217 – Tank Defense (1) – The Gdanskow Offensive
The 7th Brigade, led by Lumia Blue, succeeded in cutting off the enemy’s waist. Originally, the downside of the cavalry is that once it starts to stagnate, it really stagnates to the bottom.
The place where the tribute unit was heading was the Artana Highlands of Polania.
As it is a highland area, it possesses strong fortress lines, so the advance of armored forces is indispensable in order to occupy it.
As I predicted, the armored units, whose supply lines were cut off, couldn’t do anything about it, and were confined in an 8km-long congestion zone.
The follow-up foot soldiers were also at a loss, not knowing what to do with the front and rear blocked.
“Now! Contact the 1st Battlefield, pour all the artillery power of the division into Artana!”
“Okay!!”
The adjutant hurriedly left the command center. The state has already identified civilian facilities in the vicinity through aerial reconnaissance. Since it is a highland area with no buildings, let alone private houses, I was thinking of leveling the entire tank by mobilizing all the firepower I had.
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As soon as my order was given, artillery battalions deployed in various places opened fire.
37Mm, 105mm, 125mm…… The rain of steel pouring in all directions wiped out the entire area, and even the remaining troops were unilaterally hunted by Roxanna’s fighter squadron.
Of course, the Reinhalt Empire did not sit still.
In the first place, the main aircraft used by Uk ran is Reinhardt’s Manfred fighter.
The aviation power was definitely inferior to Uk ran, but if there was one difference from Reinhalt, most of Uk ran’s aircraft used magic composite engines.
Its own engine output lags behind that of a fossil fuel engine, but the Mado Combined Engine excels in flexibility and responsiveness.
Aerial combat does not take place on a flat surface.
Wind direction, strength, surrounding environment, climate. Any variable can have a lethal effect, and the Uk ranian pilots, who can change their maneuvers at will according to such variables, have proven it through sheer skill.
In addition, Roxanna Elim’s 1st Fighter Squadron members are veterans who have continuously accumulated experience from the time of their first creation to the last Lunetsk Front.
Dodge the high-speed attack with aerobatics.
Attempted a deceptive maneuver that disturbed the pilot’s vision. Once he got used to it, he would show an irregular pattern again, dropping all of Reinhalt’s aircraft from the sky.
Neither Reinhardt nor Uk ran, surface-to-air power has not developed compared to air power. In other words, it means that once the right to provide is captured, it is the end.
Anyway, in the case of the Army Air Corps, I left my jurisdiction a long time ago.
I just prayed in my heart that Roxanna Elim would complete the operation as well as always.
***
Rumia Blue, commander of the 7th Mobile Brigade, was driving around the front in a jeep. Her adjutant begged her not to do this, but she headed for the battlefield.
“One of the things I learned under the division commander was the importance of small unit tactics. In the current situation, I have to walk around the front lines and see them with my own eyes.”
Desktop discussions were forbidden. How many soldiers have fallen victim to that tabletop argument in the past few battles?
Ukrain cannot make such a mistake, and he himself cannot repeat it.
On the one hand, the emotions were also new.
‘I wonder if Director Enoch felt this way too.’
The stance of begging me not to go has changed before I knew it. Although that was always Rumia Bluet’s role.
She said that now she was going to the front line because her men were ripping off her.
“Glory to the motherland!!”
When the jeep Rumia rode arrived at the defensive position, a soldier standing guard gave a loud salute. Her face was smeared with soot and was far from neat, but the fighting spirit and intelligence in her eyes were still shining.
“Glory.”
“The battalion commander is in a simple command post with his staff.”
“Thank you, soldier. There are so many hardships.”
In response to Rumia’s warm cheer, the soldier slightly blushed at her. The only thing that didn’t change in the middle of the battlefield was the beauty of the young brigade commander.
“Thank you! Suffer!!”
As the jeep passed by, the senior soldier, who was watching it, struck the helmet of the successor soldier.
Puck!
“Ah! Why are you hitting me!!”
“Yumma, if you want to look at that person, you have to come back with a brigadier general in 5 years.”
“I know. Why can’t I just laugh? It’s a battlefield, so I’m going to die.”
“But that’s right. There are bastards who want to come to our unit to see the brigadier.”
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In fact, the war situation was relaxed enough to share small jokes among the soldiers. The tribute troops of the Reinhalt Empire were already completely destroyed, and the fierce battle on the ground had already moved to the high sky for quite some time.
This was the reason why the temporary camps of each unit were set up in deep forests or abandoned villages.
