Chapter 68 New Rules on the Eastern Front (Seeking Sanjiang Votes)

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"To be honest, the T-34 is still very useful. The head of state's idea of ​​equipping you with this kind of tank is really a stroke of genius. They only have poor communications, and Stalin was reluctant to equip the tank with a radio." Guderian pointed out the amused Pointing to the communication antenna on the back of the tank, he said, "You all installed the radio before going abroad. Regardless of the coloring, this alone is not like the Tucker Guards. Not to mention that they also installed miscellaneous equipment according to the habits of our tank soldiers. Storage baskets and spare tracks are also different from what the Russians do.”

Collingwood gave a thumbs up and said a few words of flattery without revealing any trace: "Sir, he is an expert after all. He can tell the difference at a glance."

"Tell me, I haven't been to the Eastern Front in almost a year, and I don't know what interesting things happened. I remember you were just a lieutenant colonel at that time, and you didn't have as many medals as you do now." Looking at these old subordinates, Gudry An couldn't help but think of the scene during the Typhoon Battle, as if it was just yesterday.

"I was promoted fast enough. I was a major during the French campaign. I was awarded the title of colonel in June and was promoted to regimental commander. If I continue at this rate, I might have a chance to get the title of general before the end of the war." Colin Wood said with emotion, "This is a general... How dare we think of such a thing when we used trucks and wood to imitate tanks in the Armored Forces School."

Guderian patted him on the shoulder: "Believe me, you will definitely become a general. If you are lucky, you can get three stars before retirement. Africa is a good place. If you don't believe me, you can look at Marshal Rommel's speed - That’s rocket speed, even I envy it.”

"So as soon as you summoned me, I rushed here in a hurry." Collingwood laughed and told Guderian one by one about the changes on the Eastern Front. "A lot of things happened on the Eastern Front after you left, but what happened in the past month The organization and defense areas of many units have been adjusted. To be more precise, the corps-level organization has been abolished. For example, the 57th Panzer Corps originally had the SS Viking Division, and the 40th Panzer Corps originally governed the Grossdeutschland Division. After the two troops were removed, the corps-level designation was immediately cancelled. It is said that the corps-level establishment under the group army will be gradually abolished in the future. The combat power will be slightly increased from the group army to the division, and the specifications of the group army will be increased. Correspondingly, 8-10 divisions (except special ones) will be established to roughly deal with the Soviet front army, and the three army groups will each have 6-8 group armies (excluding servant armies). "

Guderian pondered: The benefits of doing this are of course very obvious. Directly commanding the army to the division instead of relaying it through the corps level can speed up the command rhythm and strengthen the control of the troops. By splitting the troops directly under the army, part of them will be supplemented to the troops directly under the group army, and part will be used to supplement the divisions, which can effectively enhance the combat effectiveness of each division. And reducing the organization of the group army is conducive to the command of the group army - a group army with more than 300,000 people like the 6th Army is too large. The disadvantage is the personnel arrangement, mainly the arrangement of senior officers. It may be difficult for generals who originally served as corps commanders to be promoted to group army commanders, but they are unwilling to be demoted to division commanders. I don’t know how the General Staff handles them.

He asked this question curiously, and Collingwood laughed: "This is not difficult. Currently, there are not many generals and lieutenant generals who are unemployed due to the abolition of the military establishment. You know that the head of state raided the treasonous group on a large scale and arrested the treasonous group." A large number of traitors, it is said that dozens of big figures above the rank of lieutenant general have fallen, and there are many other generals and colleges, leaving many positions vacant. I am afraid that there are more vacant positions than qualified people. However, my level is limited and I don’t know the specific personnel. What is the appointment like?”

"How are the Viking and Grossdeutschland divisions currently doing?"

"I'm not sure about that." Collingwood shook his head. "I only know that they were also deployed to reinforce the North African battlefield - this was something the division commander quietly told me. Their specific actions are strictly confidential." He spoke in a bold tone. Turning around, it comes to equipment supply again: "In addition to the changes in the organization, the rules for equipment supply have also changed. The new rules were changed after General Schmont took office as the director of munitions. For example, when a division returns to the country to rest, in addition to the necessary self-defense individual weapons All other equipment will be counted and left to the group army to which it belongs, and will be counted as unified supplies to the group army from the munitions department. "

Guderian asked in confusion: "What about the equipment of the troops? Wouldn't it mean that they would lose their combat effectiveness all of a sudden?"

