Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 90: Preparation (on)

"It's all in, do you want me to dig it out with my hands?" The pilot Sergeant Polka stood on the front armor plate of the No. 4 G tank, pointing at the mud underneath with one hand on his hips.

"Bring the tractor here, and the prepared firewood." Captain Elson, the tank company commander, squatted by the side of the pit, poking the quagmire with the branches in his hand.

"Damn, I don't know where the water is leaking, is there a car behind us?" At this time, the captain lifted the armored hatch on the control tower.

"You are in the whole company until the end, I should congratulate you, Lieutenant Hull." Elson threw the branch into the mud, stood up and responded with a wry smile.

"Have you seen it? Everyone, this is the trouble you may have." On the observation tower in the center of the proving ground, Keitel pointed to the armored vehicles that were stuck in the mud and couldn't move.

"This runway was built in accordance with the most common highway standards in Eastern Europe. As far as I know, the situation gets worse as far as the east is." Rondstede tapped the fence with the marshal's cane.

"We checked all of them before the experiment. This road is completely unremarkable and suitable for heavy vehicles." Manstein's face was ugly. Among the generals present, he was the only one who ate purely on tanks. He had never missed Guderian like he did now, and really wanted to see how that guy did when he witnessed this scene.

"Your map will be marked like this, and your scouts will report to you like this. There is no problem with the road. As a result, after an armored battalion has passed, you have a quagmire that can be used by an elephant. Rolling inside." Kluge is satisfied with what he saw today. This is a special test plan made by the head of state, and he feels that he has gained a lot.

"Fifty percent of the roads marked on the map are of this standard, and the rest are worse than this. Normally, they can carry cars and people, but the number of units passing by is large, and in the snowmelt or rainy season The ground that has eaten enough water in the middle will begin to dissolve, and the result will be like this. This is called the muddy season in the Soviet Union." An army major wearing a motorcycle rubber raincoat introduced.

"This reminds me of the Somme, when we encountered a situation that was very similar to this. The artillery plowed the soil in the entire area. After the autumn rain, the soldiers, artillery, and logistic carriages all struggled in the mud. ." Bok's expression was very serious. He recalled the unbearable past. The troops under his command suffered heavy losses in the Battle of the Somme.

"You must take these factors into consideration when you make a combat plan. The problems we see today were specifically pointed out by the head of state. He asked all commanders of the group army to come to the scene to see with their own eyes." Keitel announced loudly to the officers.

"If you don't take a look with your own eyes, I would never have imagined that there will be so many problems. Fortunately, our Führer is an unparalleled military genius." Manstein sincerely praised the Führer's keen sense of war. .

"I ask everyone to keep these shooting regulations in mind. I ask each of you to learn to use this weapon proficiently. I'm not kidding, it will directly affect your life. So I don't want to watch When there is an idiot who is lazy here, let alone I have not warned you, all the guys who fail the assessment will be transferred to the bread company." An armored captain walked past a group of tank soldiers with his hands on his back, holding one in his hand. An anti-infantry thunder.

This is a very terrifying anti-infantry melee grenade. It appeared at the end of the war in history. In order to deal with the flood of Soviet soldiers from all directions, the German army equipped the armored forces with this equipment. After launching this small grenade It will explode in mid-air, sprinkling a heavy rain of death with steel **** and shrapnel all around, and it will blow all the Soviet anti-tank fighters who are holding anti-tank grenades or explosive packs to the tank.

This is a non-discriminatory killing weapon. Except for the members of the crew protected by tank armor, no personnel in the killing range can be spared, including German combat personnel who cooperate with the tank attack.

Since Xu Jun has taken out this weapon, of course he has made preparations accordingly. When tankers use this weapon, they must abide by strict usage regulations. However, with the captain's Zhoushi periscope, the captain has the ability to grasp the surrounding situation, and the possibility of accidental injury is reduced a lot.

At the same time, the main tanks of the German army will be equipped with external telephones, which can be used by the infantry outside the vehicle to communicate with the occupants in the vehicle, and communicate the situation on the battlefield in time. At the same time, the infantry can also borrow the tank’s radio to conduct emergency with the superior connection.

The earliest equipped with this type of phone was the U.S. armored unit, and the Marine Corps’ m4 tanks had this modification. In the era when radio equipment is difficult to miniaturize and generalize, this is indeed a pretty clever idea. When the radio of some infantry units failed, he only needed to find the nearest armored vehicle to restore contact with his superiors. Whether it was for aerial bombardment or artillery support, it would become very convenient.

The most important thing is that soldiers don’t have to enter the tank, and the crew doesn’t have to risk opening the hatch, just unscrew an armored box cover installed at the rear of the car body, and all problems will be solved.

The s mine on the tank is installed in a honeycomb-shaped launch tube. The launch tube has a fixed angle to ensure that the exploding shrapnel can cover every direction around the car body. The middle three are launched vertically upwards. The kill range covers the entire hull. This is the last defense method. The target is the enemy infantry who has climbed onto the tank hull.

