On the far Atlantic coastline, one of Germany's most elite SS troops, named after the Führer, "Adolf? Hitler's Panzer Division of the Guards Banner ", is experimenting with a fundamentally new tank landing device. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Its appearance allowed German tanks to no longer blindly strengthen their seals, and then risk diving to fight on the beaches of Britain.

"Be careful! These things are prone to air leaks! If only they were leaking! You're going to have to swim to shore on your own! "An officer stood on a rickety ship, looking at the crane hoisting cargo, which was hoisting a tank No. 3.

This No. 3 tank was the most primitive No. 3 tank - contrary to what the Germans were doing, it even removed the improvised welded steel plates in front of it.

The core spirit embodied in this No. 3 tank is the word weight reduction. The German engineers tried their best to reduce the weight of the tank, even to the point of calculating.

In order to allow the tank to float smoothly to the British coastline, this tank maintains the original flavor of the No. 3 tank when it was first produced.

On this basis, the Germans developed a floating system similar to putting a lifebuoy on a tank - relying on tracks to paddle the water and let the thing wash slowly onto the beach.

The only problem was that even with the lightest prototype of the No. 3 tank, it was not an easy task to float a tank of more than 16 tons.

You know, it's a steel tank, and it's still on a battlefield with a hail of bullets. To keep the inflatable equipment from being pierced by bullets, engineers came up with all sorts of bizarre solutions.

For example, if a bulletproof steel plate is installed in front of the inflatable float, or if a larger inflatable float is used to obtain more reserve buoyancy......

In the end, it was Führer Li Le who stopped the German engineers from complicating the problem, and then spared no expense in another "feat".

The Führer looked at all sorts of equipment drawings that were so complex that they couldn't cry without tears, and then asked a question that embarrassed all the engineers present: "Aren't you tired?" ”

When everyone was confused, the Führer pointed to the simplest and most primitive inflatable floating device, and said: "Wouldn't everything be solved by letting the infantry landing ship stand in front of this thing?" ”

After hearing the Führer's question, all the German weapons research and development experts who had complicated the problem suddenly felt that the tatters they had made before were simply a pile of rubbish.

In the end, Li Le relieved everyone and comforted everyone: "Okay! All right! Don't be discouraged either...... Find a way to scatter these things and scare the British. ”

The best way to use these drawings is to confuse the British defenders on the other side of the Channel, so that the other side thinks that the German army is preparing a complex landing device and will not be able to land on the British mainland in a short time.

Strategic confusion had already begun, including the organized removal of mines near the straits, allowing German torpedo boat units to cross the straits on a regular basis, creating tensions.

Anyway, there were always some people in the Germans who were trying to prove to the British: we were going to land in a few days! Others were trying to deny it: we weren't ready, at least not until the end of 1941 for a large-scale landing......

All in all, after getting rid of most of the British spies and knowing everything about the British side, the Germans played a combination of intelligence in the English Channel that left the British side exhausted.

Actually, the most interesting thing about this tank is that it has a completely new design, a very interesting design!

On the basis of a certain previous landing plan, the German army designed a whole set of combined landing combat methods that seemed reasonable.

First of all, some landing boats were used to shield the subsequent tank 3 pontoon device, so as to prevent the opponent from attacking this vulnerable pontoon device with direct ammunition.

The first landing ship will get out of the way before it lands, completely giving way for the tanks to go ashore.

And behind this pontoon device, another landing ship was connected with two steel pipes, which, after the front landing ship got out of the way, continued forward, giving the tank pontoon device a thrust.

Then, the two soldiers carried behind the tank float untied the iron pipe, used inertia and the tank track to stroke, and completed the final stretch of the sprint!

The most subtle thing about this ingenious system is that even if the coordination cannot be perfected, there will be no big surprises.

Do you think it's over here? Not really! Clever design is just getting started! Remember the details of the improvement of tank No. 3? The one about the skirt!

Yes, the skirt of the No. 3 tank could not be carried by a pontoon, because the pontoon device had to be as light as possible.

So these skirts were removed, they were slightly modified and handed over to the first batch of German landing forces.

Thanks to the handrails on both sides, these skirts can be held by two soldiers, like shields, to shield friendly forces behind them when landing, providing simple shielding for friendly forces!

