After the establishment of the Second Empire, the strategic and tactical research on the German military system has always been carried out around the European region. Until the Nazis came to power, there was no systematic and professional research on the Soviet Union and the Red Army.

Germany's intelligence collection work was completely unqualified. Although many people defended Canaris and his military intelligence agency after the war, they could not conceal his failure in intelligence collection on the Eastern Front. The commander and the head of state should have received more effective intelligence support, but in fact, until the war on the Eastern Front started, the Nazi high-level officials still lacked a real understanding of the red beast, and everything in Moscow seemed to be hidden behind a veil.

Now, due to the head of state, this situation has been improved. The German Command has a deep understanding of the combat capabilities of the Soviet army. Faced with the almost infinite war potential of the Russians, no one will clamor for the initiative to attack.

Of course, these veterans who are mixed with gun oil in their bone marrow will never choose to defend passively. A series of targeted tactical research is in full swing. At the same time, the European defense strategy formulated by the head of state has also gradually taken shape with the close cooperation of major alliance countries. The commander is already very clear about what kind of terrifying monster it is going to face and the war potential that the other side may have. Once this war breaks out, the two sides will have no room for compromise, and no country can survive alone. This war not only involves ideological disputes, but also a total settlement of grievances between Russia and Europe in the past thousand years.

The Soviet Red Army has carried out effective institutional reforms in accordance with their own characteristics. Of course, it will have some power game colors, but Moscow has indeed broken through a series of difficulties and built a powerful legion armed with modern equipment, which is enough to threaten European security.

Whether the Germans are good at blitzkrieg and their best-known battalion-level defense system can cope with the wave-like impacts of the regiment-level scale that the opponent is used to, is still an unknown number in the General Staff of the Command.

The Soviet army's large-scale combat ideas were not mature at this time, but they knew what kind of war talent these fighting nations had. Perhaps after two weeks, they could find the missing puzzle pieces. The horror of the Soviet army was that they didn't have to care about the losses of the troops at all. They had an unprecedented reserve team unless the German army could quickly annihilate the main basic cadres of the Red Army after the war broke out. However, with the current strength of the German army, this idea was obviously an unrealistic daydream.

The Soviet army was very good at learning war in war. Just shoot the former commander and the latecomers would learn enough lessons. This is not a joke. The Red Army implemented an effective rapid officer training system, and war was the best examination room for personal military capabilities. Of course, there may be a danger of a talented officer Miaozi's unfortunate death. But how can I say that luck is also an important condition for judging the strength of an officer. Everyone likes to have a commander with a lucky value, rather than a bad guy who has experienced many battles.

The topic was too far off, and I returned to the Cummersdorf weapon test site. The commander was deeply shocked by the strength of the Soviet Red Army's artillery in the intelligence. Compared with the violent Soviet artillery, the German army's current support firepower can only be said to be fairly standard. The production capacity of domestic military-industrial enterprises in Germany has become saturated, but there is not much time left for Germany. Before the country's industrial potential is fully tapped, Germany can only seek support from abroad.

Large-caliber artillery has always been a touchstone for testing a country's industrial strength. At present, countries that can independently develop and manufacture large-caliber artillery are only those old powers in Europe. Italy and France have excellent artillery manufacturing technology, and they have also developed artillery groups with excellent performance. Given that the French and Italian army currently have no plans to purchase large-caliber artillery, Germany reluctantly helped them use their production capacity. They can't leave machines and furnaces idle, and workers also need to get wages to support their families. Jinmak is universal in Europe.

This time, Xu Jun came to inspect two 155mm cannons produced in France. These two cannons used the body tube of the French Army's heirloom GPF155. Although it was designed in 1917, it still stands the test of time. This cannon uses a new gun mount designed by the German side. The French manufacturer also specially improved the structure of the gun tail and used the horizontal cannon latch used by the German army. If a 155mm conventional grenade was used, it would be 21,000 meters under the maximum charge. In terms of comprehensive performance, it is very close to the US military's M1 "long tube Tom".

France ensures that it can provide the German army with 100 such artillery and all maintenance spare parts every month. If Xu Jun's judgment is not unexpected, then when the Eastern Front War breaks out, the German army will obtain 1,000 to 1,200 heavy artillery of division level, which is enough to gather an overwhelming cluster of heavy artillery.

This large-caliber artillery was formulated as a K40 cannon, and the French army named it canon de 155mm GPF 1940. While equipping the German army, it also began to equip the French artillery troops.

The power of these two cannons did not make Xu Jun worry at all. The French have always had their own experience in playing artillery. Although sometimes they would tilt a few technology trees, no one would doubt the performance of French artillery. I am afraid that most of the senior officers in the commander would agree with this. Even the former head of state had squatted in the muddy trenches on the Western Front and shivered under the bombardment of French heavy artillery.

What interested Xu Jun was that the artillery auxiliary power system he designed was used on towing guns for the first time. The front of the K40's gun mount can be equipped with a 50-horsepower diesel engine and two drive wheels. This auxiliary power can pull the 12-ton cannon and move at a speed of five kilometers per hour. Don't underestimate this speed that is slower than walking. Many of the large-caliber artillery lost on the Eastern Front battlefield in history were because when emergency evacuation was required, the artillery was unable to shorten the

Within time, more than ten tons of artillery were hung on the tractor, and abandoned it on the spot in desperation. If these artillery had even a little bit of autonomous maneuverability at that time, these losses might not have occurred. Of course, this kind of maneuver power could not be used for long-distance marching, but it was very useful when moving the artillery position in a short period of time. Especially when the two sides were engaged in sporadic artillery battles, a large-caliber cannon that was elusive would definitely bring invisible psychological pressure to the enemy. Xu Jun was looking forward to the performance of this artillery on the Eastern Front battlefield.

The German army equipped the artillery of various types, many models, but its performance was not quite good. During World War II, the German artillery was not outstanding. On the contrary, the wide variety of ammunition brought heavy pressure to the logistics, and it can even be said to have dragged the entire National Defense Forces back. Xu Jun could not make too many changes to this situation at this time. So many equipment was still in service, and it was impossible to eliminate them all at once. Xu Jun can only transfer the old models of artillery to the eastern defense line as much as possible, and then consume them naturally in the war.

"This cannon has completely met the technical requirements we need." Blaushich commented seriously to Model standing beside him. The Field Marshal has lived a leisurely life these days. He first played a wave of existence on several social occasions, and also presided over some ceremonial celebrations. The rest of his time is to enjoy the welfare benefits a German Field Marshal should have.

"This is what the army needs most now. Krupp was a little dissatisfied at first, but when I asked him if he could hand me the same number of artillery every month, he immediately shut up his mouth obediently." Xu Jun was chatting with Kettle, and in order to show the scene at that time, he deliberately shrank his shoulders.

The "joke" told by the head of state immediately caused laughter around, but the one who had the most sincere jokes was Himmler, the national leader of the SS. The Minister of the Interior has been very moist these days, and his originally thin cheeks became a little plump. Xu Jun felt that following this trend, the leader of the general would probably grow a double chin. This is a historical wonder. Xu Jun decided to take a photo with Himmler at that time.

PS: Thank you for your support. I suddenly had something to do today, so I can only update one time. I will go to the hospital tomorrow, and the double update can only be placed the day after tomorrow.
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