The German 150 mm caliber howitzer has a new type of ammunition, which is a very common rocket range extender in the mainstream artillery shells of later generations.

When using this shell, the German standard Evergreen 150 mm howitzer, with a range of 19 km, can shell Red Square near the church of Kuntsevo.

Although the power of the rocket range extender may be slightly smaller, it can increase the range of the gun, and it is still a very useful type of ammunition.

No victory can be achieved in a vacuum, and every step on the battlefield depends on the lives of the soldiers.

Stepping on the corpse of a companion is not something to be thankful for. In the battle for Spark Stadium, the Germans paid the price of more than 500 soldiers.

It's just an ordinary stadium, and if you extend it to the whole of Moscow, the number of losses is unimaginable.

No one can tell the exact number of casualties and costs of occupying every building and street here.

Inside Manstein's front-line headquarters, you can occasionally smell the smoke of gunpowder on the battlefield. Everyone is busy, and everyone has countless jobs to do.

Replenish the ammunition consumption at the front, withdraw the troops with excessive losses to recuperate, replenish new troops, care for wounded soldiers, consolidate your own defenses, and continue to attack enemy positions - there is so much work to be done here that it is overwhelming.

Commanding a large army in battle is not an easy task, and it is much more difficult than playing a strategy game and swiping the mouse on the computer to complete most of the commands.

"News from the front line, the Spark Stadium has been occupied by our army." A staff officer ripped a record from the radio liaison room and walked behind General Manstein to report.

"There are about 2 regiments of troops on the front line that need to be replenished with ammunition, and they have lost about 550 people, and there are many wounded, do you want to send people to support?" He took the paper and looked down at the text as the chief of staff asked Manstein.

Manstein nodded and replied, "Let the 3rd Regiment Reserve go up and exchange the 1st Regiment with the big losses...... Beware of the Russians' counterattack and immediately let the logistics troops send supplies up. ”

The offensive requires a lot of ammunition, and the supplies must keep up with the troops on the front line in time to preserve the fruits of victory.

How many victories throughout the ages have been destroyed by lagging logistical supplies? Finding a way to give the soldiers more ammunition and food is one step closer to victory.

"Because it is a longitudinal railway, the railway between St. Petersburg and Smolensk caused relatively little damage to the Northern Soviet army." The chief of staff brought up good news.

He walked to the front of the map and said to Manstein: "The engineer division under the direct command of the army group has repaired this railway, and we are transporting supplies a little faster. ”

"How much faster? Will it solve our current serious problems? Manstein asked with concern.

The reality was much more brutal than expected, and the number of trucks lost by the German heavy trucks to replenish the troops was almost desperate.

The long supply lines have caused German trucks to be scrapped, damaged, and repaired to an astonishing 50 percent.

Half of the trucks are in an unusable state, and the repaired ones can only barely replace the ones that have just been damaged, and sometimes they even can't make ends meet.

The newly produced trucks in the rear have already traveled thousands of kilometers to the front line, and maintenance inspections have to be carried out in Minsk, and some have even been dismantled and used as parts.

Therefore, the problem of logistics and supply that can be solved by ships and trains is extremely undesirable for the German military top brass to be solved by expensive trucks.

From St. Petersburg to Smolensk, it seemed to be a big circle and a much longer distance, but in fact it still relieved some of the transportation pressure of the German army.

"It's about five to ten percent more supplies, and it's already a good solution." The chief of staff said with a smile.

All the troops on the German front, in fact, were dissatisfied with the supply of materials. The front-line combat units can meet about 70 to 80 percent of their supply needs, and some of the second-line troops are even only 50 percent.

Although with the gradual stabilization of the battle line and the continuous improvement of the condition of the rear roads, the supply of the German army has been developing in a good direction.

However, before the implementation of the Barbarossa plan, the road conditions in the Soviet Union were too bad, so they still could not reach the most ideal state.

"Five to ten? It's exceeded my expectations, which is really good news. At the very least, I have to make sure that my ammunition is consumed, and there is food supply, so that I can go and fight. Manstein said.

Being able to increase by 5 to 10 percent on top of the original 80 percent is already a good level.

Because of the chaotic scheduling, transportation delays, and other irresistible factors, few troops can reach 100% of the material supply in actual combat conditions.

Even after a few decades, the U.S. military will not be able to replenish 100 percent. In many cases, the transportation of letters and other non-major materials will be slower or inexplicably lost.

"Let's put down the cans in our hands, let the soldiers improve it, don't be too economical." After thinking about it, in order to encourage his soldiers to attack bravely, Manstein decided to give some benefits to his men first.

The canned food he said was a luxury, a reward and a good thing to improve your life. Soldiers are reluctant to eat on weekdays, and although the taste is average, it is much better than ordinary military food.

If it weren't for the improved supplies, Manstein wouldn't be willing to squander supplies that he wouldn't have if he didn't have them. Although the food supply has never been interrupted, there is really not much good food.

Germany's food shortages have been radically improved by increased grain production, some benefits from the British surrender, and the fact that the United States maintains a superficially neutral grain export, and the crops that the Belarusian Soviets have not had time to take away.

Therefore, the German army did not lack military rations, and there were few times when they starved, but eating potatoes and vegetables and leaves could not mobilize the enthusiasm of the army, but canned food and cow heads could.

"Yes, General! I think we'll be able to take a block today! The chief of staff smiled when he heard the order.

They had just taken Spark Stadium, and although the losses were a bit bigger, it was generally going well, so there was an atmosphere of joy in the entire headquarters.

Of course, in the Soviet command headquarters where the Spark Stadium was lost, the atmosphere was not so harmonious.