KingTigervsIS-2:OperationSolstice1945
- 作者
- 出版社 OspreyPublishing
- 出版时间 2011年8月
- ISBN 9781849084048
- 定价 149.60
内容简介
Asapreludetothepost-warconceptofasingle"mainbattletank"design,vehiclesduringWorldWarIItendedtobecategorizedaslight,medium,andheavy,dependingontheiruse.Inthislastcategory,tankshadgrowninsize,weight,andfirepowertocounterever-improvinganti-tankweaponsystems.Thisresultedinchangesintacticsanddoctrinetobetterintegrateheavyarmorintoacombinedarmssystem.ThiswasespeciallytrueontheEasternFront,wheretheopenterrainpromotedarmoractionandarapidcycleofimprovements.TheSovietswerequicktodevelopvehiclesthatwereabletofighttheTigerIonanequalfootingbylate1943,suchastheup-gunnedT-34/85andtheself-propelledISU-152s.BecausetheAmericanT-26/M-26Pershingarrivedlateinthewar,andtheBritishCenturionnotatall,onlytheSovietIS-2servesasanexampleofaheavydesignthatwasfieldedinlargebattlefieldnumbers.TheSovietdrivetocutoffenemyforcesinEastPrussiaduringOperationSolstice(February1945)isaprimeexampleofthisconflict.TheGermans,hadlimitedresources,andwerestrategicallyonthedefensive,butenjoyedever-shorterlogisticdistancesastheyretreated,andfoughtinanenvironmentandterrainthatplayedtothestrengthsofthetechnically-superiorKingTiger.TheIS-2waslighter,moremaneuverable,andfarmorenumerous,andusedtheseassetstoitsadvantage.Thisbattle,foughtintheclosingmonthsofthewar,depictstheclassiclate-warcontrastbetweenthemilitarydoctrinesofGermanyandtheSovietUnion.
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