"The magicians never thought about what the future of war would look like. Even if one or two people have different ideas, the indolence and ignorance of human nature will be suppressed. ”

The handsome young male elf touched his nose and sneered disdainfully:

"It's our job to lay the hammer of sanctions on these fools. ”

The members of the visiting delegation laughed, and the humor of Albert Speer, deputy director of the General Armament Department, made Brunhill laugh a little.

The head of the labor department, the head of the military industry, the chief architect of the Arfheim was a typical technocrist. At the same time, he is also a rare outlier among technocrats with humorous cells, and while a scathing ridicule won the laughter of the delegation, he also revealed some facts.

"Even in the ideal one-on-one situation for magicians, a heavily armed youth league member is enough to deal with magicians below the quadrilateral level. ”

There is no exaggeration in Speer's words. Carrying a semi-automatic rifle on his back, carrying a mirrored box, a few grenades with wooden handles in his waist, and a bicycle with two iron fists in front of his handles -- such a fierce youth league member was better equipped than the book, the eighth master, the martial arts team, the security team, and the night raid team in the Anti-Japanese War. It's still certain to deal with a few magicians.

The chiefs who accompanied the various departments laughed, and Brunhill motioned to Speer to continue.

"Despite the considerable improvement in individual combat, the future of warfare is destined to be dominated by mechanized units, and it is these Leopard fighting vehicles that act as the backbone of armored forces. ”

Pointing to the simple, sleek chariot. Speer proudly introduced.

The medium-sized chariot is as majestic as a crouching cat, but it does not seem to bear much resemblance to the historical members of the Meow family, and is more similar in appearance to the Meow's nemesis, the T-34/76.

In fact, exactly. The Wehrmacht's medium tank prototype was the VK3002 (DB) scheme, which was defeated in May 1942 by the Third Reich's Next-Generation V medium tank. The blood ties between the German version of the T-34/76, which "repainted in German pencils on Russian drawings," and their Soviet brothers can be described as strong.

Historically, under the human intervention of the Bohemian mustachioed corporal, it was the MAN company's program that finally won the bid. But that doesn't mean that the design is any better, a medium tank with the tonnage of the Stalin 2 heavy tank, but not equal in performance and price-performance ratio, and even more so in terms of producibility - except for wasting resources. Satisfy the corporal's fanatical love of high-powered artillery. The only use of this product is to produce models. Satisfy the audiophile.

Having seen the consequences of the corporal's blindness, Li Lin naturally would not repeat that stupid mistake.

Because there is no problem that is easy to be confused with the T-34, and there is no shackles of the second thinking of "as an excellent race, how can you accept a technical equipment derived from an inferior race". The military-industrial production sector, which had long been aware of the future large-scale war of attrition, was also quick to embrace this design.

Brunhill gently stroked the armor of the tank. A cold, smooth metallic texture scurried up his arm.

"Despite the fact that our army has a technological lead. But so are humans. Orcs or not, they all have strong allies that are strong enough to win...... Your Excellency, do you know what that is?"

"Space. There is still time. ”

Nodding at Speer's thoughtful answer, Brunhill continued:

"There is a point of view in the army that with advanced technology, equipment and operational concepts, even if we don't play any tricks and immediately enter a full-scale war, we can crush an enemy...... I want to ask, how did those guys get out of military school?"

The stress that had accumulated over the past few days was exhaled in one go, and irritability was still accumulating in the body.

With a large amount of technical equipment and personnel in place, the strength of the defense force has been increased in a real way, and it is more than enough to conduct defensive operations alone. However, if it was an offensive, Yalfheim's military power was only suitable for a small and medium-sized war. Capturing Charlemagne is basically the upper limit, and even then there will be a dilemma where mobile forces are stretched thin.

The radicals, who overestimated themselves, completely ignored this difficulty, and they put all their chips on a quick victory, believing that under the power of the blitzkrieg, there was no need for a general mobilization, and it would only take 3 months to sweep through the human nations.

These guys must have taken drugs, or they fell headfirst into the ditch.

"We simply don't have the power to crush a single qiē, at most defeat one or two enemies in person, while giving the more formidable potential enemies a significant time to mobilize their own forces, and they can even perform scorched earth tactics across their vast territory to stretch our fragile supply lines. When our troops lose their spirits, launch a counterattack from an unexpected place. At that time, the long-term hard work will be dragged into the abyss from which it will never recover. ”

He clenched his fists and smiled bitterly, and a hearty smile returned to Brunhill's face.

"That's why, in order to avoid that terrible 'fate'. In response to a possible war of attrition, the Leopard was born. With this tank, we will win the war. ”

With Speer taking the lead, the adults applauded together.

Brunhill's words, while slightly exaggerated, are by no means unreasonable.

The reason why the VK3002 (DB) imitating T-34/76 can be favored by Li Lin is not because of its technical advantages. Rather, this kind of combat vehicle, which has thoroughly understood the design concept of the Soviets, is a kind of equipment adapted to large-scale wars of attrition, and it has a producibility advantage that is incomparable to the performance on paper.

Through the strict standardized production, the manufacturing hours of a Defense Force version of the Leopard are about 9,800. After entering the wartime state, the average manufacturing man-hours are expected to be reduced to 8000~9000 man-hours.

The manufacturing hours of an original Leopard were 15,000.

If you take a closer look, you will find that this is a huge gap, which is enough to give the defense force nearly a thousand more tanks that are slightly better than the T-34/85. Enough to ensure huge consumption at the strategic level.

It is precisely because of such a high cost performance and more in line with the needs of the war of attrition. Therefore, the Leopard easily won the bid and became the main combat vehicle.

In contrast, many of Dr. Porcher's designs are superior on paper. It can be larger, heavier, more complex and expensive to produce at the same time - which is completely contrary to the requirements of a war of attrition. So far, those combat vehicles with good performance have always stayed in the stage of technical verification and have never entered the eyes of Li Lin and the General Staff.

Just as it is difficult for a magician to fight against a torrent of steel, a vehicle as sophisticated as a limited-edition Haute Watch is destined to fail to win a large-scale, high-intensity war.

Just as Brunhill was communicating with the military workers, a herald hurried over. After taking a telegram from the sweaty boy and reading it carefully, an excited smile appeared on the elf girl's face.

"Your Excellency is making good progress on the side of Lüdes, and they have already begun to discuss the bill. ”

The staff officer of the lieutenant general of the General Staff paused and said to the officers of Lizheng:

"Operation Stardust is now in the first phase, and all departments have begun to implement wartime plans!" (To be continued......)

PS: Guess the small theater

Li Lin: Yesterday's winner was "The Heavenly Gate of Stolen Numbers", congratulations!

Niedhogg: Today's question: 1. What is the prototype of Albert Speer, Deputy Minister of General Armament? (hint: this person's grandson was involved in the design of the east-west axis of the Beijing Olympics)2. VK3002 (DB) is designed in which country? Everyone, hurry up and take action!