Battle of the Third Reich

"It's all in. Do you want me to dig it out by hand?" Sergeant Polka stood on the front armor plate of the Type 4 g tank, pointing at the mud underneath with his hands on his hips.

"Bring the tractor and the firewood ready." Captain Elson, the tank commander, squatted by the pit, and the branches in his hand thrust into the quagmire with anger.

"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 command tower.

"You insisted on the end of the whole company, I should congratulate you, Lieutenant Hull." Elson threw the branch into the mud pit, stood up and responded with a wry smile.

"Have you seen it? You, this is the trouble you may encounter." On the lookout tower at the center of the test site, Kettle pointed to the armored vehicles that were stuck in the mud.

"This runway was built in accordance with the most common road standards in Eastern Europe. As far as I know, the situation is worse the further to the east." Longstad hit the fence with the marshal's cane.

"We have all checked before the experiment. This road is completely free of foreign matter, and is completely suitable for heavy vehicles." Manstein's complexion was ugly. Among the generals present, he was the only one who relied purely on tanks to eat. I have missed Guderian like this now, and I really want to see the guy's performance when he witnessed this scene.

"You will mark this on your map, and your scouts will report to you in this way. The road is completely free. As a result, after an armored battalion walks by, you will get a quagmire where an elephant can roll in. "Klug is very satisfied with everything he sees today. This is a test plan specially formulated by the head of state, which makes him feel very rewarding.

"Of the roads marked on the map, 50% are of this standard, and the rest are worse than this. Usually, they can carry cars and people, but the number of passing units is more than one, and they have been eaten in the snowmelt or rainy season. The ground with enough water will start to dissolve, and the result will become like this, which is called the muddy season in the Soviet Union." An army major wearing a rubber raincoat for motorcycle soldiers was introduced.

"It reminds me of the Somme River, when we encountered a situation very similar to this. The artillery plow loosened the entire area of ​​the soil. After the autumn rain, the soldiers, artillery, logistics wagons, everything was struggling in the mud." Boke His expression was very serious, he recalled the unbearable past, the troops he commanded in the battle of the Somme suffered heavy losses.

"When you formulate the combat plan, please be sure to consider these factors. The problems we saw today were specifically pointed out by the head of state. He asked all group military commanders to come to the scene to see for themselves." Announced to the officers.

"If you don't look at it with your own eyes, I really can't imagine that there will be so many problems. Fortunately, our head is an unparalleled military genius." Manstein sincerely praised the head's keen sense of war.

"I ask everyone to keep these shooting rules in mind. I ask each of you to learn to use this weapon skillfully. I’m not kidding. This will directly affect your life. So I don’t want to see which one Idiots are lazy here for me, don’t say I haven’t warned you, all the guys who didn’t pass the exam will be transferred to the bread company.” An armored captain walked past a group of tank soldiers with his back, holding an anti-infantry s ray.

This is a very terrible anti-infantry melee grenade. It appeared in the end of the war in history. In order to deal with the Soviet soldiers who came from all directions like the tide, the Germans equipped the armored forces with this equipment. After launch, this small grenade will be in midair. A mid-explosion, a rainstorm of death that spilled a steel ball and shrapnel around, hit the Soviet anti-tank fighters who were holding the anti-tank grenades or explosive packs and threw them at the tank.

This is an indiscriminate killing weapon. Except for the crew members protected by tank armor, no one in the killing range can be spared, including German combatants who cooperated with the tank attack.

Since Xu Jun took out this weapon, of course, he was also prepared accordingly. When using this weapon, tankers must abide by strict rules for use. However, with the commander Zhou Shi's periscope, the commander has the ability to grasp the surrounding conditions, and the possibility of accidental injury is reduced a lot.

At the same time, the German main tanks will be equipped with external telephones, which can be used by the infantry outside the vehicle to communicate with the occupants in the vehicle to communicate the situation on the battlefield in time. At the same time, the infantry can also borrow the tank's radio station to make emergency contact with the superior unit.

The earliest equipment equipped with this type of phone was the US Armored Force. The m4 tank of the Marine Corps had this modification. In the era when radio equipment is difficult to be small and generalized, this is indeed a very smart idea. When the radio of some infantry units fails, he only needs to find the nearest armored vehicle to restore contact with his superiors. Whether it is aerial bombardment or artillery support, it will become very convenient.

The most important thing is that the soldiers do not have to enter the tank, and the crew does not have to risk opening the hatch. They only need to unscrew an armored box cover installed at the rear of the hull, and all problems are solved.

The s mine on the tank is installed in a honeycomb-type launch tube. The launch tube has a fixed angle to ensure that the exploded shrapnel can cover every position around the car body. The middle three are fired vertically upward, and the killing range is covered. This is the last defensive means. The target is the enemy infantry who has climbed the tank body.

