If Yodel could stop him, then Guderian would not be called "Lightning Heinz". The lieutenant general of the armored soldier had excellent action. Before Yodel could take his next move, Guderian had already run out of the stands and jumped into his own car.

Guderian was riding a Stair 1500A today. This large off-road convertible has been produced in history, with 90,000 of which were supplied to the German army troops. Due to the lack of protective armor, the German army usually only used it as a command and commuter vehicle.

Even though Yodel felt a little dissatisfied with Guderian's reckless behavior, he could only choose to endure it. He knew that the lieutenant general of the armored soldier was in the heart of the head of state and was not prepared to break the relationship between the two sides because of such a small matter.

Looking at Guderian's car racing towards the launching position, Yodel could not sit alone in the stands. He could only helplessly take a few subordinates down the stands. Because the two senior officers suddenly left the scene, a small chaos was triggered at the observation site. The incident happened a little suddenly. Most people didn't know what happened, and they thought that something had happened in the experiment, which angered the two senior officers.

After a round of volleys, the crew opened the rear door cover and then climbed out of the car to prepare for reloading. This is the biggest defect of this equipment. The loading must be removed from the car to complete, and the crew lacks protection on the battlefield. However, there is no effective way to make up for this defect. Xu Jun once thought of installing folded steel plate shields on both sides of the rear of the car, which can be opened to both sides 90 degrees when needed to provide some protection for the personnel getting off the car. However, the protection area of ​​this steel plate shield is very limited and will only increase the weight of the vehicle body in vain, so it was quickly rejected by Xu Jun himself.

Xu Jun can't think of a solution yet. Historically, the US Marine Corps also encountered the same problem in Vietnam. The situation where fish and bear's paw cannot be taken into account is clearly reflected in this equipment.

Because the engine of "Scorpion" is rear-mounted, the ammunition reserve mode is completely different from that of the M50. The ammunition of the US M50 is stored in a special tubular ammunition chamber on both sides of the interior of the carriage and under the floor. There are four rounds on both sides under the floor, and a total of sixteen 105mm recoil-free shells.

The German "Scorpion" had a slightly higher load capacity. After all, the "Scorpion" body was two circles larger than the M50, and the internal space was correspondingly larger. The design of the bottom ammunition compartment was completely preserved and welded to the bottom of the engine compartment. The two-centimeter-thick armored hood opened towards the rear, making it very convenient for the occupants to get off the car and get ammunition.

Sixteen rounds of 105-caliber ammunition can be stored on the ammunition rack inside the vehicle body, plus eight rounds at the bottom of the vehicle body, the total ammunition load reaches twenty-four rounds of shells, which is enough for the destroyer to complete four volleys, provided that it can survive the first three launches.

At this time, Guderian had no idea about the bloody and cruelty of the Eastern Front battlefield. He could not imagine what a tragic scene would be like in a battlefield where the lifespan of an armored force was calculated in hours.

Xu Jun reminded and hinted at the meeting more than once that the German army was about to face not a border battle, but the Somme and Verdun. Perhaps the pattern was no longer a clumsy trench war, but the bloodiness would definitely exceed 1916.

The key to victory is in the hands of the prepared ones. Guderian firmly believes in this. What role can this new tank destroyer in front of him play in his blitz tactics? The general's mind of the armored soldier began to operate at high speed, and at the same time, he felt a sense of excitement that had not appeared for a long time.

Reloading the recoilless cannon is a fine job, not as simple as plugging into the barrel like an infantry cannon. The LG40/41 recoilless cannon has internal rifle, and the initial velocity of the shells in this kind of cannon itself is slow. If it is made into a smooth bore, then you can only rely on faith when firing long-range targets.

Because the shells are directly stuffed into the barrel and the bullet body is relatively long, the movements should not be too rude when loading this kind of ammunition, otherwise it may damage the holed shell or rifle. However, even so, it only takes five to seven seconds for a skilled loader to reload a shell.

Then some friends will ask, how did the US military calculate the rate of fire that is one shot per minute? It is the combat rate of fire that counts the repeated aiming time together, and the theoretical rate of fire are two concepts.

If you just pour ammunition into the distance, with enough ammunition, the rate of fire per round per second can be easily achieved. The recoilless shells used by the German army at this time generally adopted the British and American hole shell shell design. Because the German warhead loaded a large amount, the total weight was larger than the shells used by the US army. A high-explosion grenade weighed more than 10 kilograms, and the armor-piercing shell was slightly lighter, but it also reached about 9 kilograms, which was similar to the armor-piercing shells equipped by the German 88mm anti-aircraft gun.

Because the display was carried out according to combat standards, the engine was still running, and the driver did not get off the car according to the regulations, the loading work was completed by the remaining three crew members. However, these people have undergone rigorous training and are already very skilled in loading. This time they performed extremely well. It took only one minute before and after loading the six cannons, which is half the standard given by the experimental team.

The chariot commander was Heinche Ludwig, the 32-year-old Armored Sergeant Commander, who had served in the Second Armored Division. Guderian happened to be his old boss. He found a Steyer coming towards him. Ludwig immediately ordered the next drill to stop. He did not know which one was on the car, but the people who rode this kind of car were usually senior commanders.

"All gather together, stand at attention!" The sergeant commander quickly saw the appearance of the passengers in the car, and he loudly ordered him to his subordinates.

Steyer drove to the tank destroyer and stopped in front of the crew members.

"Everyone! Salute!" The captain raised his head and made a loud order, and raised his hand to salute the old superior.

Guderian jumped out of the car agilely and then gave the crew a standard military salute.

"Your name, Sergeant." Guderian walked to the commander and asked with a kind attitude.

"Sergeant Chief Heinche Ludwig, General." The Sergeant Chief replied loudly.

"Which unit did you serve in before?" Guderian looked at the first-class Iron Cross on the sergeant's chest, and his attitude became more kind.

It is only 1940. It is not easy for the German non-commissioned officers to obtain a first-class Iron Cross. They must have a record that everyone recognizes, otherwise they will be excluded by their colleagues in the army.

"Second Armored Division, General!" the commander replied proudly.

"Oh? Is it the third or fourth group?" A knowing smile appeared on Guderian's face.

The Second Armored Division was born as early as 1935. It was one of the earliest armored units formed by the German army. Guderian was its first division commander. At that time, he was only in the rank of colonel. The Armored Division had two armored regiments, the third and fourth armored regiments, and all of them were veterans who had been trained for a long time. If the opponent was from the Second Armored Division, it should have participated in all the battles starting from Poland at the age of time.

"The Third Armored Regiment, General." Ludwig shouted at the top of his voice.

"Very good, Sergeant." Goodrian stretched out his hand happily and patted Ludwig's arm.

"Tell me what you think of this car. From the perspective of a veteran, what do you think of this thing?" Goodrian raised his hands behind his back and waved his head in the direction of "Scorpion".

"Why..." Faced with the general's problem, Ludwig didn't know where to speak for a while.

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