Imperial Overlord

"We need to defeat the Soviet Union as soon as possible, so as to relieve the pressure on our industry." Li Le sighed helplessly while sitting in the slightly bumpy car.

The topic has returned to this relatively depressing origin. Without defeating the Soviet Union, nothing can be said.

"My head of state, I have done my best to increase the number of tanks produced. The production of Panther tanks has now exceeded No. 3 and No. 4, and has become the main equipment of our army." Speer said.

"It's not enough to have Leopard tanks. Our enemies are already making progress, so we don't have much time left." Li Le replied absentmindedly.

What he is thinking about now is the Sherman 4 tank that the United States will mass-produce next year. This tank is much more powerful than the 3lee tank currently in service in the United States.

Even without the British tank gun, the Firefly tank will become an impossible history, but the American 4 Sherman tank is still a difficult opponent.

After all, this thing has produced 40,000 terrifying tanks in one breath, and the German army has produced the most tank models in the real historical time and space, only more than 10,000.

"Leopard tanks must be produced more. How did you handle the modification of the chassis?" Li Le asked Speer, dispelling the shadow of the Sherman tank lingering in his mind.

"The refit is going very well! My Führer!" Speer's expression softened a little when he mentioned this.

The modification of the Panther tank is probably the smoothest sub-project that has been carried out. This chassis is so good that it makes the modification extremely simple.

Ground air defense forces used this tank to convert a dual-purpose combat vehicle with an 88mm caliber anti-aircraft cannon into a multi-purpose combat vehicle.

This type of artillery can be used as a temporary anti-tank gun if it is fired flat, and there is a steel plate in front of it, which is enough to block the opponent's small arms fire.

And if this kind of artillery shoots at a high elevation angle, it becomes an anti-aircraft artillery, which is very popular with soldiers.

In addition, a chassis similar to the T-59 tank is indeed the first choice for the magic chassis. All kinds of tanks and armored vehicles that will be modified in the future, as long as there are five pairs of road wheels, will make everyone feel friendly.

That's right, although this chassis is now in Germany, it was changed to a pair of road wheels by Li Le, but the versatility of this tank chassis has not changed at all.

German engineers have converted this tank into a maintenance tank, which can repair similar Panther tanks, as well as the 3rd and 4th tanks.

The reliability of this maintenance vehicle is quite high, because the reliability of the Panther tank is very high. It can pull another Panther tank to retreat without worrying about problems such as engine overheating.

With this armored repair vehicle, the frontline troops can repair equipment faster, and it also makes the maintenance of the Panther tank easier.

In fact, the reliability of weapon systems is also closely related to whether the troops are superior or inferior in combat.

If it is an offensive operation, the logistical support will be relatively stable, so the possibility of obtaining parts will be greater and more timely. At this time, the reliability of the weapon is slightly lower, which can be tolerated.

But when it comes to losing ground, once there is a problem with the weapon system, it will trigger a chain reaction, causing more weapons to fail.

In the real World War II, a large part of the failure rate of the Tiger and King Tiger tanks was caused by the failure of its own parts and oil products.

There are also Tiger tanks, because other Tiger tanks have malfunctioned, they can only risk dragging the malfunctioning tank out of the theater, resulting in two tanks malfunctioning together.

A similar situation is almost impossible for the Germans now, because they have enough tractors, and the Panther's reliable engine also allows the Panther to tow other Panthers.

"We installed an anti-aircraft turret on the Panther tank with two 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns, which worked very well." Speer mentioned a new weapon.

This Panther tank, equipped with a double-barreled self-feeding anti-aircraft artillery, is called a super killer by the army.

It can slaughter low-flying enemy aircraft, as well as sweep through enemy tanks and infantry.

In the face of the T-2 tanks that the Soviet army has also equipped in large quantities, at a distance of 700 meters, a super killer chariot can easily destroy dozens of T-2 tanks.

"The assault gun of the Panther tank has also been developed, and the response of the two types of troops after using it is good." Speer said eloquently to Li Le.

The value of the No. 3 assault gun and the No. 4 assault gun in the war has been valued by the high-level German army.

As the production capacity of the chassis of the Panther tank increases, the call for it to be transformed into a cheaper assault gun or a tank destroyer also increases.

At the request of the troops, the Leopard tank was converted into a Leopard tank destroyer, as well as a Leopard tank assault gun.

This Panther tank destroyer uses a 05mm caliber gun, which uses powerful armor-piercing projectiles that can easily penetrate the armor of T-34 and KV-2 tanks.

The only fly in the ointment is that the caliber of this kind of artillery is too large, the rate of fire is seriously dragged down, and because the output cannot keep up, it can only be equipped in a small amount.

It is intuitive to say that its appearance is completely an exploration of the future by the German armored forces, and the 05mm caliber artillery is also a preparation plan for dealing with future threats.

In fact ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The power of the 88mm caliber cannon of the Panther tank can be used until after 943, and there is no need to replace it

However, Li Le felt that his Leopard tank was no longer the kind of Leopard tank in history, and the Tiger tank was aborted because of this. He was not sure whether the Soviet Stalin No. 2 tank would be born ahead of schedule.

In order to deal with the threat of the Stalin No. 2 tank and prepare in advance, Li Lecai ordered Krupp's engineers to develop a 05mm caliber tank gun.

After all, it is always good to be prepared. With the 05mm caliber artillery, the German armored forces will have no worries before 90 years.

The modification of another Panther-type assault gun is much simpler. It uses a 50mm caliber heavy gun as its own weapon, and it is easy to destroy the city and pull out the village.

It can get close to the opponent's strong fortress, use its thick armor to get close to the target, and then fire at the opponent's most vulnerable point.

The 50mm caliber artillery is also enough to suppress the vast majority of fortifications, which can help the German army quickly conquer the enemy's strong fortresses and reduce casualties...