＜ Episode 198 >
The reconnaissance aircraft that drew the iron cross in the dark sky looked down at the ground.
Clearly, the Russians did not appear to have established a marginal defensive line at Nuremberg. The fact that anti-aircraft shells do not fly right now proves it.
In fact, it was a problem because they focused more on destroying the enemy’s flanks than on the forces defending Nuremberg.
According to the plan, the forces of the Bavarian Pocket should join the Italian army, but while preparing for the offensive, the Russian army, which even mobilized strategic bombers, was beaten like a blow, and decisively lost virtually all of its armored units to Rokosovsky and occupied the area of Bavaria. However, it has lost much of its military significance.
At the same time, many of the plans for the Russian advance into Bavaria were scrapped, and the 170 km-long hole was soon turned into a huge encirclement.
When this happened, Bonn, desperate for the final battle, rushed to find a way to somehow break through the siege and return or at least survive in the Bayern pocket.
So the reconnaissance planes were floating like this, and somehow they flew around at night, wondering if there might be one or two axes that the Russian army had not yet cut off.
“Dietrich, what do you see?”
“I can’t even see a rattlesnake.”
“Isn’t it even wireless?”
It’s easy to tell whether it’s good or bad, and if you hear a noise enough to tear your ears the moment you turn on the radio, you’re in the jamming airspace. In fact, there were rumors that some of the radio operators in the unit that were jammed at close range had their eardrums burst.
“On the positive side, if we can’t communicate, they can’t either. If it’s true that radar can’t be used because of that, there’s no need to worry about it being torn by anti-aircraft guns or fighters unless it’s caught with the naked eye…”
Clemens put aside the noise of my friend, sat in the cockpit of the gondola, and concentrated on controlling the recon. The front and rear of the gondola were all glass windows, so visibility was good, and when I first saw it, the gondola flew better than I expected from the ghastly exterior.
Of course, it was an aircraft that I couldn’t like if I wanted to like it.
“I want to drive that new plane, too.”
“Do you know by any chance, maybe someday I’ll give you an exclusive contract, more than that…”
“for a moment.”
Dietrich raised his hand.
“why?”
“The noise has stopped.”
“……”
“They turned off the jammers……”
“Oh shit!”
The reconnaissance plane hurriedly turned to return to the base, but it was one step late.
The flares went off, and in the distance I could see several single-shot fighter jets lit by the flares. The uniquely shaped wings bent in the shape of an inverted gull glistened eerily as they passed the orange flares.
“Highest speed! pop out! Bounce!”
***
“The siege is almost closed.”
The siege followed by the siege was quite a gamble, but it was a successful gamble.
“Can’t we recommend surrender to the Bavarian Pockets and the enemy Panzer Army?”
“The main force of the Panzer Army is the SS. They are madmen who are fanatical loyal to the Nazi Party, so they are very likely to refuse to surrender even if annihilation is certain. I don’t know if the recommendation to surrender would work for the Wehrmacht of the Bayern Pocket.”
“Twitter.”
Even if the Panzer Army ran around the tank like cookie crumbs, slowing its mobility, and faced a siege without achieving its original operational goal, the name of the Panzer Army is that it is heavily armed with Panthers and Tigers.
If we try to push that by force, our military will also have to bear a lot of damage, and especially now that the 5th Army was annihilated, I wanted to reduce the damage even a little, but it was a pity.
“Then crush it.”
“It’s embarrassing, but if you attack the armored forces right away, you can expect a lot of damage. Your Majesty, the developer of tanks, knows well, the reliability of new enemy tanks is low, but it is difficult to maneuver aggressively, and the need for defense only weakens.”
It’s not that the defense doesn’t require maneuver. However, the load on the drivetrain will be less than the attack.
“I know that, though.”
“The distance between the current Bavarian pocket and the enemy main force is about 70 kilometers, and with a powerful armored force in the rear, and it is impossible to charge or retreat to Nuremberg, the most reasonable option is to join the Bavarian pocket.”
