush to the Prosen people!"

Kosikov was immediately overjoyed: "Yes! Guarantee to complete the task! We will use 100 KVs as the vanguard to raid the enemy's position!"

Although the 40 should mean the 40th Tank Army, the number behind it is simply a serial number, and there may be tactical numbers such as 40122 later.

Maybe the Russians on Earth really thought so at first, but it didn't work in the end.

Pavlov stepped forward and asked, "How many tanks were lost on the march?"

Wang Zhong saluted in return, and then asked, "Is the 40th Tank Army just this small?"

Wang Zhong took over Pavlov's words: "Then let's do this first. When all four of your armored brigades arrive, gather them together and form an assault group."

Pavlov looked at Wang Zhong: "It seems that this is the case. Although a series of measures have been taken, the decline in equipment quality has not been avoided."

Popov nodded: "If this is true, the entire army should have received many reports."

Kosikov saluted: "Yes, form an assault group. Then what?"

Popov looked at Wang Zhong: "You are still as good as a god."

Wang Zhong wanted to curse in his heart.