Chapter 520: Change

"The key issue is still the engine. If there is a more powerful engine, increasing the tank's weight to 20 tons while ensuring the maneuverability of the tank will solve many problems." Major General Schmidt thought for a while and said. . The cross-country maneuverability of the current tank is barely acceptable, and the increase in armor is bound to increase the weight. This has too much impact on the mobility of the tank.

  "As for engine technology, I will try my best to match you with the Prussian industrial sector. If possible, can we install two engines on one car to increase the power?" Xiao Maoqi asked again.

   "In theory, it is naturally possible." The prince nodded. "But it is actually not advocated, because the two engines will greatly increase the weight and volume of the car body, and internal heat dissipation and layout will also be a problem. The stability will be reduced." Historical British 1 battle tank and In the 2nd war, the German elephant tanks were equipped with two engines, and the stability of their use was still worse than that of units of the same level in the same period. The prince was not a German who had more water and more noodles. As a designer, simplicity, use and ease of production are the most basic requirements of the prince, so the installation of two engines is basically not considered.

"I don't know much about technical matters, but I will try my best to provide you with help as much as I can." Xiao Mao thought for a while and it is better not to interfere too much. He is just a layman, and most laymen do not do things inside. result.

"Then the last question, how can such a fast assault force conduct effective command? For example, if there is an accident on the battlefield and the force needs to change direction or evade, how can the reconnaissance force quickly transmit this information to the armored force?" Finally, Xiao Maoqi raised the most central question! In fact, let alone now, the communication and coordination between the grassroots units in the second war was a troublesome matter, and the company-level internal transmission of information basically relied on shouting. In the event of emergencies, we can only expect higher quality of officers and soldiers. In this era, communication is naturally more difficult for armored units that don’t even have a radio station!

It doesn’t matter if you fight with infantry alone, because both sides move very slowly. Even in emergencies, there is time to deal with it slowly. But this is different for armored units that can quickly go deep behind enemy lines and fight in depth. The armored forces are fighting in depth and the environment is very unfavorable. And because the speed is too fast, it is easy to get out of touch with the troops behind. How can the two parties re-establish contact after the disconnect? Now let’s not say that the tanks can communicate with each other. Even the coordination and communication between tank companies is a hassle. The radio station is too large and unstable. It is very difficult to coordinate between the troops. You must know that the radio communication during the Second World War is very troublesome. The command tanks often cannot even be equipped with artillery, just to accommodate the radio!

"We have not been able to equip the armored forces with timely communication equipment so far. So our solution is a planned attack. Before the attack, we will formulate the combat route based on the collected intelligence. The offensive troops are only responsible for following this route. It’s enough to launch an offensive. Every time a key node is hit, the troops will temporarily pause to obtain additional supplies and communicate with the rear. At the same time, they will send reconnaissance units to search for the enemy. Frontline commanders have the right to follow their own environment. Decide on the battle plan."

"Not only the armored unit, but our artillery unit is the same. When the artillery moves to the designated position and attacking the enemy's position, there are plans. At the same time, there will be some additional artillery units to deal with emergencies. . That is to say, the current offensive force command is centered on pre-war plans, and officers immediately act as supplementary. This problem will not be very big on the eastern front, but doing so on the western front will cause trouble.” The prince explained.

On the Eastern Front, the Russians’ equipment is relatively poor, and communication equipment is even more scarce, and performance is worse. The battle line is longer and the defense depth is also poor. It is difficult to rebuild the defense line after being caught off guard, even if some troops counterattack. The armored spearhead will definitely not have any effect. As long as it is not an extreme disadvantage, the German armored forces can almost harvest the opponent according to the plan, how to fight it.

  But it's different when it comes to the Western Front. The density of equipment and strength of the Anglo-French coalition is far greater than that of the Eastern Front, and France has a considerable number of vehicles that can quickly mobilize troops. Since people can organize 6000 vehicles a day to transport personnel and ammunition to Verdun, they can also send troops. At the breakthrough point, even at the beginning of the war, the French car sent several division units to the front line. The amount of change and pressure on the Western Front even exceeded the limit of the offensive side in this era! Without a strong air force, it would be difficult to suppress the defenders gathering at the breach with artillery alone.

  Sometimes even without defenders, relying on the large number of long-range artillery and train guns in Britain and France can cause great damage to the offensive troops! In an era when our artillery is out of reach and the air force is not capable, the continuous long-range artillery attack on the breakthrough group is simply a disaster. Even if the armored vehicles can last for a while with thick skin, what should the infantry and artillery do? Want to rely on the mobility of the sad era to pass quickly? Let's go to sleep~www.wuxiaspot.com~ If we speed up the development of aircraft, can we improve the assault capability of armored forces and the ability to strike deep targets with the cooperation of aircraft? "Little Moqi also realized that artillery had too limited an impact on deep units, so he also thought of using airplanes to solve the problem.

"It is difficult, very difficult. Although the aircraft of this era has had a great impact on the war, it is still impossible to play the role of aerial artillery. Moreover, the aircraft itself will consume a lot of military resources. The total amount of our resources is Certainly. Strengthening the air force will inevitably weaken other arms." Although in the First World War, such as the British and the like, have produced giant aircraft like the V1500

  But there are very few such aircraft after all, and it is difficult to equip them in large quantities with Germany’s national strength. At the beginning of World War II, the Luftwaffe had an advantage over the British and French air forces, especially the first-line tactical air force. However, throughout the entire World War I, the Luftwaffe was always at a disadvantage in terms of total amount. Even if it once fought a Fokker disaster, it quickly equalized the opponent, and the bomber has always been inferior to its opponent. The Giant bomber is only the best aircraft of the Luftwaffe, but if placed on the British and French side, the performance of this aircraft is actually that...

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