The British army, in the march towards Paris, in addition to the armored troops, also cavalry troops, infantry units, and warplanes also began to transfer. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

All this, of course, for the next day's parade.

There was no warning in this military parade, and all the troops participating in the parade were assembled in a hurry, and for France, their situation was better.

It is enough to find some troops to act as exercise troops directly from the vicinity of Paris.

Among them, of course, there were tank troops, and with this in mind, the 507 Tank Regiment, commanded by Colonel Charles de Gaulle, was transferred.

Compared with the small tanks of the British, Colonel de Gaulle's tank units were not very outstanding.

Like the British, the French divided tanks into cavalry and infantry tanks.

According to the current state, France is more inclined to fight a defensive war, believing that such a mode of war can lead to final victory, but at the same time, it also takes into account that an offensive war must also be fought in a certain strategic situation.

In such a situation, France needs a special vehicle with breakthrough and penetration functions, and this is the responsibility of the S-35 tank manufactured by Soma.

The S-35 tank has good mobility, high range, and is historically designed to penetrate the guns of the hypothetical Soviet BT-7 tank and the German tank No. 3 and the armor that can withstand their attacks, and can penetrate deep into enemy lines for strategic infiltration operations and destroy their armored reserves.

But now, this tank, which is historically considered the best of the thirties, is far from outdated.

Judging from the crew, this tank has 3 people, although it is one more person than the previous small tank, but it is still much smaller than the German five-person tank.

At the same time, the weight of the entire tank, 19.5 tons, is powered by a 141.7 kW V8 petrol engine with a maximum speed of 41 km/h and a maximum range of 257 km.

It can be found that if you follow the historical process, the performance of this 20-ton tank is still very good.

The armor was thick, 47 mm in front, still with an inclination, which was enough to withstand the guns of the German No. 3 tank at that time, and at the same time, a 47 mm SA-47 gun was used, which could tear through the armor of the German tanks at that time.

In fact, during World War II in history, Germany's armored forces were not technologically advanced, but tactical.

The Germans did what they did, and the French were very sad.

In World War I, the French tanks were quite brilliant in the war, especially the light FT-17 tank, which was simply a template for later tanks.

After the First World War, the French made efforts, and General Jean-Estienne, the father of the French armored forces, was fully responsible for the research and development of assault artillery, and under his auspices, France built armored vehicles in an all-round way, including light tanks, support tanks equipped with howitzers, assault tanks with powerful firepower, and armored supply vehicles command vehicles.

Unfortunately, his actions led to opposition from conservative forces within the army, and the assault artillery headquarters was disbanded in 1920, and the French armored forces had to be under the unified command of the infantry units.

As a result, the French army had almost no development in armored forces for the next ten years, and at the same time, they had no money, and most of the defense budget was spent on the construction of the Maginot Line.

Charles de Gaulle, a tall, lanky officer, fought in World War I, was captured, and escaped from prison five times, which shows his determination and loyalty to his homeland.

He really cares about the country, and he deeply feels the deterioration of the current situation.

The German invasion of Poland had completely brought substantial losses to Britain and France, but now, Britain and France did not even declare war, but only used this military parade to show the Germans their determination!

This is simply ridiculous, victory, can only be achieved on the battlefield, can it be on the parade ground that the Germans can stop the pace of attack?

There is no bottom line for the appetite of the Germans, and what will happen to the Germans when Poland is annexed?

Thinking of this, de Gaulle was very unoptimistic, he looked at his army, which was galloping on the highway, and in front of him, it was already a brightly lit metropolis, Paris!

"Rest in place and prepare for tomorrow's parade." De Gaulle gave orders to his subordinates.

Now you can't enter the city, there is not so much space at all, take this opportunity to take a break.

Sitting on an S-35 tank, leaning against the turret and the heat of the engine below, de Gaulle looked at the stars and could not fall asleep.

In the middle of the night, a new roar was heard in the distance.

The British armored soldiers, who were tired and half dead, caught up.

"Colonel de Gaulle, it's a pleasure to meet you." Hebat jumped out of his tank and shouted at de Gaulle.

The two have known each other for a long time, back in 1931, when de Gaulle served in the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Defense in Paris. With Petain's permission and support, de Gaulle published many articles and held several lecture sessions at the Military Academy.

Many of De Gaulle's ideas, Hebart agrees with, such as the centralized use of tanks and the formation of specialized armored divisions.

And now, the two met again, and Hebat was with a plea for help: "Colonel de Gaulle, please immediately resupply our tanks, all the way over, we are about to run out of fuel, without fuel, we will not be able to complete tomorrow's parade." ”

Hebart's supply convoy had not yet arrived, and he needed follow-up ships, and now he was out of gas.

If you have stayed in the army, you know how serious the bureaucracy is within the army, and generally speaking, it is the master who supplies logistics, and if you don't have a good relationship with others, then there will be problems with supplies.

Different forces are running on each other, not to mention, they have now crossed countries.

However, if the personal relationship is friendly, that's another story.

"No problem." De Gaulle spoke quickly: "Use my supplies first." ”

De Gaulle's generosity made Hebart quite happy: "When my supplies arrive, I will return them to you at once." ”

Together with de Gaulle, sitting on the tank, Hebat sighed: "Your tanks are really good, much more than ours." ”

The "Matilda" 1 tank weighs only 11 tons, but the armor is 60 mm thick, which shows how small this tank is. Compared with the French 20-ton tank, it is a circle smaller.

"Our tanks, already lagging behind." De Gaulle said: "The tanks of the Germans are much more advanced than ours, and our armored corps must have advanced tanks, otherwise, we will be at an absolute disadvantage in battle." ”