Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 321: Military parade (No. 4 horse and self-propelled artillery)

The No. 4 tank has undergone many modifications, and new designs are added almost every few weeks. This fierce "Dema" has undoubtedly become the main armor of the Wehrmacht. The advantage of the No. 4 tank lies in its balance of performance and outstanding reliability. In history, even at the end of the war, it still has the ability to face-to-face confrontation with Allied medium tanks (at least at normal combat distances, it can guarantee mutual destruction).

More importantly, the production of No. 4 is cheaper and more economical than complicated and expensive cats.

The battle between swords and shields in history has never stopped. The best weapon against tanks is another tank. This sentence may be correct before and after World War II, but when later anti-tank weapons began to lighten, it threatened The tank may be another tank, but it may also be a Wuling Hongguang packed with rough guys and RPG.

When anti-tank weapons began to be lightweight and individualized, infantry was no longer a lamb to be slaughtered by the steel beasts. Hard armor and heavy armor are no longer essential, and battlefield adaptability has become the most important indicator.

The versatility of the No. 4 tank is excellent. It is not only suitable for armored group assaults, but also good at cooperating with infantry. It is the best medium tank equipped by the German army in World War II. It has the ability to meet all tactical levels of combat troops. Demand, whether it is assault or defense, or reconnaissance and patrol, communication relay, infantry fire support, artillery target instruction or even emergency towing rescue, this tank can complete all tasks assigned by the superior.

The standardized production of German equipment has made the maintenance of the No. 4 tank a new improvement. After being equipped with new pneumatic tools, now those units equipped with the No. 4 tank have generally reached a fairly high standard of equipment attendance. , Some minor problems are basically dealt with on the spot, and there is no need to send them to the field maintenance factory.

Participants in this military parade are the main armored units that have participated in the Battle of England. Following the diving tank company is an elite armored training camp.

Compared with the Snyder Company of all No. 4 tanks, the equipment of the teaching battalion is more ornamental. This model German army is like an armored circus.

In addition to the common No. 3 and No. 4 tanks, a team of No. 3 tank destroyers appeared in the team, four 251 half-track armored vehicles equipped with 75 mm long-barreled anti-tank guns, and one with a second tank. A self-propelled howitzer modified from the No. chassis.

The layman may focus on the imposing tanks, while the military experts present will focus on the howitzer.

This self-propelled howitzer has never appeared in the German equipment sequence before. It is obviously a newly developed equipment of the German army. It seems that the caliber of the artillery is about 100 millimeters. The rear of the car body is an open battle room. The battle room is surrounded by armor plates on three sides. The thickness cannot be recognized because of the distance. However, according to common sense, it should be able to resist light weapons and light weapons within a certain distance Attack of artillery shrapnel.

This is not a weapon to fight the bayonet face to face with the enemy, but a long-range fire support equipment, so it does not need to have too strong defense capabilities.

"The "Wasp" self-propelled artillery, another masterpiece of the head of state." With a smile on the corner of his mouth, Mordel whispered to Kleist who was sitting next to him.

"I also heard that the first batch of such artillery will be given priority to Manstein's newly formed armored army." Kleist took a handkerchief and rubbed the eyepiece of the mini telescope hard.

Klester has been promoted to general, only one step away from the marshal, and now he, like his colleagues, is pinning further hopes on the Eastern Front War that is bound to break out.

Kleist has never been a supporter of the Nazis. He is just a conservative Standard Prussian officer who pays great attention to military honor. Since he has pledged allegiance to Reinhard von Steide, even if he is He will not violate this sacred oath if he loses his life.

Kleist had never commanded an armored unit before the war. He didn't even have time to understand what an armored warfare is. He has been a cavalry officer ever since he served.

The High Command asked him to serve as the commander of the German armored group, and put five of the ten armored divisions in the army under his command. This seems to be an adventure now.

But Kleist proved that he is indeed capable of the job, and at the same time capable of grabbing Guderian's bridle. Of course, in history, Guderian's unruly stinging head also made General Klester hover on the verge of vomiting blood at any time.

Historically, he and Guderian had a head-on conflict on the French front. Guderian was unwilling to obey the command of the headquarters and was ready to use his resignation to threaten his superiors. Obviously he did not understand the character of the superior, so His resignation was passed immediately.

