"To some extent, I think that the No. 1 tank is to some extent a product of emergency and some failure, it can only destroy the weak defense of bunkers and unprotected infantry, and its role in the face of armor is relatively limited, but fortunately our opponent is the relatively weak Russian army, if it is the German army or the army of other industrial powers, our situation will be very passive." Zhang Tianyi said.

"Other powers? Germany? We are allies at the moment, is this question a bit out of reality? When this battle-hardened general just finished speaking, Ma Yukun felt a little surprised, any war must be fought under certain conditions, but now it is clear that Germany or other powers do not have the possibility of a head-on conflict with the Chinese Army. To a certain extent, Ma Yukun even felt that the other party was a little vexatious.

"The Russians will not stop their pace, especially after seeing the great power of the armored forces, and the Germans as the enemies of Russia, the progress of the Germans will inevitably stimulate Russia, and the increase of Russian armaments will inevitably affect China, even if Russia does not enter into a conflict with China, what will happen to Britain and France after the settlement of the European question? The present peace is based on the strife in Europe, and we must be prepared for conflict with the world's leading land powers, whether it be Britain, France, Russia, or Germany. Xu Jie smiled and gave the colonel a round.

And Xu Jie's seemingly joking sentence shocked the army leaders present, Xu Jie is a cautious person, especially on such a critical occasion, and will not easily say anything tendentious. But from what he said just now, people seem to be able to feel the voice of Xu Jie's words. Germany? France or England? There is no problem that Britain and France have a conflict of interest with China, but what about Germany? Could it be something else?

And this time. It really made these army bigwigs guess something, and this tone was also deliberately released by Xu Jie, because recently, some plans made by the German government or Wilhelm II made Xu Jie feel uneasy, and the specific content of this plan is not clear, but it seems to mention that Germany not only wants to overthrow the Normanov dynasty, not only to obtain land and reparations. It was also about creating a Russia under the wing of Germany! And this made Xu Jie feel a little uneasy.

Germany has almost everything it takes to become a first-class power, with a highly qualified and large population, strong industrial and economic power. The only weakness of Germany lies in its resources and land area, and if Wilhelm II really achieved this goal, would Germany only focus on Europe? Germany, which dominates Europe, is what China wants to see. But Germany, which dominates Eurasia, is not good news for China! In Xu Jie's plan. Russia must not fall to Germany!

"FIRST OF ALL, IN TERMS OF FIREPOWER, THE 37MM CANNON IS MORE SUITABLE AS A WEAPON ON AN ARMORED VEHICLE THAN AS THE MAIN FORCE FOR ATTACKING FORTIFICATIONS, THE GERMANS HAVE PLANNED TO INSTALL A 50MM CANNON ON THE FUTURE TANK, AND WE SHOULD NOT BE WEAKER THAN THEM IN FIREPOWER. Because of the problems of the industrial base, under the same conditions of firepower and protection, we could only make assault guns, and the Germans could make tanks on the basis of meeting the above requirements, it is obvious. The former is more inclined to defense and ambushes, while the latter is more suitable for offense. Peng Yi interrupted people's thoughts. Continued, although he felt something, it was clear that this occasion was not suitable for further study.

"It's better for us to limit the tonnage of tanks, numerical superiority is especially important in real combat, and the only way to limit the vicious increase in tonnage is to increase the firepower of tanks, which is especially important for the weaker side in terms of technology. The Germans can engage in tanks of about 20 tons, but the weight of the new generation of tanks in China should not exceed 17 tons. We have a big gap with Germany in terms of basic industry and engines, so we can't be egalitarian. Peng Yi added.

"Compared to the No. 1 tank, the No. 1 assault gun can be called quite good, he can do almost any task, can destroy the opponent's heavy tanks, can destroy most of the bunkers, and can even be used as a field gun, the efficiency of increasing the caliber is obviously better than the excessive pursuit of the length of the body. THE PENETRATION DEPTH OF THE 57M CANNON MAY BE A BIT HIGHER THAN THAT OF THE 75MM SHORT GUN, BUT IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT AS GOOD AS THE LATTER IN TERMS OF VERSATILITY. And there is almost no difference in weight between the two sides, and it is possible that the former will be a little heavier. ”

"In addition to the firepower of the armored forces, we have not solved the problem of coordination between infantry and tanks, the infantry cannot keep up with the charging speed of the tank, and at the same time, it will not avoid the attack of the opponent's fire because of the blocking of the tank, mortars and machine guns have too many ways to cut off the infantry behind the tank, so it is easy for us to break through the opponent's position, but it takes a long time to consolidate the breakthrough and affect the next attack. Infantry vehicles are necessary, at least capable of withstanding machine-gun bullets and shrapnel. ”

