Chapter 3236 Red Dawn (Part 2)

Following Malashenko's order, all units of the leading troops who had already entered the attack starting position and were in their respective positions immediately launched an attack. ◆𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 Search for 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝟓𝟐𝟎𝐜𝐨𝐦Read◆

This was a large-scale attack with a total of 20,000 troops from all branches of the military. Before the torrent of steel rushed into the battlefield, Jack, who was holding a telescope and staring at the battlefield, first heard a sound of The sky howls far and near.

"Oh God, that's--that's a Russian missile! Missile coming!"

Whoosh whoosh——

A total of four surface-to-ground short-range tactical ballistic missiles rose from the launch position beyond the distant visual range, roared over the field of vision of the director's office and the guest seats, and fell straight down to the target position.

Bang bang bang bang——

The four tactical ballistic missiles accurately landed on the four highlands that had been marked in advance. The missiles without warheads were like huge iron lumps falling from the sky, and they stuck firmly on the front slope, reverse slope, or on the high ground. Near the top and other landing points, the dust raised by the huge kinetic energy shot straight into the sky and flew to an altitude of at least twenty or thirty meters.

As soon as the missiles fell here, Malashenko's director's department immediately took action.

Many Soviet generals present were either on the phone or holding radios to confirm the situation. They were also busy with a group of school officers. After just one minute, a major general walked quickly to Malashenko. Salute report.

"Reporting to Comrade Commander, the Tactical Missile Brigade of the Leader's Army has completed its strikes on the four predetermined target positions, all of which accurately hit the targets. The personnel and equipment of the East German troops under attack have been judged to have been completely destroyed."

"I got it, I saw it. The fight was really good and accurate. The director recorded it truthfully, reported the battle damage to the East German battlefield headquarters, and removed all personnel and equipment that were judged to be total losses."

"Yes, Comrade Commander."

After Malashenko's order was given, Jack, who was sitting on the sidelines, saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart. He still had many questions about this Soviet military exercise, which was his first on-site observation.

After the major general who came to report was ordered to leave, Jack, who had been thinking about what he had just seen, asked Malashenko.

"General, I have looked at the four points that were just hit. According to the materials, they are the four commanding heights and warning positions of the East German troops. In fact, no troops were deployed. I understand this is to avoid accidental damage."

"But I don't understand. It's clear from the data that two battalions of East German troops were stationed at these four positions, so how could it be determined immediately that they had been completely wiped out?"

What Jack meant was simple.

I know you Russians are simulating missile strikes, but isn’t the power of your missiles a bit too great?

The warhead of a tactical ballistic missile can hold up to 800 kilograms to one ton, which is indeed quite powerful, but it is still a bit too "shocking" to cover a position in an instant.

Jack expected that Malashenko would definitely not engage in those pretentious tricks to fool people, and Malashenko's next answer was nothing but shocking.

"It's a tactical nuclear missile, Jack."

"The military-affiliated ballistic missile brigade of the Leader's Army is equipped with tactical nuclear weapons. Our operational and tactical nuclear doctrine is defined based on the "three firsts" of "being the first to use nuclear weapons, the first to form a breakthrough, and the first to overcome a nuclear explosion."

"What you see now is the scene after this theory has been transformed into practical operations. The leading army is the offensive party in this live-fire confrontation exercise. It is the first to use nuclear weapons and the first to form a positional breakthrough."

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In the past, I had only learned about some basic concepts of the Soviet military's tactical nuclear doctrine from intelligence with high or low credibility.

Although the Soviet Union has always been open to strategic-level nuclear doctrine, it is very clear and clear, and it is known to the world. It has established and maintained a very high strategic deterrence through this.

However, the core doctrine of operational tactics that has been brought down to the level of Soviet battlefield operations has always been a strategic ambiguity that is partly open and partly secret, making it visible to the enemy but incomprehensible and unable to make accurate judgments and conclusions.

Moreover, the Soviet army's operational and tactical nuclear doctrine is not static. As far as Jack knows, in the years since Malashenko took office, the operational and tactical nuclear doctrine of the East German cluster has been revised and submitted several times. reviewed and ultimately passed.

As for the details, I'm sorry, I don't know at all.

The CIA, which spends money for nothing but does nothing to do actual work, is simply a helper. It is astonishing that it can't even find out any relevant information about the adjustment of the Soviet army's battle tactics and nuclear doctrine.

And what's even more embarrassing is that if he is caught by the Russian KGB, that's it. After all, everyone knows what the Russian KGB is capable of. The CIA is not on the same level as you, the CIA, who handles everything from assassinations to rebellion.

What made Jack speechless the most was that the CIA was a bunch of losers who couldn't even escape the eyes of the Germans in East Germany. Every now and then, they were invited by the Stasi to eat German meals in the basement.

Without the Russians taking action, the Germans first killed most of the CIA intelligence informants, spies and agents.

This kind of frustration of being "embarrassed in the face of a loser", not to mention how the CIA felt about itself, Jack himself, who was sitting at the NATO Allied Forces Command, felt ashamed.

Facing the inquiries and reminder messages from Malashenko, who lives in the same city, it was like a slap in the face. Moreover, he could not say a word even after being beaten. The more he said something, the more embarrassing he would be.

To truly understand what the operational and tactical nuclear doctrine currently being implemented by the East German cluster is, it is through seeing it with one’s own eyes on the East German cluster’s own exercise ground, with Malashenko explaining on the side, through literally “enemy charity” "Only to learn the details.

Despite Jack's calm appearance on the surface, it was because he was in a high position and had a long-term power in the city. It seemed that the person who was about to be promoted to the top military attache of the US military would not be able to even cover up this.

But actually?

Jack, who felt that the thousands of horses in his heart were comparable to the Russian torrent of steel speeding past, had long scolded those humanoid self-propelled bastards hundreds of times.

In intelligence work, you need to go to the enemy's home and be invited to the enemy's door to understand it clearly. So what kind of intelligence work are you doing?

With the mentality of "Forget it, I won't be responsible for this mess in Europe any time soon anyway", I chose to put it behind me and leave the trouble to my next successor after returning to China to figure out a solution on his own.

Jack turned his attention back to the training field in front of him and continued to stare at the torrent of steel that the leader's army had launched. What was seen rushing forward in the flying dust was the Russians' new main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.