Chapter 859 105mm Recoilless Gun (Plus More)

For the American people, this day is a day that makes them extremely shocked.

On this day, two completely different newspapers came into their hands, one of which continued to exaggerate the German threat and claimed that the Germans sank an American freighter in the Pacific Ocean.

The content of this newspaper is infuriating.

However, another newspaper is exposing the truth. Last time, German bombers brazenly attacked the east coast of the United States, causing dozens of casualties. This incident was completely a conspiracy directed and performed by the US government. Their purpose , is to involve the United States in a war it should not have!

Compared with the previous conclusion, the content of this newspaper is very detailed. The key point is a report by the captain of the so-called German bomber at that time. This bomber was replaced by a Boeing bomber!

And, later, a private radio station broadcast the captain's statement. The authenticity of the content cannot be doubted, because this captain is the chief test pilot of Boeing and a famous flying hero in the United States!

The United States is shaking violently, and countless people are shouting, demanding a thorough investigation of the truth of the matter!

In particular, several members of the opposition party formed a special investigation team to investigate this matter clearly. If there were any ulterior motives, Roosevelt's resignation would be foreseeable.

The U.S. government has suffered a huge crisis of confidence.

And here, Reinhardt, who personally directed the crisis, is reporting to Cyric, Boeing is indeed a huge breakthrough, and they will soon have the current progress!

"Roosevelt, he killed himself." Cyric said, "He is too naive. Any secret can never be a secret. There will always be a day when the truth will come out. A president like Roosevelt is incompetent and should have stepped down a long time ago. It's gone!"

It is undeniable that in World War II, the persistence of the three giants was also one of the reasons for Germany's ultimate failure. If there was no Roosevelt, no one knew what the direction of World War II would be like. In short, it would definitely be beneficial to Germany.

Since it is beneficial to Germany, then you must work hard.

After affirming Reinhardt's actions, Cyric went to a branch of Krupp on the outskirts of Berlin, which mainly developed and produced recoilless guns.

In previous wars, recoilless guns were mainly equipped for paratroopers, which were relatively light and had good anti-armor capabilities, but then Cyric gave instructions.

Develop a recoilless gun with a larger caliber and become the standard equipment of the ground troops, mainly used for anti-armor operations!

No matter how Germany expands its tank troops, its inherent shortcomings make it impossible to compare with the violent Soviet Union. The Soviet tank sea tactics are quite powerful. Ordinary German troops must also have anti-tank weapons.

In addition to the current 75mm anti-tank gun, the recoilless gun is definitely a good choice.

Because there is no recoil, it is quite light to use, and at the same time, it can also be placed on ordinary cars, such as barrel cars, such as captured American jeeps, hit and run.

The only disadvantage is that the tail smoke is easy to expose itself, but when it is combined with the vehicle, it is much easier.

The previous 75mm gun was very light and could be carried by paratroopers. However, it was lacking in power and could not deal with future threats. In contrast, the 105mm caliber was more suitable.

Therefore, under Cyric's instruction, the recoilless gun directly crossed the caliber of 88 mm and developed to the caliber of 105 mm. Now, this recoilless gun has matured.

"Compared with armor-piercing projectiles, our guns mainly use armor-piercing projectiles." Krupp's developer, engineer Claude, introduced to Cyric.

The principle is different. Armor-piercing projectiles mainly rely on hard hitting, while armor-piercing projectiles rely on metal jets.

(I won't go into the details, so as to save some big talk and deceit.)

While talking, he came to the shooting range outside, and Cyric saw a recoilless gun on the ground on a tripod, which looked pretty good.

And one kilometer away, a British heavy infantry tank was standing quietly in front as a target.

Cyric put on the earmuffs handed by his assistant and watched from a distance.

"boom!"

The moment the fire was fired, the fiery flames spewed out in large quantities from the back. In an instant, the scene was quite spectacular. If you were far away, you would have thought that this side was shot!

With the firing, the shell flew forward, and the initial velocity was not high. It took about three seconds before it flew to the target tank.

No one can see the process clearly. Only high-speed cameras can capture the picture. When the warhead contacts the target, it is squeezed, the fuze is triggered, and a thin metal heat flow is ejected from the invisible metal shield. , This heat flow burned the armor and successfully drilled into it.

"boom!"

The entire tank burst into flames.

The British heavy infantry tank, the armor is very thick, can destroy this kind of tank, on the battlefield, it can also destroy the Soviet Union, the American heavy tank!

"In our test, this 105 recoilless gun has a maximum penetration depth of 180 mm, and in the case of a 68-degree angle, that is to say, we have the ability to deal with target threats for at least two years." Claude said .

Cyric nodded.

Historically, Germany did not pay attention to recoilless guns, and the output was scarce, only for paratroopers, but when it came to itself, the situation was about to change!

No matter how brave the German tank troops are, the more establishments in the German troops are still infantry divisions, at most mechanized infantry divisions, which cannot be changed.

For infantry divisions, the task of anti-tank is daunting.

"This recoilless gun should be mass-produced. The pre-production will be shipped to Africa for Rommel," Cyric said.

Now, there is no war in Europe for the time being. Germany is on the African battlefield, and the situation has been reversed. Especially after the Italian division was stimulated, it is now the same as Germany. Faced with the enemy, it screams and waits for war!

After winning Alexandria, it is time to go to Africa, and solemnly honor Rommel and promote Rommel to marshal!

At this time, Rommel, who was far away in Africa, was also at the peak of his life. A Middle East empire was waving to Rommel.

After making a breakthrough on the southern front, the German army did not slack off. Originally, the main attack direction was the north, but they immediately adjusted their direction. From the south, they rushed behind the British army.

In order to avoid the fate of being surrounded and annihilated, Montgomery could only order his front-line troops to retreat to Alexandria, to build a defensive position here, and hold on to the arrival of reinforcements.