Imperial Overlord

"Everyone, since the head of state has obtained such detailed information, the enemy's secrets are no longer secrets - this shows that time and advantages are still on our side, doesn't it?" Adrian asked with a smile.

"Of course! Long live the Führer! Germany will win!" Guderian said firmly.

Adrian began to introduce the various parameters of the t-34 tank in detail. Among these performances, Guderian actually envied only two parameters.

One is the strong passing ability of the t-34 tank, which is very important under complex terrain combat conditions.

The other is the unimaginable large depth endurance of the t-34 tank, close to 400 kilometers is simply a good thing in the dream of the German armored forces.

You must know that the deep assault capability of the German armored forces is about 200 kilometers. In fact, the single-vehicle range of the No. 3 and No. 4 tanks is less than 300 kilometers.

This means that Soviet tanks have one-half more powerful marching capabilities than German tanks.

If the German armored division can increase the assault distance from 200 kilometers to 300 kilometers, then Guderian can formulate more and more complex combat plans for the armored forces.

"Okay! The specific parameters of the t-34 are still top secret. The industrial sector is trying to solve the t-34 crisis. Let's discuss the second topic." Adrian, who presided over the meeting, said.

Then, Lieutenant Colonel Kohler helped and posted the three views of another tank, as well as various detailed parameters and other documents on the blackboard.

"The kv-1 tank is a new type of weapon among the active Soviet tanks that poses a considerable threat to our army's armored forces. The specific parameters are as follows..." Adrian pointed to the new tank blueprint with a pointer and began to introduce it.

For the KV-1 tank, the biggest threat to the German team is that in addition to its powerful firepower, it has a more terrifying armor design!

This monster was a super tank in '40 and '41, more frightening than the rat tank of '45.

In the 1940s, Germany was generally equipped with 37mm anti-tank guns, and the firepower on the No. 3 tank was too weak to make people desperate. As for the No. 4 tank - it was completely a weapon to support infantry.

In this case, the strong and heavy armor of the kv-1 made the German troops helpless, and even at certain distances, the strongest trump card 88mm anti-aircraft gun in the German army could not pose a threat to this monster.

Of course, in the actual use process, this kind of tank was successfully destroyed by the German army in most cases due to reliability and operational device problems, but the suppression of the armor caused by it really caused the German troops to suffer.

The superiors will never know the pain of the lower-level officers and soldiers, or in most cases, they simply convert this pain into a few simple numbers on the report.

"The armor on the front is so thick? How can this kind of tank open?" Looking at the marked data, Guderian felt that his head was obviously not enough.

This new type of tank that the Soviet Union has been equipped with has a frontal armor thickness of more than 90 mm, which is simply sensational.

"If this is true, then this tank is stronger than the t-34, and our existing anti-tank means cannot fight it." Guderian once again fell into worry.

After all, the anti-tank weapons that the German team is now equipped with have already shown weakness in the Battle of France.

Now, in the face of a more powerful enemy, the existing means of attack and defense of the German armored forces and infantry are absolutely obsolete.

In an instant, several ways to deal with this situation flashed in the mind of Guderian, the armored force commander who had actually fought on the front line.

If this terrible weapon appeared in front of his armored army, he must stop the attack and mobilize the anti-tank weapon in his hand.

It is estimated that the 37mm gun is definitely not good. The only thing that can be used is the 88mm anti-aircraft gun...

After that, if the opponent does not rush over, but deploys defenses in place, the only way to penetrate this line of defense may be to use Stuka bombers to support and clear the ground targets.

This kind of cooperative operation, although it is the German team's specialty, is a waste of time, and it is estimated that the loss of testing and attacking will not be small.

Having seen two tank designs stolen from the Soviets by the intelligence services, Guderian finally understood why the Führer was eager to replace the German armor with new weapons.

In the Battle of France, the pair of tanks No. 3 and No. 4, which played a huge role, are obviously completely outdated in future battles.

"The tanks and armored vehicles we are equipped with are outdated." After thinking about this, he said pessimistically.

