Chapter 1,453 Wolf Crisis 2
Chapter 1453 Wolf Crisis 2
However, in fact, this problem cannot be solved, because the weight of the French 1891-style artillery is there. The weight is definitely excessive! Even the weight of the M1913 105MM artillery has reached 2300KG. It's just that this kind of artillery was used as a suppressive artillery and was deployed at the back, so it didn't need to move frequently.
The French were so depressed that they searched almost all the artillery. The French were surprised to find that they could no longer provide their troops with Wolf tanks of moderate weight and power enough to destroy the Germans from the front, and in sufficient numbers. weapons.
"If Germany equips a large number of Wolf tanks this year and launches an attack, our defense line will become very fragile!" A French officer wrote pessimistically in his diary.
So, faced with this situation, the French decided to take a two-step approach. The first step was to research a tank that could carry the M1913 105MM artillery. The other way was to find allies for help. Look at the British, Japanese, Can the Portuguese and the Italians, who are branded as neutral, provide enough artillery?
But don't tell me, the Italians really have a more suitable artillery! This artillery is also a naval gun, and it is also a historical model. In history, this artillery was called the M1914 102MML35 artillery. But this plane, because it came out relatively early, is called the M1910 102MML35 artillery! The barrel of this artillery weighs only 1220KG, which is very light for an artillery piece of this level in this era. He can fire a 15KG artillery shell at a speed of 755 meters per second. In terms of power, it is much more powerful than the French M1913 105MM artillery. The right weight, right power, and relatively reliable source made the French have a huge interest in this artillery.
(This artillery still has a certain status in the history of the Italian Army. Italy itself is not an industrial power. Therefore, Italy in the First World War in history was extremely short of large-caliber artillery. In order to solve this problem, Italy also turned to naval guns. Because the performance of this artillery was quite good, it became Italy's first truck gun! At the end of the war, a total of about 100 truck guns armed with this type of artillery were in service in the Italian army! This artillery was not only used in It was used in World War I and even used in 1960. This time span is considered a miracle.)
So the French planned to order this artillery from Italy to make up for the lack of their own equipment. Of course, this only solves one problem. Another important question is, how to solve the problem of artillery mobility? For a gun weighing more than 1 ton plus the weight of the gun mount, no matter how reasonable the weight reduction measures are, the weight of the entire gun will be increased to more than 2 tons. It is too difficult to rely on manpower to move it. You must know that the German PAK40 artillery in history The weight is only 1.5 tons!
The French problem is not solved! The decision to increase production of the M1913 105MM cannon and import the M1910 102MM cannon from abroad only solved the problem of artillery.
However, artillery is only a more important link in this anti-tank plan! Another more important issue is the mounting issue! Simply towing anti-tank artillery will not fundamentally change the battlefield pattern, after all, the mobility is too poor. During World War II, various countries produced various self-propelled anti-tank guns. Even if the defense capabilities of these artillery were very poor, they still had to use them. The most typical one was the Rhino anti-tank gun, except for a semi-open gun hood. There is almost no defense, but the Germans still equipped it with an 88MML71 artillery gun!
And allocating a suitable site is the most difficult problem to solve! Historically, the Italians used a truck called SPA9000 to carry this artillery. The French can choose to equip him with trucks and half-tracks. Even crawler chassis, but the cost of these sites will not be cheap! Producing these things will cause problems with France's industrial production capacity, which is already close to its limit. The only way is to demolish the east wall to make up for the west wall, and reduce the production capacity of tanks and trucks to make up for the industrial production capacity of chassis for these artillery guns.
As for whether it is possible to directly equip a truck chassis, of course it is possible. No one says no, but as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. Although truck chassis are cheap, they are also very easy to damage. A few rounds of 12.7MM machine gun bullets Just destroy a truck. Do you want to add some armor? Of course it can, but whether the vehicle chassis can withstand it is another question. Then the designer will fall into a cycle of adding water to the surface and adding water to the surface. In fact, many things have been damaged in this way in history. . Including Tiger King and Leopard…. The weight of the Panther tank in World War 2 increased from more than 30 tons to more than 40 tons!
It can be said that even in World War II, except for the United States and Britain, trucks from any country were actually not enough. On the one hand, in addition to their strong industrial strength, the small size of the army's combat forces was also very important. point, and if it were put into battle 1, well, no one’s truck would be enough! The fundamental reason why the situation of the Germans is better is that the Americans are on the side of the Germans this time! From the beginning of the war to the present, in a little more than a year, the number of automobile engines provided by the Americans to Germany alone has exceeded six figures!
The Bavarian Army can carry out an encirclement and annihilation campaign like the Polish Pocket. What is the confidence to dare to carry out deep penetration in the direction of Ukraine? The large number of vehicles and engines provided by Americans is one reason why! Of course, Britain and France do not have this kind of treatment in this plane!
Compared to the French predicament, the British are relatively calm. They have more choices and better weapons, such as 14-pound naval guns and 4-inch naval guns. The British Navy's huge tonnage, hundreds of warships and large inventories allow the British to more easily get through this most difficult time. Of course, this has a lot to do with the limited size of the British Army. Throughout the West Line, the British army accounted for about one-third of the total force!
In addition to tanks, the British believe that anti-aircraft firepower also needs to be strengthened. The British know very well that on the Western Front, now that the Allies have the upper hand in aircraft numbers, the Germans rely on better organization, aircraft performance, and pilot quality, and the two sides are evenly matched. But the situation is gradually changing. Sooner or later, Bavaria's new fighter jets will gradually replace the German aircraft on the Western Front. When the two sides fight in the Balkans, the Western Front Air Force will also be weakened, not to mention that in the future, once the Russians really It can no longer bear it, and it’s time for the Bavarian Air Force to move westward as a whole.
"We need to significantly increase the number of 2-pound anti-aircraft guns and 12-pound anti-aircraft guns. Although I don't want to admit it, I must say that our air force is actually somewhat unreliable." In Lord Hamilton's letter to the top brass of the British army, he made it clear Trust in air power was mentioned.
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