War Military: From 1978

Chapter 283 Tactical Research Class: Another Battlefield!
"One platoon will launch a feint attack from the front, another platoon will serve as a reserve force, and two 60mm mortars will be deployed to suppress the hilltop position with artillery fire."

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In a tactical research room at an infantry school, nearly thirty students in military uniforms sat quietly around a sand table, listening to a student outlining his tactics.

This is a typical day at the infantry school.

With numerous real-world examples and clearly defined objectives on the front lines, there is no shortage of topics for daily tactical research.

At the same time, there are also plenty of reference answers.

After all, many of these cases had occurred on the battlefield before, but now that they are being used as research topics, the students solving them are not soldiers from that battlefield.

The student completed his answer in just a few minutes.

In front of the sand table.

A middle-aged instructor didn't say anything else, but looked at the others gathered around the sand table and asked, "Any better suggestions?"

No one spoke, because what the student said was already very orthodox.

A feint attack from the front draws fire, artillery fire provides suppression to relieve pressure, while a sharp squad flanks and strikes straight at the heart of the enemy.

Sand table exercises, or tactical studies, require adherence to rules.

This is different from the battlefield.

Because on the battlefield, heroes will emerge, and miracles will also happen.

Tactical research is acceptable, but miracles and heroes should not be treated as tactics.

"Alright, let's take a look at Lü Ruifeng's specific tactical arrangements!" The instructor began to ask detailed questions.

"Trainee Lü Ruifeng, now at 8 PM, please provide a detailed description of your battle plan and steps, including the precise timing, and estimate casualties. Other trainees can refer to Lü Ruifeng's data. If you have any objections, please raise them at any time!"

This is also a key process in tactical research.

Tactics are not just a general plan; the entire combat process requires precise timing down to the minute.

Moreover, they actually did not know the specific layout of the enemy's positions.

The instructors would only provide the terrain of the target to be attacked, estimate the number of troops above, and refer to some intelligence information that could be seen with the naked eye from the foot of the mountain.

The specific arrangements were only known to the instructors or trainees who had participated in this real battle.

Chu An squinted at the sand table in front of him.

But he remained silent as well.

Several months have passed since I enrolled.

Through extensive tactical research, the trainees around me, who already had practical combat experience, are now almost experts.

At least the overt tactics employed in the sand table simulation were absolutely reasonable and logical.

Although this doesn't represent the whole picture.

Because when you actually go to the battlefield, you have to consider the situation of the entire front.

At the same time, in real combat, you also have to consider the quality of the soldiers you are leading.

The simplest way to put it is that the combat effectiveness of leading a reconnaissance company is definitely different from that of leading a regular infantry company.

Moreover, the combat capabilities of ordinary infantry companies actually vary.

Wars are fought by people. No matter how excellent a commander's tactics are, if they are not executed properly, the battle will still be lost.

Of course, this is a sand table exercise for teaching purposes, so any unexpected events will not be considered.

"I feel incredibly strong right now. If I were to return to the front lines, given the right number of troops, I could take any of the Vietnamese enemy's positions!"

Outside the teaching building, a group of students walked together after class.

At this moment, someone in the crowd exuded confidence.

"Indeed, these past few months of study have benefited me immensely. Compared to myself before I came here, if we were to fight with the same forces, I feel I could easily defeat my former self now!"

"Smack!" A rolled-up book hit Wang Xiaoliu on the head.

"Getting cocky, huh?" "Hehe, class monitor!" Wang Xiaoliu looked at Chu An, who was shrinking back, and grinned slyly.

Chu An feigned a serious expression as he looked at him and the other students from Class One beside him and said, "Progress is a good thing, but arrogance will only harm you!"

After a pause, Chu An spoke again in a deep voice: "Everyone, although I am a fellow student and in principle I have no right to lecture you, I still want to say something!"

At this moment, not only students from one class, but everyone in the entire platoon stopped.

No one showed any unusual behavior.

Although Chu An was only a squad leader.

But Chu An's military achievements and performance over the past few months have earned him everyone's respect.

"Comrades, as commanders, we must never forget that we are commanding our comrades."

Chu An said just that one sentence and then continued walking forward.

Because he didn't need to say much, just looking at the fact that no one in the room was smiling anymore showed how impactful his words were.

These are all meritorious individuals who came from the battlefield.

Similarly, this is also a soldier who has experienced life and death on the battlefield, and has also witnessed the sacrifice of his comrades.

They may be proud of their progress now, but the sacrifice of their comrades remains the deepest scar in everyone's heart.

Perhaps time will heal the scars.

But Chu An's words have undoubtedly reopened this wound.

"I"

Some people lowered their heads, their fists clenched.

Some people were dejected and silently followed Chu An's direction towards the dormitory building.

The group, who had just been feeling a bit cocky, were now as if they had been pressed firmly to the ground by a heavy weight.

Chu An didn't turn around; in fact, he didn't want to spoil the fun when his classmates were happy.

But thinking of his fallen comrades, he couldn't help but remind everyone of something.

Perhaps a sentence spoken today will not be remembered by many people in the future as time goes by.

But even if only one person remembers, even if only one person on the front line considers the tactics more carefully when leading the troops, then his words today will not have been in vain.

After all, he was just spoiling everyone's fun, but if any comrade-in-arms was saved from a potentially fatal outcome because of him, he would be overjoyed.

Time passes slowly.

Early in the morning of December 28th.

After everyone finished their morning exercise and returned to their dormitories, the squad leader came over and brought them some shocking news.

The Soviet Union launched a surprise attack on AFH at 7 pm last night.

An entire airborne division, with the assistance of Soviet personnel stationed in Afghanistan, suddenly stormed the Afghan capital by air.

They occupied the Afghan Central Telegraph Building, cutting off Afghanistan's communication with the outside world.

Subsequently, Soviet special operations forces occupied the residence of its top leader and killed him and his family members.

Ultimately, it only took 3 hours for the Soviet army to completely control the Afghan capital.

Currently, the Soviet Union is still continuing its operations. According to information brought by the platoon leader, in addition to the airborne division that led the initial operation, the Soviet Union has five motorized infantry divisions, one tank division, and one artillery division following up, totaling 100,000 men.

This news was absolutely earth-shattering for everyone.

It should be noted that our elite troops are still in the north confronting the Soviet Union. Especially after the counterattack ended, the Soviet Union did not want the war to end there and subsequently increased its forces, making it appear as if it was ready to move south at any time.

This is the biggest obstacle facing our army right now, and a threat that the officers and cadets from the front lines at the infantry school cannot ignore.

When we were studying at the military academy, we often discussed the situation of Soviet revisionism.

Unexpectedly, at this critical juncture, while our army and the Vietnamese devils were still in a state of complete conflict, the Soviet revisionists opened up another battlefield.

(End of this chapter)