The Bayern Pocket is, to say the least, typical odds odds. No joke.
It is bordered by the Salzach and In Rivers to the east, the Danube River to the north, the Iller River to the west, a tributary of the Danube River, and the Alps to the south.
In fact, if you say this, you can say that it is only a protrusion, and it is not surrounded, so it is possible to retreat. yes it is possible In theory.
You can do it if you skillfully retreat across the Alps to Italy or Switzerland. But will it be?
First of all, you will basically have to throw away all the heavy equipment, and there will be a lot of soldiers who freeze to death from falling behind. If you’d rather be surrounded by the sea behind you, you could ask the British to pick you up.
“I propose to surround the Bayern Pocket and leave it alone. Anyway, the more they leave them under siege anyway, the weaker their combat power will be, and even if they go crazy and run over the Alps, it would be nice to have personal firearms or something. Besides, even if you go back, you will never see a situation where you will be put into battle again. Wouldn’t that be a good thing if you want to keep the pockets as they are? They will have to supply them too.”
In fact, from a military point of view, this is nonsense.
The problem is that the situation now makes sense when it doesn’t make sense.
First, the Russian army continues to grow in number. In other words, even if there are multiple fronts, you can have the upper hand on all of them.
And contrary to what I said earlier, the Russian army lacks the ability to ultimately annihilate the enemy armored forces.
The reason is simple. The Central Front and the Southern Front were tattered. You will have to heal the wounds for a while.
“It’s dissemination.”
“Through the Alps, or the territories we control. It’s crazy to supply overland over the most difficult mountains of the Alps by land, and in all likelihood, we’ll have to mobilize aircraft, but I don’t know if that’s going to be enough.”
Yes, it is a reenactment of the 6th Army in Stalingrad. Of course, there was no city called Stalingrad here, and there was no one to fight there, but cold and hunger…. No, Bavaria will not be cold, nor will it survive in the Alps. In any case, we will have to fight hunger and endure the daily bombardment that falls… Will we not surrender?
“In the meantime, we think that we should definitely destroy the Ruhr area and then put in new tanks and use it for sure.”
“It’s a new vehicle. Are you talking about that T-32-100?”
“Yes that’s right.”
T-32-100.
This tank was developed to use a newly designed turret, with a 100mm main gun.
Of course, it is not judged that it will come out in a short time, but it is also a plan to replace the existing T-32 entirely if it succeeds anyway.
“It’s a bit of a shaming talk about maintaining a siege until tanks are deployed that we’re not sure when they’ll be completed or whether they’ll be supplied before the war is over, but I agree that the Ruhr should be prioritized instead. If we go there anyway, the Germans will not be able to resist us.”
And as long as the real opponent, the British, is lurking in France, you can’t be too overstretched against Germany.
“And what about the Atlantic Ocean?”
“The US Navy is preparing for a fleet decisive battle. Sooner or later, the first battles in the Atlantic will begin.”
“How are we? As an ally, do you think we should support it?”
Currently, there are only eight main battleships of the Russian Empire surviving in Europe.
First, the Izmail-class battlecruisers nameship Izmail, Borodino, and the first Stolipin-class aircraft carrier, the first Stolipin. 2nd ship Suvorov, 3rd ship Vite, 4th ship Kutuzov. Sinov-class battleships, the 1st ship Shinov, and the 3rd ship Trabzon.
Among them, Trabzon was hit by a British navy submarine in the Baltic Sea and is in psoriasis, while Izmail is also in psoriasis due to engine failure.
Except for these four carriers, one battlecruiser and one battleship, if you prepare from now on, you can arrive on time.
Above all, the blockade of the North Sea weakened as the anti-fleet scrambled for a decisive battle. Wouldn’t it be possible to break through at least once?
“Given the strength of the Atlantic Fleet, the US and the UK are pretty much on par. It will be pushed back by the strength of the German Navy.”
