191 – Operation Transcendence (5) – The Barden Offensive
Airborne troops.
This is an era in which the doctrine of the Airborne Forces has not yet been properly established.
Unless it was Uk ran, which created the world’s first command-level airborne force and periodically invested in that service.
No matter how much research and cooperation is repeated, experience as strong as actual data cannot be accumulated.
Soviet Imperial forces were wary of UKSOCOM, but they did not know what they were truly capable of.
Such negligence was also due to the abnormal ‘scale’ of the Special Operations Command.
Special Operations is a headquarters-level organization, but in reality it was only a unit consisting of three brigades plus special battalions under direct control of the headquarters.
It was the judgment of the head of the consumption team that, although powerful, it was generally far short of sufficient power to reliably overwhelm the enemy.
In terms of scale, it’s about the size of a reinforcement division that holds the name Headquarters.
It was because I didn’t think that there would be a proper operation on this scale.
However, as soon as the Special Operations Command’s attack, which was only ‘only’ vigilant, reached Lunetsk.
The leadership of the Operation Soviet Army has been completely overturned.
“Commander! Come this way!! You must move east!!”
The headquarters remained in the rear. Even the reserve division was extremely limited in the number of troops that could protect them in a situation where they were bitten for the attack of the defense line, which was hardly progressing.
The moment the corps commander was captured, the war would in fact end with the crushing defeat of the Soviet Empire.
The commander, Lieutenant General Georgi Budyonyi, and other staff hurriedly left the headquarters and began to flee.
Of course, it is the job of combat soldiers and administrative soldiers to stop them, and temporary organized units that have been scraping together.
“Maintain the defensive line as much as possible with the available troops! Until we retreat safely, I will issue a retreat ban on all troops!”
However, such a suicide order is not worth it.
Uk ranian airborne troops quickly entered the city and attacked various government offices and military bases where rebels in Lunetsk were stationed.
If it was natural, it was natural.
Lunetsk region was originally managed by Uk ran. The locations of the buildings and camps installed there had been known from the beginning.
Anyway, since a small province only claimed independence, there is no way that additional infrastructure was built.
We bypass the area where the enemy can envision a position and strike.
Closely grasp the surrounding terrain and the structure of the city, and project troops into areas where the defense line is inevitably thin.
Small resistance is easily pulverized.
Tattatatang!!
“Go in! Go in!!”
“Cheer, heck…… !”
For the troops belonging to the special forces who have been rigorously trained since the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion, there is no way they can compete with the Lunetsk rebels, whose only elite troops were deserters.
They donned their traditional black clothes and, without hesitation, rushed into the building, wiped out the enemy and planted the Uk ranian flag over it.
Truly the devil.
With the advent of the Butchers, who had shown overwhelming strength in the Quernen War and the Civil War, the Imperial Army was in a hurry to flee due to low morale.
It was exactly caught off guard.
“Report to Brigadier General Joseph Lewandowski! Claude Lane’s 5th Special Task Force has successfully subdued the Lunetsk Internal Affairs Directorate and the 85th Brigade Headquarters!”
“Soviet Imperial Army Headquarters?”
“Currently, our 3rd Assault Special Forces Brigade is pressuring from the west and our 1st Brigade from the north.”
A relaxed smile appeared on Joseph’s face at the news of the victory that he heard in detail.
“It’s funny how you thought of doing something to us with only one corps-level force. How on earth has that empire underestimated us?”
“That’s right.”
“But this will be the end. Because there will be no next time for them.”
Joseph crossed his arms and looked at the map.
Unlike the first day of the war, when they seemed eager to simply extend the front line to block it, now, on the fourth day, the Lunetsk region was completely divided in half.
The 7th Mobile Brigade led by Enoch Levandel completely penetrated the Barden Forest.
The enemy’s Guards Infantry Division, which was deploying in that area, was crushed. Officially recorded captivity alone numbered 2,000.
In just two days, a division flew into the air.
It is expected that reinforcements from the Soviet Empire will arrive in about a week from now.
It may arrive faster than expected by hurriedly preparing troops, but if we fortify the entire city starting from Lunetsk before then, we will be able to successfully cut off enemy reinforcements.
“Please tell me to put more pressure on the enemy. They also provide plenty of close air support.”
“Yes, I understand!”
Joseph calmly gave the order.
Not yet.
It was not yet.
However, if this operation succeeds, Uk ran, let alone the Soviet Empire, will stand tall as a great power that no other country can easily look at.
“…… Enoch Levandel, please take care of me.”
***
February 27th.
About 35 hours since Operation Transcendence began.
