"Shocking tactics, an invention that changed the way of warfare! Armored units like lightning sliced through the opponent's defenses, then quickly divided the opponent. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe wars of attrition of the past will be a thing of the past. Moltke did not hesitate to praise him. This was very useful to the Bavarian military personnel present.

"However, there are still some flaws in the offensive process, and I am willing to analyze this war with my colleagues in the Bavarian Army, and I sincerely hope that the equipment and tactics of this exercise can be widely used in the German army!" However, Moltke never gave up on his strategy and tactics because of his own appreciation.

"In this exercise, the power of the 105mm howitzer was a little too small, and the damage effect on slightly reinforced bunkers was very poor. The opposing suppression artillery was firing until the Vespa assault guns destroyed the nest at close range. This is troublesome for the attacking troops. So, if you can, I think that the artillery that accompanies the advance of the armored forces should be 150mm heavy guns. ”

"We have considered this issue, because this time we are setting up an encounter in the exercise, so it is unlikely that the other side will have strong bunkers and fortifications. And in order to ensure the suppression of depth, we need to use artillery with a longer range, although the weight of the current 150mm howitzers is not very large, but their range is too close, only about 6 kilometers. Once the artillery positions are arranged, it is more difficult to continue moving. So, instead of the 150mm gun, we chose a newer, longer-range 105mm gun. Schmidt explained.

In the case of a certain weight of artillery, the projection volume and range of the artillery are inversely proportional, the maximum range of the 1901 type 105mm howitzer used in this exercise is about 12 kilometers, and the firing range of the German LEFH18 howitzer in the history of World War II is only a little more than 13 kilometers, and the weight of this artillery has reached more than 5 tons! And the current 1.5-ton tractor is still a bit difficult to tow such a heavy gun in off-road situations!

As for the historical German 1st World War 13 howitzer, the 17L barrel was used, and the firing range was only about 8600 meters. The Austro-Hungarian SFHM15 150mm howitzer uses a 20L barrel and has a decent firing range, reaching 11,500 meters. But the weight of the gun is too large, and the weight of the column is 5560kg! And if you want to tow, the weight will go up!

There is only one acceptable 150mm gun in history, that is, the M1917 155mm howitzer used by France, which can actually shoot a range of 11300 with the barrel of L15, and the most terrifying thing is that the weight of this cargo is only 3300kg! This performance is definitely to crush other artillery of the same level in 1 battle, and even throw it into 2 battles can make do with it! So the current heavy artillery factory in Bavaria is working on the ...... of artillery in larger chambers.

"What if we put a 155mm howitzer on the car? For example, with the chassis of a Vespa tank assault gun or a truck chassis. Moltke Jr. suggested.

"The carrying capacity of trucks is limited, and the 5-ton class truck is currently being developed, while the tank chassis is too expensive and the production is limited." Schmidt said with some embarrassment. "Of course, if this tank can go to the whole German army, then the cost of turf production will be reduced."

"Well, that's a question, I'll talk about it later......." Moltke said with some embarrassment. After all, he can't guarantee anything now, he is not the chief of the Prussian General Staff now, even if you are the chief of the Prussian General Staff, what can you do? There is the Kaiser above, and there are a bunch of yin and yang people below, and little Moltke is not easy to do.

"However, I will try to promote the motorization of artillery, and even from my personal point of view, I think it makes more sense for Prussia to have a certain number of self-propelled guns than to equip tanks." Now Moltke Jr. has accepted the prince's opinion, it is almost impossible to kill France in one go, and the war will eventually solidify into a trench combat mode, in this case, having an artillery unit that can maneuver at high speed in the front-line zone will obviously give the German army more tactical advantages, although self-propelled guns are expensive, but their mobility advantages are too great, and the survival rate has also increased a lot, which is important for Germany, which is relatively inferior in armaments.

"We will soon come up with the corresponding products, not only self-propelled howitzers, but also self-propelled long-range guns, and we have already negotiated with the Prussian industrial giants to share the benefits of arms production. We sincerely hope that Germany's military strength will grow considerably. The prince said.

"On behalf of my colleagues in the Army, I would like to thank His Royal Highness the Prince for his contributions and efforts to the Imperial Army." Moltke nodded. "Okay, let's move on to the second question. Will your Breakthrough tank be able to thicken the front armor a bit? I think this tank would be much more useful if it could hold off the 75mm rapid-fire guns of the French. Moltke's eyes were full of hope.

In fact, not only before the 1st World War, but even throughout the First World War, the 75mm rapid-fire guns on both sides occupied a very important position, not to mention the French, when the war began, more than 1,000 75mm rapid-fire artillery batteries, the Russians were the main force of 76mm artillery, from the beginning to the end, the number of heavy artillery was very rare. Even the Germans kept quite a few 75mm rapid-fire guns, and of course, the German 1896 75mm rapid-fire guns were historically worse than the French. In the German division-level units, the ratio of rapid-fire guns to light howitzers was 3 to 1 at the beginning, that is, rapid-fire guns in the German Army also accounted for the majority .......

Moreover, the 75mm gun is a very important benchmark, they are the most equipped artillery of the two armies, and they are also the heaviest artillery that can be quickly maneuvered! When necessary, the 75mm gun can be advanced at short distances with 2 horses or manpower, that is to say, the most common direct-fire artillery for all breakthrough troops is this kind of artillery weighing more than 1 ton and having a super fast rate of fire. If you are immune to this type of artillery head-on, most attacks will not cause lethal damage unless the Vespa Assault Gun is fired directly by the heavy artillery!

Immunity to more than 9% direct damage! This is too tempting for the attacking troops, so Moltke strongly recommends that you at least resist the 75mm gun!

"This, in fact, if you look at the shells of the current French 75mm shells, after adding track shoes to the front of the hull, at a distance of 400 meters, the French 75mm guns cannot penetrate. Because the current 75mm artillery only has high-explosive shells and shrapnel shells. The French are not equipped with armor-piercing shells! The prince said with some embarrassment.

After all, the barrel length of this gun is also 36L, and the muzzle velocity of the gun is more than 530 meters. If it is equipped with armor-piercing shells, the lethality is still very high. And the willow armor of the 1st World War was still a little unreliable in the face of the impact of shells.

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