"You have to learn to operate this type of launcher proficiently. If the commander reports the position, you can launch the corresponding grenade accurately and quickly. I don’t want to see yourself suffer and make mistakes because of your stupidity. The guys will be sent to the hard labor camp. Do you know where it is? You wouldn’t expect to go there. There are no officers and soldiers there, only criminals who violate the military regulations, and they will be sent to the most dangerous positions to execute The hardest, most tiring, and most dangerous task, you will beg them to shoot you in a week." The captain of the armored soldiers frightened his men, but what he said was the truth, and the Germans were also ruthless to the wrongdoers.

"Now let's take a look at the structure of this machine gun. Is it similar to the mg34?" An army sergeant disassembled a new machine gun in front of the soldiers sitting neatly on the horse. If you are from later generations, you will recognize the model of this machine gun at a glance. This is the famous mg42 machine gun, but it should be called mg40 now.

This machine gun is a simplified version of mg34. It has better productivity. It is a perfect infantry support weapon. The sound of shooting can make enemy soldiers urinate.

Historically, on the basis of mg42, the US military designed their m60 machine gun, which has gained a lot of reputation in previous wars, and instead robbed the German army of the mg3 from the limelight. Now this mg40 has traces of mg3 on it, such as a round muzzle cap and a new type of buffer. At the same time, Xu Jun also retains a margin for modification in the design. Only a few parts need to be replaced to change the caliber of the gun. .

Although mg34 is a sophisticated weapon, the production process is somewhat complicated, and the output has not been able to increase. Now not only Mauser is producing mg40, but several old gun factories in France and Britain are also producing this weapon. In the face of the terrifying power of this machine gun, the generals of the French Army were excited to say nothing. , Even the old lobster soldiers who had been holding on to their face were stunned by the terror of tearing cloth.

Learning that the Germans will open this weapon to them, the senior officials of the two armies are very happy. This thing is too suitable for use when squatting in the bunker for defense. The British Army immediately negotiated with Germany about 5,000 mg40. The first batch of products will be sent to the Far East first. The performance of the Japanese made them more and more worried, so they began to arm Xinjiapi at all costs.

The French are going to use this machine gun to replace the pile of antiques currently equipped. Of course, those expensive fort machine guns are not included. The idea of ​​this kind of universal weapon makes the French very interested. They have long been interested in French army equipment. I feel desperate for its versatility. It seems that every time a secretary of the army takes office, he will purchase a bunch of new garbage like a ghost.

The French have already begun experimenting with the production of the chassis of the German No. 4 tank. They are still trying to equip it with a turret of their own design. The specific performance is hard to say. The German technicians only think that the turret is round and looks cute. of.

The British are busy improving the design of aircraft engines. Their Griffon engines have great potential. The Luftwaffe has produced several Messerschmitt fighter jets that use British engines. They are currently in full swing. During the test flight.

Vickers Super Marin’s Spitfire production line has resumed production, but the first batch of production is the Navy’s order. The German side provided information on the new Japanese carrier aircraft, which made the British Navy feel deeply. They plan to use Spitfire fighters to replace the dull "Buffalo" and "Gladiator" deployed in South Asia. These aircraft are obviously outdated in front of the new Japanese fighter jets. The British do not want to let their precious pilots go. To die for nothing.

The British government has also obtained a 190 production license from the German head of state, preparing for mass production to equip its own air force. The British version of the "Shrike" has some minor improvements and is replaced with British weapons. The flight control stick and the instrument panel also use British measurement units.

At the same time, the British Navy and the German Navy are cooperating to develop a general-purpose carrier-based attack aircraft that can perform both dive bombing and horizontal torpedo attacks. For this project, the Royal Navy has invested a lot of enthusiasm.

The British Navy has accelerated the construction of the aircraft carriers on the slipway, and it is expected that two [Splendid Class] aircraft carriers will be completed before the end of the year. These two aircraft carriers will be delivered to the German Navy in accordance with the treaty, but the British were not sloppy in construction, and even more serious than building their own warships, because this involves the face of the British naval shipbuilding industry. Crude and humiliated by the Germans.

The officers and sailors of the German Navy have entered the shipyard. They will receive basic training under the guidance of their British counterparts to learn how to operate and use these huge flat-top ships.

The German Navy has never used aircraft carriers before. To be honest, the British have not used them in actual combat. The surprise attack on the "Port of Oran" was the last great attempt. The problem is that the final outcome is true. It’s so sad~IndoMTL.com~ experienced naval pilots suffered heavy losses in the previous British air battles. I don’t know which string was wrong. The aircraft equipped by the Royal Navy had to add a navigator. The result was developed. The planes were slower than the other, and when they encountered the agile and high-speed Messerschmitt, either the master or the lucky man survived.

Now the Royal Navy is training carrier-based pilots for the Germans, using the carrier-based version of the 190. German HNA pilots must learn how to control the "Hai Shrike" to take off from a short aircraft carrier deck and re-launch safely Landed on the deck.

They also need to learn how to use the latest radio navigator, and at the same time learn how to rely on the instrument and slide rule to accurately attack and return on the open sea when the navigator fails.

They must learn to use the hidden trails of clouds, find small targets on the sea by visual inspection, learn how to make an emergency landing on the sea, how to escape in a sunken airplane, and survive in a small life raft More than a week.

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