Afterwards, Marshal Liszt was the peacemaker in the middle, and Guderian was able to barely pass the barrier and regain the command of the troops. Since this incident, Guderian’s arrogant temperament has been restrained, at least he dare not stand up to Kleist face to face. It should be said that this is quite a remarkable achievement, which can make people like Guderian obedient, even It is more difficult than winning Paris.

Kleist has the ability to command group army-level troops, and his cautious and conservative character is very suitable for the early defensive operations on the Eastern Front. Once the Eastern Front war breaks out, he will lead the troops to launch defensive operations on the northern section of the Eastern Front. Xu Jun He is going to be assigned to four motorized armies to form a new northern armored cluster.

And Guderian will serve as the commander of the newly organized Twelfth Armored Corps, which is under the jurisdiction of Marshal Bock’s central group, and Kleist can finally get rid of this thorny magic star.

Marshal Bock is not a good talker. What's interesting is that in history, Guderian was unexpectedly honest when he was under this marshal.

The development of the "Hornet" self-propelled artillery began during the preparations for the Battle of England, and the technology of this thing is not that difficult. Historically, the production of this self-propelled artillery was not even in Germany, but a Polish state-owned military-industrial company, the Polish Ursus (Bear) Machinery Manufacturing Plant near Warsaw.

The Ursus factory was founded in one to three years when Warsaw was still under the rule of Tsarist Russia. The company was established by a partnership of three Polish engineers and four businessmen, mainly producing parts for military trucks in Russia. During the economic crisis in 1930, the company was nationalized by Poland, and immediately began to produce military tractors and tank chassis for the army.

After the annexation of Poland, this company fell into the hands of the German Famo company, and began to use German parts to produce and repair the chassis of the No. 2 tank. Historically, this company was not only the "Wasp" self-propelled artillery, but also Modified and manufactured the famous "Weasel II" self-propelled anti-tank gun.

However, the "Weasel II" type will not appear now, because the more powerful "rhino horn" has been selected in Yuan First. The "Rhino Horn" type uses a 75mm long-diameter taper gun, which fires ultra-high-speed tungsten core armor-piercing projectiles, which can penetrate 150mm thick armor plates with an oblique angle of 30 degrees at a distance of one kilometer. It can penetrate all the heavy tanks currently equipped and being developed by the Soviet army.

However, the "rhino horn" did not appear in this military parade. The German army did a good job of keeping secrets. The Soviets did not even know that such a monster existed.

In fact, Germany has a more powerful tank destroyer under development, that is, the "Fenrir II" after two magic changes. Xu Jun is not very worried about this project, because in his In the plan, the imaginary opponent of the heavy destroyer is the "Father Two".

The premise is that the tank can be born smoothly, but history has undergone tremendous changes, and he has resorted to so many methods to the Soviet Union, whether the IS series will appear as scheduled, no one can guarantee now.

It is scheduled that "Fenrir II" will be equipped with a 128mm-caliber heavy anti-tank gun. In the design plan, this gun uses conventional hard-core armor-piercing shells. It is expected to penetrate two hundred placed at an oblique angle of 30 degrees. Millimeter-thick homogeneous steel armor plate~IndoMTL.com~ In actual development, this artillery will be equipped with a more penetrating high-speed tungsten core armor-piercing projectile. By then, the Soviet Union will be able to penetrate it even if it drives a solid iron king. .

The end of the armored military parade also happened to be the entire military parade. The tank regiment directly under the head of state appeared as scheduled. Like the objects of their allegiance, the tank regiment directly under the regime is very popular in German society, especially by the young Germans. People's pursuit, the directly affiliated regiment tank tin model authorized by the head of state has been sold out of stock on the market.

"German Führer’s Jewelry Box", "Crawler Dresser", "Dazzling Dragoons", "Silver Skulls", and "Mirror Knights". This unit has won countless nicknames inside and outside the battlefield. They use the enemy His wailing and blood proved his strength and value. This troop is not just a show to watch, but a powerful army that can truly behead the flag on the **** battlefield.

"Dancing Cush, Kaga (It's so beautiful, sir.)" Komatsu has long heard that Germany has a gorgeous armored unit that looks like a work of art. He has seen photos of the directly affiliated regiment before, but anyway, the photos are clear. , Can't compare with the impact when witnessed at the scene. The cold steel weapon could have such an elegant and graceful performance, and it almost blinded Komatsu's 50-arc alloy dog ​​eyes.

PS: Thank you for your understanding. I recovered a bit and started updating as planned. Thank you for your support.