Chapter 837 Weaknesses (Asking for Monthly Votes)

But Qin Chuan is actually not sure.

Although theoretically there are enough ME63s, the transportation of ME63s has never stopped since the 1st Infantry Regiment went to the battlefield, and now there are one thousand of them.

One thousand ME63s, if used well, can destroy three hundred enemy tanks. Even if this number is simply subtracted... 700 Soviet tanks were destroyed, and 300 were left with 400. This number is not much better than the 200 German tanks.

Moreover, judging from the combat situation on the Kovo Plain, the role that new weapons can play on the battlefield is sometimes not a simple matter of adding and subtracting numbers, but also a matter of overall control.

For example, the Soviet tank torrent attacked the German defense line. In one wave, there happened to be a dozen or twenty tanks that could break through the German fire blockade and kill into the German defense line. Then, these dozen or twenty tanks caused chaos in the German defense line, leading to the collapse of its defense and the loss of the battle.

If the ME63 could destroy these dozen or twenty tanks on the road, the Soviet tanks would come up wave after wave and all be destroyed on the way of attack and unable to break into the German defense line.

Even this impact force will become weaker and weaker as the number of tank wreckage increases and morale problems increase.

Therefore, if the ME63 can really destroy 300 tanks, there will be no problem. By then, I am afraid that the Soviet Guards 5th Tank Army would have collapsed long ago, and the German army will undoubtedly win.

The problem is whether the ME63 can still destroy the target with a hit rate of up to three to one as before.

Qin Chuan has been worried about a problem... The operator must continue to control the ME63 warhead for more than ten seconds. If this defect is discovered by the Soviets, the effect of the ME63 will be reduced exponentially.

Qin Chuan's worry unfortunately became a reality.

As an anti-tank weapon developed and equipped urgently, the ME63 will inevitably have some problems when used on the battlefield, such as some ME63s fired but not exploded.

So the Soviets got two almost complete ME63 warheads.

Vatutin was overjoyed and immediately transferred several researchers to conduct research and analysis on it... The reason why the researchers were transferred to the front line instead of sending the rocket back was because they were worried that it would explode accidentally during the process of sending it back.

Then, not surprisingly, the researchers found the wire connected to the rear of the warhead, and then they naturally deduced how the rocket changed its trajectory in the air and hit the target.

"They think that someone is controlling this rocket and making it hit the target!" Lieutenant General Kazakov reported to Vatutin: "It is using this wire connected to the rocket, and this has been confirmed. Many people have found such wires on the battlefield, but they don't know what it is used for!"

"You mean..." Vatutin said while looking at the drawings and holding the thin wire in his hand that was difficult to see with the naked eye: "They use this wire to control the rocket?"

"Yes, Comrade Vatutin!" Lieutenant General Kazakov replied.

"So, it is not automatic tracking?" Vatutin asked again.

"Yes, Comrade Vatutin!"

After a pause, Lieutenant General Kazakov pointed to the tracer behind the blueprint and said, "Many of us have seen a bright spot behind it on the battlefield. We didn't understand what this bright spot was used for before. Now combined with the wire... we think it is convenient for the shooter to observe the position of the rocket and make a comparison!"

Vatutin nodded, and then said thoughtfully: "In other words, they need to control this rocket for more than ten seconds to accurately hit the target..."

At this time, the staff took the telegram to report to Vatutin: "Comrade Vatutin, Comrade Rotmistrov reported that the Germans are retreating!"

Vatutin took the telegram without saying a word, and after reading it for a while, he turned his eyes to the map.

"They may hope to retreat to the south of the Psel River and defend the river!" Lieutenant General Kazakov said: "If this is the case, it will be troublesome!"

Vatutin did not speak. He looked at the blueprint of the rocket and the time. There were about twenty minutes before dawn.

Vatutin thought this was an opportunity, so he immediately ordered: "Send the information to Comrade Rotmistrov, and then let him organize an attack immediately. Don't let the Germans escape to the south bank of the Psel River!"

"Yes!"

Admiral Rotmistrov was leading his command team to observe the German army on a high ground southwest of Prokhorovka.

From the beginning, Rotmistrov advocated active attack because he believed that his troops had enough strength to crush the opponent, but Vatutin repeatedly ordered not to act rashly because the Germans had a new anti-tank weapon, which was likely to cause a fatal blow to the tank troops.

But Rotmistrov disagreed with this. He believed that the failure of the 5th Guards Tank Army on the Kovo Plain was because the attack surface was not wide enough and the tank troops could not be deployed.

Prokhorovka was different. Here, the tank troops could attack the enemy from both sides. Even if the Germans had any new weapons... they would eventually collapse under their overwhelming offensive.

It was for this reason that the Germans wanted to withdraw to the south bank of the Psel River.

Rotmistrov anxiously watched through the telescope the lights of the tanks on the opposite side gradually fade away, and the staff beside him kept reporting:

"Enemy tanks were observed on the Psel River, heading to the south bank!"

"Germans were found laying mines on the front line!"

"The enemy is building fortifications on the south bank!"

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"Comrade Rotmistrov!" At this time, the staff reported: "Comrade Vatutin ordered us to organize an attack immediately and not let the enemy escape to the south bank of the Psel River!"

"Finally, I've waited for it!" Rotmistrov ordered: "Prepare for battle!"

"And this!" The staff handed over another telegram and said: "They found the weakness of the 'tracking rocket'!"

Rotmistrov took the telegram and read it, then nodded and said: "The end of the invaders has come!"

So, before the sky was completely bright, the Soviet army launched an attack on the German army.

The battle began with air battles and artillery battles.

First, a large number of artillery shells rushed towards the German positions with a whistling sound, and a considerable part of them were aimed at the pontoon bridge on the Psel River... As long as the pontoon bridge was destroyed, the German army could effectively prevent the retreat to the south bank of the Psel River.

Secondly, fighter planes covered a large number of bombers flying over the Psel River. After dropping a few flares, the bombers dropped a large number of bombs on the pontoon bridge.

What the Soviets did not expect was that the German army had no intention of escaping to the south bank.