If you count the German No. 4 tank and No. 3 assault gun, it is possible to have 4,000 or even 4,500 more! And what is even more interesting is that in May and even June 41, the updated tank No. 5 even began to be mass-produced, and it was the real core of the future armored forces of Germany!

Because of Li Le's efforts, because of the favorable support of the Libyan oil fields, because of Speer's early authority in the Ministry of Industry, because of the change in the way the factory operates......

It is precisely because of a series of changes that on June 22, 41, Germany will have more than 8,000 tanks and tank destroyers, which is twice the number in history!

With more resources, Li Le will definitely make the Soviet-German battlefield look different! The specific operation depends on the generals and marshals under him......

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On the island of Malta, where spring is blowing, Lyman is packing his belongings as a German paratrooper who is ordered to leave the place where he had fought and return to German territory.

He tidied up the military uniform he had changed, then neatly arranged the steel helmet and other belongings together, and then looked at the barracks where he had lived for more than two months.

On the wall was an old poster in English with the paint of the beautiful woman faded, but the woman's charming expression could still be seen, and a streamlined car was drawn under the woman's face.

I don't know what kind of movie poster it is, but apparently this movie has been in theaters for a long time, because there is no other entertainment decoration, so this poster belonging to the British garrison was not torn off by German paratroopers.

"Your troops boarded the ship at two o'clock this afternoon and left...... It's ironic that we landed on this island by plane, only to leave by boat. The battalion commander walked into the barracks and threw his hat on the table.

A paratrooper company commander grinned, because he was stationed here and enjoyed the air force-level supplies, so the two months here were still a very good rest.

However, in the space of two months, many paratroopers left one after another, as they had to return home to expand the new paratrooper units.

It is said that the Führer was very considerate of General Student and promised that Student would expand the German paratroopers to two paratrooper corps.

This is definitely a long road to expansion, because the German paratroopers are not like other infantry units, which require a long, long training to become an army.

"On the harbor side, we were replaced by an infantry division...... It's all the same coat color 98K, and it seems that this place is going to be handed over to the logistics department. The battalion commander took down the kettle hanging on the wall, unscrewed it and took a sip of water, and complained with a wry smile.

Everyone knows that the reason for leaving here is to train new paratroopers, and their friends, who have fought together, will eventually be separated.

And after separation, more paratroopers will be thrown into a more brutal battlefield, so their battalion commander is in a bad mood now, very bad.

Although there was a hint of parting sorrow, Lyman was still very positive about this transfer - because he was promoted, promoted to become a paratrooper squad leader!

This means that the next time he parachutes, he himself can command all the soldiers on a Junker aunt, can take these soldiers to battle, and is their leader!

If it weren't for such a promotion, Scott? Lyman was also not eligible to live as a reserve officer in the officers' rest barracks.

It's really because he doesn't know how to place this future squad leader, and there are as many as 19 such squad leaders, so the battalion commander simply arranged these people by his side.

Anyway, there are no single rooms here, and everyone has to sleep in rows of bungalows, so it's no wonder that there is nothing else.

At least compared to the heat of North Africa, you can take a bath here. Eating a hot meal and enjoying the nice Mediterranean sunshine every day – this is already a luxury in the war.

"In a while, you will work in groups of two to tell the company commanders of several companies that when we leave, we must leave most of our weapons behind." After the battalion commander complained, he began to work in earnest.

The paratroopers are armed with STG-44 assault rifles, as well as Iron Fist bazookas, and MG-42 machine guns, which are very good individual combat weapons.

It was the excellence of these weapons that helped the paratroopers to conquer the island of Malta at a relatively small cost.

It was obviously not a cost-effective waste to transport these weapons, so the German logistics department, after careful calculation, adopted the method of letting the paratroopers keep some of their weapons, so that the troops who changed guards could carry less weapons.

Don't underestimate such an economy, an infantry regiment has 27 platoons, and it has to carry at least 80 iron fist bazookas, including machine guns and matching ammunition, which is almost the weight of a hundred.

In this way, it is difficult to use a ship with a small tonnage to transport personnel, which is fuel-efficient and fast...... War has long ago become a statistic, calculating to the point of creeping.

