Is Schlieffen a communiqué personal vendetta? There may be a little bit of thought, but I have to admit that Schlieffen is very reasonable, and the addition of any new weapon is a huge challenge for the logistics and transportation system! The addition of more and more advanced weapons heralds an exponential increase in logistical pressure and technical support pressure! What's more, the Vespa assault gun is far from being mature, and it is not suitable to be pushed to the battlefield now. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

If Prussia wanted to add a large number of mechanized troops, then there would indeed be major changes in railway transport, logistics, and battle planning, and such changes would be uncertain! After all, who knows what exactly the combat vehicles of the future will be capable of? For example, will the future full-fledged version of the Vespa assault gun be 18 tons or 20 tons? Or is it heavier? Will the width of the car be increased by a few centimeters?

If there is no train, if the tank wants to enter the battlefield and use a trailer, then how to build this trailer? Can it meet the needs? How big and how much pontoon bridge will the sappers of the future build? These are all problems that need to be solved urgently. Do you really think that the armored tactics that the German army has been engaged in for more than ten years during the interwar in World War 2 in history are just to study No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4? Most of the time is spent on logistical and tactical issues!

Naturally, Moltke could not answer these questions, not even the prince! If the prince had to give an answer, it would be that in the future, because the Vespa assault gun would need to add an additional person, the weight of the tank would increase by ....... Well, let's not talk about those sad things for now. In short, in the eyes of the vast majority of people at present, the addition of such weapons is clearly an option that does not outweigh the benefits. Unless, like the traversers, they can recognize the impact of armored forces on future wars.

Mechanized troops, not airplanes, the latter can start as long as they have the foresight, after all, this thing does not cost much at first. Of course, if you get to the level of the 4-engine bomber V1500 of the 1st World War Britain, then it will still cost a lot of money. And now, the mechanized troops will have to invest a lot of money at the beginning, and the purchase of equipment and personnel training is a small head, and the real big head is to establish a complete logistics support system! And those who can make this determination need not only vision, but also enough courage and power! The Kaiser fulfilled these latter requirements, but seemed to lack some vision.

If nothing else, this matter will be aborted, after all, Moltke Jr. not only could not convince Schlieffen, but he still doubted whether his idea was correct! When the belief in victory is shaken, how can you convince others? And at this time, Mackensen, who had been hiding in the corner and did not speak, spoke, this guy who was originally just subconsciously called by the Kaiser was actually a bystander in the eyes of everyone. And his speech led the whole conference in an unknown direction!

"In fact, just from the point of view of the front-line troops, we do need such a weapon, Count Schlieffen calculated very accurately in terms of economy, but I am afraid that he does not know the battlefield situation."

"First of all, a French 75mm rapid-fire gun can indeed destroy such a tank, but in actual combat, it is definitely not a one-for-one relationship, especially when the two sides have not established a consolidated position and are in an encounter. The 75mm rapid-fire gun is actually not far from the flat firing distance, and the French artillery manual emphasizes that the rapid-fire gun should accompany the infantry attack, and play the maximum projection at a distance of 1000 meters to suffocate the opponent! Moreover, this distance is facing a surface target, and it is very difficult to hit a moving target with a frontal area of only a few square meters. ”

"Secondly, the artillery itself has no protection, and if the 75 rapid-fire gun wants to destroy a combat vehicle, it must use an armor-piercing shell to make a direct hit, but if a gun wants to destroy an artillery group, it is enough to miss the bullet closely. And the gun set itself could not move. And that's when the two sides met. If the artillery crew can start the battle in advance, if both sides find out at the same time, even in the field, before the flat-fire artillery can play its role, I am afraid that it will have been crushed by the opposing combat vehicle! ”

"If we extend the engagement to divisional engagements, the situation will change again, and we can use mortars, our own rapid-fire guns, and heavy artillery to solve the opposing rapid-fire guns. And if the other side wants to deal with our tanks, I'm afraid we can only use rapid-fire guns, the French have few howitzers, and machine guns are even more useless, under the cover of armored units, we can smoothly cut into the opponent's position, and the infantry even need to follow the advance. And if there is a breach in the opponent's front and it is blocked, then what the result will be, I think everyone here will know very well. ”

"And don't you think that the great mobility that comes with cavalry in conjunction with this chariot would have been an advantage that would have changed the strategic state of affairs? Think about it, if a unit can move more than 1 times faster than its opponent, then that force is enough to decide the outcome of the battle! Why do we keep cavalry, isn't it just for detours and reconnaissance? And why did the cavalry give way to the infantry? Isn't it because the cavalry lacks sufficient firepower? ”

"Although this chariot is not mature, it just makes up for the lack of firepower of the cavalry! With chariots and cavalry trailing, when the opponent has not built a coherent defensive line, this is simply a fatal penetration, and once they break through the opponent's defensive line, they will have to pay an extremely heavy price to close this gap! A Vespa assault gun in a defensive position can completely blind any attacker! With a rapid-fire 1.5-ton rapid-fire gun, the French can't brave our artillery fire to push these big guys to within 500 meters, right? Mackensen said.

"As for saying that armored vehicles can do the same thing, I don't think so, we do have various models of armored vehicles, but this kind of car is more like a civilian car equipped with steel plates and machine guns, fundamentally speaking, it is not a military product, you may not have an intuitive feeling, but as a front-line general, I can tell you very clearly that our cavalry units have been equipped with various types of armored vehicles, but their performance is not much better than this tank that is still at the test site."

"This tank has been tested at least in muddy areas, in hilly areas, but our armored vehicles can only drive on roads. Away from the road, the performance will be greatly reduced, these vehicles are a civilian car at heart, and with the addition of armor and machine gun ammunition, the weight rises sharply, while the body structure and engine are not improved accordingly, plus the wear and tear on the transmission, tires and engine caused by the increased weight. These things are far from satisfying our needs. ”

"Of course, in addition to the problems caused by these cutting corners, we must also make it clear that tracked vehicles definitely have better passability and carrying capacity than ordinary tire vehicles. This tank can weigh up to 18 tons and be armed with a 75mm gun, but which armored car can be equipped with a 75mm gun? And how can a car with only machine guns and no artillery provide sufficient fire support for our infantry and cavalry? ”

"Of course, all of you here can use all sorts of excuses to hinder or delay the production of this new weapon, but I must say that as a front-line officer, we need this weapon. The lives of the front-line soldiers are in your hands, and I hope you can make every decision carefully! Markenson ignored Schreffen's angry gaze and insisted on finishing his opinion.

The third is more present~~~! Ask for comfort and reward~~~! (To be continued.) )