After the tank is ashore, these plate skirts can reinforce the sides of Tank 3 and provide a stronger defense as long as the landing soldiers hang them on both sides of the tank!

In order to reduce the casualties of the troops, the clever German engineers even came up with this ancient siege shield phalanx, in order to be able to get the tanks ashore as soon as possible.

With this system, German tank units could go ashore with the first landing force and join the battle as soon as possible.

In order for this design to be effective in combat, training is essential.

It is precisely for this reason that the armored division of the Führer's Banner, which is the spearhead of the landing force's armor, is painstakingly training the method of using this system.

"Put down the tank and the floating device in the crane in a straight line, and hang two link steel pipes!" Looking at the floating tank swaying in the wind, the officer pinched his pocket watch and shouted loudly.

When everything is actually operated, it will not be as good as the plan imagined. The same is true of this troublesome joint landing plan.

If placed in modern times, the problem of armor cover for the landing force is actually quite easy to solve. Either there are tank landing craft that can directly land on the beach, which can send heavy tanks directly to the beach, or there are amphibious tanks, which can directly float ashore and cover the soldiers.

Even, the U.S. military also has professional amphibious assault vehicles such as AVV7, which can quickly drive on water and land to cover infantry attacks.

Even in 1944, when the Normandy landings occurred, the United States had a better solution to the landings.

However, this matter was in Germany in 1940, which had neither a special ship for landing at sea that met the requirements, nor a specially designed amphibious combat armored weapon that met the requirements.

In the end, it was the sad No. 3 tank that could be relied on, the armor was not heavy, and it was not the most advanced tank armored vehicle in service with the German army.

After all, it was better than nothing, so the landing force had to make do with it - although it was known that having soldiers with shields would not necessarily reduce casualties, but after all, it was a well-intentioned attempt.

"Those infantry are holding skirts, preferably longer, so that they can protect the soldiers' legs!" Looking at the soldiers who were nervously waiting on the landing craft, the division commander Herman said to the general beside him.

As the only German commander with "landing experience", he and his 112th Division were transferred to the Atlantic coast in preparation for a landing in Britain.

Of course, he will also be present for this landing experiment exercise. Looking at the busy soldiers, Herman remembered the child's play of the landing in the Mediterranean.

At least he had some experience, and the commander of the Führer's Banner Panzer Division behind him was on the other side of the ship at this time, vomiting on his stomach.

Although located near the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea are fundamentally different. At least it's hot enough to make everyone feel cold and uncomfortable.

Seeing the soldiers in front of him with the life jackets around their necks, Herman began to feel sad again for his soldiers who had fallen into the water and drowned—if they had life jackets, they wouldn't have drowned, right?

The last time he landed on Crete, he was still too impatient after all-this was Herman's thought, but it was the Führer's order after all, and he did not dare to comment on it.

"Down! Start below! The officer on one side, directing the workers on the boat, began to use a crane to release the No. 3 tank that had surrounded the pontoon system.

In the windy Atlantic, the tank was as thin as a speck of dust, and as the rope continued to fall, the tank's tracks were finally soaked by the splashing waves.

"Be careful! Be careful! Pay attention to the balance! Ships on both sides! You don't want to die? Yes? While watching the pontoon device descend, an officer reminded loudly.

After all, this is not a simple matter, the German army is still too few people who are familiar with sea operations, and those who go to sea all year round are now basically serving in the submarine force.

Eighty percent of the few fish that slipped through the net were also conscripted into the navy fleet. They are either preparing for the training of a new fleet, or they are replacing themselves in the existing fleet to fight for their country.

"Adjust! Adjust! If this posture continues, won't it be overturned? An officer who knew a little about the sea looked at the floating device that was constantly being lowered and shouted loudly: "Stop! Stop! ”

Finally, the tank was safely lowered into the sea. The float undulates with the water, making it look like a small boat.

"Connecting rods! Install the connecting rods on both sides of the hull at the back! "Busy things are still going on, and it seems that the preparations on the sea are becoming more complicated.

But who cares about this, anyway, at this moment, there is such a group of people who are training hard to land in Britain and kill all the enemies for the Führer...... Knowing this, it is enough.