“Please! Brigadier General! Please calm down!”
“No, I am not the problem, the battalion under my command is the problem?”
I said to the commander of the Logistics Support Battalion who looked almost lost.
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From the beginning, the 7th Mobile Brigade was a unit organized and trained solely for the offensive.
From the organization, 1 reconnaissance battalion, 1 assault battalion, and 1 armored battalion are under direct control of the engineering corps.
That wasn’t enough, it was a mobile artillery corps that included 3 Enoch fire support ships——in terms of food, they had a bizarre organization that was close to mint mara Greek yogurt.
A state in which a separate logistics support battalion was included in order to overcome the mobility and breakthrough power.
Although the organization of the armed forces in Uk ran has also been advanced, considering that in terms of logistics and supplies, the old way of one support battalion and one division is still followed.
It was a huge benefit that the Logistics Support Battalion was organized on its own in a brigade, especially a brigade that was reduced to the smallest possible size in consideration of its specificity.
To use a metaphor, it’s like having a Medic behind a Marine.
At first, the ally Marine, who was thinking of Gingamin, said, “Huh? Should I?” I thought, and started charging while pulling his stim pack with glue.
Only two days after Operation Transcendence was posted, after literally drinking the 4th Guards Infantry Division in Sobie, which was lying on the road.
The main base, the city of Lunetsk, was right in front of their eyes.
Unbelievable advance speed even after seeing it in person.
During World War II, I heard that Hitler witnessed French dogs being robbed in real time and said, “Aren’t these bastards scolding you?”
I felt like I was feeling that way right now.
I thought it would take at least five days from the start of the operation, but in just two days, they showed such crazy speed of advance.
However, all the supply demands generated in the process were inevitably handled by the commander of the Logistics Support Battalion.
Wagons are wagons, trucks are trucks, and people are people. Despite mobilizing all kinds of transport equipment (?), They came to the limit and asked them to stop their advance.
Yes…… I did well.
It’s not easy to meet this level of supply demand.
“And I have already ordered my troops to stop advancing.”
“Really!?”
“If you go deep and get hit back, it will be quite a headache.”
In fact, the unit currently in motion was a reconnaissance battalion led by Luna Aire.
As the brigade’s main force, the assault force and tank corps had been regrouping since arriving at the Merhan Riverside, exactly halfway between Lunetsk and Barden Forest.
“On the contrary, that doesn’t mean we don’t need logistical support. Please proceed with emergency field maintenance and ammunition resupply of the Dnur tank.”
“At that level, there is no problem. The problem is that the supply line is getting longer here.”
The commander of the Logistics Support Battalion said so.
The more the supply line stretches, the more there is a problem in recovering damage when it is hit. In particular, the assault force and the armored corps are special forces, and it is impossible to quickly replenish them the moment they suffer serious losses.
It wasn’t that we didn’t suffer any damage during the two-day offensive.
“Rumia, tell the brigade engineers to proceed with the fortifications along the Merhan River. Now, the only task left to us is to hold the area until the main force arrives.”
“Okay. In addition, we will bring back the Luna battalion commander’s reconnaissance battalion.”
“So be it.”
At my words, the silver-haired adjutant lightly bowed his head and exited the command tent.
If you order one, it will complete the ten.
No matter what anyone says, he’s the best lieutenant.
I took a cigarette out of my pocket and lit it. The commander of the munitions battalion, who was staring at the scene, also takes out a cigarette as if possessed.
At some point, the two of us were silently smoking cigarettes.
“Brigadier General.”
“Yes.”
“Is this war really winnable? I wonder if I pulled out the lion’s nose hairs for no reason…….”
The munitions battalion commander said as if he still didn’t know.
It’s only natural to have such a reaction.
The opponent is the Empire.
No matter how advanced the Uk ranian army is, it is overwhelmingly inferior in terms of quantity.
Furthermore, if the recapture of Lunetsk is successful, the Soviet Empire will probably go into an all-out war, grinding it all the way.
If that happens, the power of Uk ran alone will never be able to stand against the empire.
I have a bit of a qualitative edge right now, but that will catch up sooner or later.
The moment when both quantity and quality become inferior.
The nightmare unfolds on our side.
“I will lose.”
“Yes?”
“If only we were fighting.”
I said while exhaling white smoke.
“I just hope that the seasoning I’ve put in so far has permeated well.”
Suddenly, over there, it’s time to get a bite from Polania too.
Arrangement of troops currently deployed on the Lunetsk Front
The 7th Mobile Brigade / 5th Corps Transcendence Operation Plan