Chapter 1506: Russia Sharpening the Knife
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"After many years, we finally have such a strong army again, they are stronger than the army of the Normanov dynasty, and they are stronger than the French ** team in terms of equipment. Pen, fun, pavilion www.biquge.info โโกโโโชโชโ โขโ โ . Together with your country's air force and a steady stream of support, we are well placed to deal with the Germans and the remaining forces in Eastern Europe. In the presence of the U.S. envoy, General Gallen talked about the bright prospects for the future and the traditional friendship between the United States and Russia. Everyone reminisced about the past, looked forward to the future, and jointly described the beautiful world after the end of World War II. The scene was very harmonious, at least that way.
"What do you think about the war that is about to break out? I don't understand it right now. "When the American representative left accompanied by the reception staff, Zhukov, who had been hiding next to him and silent, stepped forward and asked, leaning on a Sherman tank that had just arrived." What do you think of these guys. Tell us what you think. General Gallen did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically.
"It's all old stuff, something outdated from the early days of the war, and maybe it was just the destroyed tank that was repaired and thrown at us. If you look at the traces in the rear of this turret, it is clear that it was plugged by armor-piercing shells. The means are extremely simple. It is estimated that the battlefield repair was completed. And this gun, the rifling has been worn out somewhat. This gun fired at least 2oo shells. Zhukov said very dissatisfied. The Americans treat us like ragged collectors, and they want to knock us out when they get something. โ
"More importantly, these things are outdated, and at the beginning of the war they could only fight the Germans' No. 4 tank. When you meet the tiger style, you will be crushed. However, the new weapons that we urgently need such as the Huaxia Dragon tank and the Type 35 tank have not been delivered for a long time. The Americans are no different from the Chinese, they just treat us as cannon fodder that can be used, and our status in their hearts is even inferior to that of France! Zhukov now had some doubts about the appropriateness of Russia's entry into the war.
"No, there is still a difference, with the United States, we still have a chance to rise again, and with China, they will not give us a chance. If we want to reclaim the territories that were once ours in Eastern Europe, we must join this war and side with the Americans. In addition, it is said that the Americans will also send their own armored units to Eastern Europe to cooperate with us. They have a new Pershing tank. Enough to deal with the Tiger style. General Gallen replied.
When Trotsky and the American representatives signed the relevant documents on Russia's accession to the Second World War, the countdown to some preparations had begun. Take advantage of the final preparation time of winter and the following spring. โชโขโชโโชโก. (ใ The Russians had almost wiped out almost all of their money to prepare for this battle of national fortunes. However, it is a pity that Russia was dismembered after World War 1 and was suppressed by Germany for so many years. The military-industrial exhibition is very slow. Even if the United States provided a large amount of equipment and China sold some tanks and armored vehicles to Russia, the overall level of equipment in Russia would be able to reach the lower-middle level of the Austro-Hungarian army.
Although now the Russians can also make up more than 5ooo tanks, there are even Type 26 tanks and American M3 tanks that have long been used in China! The variety is complex, and the maintenance is poor. The scarcity of spare parts makes it unbearable to look at directly! After inspecting the so-called armored forces of the Russians, a US ** officer once said: "The transmission equipment of our American tractors is better than that used in Russian tanks!" In terms of equipment alone, the Russians were not suitable to fight the Germans, but only to fight the Turks, and even a little reluctant to deal with Austria-Hungary! โ
A military power can't buy it just by buying it, not to mention that Russia doesn't have much money to arm its own army. The Americans finally realized that there was a big loophole in their plan, and they spent a long time trying to find a little brother to give it, but this little brother was not a tiger but a sick cat! But even so, the Americans pinched their noses and accepted the established national policy of the United States to integrate post-war Europe into their camp. It can't be changed! And Russia is an indispensable part of it, and after much hesitation, the Americans decided to come to Eastern Europe and fight with the Germans in person!
