Four Hundred and Ninety-Six Insights

In a luxurious bar in Canada, Greif is having a drink with a few high-ranking friends. [Starting] Of course, he has many ways to leave London and safely arrive in Canada to continue his business.

He has been really depressed in recent days. The German occupation of London also wiped out the spy network he had painstakingly managed. Many intelligence sources were lost due to the retreat. None of the information was sent back to Germany in time.

The British officials who were left in Canada were frustrated. They were left in Canada because of their mediocrity, instead of following the king and the new prime minister to Iceland. The departments left in Canada are personnel from some British civil affairs departments and some marginal temporary agencies. In addition, there are some talents in the scientific and technological system plus the military logistics department and the like.

So the poor submarine captain was not able to stay in Canada, but was ordered to go to Iceland to perform a mission. The only person Greif knew was a technical officer. However, it is gratifying that after being introduced and made friends, he is now more or less familiar with some high-ranking British officials, and he can occasionally inquire about some news that is not too confidential.

For example, now, they are listening to the technical officer boasting about the wreckage of the German Panther tank he saw during his inspection in the United States.

"Using the slanted front armor, the anti-ballistic performance is quite good." The technical official sighed: "When I saw that big guy, I was stupid. It was bigger than our Matilda, and it had good armor. The bulletproof shape is simply a masterpiece of industrial production."

"As for being as good as you said? It's really so good, why don't we imitate it directly?" Old Greif curled his lips and said with a look of disdain.

"It's not worse than what I said! Believe me, the technical department of the United States is referring to this tank to produce the M4 Sherman tank. It also uses a sloped front armor, and its bulletproof performance is more than twice that of the M3." There was endless bragging about the various benefits of German tanks.

Obviously, American and British technicians have comprehensively analyzed the wreckage of the Leopard tank discarded by the German army in North Africa, studied the armor thickness and design features, and are researching the M4 tank against the Leopard tank at the fastest speed.

The news that has reached Canada in the past few days is not very good news. Except for the victory of Patton and Montgomery defeating Rommel, the following is some depressing information. Germany invaded Ukraine on the Eastern Front. The territory is victorious and has approached Kyiv; at the same time, German strategic bombers visited Kyiv, blowing up factories and facilities where the Soviets were organizing their retreat, and cutting off railway and road transportation lines.

After Rommel stabilized his position, he launched a limited counterattack. After attacking 30 kilometers in the direction of Tobruk, he stopped advancing. Not losing my nerve.

Of course, what scares the British most is the service of the latest German fighter jets. This fighter jet appeared in the skies of England, was spotted by spies placed in advance with telescopes, and sent back information with speculation. This intelligence shows that the latest fighter jet of the German army may exceed 700 kilometers per hour, and it is an unparalleled super piston aircraft.

Therefore, the original plan of the United States to assemble bombers in the Balkans to attack Berlin was aborted immediately. The relevant departments estimated that this time the sneak attack disguised as a British bomber force would probably cause a loss of 90%. This is unacceptable to the US Army Air Corps. .

"I heard that General Patton was full of praise after he tested the MP-44 assault rifle?" Another newcomer to this circle has a special identity. Sabotage and logistical management It's a pity that this guy has a big mouth, likes to brag and can't keep any secrets. The only thing that meets the requirements of the intelligence department is that this Colonel named Louis is very thorough and well-planned.

And recently, because of manpower shortage, he was transferred to the busy personnel department, mainly responsible for arranging the retreat of scientists and senior engineers from the UK to Canada. Most of these people were assigned to the factory for centralized management, so he ended up with a Leisurely.

"That gun is really good, but I heard that in order to adapt to the desert environment, the internal structure has been improved, the accuracy of the gun has been reduced, and the range is not even 300 meters." The technical officer nodded and said: "The version used in the European continent, The effective range can reach 500 meters."

"Actually, to put it bluntly, the German army's ferocious firepower is a trade-off based on the disadvantage of range, not because of the use of any new technology." The technical officer took a sip of red wine, and then said: "It's just that their weapon matching system is very good. Scientifically, we are learning from their experience in this area, hoping to improve our infantry weapon system in the future."

