Chapter 112

"Gentlemen, I am very satisfied with the performance of the Panther medium tank. I firmly believe that this will be the most advanced tank in the world. Compared with our Wolf light tank, it is undoubtedly much more powerful! This tank will be mass-produced on a large scale, replacing the Wolf light tank and becoming the main tank of the Third Reich's armored forces!" Hess said.

The generals of the armored forces and the people in the arsenal were very happy.

The empire increased the purchase of Panther tanks, which means that the arsenal will make a lot of money.

At the same time, the strength of the armored forces will also will be greatly improved

"Now, we are equipped with a large number of Wolf light tanks. But from the current point of view, the performance of the Wolf light tank is somewhat outdated. Some of them can be improved to increase speed, strengthen defense, and continue to serve in armored forces. The part replaced by the Panther tank was handed over to the infantry division and began to form motorized units."Hess continued.

Many of the infantry of the Third Reich are still pure infantry. Next, they will naturally develop towards motorization. In this way, the mobility and combat capabilities of the troops can be further enhanced.

Give every motorized infantry Division, equipped with a Wolf light tank battalion, which will give them stronger assault capabilities in battle.

Of course, the performance of these Wolf tanks needs to be improved. When the Wolf light tanks were developed before, the technical conditions were far It can't be compared with now. So much so that the Wolf tank's maximum speed is only 30 kilometers per hour. By replacing it with a more powerful engine, its speed can be increased by 50 kilometers or even more than 60 kilometers.

"Your Excellency, the Empire's armored forces currently number ten divisions. We plan to replace the Wolf light tanks equipped in the tank regiments of each armored division with Panther medium tanks in the shortest possible time."Admiral Guderian suggested.

Hess nodded:"Absolutely! Moreover, the number of our armored forces is also too small. Next, five more armored divisions will be formed. Can the required Panther tanks be produced within one year?"

The person in charge of the arsenal was ecstatic. The tank regiments of ten infantry divisions were to replace Panther medium tanks, which would require 1,800 Panther medium tanks. The five newly formed armored divisions also needed 900 Panthers. Medium tanks. Even if these newly formed armored divisions are all equipped with Panther tanks, the demand will be 1,500.

This means that the arsenal will need to produce 2,700 tanks within a year. to 3,300 Panther tanks.

This is undoubtedly a big challenge for the arsenal.

"Your Excellency, we will do our best to complete the production tasks!"The person in charge of the arsenal replied

"Very good, I believe the arsenal is enough to complete the task!"Hess said.

After all, the Panther tank in this time and space is fundamentally different from the other Panther tank. The

Panther tank in this time and space is equally outstanding, even better. However, the structure is not that complicated. , there are more parts that can be used in common. Although this is somewhat contrary to the country's pursuit of excellence. However, this is undoubtedly the most appropriate. This makes the production of Panther tanks difficult, and for smaller ones. The efficiency of production can also be maximized. Big improvement.

There will never be another embarrassing situation like the Panther tank in another time and space, with only 6,000 units produced from beginning to end.

"By the way, how is the development progress of the Tiger heavy tank brigade? asked Hess.

"Your Excellency, the development of the Tiger heavy tank brigade is going well. It is expected that research and development will be completed within two years and mass production will begin." Guderian said

"Very good, we are definitely the world leader in tanks."Hess is very satisfied with this.

Although with the Panther tank, the Third Reich is enough to defeat all enemies.

However, if the more powerful Tiger tank can be put into service as soon as possible, this will make the Third Reich more powerful in armored forces. Have a greater advantage. It can even directly make those opponents completely despair. In

April 1938, Hess Air Force was invited to attend the finalization ceremony of the Air Force's first heavy bomber.

After several years of hard work, the Third Reich finally He has developed his own heavy bomber.

Although it is a little later than Yingjiang's B-1 heavy bomber, it is not weak at all in terms of performance, and is even stronger.

This makes Hess also interested in this heavy bomber. Even more looking forward to it.

When Hess saw the huge heavy bomber in the final assembly workshop of the Bazhou aircraft manufacturing plant, he was greatly moved.

"This is a four-engine heavy bomber! With this heavy bomber, the future empire will be even more comfortable when bombing the mainland of the empire where the sun never sets and even the furry bear alliance."Hess sighed in his heart.

In another time and space, the Third Reich did not have such heavy bombers, so even though the bombing of the Empire and the Bear Alliance was very violent, the results were not very good..In the later stages of the war, the Eagle Kingdom used a large number of B-29, B-24 and B-17 heavy bombers. The Sun Never Sets Imperial Air Force used Lancaster heavy bombers to carry out overwhelming and violent bombing against the Third Reich. Soon It severely damaged the industry of the Third Reich. The war potential of the Third Reich was extremely weakened, and it eventually failed in the war. In this time and space, none of this will happen again.

The first heavy bomber of the Third Reich , named HE111 heavy bomber, with a length of 22.66 meters, a wingspan of 31.65 meters, a height of 5.2 meters, an empty weight of 16,400 kilograms, and a maximum take-off weight of 2,500 kilograms. It is equipped with a 41,580-horsepower engine, a maximum speed of 483 kilometers per hour, and a maximum range 3,500 kilometers, with a maximum bomb load of 9 tons. When carrying tons of bombs, it can fly 3,000 kilometers. There are 10 members, 5 of whom are machine gunnersHE-The 11 heavy bomber is equipped with a total of 13 12.7mm aviation machine guns. Among them, twin 12.7mm aviation machine guns are deployed on the nose, jaw, back, belly (ball) and tail turrets. A 12.7 mm aviation machine gun is deployed in the radio compartment and waist. This gives the HE-111 powerful self-defense firepower when facing enemy fighters. Even without the escort of fighter jets, they can still carry out bombing missions deep into the enemy's hinterland.

Of course, if there are fighter escorts, the battle loss rate will undoubtedly be much smaller. _Feilu reminds you: three things about reading - collection, recommendation,