If it weren't for Zhang Jun's national relaxation policy and land policy, which peacefully solved the problem of guerrillas and rebels, Germany would have absolutely no ability to launch a two-front offensive, because without guerrillas and rebels, Germany can now mobilize all the military forces that can be mobilized to deal with two-front operations, which is impossible to imagine in history.

For example, Germany has 500 troops, and uses 2 million to maintain order and encircle and suppress in the occupied areas, so Germany only has 3 million troops available, and Zhang Jun's set of policies, 7 million troops can be used by Germany in the front line, and at the same time, it can also form its own troops that can command several million troops in the occupied areas, and the nearly 10 million troops and 3 million troops are compared with this advantage to the point that there is no way to describe, which is also one of the reasons for the defeat of Germany in history. Instead of being able to make use of the human and financial resources of the occupied territories, they were dragged down by the occupied territories with a large number of troops, and the ethnic policy was not lost.

"Buzz...... Buzz ......"

Countless planes flew over the artillery sky, lightning towards their set target, the number of these planes is too much, batch after batch, all kinds of planes, this French campaign is the most satisfying Zhang Jun is the German air force, because at this time the Soviet front has not yet fought, and the movement of the air force is not a problem at all, so Hitler called the shots, the planes deployed on the Soviet front line transferred two air corps back to support Zhang Jun, and finally Zhang Jun commanded the air force reached more than 3,800 aircraft. The commander is also Catherine, who has a very good appetite with Zhang Jun.

Historically, Germany's ten panzer divisions should have had 2,800 tanks, but the actual number should have been slightly more than 2,400 and far less than 3,000. On the Allied side, the Anglo-French commander Gammelin had 3,432 modern tanks. The number of tanks of the Allies was more than 3000 units. The latest calculations of the legal authorities are 3,100 vehicles, of which 2,285 are modernized. In fact, the Allied tanks were superior in numbers.

Even in the quality of tanks, the Allies did not have much of a gap with Germany. The main armament of Germany is still the light mark2. Armed with only one 20mm gun. This tank, together with tank No. 1, totaled 1400 units. Germany had only 349 Mark 3 tanks armed with 37mm guns and 278 Mark 4 tanks with only one low-speed 75mm gun. The French side has a new 33-ton Type B tank. This tank was probably the best in the world at that time. In addition, there is a very fast 20-ton somua tank. The Type B tank was equipped with a 47mm high-speed gun on its rotating turret, which was thicker than any German tank. The Somua tank was also armed with a 47mm gun, which was the most penetrating gun of its time. These two tanks, despite various delays in production, had more than 800 units in France at the time, more than the German Type 3 and Type 4 combined.

In fact, the Allied tanks were added to the British 100 infantry tanks, which were thicker than any German gram. Their 2-pounder guns were more powerful than the German 37mm guns. The biggest flaw of the French tanks "Somua" and "B" was that their turrets were operated by a single man, who was both a commander, a gunner and a loader. British and German tanks of the same period usually had 2-3 people. The 75mm gun on the body of the 'b' tank (fired by the driver) could only be aimed by turning the tank itself. The rest of the French tanks were mostly R35 and H35 tanks, and their 37mm guns were almost ineffective against armored targets.

However, the biggest flaw of the French tank was the short stroke and the absence of radio for the most part. To make matters worse, the German tank crews were much superior to their opponents in terms of training and in the guiding ideology of tank use. In 1938, during the march to Austria, a large number of German tanks broke down due to breakdowns, but Germany had two years and two campaigns - the Czech Republic and Poland went to him to correct his mistakes, and it turned out that Germany did not waste the opportunity, and the German armored forces were greatly improved in this regard. In the end, all French tanks were used in a decentralized manner. 700-800 in cavalry divisions or light mechanized divisions, 1500-1700 in many separate battalions to support infantry. The remaining tanks were incorporated into three newly formed panzer divisions in 1940. Each division had about half the number of tanks of the German Panzer Division.

In terms of anti-tank guns, the German 37mm guns would have a great difficulty in the face of the thicker armor of the French tanks. The French 47mm guns were much better, but they were seriously undernumerous, and only 16 divisions had such guns. They used 15-year-old tractors, and shells were loaded on trucks. The result was that the artillery had cross-country ability, while the ammunition could not keep up. The old 25mm guns lacked power, weighed about half a ton, and were mainly transported by horses. There was also a shortage of 25mm guns, and the Ninth Army, which was going to urgently need anti-tank guns in the campaign, had only half the number of 25mm anti-tank guns. The situation with anti-tank mines is even more alarming, as some extraordinary negligence has not been ordered. It was not until the beginning of May that small batches arrived at the front. In terms of artillery, France had a numerical advantage, about 11,200 against 7,710 guns. But all the guns were horse-drawn and extremely vulnerable to air attacks. In addition, France did not have the assault guns that every German panzer division had.

