Chapter 004: Storm at the test field
satfeb0700:00:00cst2015
But when Ji Feng walked out of the Prime Minister's Office, he regretted it - it was raining outside. Although you don't have to worry about a thunderbolt in the sky to kill you, you still have to risk getting your clothes wet. But thinking of his own future and the future of the earth, Ji Feng immediately had a small universe. Then put on the raincoat for the generalissimo and got into a Mercedes-Benz sedan to the test range.
In fact, Ji Feng thinks that Volkswagen's VW82 barrel car is better, and Ji Feng is very optimistic about its 100 km/h road speed. But because it is a wheel, in the nightmarish spring of the Soviet Union, it will sink into the mud half a meter thick. At that time, a large number of half-track and tracked vehicles will be needed, but now it is clear that no one is aware of it. (I really don't know why Volkswagen's barrel car is called VW82, and Britain still has V\W-class destroyers in World War I...... )
After Napoleon invaded the Russian Empire, he was first defeated by the "Winter General", and then in the process of the rout, he was brutally attacked by the "Spring General".
Even if the German army is now confident that it will solve the war before winter, it has not been fought until 44 (41~44 There were troops in the Soviet Union, and by the beginning of 45, all of them had withdrawn from the Soviet Union. In other words, the Barbarossa plan was implemented for three years, but it failed completely, and even the principal and interest were all spit out. ), and also made people fall into the water.
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At that time, the foundation laid by Xiao Xixi was good, and the whole country was motorized (this is the self-regulation of German capitalism, killing two birds with one stone). This not only allows unemployed workers to have new jobs, but also makes transportation more convenient across the country and improves production efficiency. Analyzing this, I found that Xiao Xixi is a profiteer in TMD...... Not only earned fame, but also earned higher industrial productivity), the speed of the convoy was greatly increased, and in less than half an hour, the convoy reached the test launch site, 40 kilometers southeast of Berlin. All kinds of weapons of the empire are carried out here. It is also one of the most complete shooting ranges, and it is usually occupied by the Crotch Guards. During his reign, Himmler robbed the Air Force of a lot of funds every year, so that the Air Force had to develop and grow.
The test launch site has already prepared 60, 80 (the number of No. 4 frontal armor is also this number, and the armor inclination angle of 0° makes it more invincible), 100, 120, 160, and 180 armor steel plates, plus the three that Ji Feng brought are just right.
One Commando Squad Leader (Sergeant) II (Sergeant), three Commando Squad Leader (Sergeant) I and two Squadron Leader (Ensign) of the Commando Squadron III were responsible for the test firing. These men were very qualified in terms of ideology and tactics, because the heads of the Third Reich had to visit here and have to protect the security of the heads of the Reichs. It's also a way for Himmlera to be liking (even Ben Tease thinks so).
Only two small arms manufacturing groups (let's think tanks are large weapons) arrived at the test site - Mauser and Krupp. Because the Army found that other companies were only suitable for producing rockets. Because in the eyes of the War Department, every weapon is a work of art, and it must be done with meticulous workmanship. This is also a characteristic in the bones of the Germans.
Henkel, Opel and Volkswagen also came to join in the fun, the former is always on this occasion, and the latter two are looking for ideas for the design of future tanks.
After a while, even Dr. Messerschmidt arrived at the test site. Ji Feng jokingly said to him, "Oh, Dr. Messerschmidt, do you want to hang the bazooka on the wing?" Then the Messerschmitt fighter will become a ground attack aircraft. ”
Ji Feng didn't expect that his joke would allow Germany to have the first heavy fighter for ground attack purposes, and also have a light bomber (that is, the Ju-88) used for dense anti-tank \ anti-infantry. This really caused a lot of deaths in the German Army.
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Several soldiers fired bazookas one after another, and each rocket accurately hit the armor steel plate, all of which were vertically incidence. I have to admire the good tactical literacy of these soldiers.
The reporters reported that only about 10 mm of the 180 mm armor plate could not penetrate it, but the other side of the armor plate was dripping with hot molten steel.
In other words, the penetration depth of this bazooka is about 170 mm, which also surprised Ji Feng. But in a flash, it may be that the current steel plate technology is not up to par, and the tenacity is not enough.
But even this depth of penetration still surprised the officers of the Army, and the representatives of Mauser stayed there. This weapon, which they had never seen before, was close to the power of the PAK38, but weighed less than one-third of the PAK35\36 (the PAK35 weighed 680 kg), and the production cost was very low.
In other words, Ji Feng's iron fist has been completely recognized. Shi Meng ran over and asked the Führer what kind of name this weapon should have, so Ji Feng said shamelessly: "Armored Iron Fist." I hope it will pierce through the enemy's armor like an iron fist. And the reality is also the same, so the name "armored iron fist" is officially confirmed.
Ji Feng continued: "We should step up our research and develop an 'iron fist' that can be reloaded on the battlefield, an 'iron fist' that has a longer range, and an 'iron fist' that penetrates deeper. In the absence of a significant increase in costs, we can be more courageous in developing the potential of this weapon. At the same time, we must not forget to produce 88-mm anti-aircraft guns, which are not useful when the enemy is familiar with our weapons. At that time, the backbone of our anti-tank will still be these 88-mm anti-aircraft guns. At this time, Ji Feng silently thought in his heart: "Erwin Rommel children's shoes, don't blame me." Let's go back and move up a rank to make up for it. ”
Poor Rommel is now a lieutenant general division commander of the 7th Light Panzer Division (in the German army, in the early stage of the war, the lieutenant general was the division commander and corps commander, the second rank general was the commander of the army group, and the first rank general was generally the commander of the army group. The marshal is usually concentrated in the base camp) [Note 1], and he sneezed a full breath inside the headquarters. The chief of staff next to him smiled and asked, "What's the matter, Erwin, do you have a cold?" ”
And Ji Feng continued his tirade: "When our navy encounters enemy fighters on the sea, it is not enough to rely on those 128 mm anti-aircraft guns, we need more 88 mm, 75 mm, 50 mm, 37 mm, 20 mm, 13 mm, 12.7 mm and even 7.92 mm anti-aircraft firepower." If we neglect this protection, enemy shipborne torpedo bombers will wreak havoc on our navy's intrepid warships with their heavy torpedoes.