Since the United States is going to take matters into battle in person, Huaxia is also willing to help. When the Americans arrived in China on troop carriers, China Airlines planes could send these American GIs directly from various ports in the east to Russia. In addition to a small part of the equipment purchased from China, the other part was transported to Murmansk, Russia, through the Northern Sea Route. Maybe someone said that the Luftwaffe and the Navy don't care? In this plane, Germany did not attack the three Nordic countries, the planes did not have enough range from the German mainland, and the navy? A small number of submarines are nothing to the US transport fleet with escort carriers.
I have to say that the maritime transportation capacity of the United States and Britain is still very strong. So far, the total number of American and British teams in Russia has reached more than 5o thousand! It is equipped with more than 4ooo tanks of various types, including about 1ooo new Pershing tanks. In terms of the input of troops and materials, the investment of the Russian battlefield has far exceeded that of the Indian battlefield. Relative to helping Britain hold on to the colonies. Americans prefer to do their little brother a favor. A powerful force is gathering on Germany's eastern border, and a stormy battle is coming!
The Americans are still quite confident about the war on the Eastern Front. (ใ The U.S. side believes that the gap between the U.S. and German armies is mainly reflected in equipment, and if the Germans don't have those tall and mighty Tiger tanks, the U.S. team can rely on Sherman to have a relationship with the No. 4 tank. And when the new American Pershing tank was put into the battlefield, the powerful Tiger tank was not invincible. After the technical conditions were almost equal, the American generals did not think they would be afraid of the second-rate German troops guarding the eastern border.
In addition to the 6 Army. The US and British air forces have also stepped up their deployment in Russia. After all, Britain is just a little place, and supplies need to be transported from the other side of the Atlantic, and what the United States and Britain lack is not aircraft, but airfields that can accommodate these aircraft and supplies that can support these planes to continue fighting. England is too small. It was not suitable for the deployment of more aviation forces, so after the 6th Army opened up the battlefield on the Eastern Front, the US and British Air Forces also opened up the battlefield on the moving front. Moreover, thanks to the Tyumen oil fields in China, their supply lines were greatly shortened. And many aviation accessories are also common to Huaxia, so the deployment of the Air Force is faster than that of the 6th Army!
The United States deserves to be the existence of a double crown in quantity and quality with 1o thousand aircraft produced a year in history! In the case of more than 20,000 aircraft of various types deployed in the United Kingdom and more than 5ooo aircraft deployed in India, it can also draw out the powerful aviation force of 8ooo aircraft! Among them, the B17 bomber even flew directly from Alaska to China, and then came to Russia after several transfers! When the Russians first saw hundreds of B17s flying through the sky, they were stunned.
It's not that the Russians don't read the newspapers, they know the size of the American and British air fleets over Germany, but the numbers in the newspapers and what they see with their own eyes are completely different things! It's like people don't have any concept of writing tens of thousands of troops in the history of war. But sometimes it's amazing to see thousands of people together. Don't look at the hundreds of B17s flying in the air. But the Russian media dare to add a zero to the back! With such a powerful air force, Russia is still afraid of a ball? The Americans inadvertently flexed their muscles. But it gave the Russians great confidence!
After some arrangement, Uncle Sam thought that it should not be a big problem for the Entente forces limited to Russia to deal with the second-rate 6th Army of Germany and the Luftwaffe, which was caught in two major battlefields, and could not be withdrawn, right? According to the Americans' estimates, the German 6th Army should be used in India and the Middle East to deal with China. And not to mention the Air Force. The United States and Britain, as the attacking side, were beaten bloodied, and the Germans also paid a heavy price. It would be nice to be able to maintain the situation in the European theater, and the Americans do not think that the Luftwaffe will be able to deploy much more forces on the Eastern Front, of course, all this is what the Americans think. Actually?
As for the small actions of the Americans and Russians, the Germans knew very well that if it were not for the fact that it was really not suitable to launch a preemptive strike now, the German ** team would have started a "preventive war" long ago! The Americans still underestimate the industry and strength of the German Empire in this plane! You know, in history, Germany was able to hold back 39,000 planes in 1944! It is also possible for this plane to hold 80,000 aircraft with the industry fully open. Of course, the quality is still a lot worse than the situation of B17 and B29 in the United States.
