Battle of the Third Reich

"In summary, this is the data we currently have. I think we should put this issue in this meeting for discussion." Kettle finished his greetings to Xu Jun who was sitting at the conference table, and then took his seat back on.

"I didn’t understand what was the technical reason. This month I have five light infantry divisions ready to be reorganized into light mechanized infantry divisions. The equipment I’m getting is not enough to even arm a regiment. If I continue like this, I simply cannot complete the task according to the original schedule."

Moder is reorganizing his troops in southern Bavaria these days. He returned to Berlin to report his job this time, just in time for the weekly regular meeting of the headquarters. Xu Jun wanted to ask about the situation of the troops below, so he was allowed to attend the meeting.

"The technical reason is that the output of the equipment is far behind our current needs, and the manufacturer has not given me a reasonable explanation so far." Yoder said while writing with a pen on the meeting record book. What.

"I have learned about this problem, and Tot currently has no better solution. This is not a matter of money and resources. Now that the factory's production capacity has reached the peak, it takes time to expand the production line. Are we going to produce processing machine tools or weapons? Find a balance between them. And the training of workers also needs a process. It is impossible to find someone from the street. He will drive the machine to build the tank." Xu Jun spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders.

He is also having headaches for these problems. The German weapons are too elaborate in design, resulting in the same weapons often requiring two to three times as many working hours as other countries. At present, he has begun to try his best to simplify the processing process, but this is only a symptom. Can't get this book.

The problem with the design and manufacture of German weapons is ultimately due to a word of money. At that time, Germany had insufficient domestic resources, and most of the precious metal materials needed to manufacture weapons needed to be imported from abroad. This led to an increase in production costs from the beginning, and every ton of material needed to be carefully calculated.

For the military, due to the cost of use, the weapon design is also required to be as durable as possible, so that in addition to some parts of the German tank that are easy to wear, the service life standard of most parts is set at more than thirty years In order to achieve this standard, only advanced alloys and a large number of heat treatment techniques can be used, which not only consumes more time but also increases the difficulty of production.

This is not because the Germans are stupid. The starting point of these indicators is to extend the service life of parts as much as possible, so that the cost of a large number of replacement parts can be saved, as well as the valuable military expenses of the German Wehrmacht. Germany is not like the tyrant on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean or the giant bear on the north side. There are so many metal materials in his hand that spare spare parts can be piled up into a mountain.

Because the cost of producing raw materials and processing consumables is very high, in fact, the profit margin left to the manufacturer is not very large, so the manufacturer strives to refine the equipment and use the high cost to exchange for additional profits. Many are not necessary at all. The processing procedures were forcibly inserted into the manufacturing process, which artificially increased the working hours and processing difficulty of weapon production.

However, the weapons produced by this kind of fine workmanship are indeed very pleasing and attractive, just matching the temperament of Hitler with great joy, so these precision weapons that are almost made as handicrafts are continuously being sent into the military sequence. in.

Xu Jun is very clear about these ills, but there is no way to improve them for a while. He has many excellent designs in his hand, many of which were developed in accordance with the above set of ideas, so if you want to change this situation, you must adjust from the beginning of the design concept.

It is impossible for Xu Jun to put too much energy into improving the production process. He is ready to throw this task to more professional people. Responsible for Speer’s tour, he has completed more than half of it, and only the last few are left. Nodes. After he returns to Berlin, Xu Jun will have a detailed talk with him. If the genius is really as capable as he was in history, he will let him take that position in history again, first as Fritz. After Tuto's deputy was familiar with the workflow of the entire system, the former was replaced.

To be honest, Totexiu is a good hand, and Xu Jun is also a political ally. The group of people who belonged to the kneeling quite early. Before Speer took over his post, he could only continue to let him manage this mess. Xu Jun intends to At that time, let him go to his old business, and lead his Toto organization to build a defensive line deep along the northern border of Germany.

Thinking of building the road, Xu Jun suddenly turned his face and looked at Kettle.

"Has the road and bridge reinforcement work on the Austrian border been completed?"

"Uh? Oh, I'm doing my best. My head, there is still a shortage of manpower there. I have already made a request to the Army Command, and I plan to send a few more engineering corps there. If it is not enough, then Then transfer them to some labor groups." Kettle replied respectfully.

"This will be a huge project, not only at the border, but our goal is to increase the carrying capacity of some highways and bridges in the country to 40 to 50 tons. Otherwise, according to the current load-bearing capacity, we will not be able to cope with the next Challenge. Our armored forces have encountered similar troubles on the French front, and most bridges in Europe currently have a maximum capacity of between 30 and 40 tons.

Although the existing bridge parameters can withstand most of our army's heavy equipment, but you have also read the information, the weight of the new artillery and tanks under development are close to this upper limit. If the old standards are still maintained, without modification and reinforcement, when these new equipments pass through, accidents and dangers will easily occur.

We don't need to reinforce all the roads and bridges in the country, we can first transform on several important transportation routes. I have ordered Rheinland Steel to design the prefabricated parts of the bridge steel frame. At that time, engineers only need to install them on the bridges that need to be strengthened. Xu Jun drew a sketch on the notebook and then passed it to Brauchic on the side.

"It's a very good invention, my head of state." The Army Commander-in-Chief quickly nodded his admiration.

"Okay, let’s look at Kettle’s question again. We have 150,000 retired people this year, three-quarters of whom will be converted into voluntary soldiers, and some experienced non-commissioned officers will be promoted to military officers. These jobs It's done very well and reached the goal we had previously set.

This year's conscription quota has been used up, and preparations for the substantial expansion of the army next year will begin. You all know the pressure on the military industry. We have started placing orders with manufacturers in the UK and France. However, they need to add a batch of professional equipment and molds, which cannot be put into production immediately.

The question we are going to discuss now is whether to complete the reorganization of the integrated troops first, or to leave a part of the weapons used to form new troops. Xu Jun looked at a group of generals and staff members present.

"My head." It was Hans von Sponecke who spoke.

The army lieutenant was injured when he entered Rotterdam, the Netherlands. When he was wounded, he was in front of the deputy head and the head of the fire. When the wound was healed, the head of the army was replaced. The 22nd Infantry Division that he originally commanded was also now. It was given to the command of others, and the earl had nowhere to go, and since then has been idle in the Army Command.

Because he was familiar with the training and operations of airborne infantry, before the outbreak of the British campaign, he was transferred to the National Defense Department of the Command Headquarters as a staff, responsible for providing tactical advice on airborne operations, because he performed very well during the British operation. Excellent, coupled with his heroic deeds in the Dutch battle, after the war he wished to receive a knight iron cross medal.

"Do you have any suggestions, General Sponek." Xu Jun nodded.

"My head of state, I think that the original combat troops should be reorganized first. These soldiers are experienced and should soon be able to master the use of new equipment. The troops can restore their original combat power in a very short time. As for those new formations At present, we can build the framework first, and the soldiers’ subject training can also be replaced with some other alternatives, just like we did before.” Sponeck replied.

Hearing the earl's suggestion, several staff members who had the same idea nodded.

"At present, there is a lack of some technical equipment, and ordinary infantry weapons are still abundant."

"After completing twelve weeks of basic training, you can also carry out four to six weeks of professional arms training, so that the time is calculated, and you can almost wait until the new equipment arrives."

"Light infantry can be trained in this way, and mechanized infantry will have a few more armored vehicles to cooperate in combat subjects. It can be replaced with trucks temporarily as in the past."

The generals began to exchange their opinions with each other in a low voice.

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