Third Reich: I took over power

The performance of the Wolf light tank is definitely very advanced in this era.

The power of the 57mm tank gun is enough to penetrate the armor of any tank. The armor is 35 mm thick and sloped, which is enough to withstand most tank guns.

You know, the most representative tank at present is undoubtedly the Gallic Renault FT-17 tank. This is just an ultra-light tank of less than ten tons. There are two models, one is equipped with an 8mm machine gun, and the other is equipped with a 37mm tank gun.

Many countries in the world are equipped with the Gauls' Renault FT-17 tanks. It can be said that this kind of tank is completely popular. However, in terms of performance, it cannot be compared with the Wolf light tank.

Not to mention, the Wolf light tank was just Hess's first tank. In fact, it is not the main tank.

The Panther medium tank to be developed next will be the main tank of the future Third Reich. The Wolf light tank will mainly be used as a powerful search force or a support tank for infantry units. The Panther tank is the main force on the future battlefield. As for the stronger Tiger tank, it will be the sharp knife on the future battlefield.

Of course, the meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step.

With the current technological conditions, it would be God's blessing to be able to develop a Panther tank and equip it with troops within four to five years.

After inspecting the 1st Armored Division, Hess personally summoned the head of the tank project and made his request

"The development of the Wolf light tank must be accelerated, and large-scale mass production will begin early next year to equip the troops. At the same time, the army must also speed up the development of the Panther medium tank. Within the next four years, we must equip our troops"

"Yes, Your Majesty the Prime Minister!"The person in charge nodded repeatedly.

Although he knew that it was very difficult to complete this task. However, Hess had already made the request, so they could only try their best to complete it.

"In addition, the structure of the tank should be as simple as possible without being too complicated. Even if the performance is reduced a little, it is acceptable. In addition, parts should be as common as possible. In this way, when manufacturing the tank, it can be completed with the minimum amount of man-hours."Hess emphasized that

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister!"The person in charge replied.

The reason why Hess particularly emphasized this point is to prevent these guys from falling into the unfavorable situation of pursuing excellence during the development and production of tanks.

Take the Panther tanks and Tiger tanks of another time and space as examples. , in World War II, these two tanks were definitely advanced and powerful tanks.

The only flaw was that the structure was too complex, making production too difficult. And during maintenance, it was enough to make the armored soldiers collapse.. In comparison, Lao Maozi's T-34 tank is much easier to use.

Although its performance is far from comparable to that of the Panther and Tiger tanks, it is simple in construction, easy to produce, and simple and rough to maintain. Coupled with the numerical advantage, Lao Maozi was able to directly submerge the Panther and Tiger tanks with a sea of ​​T-34 tanks during the war.

In this time and space, Hess must of course try his best to avoid such a situation from happening again. Otherwise, the future armored forces of the Third Reich will encounter a nightmare.

Hess hopes that the Panther tanks and Tiger tanks equipped by the future armored forces will not only have advanced performance, but also be easy to produce and maintain. It is necessary to create a large number of tank troops as much as possible.

Even if the number cannot be compared with the bear, the gap cannot be too big. At least there cannot be a numerical gap of more than ten times. Only then will the Third Reich be able to victory in the war.

Under Hess's attention, their armored forces in this time and space have embarked on a completely different development path.

They will no longer be like the Third Reich in another time and space, although they have created advanced Tiger tanks and Panther tanks, but due to their overly complex structure, difficulty in production, and lack of resources, they cannot form a numerical advantage.

No matter how advanced the performance of the Tiger tanks and Panther tanks are, they can crush the old Maozi's T-34 tanks are still overwhelmed by the sea of ​​T-34 tanks.

In this time and space, if the production of Panther tanks and Tiger tanks of the Third Reich can reach more than 20,000 units in the future, it will be enough. Get rid of the old guy.

Of course, with the resources of the Third Reich, it is still very difficult to produce 20,000 tanks.

Don’t forget, in addition to the armored forces of the army, the navy also consumes steel resources Big business.

In addition, these tanks are oil tigers. Without enough oil, these tanks cannot be driven at all, they are just steel coffins.

These problems are what Hess needs to solve next. Only by solving these problems will the future of the Third Reich Only then can we win in the war!