Guderian nodded and said: "Motorized infantry and mechanized infantry, the biggest difference between these two combat units is their combat style, motorized infantry is to carry light vehicles, such as jeeps and motorcycles, to reach the designated combat location, but it needs to conceal vehicles and use infantry light weapons to fight on foot, to put it bluntly, motorized infantry is an infantry that can move quickly, the firepower during the battle is basically the same as that of ordinary infantry, just because of its movement speed changes its own value and tactical effectiveness, while mechanized infantry is very different, Not only is this unit capable of moving as fast as motorized infantry, but it also has heavy infantry weapons such as howitzers, mortars, and small and medium-sized anti-tank guns. In other words, they are multi-purpose units that move in vehicles, fight in vehicles, and have the ability to fight both enemy infantry and armored units. ”

Xiao Weiguo said with a smile: "Mr. Guderian is right, but I also have to add that in fact, mechanized infantry should have tank coordination, usually directly move to the impact starting position (about 2 to 4 kilometers), according to the terrain conditions, you can use tanks, armored vehicles to cover, infantry tailgating, or infantry cover, tanks, armored vehicles to follow and other coordinated action methods, jointly impact the enemy formation, if necessary, you can use tanks in front, armored vehicles in the rear of the tank to coordinate formation, with tanks mainly cover armored vehicles, impact the enemy formation. Mechanized infantry mainly travels on armored transport vehicles and infantry fighting vehicles. In essence, our 15-ton light tank can only be considered an infantry fighting vehicle! ”

Hitler was surprised and said, "Oh, the infantry chariot? It's an interesting term! Philip, tell me how the difference between an infantry fighting vehicle and our loading transporter is there? ”

Xiao Weiguo nodded and said: "The infantry fighting vehicle is an armored combat vehicle for infantry mobile combat, which is superior to the armored personnel transport vehicle in terms of firepower, protection and mobility, and the vehicle is equipped with a shooting hole, and the infantry can shoot in the vehicle." In addition to the use of tracked infantry fighting vehicles, it can also be wheeled infantry fighting vehicles. Wheeled infantry fighting vehicles are low-cost. Low fuel consumption, easy to use and maintenance, high road speed! The crew of an infantry fighting vehicle is generally 3 people, including the commander, the driver and the gunner, and the crew is 1 squad, a total of 6 to 8 people, and the body is welded with homogeneous steel armor or aluminum armor. And there are perforations, which make it easier for the mounted infantry to shoot from inside the car, so as to facilitate the battle by car. There are springboard or side-opening gates at the back of the vehicle, and the infantry can get on and off the vehicle quickly and discreetly. In addition, infantry fighting vehicles can be equipped with turrets with different weapons as required. In addition, the infantry fighting vehicle should have the ability to float and travel in the water with the help of tracked paddling or waterjet propulsion. ”

Hitler said: "And in terms of firepower, what is the difference between an infantry fighting vehicle and a tank?" ”

Xiao Weiguo said: "Infantry fighting vehicles, their firepower can not only destroy lightly armored targets, fire points, living forces and low-altitude targets, but also have the ability to fight enemy tanks. Let's say, for example, our 30-mm machine guns. The armor-piercing capability is enough to penetrate the side armor of most medium tanks today, and if we fit one or two anti-tank rocket launchers on the vehicle, it can also fight heavy tanks. A cannon is installed on the roof of an infantry fighting vehicle, which can also be used against targets in the air. ”

"Anti-tank rockets? What kind of weapon is this, which can actually deal with heavy tanks? Tell me quickly, do you Dragon Soul Arsenal have this kind of weapon? "Hitler said excitedly!

Guderian and Blomburg couldn't help but stretch their necks, and when they heard Xiao Weiguo say that infantry fighting vehicles can also deal with heavy tanks, they immediately became energetic. That's amazing, if that's the case. It was definitely a big breakthrough in the theory of armored fighting vehicles and armored operations.

Xiao Weiguo smiled: "You don't have to be so excited! Rocket artillery must have been in the development plan of the Ministry of Defense for a long time, and everyone knows that rocket artillery can become a kind of strike fire that terrifies the enemy, but it can also become an anti-tank weapon. Anti-tank rocket launchers can be mounted on infantry fighting vehicles or light tanks, but can also be carried by individual soldiers to deliver lethal strikes against enemy tanks. It can be used to attack enemy tanks, armored vehicles, and self-propelled guns, and to annihilate and suppress the enemy's exposed living forces and firearms. Destroy the enemy's hard fortifications and firing points. The multi-bomb rocket equipped with it not only has a variety of functions such as armor-piercing, killing, and incendiary, but also has the characteristics of simple and reasonable structure, light weight, good mobility, great power, long range, short reaction time, and high reliability. For example, a bazooka can be of a small caliber, such as 50 to 80 mm. In this way, the anti-tank rocket is very light, easy to carry, and the range is relatively close, and two or three hundred meters is enough. The caliber of the anti-tank rocket launcher installed on the infantry fighting vehicle can be larger, such as 120 mm or larger, which not only has stronger armor-piercing power, but also has a range of about 1000 meters, which is more accurate and powerful than anti-tank guns! ”

Hitler nodded and said, "Theoretically, yes!" It's just that at present, the development progress of our rocket artillery is very slow, and if we want to design it into an anti-tank rocket again, I am afraid that I don't know when! Could it be that your Dragon Soul Arsenal can be developed? ”

Karl nodded and said, "Of course we can, Mr. Hitler!" In our research and development program, the rocket can become not only a powerful artillery weapon, but also an anti-tank weapon, and even we plan to move the rocket to the aircraft and let the fighter launch this powerful weapon, anti-tank from the air will be a more effective mode of anti-tank warfare. Similarly, launching rockets in the air can also pose a huge threat to the enemy's large aircraft, and it is perfect for hitting enemy bombers! ”

Hitler slapped his thigh and said, "God help me!" You Dragon Soul Arsenal actually have such advanced weapons! Then you must speed up the development process, rockets are exactly the weapons that our German army needs! Philip, tell me, how much time will it take for you to come up with a usable product, including these two types of tanks? ”

Xiao Weiguo thought for a while and said, "If it's just rocket artillery and anti-tank rocket launchers, we can finish it in about a year." The two advanced tanks will take longer, about two to three years, and we also need many manufacturers to provide supporting parts, such as the tank's transmission system, optical instruments, and so on! This is a huge project, which requires dozens of factories to match, if one of the parts can not be developed on time, it will affect the development progress of the entire tank, if urgent equipment is needed, the design can only be modified, the use of ready-made parts, but that will greatly reduce the performance of the new tank. (To be continued.) )