Chapter 499: evacuation

Chapter 499 Evacuation

The reason for the evacuation of the ammunition is very simple. Those are the German army's own ammunition. Of course they know where these ammunition is stored.

So, in order for these ammunition not to be used by the enemy, they will at least make some efforts.

So, Andrianka immediately transferred 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 the troops from these buildings with ammunition.

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

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

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 the same target, concentrating all the bombs to destroy them Target.

Of course, they sometimes drop not just bombs, but gasoline 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 those ammunition and cars are still in the basement, they will soon be ignited by the infiltrated gasoline and explode from the inside and the whole building will collapse.

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

The only thing Shulka regrets 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 doesn’t seem to be a big deal, because in general, the bolt-type rifles are similar to use, especially the German K98K’s accuracy is higher than the Soviet Mosin Nagant.

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

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

Submachine gun can be replaced by MP38.

In this regard, it should be said that it is quite pitiful, because the Soviet army's "Poposa" submachine gun is much better than the German army's MP38 and MP40. The most obvious difference is the capacity bomb, which is the sustainability of firepower... This is true in street fighting. especially important.

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 you run out of bullets halfway through.

If the Bobosha submachine gun uses a drum, it has a nearly 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 German army 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, 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 group army or even the front army command Only then can the air force or artillery be commanded from top to bottom to carry out the bombing.

During this period, there will be a risk of misinformation or the risk of being unable to upload after too long.

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, they assigned an aviation brigade to the 29th Motorized Infantry Division.

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

It's just that this bombing is still a step slower than Shulka.

But to be honest, the Soviet army had no choice but to implement this kind 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.

So, 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 be able to capture them so easily!"

"Then what is the reason?" Paulus said angrily: "You know that is the throat of our offensive line, and the entire offensive plan may be destroyed 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 caused many variables in this plan.

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

(end of this chapter)