If there is a difference between a military barracks and a school dormitory, one of them is that there will be people who disturb your rest at any time. A little after five o'clock in the morning, while everyone was still asleep on their beds, a signal soldier shouted loudly in the corridor: "All commanders! Assemble urgently! Go to the battalion headquarters for a meeting! Immediately! Hurry!"

The soldiers, who heard the cry clearly, changed their posture and continued to have a tryst with Zhou Gong's daughter, while the commanders of each car group got up from their beds with yawns, and put the black military uniforms hanging at the head of the bed on their bodies with quick movements.

They were the Waffen-SS, the complement of the Wehrmacht, the most loyal fighters of the Führer. So they have different uniforms, different collar badges, and different fanaticism.

Wren got up from the bed, the Russian book that had covered his face yesterday evening had already fallen on the side of the pillow, he quickly put on his clothes, buttoned his hat very casually, tidied up his clothes a little and walked out of the door of the dormitory very sloppily.

Just outside the door, he saw his classmate who lived next door to him, Marcus, the captain of car No. 112. That is, the young commander he said yesterday who was half a year younger than him.

"Hey, good morning!" Marcus yawned as he walked out of his bedroom and greeted Wren, "How's it going with your new partner?"

"I think they're just a bunch of stupid x's, and they look the same way as me. Wren buttoned up his belt, shook off his trousers, adjusted the folds in his clothes, and walked casually to the stairs at the end of the hallway.

"It's not your character. Marcus caught up with a smile and walked side by side with Wren: "If it was you half a year ago, I guess they would all have to be beaten down." ”

"You idiot didn't hit anyone, why should I do it. Wren glanced at Marcus, touched his pocket, and then naturally reached out to him: "Where's the chocolate candy?

Due to the shortage of industrial raw materials, some non-staple foods in Germany have shrunk strictly, for example, margarine has begun to replace real butter on a large scale, and chocolate has become more and more unpalatable with a large number of other substances - and finally even the manufacturers themselves feel that they can't get it, and add a sugar word to the back of the chocolate to cover up the shame.

As an armored unit, it has always been the secret weapon and trump card of the Wehrmacht, so the supplies are not bad, but they have already eaten potatoes and cabbage two days a week. The officers and men of the 44th Infantry Division, stationed not far away, had to eat this rotten meal four days a week -- I heard that many second-line troops were even worse.

"Save some food! It's not the same in the army and in the school, and God doesn't know when you'll get the next one of these supplies. Throwing Wren a piece of candy with a rough package, Marcus said helplessly.

"I don't know when I'll be able to apply for leave. Wren took the candy, slipped it into his pocket, and walked to a barracks not far away.

When the two men came to the battalion headquarters, many commanders had already sat down in their seats, and the two of them chose an empty seat to sit down, Wren took out a small leather notebook with the portrait of the Führer's side face from the left pocket of his clothes, and took out a pen from the pocket with the medal on his chest with his right hand, and bit off the cap with his mouth.

"Good morning, corporals, sergeants!" Captain Carter nodded to everyone and introduced politely, "As the 3rd SS Panzer Division, which was upgraded from infantry, we were named 'Skeleton' by the Führer himself, and I hope you enjoy it." ”

He flipped open the curtain hanging on the blackboard, and on it was a long black-and-white photograph of what appeared to be a very beautiful tank: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the latest Leopard tank of the Wehrmacht, it is equipped with a long-barreled 75 mm cannon, and the firepower is very powerful, our division has been ordered to receive this weapon and use this super weapon to participate in future combat missions." ”

He pointed to the picture with his whip and began to detail the various parts of the tank, and the commanders below were very quiet, carefully recording important information.

"Captain Carter's introduction is very clear! Is there any other problem?" Major Hans, the commander of the 1st Armored Battalion, looked at his subordinate Carter and nodded with satisfaction.

"Sir, when can we take a look at our tanks?" a corporal asked, raising his hand.

"You can go to the garage in the afternoon to check your tanks! If there is any problem, you can go to the logistics support company of the regiment headquarters to find Captain Hubert. If it was a mechanical failure of Yan zhòng, then only the repair battalion of the division headquarters could solve it. Hans said, "But it's up to you all to take care of the day-to-day maintenance." ”

"Excuse me, why don't we have a holiday? I want to apply for a vacation, to see around the area. One of the commanders asked the question he wanted to ask, and Wren looked up when he heard it, only to find that several people were interested in it.

