"I didn't expect that in the past few months, Bavaria has come up with something new. www.biquge.info"Little Moltke sighed as he looked at the wooden box with the Wittelsbach family seal. Although he was a Prussian, he had to admit that the prince's military acumen and ability were outstanding in the whole of Germany, and the Bavarian Ship Design Institute almost monopolized the construction of the German Navy for ten years, and this time, if it were not for the help of the Kaiser, I am afraid that Krupp and his ilk would still have to take a blank scroll!

In fact, in terms of the army, Bavaria is also doing well, Moltke is responsible for the army's armament, naturally carefully studied Bavaria's new equipment and tactical system, although the army equipment is not as brilliant as the navy, occupying an overwhelming advantage, but it is definitely called meticulously crafted, whether in terms of performance, production line or price. "Compared to the Bavarian military industry, the Prussian military factories can be considered passive!" Moltke complained more than once, especially after Bavaria had already built an airplane!

Although he already had a certain understanding of the prince's vision in terms of military and equipment, when Moltke opened the box, he was shocked again! If what the prince sent last time was just a concept, more to let Moltke see a new weapon and the direction of war development, then this time, the thing sent by the prince is a product that is close to maturity, and it can even be said that it can be put into the battlefield with a little improvement!

This is a model of a 1:18 Vespa assault gun. In an accompanying document, the performance and structural characteristics of this new weapon are clearly marked. And in a letter from the prince to Moltke Jr., it was written.

"Compared with the aircraft, this weapon is more combat-worthy, at most 3 years, it can form combat effectiveness, this is a completely new weapon, it will completely change the current way of artillery conquest, infantry occupation, this combat vehicle called assault gun is absolutely different from any existing armored vehicles, up to 18 tons of weight so that the Vespa assault gun has good defense and firepower. The 75mm cannon was enough to destroy most of the current front-line fortifications and bunkers. And the frontal armor can be lower than the attack of any 3-inch gun! ”

"Don't think it's a bulky weapon, it's slower than a car, but with the help of a 110-horsepower engine, he has a road speed of 25 kilometers per hour, and even in muddy terrain where vehicles can't use it, he can already move faster than an infantryman! With enough vehicles, it's not just a tool for frontal breakthroughs, it's also a strategic weapon that allows troops to gain lightning-fast attack speed! ”

Moltke's words were right for Moltke, who, as a far-sighted soldier, was well aware of the weakness of all German tactics at present - the superiority of the defenders was too obvious to easily offset the superiority of the attackers' artillery and troops. Germany is not a resource power, and a long war of attrition in positions is tantamount to suicide for Germany, so both he and Schlieffen hope that the war can be resolved by a quick victory.

But a quick solution needs to solve a problem, that is, if you break through the opponent's defenses, especially a multi-layered defense system with depth. Moltke Jr. had seen the level of defense in Bavaria, even if it was simulated in an exercise, but Moltke Jr. had to admit that the defense system built under the Bavarian defense idea was a nightmare for any attacking force!

Up to 10 kilometers in depth, with observation posts on the front line, and then a tentative and delayed front line, which may or may have two, and when the attacking soldiers have struggled to climb through this inverted line, they will face a main line of several support points and preset positions. These defensive lines are built in a zigzag, like a lingbao in the old era, and one by one the solid support points are stuck in key positions.

Such a fortress cannot be conquered by artillery and the blood of soldiers! First of all, you have to distinguish which areas are suitable for the troops to attack, too narrow terrain can't, because the troops can't spread, and the open ones can't be open, because the opponent's firing range there is also open, and the defense is tight, and the areas that seem to be easy to break through are not good, because in the back the opponent will arrange a pocket formation, the front defense line is just a cover, and the side attack and anti-slope position behind the defense line are the real killer features!

What if you have a clear eye and see everything? What about finding a suitable passage through the labyrinth of the other side's path, and then tearing a gap with hundreds of tons of shells and hundreds of lives?

In these winding trenches, in the midst of the passes and artificial obstacles deliberately designed by the opponent, do you want to expand the results of the battle, have you asked the opponent about the communication trenches in all directions and the submachine gun in his hand? It is difficult to enter the battle, but it is even more difficult to consolidate the position and expand the results! And if you want to develop in depth, it is even more difficult to completely complete the division and encirclement of the defense line!

Not to mention that the other side also has superb artillery skills, like the Prussian army, the artillery level of the Bavarian Army is also very high, and the most important thing is that the existing howitzer range is limited, and several lines of defense behind the opponent are actually on the edge of long-range artillery attacks, if you want to effectively suppress it, then you must disassemble the guns weighing about 10 tons, and then move forward and redeploy, and this time is undoubtedly critical and deadly! By the time their artillery is in place, the troops in front of them that are easy to penetrate the opponent's defense line have been wiped out!

"What you see is not just a breakthrough weapon, but a complete weapon system, we can install weapons of various calibers, even with such as 150mm heavy infantry guns, relying on these new weapons, any line of defense will be vulnerable in front of the German Army!" After reading the prince's letter and looking at another document detailing various variant vehicles, Moltke finally realized that he was now in a critical period of reform in the army, and a revolution that was no less than firearms replacing cold weapons was about to begin.

Thinking of this, Moltke put aside the relevant documents, and then immediately prepared to reply to Ruprecht, in which he expressed his agreement with the thoughts of His Royal Highness the Prince, and said that he would do his best to persuade the Prussian Legion to equip this new equipment, but at the same time he also euphemistically mentioned that the Kingdom of Bavaria needed to transfer some technology and provide some other support.

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