"Get new ones after reunification! The Ministry of Armament's fallacy - it is said that this can save equipment transportation costs and improve the efficiency of troop deployment and defense. It is said that the head of state is also very satisfied with this idea. In fact, we don't care about this. The army chief raised his hands in favor of this policy Welcome, what’s wrong with getting the main equipment of a division instantly?”

"Then we have to keep up with production."

"No problem! The factory behind the General Secretary is working overtime like crazy. It is said that tank production has been greatly improved. Coupled with the cooperation between General Zeitzler and General Schmont, the efficiency has been greatly improved compared to before. ..." Collingwood suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Some time ago I heard that someone was going to frame General Schmont, falsely accuse him of being a member of a treasonous group and then escort him back to the country for interrogation. Several army group marshals were anxious and planned to return home. Fortunately, the head of state and Commander-in-Chief Zeitzler jointly guaranteed him, and he was released after being interrogated for a few days, and he still held his original position. Therefore, the position of Director of Munitions is not something that just anyone can take, and he must be reliable. A capable man. If the traitors hadn't caused trouble in the Typhoon War, why wouldn't we be able to wear cotton-padded clothes and get supplies? We might have already entered Moscow."

Guderian wanted to explain that even if the logistics were good, the troops were at the end of their rope, but on second thought he was too lazy to explain. The head of state now blamed many past wrong decisions or practices on the treasonous group, which solved many things and many people. around. It was originally thought that the purge would cause great turmoil in the army, but Collingwood's tone seemed to indicate that the eastern front, which had been hardest hit, was not even a splash, which showed that the army's support for the Führer remained consistent.

"Of course there are special circumstances. For example, all the No. 2 tanks were transferred back to China with the troops. The reason was that their combat effectiveness was too low. They were converted into self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and then re-entered service. The No. 3 tanks were also transferred back to China and converted into assault guns. However, the army currently has The number is still too large and cannot be replaced. We can only wait for the second one to be completed before it is the turn of the third one. "Collingwood complained a lot about this. "We have reported many times that the Russian T-34 is powerful. We asked for domestic development of new tanks, but they only changed the number 4 and tried to frustrate us, but the new tanks have never been seen. They originally said that a batch would be equipped in October, but now they say that it will not be until the end of the year at the earliest. "

"The new No. 4 can't beat the T-34?" Guderian was surprised.

"It's much better than before, but there is no obvious advantage. We also fought against the American Sherman, which is also a good tank, maybe a little worse than the T-34. There are only a few of them, and the Russians treasure them very much." Collingwood complained even louder, "The enemy's equipment advantage is relatively obvious, and Stalin has Roosevelt to give him blood transfusions. If this continues, the armored forces on the Eastern Front will be unable to fight - you don't know, after our regiment is fully equipped with T-34 The boys were so happy that Barbarossa hadn't been finished since it started."

Guderian knew about the follow-up tank development plan, but he didn't want to reveal too much. He just said lightly: "Don't worry, it will pass if you bear with it. Our new tank will definitely be in service in half a year - better than the T-34 Much better than Sherman.”

"That's good." Collingwood wanted to ask what happened, but when he saw Guderian's look, he knew it and stopped talking. During the conversation, Guderian was still observing the trucks and artillery assigned to the 35th Armored Regiment. After looking at it for a while, he felt something was wrong and asked, "Has your organization changed? How come there are so many 88 anti-aircraft guns?"

"Sir, I almost forgot about this. I was planning to report to you as soon as I arrived." When Guderian asked about this, Collingwood showed an indignant look, "There are a total of 100 more 88-guns. It is said that It was shipped to Italy last year to be supplemented by Marshal Rommel, but the timid Italians were afraid of the British and kept it in the warehouse day after day. This time I got the order from Marshal Kesselring to arrive by myself. I didn’t have many other choices when it came to picking things out of the warehouse, so I caught my eye on these big guys at first glance. It happened that the truck was rich, so I pulled them all in, and I also got the accompanying shells.”

"You did a good job. You really deserve your nickname of 'Moving Rat'." Guderian smiled and patted the other party's shoulder. Seeing that there were no Italian officers around, he cursed again, "The Italians are really a bunch of pigs!"

"I think so too." The two of them cursed loudly together.

"Now that we have an additional 100 88-guns, plus the tanks that have been supplied and the number of 88-guns that were originally in the division, I think it will not be a problem for our regiment to deal with a Russian mechanized army on the eastern front." Linwood added at the end, "But sir, I brought the artillery for you. You have to figure out your own way for the artillery crew members."

"No problem, I have a way." Looking at the more than ninety T-34s and 100 additional 88 guns in front of him, Guderian felt a lot more confident, and he began to figure out the next battle plan in his mind, and a bold plan began. formed.