Chapter 1376 Direct Aim Support

Using smoke signals to mark the locations to be bombarded is strictly speaking an infantry tactic that was only widely popularized on the front line in the 21st century.

The equipment required to match this tactic also requires relatively high-end equipment, such as fighter-bombers, gunships, precision-guided air strike weapons, various long-range rocket launchers and TV-guided cruise missiles. It seems that after breaking away from the "high-end atmosphere and upgrading", this trendy-sounding tactic cannot be used at all.

Malashenko thought about this at first, mainly because after the infantry broke into the position to engage in close combat, they would always encounter embarrassing situations where light weapons could not defeat them, grenades could not explode, and a large number of people would die if they charged hard.

Malashenko has no control over what the other Red Army troops do. In other words, if you are so stubborn that you rush forward en masse with a hurrah and are mowed down by the German machine guns like wheat, that has nothing to do with me. No.

I am neither Zhukov nor Stalin, I am just a division commander at the tactical level. I have no control over the issues that big shots need to consider.

I just need to take good care of my three-thirds of an acre of land and figure out how to fight with my own soldiers.

Simply using the firepower that the infantry can carry to attack these tricky bunkers and firepower points of the Germans is obviously beyond the scope of capabilities and is unrealistic.

But what is our Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division? That was the most elite division-level unit among the entire Red Army tank corps, and what they lacked most was heavy weapons.

If the infantry can't handle it, let the tanks that coordinate the infantry charge handle it.

If there is no real-time interactive communication between Butan and Collaborative Radio, then find another way to do it! Use signal smoke bombs to mark the direct-aiming artillery attack point, and use the tank's main gun to load high-explosive bombs to directly blast the damn thing!

Because it was a special tactic proposed for the first time in history, when Malashenko's bold idea was first proposed, the division leadership, including the political commissar and Lavrinenko, actually held conservative opinions or even slightly Questionable.

The high-explosive shells of the tank's main gun are indeed very powerful. Even the smallest caliber 85-caliber gun has a charge that can withstand several grenades in one shot, and a blast of the gun will instantly send sand and rocks flying.

But if the smoke signal grenade marking the bombardment target is thrown crookedly, or if the German reacts and picks it up and throws it back, then if his own tank bombards his own people, wouldn't it mean that the German on the opposite side will destroy all his teeth? Laughed off?

Brainstorming is indeed a good method. Malashenko, who fully listened to the opinions of comrades in the division leadership team, quickly put forward some detailed improvements to his new tactical concept.

"We can solve the problem of the Germans picking up the marking flares and throwing them back directly from the equipment."

"Let Karamov find a way to change the marking flare itself into a flammable body. It can be flammable metal or flammable wood, or even fragile glass. As long as it can be ensured that after the thing is thrown to the ground, it will be on the spot. If it explodes or is so hot that you can’t hold it, that’s enough.”

"If the German wants to pick it up and throw it back later, he will have to risk his hands being burned and oily. The pain will be so painful that he won't even have the courage to reach out and grab it."

"As for the problem of throwing it crookedly, we can only strengthen the basic training of the soldiers. In addition, this kind of pilot equipment should not be installed on a large scale for the time being. Priority is given to the grassroots commanders and fighters at the squad level. At the lowest, it must be the deputy squad leader. Only those who have served for many years are eligible to use it. If you have veterans who have served for many years, you can consider it as appropriate and report it to Varosha for unified resolution. He will look after the matter personally. "

What I just proposed is just a tactical idea. Whether it will be effective or not depends on what happens after the specific implementation.

Malashenko himself had no idea. He just felt that there was a high possibility that this could be done, so for the time being, he decided to make a shrinking pilot equipment to see the effect. Besides, this was also modified by Karamov's Battlefield Demon. The temporary home-made equipment is definitely not enough if you spread it out over a large area.

However, judging from the current actual results, Comrade Ma's worries seem to be unnecessary.

In the hands of the Red Army squad leaders and deputy squad leaders who have rich combat experience and know the tricks used by the Germans, they are already familiar with where to throw the newly issued marking flares.

Several German infantrymen who had not yet realized what was happening were instantly sent into the sky by 85mm high-explosive shells.

The smoke and shock wave of the explosion not only tore apart the flesh and destroyed the firearms, but also dispersed the smoke signal mark that had just risen, annihilating it in the surrounding air and disappearing with the wind.

The submachine gunner holding the helmet on his head raised his head and took a look. He saw that at the end of the trench where an MG42 had been erected, the hidden firepower point was now only a relatively large crater gap and a pool of scarlet minced meat. , nothing else.

Oh, by the way, there is also a pile of metal remains that are so twisted and deformed that it no longer looks like a machine gun.

"This thing works great! Look at those Germans, you never dreamed that they would be killed by invisible tank shells, ha!"

"Let's talk about gossip later! The bullets are loaded, and if you need to change the ammunition, change it quickly! Get everything ready, and continue rushing with me!"

"I heard you all, follow comrade squad leader! Ula!!!"

One after another, the bunkers and hidden machine gun fire points in the blind spots on the German positions were marked by smoke flares thrown from various angles and directions, and then were completely destroyed in the face of the violent roaring high-explosive bombs. destroy.

Simple earthwork temporary bunkers cannot withstand the fierce bombardment of 85mm high-explosive bombs, not to mention that the Red Army tanks with rich firepower sometimes do not reward one, two, five, six or even seven or eight rounds of 85mm high-explosive bombs. The bombs are coming all at once, who the hell can withstand it?

To put it bluntly, being able to keep a rough body is already the greatest blessing for a German. What else do you want from a bicycle?

With a large number of automatic firepower and improved signal flare marking tactics, this close contact offensive and defensive battle seemed to be destined to end from the beginning.

This German light infantry, which seriously lacked the support of heavy weapons, was no match at all. Under such a fierce and rapid offensive, it was beaten to the extreme. The unstoppable rout followed like a flood that burst a dam.

"Comrade Division Commander! The enemy is being defeated, and the vanguard has achieved the first stage of victory! Do we want to continue to advance in pursuit?"

News of the victory came one after another from the radio transmitter at hand. Comrade Lao Ma, who was sitting in his commander's seat, was a little confused at first.