This was not the first time that the Germans had defended, in fact most of the previous major battles had been fought by the Germans first and then counterattacking to gain the upper hand.

It can also be seen from this that Rommel is not a person who can only attack but does not know how to defend, in fact, he is also very good at defense, such as using two armored divisions to defend before...... Using the high-speed mobility of tanks to defend behind the defensive line and prepare for the attack, so that a defensive battle can be turned into an offensive battle in their favor, and it is in this strategy that the British armored division is defeated again and again.

But this trick is now unplayable, because the Germans have too few tanks in their hands, and most of them are extremely mobile "Matilda" and "Valentine" captured from the British.

In addition to this, there are 26 "Crusader" tanks, which may be able to meet the speed required by the German mobile defense, but this tank is also frequent, and three have broken down before even the start of the battle, and the Germans certainly cannot pin their hopes on them.

"We need a single anti-tank weapon!" Qin Chuan said.

Qin Chuan remembered his previous thoughts about the "Iron Fist".

"What do you mean, second lieutenant?" Rommel asked.

"Like the 'English crossbow' we saw in Alexandria!" Qin Chuan replied: "It has caused us considerable losses in Alexandria!" ”

"Yes!" Colonel Albridge said, "If it weren't for the second lieutenant's propaganda offensive, we might not have been able to capture Alexander...... Our tanks can't do anything against it in street battles! ”

"But we're not street fighting with the British!" Rommel said: "We all know that the 'English crossbow' will not perform much better in the trenches than an anti-tank grenade, and we don't have that many 'English crossbows'!" ”

Rommel was right, the "English crossbow" had a range of only 100 meters, and it was so large that it could easily be detected if used in trenches and suppressed by rifles, machine guns, and mortars, which is why the Germans disdained it.

"No, General!" Qin Chuan said: "I'm not talking about using the captured 'English bow crossbow'!" ”

"Uh-huh!" Rommel motioned for Qin Chuan to continue.

"I mean...... We should start producing a new piece of gear! Qin Chuan said: "This equipment is similar to the 'England Bow and Crossbow', but we can learn from each other's strengths, for example, its warhead is very good!" ”

"Is it too late to think about producing a piece of equipment now, second lieutenant?" Colonel Albridge said: "It is quite possible that the British will attack in a dozen days or even less, and we will not be able to produce it in this time!" ”

"Yes!" This is also where Qin Chuan felt annoyed, he should have come up with this idea a long time ago: "But we should have prepared early, shouldn't we?" Otherwise we will regret it forever! ”

"What ...... this equipment you are talking about," Rommel asked, "what will it look like?" ”

The reason why Rommel was interested in Qinchuan's idea was because he considered that in a situation where supplies were difficult to transport from Italy, this small equipment might be the only way out for the German army, because the weight and space of transporting one tank could transport dozens or even hundreds of such individual anti-tank equipment.

This is also what Qin Chuan considered...... In the near future, as long as there is a shipload of "Iron Fist" that can be transported, I am afraid that it will be enough for the German army to block the offensive of British tanks.

"General!" Qin Chuan asked Rommel: "Can you borrow your fountain pen?" ”

"Of course!" Rommel handed the pen on the table to Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan took the pen cover and the body of the pen and raised it towards the officers, and said, "This is the warhead of the 'England Bow Crossbow', and this is its body. We know that 'the barrel of the English crossbow is thick and difficult to fire, so ......"

Saying that, Qin Chuan put the pen aside: "Why don't we give up this body with many shortcomings?" ”

"So how are we going to launch this warhead?" Colonel Slain asked curiously.

"It's easy!" Qin Chuan replied: "We only need to install a tube behind the warhead, fill it with gunpowder, and then 'boom'...... The warhead was ejected! ”

Hearing this, the officers couldn't help but look at each other, they didn't expect that the new equipment that Qin Chuan said would be so simple.

But the simpler the thing, the more likely it is to become a reality, and the production cycle will not be too long...... The historical "Iron Fist" had only four short months from the design to the military getting a large number of samples.

And Qin Chuan has even done the design part almost now.

Then, Qin Chuan simply took a pen and drew a sketch of the "Iron Fist" on the paper.

"That's pretty much it!" After finishing the drawing, Qin Chuan handed the sketch to Rommel: "Its advantages are obvious, it is easy to launch, simple to operate, small in size and not easy to find, light in weight and easy to carry." Of course, it may have the disadvantage of not having high accuracy and not long range, but the point is ...... IT CAN EASILY PENETRATE 75MM OR MORE THICK ARMOR! ”

"This is exactly what we need!" Colonel Slain's eyes widened and he said, "The infantry is often powerless against enemy tanks, because they have to throw anti-tank grenades at close range and even rush to the tank with explosives packs to blow it up...... We wouldn't have to do that if we had this equipment, it would give us more chances to blow up the tank and more chances of surviving! ”

Rommel nodded, handed the sketch to the adjutant, and ordered: "Send the sketch back to the R&D department in Germany immediately, I want to know the feasibility and production cycle of this equipment." Right away! ”

"Yes, General!" The adjutant answered, and did not dare to stop for a moment with the sketch and went straight to the communication room.

It took some time to draw up the sketch with the radio and its functions and requirements, and at the same time the German R&D department had to demonstrate its feasibility, so it was not until half an hour later that the adjutant ran back.

"General!" The adjutant was full of surprise: "They said that the idea was very feasible, but because they had no experience with it, they couldn't guarantee whether it would be produced or how much time it would take!" ”

"Tell them!" Rommel said: "Produce as much as you can!" ”

"Yes, General!"

After a pause, Rommel said to Qin Chuan: "It's really impressive, sergeant, I found that your whimsical ideas are not limited to command, but also equipment research and development...... Just like the minesweeper tank you thought of earlier! ”

"Maybe it has something to do with my timidity!" Qin Chuan replied half-truthfully: "Because I am facing the threat of death at all times, I urgently need a piece of equipment to save my life!" ”

With a "coax", the officers in the command headquarters were all amused by Qin Chuan's words.