Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 93: Preparation (continued)
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It is not enough to warm the soldiers' body and feet. You need to provide enough food to compensate for the soldiers' consumption on the battlefield. [Zero↑nine△small↓say△net]
In the European war that just ended, the German army has always been in an offensive position, fully grasping the initiative of the battlefield, not only has sufficient time to prepare for combat, but also can reasonably arrange the soldiers' rest time.
Once the offensive begins, the German army will continue to move on the battlefield. The physical strength of the German soldiers is very heavy. In order to achieve the effect of the blitzkrieg, the German army must maintain a high-intensity attack rhythm and prevent the opponent from having any breathing space. Similarly, his own soldiers have no time to rest.
During this time, German soldiers can only eat dry food that they carry with them, usually preserved canned meat and rusks, with some cheese and margarine on it. If you are lucky, you might get a bottle. Jam or something, this is a sumptuous battlefield meal for the German soldiers.
Speaking of the German canned cured meat, the absolute main force in the "iron ration", it looks a bit similar to the famous British canned corned beef, but it is actually a mixed meat sauce with enough salt and fat. I want to know what exactly this thing is made of, but I finally taste it.
Except for the large amount of food provided by the German Army, there is really no bright spot. In fact, all the European military forces have been equally terrible on the battlefield this year. The French Army distributes small pieces of bacon and bread to soldiers, as well as sardines and canned meat. If the logistics line is unblocked, there will be some beer and wine. But most of the time, the soldiers only got bread and bacon.
The British Army is not much better. The standard battlefield rations are canned hard biscuits that can be used to grind teeth, and canned corned beef that will last forever, usually a few ounces of tea and cheese, jam, butter, etc. , And the untouchable rum.
At this time, there has not been any systematic military ration. The military of various countries purchases food locally or subcontracts it to private food vendors. German troops often eat whatever they get in logistics, but they are not very picky eaters.
Historically, there has been no quality problem with the food supply of the German Army on the Eastern Front. The German logistics procurement unit is still more concerned about the food rationing of the troops. The problem is that many domestic supplies are stuck in warehouses at all levels of military depots. Here, it was not delivered to the frontline soldiers in time.
This is mainly the responsibility of the German logistics dispatch department. In the middle of the war, in the face of the continuous destruction of the Soviet army, the German transportation capacity began to become severely inadequate. Dispatchers were forced to choose between delivering ammunition or food supplies. , And command officers often choose the former one.
So when the Soviet army launched a counter-offensive, food and supplies seized in the German logistics warehouse were almost piled up, including high-end food materials raided from Europe, so all these seizures became weapons for Soviet psychological warfare. They claimed that Germany The logistics officers colluded with high-ranking generals and deliberately stockpiled these foods and used them to do business on the black market. As a result, many German soldiers really believed it, and their resistance to the officers' orders began to spread.
Look again now, Xu Jun has prepared some good things for his soldiers. Military canned food is indispensable. The original German canned meat sauce is actually pretty good. Just adjust the materials and taste a bit. There is no need to develop any spam.
The main problem is how to heat it. In the ice and snow, all cans will freeze like rocks. Historically, soldiers would use "Esbet" or the famous "pocket stove" to heat cans. This is a mini folding stove. "Esbet" is the manufacturer's brand. This stove is only ordinary It is the size of a human hand. After unfolding, it needs to be used with the solid alcohol block carried with the stove, just like the one under the dry pan in modern restaurants. Because it does not emit smoke when burned, it is very suitable for use in battlefields.
It’s just that the fire of this kind of fire is still small and not very windproof, so the German army also equipped a small gasifier, the size of which is similar to the German gas mask tank, and it can use all the fuel distributed by the German army. This was originally a civilian stove imitated in Sweden. After being modified, it became a military-grade heater. It can heat one class of hot food at a time. Because of the relatively large weight and volume, it is only distributed to this class. Class, unlike the pocket stove above, it can be done by one person.
As mentioned in the previous article, Xu Jun equipped the troops with chemical heating bags to heat field food, but in an outdoor environment where the temperature is lower than minus 20 degrees, the heat generated by the heating bags is obviously not enough. To use, it must be heated with an open flame.
So Xu Jun came up with a can of solid alcohol and a matching folding stove. It looks like an ordinary round can. After opening the lid, you only need a match to ignite it. You can use the included shelf. You only need to set up a few gravel or bricks, even if it is anything. If you don’t have it, you can build a support with mud, and then you can heat anything you want on it. A 200-gram fuel can can burn for about an hour. There are three kinds of cans: fifty grams, one hundred grams, and two hundred grams. Soldiers can choose one to carry according to their needs.
However, between battles, there may be no time for the soldiers to light up the fire and heat the food. At that time, they could only consume the army rations. So the head of state developed a high-calorie food. He called this food with chocolate as the main raw material " Energy bars".
This is a bar-shaped food that is mixed with cocoa butter, tallow, caramel, glucose, vitamins, wheat flour, and salt. One bar can provide about 1,000 calories. Two bars are enough to supplement the soldiers. Exhausted in high-intensity combat.
However, this is only a supplement for calories. Emergency food cannot be used as regular food. Only after obtaining the military officer’s permission, soldiers can tear the seal of the outer tin box and take out this "energy bar" for consumption. A box It is equipped with four energy bars. After eating, the tin box does not need to be discarded. Soldiers can use it as a waterproof container~IndoMTL.com~ or it can be recycled and reused.
The head of state has also developed a batch of instant soup, which compresses various seasonings, wheat flour, egg powder, mixed fat, and dehydrated vegetables into block solids. Six such soups are put in a group and packed in a greased paper. In the lined carton, you only need to put in boiling water and stir to make a cup of delicious hot soup, supplement the salt and sugar the body needs, and at the same time bring the soldiers a pleasant enjoyment and comfort the souls traumatized by war .
The German army purchased a batch of new canned foods, such as Italian-made anchovies in oil, which were very popular among soldiers. At the same time, they were praised by the special Italian spiced belly, which was chopped and placed in cans. The canned food weighed 150 grams, and the soldiers of the test team found that this kind of meat was very suitable for eating in slices of bread.
When European agriculture resumes production, it is expected that the German food level will be higher. Under the leadership of a foodie head, it is believed that the German food will one day make American soldiers jealous.
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