The decisive battle against the Third Reich

In the book review area, I saw a book friend's "Cancan Waltz" that added a plot to the book, which is an encounter with a relative when the train passes through my hometown. The writing is very vivid, but the details still need to be improved.

The soldier posted it in "Works Related".

Then suddenly I had an idea... If you are interested, you can write and contribute to this book together. I will choose the better ones and those that are relevant to this book and post them in "Works Related" as extras. Of course, I will also credit the author. name.

In this way, the book is literally written by soldiers with everyone. Brothers are welcome to contribute, just post them in the book review area!

Qinchuan and Colonel Slain stayed in the Metz fortification area for two days.

This was not because of Lieutenant General Lu Manlin's efforts to retain him, although Lieutenant General Lu Manlin did so, but because there was another person worth meeting in Qin Chuan... Colonel Conrad.

Ever since Qinchuan told Colonel Conrad to use "launch silos" to solve the ME163 launch danger, Colonel Conrad personally went to the Maginot Line to design the launch silos and install the ME163 in them.

When Qinchuan found Conrad, he was directing his men in construction.

Seeing Qin Chuan, Conrad excitedly came up to Qin Chuan and gave him a warm hug.

"Long time no see, Lieutenant Colonel!" Conrad said, "I thought you didn't know I was here!"

"Actually, I really don't know!" Qin Chuan replied: "No one told me this before!"

Qin Chuan learned that Colonel Conrad was here from Lieutenant General Lu Manlin.

Lieutenant General Lu Manlin and Colonel Conrad have one thing in common. They are both close friends of Qin Chuan... Lieutenant General Lu Manlin said so himself, so they quickly found a common topic and became friends.

After Lieutenant General Lu Manning learned that Conrad's mission here was to install some kind of "secret weapon" to deal with the enemy, he even treated him as a guest of honor.

"Sorry!" Colonel Conrad said, "I really want to leave you a message, but you know I can't do it!"

Of course Qin Chuan understands this.

Someone like Colonel Conrad who has access to high-level secrets cannot leave messages to others at will... This may not only leak secrets, but also cause some danger to himself. For example, spies can easily find out his whereabouts. Carrying out assassinations, kidnappings, etc.

This is one of the reasons why Colonel Conrad always "sees the beginning but not the end". He always appears suddenly where he wants to appear.

"Good news!" Then Colonel Conrad waved his hand towards his work place and said, "Look at this, it turns out that what you said is feasible!"

"Silo?" Qin Chuan could guess it without looking at him.

"Yes!" Colonel Conrad said: "After using the method you mentioned, we found that it is much easier to use than imagined..."

As he spoke, Colonel Conrad took out a drawing and introduced it to Qin Chuan: "Look, all the work can be done underground. We built a fuel chamber at the bottom of the launch silo, you know... ME163 The most troublesome and dangerous thing is the fuel. Then, we connect the fuel chamber to the bottom of the silo through a pipe, and set up several safety valves in the middle. When filling the fuel, we only need to connect the pipe to the ME163. Operator, lower risk, shorter waiting time, it is simply wonderful! It can even be used in batches, that is, to store a few, a dozen or even dozens of ME163s in the warehouse, and then one after another. to launch it from the silo..."

"I hope you will consider all kinds of accidents!" Qin Chuan said: "For example, ME163 failed to launch and exploded in the launch silo, which may cause a series of chain reactions!"

"Of course, we have considered this!" Conrad replied: "That's why our fuel chamber is fifty meters away from the launch silo, and there are several safety measures in between! There are also backup pipes. This is the safety exit, of course. It can also be connected to other fuel chambers and silos, so that once the silos are destroyed by the enemy, all the ME163s and fuel in the warehouse will not be usable!”

Qin Chuan nodded. Conrad was indeed a veteran and had considered everything carefully.

After talking for a while, Conrad took out a bottle of wine from the side and took out two glasses to pour for himself and Qin Chuan respectively.

"Well, it's a good wine!" Qin Chuan couldn't help but praise after taking a sip. At this time, he also had a little knowledge of wine tasting.

"Given by General Lu Manlin!" Conrad picked up the wine and waved it: "Produced in Burgundy!"

Hearing this, Qin Chuan was almost so surprised that his jaw dropped.

Burgundy is a very prestigious wine-producing region in France, especially after Germany occupied France... In order to drink more and better top wines, senior German officials issued an incredible rule for Burgundy. : Except for the wine produced in the first-level vineyards, which needs to be purchased, the Germans can freely possess and drink other wines.

So the winegrowers in the occupied Burgundy area began to apply for first-class vineyards in droves, and all they produced were top-quality wines... Not producing top-quality wines meant that they could be given to German soldiers to drink for free, which meant that there was no profit at all. No, only a fool would do this.

This has had a considerable impact even in modern times, because until modern times, Burgundy has been synonymous with France's top wines.

What Qin Chuan could not imagine was that they were holding this expensive wine in their hands, but sitting on a stone to enjoy it, just like farmers sitting down to drink a few sips of water between work.

However... this does not seem to be a strange thing for German officers, especially those stationed in France.

"I heard about what happened on the battlefield!" Colonel Conrad said: "This proves that the ME63 is very successful!"

"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "Without the ME63, we are likely to lose this battle, and the consequences are disastrous!"

"You know?" Conrad continued: "Because of the ME63, they are even discussing whether the Tiger is still necessary to produce!"

Qin Chuan understood what Conrad meant. This is indeed a problem. A Tiger tank is worth about 300,000 Reichsmarks, which is about 130,000 US dollars at the exchange rate at the time. This price is more than four times the 30,000 US dollars of the T34 tank.

(Note: The initial cost of the Tiger is 300,000 Reichsmarks, and the cost of the middle and late stages is 250,000 Reichsmarks)

And such a high-cost tank can be easily solved by just one shot in front of the cheap ME63.

"They tried to use the ME63 to deal with armor of the same thickness as the Tiger!" Conrad said, "They even built a model for this purpose, and then used the ME63 to test fire at the 'model'..." Conrad shrugged and continued, "The result is undoubtedly that as long as the operator has been trained accordingly, or is not suppressed on the battlefield, there is a great chance of hitting and penetrating the target. This makes them very frustrated, because one day, the Soviets and Americans will also develop equipment similar to the ME63, and then the Tiger will have no place on the battlefield. In front of the ME63, it is no different from the T34, or even the T60, M3 and other light tanks! Conrad is right. If the armor is as thick as the ME, then the 102MM thick Tiger is really no different from a light tank. Even compared with a light tank, the Tiger is more likely to be hit because of its huge body.