The decisive battle against the Third Reich

But Qin Chuan was actually not sure.

Although there are indeed enough ME63s in theory, ME63s have never stopped being transported since the 1st Infantry Regiment entered the battlefield, and now they have one thousand.

One thousand ME63s, if used well, can destroy three hundred enemy tanks. Even if this number is simply subtracted... 700 Soviet tanks were destroyed and 300 tanks were destroyed, leaving 400 tanks. This number is compared to the German tanks. Two hundred tanks no longer have much advantage.

What's more, judging from the combat situation on the Kovo Plain, the role that new weapons can play on the battlefield is sometimes not just a matter of adding or subtracting numbers, but also a matter of controlling the entire field.

For example, when a torrent of Soviet tanks attacked the German defense line, there happened to be only a dozen or twenty tanks that could break through the German fire blockade and penetrate the German defense line. Then it was these dozen or twenty tanks that formed the German defense line. Chaos leads to the final collapse of its defenses and ultimately the battle is lost.

If the ME63 can destroy these dozen or twenty tanks on the road, the Soviet tanks will come up in waves and all will be destroyed on the offensive road and will be unable to penetrate the German defense line.

Even this impact will become weaker and weaker as the number of tank wreckage increases and morale problems increase.

Therefore, if the ME63 can really destroy three hundred tanks, there will be no problem. At that time, I am afraid that the Soviet 5th Tank Army will have collapsed long ago, and the German army will undoubtedly win.

The question is whether ME63 can destroy the target with a hit rate of up to three to one as before.

Qin Chuan has been worried about a problem...the operator must continue to control the ME63 warhead for more than ten seconds. If this flaw is discovered by the Soviets, the effectiveness of the ME63 will be reduced exponentially.

Qin Chuan's worries unfortunately became a reality.

As an urgently developed and equipped anti-tank weapon, the ME63 will inevitably encounter some problems when used on the battlefield. For example, some ME63s are launched but do not explode.

As a result, the Soviets obtained two almost complete ME63 warheads.

Vatutin was overjoyed and immediately called in several scientific researchers to study and analyze it... The reason why the scientific researchers were moved to the front line instead of sending the rockets back was because they were worried about the risk of the rockets being sent back during the process. Accidental explosion.

Not surprisingly, the researchers discovered the wire connected to the rear of the warhead, and then naturally deduced how the rocket changed its trajectory in the air and hit the target.

"They believe that someone is controlling this rocket and making it hit the target!" Lieutenant General Kazakov reported to Vatutin: "It is using this wire connected to the rocket, and this has also been obtained It has been confirmed that many people have found such wires on the battlefield, but they don’t know what they are used for!”

"You mean..." Vatutin said while looking at the drawings and holding the wire in his hand that was so thin that it was difficult to detect with the naked eye: "They used this wire to control the rockets?"

"Yes, Comrade Vatutin!" Lieutenant General Kazakov replied.

"So, it's not tracking automatically?" Vatutin asked again.

"Yes, Comrade Vatutin!"

After a pause, Lieutenant General Kazakov pointed to the tracer tube behind the drawing and said: "Many of us have seen a bright spot behind it on the battlefield. We never understood the function of this bright spot before. Now combined with The wire...we think it is convenient for the shooter to observe the position of the rocket and make accurate adjustments!”

Vatutin nodded, and then said thoughtfully: "In other words, they need to continue to control this rocket for more than ten seconds before they can accurately hit the target..."

At this moment, the staff officer reported to Vatutin with a telegram: "Comrade Vatutin, Comrade Rotmistrov reported that the Germans are showing signs of retreat!"

Vatutin took the telegram without saying a word, and after reading it for a while, he turned his attention to the map.

"They may want to withdraw to the south of the Pushor River and defend the river!" Lieutenant General Kazakov said: "If this is the case, it will be troublesome!"

Vatutin said nothing. He looked at the rocket drawings and then at the time. It would be dawn in about twenty minutes.

Vatutin thought this was an opportunity, so he immediately ordered: "Send the information to Comrade Rotmistrov, and then ask him to organize an attack immediately. The Germans must not be allowed to escape to the south bank of the Pushor River!"

"yes!"

General Rotmistrov was leading his command group to observe the German troops on a high ground southwest of Prokhorovka.

From the beginning, Rotmistrov advocated taking the initiative to attack because he believed that his troops were strong enough to crush his opponents. However, Vatutin repeatedly ordered not to act rashly because the Germans had a new type of counterattack. Tank weapons, it is likely to inflict fatal blows to tank troops.

But Rotmistrov disagreed with this. He believed that the failure of the 5th Guards Tank Corps on the Kovo Plain was because the attack surface was not wide enough for the tank troops to deploy.

Prokhorovka is different. Here, tank troops can attack the enemy from both sides. Even if the Germans have any new weapons... they will eventually collapse under their overwhelming offensive.

It is precisely because of this that the Germans hope to withdraw to the south bank of the Pushor River.

Rotmistrov watched anxiously through the telescope as the light guiding the tank on the opposite side gradually faded away, and the staff around him kept reporting:

"Enemy tanks observed on Pushor River, heading to the south bank!"

“The Germans were found laying mines on the front lines!”

"The enemy is building fortifications on the south bank!"

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"Comrade Rotmistrov!" The staff officer reported at this time: "Comrade Vatutin ordered us to organize an attack immediately and not allow the enemy to escape to the south bank of the Pushor River!"

"Finally the wait is here!" Rotmistrov ordered: "Get ready for battle!"

"And this!" The staff officer handed over another telegram and said: "They found the weakness of the 'tracking rocket'!"

Rotmistrov took the telegram and read it, then nodded and said: "The end of the invaders has come!"

Therefore, before it was completely light, the Soviet army launched an attack on the German army.

The battle kicked off with an air battle and an artillery battle.

First, a large number of artillery shells rushed toward the German positions with roaring sounds, and a considerable part of them were aimed at the pontoon bridge on the Pusauer River... As long as the pontoon bridge was destroyed, the German troops could effectively prevent the German troops from retreating to the south bank of the Pusauer River.

Secondly, fighter planes covered a large number of bombers flying over the Pushor River. After dropping a few illumination bombs, the bombers dropped a large number of bombs on the pontoon bridge.

What the Soviets did not expect was that the German army had no intention of escaping to the south bank.