"Only after you see and experience some things, you will know their greatness and terror. It is a continuous torrent of steel. Hundreds of corpses of various vehicles, artillery, assault guns, tanks and armored vehicles swept across the wilderness like a tide. They walked in the wilderness as if they were on a road. They were as strong and sharp as ancient Teutonic knights. However, the long swords of the knights were replaced with artillery, and the war horses under their crotch were replaced with vehicles. The abundant power brought by the steel engine made them even more terrifying than their predecessors!" Prince Albert described in his diary the scene when he saw the dispatch of the First Bavarian Division.

At the base of the First Division, Prince Albert saw how powerful a fully strengthened Bavarian main division was. The total number of various assault guns, tanks and self-propelled artillery exceeded 120, and almost all artillery above 75mm were tracked or semi-tracked territory. All shells and artillery supplies were transported entirely by motor vehicles. Most of the infantry could be transported by overloaded trucks. (Put it hard.) Because this time, the local Prussian government did not need to carry ammunition, oil, most of the food, and water sources were provided by the local Prussian government, a large number of transport vehicles were vacant. In this way, the Bavarian division, which could not be motorized, became the first fully motorized large unit in history, although the total distance of motorized was not more than 30 kilometers.

But this 30 kilometers distance is enough to make other troops in the same period worry. During the 1st War, there was no four-lane expressway. It was a very tedious task for a huge army with supplies to gather at the railway station and ship it. Not to mention anything else, even on the road, a 150mm cannon weighs nearly 10 tons! It is difficult to walk without 16 horses, and then calculate the distance and the horse's ability to move. How long does it take to pull a team?

"All cars and tow artillery go on the road, half-tracks take shortcuts and walk on the wilderness, and gather all the trailers to transport the crossbows, heavy self-propelled artillery, Hufeng assault guns and cricket tanks." When Prince Albert asked Ruprecht how to transport these heavy equipment to the railway station, the latter said so easily.

The car's ability to move is indeed faster than that of horses. With the help of the local government and police, the entire convoy passed through the distance from the station to the station at an average speed of 15 kilometers per hour. Including the troops and the relevant vehicles drove on the train, the whole process took only about 3 to 4 hours.

While waiting, Prince Albert carefully observed the heavy self-propelled cannon code-named Bird Cannon. This self-propelled cannon uses the new K08 150mml40 type. Although the maximum range is not as powerful as the K16 in history, it is still 18 kilometers at present. It is still difficult to create a self-propelled howitzer similar to later generations in this era. Basically, a cannon is placed on the territory of the Hufeng type assault gun, and the cab is in front of the cannon. The pitch device of the cannon is in the back of the middle, and there is a set of simple mechanical state equipment in the direction of the tail of the cannon. There is a fishing rod on the left side of the cannon, and a spare shell can be placed on the hoist. There is no stationary hoe behind the cannon. It can be placed to fix the body at any time.

Although this system is not complicated, it has been an industrial miracle in this era. The real crawler self-propelled artillery must be created by the French in the first battle. However, they made it a 280mm self-propelled howitzer and 194mm heavy self-propelled cannon, which is higher than the prince. Fortunately, this system is stable, and it is said that the engine can ensure a stable run of more than 150 kilometers on the road...

As a German military control, he could fully feel the huge advantages brought by this artillery. Although this big guy is heavier and larger, his passing ability is definitely stronger than that of a horse-drawn artillery. Moreover, a cannon and an ammunition truck can form a complete firepower unit, and the speed of entering the position will not exceed 15 minutes. From entering the position, the first shell will be fired in 20 minutes. This speed is impossible in a horse-drawn traction artillery. Not to mention finding a piece of land, untie the cannon from the front and rear gun mounts, and then installing the gun body on the gun mount?

That's right, you're right. The artillery transported in the Prussian Legion is separated. During the transportation process, the artillery will be arranged in a front vehicle, and then the barrel will be pulled from the gun stand and then fixed on the front vehicle. After transporting it to the designated position, the first thing to do is to safeguard the artillery first... This process will take at least half an hour--!

It is even more troublesome to put it away. Considering the poor passability, Prince Albert can naturally see the impact of such an artillery on the current tactical level. "If it can be equipped with aviation accelerator, this artillery that can move quickly can definitely be called an artillery killer. Compared with the current semi-fixed deployment method of heavy artillery, this artillery is really terrifying. If possible, I hope that the first-class Prussian army will be equipped with a certain number of self-propelled cannons for suppressing the opponent's deep targets and anti-artillery combat."

Ludendolf is concerned with assault guns and mortars mounted on semi-tracked vehicles. Paying attention to artillery is a compulsory course for every senior German officer, but at the same time, paying attention to the front-line infantry supporting firepower and being able to see the tricks is the real ability, and Ludendolf belongs to the latter.

Long-range suppression of artillery fire cannot solve all problems. The 105mm artillery ballistic is good, and its power is too small. A slightly strengthened bunker can block the attack of the medium-caliber howitzer. Moreover, the hit accuracy of the bending target is too low. It can be foreseen that with the popularity of machine guns, machine gun bunkers will become the pillar of the defense line. In the future, it is normal for a division to be equipped with hundreds of machine guns. If all these fire points are wanted to be eliminated with artillery, it will be difficult, and the cannon itself is also the target of hunting for the opponent, so it is not safe to hand over everything to the supporting artillery.

Therefore, this kind of tank with good defense and can gather more than a dozen or even dozens of tanks on the smaller front can be seen as the attraction of Ludendolf. He stroked the thick willow armor on the front of the Hufeng-type assault gun and the track plate covering it. "If this track plate is added, if the 3-inch-level rapid-fire cannon wants to penetrate the front, it will probably have to be closer to about 300 meters." Ludendolf estimated in his mind.

Thinking about the fact that more than a dozen rapid-fire guns were passing into the opponent's position on the front and then suffocating the opponent's defense line at a rate of about 6 rounds per minute, Rudendolf was excited. Yes, it was just excitement. This kind of thing poses too great a threat to the existing position. Whether it is the French 75mm rapid-fire gun or the German 77mm rapid-fire gun, even if there are armor-piercing shells, it is not too great to pose a 105mm cannon to level the anti-tank, right? There is no doubt that because of the emergence of this weapon, the cost of the defense will increase greatly.
Chapter completed!