Therefore, Krupp needed to develop a better cannon, not only for flat-fire guns, but also for anti-aircraft guns. It is better to have a high-level dual-purpose gun that can effectively attack not only enemy aircraft, but also enemy tanks. In addition, we need to develop more advanced artillery fuses, and according to statistics, it takes about 20,000 rounds of various artillery shells to shoot down an enemy plane, which is a sad number. If we could have a kind of artillery shell that explodes when enemy planes are approaching, like eyes, then our air defense efficiency will be greatly improved.
In addition, I hope that there will be better carrier-based aircraft, and that future naval battles will become a showdown between aircraft carriers. Without good carrier-based aircraft, we will be in a dilemma. You need better aircraft, Dr. Messerschmidt, and you need to develop more advanced carrier-based fighters; The Heinkel company needs to develop better carrier-based bombers, whether it is carrier-based dive bombers or carrier-based torpedo bombers, they will have a place on the battlefield of the future.
You want better planes, you need better engines and better steel. These things require a close collaboration between Daimler and Juncker. We needed to develop a fighter and bomber engine that was lightweight, consumed less fuel, and produced more horsepower, and was reliable. Although it may seem very unrealistic, I believe that the piston engine has not yet reached its peak and there is still potential for development. Even if there is no development potential, we still have more advanced ideas, and I firmly believe that our Imperial Air Force is the best in the world! But without an engine, an airplane would never be able to soar into the sky without a heart.
Of course, we are a land power, and without a strong army, our dreams will be shattered. So we need more powerful weapons for land warfare, such as artillery, tanks, and machine guns. What we also need is pioneering thinking, for example, large-caliber anti-aircraft guns can be flattened to fight tanks, small-caliber anti-aircraft bubbles can be flattened to be infantry killers, and mortars can be used as howitzers. These require not only advanced weapons, but also advanced design thinking.
Now, our tank No. 3 (here E, F) is no longer enough to deal with the enemy. Because the thickness of the enemy's armor far exceeded the maximum penetration depth of these KWK36. Not only do we need new tank design ideas, but we also need more powerful tank engines and tank guns. I can't even imagine what it would be like when our elite members manipulated backward artillery to attack a stupid group of enemies with advanced weapons. Relatively speaking, our No. 4 tank has a lot of room for modification, because we have a larger turret and so on. These are also one of our strengths.
We can remove the turrets of these backward tanks and install advanced guns, so that they can become advanced self-propelled guns. These artillery pieces will become our artillery support force, mobile artillery.
The No. 3 assault gun can be replaced with a long-barreled 75 mm main gun to increase the ability to attack enemy armor. These assault guns will become loyal friends of the infantry, as they will be able to destroy not only the enemy's fixed fortresses, but also the enemy's moving ones. But this is also a temporary transition plan, and it will not be enough in the long run.
I built a more advanced tank, numbered Tank No. 5. I would like it to have a combat total weight of no more than 40 tons, armed with a long-barreled 75-mm gun. The thickness of the armor reached at least 200 mm with the help of bevels, and it was also necessary to have sufficient cross-country ability. The combat radius must not be less than 300 kilometers, and the combat speed must not be less than 30 kilometers per hour.
In other words, we can say that the revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard!' ’”
Then the Führer's moth-class subordinate Baumann led the applause, and the whole test range was like a big theater, and the applause reached Berlin.
Ji Feng first set new goals for various fields in his concluding speech, and then used a number of examples to give these people appropriate points to help them avoid detours. For Ji Feng, what is most lacking now is time. And the pen of the representative sent by those arms giants is like flying, after all, a good memory is not as good as a bad pen. (In other words, our former Chinese teacher firmly believes that a good memory is not as good as a bad pen, this is a truth)
In the end, Ji Feng was close to fully informing the researchers of the parameters of the No. 5 "Black Panther" tank.
A farcical military innovation was staged in the test range, and from then on, the military industry of the German Empire embarked on a new era. New tanks are constantly replacing old tanks, and old obsolete tanks are being converted into four-like tanks, which greatly increases the burden on maintenance personnel. Although there was some confusion in the supply process, the German rigor quickly put the temporary chaos to an end - the Germans put the factories in the occupied areas into military production, and then a steady stream of tanks of all kinds were made into modules directly in the factories and transported to the hands of the troops.
[Note 1] After the defeat in World War I, Germany was forced to disarm and implement the "100,000 Army". But the Germans did not give up, and among the 100,000 Wehrmacht, soldiers were trained according to the model of non-commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers were trained according to the model of officers, officers were trained according to generals, and generals were trained according to the standards of marshals. These 100,000 troops set up a stand for the German army and acted as the backbone. It is also an important reason why the combat effectiveness of the German Army has not declined, but has risen. We have to admire the wisdom of these Germans, if the United States had not entered the war and had not been interested in being an ally of this cheating father, perhaps Germany would have been able to carve up Europe, Africa, Asia, and America. At that time, the world may tremble under the iron hooves of Nazi and the dictator.