The battalion commander Hans raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm sorry, the first level of preparation regulations was promulgated a few days ago, and all holidays were canceled. ”

As soon as his words fell, there was a sigh and a wailing voice: "Alas, isn't it?

Hans smiled, flipped over the photos and technical indicators on the blackboard, revealing the blackboard behind him, and on the blackboard there were two lines of small letters: "Starting today, in addition to the regular training, every afternoon will be supplemented with five-kilometer long-distance running training; ”

"Wren, you say we don't really plan to go to war with Poland, do you?" asked Marcus, who was beside Wren, with his elbow on Wren's elbow.

Wren shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands helplessly, and replied in a low voice in his slightly hoarse voice: "How do I know? ”

"Alas...... God forbid, I still want to live a few days of good life!" Marcus sighed and grumbled, looking unwilling.

"You save it!" Wren looked very natural: "You don't want to think about it, if you get us all to the border, how can those officials and old men be so tossed for no reason?"

"Let's go, go see what kind of new tents we've been given. If it's too late, there may be a hole left. Marcus got up when he saw that everyone around him was talking, and he followed suit.

"If I were you, I'd go pick a better tank first. Wren also patted his ass and stood up: "Remember that adage?"

"Live first, enjoy ......" the two of them read out their voices in unison. Then they looked at each other and smiled, and walked out the door side by side.

As they expected, in the rows and rows of garages behind the station, soldiers from several divisional repair battalions were spraying the tanks that had just arrived under the command of a sergeant major.

"Sir!" the two men stood up and saluted.

"Oh, good morning!" replied the sergeant officer politely, "Shouldn't you come back later?

"We think this guy works better than a tent. Marcus pointed to the tank behind the sergeant major and said with a smile.

The sergeant major nodded happily, "Yes, you're right! This thing does work much better than a tent." ”

He petted the fender in front of the tank like a pet, and then introduced: "This tank can be said to be an industrial masterpiece of this era, combined with a lot of design experience that has never appeared before, and it can be described as perfect." ”

He knocked on the front armor plate of the tank and said proudly: "It has a single piece of inclined armor plate at the front of the hull, which is an astonishing 50 mm thick, and the wide hull is held up by six pairs of large-diameter load wheels to cope with the weight change caused by the wider hull." ”

After speaking, he pointed to the tracks of the tank: "This newly designed tank, which is completely different from the previous German tanks, adopts a wide track, and the staggered track structure used by the large-diameter load-bearing wheels can adapt to a more complex muddy combat environment and harsh road standards. ”

He looked up at the two young commanders who were listening to him carefully: "And in order to accommodate the new suspension system, as well as the large-diameter load wheels, and the sloping front armor plates, this tank used a gearbox rear layout for the first time, which allowed the turret to be slightly forward, rather than in the middle of the tank body like the third tank. Of course, we welded a basket directly behind the turret to hold some tank crew's miscellaneous items, and this practical design also slightly corrected the aesthetic problem of the position of the German tank turret. And the high-power gasoline engine in the back is also more powerful than its predecessors. ”

He pointed to the turret above his head and emphatically said, "The main thing is that this tank has a large, angular welded turret, large enough to hold a 75 mm long-barreled gun - enough to destroy any tank vehicle already in service, and if necessary, it can be replaced with a more powerful tank gun at any time." This guarantees that you can destroy any opponent with ease!How's it up?

He spread his hands regretfully, and finally concluded: "But what is a little depressing is that the total combat weight of this tank has exceeded 30 tons, reaching an astonishing 33 tons. Its weight can be regarded as the behemoth of tank fighting vehicles of this era, compared to the weight of its predecessor No. 3 tank is just over 21 tons. Therefore, when facing complex terrain, please be cautious. ”

"Whew......" Wren sighed, "Honestly, sir, this car is indeed perfect! But if I had to choose, I would prefer a tank No. 3." ”

"Why? I think it's pretty good. Marcus frowned and pointed to the new tank and said, "It's probably the best tank in the world." Behind him, the sergeant major stared with interest at Wren, who poured cold water.

"It's using too much new technology, so it's a very unreliable big guy, and with this kind of thing, my biggest concern is not how strong the enemy is, but when my car breaks down. ”

"Kid! The problem you think about is the matter of our logistics support and maintenance troops! You just need to take care of it and use it to fight bravely!" The sergeant major laughed and said, "I like you two, I'll leave you with the best two cars." ”