69novels Chapter 1033
Chapter 1033
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: 0.084s Scan: 2.505sThese things are summed up by the later generations at the great cost of the predecessors. Although General Pershing retired in 1926, he was a famous general during the First World War and an old rival of Hans, so he was still very concerned about the every move of Hans, his old rival.
As early as 1923, during the First German-Polish War, General Pershing had discussed the armored problem of the German army with General Douglas Haig, who was also a famous general in World War I.
At that time, the German army was still very weak, but they had just torn up the Treaty of Versailles and threatened to expand their army. Against this background, the German army used the No. 1 tank and a tractor tank to achieve brilliant results in the Battle of Poland. This situation immediately made General Pershing feel something was wrong!
The Polish army was at least a battle-hardened division that had been tempered in actual combat in the battle with the bear. How could it be beaten so badly when facing the German army?
Moreover, according to the experience of World War I, even if they cannot win on the battlefield, they can dig trenches to fight a defensive battle. In trench warfare, the defending side has a great advantage, because when the offensive side faces an enemy with artillery, heavy machine guns and trench protection, it is difficult to forcibly attack the enemy’s defense line! The
Polish people could not fail to understand this truth, but they still lost miserably on the battlefield, which was a bit wrong!
Out of interest, Admiral Pershing found after careful study that the rapid attack of the German armored forces cut off the mutual connection between the Polish army and made it impossible for the Polish army to defend on the spot.
Once they defended on the spot, the German army immediately bypassed their defense line and ran to their rear to cut off their transportation supply lines, forcing the Polish soldiers in the trenches to abandon their positions, either take the initiative to attack and repel the enemy, or retreat to a safe place!
However, whether they were attacking or retreating, under the threat of the German armored forces, as soon as they moved, they were full of flaws. As a result, although the Polish army had an advantage in numbers and combat experience, it was defeated by the German army. The result of the first German-Polish War can be said to have shocked many people! No one could have imagined that this war would end like this!
From that time on, Admiral Pershing vaguely felt that tanks might become the protagonists in future wars!
However, when he told this idea to several old friends in Europe, such as Douglas Haig and Foch, these people did not agree.
As a general of the British Empire, Haig believed that the British Empire had a natural moat – the British Empire’s Strait. Unless the Germans completely overwhelmed the British Empire’s Royal Navy in terms of the navy, their tanks would not threaten the British Empire at all.
Gaul felt that his Maginot Line was impregnable, and a large number of fortifications made of reinforced concrete were not something that a mere tank could chew!
Moreover, compared with the small-caliber tank guns of the German tanks, the French fortifications have super-large caliber fortress guns with a caliber of more than 350 mm!
If the German army really dares to come and seek death, then I don’t mind sending the German army to see God!.
For their own reasons, both of them did not pay much attention to Admiral Pershing’s suggestions, which also made Pershing doubt his own judgment.
In addition, under the leadership of President Harding, Hans and Eagle Sauce formed an alliance, and the relationship between the two countries seemed unbreakable.
In this case, the contradiction between Eagle Sauce and the British Empire and Gaul exceeded the contradiction with Hans.
Therefore, Admiral Pershing did not remind Gaul and the British Empire. As for the continued research on Hans’ armored forces, that was after the outbreak of the war in 1926!
After three years, combined with the experience summed up from hundreds of battles, Admiral Pershing summed up a way to fight against German tanks!
If you want to curb the attack of the German armored forces, you must have a strong anti-tank capability!
Although the tank looks like a big iron pier and seems to be invulnerable, the inside of the tank is actually hollow, and the thickness of the surface armor is limited, so the tank is definitely not indestructible!
In fact, in the Battle of the Sun Never Sets, the British army achieved unexpected results when shooting German tanks with large-caliber anti-aircraft guns!
Therefore, in order to make their own defense line stable and able to withstand the impact of German tanks, it is necessary to strengthen the intensity of anti-tank firepower!
This is relatively easy to solve. With the industrial strength of the Eagle Sauce, as long as he provides clear requirements, the military factories will quickly meet him!
Therefore, General Pershing’s army is equipped with a large number of large-caliber anti-tank guns, mainly including 88mm high-level dual-purpose guns, 105mm caliber anti-tank, etc.
The first type can be used as both anti-tank and anti-aircraft guns. When using it, you only need to replace the shells and adjust the shooting angle according to the situation of the enemy!
But this is only for the defensive situation. It is almost impossible for the Eagle Sauce to rely on defense to win the war, because the territory they control at this time has shrunk to one-third of the country!
If they put on a defensive posture, then the land taken away by the German army may not be recovered in a short time.
Therefore, in addition to strengthening defense, it is also necessary to strengthen offense and have the ability to defeat the German armored forces in mobile warfare.
And this is why he formed a composite armored division!
General Pershing’s composite armored division belongs to a heavy armored division. In addition to a large number of tanks and armored vehicles, it also has a large amount of artillery firepower, including a large number of anti-tank guns, anti-aircraft guns, heavy howitzers and a certain number of self-propelled artillery.
Firepower is an important magic weapon for victory. If you can’t gain an advantage in firepower, it will be difficult to defeat the enemy. After all, the firepower intensity of the German army is so great that everyone who has dealt with the German army knows it very well!
However, the addition of these heavy equipment will greatly slow down the speed of the armored forces, so the composite armored division of the US military is different from the armored division of the German army. The composite armored division of the US military has a certain assault capability, but the range of activities is not large. If the armored forces run too far, the artillery cluster may be exposed to the enemy and become the enemy’s prey.
Therefore, in Admiral Pershing’s plan, the armored forces’ range of activities is about 50 kilometers!
According to this distance, the tactics that the US military can use are probably defensive counterattacks.
Based on defense, first have a solid defensive capability, and then have a certain offensive capability.
In layman’s terms, he is moving the entire line of defense. Wherever the composite armored division goes, that is their line of defense. The difference is that the tank troops have replaced the trenches and become their shield!