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When old friends meet, they naturally want to have a drink.

Randolph invited the three of them into the Lumberjack's Inn and into the restaurant on the first floor of the inn.

The four sat around a round table, ordered a bottle of Bordeaux wine, ordered a few dishes, and then chatted while eating.

After chatting about the battle situation in front of him for a while, Chen Dao took the initiative to mention the second lieutenant Kepena he met on the road, Randolph listened to Chen Dao finish what happened, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't punish him, even if I want to punish him, it will only be because he doesn't know how to be flexible and didn't get out of the way in time." ”

Chen Dao nodded and said, "That's good." How's your TOT tactics doing? ”

Randolph smiled and said, "I'm now looking forward to meeting the French sooner rather than later, so that I can use them to test the power of the new tactics." If you can't meet the French, the British can barely do it. ”

Chen Dao laughed a few times, raised his wine glass and said, "Cheers to the two poor little mice." ”

Randolph raised his glass and Chen Dao clinked glasses one by one, drank it all and put down the wine glass and said: "The biggest problem with this tactic now is that the amount of calculation is relatively large, many times the station of each artillery battalion is different, to calculate the distance from the target, the flight speed of the shell, and the amount of charge, if we can solve the problem of calculation, our reaction time can be greatly shortened, and further improve the combat efficiency, do you have any good way?" ”

A golden light flashed in Chen Dao's eyes, and he said in his heart that this was a business.

"This problem is easy to solve, there are two ways to shorten the reaction speed, one is to replace the self-propelled gun, and the other is to use a computer."

"What is a self-propelled gun? Our new weapons? Randolph asked.

After Chen Dao patiently explained to Randolph, Randolph was overjoyed, "When will we be able to replace this artillery?" ”

Chen Dao frowned and said: "This kind of artillery can only be produced by Skoda Company, and the output is not large, and only our Air Force has a small amount of equipment at present. Even if the army has procurement, I am afraid that it will give priority to equipping armored divisions, and the artillery regiments of your infantry divisions will definitely not be reequipped in a short period of time. ”

A look of disappointment instantly spread across Randolph's face.

Chen Zhi swept over the corner of his eye, and immediately noticed the change in Randolph's expression, and then said: "I have a little friendship with Mr. Brno, the general manager of the Skoda Arsenal, and when the French campaign is over, I will find a way to get 12 self-propelled guns to come over and give your battalion priority to reequip." ”

"Heinz, thank you so much, I'll report to Colonel Stadler when I get back, and ask him to discuss the procurement with the Ordnance Bureau." Randolph said excitedly.

"Purchase! What to source? With our friendship, talking about money hurts feelings, these twelve cannons are given to you by me, no money. Chen Dao said.

"That'・・・・・・ so embarrassing." Major Randolph felt that he could not keep up with Chen Dao's train of thought.

"What's so embarrassing? If you're embarrassed, you'll be fine with today's meal. Chen Dao said.

"Even if you don't give me self-propelled guns, this meal should be my treat." Randolph said.

"There are also computers, and when the official product is on the market, I will also give you two. With a computer, your computing time will be reduced by at least half. Chen Dao said.

According to Conrad Chuze, the Z-3 computer is a computer based on a binary floating-point number and switching system. It can run some basic algebraic operations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and squares. The calculation speed is 3~4 times per second, and the multiplication operation can be completed within 5 seconds. The most important point is that the Z-3 computer can be programmed.

When Chen Dao heard about the performance of the Z-3 computer, he was immediately shocked. After repeatedly questioning Conrad Chuze, Chen Dao determined that the development of the Z-3 computer could be completed by the end of 1940, so he immediately decided to stop the production of the Z-2 computer and make every effort to prepare for the production of the Z-3.

Hearing Randolph talk about the calculation of TOT shelling tactics, Chen Dao remembered the Z-3 computer under development.

With the goal of letting Randolph try it out and build a reputation for the Z-3 computer in Army circles, Chen Dao made a decision immediately.

Driven by curiosity, he kept asking Chen Dao about all kinds of information about computers, Chen Daozhi said everything, and explained in detail to Randolph the various uses of computers, not only Randolph nodded his head again and again, but even Captain Bach and Captain Lorenz also listened with relish.

It's a time of war, and you can't drink too much wine and eat for too long. Half an hour later, Chen Dao said goodbye to Randolph.

Taking the note handed to him by Chen Dao, Randolph saw the address of the naval aviation headquarters in Port Kiel above, as well as Chen Dao's position as commander of naval aviation, and stared at Chen Dao in disbelief and asked, "When did you go to the navy?" And became the commander of naval aviation? ”

"It's just a hobby, and we'll keep in touch with each other in the future." Chen Dao said modestly.

On the way back to the station, Chen Dao asked Captain Bach and Captain Lorenz, "Have you come out with me today to see what you want?" ”

Bach and Lorenz nodded in unison, and Captain Bach said: "This is the first time I've heard the terms TOT tactics and computers, and although I don't know much about the details of TOT tactics, I think it must be very powerful." Why didn't you promote this tactic in our regiment? ”

"I didn't have enough artillery to test when I thought of this tactic, so I had to put the pilot unit in the Army, which was the 30 Infantry Division where Major Randolph was located. When they are proficient in this tactic, I will let them come to our regiment to promote it. Not only our regiment, but when this tactic matures, I will find a way to make it a compulsory subject for all German artillery, and by that time, the combat effectiveness of our German artillery will definitely be improved as a whole. As for our enemies, I will let them pay for their blood and lives to understand why artillery is the god of war. Chen Dao said.

At 7:30 a.m. on May 9, the ghost battle group led by Chen Dao set off again.

Chen Dao lay on the front of the Bandit No. 1, looked at the mighty crowd and convoy on the highway, and said in his heart that fortunately, this bandit had the experience of rushing home for the Spring Festival, otherwise he would not be able to adapt to this rhythm.

After taking out the map, Chen Dao calculated the distance and speed, and was very optimistic that if nothing else, he should be able to reach the Maas River tonight. After crossing the Maas River tomorrow, he can shake off the infantry that is in the way and lead his men to advance wildly. (My novel "Eagle of the Third Reich" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! )

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