In terms of anti-aircraft weapons, the situation in France is particularly dangerous. According to General Roton, on May 10, there were only 17 90mm anti-aircraft guns. In terms of light anti-aircraft weapons, which are important to resist dive bombing, only 22 divisions were armed with 20mm Erly anti-aircraft guns, and these 22 divisions had only 12 guns each. Another 13 divisions were armed with new 25mm anti-aircraft guns, 6 guns each. But these anti-aircraft guns arrived at the front only at the end of April. There is little time to train. An additional 39 artillery batteries were retained at the army group levels. The rest of the French anti-aircraft guns were 75mm leftover from the First World War. The total number of anti-aircraft guns of the French ** team is about 1,500. The Germans had 2,600 88mm guns and 6,700 light guns. Armored and motorized divisions were assigned a fair amount.

Probably the least optimistic of all the comparisons were in terms of aircraft, and the Luftwaffe was almost at its peak. Despite all these efforts, France was still able to produce only 60 aircraft per month, the same as in September 1939.

Germany, France, England (in France)

Bomber 1400150-175220

Dive bomber 342540

Fighter 1000700130

Reconnaissance aircraft 500350-40050

The French Air Force had about 1,200 aircraft, and the British (including bombers deployed on the mainland, which could also fight) had about 600 aircraft. But due to the allocation of aircraft by France to various areas, the key Army Group I had only 746 aircraft available. By contrast, Goering could deploy 3,500 of the Luftwaffe's total of 5,000 aircraft to face France. The rest (including the J-52) transport aircraft remained in Germany or Norway as reserves. The inferiority of the German Army in artillery was more than compensated for by the bombers of the Luftwaffe. In terms of mobility and training, the Luftwaffe, having the experience of Spain and Poland, had an immeasurable advantage.

Zhang Jun, in order to take stock of the strength of the Anglo-French coalition forces in history, is to understand their current strength, Zhang Jun's Army Group B is the SS troops that are preparing to carry out the "Sickle Operation", but the two copycat 99 Panzer Corps crushed all British and French tanks, as well as the Sherman aided by the United States, because of the surpassing development of German armored forces, the Allied forces have also correspondingly improved the level of anti-tank, the most significant is that the caliber of anti-tank artillery has become larger, and the second is the universal hunting of "Bazooka" rocket launchers, This thing hits Germany's No. 3 and No. 4 with ease.

The 60 mm caliber of the "Bazooka" poses little threat to the Shanzhai Type 99 tank, but the United States has received feedback from the Soviet Union that it is already developing the 88.9 mm caliber "Bazooka", and the power of this anti-tank rocket launcher can almost penetrate the front of the Shanzhai 99, and Germany's armor superiority has actually only lasted for a year and a half, and it has begun to face severe challenges, and the relationship between spear and shield is just a very normal phenomenon.

Therefore, what Zhang Jun is most worried about is whether the ten armored divisions of Army Group A, under the suddenly strengthened anti-tank fire of the Allied Army, will be able to successfully break through the defense line of the Allied Army, everything depends on the Wehrmacht, and this Zhang Jun can't help.

The Luftwaffe in the Netherlands in order to ensure air supremacy. The Luftwaffe flew 247 medium bombers, 347 fighter aircraft, 424 JU52 transport aircraft and 12 HE59 seaplanes to participate directly in the operation over the Netherlands. The Dutch Air Force, a total of 344 combat aircraft, half of which were destroyed in the first operation, the remaining aircraft were urgently evacuated.

The Dutch Air Force has no way to fight with the German Air Force, at this time the Dutch aircraft equipped with the aircraft was originally an old-fashioned aircraft in the piston aircraft, and the German fighters, that is, the BF109 and the "Sixth Master", are simply a one-sided slaughter, and the Dutch Air Force was easily solved in a few rounds, although the Dutch Air Force fought bravely, but the gap between weapons and actual combat experience and Germany was too far, and it was not a level opponent at all.

The Luftwaffe, which had gained air supremacy, began a fierce bombardment, the first wave was the airfield in the Netherlands, and then the SS paratroopers, seizing a strategic point, or protecting an important bridge, the Luftwaffe and the paratroopers completed the set strategic objectives in the Netherlands at a very small cost, which was simply achieved overnight.

What about the Anglo-French reinforcements that Wilhelmina requested? They were still in Belgium, they didn't rush to the Netherlands at all, Germany suddenly launched a war, and now these British and French reinforcements are a little confused, whether to retreat to northern France or stay in Belgium to defend, and finally Britain and France decided to stay in Belgium to defend, they want to use Belgium as a battlefield for a decisive battle with the German army, Zhang Jun is waiting for you to stay there and don't move, don't run.

After the artillery bombardment, the German Army Group A began to assault on all fronts, and although the Netherlands built a large number of bunkers, under the attack of German tanks and the "iron fist", it was basically equivalent to a living coffin.

The Dutch defense line was soon led by a German armored force, and the JU87 dive bombers assisted in sweeping the main fortress, and then the infantry followed up, using the "iron fist" and submachine guns to solve the infantry, and the Dutch army deployed on the border defense line was either annihilated or collapsed directly, there was really no way to fight, and it was also sent to death. The saddest thing was that the Netherlands did not receive the American bazooka, and the British and French troops were intercepted, and all these anti-tank weapons were equipped with their own troops.

…… (To be continued.) )