Chapter 1214 Guderian is sad
It would be a good thing to have an engine with more horsepower available.
But the bad news is that this new diesel engine cannot be expected in the short term. Guderian had previously known about this improved engine plan led by Porsche.
To be honest, when will this diesel engine solution for tanks, which was only approved this year and has never been involved before, be used? Guderian feels that it is great news that it can be equipped with troops next year.
It is a foregone conclusion that the early batch of Tiger II heavy tanks will be able to maneuver their hips. Guderian still clearly remembers the head of state's furious roar at the meeting demanding that the Tiger II heavy tanks must be officially put into production this month.
The advantage of the Russian heavy tanks has made the head of state who has seen too much such news intolerable. Who knows how those Russian heavy tanks can still maintain the speed of upgrading while maintaining their existing equipment advantages? peak.
Guderian himself found this unbelievable, and could not figure out where the Russians' continuous development motivation, which was powerful and could explore the right direction, came from.
The visit to the Porsche version of the Tiger II tank prototype has come to an end. In terms of firepower, the main gun is actually the vehicle-mounted version of the PAK43 88mm anti-tank gun. Guderian is already familiar with the performance of this powerful anti-tank gun. , and didn’t waste too much time on this.
Henschel's Tiger II tank prototype is progressing faster and has been transported to the training ground for actual performance testing. Guderian just visited the actual vehicle performance of the prototype yesterday, and there are many other people with the head of state. Senior officials together.
The very satisfied head of state nodded frequently at the test site. Looking at the captured T34 that was smashed into a sieve by two cannons, he showed an ecstatic smile. The German tanks conquered the Russians as if they were chatting and laughing within a short distance. All the Russians Even your shabby tractor will bow down to the muzzle of the Tiger II tank.
Guderian was reluctant to displease the Führer, but what he saw was the poor maneuverability of the Henschel prototype. When climbing a hill, I even tried reversing and accelerating twice before finally rushing straight up and over the hill in one breath. The slow movement was like an old woman crossing the street in Berlin, humming. Guderian was shaking his head secretly as he looked at the effort.
Disappointed that the Porsche version of the prototype was also not much different, the unhappy Guderian ended his trip to visit the Nibelungen factory. He was worried about the Tiger II heavy tank and the future of the German armored forces. Worry is all written on his face.
Seeing Guderian back in the car so depressed and worried, the adjutant sitting in the front passenger seat also felt uncomfortable. As an armored soldier, he could sympathize with Guderian's feelings. He felt that he had to do something for the general now, at least to change his bad expression.
"At least there is good news from MAN, General. The improved Panther II tank is excellent enough and can fully meet the actual needs of frontline troops. You think so too, don't you?"
Guderian could tell that this was a young man deliberately choosing things that would make him happy and talking about them specifically, but this still could not change the Tiger II tank's tendency to "add more noodles to water, and more water to noodles". The more outrageous the facts.
The armor that was constantly being piled up in order to withstand the enemy's powerful anti-armor firepower brought an increasingly heavy tonnage burden. This increase in speed, which was even more exaggerated than blowing up a balloon, was really unacceptable to Guderian.
"The Russians' heavy tanks are updated too fast. Now we are completely led by the enemy. What kind of new tanks the Russians launch, we have just found a way to deal with the last heavy tank. Such a situation It’s already in front of our eyes, but some people just pretend not to see it and still indulge in their own imaginations.”
Guderian is usually a relatively taciturn person who likes to talk less and do more. Even to the people closest to him, he rarely says too many useless words.
It was rare for Guderian to open up his chat box and express his true feelings, so the young adjutant was naturally willing to be a loyal listener.
"I even have a premonition, a very strong premonition! The Tiger II heavy tank is still not enough to face the situation on the battlefield. I bet the Russians must be actively developing more powerful heavy tanks now. Do you remember that we used to Did you receive any battlefield witness reports? I think this is proof, at least there are bad omens.”
Of course the young adjutant, who was a personal assistant, knew what Guderian was referring to.
On the Prokhorovka battlefield that had just ended and ended tragically, a piece of bad news came that was shocking but could not be confirmed.
More than one soldier or officer claimed that they encountered a very powerful new Russian heavy tank during the battle.
This kind of tank is rare and hard to come across, but once encountered on the battlefield, it will definitely herald the worst battle to come.
Because seeing this kind of tank means that you have encountered the most elite heavy tank troops of the Russians. Those Russians fight to the end, fight bravely and never surrender. They are all die-hard die-hards who believe in Stalin! The battle with them is like a concrete manifestation of the bloody hell of Stalingrad, which can remind people of the unbearable nightmare.
Similar rumors were widely circulated among soldiers on the front line, especially among the SS troops on the southern front.
After putting together the known oral accounts, it can be basically concluded that this is a type of appearance that is more similar to the "smashed T34" rather than the "Stalin 1\\2" that has been confirmed to be mass-produced and installed. new heavy tank.
The three indicators of firepower, protection, and mobility are all perfect. The Russians seem to have really found a good key point to balance the three elements. Even the most powerful Ferdinand heavy tank destroyer seems to be unable to damage it.
Unfortunately, the frontline troops did not capture one of this rumored new tanks, but instead returned in defeat with Prokhorovka killed. All the information is just the oral accounts of eyewitnesses. Some SS infantrymen who are not professional and not proficient in armored vehicles even described it as a "giant T34" because it looked too much like it!
As the saying goes, if there is no wind, there will be no waves. When things go wrong, there will be monsters.
Guderian felt that so many eyewitness testimonies of soldiers on the front line could never be fabricated. One person could be wrong, two, three or even ten people could be wrong.
But when the total number of surviving soldiers and even officers of an entire battalion all said that they had seen this terrifying monster, it would be a real fool's behavior to refuse to admit the objective facts.
Guderian was extremely eager to learn more key information about this rumored tank. Not knowing the specific performance of the opponent's equipment was the most terrifying battlefield information asymmetry. Just like the German army before Operation Barbarossa, they had no idea that the weird-looking T34 could be so scary.
Guderian flew all the way back to Berlin with a heavy heart and complicated thoughts, preparing to report the results of his trip to the head of state. He had just returned to his office and had not had time to sit down and take a breath.
The adjutant who had just parted shortly after getting off the car once again appeared in front of Guderian with an unknown stranger, knocking on the door of Guderian's office.
"General, emergency! The latest news about the enemy's new heavy tank has been confirmed!"
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