Chapter 1444： Offensive and defensive (1/2)
Chapter 1444
”Major General Griem, our attack seems to be unsuccessful. Although the Germans suffered heavy losses, they still blocked our strongest offensive. If we want to launch a more violent offensive, I am afraid that we will have to wait for other troops to be in place. Only possible.” A staff officer used a putter to introduce the current situation to the commander of the British Seventh Armored Division, Major General Grimm.
”However, time is not on our side. The Japanese can no longer stop them. They almost lost more than 80% of their armored units and more than 60% of their artillery. During this time, their only improvement was their escape speed. As expected, The main German forces will definitely turn their heads and attack us. Hehe, maybe we will be attacked by our own naval guns in the next battle.” Another officer said angrily.
”Turn to defense, we will have no results if we continue to attack.” Major General Grimm's short but powerful response surprised everyone.
”The Germans cut off our ties with the rest of Greece. We are alone now!” said an officer in a somewhat unbelievable manner.
”After all, we have a sea channel. The German bombers can't cut off the sea transportation channel, and the Bavarian Army is also limited in size. They are unlikely to launch attacks from Turkey and Macedonia at the same time and eat up nearly 100,000 elites at once. At most, it is a tentative attack that disrupts our deployment and weakens our strength. In this case, the defense is naturally better than the offense,” Major General Grimm said.
Grimm has realized the German tactics, but it is a bit late now, and one of the Japanese armored divisions has been crippled... However, the 7th Armored Division was beaten to the head after three attacks. Now the British have accepted the ”truth” that they must suffer from the Germans. If the battle line is wide, defense may not save troops than offense, but if it is such a narrow terrain and the opponent has no room for detours, then defense is naturally a better posture! It is also the best way to reduce losses!
”According to the battle report on the front line, the Germans seem to have used a new type of tank. They are more powerful than the previous crickets and wasps. The Japanese telegram claimed that all current artillery over 18 pounds cannot penetrate this German tank frontally. , They are very threatening to our defense line.” An officer said.
”Our tank should be changed, at least the artillery should be changed. At least a 12-pounder gun, or a 15-pounder gun, of course, preferably an 18-pounder gun.” Another officer said.
”Hehe, this is not something we can manage. In the next few months, everyone should make good use of the weapons in hand. Of course, I will send a request to the Navy and hope they can provide us with some naval guns.” In this regard, Major General Grim also expressed his helplessness. The 18-pound gun is indeed very good and the output is relatively high, but the consumption is also large. As a front-line artillery, it is easy to be countered by the opponent. Therefore, I want to transfer a large number of from the domestic or western front in a short time. There may be some problems with the 18-pounder gun, but naval guns can be made locally, and because the naval gun has a higher muzzle velocity, even the 12-pounder and 14-pounder may not be worse than the 18-pounder!
(The British Army has 12-pounder, 15-pounder, and 18-pounder. The British Navy has only 12-pounder and 14-pounder. The latter has a higher muzzle velocity. For example, the British 15-pounder gun has a muzzle velocity of 500 meters per second. The muzzle velocity of the 14-pounder gun is 777 meters per second. In terms of armor-piercing power, the latter is much higher.)