Chapter 2470 Good and Bad

"So we are now in unprecedented trouble. The Germans' defense system is so strong that it has exceeded the limit of our direct firepower projection in a single wave of attacks. Is that right?"

Malachenko's words were not pleasant to hear, and could even be said to be a little unpleasant, making everyone present feel hot on their faces.

But it's one thing to be embarrassed, and it's another to admit the facts.

No matter how unpleasant the situation described by Malachenko is, it is the real situation that must be faced at the moment. The political commissar, who doesn't care much about face issues on this issue, immediately spoke.

"From the current known situation and battlefield feedback, I'm afraid that this is indeed the case, comrade division commander."

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Malachenko remained silent, waiting quietly for the next words. He knew that the political commissar would have something to say next.

"We must admit that there are some big loopholes in our intelligence on the enemy's defense system. The enemy's defense fortifications that have been discovered and confirmed on the battlefield are far more numerous and denser than our division headquarters expected before the war."

"The bigger problem is that the number of the enemy's permanent fortifications has greatly exceeded our estimates. Judging from the comparison of numbers alone, it is more than twice and nearly three times our pre-war estimates. This situation directly led to a serious shortage of direct fire support firepower allocated to the front-line assault cluster. Not only is the number of firepower units in the area insufficient, but the continuity of firepower is also seriously insufficient and is being It will be exhausted soon. "

"Overall, our offensive against the enemy's core position has made some progress. The outermost defense of the enemy's core position has been broken by us, and the enemy's living force has been further compressed after suffering considerable casualties. Although the offensive has temporarily slowed down the pace, the overall situation is still favorable to us. We still firmly grasp the initiative on the battlefield. The rest depends on how to fight the next wave of assault, what kind of firepower to deploy, and how to adjust tactics. "

Although some bad news was said at the beginning, the final result of the war situation briefing by the political commissar was positive.

After hearing this, Lavrinenko was about to say something, but he didn't expect that Malashenko, who had been silent and thinking beside him, spoke first.

"What are the casualties? Is there a more detailed report now?"

Just talking about the situation on the battlefield, he forgot the more important issue of casualties.

"Oh, how could I forget this!"

Lavrinenko slapped his forehead suddenly, and then took out the same impatient expression as Malashenko.

Compared with how to fight the next battle, the overall casualties suffered by the leader division after the first round of offensive pause are obviously more important than the next action which can be considered "not a big problem".

Just like what Malashenko has always worried about.

The current situation of the leader division is to take one step and look three. When fighting on the Zelo Heights, it is not only necessary to consider how to win efficiently, but also to consider the Berlin Campaign, which has been "internally selected" by Zhukov to lead the leader division.

The Zelo Heights was won, but the troops suffered too much loss to the point of being seriously injured. The loss was not small and they could not even participate in the next Berlin Campaign. Such a result is absolutely unacceptable to Malashenko.

Or

Even if Malashenko can accept it, Zhukov may not be able to accept it.

Even if Zhukov accepts it, Comrade Cifu will absolutely not tolerate it.

Letting the leader division take the lead in the Berlin Campaign as the main vanguard, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a decision with greater political significance than military significance.

Crushing the final evil heart of the Nazis in the name of the Supreme Leader is probably the "ultimate prize" that Comrade Stalin can achieve from a personal perspective.

This is because the Second Leader Division was tossed and wasted in the Battle of Zelo Heights, and it could not fight the next Berlin Battle and had to change troops.

Not to mention that Malashenko may not be able to withstand the thundering wrath of Moscow, even if it is handed over to Zhukov, it is likely that he will not be able to escape. After all, there are many Guards Tank Divisions, but there is only one Leader Division, whether it is the number, organization, technical and tactical equipment and overall combat effectiveness. The old iron who dares to cripple this unit will inevitably bear the thundering wrath of the loving father.

Malashenko certainly understands this. If you say that you are not afraid of this at all, you are probably deceiving yourself. It is nothing more than the degree. You can get a rough idea from Malashenko's attitude that he is very concerned about the casualties of the troops.

"The good news is that the casualties are not beyond our tolerance. It can even be said that the distance is still relatively far, and there is still a certain amount of room for tolerance."

"Great, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Before the political commissar finished speaking, Lavrinenko answered directly, feeling relieved. After a long sigh, he even took out a cigarette from his pocket and planned to "worship" on the spot and took a few puffs, but he didn't expect that the political commissar had only finished half of his words.

"The bad news is that under the premise of the good news, we still suffered the largest single combat loss since entering the German mainland, even exceeding the losses we suffered in East Prussia before."

"There is no complete casualty statistics after verification, but we still confirmed the loss of more than 600 combatants, and the death rate is estimated to be about 25% to 30%."

"The losses in technical and tactical equipment are mainly tanks, and relatively few infantry fighting vehicles, while the losses in tanks are mostly medium tank units. In order to enhance the direct fire support firepower of the front-line offensive forces, we sent almost all direct artillery armored vehicles, including all medium tank units that can be deployed and even the captured Black Panther II."

"It is estimated that we lost at least 30 armored combat vehicles in the previous attack. The irreparable permanent losses accounted for a small proportion, which is good news, accounting for only about 15% of the total. In order to stop us from advancing, the Germans tried every means to attack the tank tracks, causing a large number of vehicles to be paralyzed. Under the premise that we have control over the battlefield, these vehicles can be recovered and repaired, and most of the crew members abandoned their vehicles at the first time and were well protected, with few casualties. "

"The bad news is that according to the division headquarters' rough assessment and analysis of the current offensive situation, if this kind of battle happens two or three more times, it will have an irreversible and huge impact on the overall combat power of the leader division in the short term. "

"It is expected that we will lose nearly 2,000 experienced combat personnel and about 70 to 90 tanks of various models. The loss of heavy equipment has almost reached one-third. You all know what this means to the current leader division without my explanation. "