After the signing of the peace treaty between the two sides, Romanian troops were withdrawn from the territory of the Soviet Union.

The armored division, which had made great achievements in this operation, was the first to withdraw to the country as the first troops, and Lieutenant General Hoffmann naturally needed to retreat with his own troops.

"The current battle with the Soviet Union is a thorough experiment in the concept of rapid combat of the armored forces that I dominate. Although the concept of folding and flushing is not particularly tacit understanding because it is first demonstrated in actual combat, there is even a problem of contact and understanding. But it turned out to be as successful as I thought it would be. Next, it is necessary to further deepen the concept of armored combat with the cooperation of land and air. ”

Hoffman sat in the command car, writing a summary of the battle. This combat experience is very valuable for him, because this is the first time that the combat idea with the armored division as the core is embodied, although it is not perfect, but at least the results of the operation can make his concept recognized by several bigwigs.

And this summary of the battle is naturally a reflection of the results for the high-level and His Majesty the King, who is silently supporting behind the scenes, so Hoffman wrote very carefully.

The results of the actual combat show that the use of armored forces as an assault force can indeed quickly break through the enemy's defense line without giving the enemy time to react, which is much better than gathering heavy troops in the past. The first is concealment, the concealment of heavy forces is very poor, and it is easy for the enemy to find out the direction of his main attack and respond. And at this point, the mechanized troops are much better, and it is also conducive to their concealment.

The second is rapid maneuver after the breakthrough; In previous battles, even if heavy troops smashed through the enemy's defenses, their movement speed was not satisfactory, because neither infantry nor cavalry could compare to the mechanized speed of tanks for maneuvering. Moreover, this gap is even more obvious when encountering the enemy's interception troops, and the tanks are more capable of continuously breaking through the enemy's interception, and even bypassing the enemy's heavily defended areas, pointing directly at the enemy's strategic points and transportation hubs, and even cutting off the enemy's rear route. For infantry and cavalry, it is too difficult to do the above, and there are too many uncertainties. ”

"Therefore, in line with the concept of the development of future warfare, further investment in armored forces can make the Romanian army stronger. Moreover, for the Soviet Union, the main adversary of our country at present, its vast plain terrain is also very conducive to the play of armored forces. ”

Hoffman couldn't help but pull out a cigarette and take a deep breath before continuing to write. "Based on the concept of the operation of armored forces in the future, I need to make a few points here. The first is the need for aviation to shelter the battlefield, and armored forces are very dependent on air support.

First of all, it is necessary to seize air supremacy, which is also a prerequisite for armored forces to be able to conduct rapid mobile operations. Therefore, we need to further develop new fighters to ensure that we have the aviation power to suppress our opponents. At present, China's air strike means are relatively simple, its ground attack capability is limited, and there is also a lack of fighters that specialize in precise attacks on enemy troops. It is hoped that the research and development of this aircraft can be accelerated, especially the precision bombardment fighter is the most relied on means of armored forces. Because previous battles have shown that the armored forces have a limited ability to attack fortifications, such aircraft are needed to increase their offensive capabilities. ”

Hoffman first raised the issue of airplanes, also because of the regret that in this war, he was not able to capture Kirovograd first.

If there were Romanian ground attack fighters that could delay the opponent's march, it would have been possible for the Panzer Division to reach Kirovograd first, and the subsequent Kirovograd attack could have been completely avoided, which would have done a great job in controlling army casualties. You must know that most of the Romanian casualties in this war were generated during the storming of Kirovograd.

After writing about the requirements for aircraft in future wars, Hoffman finally made his own use of his main battle weapon, the tank.

"Although the Jackal IV tank currently used by our army can still be used for a period of time, it is also necessary to conduct pre-research on the next generation of tanks in order to take precautions. According to the use obtained on the battlefield, the cross-country speed of the next-generation tank must not be less than 36 kilometers, and the number of kilometers traveled on a one-time full tank must not be less than 350 kilometers.

Because with the military development of various countries, the number of vehicles of their armies will also increase, and it is impossible to have supply points and transportation lines only more than ten kilometers away from the battle line, as in World War I. This also required a sufficient increase in the maneuverability of the tank at long distances. In addition, according to our information, various countries are currently developing new anti-tank guns as a means of dealing with armored forces. So the frontal thickness of the new tank must also reach 60-80 mm in order to increase the survivability of the tank.

And according to the use of tanks by our army on the battlefield, although the current 47 mm of the Jackal IV tank can deal with all current tanks, but considering the future development, it is also necessary to develop a new 75 mm tank gun. Because many of the tasks of tanks at the moment are to help the infantry uproot enemy strongholds. The 47mm tank guns they were armed with were sometimes inadequate. ”

"And taking into account the cost and the future construction of road bridges and field bridges, the full weight of the new medium tank should not be higher than 32 tons. And in order to facilitate the concealment of the battlefield, it is best to have a tank height of no higher than 2.7 meters. Moreover, based on the current requirements of tanks for battlefield communications, it is better for new tanks to install radio stations to facilitate combat command. ”

In previous battles, Hoffman had a deep impression of sign language and flag language, and many times in the fierce battlefield, in order to facilitate command, the command tank needs someone to wave the flag, which makes it a live target on the battlefield. A lot of good tank crews died in this way.

And if there is no one to command, the tank's coordination ability is too poor to fight, which makes Hoffman very distressed, so he took this opportunity to propose to install a radio station to achieve in-vehicle communication. It not only reduces the risk of its own soldiers, but also improves the cooperative combat ability of the tank, which is simply not too good.

According to Hoffman's requirements, we can sort out that its requirements for the new medium tank are to have a speed of 36 kilometers per hour, its maximum driving distance to be 350 kilometers, and the thickness of the tank's frontal armor must be 60-80 mm, the main gun is a 75 mm caliber tank gun, the maximum weight must not be higher than 32 tons, the height must not be higher than 2.7 meters, and there is a communication station.

After Hoffman wrote his requirements for the new tank, based on the consideration of battlefield operations, he also put forward the request for the development of two new tanks. These two tanks deal with reconnaissance and attack capabilities.

I saw Hoffman continue to write. "For the current wheeled armored vehicles in the troops, there are the following shortcomings in the reconnaissance. First, battlefield adaptability; The wheeled reconnaissance vehicles currently equipped with them are very poorly adapted to the roads of the Soviet Union, and their poor road conditions make them perform very poorly in this war. Therefore, a light tank is needed as a sharp weapon for reconnaissance and counter-detection.

Good cross-country ability is required, with a fast cross-country speed (55 km/h), light weight (no more than 16 tons), general firepower (37 mm guns are good), good communication capabilities (a radio station is a must), necessary protection (30 mm frontal armor).

And for the attack on the tank, Hoffman also made a request. The front thickness is 100 mm, and the speed should be more than 25 kilometers per hour. Powerful guns (88 mm or 105 mm) weighing no more than 48 tons.