"And, if you will, two more hours of free time. If you have the money, go to Valletta and buy some souvenirs. When the battalion commander had finished his task, he reminded everyone present, and then grabbed a book and lay back on the bed.

Scott? Of course, Lyman was going to Valletta for a stroll, and whenever he had time, he went to the harbor to see the seabirds as the convoys docked in the harbor.

The huge transports will unload a lot of things, including infantry to replace the paratroopers, as well as some light vehicles, and several obsolete No. 1 tanks.

These things are used to maintain the island's defenses, although most of them are rags that no one cares about on the regular battlefield, but for the paratrooper Sko? For Lyman, it's also very new.

He was willing to see the reservist armored soldiers who had been sent to the island training in Tank 1, and he was also willing to see the scene of ten soldiers shooting targets at the same time in the garrison area of the port.

The reserve armored troops trained in tank No. 1 were to be replenished to North Africa, and most of the soldiers who practiced shooting on the islands did not stay on the islands for long.

Many soldiers will be transferred to the real battlefield, as a young man of appropriate age, to fight for the motherland, to die for the motherland, to die in a corner for the motherland.

As he walked down the streets of Valletta, Lyman breathed in the salty fresh air and felt the sea breeze on his own face.

"Salute!" The two soldiers who were patrolling suddenly stopped, stood up to the open-top car that drove by, raised their arms and shouted: "Victory!" Monarch! ”

Lyman also stopped his steps, raised his arms to the car, and raised his chin but did not shout the slogan stupidly. Anyway, the people in the car won't really come down to investigate, after all, they are not under the jurisdiction of one department.

As a German paratrooper, Lehmann was appointed by the Air Force Administration, and in the open-top car that had just passed by, it was clearly an army officer.

For the German paratroopers, this was an inexplicable irony: they always had to shoot down the enemy's positions from the most dangerous places and give them to their army brothers behind them.

The car didn't mean to stay for a moment, and whistled past with a slight amount of dust. Lyman withdrew his arm and continued walking towards the harbor in the distance.

The two soldiers glanced at the Airborne Dutch Memorial Medal on Lyman's chest and the Airborne Malta Bloody Battle Medal that had just been issued, and nodded to Lyman.

I thought that the military uniform that Lyman was wearing was still a soldier's uniform, and the epaulettes had not had time to be changed, and his promotion would not be counted until he returned to China, so now he was dressed like an ordinary soldier.

Moreover, it is the soldiers of the Air Force paratroopers, not the army soldiers. There is nothing to cross paths between the two sides, and there is nothing to talk about.

Therefore, the other party has no intention of saluting, and Lyman has no intention of being picky. He rubbed shoulders with the patrolmen, with ease and indifference.

"How much does this cost?" Lyman walked over to a local stall, picked up a souvenir made of shells, and asked in German.

The other person gestured with two hands, but spoke English. Lyman didn't understand this, so he had to take out the money and let the other party identify him.

If you just look at him now, you will not think that he is a German paratrooper who fought a tough battle in Malta. Because his current movements and demeanor are exactly the same as those of ordinary tourists who come to the Mediterranean.

Maltese locals waved at the Deutsche Mark, probably to indicate that they would not accept the Deutsche Mark. After all, the Germans had only occupied the area for two months, and the currency circulating on the island was still dominated by the pound sterling.

An exchange office in the port has been trying to exchange the pounds in the hands of residents at an equivalent exchange rate, after all, the precious foreign exchange has never been enough for Germany.

Unfortunately, this kind of exchange does not seem to be very efficient at the moment, and perhaps as more and more Germans become more and more popular, the habit of using pounds will be changed.

An hour later, Lyman climbed the ladder empty-handed and boarded the ship bound for Italy. Because he didn't have pounds to buy souvenirs, he was accompanied by the STG-44 assault rifle that was allowed to keep and take away.

The steel helmet and lunch box were left behind for the soldiers of the two infantry regiments stationed there, and happier than the paratroopers of Lyman, there was also a battalion of female soldiers who came to the island with the soldiers of the two regiments.

"Look at the women!" Leaning on the railing of the ship's side, Lyman's comrades-in-arms complained sourly: "In less than a year, the streets here will be full of German children." ”