The Fourth Calamity never believed in the steel torrent!

Chapter 40 Key Points for Deploying Anti-Armor Firepower
The chief of staff frowned instinctively when he saw Andrei suddenly interrupt their conversation, but he didn't intend to use his position to pressure Andrei.

Putting aside Andrei's father, who is suspected to be a general, the fact that Andrei was able to lead so many people to fight his way out and even annihilate an enemy battalion in the previous raid is enough to demonstrate his ability.

In war, the strong are always respected, because respecting the strong increases one's chances of survival.

"Captain Vorontsov, why do you think that way? As a military academy student, I think you must know that when deploying anti-tank firepower, you should place the firepower in the area with the widest field of fire so that you can control a large area with a small amount of firepower, right?"

Andrei blinked; he really didn't know there was such a saying.

However, he subconsciously felt that this statement was quite stupid. At least in his opinion, the widest shooting range was not necessarily the best location.

Based on his experience playing World of Tanks Blitz as a novice player, those firing points that appear to cover a large area are often the first places the enemy will target with their fire.

Especially in high-level matches, skilled veteran players will often choose to fire a couple of shots blindly into those areas first. They might even get hit by the blind-fired shells before they even see the enemy's location.

Of course, locations like this have their advantages, but to safely ambush enemies in such places, you need teammates for cover.

It is clear that the Cambrian Empire's troops stationed here are not well-protected, and the enemy will inevitably fire two rounds of blind shots at the artillery positions first.

"Sir, if I may be so bold, I think a lot of the content taught in our military academy is actually problematic!"

At this moment, Andrei didn't care about whether it was taboo or not, and directly expressed his opinion:
"To attack the enemy from the best position in the field of fire, we first need to have a range advantage, and then we also need to ensure that the enemy cannot attack our position!"

"Otherwise, if we can see that it's the best shooting spot, the enemy will definitely see it too, and they will certainly launch an attack there first!"

"We're located in this small town, and we only have one anti-tank gun. I don't know how many other anti-tank weapons we have, but I doubt there are many. So what we need to pay the most attention to right now is the survival of these anti-tank weapons!"

As he spoke, Andrei pointed to several secluded areas in the town.

"If I were to choose where to deploy anti-armor firepower, I would definitely set up as many fake positions as possible here, such as using some wooden sticks and planks to make fake artillery!"

“These places may seem to have a wide field of fire, but they are easily exposed to the enemy’s line of sight. These fake positions can effectively attract the enemy’s attention, thus providing cover for our real positions!”

"At the same time, we can dig special trenches so that only the upper part of the cannon is exposed, the barrel is as close to the ground as possible, and then use other things for camouflage, such as making a buried artillery position between two wooden barrels behind the yard."

"For concealed positions like these, we should fire only one shot, then drag the cannon away as quickly as possible, break through the walls of these courtyards, and then let the artillery conduct guerrilla warfare within the courtyards!"

"Only in this way can we ensure our survival rate while killing as many enemy armored units as possible, instead of being taken out by the enemy with a single shot before we even have a chance to fire a single shot!"

Recalling the accounts he had seen in some World War II documentaries, Andrei stated his views to the two officers, who were both dumbfounded after he finished speaking.

"Excellent, that's exactly how we should set up our anti-tank gun positions!" Regiment Commander Unere was the first to react, clapping his hands in praise.
"My thinking is rigid. Why should a cannon only have one artillery position? Why should a cannon be used in a fixed location?"

"Using multiple artillery positions to keep our cannons moving and distract the enemy is the best way to achieve a strike!"

The chief of staff was clearly swayed by Andrei's words, and at least he showed no obvious intention to refute them.

He frowned and muttered to himself, saying that everything was quite different from what was taught in military academy.

Regarding the military school, Andrei could only say that he truly knew nothing about it; he had inherited almost no memory of it, except for fragments that would occasionally surface in his mind during dreams or other times.

But these things were too messy for him to distinguish, and he couldn't even tell whether they were memories left over from the original owner or just things he was dreaming about.

Andrei inquired and learned that, apart from an anti-tank gun that they had somehow acquired, this unit also had two anti-tank rifles, six 80mm mortars, and ten 60mm mortars.

What a bizarre troop deployment!

Andrei frowned. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed like a ragtag army formation, not a proper infantry regiment.

Otherwise, a proper infantry regiment should at least have a directly subordinate artillery company, right?
However, considering that this infantry regiment seemed to be a supplementary regiment, Andrei didn't find it surprising. But when it came to anti-tank rifles, he suddenly thought of something and smiled at the two officers, saying:
"Gentlemen, now that you mention it, I suddenly remembered that my squad captured a batch of enemy weapons, including five anti-tank rifles!"

"With these weapons added, our regiment's anti-tank firepower is still quite good!"

As soon as Andrei finished speaking, both officers' eyes lit up with surprise.

"Great! Is it true? You actually managed to seize an anti-tank rifle from the Black Hawk devils?"

Lieutenant Colonel Unere grabbed Andrei's shoulder instantly, his excitement causing him to lose control of his strength and grip Andrei's shoulder painfully.

"Of course it's true. I forgot about it before. I'll regroup my soldiers and select a few anti-tank soldiers!"

Andrei grinned and subtly pulled Lieutenant Colonel Unere's hand off his shoulder.

In reality, it was impossible for him to capture anti-tank rifles from the enemy, since he didn't seem to have encountered any dedicated enemy armored units; the unit he did encounter seemed to be a specially mixed company.

However, this does not prevent him from using the large amount of influence he accumulated during the previous wars to help his players with some minor cheats.

(End of this chapter)