Redemption of WWII

Before leaving, Liu Qi paid a special visit to the instructor-level tank commanders drawn from various German colleges. 【】Because Liu Qi's housekeeper, Old Philip, told Liu Qi that this is the person Liu Qi's cheap father hired from the Four Armor Academy to save Liu Qi.Of course Liu Qi is quite interested in these elite talents.

So Liu Qi brought a lot of gifts to the place where the instructors lived.But at the beginning, those instructors were only slightly interested in the superb wine brought by Liu Qi.The attitude towards Liu Qi is very indifferent, as if he has done a trivial matter that is not worthy of people's praise.

The arrogant attitude of these people did not arouse Liu Qi's disgust. Liu Qi knew very well that these people were some technical lunatics, pursuing extreme perversions, and they had no common language to speak with these people.Of course, if you're an excellent tactician and expert in tank warfare, you'll probably become friends with these guys pretty quickly.

But all this changed because of a question Liu Qi asked casually. This question is whether the current No. [-] tank is equipped with external armor.However, following this question, everyone looked at this cabbage-like SS military academy in confusion.

So someone tentatively asked Liu Qi about his knowledge of the external armor.In fact, these college instructors are also the first time they have heard the term external armor.Although they don't understand it very well, as long as it is related to armor, these madmen have to figure out these things.

In fact, Liu Qi is also a novice in weapons, but in later generations, he likes to go to military forums and go to those technical posts posted by great gods.It's just that after a long time, Liu Qi forgot that the external armor was only available in 1970.Liu Qi thought that the current No. 5 tank, that is, the Leopard tank, already had external armor.

So Liu Qi briefly talked about the performance and function of the external armor.In fact, Liu Qi thought that these instructors were actually inspecting him to see how much he knew about armor.I didn't realize that what I said was completely beyond the scope of the most advanced armor concept in the world.

To deal with Xiaobai like Liu Qi, the vice principals and the heads of the Armor Department of the four colleges are still very capable.While praising Liu Qi with words like what you said is very good, at the same time complete and supplement what Liu Qi said from time to time.All these old foxes instructed others to record all the problems Liu Qi said in their notebooks.

Liu Qi finally explained the difference between active armor and passive armor.At this time, Major General Sith, the head of the proud Colonel Luther's department, stepped forward with a smile and patted Liu Qi on the shoulder and said, "School, it's very good. Come on, you really know a lot about armor. It’s due to decades of research by us old guys. But I still have a few questions to ask you, do you really have a deep understanding of armored warfare.” Major General Sith has always had a cold look Face, at this time, in order to get Liu Qikou's words, he couldn't help showing the look of a wolf with a big tail.But Major General Sith didn't know that his smile was harder than crying in the eyes of his instructors.

Liu Qi also felt that something was wrong, but Liu Qi had a good impression of the Major General Sith who seemed to be holding a lollipop and said, come with me, boy, I will give you candy.So Liu Qi said stupidly, "Your Excellency General, if you have anything to test me, please ask."

Major General Sith still said with a smile that was harder than crying, "Don't be nervous, I just want to ask you. Some of your thoughts on tanks and the role of tanks in combat. Nothing else, I haven't seen it for a long time It’s just a momentary heartbreak for a talented soldier like you.”

Liu Qi was immediately praised to the sky by the tank expert in front of him, because Liu Qi also knew how these people defeated the three armored troops of the British army through Rommel.In addition, Liu Qi himself admired the German tankers to death in his previous life, and now he can be praised by the department head of the major general-level armor academy in front of him, so Liu Qi still doesn't feel dizzy.

So Liu Qi said unknowingly, "There is no way. I think tanks are an offensive weapon in war. But this kind of weapon is not necessary to attack those positions with strong defenses and full artillery support. The main purpose of tanks The function is to break through the weak links of the enemy through movement together, and then go deep into the depth of the enemy army to divide the enemy army so that the enemy's defense loses its due effect. And look for those more important but weaker defenses during the movement Weaknesses of the enemy forces, and then strike asymmetrically."

What Liu Qi said did not arouse the objection of everyone present, because what Liu Qi said was exactly the usage specifications and guidelines for the blitzkrieg tank created by these instructors.But when they heard Liu Qi's word asymmetric strike, all the instructors couldn't help but brighten their eyes.

