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Also without fighting a war for twenty years, the Wehrmacht was able to sweep Poland in 1939 and then take out France in 1940 thanks to its own trained Wehrmacht skeleton of 100,000.

Sickert's legacy to Hitler has never been well known, so people always talk about the German army massacre in 1940, but few people know about the Weimar Republic in 1920.

Wars are never started by one person, nor are they planned by a few evil demons. It was born of an era, and it is impossible to blame everyone.

If it weren't for the intrigue between several countries at the end of the First World War, how could the Second World War break out?

If the United States had not pursued an isolationist policy, tolerated and tolerated Nazi and Japanese militarism, and nurtured tigers, World War II might not have easily broken out and expanded.

At this time, the German soldiers of the entire Eastern Front were training, and Weitmann's armored battalion could be regarded as the most elite new tank unit trained by Germany.

The original plan was for their armored battalion to fight in the Balkans to gain experience, but due to the shortage of trains and the advance of the 12th Army's plan to start the war, Wittmann's crew did not appear in the Balkans.

Leaning his arm against the door of the convertible bucket car, Wittman swayed slightly as the car jolted. The roads in Poland are not bad, but unfortunately there are no peaceful places near the defense zone of the armored forces.

In the distance, you can still see the No. 4 tank that has just arrived nearby, and these new equipment can be said to be the surprise that the tank troops have been looking forward to in the past.

But now, with the entry into service of the Leopard tank, only second-line armored units will give priority to equipping this tank that is on the verge of obsolescence.

In fact, the old version of the No. 4 tank was a little better in terms of workmanship than the Leopard tank. However, the gap between the main new and new tanks makes the Leopard tank more popular with tankmen.

"Size 4 spool?" Looking at tank No. 4 parked at the edge of the forest in the distance, Karl, who is very sensitive to artillery? Wegener frowned and muttered under his breath.

In accordance with the Führer's operational order, a month ago Germany has now essentially stopped producing the 75 mm caliber short-barreled gun No. 4 tank.

So the short-barreled No. 4 tank seen now is eighty percent second-hand from the more elite tank units.

At Li Le's suggestion, the army is in the process of replacing its main tank unit with new Leopard tanks -- something that was unthinkable in the previous equipment renewal plan.

Originally, the new weapons of the German army were often supplied to the newly formed troops on a priority basis. This habit of not knowing whether it is good or bad has been perpetuated in the war.

In other words, some elite tank crews have been forced to use their earlier No. 3 or No. 4 tanks for a long time, and even if they are updated, they are all modifications of both tanks.

The more advanced Leopards and Tigers were often equipped with newly formed separate tank battalions, or SS units.

The advantage of this arrangement is that the old units can maintain their familiarity with the weapons, while the new units can be trained in the new weapons and can master their weapons and equipment more quickly.

However, with the development of the war and the continuous updating and improvement of weapons and equipment, the drawbacks of the elite units of the Wehrmacht not being able to obtain new weapons for a long time have gradually manifested themselves.

Because of this, Li Le, the fake Führer, decided to take advantage of the precious opportunity of the absence of war on the Eastern Front to equip the elite German armored forces with tanks with sufficient performance.

The main purpose of this arrangement is to protect as much as possible the valuable tank crews of the German army with practical combat experience through the popularization of new tanks.

"The livery hasn't been changed yet, it's from the 7th Panzer Division......" Glancing at the No. 4 tanks in the distance, Electrician Eikhoff could easily distinguish where the old equipment belonged before.

The symbol of the 7th Panzer Division is a Y-shaped symbol, which was previously under the command of the now famous Desert Fox Admiral Rommel.

This division, which once shined in the attack on France, is now assigned to the Eastern Front, and is also the elite of the elite.

Thinking that the 7th Panzer Division must have received the new tanks that were distributed, it was ordered to eliminate a batch of No. 4 tanks for the newly formed troops.

The German army has formed a total of 38 armored divisions in history, but now the number of armored troops that Li Le wants to build is far more than this number.

At this moment, the number of Panzer Divisions, which the German army is expanding, including Rommel's Afrika Korps, has been extended to 30, that is, there are more of them than in history.

