Chapter 335: compression

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Compared with the highly mechanized German armored forces, more German Army troops seem to be only a little stronger than during the First World War. They still have to carry weapons and heavy luggage on the muddy road, still use the old-fashioned bolt rifle and even share the soap with two people.
Although the German army widely used armored vehicles, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, and even war horses, the expansion of the army by 1.5 million at a time was still a number that a military industrial enterprise could not eat. Many weapons had to be used before they were eliminated before they could be dealt with, and many individual equipment had to use a variety of defective products.
The car has never been used enough. At the beginning, all artillery units must be equipped with trucks to tow large-caliber artillery, but this plan obviously cannot meet the needs of military expansion. Later it became a 150mm caliber artillery towed by cars, while 75mm mountain guns were all transported by pack horses.
At the beginning of army expansion and preparation, the Army Command required that more than half of all troops must be equipped with automatic or semi-automatic weapons, which means that the proportion of mp-44 assault rifles and g43 semi-automatic rifles should account for about half. But later because of the rush to mobilize the troops, the mp-44 was insufficient and had to be replaced with g43. The g43 was insufficient and had to be replaced with the mp-38 / 40 submachine gun that was eliminated that year. In the later period, even the mp-40 was gone, so I had to continue to use Mauser 98k . Most of the light infantry of the current I Group Army and almost all of the rear garrison troops are using the Mauser 98k rifles eliminated by other main forces.
Fortunately, due to the addition of half of Poland and other regions in the German light industry, the number of military uniforms and tactical vests is still sufficient. Although the quality of the tents and some canvas products is not reliable, the quantity has satisfied the expansion of the German army. The requirements of military strength, so that many troops are now changing camouflage clothes, used to change in the coming spring.
The German factories work overtime all day and night, and the cars produced cannot even be fully equipped by the several group troops fighting in the front line, let alone the second-tier troops that follow, many second-tier troops are only equipped to the battalion level. In other words, an infantry battalion has only a few cars in its headquarters.
More troops retain the ancient structure of cavalry, and these cavalry are more accurate than infantry who ride horses at high speed. These soldiers use horses heavily, just to follow armored forces. Be used as a fast infantry in the back.
Of course, with regard to some of the equipment issues mentioned above, as a main infantry division, the situation of the 7th Infantry Division in Colonel Friedrich's hands is much better. For example, the heavy-fire 150mm caliber cannon and the supporting traction car, As well as the mp-44 and g43 rifles in the infantry, his troops are equipped according to the earliest standards.
And as a backup armored grenadier unit to be cultivated, this infantry division has a regiment equipped with armored vehicles and assault guns, which is almost the ace unit of the German infantry division. With so many excellent and excellent weapons and equipment, when the 7th Division attacked the French, the French defenders on the opposite side were very depressed.
Frederick was inspecting one of his artillery positions at this moment. Two 150mm caliber cannons were tilting their ammunition desperately towards the British and French allies in the distance. Two German soldiers were controlling the firing angle and direction of the artillery, and more soldiers were carrying artillery shells back and forth.
Speaking of the 150mm caliber cannon in Germany, it is also an epoch-making product of Bocai. The barrel of this cannon is actually a masterpiece designed by Soviet designers. Because of the cooperative relationship between the two sides, Akado's spy took some means to get back to Germany. Of course, the Germans tried their best to reduce the weight of this artillery. Even the artillery shields were not equipped, and the weight of this artillery was reduced to three and a half tons at a stretch.
However, this modification was also accompanied by unsatisfactory areas, such as the reduction in caliber, which led to a reduction in the range of this artillery, which was reduced to only 11.2 kilometers. Although the range is slightly less, but the victory is more mobile and flexible, these new German howitzers are accompanied by the troops rolling forward all the way, and there are few times when they fall behind.
Coupled with the support of Germany's huge and effective railway transportation line, the entire German heavy weapons have kept pace with the offensive troops in the early stage, and have not been left behind because of their inconvenience to move. Now these easy-to-move artillery pieces left an indelible shadow on the hearts of the British and French coalition forces.
"The news I just received that the 2nd Battalion has begun to cross this area. The 4th assault guns of the independent armored battalion are covering the 1st Battalion's frontal attack, Colonel." The chief of staff of the division pointed to a field map and introduced: "The British troops on the opposite side gave up the hill and the area without returning a response, and lost a dozen of their 25-pound cannons."
