dognovel Chapter 354 Heavy Snow in Siberia, Logistics and Supplies
Chapter 354 Heavy Snow in Siberia, Logistics and Supplies
“Buzz buzz buzz…”
One after another, M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks broke through the darkness, and in front of them were the wreckage of Tsarist Russian tanks.
"boom....."
Accompanied by a flash of fire from the muzzle, a fin-stabilized armor-piercing discarding sabot projectile flew out.
A KV-7 heavy tank that was fleeing a few hundred meters away suddenly stalled.
Then flames continued to burst out from the inside of the tank. In a violent explosion, the tank turret was blown away and the tank body was engulfed in flames.
The KV-7 heavy tank is also the current main heavy tank of Tsarist Russia. It weighs more than 50 tons and carries a 122mm caliber long-barreled tank gun.
After testing, this tank gun is capable of penetrating the VT-2 main battle tank's hull armor.
This is already their strongest tank.
However, the maximum penetration of this gun at 500 meters is only 152 mm.
Not to mention the current M1A1, even if it encounters the previous generation T-72 main battle tank, it cannot penetrate the defense.
The front of the vehicle body is more than 200 mm, and the turret armor reaches 400 mm.
This heavy tank, which they had high hopes for, was just a target in front of the M1A1 Abrams tank.
It didn't take long for the 57th Heavy Combined Brigade to split and surround the more than Tsarist Russian night attack troops.
Soldiers wearing Gen3 night vision goggles and holding AK-74 assault rifles began to strangle the surrounded Tsarist Russian soldiers.
However, the real main force that strangled the enemy was not these soldiers, but the M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
This infantry fighting vehicle has been confirmed as the third-generation infantry fighting vehicle of the ancient country's defense force, and its performance completely surpasses the previous generation of multi-purpose infantry fighting vehicles.
After all, the second-generation multi-purpose infantry fighting vehicle is a technology from the 70s, while the M2 Bradley is a technology from the mid-to-late 80s.
The most powerful feature of this infantry fighting vehicle is its advanced fire control electronic equipment.
The enemy's figure is clearly visible under its infrared imaging sight.
The soldiers, fighting alongside infantry fighting vehicles, were rapidly strangling the remnants of the Tsarist Russian army who were resisting fiercely.
The battle lasted for 4 hours before it ended. In the end, only less than people surrendered, and more than people were wiped out.
"It seems that this is an elite force of Tsarist Russia. They fight so tenaciously."
Army Commander Xie Zixuan looked at the battle report in his hand with some surprise.
What he said was not wrong. Most of the troops in these two divisions were veterans with more than three years of service. They were the rare elite troops in Yekaterinburg.
This night attack destroyed these two most elite divisions.
This also made Cuikov, the commander-in-chief of the front line, very sad.
Having suffered such a crushing defeat in their last fight, he deeply realized how terrifying the opponent in front of him was.
It was as if a towering mountain was falling from the sky, making him feel breathless.
He also knew that the fall of Yekaterinburg was only a matter of time, and that it would definitely not be defended.
But for him, the commander-in-chief on the front line, he will hold on as long as he can.
This time, God seemed to be on the side of Tsarist Russia.
"It's snowing heavily!"
In the early morning, Xie Zixuan came out of the tent and looked at the thick layer of snow on the ground. Then he looked at the heavy snow falling in front of him, and his brows furrowed.
Heavy snow is not a good thing for a commander, especially in Siberia.
But their offensive did not stop because of the heavy snow, it just needed to be intensified a little.
He must take Yekaterinburg before the end of the year, which is closely related to the strategic goals set by Jiang Hua.
"Call the logistics director over to me."
In less than ten minutes, an officer in a colonel's uniform came trotting over.
"Commander, you're looking for me?"
Xie Zixuan tightened his coat and said, "If we have to fight in this weather, the requirements for your logistics department will be higher. Cold protection must be given top priority. We must not allow people to freeze to death."
Bai Yu said confidently, "Please rest assured, Commander. After the meteorological department issued the warning, our logistics department has already prepared a batch of cold-proof supplies and clothes. Every soldier has two sets of cold-proof combat uniforms.
We have also equipped each tent with a heating fan, and the power department will be arriving soon to build a temporary small power station here to specifically supply the troops' electricity needs.
Meat, vegetables and fruits are airlifted in from the rear every day, so the soldiers can eat fresh meals and fruits every day."
The ancient country's national defense army joint logistics support force is large in scale and has built a complete logistics system.
Whether by land, air or sea, sufficient combat supplies can be transported to the hands of frontline soldiers.
After hearing this, Xie Zixuan felt much more relieved.
"Send the commander of the 65th Brigade over here."
After leaving the tent, the commander of the 65th Airborne Assault Brigade kept reviewing the tasks assigned by Commander Xie in his mind.
Their 65th Air Assault Brigade will cross the Ural Mountains directly tomorrow and launch an attack on Levda, 40 kilometers behind Yekaterinburg.
This is also the logistics supply distribution center for the Yekaterinburg defenders.
Tsarist Russia stationed more than 30,000 troops here, but most of them were logistics troops and their combat effectiveness was not high.
As long as we can take this place, we can directly cut off Yekaterinburg's logistical supply and at the same time form a pincer attack on this fortress city from the front and back.
Xie Zixuan knew very well that if this fortress city could not obtain a steady supply of personnel and materials, it would be very difficult to deal with.
It could easily turn into an urban tug-of-war.
Therefore, it is crucial to be able to take down the following Fuda.
That morning, a massive bombing raid on Levda began.
The Strategic Rocket Force launched more than 100 Changkong-8 tactical ballistic missiles at the fortress city in one go.
By now, more than half of the inventory has been cleared.
For every Changkong-8 tactical ballistic missile launched, a new Iskander ballistic missile is put into service.
Compared with the Changkong-8 ballistic missile, this new ballistic missile has a shorter range of only 480 kilometers.
However, its performance in other aspects surpasses Changkong-8.
The Air Force also dispatched more than 500 fighter jets to carry out indiscriminate bombing on Levda.
This not-so-big city was razed to the ground in just one day, and the Tsarist Russian logistics troops stationed here also suffered heavy casualties.
In the early hours of the morning, the 65th Air Assault Brigade began its attack.
AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, UH-60 Black Hawk general-purpose helicopters and CH-47 Chinook heavy multi-purpose helicopters formed a large-scale air cluster and maneuvered towards Levda.
The two places are only about a hundred kilometers apart.
Dozens of Apache attack helicopters hovered over Levda, with rockets and machine guns roaring continuously.
Black Hawks and Chinooks also began releasing heavily armed air assault troops.
Levda unsurprisingly fell into the hands of the 65th Air Assault Brigade.
When Chuikov heard the news, he was shocked.
“No wonder the ancient country launched such a large-scale bombing against Levda, it turns out they wanted to cut off our logistical supplies.
Immediately organize troops to counterattack and make sure to open up the transportation lines."
He had sensed something was wrong yesterday, and now he finally understood what was going on.
Cold sweat broke out from his forehead.
Because of the fall of Levda, it was questionable whether Yekaterinburg could hold on for a month.