Germany's weapons and equipment are actually very scientific. There are G42 machine guns and Mauser 98K as supplements at long distances, and G43 semi-automatic rifles and MP-44 assault rifles at medium and short distances. The proper firepower coverage was maintained, and the 400-meter engagement distance that the German army valued most was strengthened.

This is why the British army feels that the individual firepower of German soldiers is strong, because they always fight the German army at the combat distance that the German army likes, and it is strange to not suffer.

The same counterexample is that in another time and space in the 1980s, after the powerful Soviet Red Army was fully equipped with AK47 assault rifles, they were beaten by Afghan guerrillas with old-fashioned Lee Enfield rifles under certain terrain and suffered heavy casualties. The end of fighting at a combat distance that is not good at.

The German infantry is not omnipotent, they are just arranging their tactics reasonably. At long distances, armored vehicles and tanks are used to make up for the embarrassment of the lack of long-range firepower, and at medium and short distances, the density of firepower exceeds that of the opponent to suppress the opponent.

In other words, the German army no longer emphasizes the range of weapons, nor is it interested in fighting a trench warfare where they shoot each other at a long distance like World War I, so they don’t have as many guns with a range of more than 800 meters as the British and American troops . However, they used a large number of automatic weapons to seize the battlefield of about 400 meters, and handed over the combat distance of 1,000 meters to assault guns and armored vehicles.

"It's really... there is no good way to crack it." Greif heard the technical officer's explanation, held his wine glass for a long time before choking out such a sentence. It turns out that the head of state put so much thought into forming the national defense force, which is really admirable! We have been building a new type of army since 1925. You want to surpass it in just two years. How easy is it? Thinking of this, Greif felt extremely proud, and the whiskey in the glass became delicious.

Everyone toasted together, and then touched each other lightly. Unlike the war-torn European continent, this place is safe and prosperous, and it is simply a paradise on earth. Here it seems that I can forget that I have lost my motherland, and it seems that I can hypnotize myself and make myself feel that everything is fine.

"Have you heard of that German scientist named Einstein?" Suddenly, Louis with a big mouth seemed to think of something worth bragging about, and said mysteriously, "The one who proposed the theory of relativity..."

"I've heard of it, the person in charge of the nominal German Academy of Sciences. It seems that he has a good personal relationship with the German head of state, Accardo. Why mention him?" The technical officer had naturally heard of Einstein, and was immediately curious. asked.

Greif was on the side, and also pricked up his ears at the same time.

"We instigated him. In a few days, he will flee to Canada. I was ordered to arrange accommodation and work for him, and to interrogate him about German science and technology." Louis said triumphantly: "Soon, The technologies of Germany will not be a secret anymore, compared with those soldiers on the front line, our British intelligence department is better."

He began to proudly show off the action plan to assassinate the head of state Accardo, bragging about how brave and fearless the ghosts and others who had died long ago were, and how they wounded the head of state's secretary driver and the commander of the SS. He even Boasting swearingly, he said that he would be able to send Akado to the west next time, causing the Third Reich to fall apart in despair.

On the other hand, the technical officer was thoughtful. He may have conceived a document in his mind asking about Einstein's German technical level, which included industrial production methods and some industrial processing standards. For a technical officer, Said that these are very important intelligence resources.

Greif was so shocked by this terrible espionage plan that he was speechless. He had to inform Berlin about the possible escape of Einstein as soon as possible. In any case, this kind of thing must be reported to the superior as soon as possible. If Einstein arrives Canada, then America and Great Britain would know many, many secrets about German industry.

"Everyone, I drank a little too much today, so I'm leaving first." Greve stood up unsteadily, put down the bills for the treat, and left the wine table joking with the bartender. Because of Greve's farewell, the party Then they dispersed, and everyone returned to their residences slightly drunk.

Greif returned to his residence, the beggar squatting at the door seemed to have fallen asleep, silently Greve nodded, smiled and gave the beggar a small denomination bill, and then walked into the house.

Soon, a message that Einstein was about to be persuaded by the British to flee was sent back to Berlin. This information frightened Gask to death, and he rushed to the Führer's residence overnight.

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