Chapter 352: Final Preparations
It is a paragon of the beauty of violence and blood, and its name is called, the Leopard tank, the pinnacle of German tanks, and the world will tremble because of his appearance. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
A dozen German plateau players in the stands watched the Leopard tank's flawless performance, first with a few minutes of silence, followed by prolonged applause.
These people all knew that the Leopard tank was developed by Rommel a long time ago, and they were all shocked by Rommel's wisdom and impressed by Rommel's foresight.
"Great Führer Rommel, what kind of tank is this, it's simply flawless."
Rommel was pleased with the performance of the executives, and he smiled and said:
"I named him: Leopard Tank."
"Okay, what a Leopard tank, it's really special."
"May I ask the great Führer, can the Leopard tank be mass-produced?"
That's a good question! Any weaponry, if it cannot be mass-produced, then it will not do much:
"We have already established two production lines for Leopard tanks, and the current monthly output is forty units, which is not enough to meet the needs of the current war, and I have ordered the production lines of two Leopard tanks to be produced in three shifts, and our monthly production can be increased to one hundred and twenty units.
But this is far from enough, I plan to expand three production lines, which are expected to be completed in half a year, when our Leopard tanks can fully meet the needs of the front line. ”
"May I ask the great Führer, do we still produce other tanks?"
"No. 3 is produced in small quantities, No. 4 tank continues to expand production, and the rest of the tanks are not in production, we can't have too many tank models, which will increase the burden of logistics."
"The great Führer Rommel, the diesel engines of the Leopard tanks, do we have so much diesel?"
Rommel smiled slightly, now African oil has begun to flow to Germany in a steady stream, but this information has not been made public, and only Rommel and Manstein know about the German executives present.
"You don't have to worry about that, Germany will soon run out of oil."
There are many weapons and equipment participating in the debriefing performance today, including the very famous "Iron Fist 150", Hummingbird helicopter gunship, six-barrel rocket launcher, air-launched rocket launcher, V1 and V2 long-range rockets, JU89 and so on.
Some of these weapons and equipment are mature in research and development, some are immature, some have practical value, and some have no practical value at the present stage.
For example: Iron Fist 150, six-barreled rocket launcher, air-launched rocket launcher, these three weapons, the performance is very mature, mass production is not a problem.
V1 and V2 long-range rockets, this thing is a bit flashy, in the absence of satellite navigation, the error is tens of kilometers away, and these two long-range rockets are slower than the aircraft, and they are easy to be shot down by the aircraft in the air.
The V1 and V2 rockets are not very practical at this stage, but it does not mean that they will not be useful in the future, it is certain to continue to invest in research and development, and it is okay to produce them in small quantities, but they are not mass-produced, and Germany's resources cannot be wasted on these two flashy weapons.
The hummingbird helicopter gunship has not matured until now, and at today's debriefing performance, the hummingbird can already take off, but his weight is really a huge problem, and the weight of this helicopter is only 1,000 kilograms.
A helicopter that cannot be equipped with protective armor cannot be considered a helicopter gunship, and Rommel's demand is that the Hummingbird must be able to block 12.7 mm machine gun fire at a distance of 500 meters, and this will take at least two years to achieve this goal.
The last appearance of the JU89 long-range bomber, this kind of range of 3000 kilometers, the performance of the bomber with a load of ten tons has been very good, although this aircraft can not be used as a strategic bomber, but as a long-range tactical bomber is a very good choice.
After this new weapon demonstration, Rommel held a simple order meeting at the test site, and obtained a large number of orders for practical weapons such as the Iron Fist 150, hex-barrel rocket launchers, air-launched rocket launchers, Leopard tanks, and JU89s.
In addition, weapons and equipment that have not been displayed are still being developed, such as strategic bombers and jet aircraft, which have just been established, and the research and development of these two aircraft was only started after Rommel became the head of state, and of course there is no display performance.
In short, under the auspices of the Führer Rommel, Germany has been at the forefront of the world in all weapons and equipment, and Rommel is well aware of the historical development trajectory, and Rommel is well aware of the strategic mistakes made by Germany.
Once Germany starts the "Barbarossa Plan" formulated by Hitler, that is, Germany will challenge the whole world with its own strength, even if Rommel has a few advantages in appealing, will Rommel be able to make Germany single-handedly take on the whole world without defeat?
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March 25, 1941
It was destined to be a turbulent day, on which the Soviet Union was stationed in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia one after another. The successive stationing of Soviet troops in various countries and the establishment of new governments essentially caused the three countries to completely lose their independence.
The three governments had to act on the instructions of Moscow or the will of Moscow's representatives in carrying out any important measure, and the three Baltic countries were outraged by the Soviet Union's coercion and coercion to sign a treaty of mutual assistance, they lacked confidence in the Stalinist leadership and were worried about the future of the Baltic states.
The Soviet Union had already effectively annexed the three Baltic states, and the Soviet Union had sent troops to protect the three Baltic states. Since the war had already begun, the major powers had their own plans, so the Soviet Union's annexation of the three Baltic countries did not cause much repercussions in the international community.
The three Baltic countries first thought of Britain and the United States, and they first asked Britain and the United States for help, but Britain and the United States were planning to "bring disaster to the east"! How could they go and help the three Baltic states, it was absolutely impossible.
What Britain and the United States hoped for most now was an immediate German invasion of the Soviet Union, and all diplomatic activities between the two countries had to be centered on this.
The attitude of Britain and France was also negative, they were neither able nor able to take care of the three Baltic states in Eastern Europe, and they could only resign themselves to the actions of the Soviet Union in the three Baltic states.
The three Baltic states turned to Germany for help, Germany was plotting to attack the Soviet Union at this time, and the "Barbarossa Plan" was already on the line, and Germany could not expose its strategic intentions for the sake of the three Baltic states.
When the three Baltic states asked Germany to mediate, Germany's attitude was that "this is purely a matter for the USSR and the Baltic states" and that "Germany has no intention of interfering in the political affairs of the Baltic states."
Rommel's deception tactics were carried out as scheduled, and the German exercises on the Romanian border were also in full swing, with the sound of artillery and the roar of armor, and the temptation of British and French interests in Romania was also thrown, and the British bid was 60 million pounds in compensation for Romania to blow up the oil fields themselves. (To be continued.) )