When I heard the answer that the United States would be at a disadvantage even if it did not draw power to the Pacific, I pressed my forehead firmly.
“Assuming that the Far East Fleet is also joined?”
Japan and Russia have not yet declared war on each other. Besides, I don’t know if they’d even try to add one more wire.
In addition, considering the combined power of the fleet, there is a high probability that there is nothing the Pacific Fleet can do other than serve as a coastal battery.
Even the Japanese Empire has unofficially stated that it will not touch any cargo that is transported from the United States to Russia on the premise that it will be transported by Russian ships.
“Even so, it is only narrowing the power gap. To be on par, we need to subtract more troops from the Pacific Fleet. Or did you mobilize Guiana’s French fleet? Even though they are old-fashioned over there, there are three main battleships.”
“It’s a French colony in South America, so I guess Pétain went to America, so I don’t know what the conclusion was about that.”
“The Japanese Navy is currently focusing its efforts on attacking Southeast Asia. De Gaulle will soon lose his base and have no choice but to be kicked out.”
“There was no need for us to do anything.”
I’m going to accept it. However, the position will be greatly reduced and completely subordinated to our military.
Well, if you don’t want to come because you don’t like it… If you want to go to the US, you have to cross either the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans, but I’ll send you a lot of Yeong-il.
In a nutshell, De Gaulle’s remaining options are to become one Viet Cong in Southeast Asia and dig a tunnel, or quietly become our chess horse.
But if you think about that convenient way of thinking, even if you die from malaria while doing the former, you don’t think you will choose the latter.
By the way, the war against Japan has not started yet. Once the Japanese navy is moderately robbed, I plan to push in.
If you plan to target the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, or Hokkaido, it is an unavoidable choice.
“What is the progress of Operation Corn?”
“The armed uprising is taking place in Mumbai, but there are some difficulties.”
“For example?”
“Most of the forces that cause the uprising are social dissatisfaction, rather than dissatisfaction with Britain itself…”
“What kind of dissatisfaction are you with the caste?”
“It is similar. In any case, we are trying to induce dissatisfaction with the irrational social structure, but I am concerned that this will intensify class conflict and facilitate Britain’s divide and rule strategy rather than cause a full-scale rebellion.”
“It doesn’t change that India is now in chaos anyway. Foster separatist movements, and whether you support the Untouchables or sects, go out of the mainstream and spray weapons on those who might be dissatisfied.”
I glanced at the map.
“The scariest people in the world are those who have nothing to lose. No matter what you do, you have nothing to lose, so at least your life? And to those who have it, it is also the most terrifying opponent.”
“It is possible to transport personal weapons such as rifles and machine guns, but full-scale military equipment such as anti-tank guns is difficult. If you have the same heart, I wish you would do it hotly.”
“What, mortar fire at 10 Downing Street?”
“When did you say 10 Downing Street was burned down?”
Literally. 10 Downing Street was burned down along with the entirety of Downing Street in a massive fire from the last airstrike, and the Prime Minister is currently working in an underground bomb shelter.
“Well, yes.”
I tapped the map with my finger.
“You don’t have to expect a lot from the US military. We can’t lean on much, and in the end, the war must end with our own hands. is not it?”
“you’re right!”
“The twilight of the era that began with the Great War is right before our eyes. And how tomorrow’s sun will rise, when a new era opens, who deserves to be the hegemon of Europe and Asia?”
I smiled.
“We all. Who else is worthy besides us? We are the heroes of our time.”
new continent? As far as Australia goes, the US can eat it. It divides the world in half by the ocean with the United States and divides it in half, and there is no ideological conflict anyway, so it is enough to acknowledge each other’s territories.
There may be fights for pride and competition for supremacy, but we will not create such a world where thousands of nuclear missiles are placed on the floor, glare at each other, and restless at the prospect of an opponent’s attack.
To be clear, there is no Cold War.
No one else, I’ll make it happen.