Chapter 633: 3 divisions
Thinking of this, the prince felt that the wallet in his pocket seemed to jump... "Okay, okay, this is just an idea, maybe there will be a lot of missing, but the Russian army on the opposite side should compare the coffee table, the problem should not be too big." Rupresit comforted himself this way.
In the end, this type of division was defined by the prince as an assault division, which was specifically used to cut the opponent’s front. In addition to the assault division, two other divisions were needed. One of them was the fast division in the past. The main function of such divisions is to follow Behind the assault division, infiltrate the opponent's front, consolidate and expand the breakthrough, and continue to work hard to follow the assault division's pace, to ensure that the formation of an encirclement situation against the enemy.
Different from previous plans, such a division will try to reduce the number of tanks. On the one hand, it is unnecessary. After all, the assault task has been handed over to the assault division. On the other hand, it is to save money, no way. The original plan of a fast division with a tank battalion of 45 tanks might be ruined by the problem of equipping infantry with trucks....
Such an infantry division can be regarded as close to the mechanized infantry division responsible for following up with the armored division in later generations. After the assault division breaks through the line of defense, the former continues to develop in depth and moves to the side of the opponent, while the latter is responsible for following up. Forming an encirclement, such troops will move slower than the assault divisions, and at the same time have weaker attack capabilities, but there are more artillery and sufficient troops to resist the opponent's counterattack, or to block part of the retreating Russian army. This kind of division is called a fast division.
Because the fast divisions need to shoulder the task of defending the breach and expanding the breach, their troop configuration will be slightly stronger, equipped with a large number of submachine guns, machine guns and howitzers, and when necessary, there will be special air force reinforcements. The size of these divisions is about 20,000. Bigger than assault division and ordinary division. It is expected that the Bavarian Army and the affiliated Austro-Hungarian Army may build seven such divisions.
The third type of division is the ordinary Bavarian division. Their mobility will be further reduced, but they have the largest number and largest heavy artillery group. Their task is to follow the rapid division to complete the encirclement and annihilation of the enemy. When the opponent decides to retreat or the line of defense is shaken, a large number of ordinary divisions will crush the opponent like a pan. And complete the final encirclement and annihilation.
"Actually, I don’t think the assault division needs to be involved in the encirclement mission. He only needs to hit the opposing military-level logistics center as soon as possible, and get rid of this point. In the absence of railways, their military-level logistics units The distance from the front line is only 100 kilometers. If our troops are not effectively blocked, 2 days are enough to reach their logistics center. If these centers are removed, they want to withdraw at least this distance. It takes about 5 days to walk, this is still without interference!" Prince Leopold said.
"In addition to encircling the opponent’s main force, what you mean is more important is the attack on the enemy’s deep units. Supply stations, transportation hubs, and main railway lines are all your targets. You can help the front by paralyzing the opponent’s supply system. The troops encircle the opponent to buy time?" The prince said thoughtfully.
"Yes, that's it. In addition to the number of Russian troops annihilated, the important indicator to measure whether our battle is completed is the consumption of Russian technology and equipment. There are many Russians and their soldiers are very cheap, but the technology and equipment are very high. Rare." The prince agreed.
"But now there is a new problem. If we succeed in occupying Russian Poland and allow the Russians to retreat in depth, our supply lines will be lengthened and the traffic situation will deteriorate further. For example, the Russians pushed to the Baltic Sea, If Belarus and Ukraine are on the front line, how do we fight next? Should we attack Ukraine or go north to the Baltic coast?" He said a question that has been bothering him. It is not difficult to defeat the Russian army, but how to defeat Russia is a very big problem.
The German army in history also has this problem. If you go north, you will face very fierce resistance. Neither the Gulf of Riga nor Petrograd can be easily captured. The road situation in Ukraine is worse and the front line is longer. It is not easy to solve. of. Although the prince used the Bolsheviks and support for the internal disputes in Poland to bring Russia to collapse, he still wanted to find a solution militarily.
"Ukraine is too far away from us. Although it can be occupied, it will consume a lot of our troops and energy. Our mobile force will gradually be consumed in the controlled area. Therefore, I do not recommend attacking Ukraine at the beginning. If we can obtain naval power If you cooperate, I am willing to directly push to Petrograd! These areas can be brought into the control of the German Empire in the future, and even the German Emperor believes that Ukraine is only suitable for establishing a vassal state." Leopold Prince Germany replied.
"I also agree with this view." said the prince. Historically, in August 1918, when the German Western Front was retreated step by step by the Allies, the Allies still had 50 divisions in Eastern Europe and Transcaucasus. , And these forces accounted for about a quarter of the Eastern Front! However, the occupation of Russian territory did not have enough income to compensate the 50 divisions in a short period of time, so the prince also meant that the Ukrainian and Transcaucasian regions should be chaotic first, and the scope of direct control should be reduced. Russia, after the end of World War I, turning your head and slowly picking up these places is the best way~www.wuxiaspot.com~To fight the Russians, the navy is a very important factor, and we have severely damaged Russia's After the Southwest Front Army and the Northwest Front Army, we can try to join forces with the navy to launch a landing battle on the coast of Poland, insert a knife behind the Russian neck, and directly eat all the troops in Russian Poland! In this case, we will greatly speed up the attack. Moreover, transportation by sea is faster than our transportation by rail. "The prince said.
"It depends on what the German Emperor meant. After all, the Imperial Navy wanted to listen to the German Emperor, and the landing operations would take a long time. Whether the German Emperor would agree and whether the High Seas Fleet would cooperate is difficult to say. As the commander of the High Seas Fleet, it may not be easy to agree, right?" The prince is not very optimistic about this.
"They will agree. To obtain control of the Baltic Sea and to assist the army in offensive is one of the important tasks of the Navy. They will not shirk. Moreover, it is not easy for us to defeat the British fleet, but the British want to threaten our coastal waters. It is also not easy, our offshore defense pressure is actually not great." The prince said.
Thanks to book friends who have Xue Xue, Golden Crab, First Guard Tank Brigade, Wang Yao's Young Guard Rabbit, xf-gzg, Cyf Diwang Tank, Blue Hot Spring, Slowly Touring K, Fat Cow King and other book friends Reward~~~! And book friends tq1377, after the moonrise at dusk, happy heroes, model husbands, cats and other book friends in the previous life~~~! Please subscribe for a reward~~~! ! !