"Our support firepower is still relatively lacking, that is, in the face of the Russian army lacking heavy artillery, if we encounter the troops of other well-equipped powers, we will suffer very heavy losses under the blow of the opponent's superior firepower. Artillery motorization is a trend, we need to move heavier guns to combat vehicles, and at the same time have good passability, trucks are not suitable for maneuvering on vehicles without roads, a quagmire or a shallow pit can make a expensive truck useless. But crawler tractors are very slow and have high fuel consumption, and we need to solve this problem. ”

"The last problem is the problem of transportation and logistical supply, where the railway can reach our army to meet the needs of the front, whereas where there is no railway, horses and a small number of trucks are simply not enough. Even if there are easy roads, it will not work. Zhang Tianyi said after the most reluctance.

"Very well, you should be able to weigh yourself from these fights, we played very well, at least in the last few months. But you have to see the price we paid behind this, and our whole country has been preparing for this war for five years. 5 years of preparation can only play for 5 months! The front-line troops are already showing fatigue, and our transport unit holdings are declining, but now it's okay, only the last walnut remains. Xu Jie said solemnly.

"We have a lot of places to improve, you don't have to worry about the problems of economy and national strength, what we need is to integrate the army into an efficient whole, after the end of this battle, the troops must be reorganized, I hope everyone can have a mental preparation, the new troops will have a certain number of elite units and some auxiliary second-line units. We must reduce the consumption of the army under normal circumstances, but at the same time we must ensure that the army can be expanded in a short period of time after the war, in other words, we need to update our army in terms of system and equipment at the same time, and I hope that after this high-level meeting, everyone can come up with a plan. Xu Jie said.

During the armistice, Xu Jie went to Manchuria to communicate with the army's top management, Xu Jie was still satisfied with the army's performance, the victory in the battle was good, but at the same time, it would make people proud and arrogant. It can even make people complacent. This is absolutely not allowed, and in Xu Jie's plan, the battle in ten years will definitely not be comparable to what it is now. Therefore, he needs to ring the alarm bell for the army leadership, take advantage of this opportunity to learn more, and accumulate experience well, the rapid assault of the armored corps has been rehearsed, then all that remains is to see the combat power of the infantry and artillery in frontal breakthroughs and offensive positions.

Of course, Xu Jie still has some thoughts about some technical issues raised by front-line officers and soldiers, such as the issue of infantry fighting vehicles and transports on the front line, Xu Jie, as a traverser, has some ideas, and this idea is the half-track vehicle that was once popular in World War II!

Half-track vehicles belong to a kind of thing between trucks and tracked vehicles, and the characteristic of this thing is that it does not run faster than trucks on the road, but faster than tracked vehicles. The off-road performance is not as good as that of a tracked vehicle, but it is much better than that of a truck. The drive mainly has a track part at the back, and the two wheels in front are mainly used for steering. From the perspective of performance indicators, it is a bit high or low, but considering the actual performance, it is irreplaceable. No matter how fast the truck runs, there will definitely be an accident in a muddy place with no roads, and you can't even have 10,000 trucks. The half-track car is to seek a balance in passability and speed, most places can walk, and the highway speed is also reasonable, for example, the half-track road speed in Germany in World War II can be 50KM per hour, which is basically enough.

And because the load capacity of some half-tracks is larger than that of ordinary trucks, it can be added with a variety of other equipment, such as infantry fighting vehicles and support vehicles with armor and weapons, and as air defense units with anti-aircraft artillery, and when necessary, it is also possible to shoot tanks with flat fire. Or make it into artillery shell delivery vehicles and logistics transport vehicles, etc. It can be said that when tanks and assault guns are fighting on the front line, the half-track is their loyal little brother.

And as long as a suitable half-track chassis can be made, what infantry fighting vehicles, transportation problems and fire support problems will be solved, and a lot of tank chassis can be saved. It is relatively cost-effective both militarily and economically. As for the construction of mobile artillery, Xu Jie also has an idea, that is, to refer to the way Xu Jie's self-propelled artillery and ammunition vehicles are combined, for example, his PLZ45 howitzer in that time and space, under normal circumstances, artillery and supply vehicles work together, and they can also be docked when necessary. Now Xu Jie can't make such an advanced thing, but the gun truck only pulls the gun, and the supply vehicle can still carry the remaining ammunition and loading equipment, after all, with the physique of East Asians, the heavy artillery shells of about 50KG are really heavy.

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