Chapter 401: The German Tiger King
On the battlefield of Stalingrad, after more than a year of fighting, the Germans still did not capture the city on the west bank of the lower Volga River.
And with the full-scale assault of the Red Alert Empire, the front of the troops was directed towards Moscow and Stalingrad, and the Germans took the opportunity to rest and recuperate, and once again pressed heavily into these two main battlefields.
For the German army on the front, the war had been fought long enough, and although it was a little better than the historical Germany, in reality, many things remained the same as they were in history.
The German soldiers on the front line all hurriedly finished their breakfast at dawn, and for the troops on the front line, they had to eat quickly in order to deal with the battle that could occur at any time.
The German army was very good at this, and the time from the beginning to the end of the meal was very short.
In the criss-crossing German positions, covering the main roads and urban areas around Stalingrad, there were many German tanks, armored vehicles, and German infantry on guard.
In recent months, the atmosphere on the front line of the battlefield has been very pleasant, the Soviets have not counterattacked, the Germans have not attacked, and the two sides have seen each other day and night, but they have both restrained their actions.
However, this easy time passed too quickly, and the German High Command had already issued a new combat mission.
The Second Theater of Operations of the Red Alert Empire was also encircling Stalingrad and Moscow, and the Germans hoped that German troops would be the first to capture these two protracted cities.
It also led to a sudden tension on the front line, and the German army was curious about the Red Alert Imperial Army visible in the distance, but there was no contact.
Over the past year, the combat capability and structure of the German army have changed considerably.
The German mustache, although he shouts every day about the excellence of the Aryan race, but in the face of the powerful army of the Red Alert Empire, the Germans are also learning and making progress with a modest attitude.
The new German Army camouflage uniforms have been replaced with the German Army, and the new helmets have all been issued to the soldiers.
The German Army also has almost every G43 semi-automatic assault rifle in its hands, and a large number of German soldiers are equipped with the latest assault rifles.
These were the most fundamental changes brought about by the Red Alert Empire, and the wise Germans had already understood that when the Soviet Union was defeated, the Red Alert Empire would be Germany's biggest rival regardless of the future global situation.
There is no doubt about this, although the German side has always wanted to send an officer observation mission to learn from the front-line combat units of the Red Police Corps, but the Red Police Empire has simply refused.
However, the Germans did not give up, although they could not observe the front-line combat units of the Red Alert Empire at close range, but many characteristics of the Red Alert Empire army were enough for Germany to learn well.
The Red Alert Imperial Army soldiers, with all automatic firepower, had an overwhelming firepower advantage over the opponent on the battlefield, and coupled with the superior firepower configuration of the squad, the Germans also chose to speed up the research and installation of assault rifles in their own country.
The various combat camouflage uniforms of the Red Guard Corps were also deeply liked by the German army, and the Germans soon came up with their own field camouflage uniforms.
History has long changed, and in this era of Germany, European industry has not been destroyed in any way, and a large number of client states have continuously provided Germany with various resources and parts processing.
The quality changes brought about by Germany's industry in all Europe, one advance and one retreat, Germany in this time and space are not at all comparable to Germany after facing Allied bombing in history.
A large number of industries were able to bring a steady stream of weapons and equipment to the German army, and the supply of various materials has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The German military industry is absorbing the military industry of other European countries, and the integration of various technologies is also very amazing.
Even if the Red Alert Empire had not attacked the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union would not have been an opponent in the face of the booming German industry.
Unless the Soviet Union was able to carry out large-scale destruction of German industry, as the Allies in history had done.
German industry, which was growing day by day, was bringing unprecedented benefits to Germany, a huge war machine, and in the face of the imminent defeat of the Soviet Union, the Germans were more actively equipped with new weapons to the troops.
A brand new King Tiger tank, originally born in history, as long as it was to deal with the Soviet IS-2 heavy tank.
But now the German King Tiger tank is heading to a completely different historical turning point.
The Germans learned from the Soviets, and the frontal armor and turret of the King Tiger tank were used in the layout of the inclined plane protection, and the power system was also greatly enhanced.
The caliber of the main gun is not the historical 88 mm main gun, the prototype alone used 105 mm, and by the time the final model was finalized, the caliber of the main gun was increased to 120 mm.
If it weren't for the fact that the tonnage of the King Tiger tank was already more than seventy tons, Hitler would have intended to load the 155-mm gun on the tank.
Because the tanks of the Red Alert Empire have never been destroyed on the frontal tank battlefield, whether it is facing American tanks or Soviet tanks, the number of enemy tanks destroyed is not even ten so far.
Although the Germans believed that this was the Red Alert Empire's concealment of the truth, it was impossible to lose only this point.
But the Germans also had to admit that the tanks of the Red Alert Empire really had no opponents.
Once Germany needs to face the Red Alert Empire in the future, it is in urgent need of a main model that can fight against the two tanks of the Red Alert Empire.
This is the origin of the King Tiger tank, which is specially used to deal with the tank of the Red Alert Empire, and the starting point of technology is very high.
A year has passed since the satisfactory test of the prototype, and the German front-line troops have been equipped with thousands of King Tiger tanks.
The appearance of this tank also gave the German army a backbone in their hearts.
But in the face of the Red Alert Empire, which could easily sweep through the Soviet army, the Germans did not have much confidence in their hearts.
To this end, after the Germans developed the King Tiger, they also began to develop a new tank, putting forward high technical requirements, one is the ability to fight at night, and the other must have the same as the main battle tank of the Red Alert Empire, which can aim at the opponent's moving tank target in the process of rapid movement, and ensure that it can hit.
Such high technical requirements have given countless German experts a headache, but they can only study it desperately, after all, the tanks of the Red Police Empire are too advanced.
Once encountered on a frontal battlefield, the Tiger King is most likely not an opponent, because the technology on the tank alone is much worse.
Germany has no other way but to catch up, and in addition to ground combat equipment, the gap in the air force and the unspeakable navy are the headaches for Germany.