"No! Your Excellency, at least, there is one that is not outdated!" An expert in charge of tank design took off his glasses and said to Guderian: "We already have the means to deal with it."

"You mean?" Guderian thought of the Stalker tank destroyer, but although the Stalker is equipped with a lot of equipment, there is only one 50mm caliber gun that is the same as the modified No. 3 tank.

Although in terms of power, it is already much stronger than a small water pipe with a 37mm caliber, but it is powerless in the face of almost 100mm thick armor.

"Yes! We have developed the 75mm long-barreled anti-tank gun equipped on the Stalker tank destroyer." This bespectacled engineer is in charge of German anti-tank guns.

The project he was recently responsible for was the famous German 75l48, the so-called kwk40/stuk40 anti-tank gun.

This kind of artillery was originally developed for 42 years, but the development and reserve started 38 years ago. After such an urging by the head of state, the German design department worked hard to perfect the design and took it out for emergency.

Frankly speaking, the performance and cost of this weapon are moderate to satisfactory, and also because of this, it is the backbone of German firepower in World War II!

History is such an irony that the weapons with the best performance are often only brutally eliminated after leaving a big name on the battlefield.

On the contrary, those weapons with mediocre performance eventually survived in a big wave and became the most reliable friends for soldiers.

For example, the King Tiger tank, which almost witnessed the most brilliant tanks of World War II, and the Tiger tank with the most tank ace, disappeared into the long river of history with the smoke of World War II.

On the contrary, it was a less well-known weapon that was left behind and continued to be used for a long time: the No. 4 tank was used by Israel in the Middle East war, and even played against the t-54.

Switzerland modified the Stalker tank destroyer and used it until 1970. At that time, most of the Tiger King and Tiger in the museum were rusted...

The Stalker tank destroyer equipped with the 75l48 anti-tank gun is almost a full version of the tank destroyer.

At this stage, this weapon has become an excellent weapon with the most powerful firepower and the highest thickness of frontal armor in the hands of the German armored forces!

Guderian couldn't help laughing bitterly after hearing the news, the funniest thing in the history of the German team happened in front of him.

How to be funny? That is the invincible German armored forces that swept across Europe. When encountering Soviet opponents, they have to call in infantry to fight tanks!

Because according to the organization, the anti-tank weapons that the German army can use are distributed in almost all branches of arms, and the armored troops are not in this distribution!

The towed 75mm new anti-tank gun pak40 is equipped for ordinary infantry, the powerful Stalker tank destroyer is in the mechanized infantry division, the 88mm anti-aircraft artillery is now under the control of the Air Force...

Although it sounds ridiculous, it is actually the case~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The embarrassing situation of the German armored forces is that they only have 50 guns with long barrels and 75 guns with short barrels!

"How long does it take for the tank to be replaced with a 75-barrel gun?" Guderian asked in a depressed voice.

"It is estimated that it will not work in a short time. After all, our current production line is not enough." The person in charge of this matter shrugged and said.

After all, this kind of artillery has just been mass-produced, and after the production line of the 37mm caliber artillery was stopped, the mass production was organized with great effort.

In this case, a small part of the artillery taken out every month is processed into a towed infantry towed artillery pak40 and delivered to the infantry for use.

Most of this type of artillery is delivered to the Stalker tank destroyer line - which is the big spender.

This month, the German Army needs to equip hundreds of tank destroyers. Such a huge order must be guaranteed first.

As for the tank modification, we can only wait for the new production line. The good news is that new production lines are expanding, the bad news is that this month and next month don't wait...  

"We are already working hard to increase the production of this artillery to 500 per month, but time is limited after all." The engineer finally said to Guderian.

Guderian also expressed helplessness about this matter. If it weren't for the intelligence department of the head of state, his armored force would still be very satisfied with the 37mm gun.

Thanks to the foresight of the Führer, if they went to the battlefield in such a confused manner, the German armored forces would face a formidable enemy and a surge of losses.

"Don't worry! In order to support the army's modification, the Krupp factory has stated that it will expand the production of this type of artillery to 1,000 per month as soon as possible!" Seeing Guderian so entangled, the other party comforted him.