Soviet Union 1991

Third update

"The motorized infantry battalion as the vanguard has entered South Ossetia. It seems that our plan is going perfectly. After losing its air strike force, the Georgian army is now like a headless fly."

Troshev read out the contents of the paper word for word. He took the report from the front line and was very satisfied with the offensive speed of the 58th Army. However, the progress in encircling Tskhinvali was not as expected. , he hopes to fire the first shot of the attack within the next two hours.

Standing in front of Troshev were deputy commander Shamanov and chief of staff and political commissar Korabelnikov. The three people who were supposed to have shined in the second Chechen War were eliminated. Yanayev was transferred to the Southern Joint Strategic Command, specifically responsible for affairs in the Caucasus region.

Shamanov pointed to the two cities of Tskhinvali and Tbilisi on the map and drew a line with a red pen between Tbilisi and Tskhinvali. Shamanov explained, "Now South Austria Seti has completely fallen, and Tskhinvali has become the forward buffer zone for the Georgian army. Our troops should be divided into two groups. Attack Tskhinvali from the same direction and use a pincer offensive to hit the enemy's positions. Moreover, the Georgian rebels would never have expected that we had changed the way of war. According to intelligence, they also planned to use SAM missiles to resist our attacks. Attack. But they didn’t know that we had prepared laser-guided artillery shells to attack them.”

Then the current Soviet army almost uses guided missiles as the precursor of the attack. After clearing the air defense positions and artillery positions, they then advance under the cover of air support. According to Troshev, who will accompany you these days to play the prelude to carpet bombing and rocket-washing. The new Soviet army has begun to pursue efficient and precise strikes.

Times have changed, and those who stick to the old fighting methods will eventually be eliminated. It is not without reason that Yanayev has acquiesced to Marshal Ogarkov's purge in the army in recent years. He just wants to eliminate anyone who refuses to change his mind. In this regard, Yanayev's methods are even more Stalinist than Stalin's.

"This will be the first battle that will establish the reputation of the Soviet army. At that time, the whole world will see that the Soviet army will not be inferior to the US military's combat methods." Troshev clenched his fists. The 1991 Gulf War had a profound impact on the world. The impact on the world was too profound. When other countries realized that the war could still be carried out in this way, Yanayev had already begun to prepare for all-round reforms of the Soviet army.

Shamanov suddenly remembered the meaningful words Ogarkov said to him before receiving the combat instructions.

"Just think of this civil war as another version of a military exercise."

BMP infantry fighting vehicles began to set up defenses on both sides of Zac Highway and set up a cordon. Provided guarantee for follow-up troops to enter South Ossetia. T72 tanks and BMP infantry fighting vehicles lined up in a long steel queue were on alert along the line and were making final preparations before the attack. Mi-24 helicopters and Mi-28 helicopters were hovering in the air on guard, ensuring fire cover for the attacking ground troops. The wind brought by the propellers blew away the lush green weeds.

The scrapped tanks that were burned into iron sheets have been cleaned up. The vanguard troops cleared the road from the Loksky Tunnel directly to Tskhinvali in the shortest possible time. Next, the 13 two motorized infantry regiments of the Soviet 58th Group Army will start from Attacks from two directions surrounded Tskhinvali and cut off the connection between Tskhinvali and Tbilisi.

The 56th Group Army continued to pass through the Rokoski Tunnel. Colonel Manilov, who commanded the 503 Motorized Rifle Regiment, was making final preparations. Soon they would have a tragic encirclement and annihilation war to start. Of course, it would be tragic. Not Soviet troops, but Georgian rebels. It can be said that the civil war was fought purely to test the new tactics of the Soviet army.

Gantamirov, commander of the reconnaissance company of the 5o3 Motorized Rifle Regiment, accepted the latest instructions from Colonel Manilov. Wearing a white flower camouflage, he will carry a laser designator to target command posts, anti-aircraft weapons, and anti-aircraft weapons on the Tskhinvali rebel defense positions. Fortifications, anti-tank weapons, firepower and manpower are used for precision strikes. This is also the first time that the Soviet army has used high-tech means to attack the opponent. After receiving the order, the commander of the reconnaissance company, Captain Gantamirov, will lead a team of soldiers to guide the missiles to attack the Georgian rebels in Tskhinvali. position.

Captain Gantamirov, wearing a white floral camouflage uniform, quietly approached the Tskhinvali anti-aircraft missile positions. These SAM anti-aircraft missile positions were deployed in the southeastern region of Tskhinvali. Gantamirov had to guide them. After the laser-guided shells destroy them, the air force team can successfully cover the ground troops to carry out the attack.

He set up a laser guide in the grass, and the Kalashnikov rifle was quietly placed aside. Through the laser-guided sight, he could see the soldiers setting up SAM missiles on the position. Gantamirov just lay motionless in the grass, waiting for the shells to fall on the heads of the soldiers.

At the same time, the defensive positions and armored battalions in Tskhinvali are also guided by the invisible lasers of the scouts. As scouts who penetrated into Tskhinvali, their main task is to solve all the troubles for the follow-up troops. .

The Russian army's latest 2s35 self-propelled artillery also appeared in this civil war. The bombing weapon that had been kept secret before was now on the battlefield. In order to test the power of this self-propelled artillery, the 58th Army was the first to possess this weapon, and Tskhinvali would be the first battlefield in their service career.

Colonel Manilov received a reply from Gantamirov, who told the colonel that everything was ready and they were just waiting for the long-range artillery attack of the artillery.

Manilov put down the radio and said to the commander of the artillery position, "The bombing begins."

The 2s35 self-propelled artillery deployed in a line on the plain aimed at their respective targets. Manilov wanted to carry out the same artillery baptism on different positions of the Georgian army at the same time.

"Shoot."

With the commander's order, the self-propelled artillery adjusted to a certain arc made a deafening sound, and a ball of flame mixed with smoke appeared at the mouth of the gun barrel. When the shells were fired, even the pebbles at Colonel Manilov's feet shook slightly.

The 2k25 Red Earth laser-guided shells that flew out will, under the guidance of the reconnaissance troops, deal a devastating blow to the Georgian rebels in Tskhinvali.

The Georgian rebels do not know that they will be in great trouble next. (To be continued.)8