If you count the "Adolf" led by Li Le? The five SS Panzer Divisions: the Guards Panzer Division, the Reich Panzer Division, the Skull Panzer Division, the Police Panzer Division, and the Viking Panzer Division, the Germans now had 35 Panzer Divisions.

These forces were divided into five panzer divisions deployed in France, at least three of which were prepared for an attack on the British.

Including the most elite Führer Guard Flag Armored Division, although this armored division has just been formed, but it is equipped with more than 50 Leopard tanks, probably the most equipped with such tanks in the entire army.

Among the remaining units are one armored division in the Balkans, two armored divisions and one mechanized infantry division in North Africa.

After such dispersion, counting the two Panzer Divisions that rotated in the country, the German army was able to assemble a total of 28 Panzer Divisions on the Eastern Front.

This number is much higher than in history, and now these 28 panzer divisions have an average of 120 tanks of various types in each division, which means that the German army has more than 3,360 tanks of various types at this moment.

This figure was close to the total number of German tanks on the Eastern Front at the beginning of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941.

Although in this number, about half of them are the 38T tank, the No. 3 and No. 4 short-barreled tanks, and the more cheating No. 2 tank.

But for the Germans, this was already a remarkable achievement - they had just over 2,000 tanks, most of them of obsolete models.

You must know that there are still 7 months left until June 1941, and in these 7 months, the German army can at least increase the number of tanks in its hands to 5,000 units.

And over time, the proportion of equipment from outdated models will be further reduced. By the middle of next year, the No. 4 tank and the Leopard tank in the hands of the German army will become the backbone.

According to speculation, there will be more than 2,000 Leopard tanks at that time, and more than 2,000 Leopard tanks will be 4, and the rest of the tanks will be filled by 3, 2 and 38T.

Those obsolete tanks will not be scrapped. They will be converted into self-propelled guns to maximize the mobility of the artillery.

These artillerymen would act as vehicles when necessary, sharing some of the burden of transporting fuel - and the German generals were racking their brains to get their armoured troops to go further.

"I heard that there are still a lot of eliminated No. 1 tanks, which have been sent to the armored training school, and the second-line troops in the rear have been used." The electromechanical engineer Ekhof was well-informed and opened his mouth to continue.

Many of the tank units of the second line were using the outdated No. 1, as well as some 38T tanks. Although these tanks are old and can no longer fight in the first line, they are still good in the second line.

For example, the two rotational armored divisions stationed on the mainland are still making do with the sad No. 1 tank...... And in France, a newly formed "armored division" used captured French B1 and other weapons.

They have to use these enemy weapons or outdated weapons to learn as much as possible tank command and driving skills, and form initial combat effectiveness.

These units will then receive new tanks as their own equipment and go to the front line with the new equipment to join the battle.

The old equipment they used for training will continue to be left locally to support the next expanded armoured division.

"A few months ago, our No. 4 tank was still a good thing that everyone was rushing to want!" Wittman opened his mouth and sighed with emotion.

Originally, he was the commander of the German armored reconnaissance unit, and he saw with his own eyes how majestic the No. 4 and No. 3 tanks were on the battlefield.

Tank No. 3 and Tank No. 4 were undaunted by the enemy targets that the armored reconnaissance vehicles he commanded at the time could not take out, and would rumble past him to destroy those terrible enemies.

"Yes, but now, we have the Leopard tank, and I heard that the production rate of the Leopard tank is much faster than the original No. 4 tank." Duke, the driver of the car, joined the conversation.

When it comes to the Leopard tank, he is full of good feelings, and after this tank gets used to driving, he likes the sense of security that sits behind the heavy steel plate.

Directly in front of him was 100 mm thick sloping armor, which was much thicker than the front and rear armor of Tank 4 combined.

If it can be calculated by simple addition and subtraction, if you want to penetrate his Leopard tank from the front, you need to have the power to pierce the No. 4 tank.

"Let's hope that by the time the war starts, we will have enough Leopard tanks!" Homan, who had not spoken, but was so large that he was a little cramped in the passenger seat joined the conversation.

Because he was so tall, he had to sit in the passenger seat to avoid crowding in the back. That's why Wittmann sat in the back row by the door - there were three people here!

"God forbid, I hope the Führer will be able to send us more Leopard tanks!" nodded in agreement, still looking at Karl of the tank in the distance? Wegener nodded.