USSR 1941

The reason for the evacuation of the ammunition is simple. Those are the Germans' own ammunition, and of course they know where these ammunition is stored.

Therefore, in order to prevent these ammunition from being used by the enemy, they will at least make some efforts.

As a result, Andrianka immediately dispatched the car driver to drive the carloads of ammunition in the underground garage and basement out of the storage area and disperse them to various buildings.

The German army did not unload these ammunition and supplies from the vehicle, which also gave the Soviet army great convenience. Otherwise, it would only be carried by manpower, and it is unknown when the ammunition will be evacuated.

The next step is to withdraw troops from these buildings with ammunition.

As soon as Shulka and others left, the German bomber flew up on the back.

A "Stuka" dived down from the sky with a sharp howling sound and dropped aerial bombs. The targets were very clear, which were the buildings with stored ammunition and supplies.

It is still using the tactic that the Soviet soldiers called "turning circles"... A small group of "Stuka" bombers formed a circle, and then one after another dived and bombed towards the same target, throwing all the bombs together to destroy the target.

Of course, they sometimes dropped not just bombs, but petrol cans as well.

So, soon those buildings were riddled with holes, and at the same time, a raging fire ignited.

It is conceivable that if the ammunition and cars are still in the basement, they will soon be ignited by the gasoline that has penetrated and explode from the inside and the entire building will collapse.

But the German pilots obviously couldn't see this scene.

The only thing that makes Shulka regret is that he should have taught the soldiers of the 82nd Infantry Regiment to learn to use German equipment. After all, the probability of capturing and using German equipment in urban street battles is still very high.

But this seems to be nothing, because in general, the pull-bolt rifles are similar to use, especially the accuracy of the German K98K is higher than that of the Soviet Mosin Nagant.

If you switch from a high-precision rifle to a low-precision rifle, there may be various discomforts, discomfort, and even damage to confidence and morale.

But it's another matter if you switch from a low-accuracy rifle to a high-accuracy rifle, because they suddenly find that their marksmanship has improved, and what soldiers need to adapt to is the different weight and recoil.

The submachine gun can be replaced by MP38.

In this regard, it should be said that it is quite pitiful, because the "Poposa" submachine gun of the Soviet army is much better than that of the German army. The most obvious gap is the capacity of the ammunition, that is, the sustainability of firepower... This is especially important in street fighting. of.

Because if there are hidden enemies everywhere in the room, the MP38 with only 32 bullets is obviously not enough, and you can only wait for death if there are no bullets in half.

However, if the Bobosa submachine gun uses a drum, it has an almost abnormal capacity of 71 rounds. The "squeaky" burst of fire suppresses the enemy so that they dare not show their heads, and then others rush in to deploy troops for comprehensive suppression.

This is also one of the reasons why the Germans would throw away their MP submachine guns if they saw "Poposa" on the battlefield.

Shulka used a compromise method on this point. He ordered the logistics transport team to transport as many bullets as possible for the "Bobosha" submachine gun, so that the Soviet submachine gunners could use the "Bobosha" submachine gun for as long as possible. Porsha", which is obviously extremely important for street fighting.

It was Paulus, the commander of the Sixth Army, who first realized that something was wrong.

To be precise, Major General Andreas, the commander of the 29th Motorized Infantry Division, received the information first, and he reported to Paulus after ordering the air force to bomb the designated target... This is one of the reasons why the German army is more flexible in operations.

If it is the Soviet army, the infantry has no command over the air force, not even the artillery... Therefore, the coordinated operations of the Soviet army on the front line, such as bombing a certain target, must first be reported layer by layer until it is reported to the command of the group army or even the front army Only then can the air force or artillery be commanded from top to bottom to carry out bombing.

In the meantime, there is a risk of misinformation or taking too long to upload.

As for the German army, they will flexibly allocate or supplement troops according to the situation. For example, in order to cooperate with the 29th Motorized Infantry Division's attack on Mamayev Gang, an aviation brigade was assigned to the 29th Motorized Infantry Division to command.

So the division commander, Major General Andreas, can bomb targets such as ammunition storage points in the first place.

It's just that the bombing was still a step slower than Shulka.

But to be honest, the Soviet army had no choice but to implement this method of coordination.

The reason is that the Soviet army seriously lacks high-quality commanders. Its regimental commanders, even brigade commanders, division commanders, and even army commanders do not have the thinking and command ability to coordinate operations. Therefore, even if the air force and artillery are assigned to them, it will not help the battle situation. There was a situation where the air force and artillery were sent to the front line to kill people.

In desperation, the Soviet army brought the air force and artillery under the unified command of the group army and even the front army.

Therefore, in the final analysis, this is still a question of the quality of the commander.

Paulus was shocked when he received this information. He asked Andreas: "Hospital and school? They were occupied by the enemy at the same time in less than half an hour? I don't know how you fought this battle, Major General, then But we are attacking the forward base of Mamayev Kurgan, and your defenses are so lax!"

"No, general!" Andreas replied: "I have invested a regiment in these two places, and I have arranged a line of defense along the surrounding buildings. Under normal circumstances, the enemy would never capture them so easily!"

"Then what's the reason?" Paulus said angrily, "You know that's the throat of our attack line, and the whole attack plan might be ruined because of your mistake!"

"I don't know what's going on, General!" Andreas replied: "They seemed to come out of the ground, suddenly appeared in our hospital, and then suddenly attacked the hospital and the school. And the defense line I deployed on the outside is still not even moving..."

"From within?"

"Yes, General!"

Paulus froze for a moment, and then ordered: "Take them back, at any cost!"

"Yes, General!"

After putting down the phone, Paulus frowned. The purpose of this offensive plan he and Weicks formulated was to quickly capture Mamayev Post and destroy Stalingrad's defenses, that is, for a quick victory.

But now, the loss of the hospital and the school has brought many variables to this plan.

Apart from other things, even if Andreas successfully recaptures the hospital and the school, those supplies will not be returned, nor will the lost time be returned. Much preparation.