USSR 1941

Major General Basarab is the commander of the Romanian 1st Armored Division.

Although this was the first time the Romanian army participated in combat, it does not mean that Major General Basarab has no combat experience... He is a veteran of the First World War, the difference is that he commanded a cavalry regiment at that time.

Major General Basarabu believed that this was not a very suitable time to attack, because the artillery of the 1st Armored Division did not even have time to keep up.

As I said before, most of Romania’s logistical supplies use mules and horses, including cannons are also towed by mules and horses... The few cars are allocated to the tank regiment to transport gasoline, so the artillery has almost no cars to use.

This is almost a nightmare for artillery.

Because the car can not only be used to tow the cannon but also carry a certain number of shells.

Without cars, it means that all of this must rely on human and animal power.

To make matters worse, it was raining heavily at this time, and the roads in the Soviet Union that were not well maintained were run over by the tanks and cars walking ahead, so there was a helpless scene for the Romanian artillery following: the horses were ahead Dragging the cannon with great difficulty, the coachman whipped the horse hard beside him, and the artilleryman shouted slogans in the rain and pushed the cannon wheel. Finally, the cannon was pushed out of one mud pit, but fell into another pit in the blink of an eye...

So the artillery fell behind the tank regiment by more than a hundred kilometers.

"Your Excellency, General!" Major General Basarabu reported to Schobert: "Our artillery failed to keep up. Without the cover of artillery, it would be difficult for us to launch an effective surprise attack on the Russians!"

Major General Basarab's words are reasonable, especially when the speed of Romanian tanks is so touching, it is even more necessary to prepare artillery fire to deal the first blow to the enemy and make it impossible to deal with it calmly.

"Go to hell with the artillery, Major General!" Schobert said. "By the time they get there, the Russians will hit the coast of the Black Sea!"

What Schobert said is also reasonable. More than 100 kilometers, for the Romanian artillery who only advance 20 to 30 kilometers a day, it will take at least five days.

"Use your tanks, Major General!" Schobert added after a while: "Rush towards them as fast as you can, understand? Their tanks are even less than yours, as long as you charge forward, they will quickly It will collapse!"

"Yes, general!" Major General Basarab replied helplessly.

There is actually a misunderstanding in this.

The Soviet armored forces were indeed vulnerable in the eyes of General Schobert, because the German armored forces once defeated 1,000 tanks with 100 tanks.

But now the Romanian 1st Armored Division is facing 100 tanks of a motorized division of Su with 200 tanks.

Coupled with the fact that the Romanian army is prepared to fight unprepared, General Schobert believes that at least this battle is sure to win.

Admiral Schobert hopes that the victory of this battle will slow down the advancing speed of the Soviet army and give the German infantry divisions defending in front more time to prepare... The German infantry divisions are digging nervously 30 kilometers ahead Anti-tank trenches were laid with mines.

But that's not the case in real fights.

"Fire!"

With Captain Venyakov's shout, the battlefield became lively like a pot exploded, and pieces of bullets and shells poured in the direction of the Romanian army.

The Soviet soldiers didn't even see the target clearly, all they could see was a shadow in the rain, and Shulka was the same.

But at this time, I can't take care of so much anymore. Anyway, it's right to shoot in the direction of the enemy.

If it is just a comparison of tanks, neither the enemy nor the enemy will take advantage.

The tanks equipped in Romania are slightly insufficient in terms of firepower, because both the R2 and R35 are 37MM tank guns, and the R35 is still a short-barreled 37MM gun with insufficient armor-piercing ability. (Note: The French R35 was replaced with a long-barreled gun in 40 years,

The Romanian army did not change)

But at this time, the distance between each other is close enough to penetrate each other, so the advantage of the Soviet 45MM gun is weakened.

As a result, the tanks on both sides suffered casualties. After a while, the battlefield was full of flames from burning tanks, as well as the screams of soldiers ignited by the flames.

But Shulka knew that this actually meant that the Romanian Army had failed.

The reason is simple. There are only one tank battalion and one infantry battalion of the 131st Motorized Division lined up on the road, while the Romanian army is the main two tank regiments... The Romanian army is blocked and cannot break through, which means Their flanks were exposed to the follow-up Soviet troops.

In fact, this is an inevitable result, the tank speed is too slow.

A slow speed means that you cannot break through quickly, that you cannot respond in time, and that you are passively beaten.

Sure enough, ten minutes later, a shell slammed into the Romanian army's position, and the smoke and water vapor from the shell was like a big hand covering the Romanian army... The artillery of the Soviet army used cars to maneuver Yes, they took advantage of the time just now to set up the cannon and complete the test firing, and then fired pieces of shells towards the enemy.

The shells fired for ten minutes, and then a tank unit burst out from the side and went straight into the smoke.

Shulka couldn't see what happened, because the battlefield had long been shrouded in a "white fog".

All he could see was a flash of light and screams in the "white mist" from time to time.

But even so, everyone knew that the enemy was doomed, because no one was charging towards the highway defense line anymore.

Lieutenant Venyakov was right not to order a charge, since a charge in such circumstances could easily lead to friendly casualties.

After waiting for another ten minutes, the sound of gunfire slowly subsided and gradually faded away.

"Is this the end?" Leonyev asked in surprise, "We won?"

"I think so!" The old soldier answered, even he couldn't believe that the battle was won so easily.

"It's easier than imagined, isn't it?" Shulka seized this opportunity to advertise to the recruits: "As long as you follow the orders, you can defeat the enemy and survive!"

"That's right!" replied the recruits. "We have already defeated the enemy twice!"

"The casualties this time are much smaller than last time!"

"And there are no fewer enemies than last time!"

...

The actor wanted to say something but Shulka stopped him with a wink.

The veterans all know that there is a reason for the small loss this time. The enemy is the Romanian army with weak combat effectiveness. This may even be their first battle. Of course, it is different from the German army that has fought all the way from Europe.

However, Shulka thinks it is better not to say these words, it can at least make the recruits more relaxed, or give them a little more hope.