As fighter planes fly high in the sky every day, if you get caught, you will be hit by bombing or shelling and ruined.
However, it is impossible to wait forever.
As soon as the order of the main unit of the Uk ranian Expeditionary Force, which was clashing with Reinhardt’s main attack, Rumia Blue’s 7th Mobile Brigade was preparing to jump in for the next mission.
And the unit in charge of that spearhead was the 3rd Battalion.
“As most of the enemy firepower was concentrated in the 2nd battalion, our battalion suffered very little damage.”
The 3rd battalion commander, who was sitting opposite the colonel, said in a determined voice. He looked at his immediate superior with burning eyes.
It wasn’t just because of the will to succeed in the operation. It was also because of the revenge of a comrade who had oxidized fiercely while doing his best to fulfill his mission.
“Motivation is good, but…… There is one catch.”
“What is that?”
“As a result of aerial reconnaissance, I heard that a small armored unit is moving north from the Reinhardt border.”
“Armor… ….”
The 3rd battalion commander sighed. An armored battalion, no matter how small, boasts formidable firepower by itself.
In the first place, it was close to impossible to deal with the tank units with the infantry’s firepower. Excluding the anti-tank magicians armed with the AS-1, the infantry firepower was all about throwing a few grenades.
And the 7th Mobile Brigade has already proven how powerful a small tank unit can be during the last Lunetsk recapture battle.
I can’t be careless.
“I will attach as much anti-tank company as possible to the brigade, but it may be a very difficult operation.”
I had no intention of telling a lie. In a way, the 7th Brigade was in a state of siege.
I dug deep into the enemy camp and caused great confusion, but if they succeed in reorganizing and launch a counterattack, then the real gates of hell will open.
“What did division commander Enoch say?”
“The division’s tank battalion is said to be inoperable… ….”
“This is the worst.”
“Fortunately, it is true that the southern front of Polania has become entangled thanks to it.”
“After all, isn’t war a strategy? Even if you lose tactically, you can win with grand strategy.”
The 3rd battalion commander added that.
“Furthermore, the commanding ability of the Brigadier General, who has been by the side of Major General Enoch Levandell, can suffice to crush the enemy’s attack…….”
Puuong!!!
A sudden explosion overshadowed the battalion commander’s words. It was not far. Is it bombardment by enemy aircraft?
Rumia Bluet and her 3rd battalion commander rose from their seats almost simultaneously and ran out of the tent. Then, the adjutant waiting outside jumped at Rumia in a contemplative state.
“Brigadier General!! It’s a big deal!!”
“What is it?”
“An enemy tank unit. A tank that was clearly different from the existing Reinhalt tank was spotted at the outpost…… !!”
Rumia and her 3rd battalion commander’s eyes met. Tank battalion. It was the 3rd Battalion, which transcended the 2nd Battalion and deployed its troops deeper.
Probably the tank unit in question that was discovered through aerial reconnaissance.
“How many troops are at the outpost?”
“Currently responding! But it’s not enough! In addition, enemy infantry were also confirmed from the rear…… !!”
“The outpost tells us to retreat to the rear immediately! Communication sick! Request support from the top right now…….”
The commander of the 3rd Battalion, who was issuing orders urgently, stopped in his seat.
Isn’t the upper part right in front of you?
“Hey, Brigadier General! You must return right now! The enemy attack has begun!!”
The battalion commander, who quickly grasped the situation, spoke hastily, but Rumia shook his head.
“It’s too late to move now. There is a high probability that the surroundings are already surrounded.”
A tank was observed. There’s no way a tank unit could move alone.
If it was to rectify the nearby units that were disorganized by the Uk ranian offensive, there was a high probability that they were currently cooperating with the nearby units as well.
“So, what should I do?”
Rumia Blue closed her eyes for a moment and thought. If it were Enoch Levandel, what choice would he have made here?
And finally.
She said she had closed her eyes and opened her eyes.
“I stop here.”
“Yes?”
“How far is it from the outpost to the main unit?”
“About 3 km.”
At the words of the battalion commander, Rumia continued to mutter something of her own.
“As she came, she saw the trench lines, so she wouldn’t have to sell her positions, and mine maps were also marked on the tactical map… ….”
“Brigadier?”
“Commander of the 3rd Battalion, we will begin emergency fortifications from now on.”
The essence of defensive tactics that Enoch Levandel once told me about.
“Fire base. Do you remember?”
Rumia Bluet’s amethyst-like eyes shone.