"It seems that their logistics supply is in trouble, and their resistance is not as tenacious as in the previous days." Friedrich frowned and looked at a 150-mm cannon in the distance again, firing shells and closing his eyes. In front of the periscope, he looked at the hill that was hit in the distance.
About ten seconds later, maybe seeing the explosion there, he straightened up, looked at the map in the hand of the staff, and then pointed at it and said: "Before this evening, advance here to camp. The ministry sent a telegram telling the general that according to the current situation, we need to immediately send a reconnaissance force to confirm the night movement of the British defenders. "
Opposite the 7th Infantry Division, in the division of the 1st Armored Division of the British Expeditionary Force, a group of officers were sighing with a frown on the map.
They retreated from Brussels all the way here. They were chased by German infantry and armored forces. Hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles were lost on the road. The result was that they still ran to the present and still did not get rid of the Germans behind.
What frustrated them most was not the rapid pursuit of the German soldiers, but the oil and ammunition on hand that were about to bottom out. Large amounts of ammunition and oil reserves in northern France became the spoils of the German a group army, and the seemingly safe transportation route has now become an area under German control. The British forces now are more vulnerable than ever before.
"Commander! Lord Gott made us desperately need to retreat, but we are not infantry! They lifted their legs and said that they left, what about us? Without fuel, what would you let us retreat?" The head of a tank regiment complained. .
"Yes! Commander! We have lost a regiment of tanks! Now if we drop another batch of tanks, we will throw half of our equipment to the Germans!" The head of another armored regiment has now become After the commander of the polished rod, the tanks in his hands have now been lost to the Germans, leaving only a few hundred tankers to follow him as infantry and continue to retreat.
"If we knew this situation at the beginning, we left half of the tanks early, and the rest of the tanks could still be returned to France! Now it is good! Even if we concentrate oil now, there are only more than 100 tanks returned to France. What does this tell us to fight against German tanks? "The chief of staff also scolded:" Those French fools are really German allies! "
Now the German tanks are already attacking the southern region of Belgium. The 5th Light Armored Army is sweeping southern Belgium. The armoured forces of Rommel are also actively cooperating to the north. The current Anglo-French forces are losing ground, they are retreating I have chosen a good retreat location-Dunkirk.
If you ca n’t imagine a road leading to hell, look at the road of the British and French allied forces. Both sides are filled with hill-like materials, because of the lack of ammunition, artillery and guns. All over the place were allied soldiers who had to wait for the Germans to come to captive because of starvation. Sometimes in order to save fuel and supplies, Gan Morin had to order the entire regiment of the entire regiment to surrender to the Germans.
At least 500 tanks were discarded on the roadside due to lack of fuel and maintenance parts, which made the German army look shocked. If it was not for the A group army to move fast enough, these equipments are likely to completely destroy the B group army.
At the beginning, the discarded tanks, the British and French Allied Forces, would also be destroyed with grenades and explosives. Later, they were too much to destroy, and grenades became a resource that they dare not waste. Therefore, those tanks and armored vehicles were left there intact, at most. Some parts are removed.
In fact, the main reason is that the advancement of the German front-line troops far exceeded the expectations of the British and French coalition forces. The German infantry advanced with cars, mules and even bicycles, and has always followed the withdrawal of the British and French coalition forces, so many equipment Allied forces have no time to destroy. , Had no choice but to give up to the Germans who came after.
The 7th Infantry Division of Friedrich had seized 12 tanks discarded by the British. These tanks were neatly parked on the side of the road. Their engine compartments were opened, but the engine and other equipment were still inside. Obviously, the British engineering forces wanted to disassemble these parts as spares, but because of the German soldiers' attack, they hurriedly gave up this plan.
The officers of the British 1st Armored Division scolded the street for a long time, and did not discuss a decent countermeasure. They had to discard another 30 tanks and continue to retreat in the direction of Dunkirk.
Colonel Friedrich continued to lead his 7th Infantry Division and continued to pursue him. He knew that he was getting closer and closer to the English Channel. Once the British and French coalition forces were enclosed, German soldiers could easily wipe out these troops lacking ammunition, medicine, and oil.
The strategic core now facing the German generals is very simple, nothing more than two words-compression!