"You have to learn how to operate this kind of launcher proficiently, so that the captain can report the position, you can accurately and quickly launch the corresponding grenade, I don't want to see your own people suffer because of your stupidity, the wrong guy will Was sent to a hard labor camp. Do you know where it is? You wouldn’t think of going there. There are no officers and soldiers there, only criminals who violate military regulations, they will be sent to the most dangerous positions to perform the most bitter, The most tiring and dangerous task, one week later, you will beg them to shoot you." The captain of the armored soldiers frightened his men, but he was also telling the truth. The Germans were also ruthless to their own soldiers who made mistakes.

"Now let's take a look at the structure of this machine gun. Is it similar to mg34?" An army sergeant disassembled a new machine gun in front of the soldiers sitting neatly on Maza. If you are from a later generation, 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 the mg34, with better productivity, a perfect infantry support weapon, and the sound of shooting can make enemy soldiers scare their crotch.

Historically, on the basis of mg42, the US military designed their m60 machine guns, which made a lot of fame in previous wars. Instead, they took away the limelight of the German army equipped mg3. 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 the modification margin in the design. Only a few parts need to be replaced to change the caliber of the gun. .

Although mg34 is an excellent weapon, the production process is a bit complicated, and the output has not been able to go up. Not only is Mauser producing mg40, but several old gun factories in France and Britain are also producing this weapon. In the face of the terrible power of this machine gun, the generals of the French army are excited to say the whole thing. , Even the lobster soldiers who had been dying for so long were stunned by the horrible tearing of cloth.

It was learned that the Germans would open this weapon to them. The senior officials of the two countries’ armies were very happy. It was too suitable for squatting in the bunker for defense. The British Army immediately negotiated a production license of 5,000 mg40 with Germany. Proof that the first batch of products will be sent to the Far East first. The performance of the Japanese makes them more and more worried, so they began to arm the new skin at any cost.

The French are ready to use this machine gun to replace the pile of antiques currently equipped. Of course, those expensive fortress machine guns are not included. The idea of ​​this universal weapon has made the French very interested. They have long been **** for the general equipment of the French army. In despair, it seems that every time an army secretary changes to power, he will purchase a pile of new garbage like a beast.

The French have already started 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 not easy to say. German technicians only think that the turret has a round shape that looks cute.

The British are busy improving the design of aircraft engines. Their Griffon engines have great potential. The Luftwaffe has already produced several Messerschmitt fighters that use British engines. They are currently undergoing intense test flights. .

Vickers Super Marin’s fire-breathing production line has resumed production, but the first batch of production was orders from the Navy. Germany provided intelligence on Japan’s new carrier aircraft, which made the British Navy feel a deep threat. They are preparing to replace the piles of dull "buffalo" and "fighters" deployed in South Asia with flamethrowing fighter jets. These planes are obviously outdated in front of the new Japanese fighter jets. The British do not want to let their precious pilots die in vain.

The British government also obtained a production license of 190 from the German head of state, preparing to mass-produce to equip its own air force. The British version of the "Shrike" has some minor improvements, changing to British weapons and British flight control. Rods and dashboards have also changed to British units of measurement.

At the same time, the British Navy and the German Navy are cooperating in the development of a general 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 already accelerated the construction of several aircraft carriers on the ship's platform, and it is expected that two [Glorious] aircraft carriers can be completed by the end of the year. The two aircraft carriers will be delivered to the German Navy in accordance with the treaty, but the British have no sloppy construction, even more serious than building their own warships, because this involves the face of the British naval shipbuilding industry, they do not want to because It was humiliated by the Germans for being crude.

Officers and sailors of the German Navy have already settled in the shipyard. They will receive basic training under the guidance of their British counterparts and learn how to operate and use these huge flat-topped ships.

The German navy had never had any experience with aircraft carriers before. To be honest, the British did not use it several times in actual combat. The surprise attack on "Orland" was the last great attempt. The problem is that the final result is really sad. Endlessly.

Experienced naval pilots suffered heavy losses in the previous British air battles. I don’t know which string is wrong. The Royal Navy’s aircraft must have a pilot. The result is that the aircraft developed are slower than one. To the flexible and high-speed Messerschmitt, not only the master survived, but also the **** of luck.

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

They also need to learn how to use the latest radio navigation instrument, and also how to rely on the instrument and slide rule to accurately attack and return in the vast sea when the navigation instrument fails.

They must learn to use the cloud to hide the trail, rely on visual discovery of small targets on the sea, learn how to make a forced landing on the sea, how to escape in a submerged aircraft, and survive more than a week in a small life raft.

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