Chapter 173 Must Be Better than the Noodle Army

"The battle in Badajoz is fierce." In the southern air base, Cyric listened to the report coming from the front.

The Italian Spaghetti Army, together with the National Army of the North and South, were all attacking Badajoz, and the Republican Army was also fighting tenaciously.

(The rebels don’t sound good, we are just, we have changed to the National Army, and the government army is the Republican Army.)

"General Rojata asks us to take more fighter planes and go to bomb Badajoz." Lieutenant Colonel Richthofen, the staff officer, said to Cyric.

"The next batch of bombs hasn't arrived yet, and we are short of ammunition now." Cyric said, "His Noodle Army also has fighter jets. Let them use their own fighter jets."

The Italians had a good fight last time, which stimulated the Italians. Therefore, the Italians very much wanted to take Badajoz cleanly. In this way, they needed air support.

General Rojata, the commander-in-chief of the Italian Intervention Army, is now personally directing the campaign.

Unfortunately, Cyric did not cooperate.

Cyric only took off a few He51s sporadically, with 110kg bomblets, and came back after they were dropped.

This makes the Italians quite upset.

For this request, Cyric simply declined. Because there is no bomb! The last air raid on the airport of the international column blew up all their planes and used up all the bombs on our side. Now, they are waiting for the bombs to be delivered from the rear. There are no bombs. How can I dispatch the plane?

So, Cyric avoided the war here to protect himself, watching the Italians, the National Army and the Republican Army fight to the death.

Of course, there are bombs in the arsenal, but Cyric can't bear to waste it, he has to save it for the next time!

Moreover, only by letting the Italians fight harder can they attract the attention of the defenders, and constantly mobilize the guard troops from other places, including Merida, so that their troops will have a more secure protection for this lightning raid. what.

The tactic of the blitzkrieg was a tactic developed by Guderian and his people in the Libyan desert based on new tanks. This time, it was the first practice of this tactic. It can only succeed, not fail!

The fierce battle lasted for two days, and in the early morning of the third day, Cyric finally decided to fight.

The whole base was busy again. The fighter planes were full of fuel and bombs, ready to take off. At the same time, on the other side of the base, a large number of tank troops also gathered.

If you compare the cute little Italian tank here, you can find that it is simply a child's toy.

The Panther 2 tank, this simplified Panther tank, has already started mass production in Germany, Krupp, Henschel, etc., several companies are producing, and the annual output exceeds one There are 1,700 Panther 2 tanks and 300 Panther 1 tanks.

Under Cyric's suggestion, after the new officer takes office, the production of tanks will definitely be higher, and with the 600 tons of gold, there are no constraints.

Sloping turrets, six pairs of large-diameter road wheels, a high 50mm tank gun, and in front of each tank, stood a crew of five full-hearted tank soldiers.

This time there are three tank companies. Each tank company has 12 tanks. Including the battalion, there are 38 tanks in total.

And behind the tank company, there were also three armored grenadier companies. They were not riding the half-track 251 armored transport vehicle, but the wheeled infantry fighting vehicle!

A few years ago, Cyric visited the United States and signed an agreement with Ford to set up a car factory in Germany to study three-axle all-drive ten-ton off-road chassis vehicles while producing ordinary vehicles.

After two years of research and development, this truck, which uses the V6 diesel engine provided by Maybach, has finally been finalized.

While mass producing this off-road truck, technicians also began to improve the chassis.

A steering axle is added to become a four-axle eight-wheel full drive. At the same time, the distance between each wheel is equal, giving the best off-road performance.

The engine is still in the front, which frees up valuable space at the back, so that the back becomes a space for an infantry squad, and a turret can be installed on it.

This infantry fighting vehicle is named Sd Kfz 232 heavy armored vehicle. After the finalization, it was well received by the troops, and a large number of them entered the military equipment. At the same time, various weapons can be added to it and changed into various professional vehicles.

And now, this Spanish war is also a test of this wheeled armored vehicle.

"In this battle, we can only succeed, not fail. This is the first time we have occupied a ground target. We must fight better than the Noodle Army!" Cyric only gave a simple lesson: "For Germany, fight!"

Fight for Germany! All the members jumped into their chariots. For them, this was the first official battle of the German army after World War I!

One after another, the tanks started, and the engines behind them drove out of the base with black smoke.

At the same time, there was a constant roar on the runway of the airport.

The Stuka bomber is full of bombs. In addition to a 500kg bomb on the midline of the belly, a 110kg bomb is also mounted on the wings on both sides, and it takes off with a full load!

Behind the Stuka bomber, the He51 also took off. Like the last formation, the fighter took off last.

It's just that the scale of departure is smaller than last time. Merida is now almost an empty city. There are less than a thousand defenders. There are not many targets to be bombed. Only half of the bombers are used, and there will be a third of them. surplus to provide additional support.

At the same time, on the runway, after the fighter jets on the expedition have taken off, there are still four BF109s on standby at any time.

After the last air raid, Cyric did not relax his vigilance, although he also countered the air raid once. Since then, the air force base has been on high alert. On the runway of the base, there are always four BF109s in combat readiness on duty, and they can be launched at any time as long as there is a situation.

Dozens of chariots rumbled away, and dozens of fighter planes also took off from the runway. After Cyric entered the Spanish battlefield, the second important battle planned by him started like this.

"Commander, Madam is here." After releasing his troops, Graf, Cyric's personal bodyguard, suddenly whispered to Cyric.