Liu Qi went on to say, "The role of aircraft in tank movement operations is very important. I am afraid that only the air force can provide timely battlefield intelligence feedback. The shortcoming of tanks is that it is difficult to face those threats from the air. If there is not enough Without the protection of the air force, it would be very dangerous for a tank to fight alone. Those empty fighter jets add the speed of the fighter jet to their own shooting speed, and they become very dangerous killers against the weak armor on the top of the tank."

Hearing this, Major General Sith couldn't help asking Liu Qi kindly, "Then I wonder if you have any good ways to deal with these empty threats."

Liu Qi said, "Actually, when it comes to defending against threats from the air, there is no way at all. The first is to implement camouflage. Tanks can only camouflage themselves well if they are painted with a protective color different from the local environment. No matter how good the eyes of the enemy pilots are, , it is also impossible to identify a tank that is completely painted white and parked on the snow at a speed of several hundred kilometers per hour. Therefore, camouflage is the best protection for a tank against threats from the air. The problem of thick smoke is not a problem that tankers can avoid, it can only be solved by improving the engine of the tank so that the fuel can be fully burned.”

A group of people listened to Liu Qi's narration quietly, and no one spoke.But many instructors suddenly stood up, and this person said, "Then I would like to ask the school, what do you know about the current tanks in all countries in the world?"

Liu Qi looked up and saw that he was an officer with a square face around 30 years old, but Liu Qi knew from the badge on his shoulder that he was a second lieutenant.So Liu Qi asked, "Excuse me, your name, Second Lieutenant."

The officer who stood up to ask a question didn't care about the strange eyes cast by the instructors next to him, and said directly, "I am Michel Wittmann of the 101st Armored Division. I used to be in the Adolf Hitler Throwing Division." I was then appointed as a tank instructor. This time I volunteered for the Panzer V combat test battle in North Africa."

Michelle, Wittmann... Liu Qi recited it silently several times in his heart.Suddenly Liu Qi remembered that the name of the famous German Tiger tank commander in World War II seemed to be Michel Wittmann.Yes, that's right, it's called Michelle Wittman.At this time, Liu Qi was sure that this unremarkable square-faced officer was Michelle Wittman, whom he had seen many miraculous deeds in the military.

上流传着一个二战的神话，诺曼底登陆一周后的1944年6月13日，在盟军的反复空袭下，魏特曼指挥的武装党卫队第101重型坦克营第2连从beuvs到波卡基村时只剩下了4辆虎式和1辆4式坦克。他们位于213高地附近，接到的任务是制止英国第7装甲师（北非战役时著名的“沙漠之鼠”）的前进（据信他们会穿过村子），保卫德军的侧翼（背后是“勒尔”装甲师）和维持到卡昂的道路畅通。

At 8 o'clock in the morning, his tank company focused on a British armored column advancing on a sunken road near the village of Pokaki. Wittman waited until the convoy was less than 100 meters away from him before opening fire, and destroyed the first The first and last vehicles blocked the escape route of the British troops.Under the cover of a small bush, Wittmann first blew up a half-track vehicle led by the British army, then the last one, and then "rolled" the chaotic British vehicles with 88mm guns one by one.

在这紧张而刺激的短短5分钟内，魏特曼的连将25辆第7装甲师22装甲旅第4伦敦团（外号“快枪手”，结果是挨打能手）的“克伦威尔”和“萤火虫”坦克送上了天，还有28辆其他车辆（14辆半履带车和14辆“布伦”式运输车），自己却毫损伤。

It was only after this that the British army spread out "Our commander decided on a new tactic. If the Germans send a Tiger tank, we will send 8 Sherman tanks to meet it. We think that the loss of 7 of them will eliminate the Tiger. .” This cold and humorous statement.Of course, it is more the practice that allied soldiers will call for air support when they come to tiger tanks or objects suspected of being tiger tanks. If there is no air support, those allied soldiers or armored commanders will not dare to go forward even if they are killed. further.

Today Liu Qi actually saw a living mythical figure of a tank among these instructors, and Liu Qi couldn't help being surprised at his luck.However, Liu Qi soon discovered that Michelle and Wittmann seemed to be not very high-ranking among the many instructors, as if they were not very popular, which made Liu Qi feel a little strange about it. .