Chapter 2019: More than Half of the Casualties

"What did you say? Three hundred casualties? More than a thousand injuries???"

Obviously, Malashenko's tone sounded very unbelievable.

In fact, this is no wonder. Since his troops began to form combat engineer units, Malashenko, who had seen the fierce fighting power of these tough men in Stalingrad, has always used this small but extremely elite heavy infantry in his hands as a decisive force that can influence the outcome of the battle.

Want to know if the leader division or Malashenko is serious?

The method is very simple, see if the combat engineer unit has been put into battle.

If the combat engineer has not appeared on the battlefield, it is possible that Malashenko does not intend to kill the Germans who are entangled in person. He may just beat them casually and drive them away like flies. The German army still has a chance to retreat and run away.

It may also be that it is not the time to send out the combat engineer troops to decide the outcome. Malashenko is still waiting for the final critical moment to arrive, waiting for the best moment to deploy the combat engineer troops to send the Germans on their way.

In any case, at least the combat engineer troops are not seen at the moment, which is lucky for the German army, because even if they die, they will not die immediately, at least there is still some hope for survival and opportunities.

But if you see the combat engineer troops under the leader division rushing over and riding on your face, then congratulations, this means that you are really not far from the road. Unless you, as a German soldier, and your troops that are fighting with the leader division, really have the ability to knock Malashenko and his men head-on, then the result is another matter.

The methods used on the battlefield in different situations may be slightly different, but Malashenko's reliance on the combat engineer troops remains unchanged.

Even in the severely overstaffed corps like the Leader Division after the completion of the synthetic reorganization, as the elite combat engineer unit of the heavy infantry in the Guards Infantry, the entire division has only two battalions, with a total of less than 2,000 or 3,000 people.

Moreover, these nearly 3,000 people are not pure combat troops. After deducting non-frontline combat personnel such as medical and health care, logistics support, communications, command and guard, the actual combat force is less than 2,000 people.

And now, Lavrinenko came to tell Malashenko.

Our combat engineers have now suffered more than 1,000 casualties, including deaths and injuries. Although the majority are injured and only a small number are sacrificed, Malashenko can still clearly understand what this means after hearing these words.

"What happened? How could there be so many casualties? There were no problems with the coordination of the various arms in the two waves of attacks. The tanks and self-propelled artillery followed up very quickly, and there were also infantry fighting vehicles close to provide cover. How could the casualties be so heavy? "

The battle to annihilate the Grossdeutschland II was indeed fierce and fast. If it were any other guards unit, it would definitely not have achieved the same effect as the Leader Division.

But to be honest, Malashenko, who had been on the front line to command the battle, had seen every link from the beginning of the attack to the destruction of the Grossdeutschland Division.

There was no problem with the tactical command, and the coordination and dispatch of technical equipment was also perfect, especially the coordination between the various arms. Although it was not seamless, at least from Malashenko's perspective, there was no big problem.

Everything seemed to be good, so why the hell could it be fought like this! ?

Malashenko couldn't figure it out, and there seemed to be a pent-up anger in his heart that he couldn't vent. Seeing this, Lavrinenko had to tell his good brother and superior everything he had just learned.

"There are many reasons, but the main reason is that the combat engineers have served as the main force of the accompanying infantry in two waves of attacks, and the main attack tasks are on their shoulders."

"Our follow-up infantry units are very fast, as you said, and there are no problems with coordination and cooperation. However, there is still a gap between the combat engineers entering the enemy position and the infantry forces catching up and joining the battle. Although the time is short, it still exists."

"And during this gap, the combat engineers need to take on the task of protecting tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, as well as advancing forward and clearing the enemy infantry. They must not only defend, but also advance forward. It happens that they are the first wave of infantry units to rush into the enemy's position, and it is when the enemy in the position is the strongest, the firepower is the strongest, and the resistance is the most intense."

"All these situations add up, The casualties are just like this. "

"When I went down just now, I also learned a lot of the actual situation in detail. Many combat engineers have run out of ammunition. The rate of fire of automatic firepower is too fast and the ammunition consumption is too high. The combat engineers themselves are a heavy infantry unit with a high individual survival rate and good at fire suppression and assault. "

"Many soldiers had no choice but to pick up the weapons dropped by the dead enemies on the ground. The Germans' broken guns are much worse than ours. In this way, the advantage of light weapons is gone, which is equivalent to being equal to the Germans, and the casualties are further magnified. In addition, the combat engineers themselves are the first infantry units to enter the battlefield. Even if the follow-up troops catch up, the combat engineers are still relying on their superior firepower to charge forward. They are the fastest in progress, and of course they are the most directly facing the enemy's firepower. "

"In short, it is the combination of many reasons that led to this result. I think the responsibility does not lie with you, nor does it lie with the command of our division. After all, this is the first battle after our synthetic adaptation, and many things still remain. I’m not very familiar with it, but with the experience and lessons learned this time, I think I will be able to avoid similar situations from happening again next time.”

Lavrinenko was afraid that Malashenko would take the responsibility on himself. After all, as the highest commander of the division, Malashenko had never left the frontline battlefield. If the casualties of the command troops were too large, he, the division commander, would definitely be responsible. Those who are directly responsible are the same even if there is a cause.

Malashenko also frowned and fell into silence for a while, but his head kept thinking about where the shortcomings were and how to summarize and correct them. Next, he was ready to attack the skeleton. What to do when the division fights?

There is not much time left for Malashenko to think. Rather than analyzing and summarizing the reasons, it is obviously more important to do what to do in the next battle. This is also something that Malashenko must solve.

"More than half of the combat engineers' combat troops have suffered casualties. They cannot be used in the next battle until the critical moment."

"As the notice continues, the combat engineers will all enter a state of rest and rest, and let Kulbalov and Varosha keep an eye on the treatment of the wounded, so as not to cause a lot of disabilities due to untimely treatment. Without my order, the combat engineers will No transfer is allowed. In addition, let the political commissar know about this matter and he will know what to do next."

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