The Rise of the Empire

"The key problem is the engine. If there is a more powerful engine, increasing the weight of the tank to 20 tons while ensuring the mobility of the tank will solve many problems." Major General Schmidt thought for a while and said. . The off-road mobility of the current tank is barely acceptable, and increasing the armor will inevitably increase the weight. This has too much impact on the mobility of the tank.

"In terms of engine technology, I will try my best to connect you with the Prussian industrial sector. If possible, can we install two engines on one car to increase the power?" Little Maoqi asked again.

"In theory, of course it is possible." The prince nodded. "But it is actually not recommended, 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 decrease." The historical British World War I tank and In World War II, the German elephant tanks were all equipped with 2 engines. Compared with the same level units in the same period, the stability of use was still a bit worse. Designers, 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 help you as much as I can." Xiao Maoqi thought for a while that it would be better not to interfere too much. result.

"Then the last question, how can such a fast assault force conduct effective command? For example, if an accident occurs on the battlefield and the troops need to change direction or avoid it, how can the reconnaissance force quickly transmit this information to the armored force?" Finally, Little Maoqi raised the most core question! In fact, not to mention now, the communication and coordination between the grassroots units in World War II were troublesome, and the internal transmission of information at the company level basically relied on shouting. In the event of an emergency, we can only expect higher quality officers and soldiers. And in this era, communication is naturally more difficult for armored units that don't even have a radio station!

It's okay to fight purely infantry, because both sides move very slowly, even if there is an emergency, there is time to deal with it slowly, but this is different for armored units that can quickly penetrate behind the enemy's rear and fight deep in the opponent, because The armored forces are fighting in the depths of the opponent, and the environment is very unfavorable. And because the speed is too fast, it is easy to lose touch with the troops behind. How do the two parties reconnect after being disconnected? Not to mention that tanks can communicate with each other now, even the coordination and communication between tank companies is a hassle. The radio station is too big and unstable. It is very difficult to coordinate between troops. You must know that radio communication during World War II was very troublesome. Command tanks often cannot even install artillery, just to accommodate radio stations!

"Until now, we have not been able to equip the armored forces with timely communication equipment. So our solution is a planned attack. Before the attack, we will formulate a combat route based on the intelligence we have collected. The attacking force only needs to be responsible for following this route. It is enough to launch an attack. Every time a key node is hit, the troops will pause temporarily to obtain additional supplies and contact the rear. At the same time, reconnaissance units will be sent to search for the enemy. Frontline commanders have the right to respond according to their own environment. Decide on the battle plan."

"It's not just the armored units, but also our artillery units. There are plans for when the artillery moves to the designated position, and when it attacks the enemy's position. At the same time, there will be some additional artillery units to deal with emergencies. That is to say, the current command of the offensive force is based on the pre-war plan, and the officers are then supplemented by the response. This problem will not be a big problem on the Eastern Front.

But doing so on the Western Front can cause problems. ’ explained the prince.

On the Eastern Front, the Russians' equipment was relatively poor, and the communication equipment was even more in short supply with poorer performance. The front line was longer and the defense depth was poor. The armored spearhead will definitely not have any effect. As long as it is not an extremely disadvantaged situation, the German armored forces can almost harvest the opponent according to the plan, no matter how they fight.

But it's different when it comes to the West Front. The equipment and troop density of the Anglo-French coalition forces is much higher than that of the Eastern Front, and France has a considerable number of vehicles that can quickly mobilize troops. Since they can organize 6,000 vehicles per day to transport personnel and ammunition to Verdun, they can also send troops to Verdun. To the breach, and even at the beginning of the war, French cars sent units of several divisions to the front. There are so many changes and pressures on the Western Front, even exceeding the limit of the offensive side of this era! Without a strong air force, it would be difficult to suppress the defenders gathering at the breakthrough with artillery alone.

Sometimes even without the defenders, relying on the large number of long-range artillery and train artillery in Britain and France, they can cause great damage to the attacking troops! In an era when one's own artillery is out of reach and the air force is weak, continuous long-range artillery attacks on the breakthrough group is simply a disaster. Even if armored vehicles can survive for a while with rough skin and thick flesh, what about infantry and artillery? Want to rely on the mobility of the sad reminder of the era to pass quickly? Still wash and sleep.

"If we speed up the research and development of aircraft, can we improve the assault capability of armored forces and the ability to strike deep targets with the cooperation of aircraft?" Xiao Maoqi also realized that the artillery's effect on deep units is too limited, so he also thought In order to solve the problem with the plane.

"It's very 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 heavy artillery in the air. Moreover, the aircraft itself will consume a lot of military resources. Our total resources are Definitely. Enhancing the air force will inevitably weaken other arms.” Although in World War I, the British and their ilk had produced giant aircraft like the V1500

However, 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 front-line tactical air force. But looking at the entire World War I, the Luftwaffe was always at a disadvantage in terms of total volume. Even if it once played a Fokker-style disaster, it quickly equalized the opponent, and the bomber has always been inferior to the opponent. The Giant bomber is just the best aircraft of the Luftwaffe, but if it is placed on the British and French side, the performance of this aircraft is actually the same....

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