But this kind of industrial scale can still hold up when it is used for defensive operations, after all, in defensive operations, even if 2 fighters are exchanged for 1 B17, the Germans earn ah, and they still earn several times! More importantly, because of the expansion of the country's territory, the strategic bombing of the United States and Britain could not cover Germany's territory in Eastern Europe. Don't look at the cities in the west that have been bombed enough, and the air forces of both sides are tearing up all day long. However, the eastern part of the country was relatively safe, and a large amount of German production capacity was transferred to these places before the war, so the impact on arms production was greatly reduced. On the one hand, there are too many bearing factories for the Germans, and on the other hand, many factories are out of reach of the United States and Britain.
Especially now, after the decisive abandonment of Transcaucasia by the popular baron, Germany's air forces on home soil are actually somewhat rich, and the plans for jet aircraft units, which were originally intended to be rushed into battle, have been temporarily suspended. And after a massive cut of 4 bombers and 2 bombers. The production capacity of German fighters has once again reached a new level. And as the 6th Army also expressed the idea of withdrawing from South Asia, the consumption of the German Empire also decreased somewhat, and those saved supplies could continue to increase the production capacity of the aviation forces.
After realizing that the United States and Russia would move on the line, the Red Baron readjusted his deployment. By transferring the four air corps that had been corrected to the moving line, and cooperating with the other two air corps that were originally stationed in Eastern Europe, the Germans concentrated a total of six complete air corps and some other remnants. Moreover, the German air force deployed on the Eastern Front was mainly based on fighter units. Although the Americans have 8ooo planes and the Russians also have some planes, if we only count the fighter units, the fighter units of the United States, Britain, and Russia on the moving line may not be much stronger than the Germans. Moreover, compared to the density of the air forces in Western Europe, the movement line can be described as an aviation desert, and there are only a few air forces in the vast field, and the long station line dilutes the attack power of the air force!
And on the side of the 6 Army, the Germans were even more worthy. You must know that in history, the Germans were able to save millions of 6 armies, although the huge production capacity and materials of this plane were distributed to the air force and navy, but overall, the 6 armies of this plane are still stronger than in history. The strength of the German 6th Army is beyond the imagination of the United States and Britain, even if the German troops stationed in the Middle East and South Asia are thrown out, there is no problem at all for the current German army to make up an Eastern Front corps of more than 2oo, and these more than 2oo troops are much stronger than the German army in history in terms of equipment and quality!
And what made the Entente even more unexpected, the Pershing tank they painstakingly studied was like that in front of the Germans, there were indeed not many Tiger heavy tank troops on the moving line, and even the dilution effect of the long station line became limited, but at this time, the German 6th Army was no longer simply relying on the Tiger and a large number of No. 4, because during this time, the Germans' Leopard tanks were finally mass-produced! Like tigers, leopards in this plane are tougher than leopards in history!
The new Leopard weighed 48 tons, was armed with a 56 tank gun like the Tiger tank, and the armor thickness on the frontal hand was 9omm and tilted 6oo. The thickness of the lower armor was 9omm, and the inclination was 45 degrees. The side armor was as thin as it was historically, but it also had a thickness of 75mm in the front and 45mm in the middle and rear sides. It is equipped with a diesel engine with a maximum processing capacity of 65o hp. Thinking that it was positioned as a 4o-ton class tank as early as the beginning of the design, the stability of this plane Leopard tank is still quite good. This medium tank is designed to emphasize frontal defense and firepower. The German 6th Army has high expectations for it, hoping that these tanks can completely replace the No. 4 tank and achieve complementarity with the Tiger tank!
According to the practice of the Germans, since the Leopard tank has been mass-produced, then the tank destroyer modified from the same site will also be launched! The Germans in this plane have been choosing the firepower of the Leopard tank destroyer, whether to use the 71 gun or the 62 gun? The data of the former has a good penetration depth, and the reserve amount is relatively large. And the latter seems to perform better when hitting large-angle armor, and the grenade is huge!
And the final choice of the Germans was unexpected, the German 6th Army waved a big pen and was armed with 2 types of artillery at the same time. The Leopard fighting vehicle armed with the 71 gun was called the Cheetah tank destroyer. And the Leopard tank, armed with 62 guns, was called the Puma tank destroyer.
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