![]() Keeping control of Romania’s oil fields was essential to Hitler. The division’s armored regiment, which was one of Germany’s finest remaining combat formations, distinguished itself in the early days of the fighting, and fought tenaciously against often overwhelming Soviet strength. A column of Panzer V “Panther” tanks of the “Grossdeutschland” Panzer Division rolls across Romania near Jassy, spring 1944. Once across, they spread out behind the mobile forces that were already heading for the next objective-the Dniester River. With the main crossing clogged with armored vehicles and trucks, following Soviet infantry units confiscated boats or built rafts to get to the opposite shore. Kravchenko’s 6th Tank Army took the river crossing at Gayvoron. A few hours later, the 29th Tank Corps (Lt. Dubovoi) reached Dzuhlinka and crossed the river, dashing any German hopes of holding the southern bank. Bogdanov’s 2nd Tank Army’s 16th Tank Corps (Maj. Other units, composed of mixed groups of tanks, infantry, and engineers, kept up their advance toward the Bug. His armies kept up the pressure, severing the 8th Army’s tenuous connection with the 1st Panzer Army. When Uman fell on March 9, Konev ordered his forces to keep going toward the Bug River, giving the retreating Germans little chance to organize a defensive river line. Other armies soon followed, flooding through the breached German defenses. ![]() The massed tanks and infantry of the 4th Guards, 5th Guards Tank and 2nd Tank Armies had little difficulty in slicing through the thinly held German line. On March 5, 1944, the 2nd Ukrainian Front launched an offensive against the German 8th Army northeast of Uman. His armored forces numbered 650 tanks and self-propelled guns. Konev had 10 armies-the 27th, 40th, 52nd, 53rd, 4th Guards, 5th Guards, 7th Guards, 2nd Tank, 6th Tank and 5th Guards Tank-at his disposal. Konev’s 10 Armies Cut Through German Lines Now, after years of bitter fighting, his 2nd Ukrainian Front stood poised in the Western Ukraine, ready to strike what was hoped to be a knockout blow against German forces in Southeastern Europe. For his part in the encirclement and destruction of German forces in the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket in February 1944, he was promoted to the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. For the next two and a half years, he led various fronts in the war against Hitler, participating in the gigantic battle at Kursk and liberating the cities of Belograd and Kharkov. Soon after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Konev took command of the Western Front (the approximate equivalent of a German Army Group, containing anywhere from five to 12 armies). Graduating from the prestigious Frunze Military Academy in 1926, Konev served as a divisional and corps commander, escaping the massive purges that decimated the Red Army during the 1930s. During the Russian Civil War he served with distinction, becoming a political commissar. Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Stepanovich Konev had a right to be pleased with himself and his men as he gazed at the maps spread before him.īorn in a small village in the province of Northern Dvina, Konev was conscripted into the Tsarist Imperial Russian Army in April 1916, but saw little action during World War I. Ju88 also has some fantastic capabilities with this bombload: 6 SC250 and 28 SC50 (drop by group of 4 with 0.1 or 0.25 interval).May 1, 1944. But at least you don't stay long over the target (which give you a chance to rtb on populated servers). It's harder to aim and the 24 rounds are fastly gone. However I often take the Stuka G for the agressive style. ![]() I voted Hs129 because it's quite easy to aim (btw I often put almost all flaps down which give you time and stability for aiming), and you can destroy 6 to 8 T34 in one flight. However you have some speed to run away or you can even try to fight with your opponent (110 got some not so bad dogfight capabilities). ![]() But it's a looooooooot of time spent over the target (like between 10 and 15min). Yes you could kill ~16 T34 in one flight with it (66/4) if you aim perfectly at every shots. I use half power with about 25% of flaps not to rush on the target like a rocket. With it's 66 rounds it can kill the highest number of tanks in a single sortie than the other tank busters, it's a bit tricky to get used to the higher speed compared to the Ju 87 and Hs 129 but the centerline cannon compensates for it. ![]()
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