Chapter 1,449 The End 1
Chapter 1449 The End 1
The German army retreated as quickly as their attack. After eating the last bite of food, the German army began to shrink their defense lines. At the same time, they did not forget to mobilize their troops to launch a limited armored counterattack against the British and Greek troops in the west. , the British are okay, at least they have seen these scenes on the Western Front, but the Greeks? Haha, when a large number of armored units launch an attack, these guys who are not even fourth-rate in the army often collapse at the first touch, sending a large number of cheap British rifles and artillery to the Bavarian Army.
After a limited retreat, the Bavarian Army left a very deep nail in the narrow northeastern region of Greece. If they want to resume land transportation, the British still need to launch an attack, but now it seems that it will be possible in a short time. After leaving his deputies to gather the troops for rest and recuperation, Major General Grimm, the commander of the British 7th Armored Division, brought some personnel and a large number of battle reports to Athens, where the coalition's general headquarters in the Balkans is located.
"Same as on the Western Front, with the same size of troops, the Bavarian Army is definitely the strongest army in the world. No one else. Even if our army is in the best defensive state, the loss and exchange ratio is still very ugly. , and what surprised me the most is that the Bavarian Army is still constantly updating their tanks, and the replacement speed is very fast, which shows that they still have spare power." When meeting Lord Hamilton, even as the opponent Gerry Major General Mu also had to admit the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides.
"If the Bavarian Army is willing to deploy 8 divisions in the Balkans, then no matter what, we will not be able to reach Constantinople from the land! Our attack front is very narrow, even if there are more troops, their The advantages in equipment and personnel quality are enough to block our offensive channels in the narrow terrain, and we must also defend against the opponent's sudden southward movement from Macedonia and Bulgaria in the north, and then cut off the retreat of our main force. In short, from my personal point of view, The battle on the northern front is very useless." Major General Grimm said.
"Well, let's not mention the strategic issues for now. Can you talk about some technical and tactical issues? The various documents I have received now are already a foot thick criticizing weapons manufacturers and the equipment department. I hope You can elaborate on these issues from a deeper perspective." At this point, Lord Hamilton pointed to the pile of things on the table that had not yet been removed.
"As for equipment, I think that except for the Lee-Enfield rifle in my hand which is better than the German Mauser rifle and the 18-pound field gun which is better than the German 77MM and 75MM artillery, everything else Everything is inferior to our opponents, from light machine guns to heavy machine guns, from armored vehicles to truck guns. We are the gap in the entire system. Of course, from the current point of view, time is tight, and we do not have the time and energy to completely change, but some of the most basic, The most important thing is that we need to change things." Major General Grim looked at his boss, whose expression had turned from sunny to gloomy, and rounded off some of his words.
"However, there is currently a problem that must be solved, and that is the anti-tank problem. More than 90% of our flat-fire guns
They are unable to penetrate the German new tanks at normal combat distances! That guy called the Wolf Tank is so tough! I saw with my own eyes that a 57MM gun could not penetrate its thick frontal armor even if it fired from a distance of about 150 meters. If we can't stop these tanks when they arrive on the Western Front, it will definitely be a disaster for the entire Western Front! Just imagine, a 20-ton steel behemoth is crushing it from the front, and we have no way to do anything about it. How desperate this is! "Major General Grim said.
"So, if possible, we need to move the 18-pounder gun, preferably the 14-pounder gun, to our tanks. Otherwise, we will not be able to completely suppress the German steel behemoths from the firepower."
"Of course, if possible, it would be better for us to study some new tanks. I want to say that the defense system of our tanks is also very bad. Can we first tilt the armor on the front of the tank, just like the Germans do? Like that, and then strengthen the defense of the turret, our MK1s will be almost useless against the German rapid-fire cannons!"
"There are also various German self-propelled artillery, especially the artillery called the Beetle. They mounted a large number of captured Russian 107MM cannons. Although they have no armor protection, they are really powerful! One shot can top it. Five shots!”
Looking at the sullen and silent boss, Major General Grim took a deep breath: "If this is difficult to do, then please give our tank or armored vehicle a cannon, even if it is placed with an open top. of."
"Damn it, are you suffering from insufficient fire syndrome?" Lord Hamilton complained crazily. But to be honest, if it is made like a German assault gun, then it is also possible to install a 14-pounder gun and then get a non-enclosed turret. As for getting a self-propelled artillery of more than 100 mm? This, the British do have, for example, 4-inch guns (101.6MM. Look at the British caliber--!) equipped on submarines, destroyers, torpedo boats, etc.
The performance is also very good, but what should I say? After all, these artillery are naval guns, but what about the British Army's artillery of this level? To say that it was not obviously nonsense at that time, but to provide tanks or self-propelled artillery as main guns, that is impossible, because the number of these naval artillery guns owned by the British Army is very small, no more than 20 by visual inspection? ! If we talk about 4-inch artillery, the British Navy has quite a few, but no matter what, these artillery are all useful! (By the way, the 6-pound gun equipped by the British on the MK1 tank is the navy's inventory!)
"I'm afraid this problem is very troublesome, and it's not something I can solve. After all, I'm not a technical person. Even if I have the power, I can't replace engineers in design. And military production is personally responsible for the Prime Minister, and they have to coordinate the overall situation. It cannot be changed to one person's liking," said Lord Hamilton.
"Of course, you can consider the 18-pound artillery carrier you mentioned. This is our main rapid-fire gun. We have enough inventory and it is not too heavy." Looking at Major General Grimm, who looked disappointed, Lord Hamilton added.
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