Chapter 307： Skeleton Division established (1/2)
”The work of developing new tank guns for our tanks cannot be delayed.” Stalin continued: ”Now, the Germans have been equipped with a large number of 50mm tank guns. We cannot fall behind. I think our new tanks, at least To be equipped with a 76.2 mm tank gun.”
Firepower! The Soviets emphasized firepower most, and Koshkin deeply agreed with one point.
For tank soldiers, armor protection is not enough, you can fight courage, fight speed, and fight tactics. However, if the firepower is not enough, they can't penetrate people at zero distance, then it's a fart.
Firepower is always the first!
This meeting is an important meeting related to the Soviet armored forces. Koshkin is very confident in his development plan. Inclined armor, high-horsepower diesel engines, large-caliber tank guns, and his own tanks will lean on Excellent performance, won the welcome of armored soldiers.
He still doesn't know what a tortuous road his tank will take, and Koshkin even sacrificed his life in order to make his tank show excellent performance.
And now, they don’t even know that German tank development is more advanced than theirs. When the improved A-32, the experimental version of the A-34, and the service model of the T-34 enter the army, they again Has fallen behind.
They are facing the forty-ton Panther 3 tank and the fifty-ton Tiger tank!
The Soviet Union lags behind Germany because it is a generation gap. In history, the important problem facing Germany is insufficient production. Now, Germany has made substantial progress in production by means of assembly lines. Relying on the integration of Speer, the Panther 3 is the main armored force in Germany. The equipment has always been in the highest priority production position.
On this day, Cyric returned to his old army.
Cyric now bears the name of the commander-in-chief of the SS on his head, but it is actually a trivial matter. Guderian is responsible for the main affairs of the army.
Today, Cyric's return is to preside over the establishment of a new armored division in the army, the third armored division of the SS, code-named Skeleton Division!
After unremitting pursuit, in 38 years, the SS already had 3 armored divisions!
Among them, the First Armored Division, also known as the Adolf Hitler Division, is the elite of the entire army. It has been on the Spanish battlefield and has a firm will to fight and strong combat effectiveness. Therefore, the newly established divisions are almost all sent from the First Armored Division. The backbone of the grassroots.
Now Guderian has become the deputy commander of the entire Waffen-SS. Accordingly, the commander of the 1st Panzergrenadier Regiment, Joseph Dietrich, was promoted to the commander of the 1st Panzer Division. He finally As in history, command this famous force.
The Second Armored Division, also known as the Imperial Division, has been established for some time. It has completed all training and is fully loaded. The commander of this Second Armored Division is the original head of the 2nd Armored Grenadier Regiment, Ferdinand- Scherner, as Cyric's former subordinate, participated in the beer hall coup, is Cyric's confidant.
The newly formed 3rd Armored Division, also called the Skeleton Division, had their epaulettes turned into a small skeleton, and the commander of this division was the original 1st Armored Regiment Commander, Kurt-Meyer.
His age is the youngest. In the last Spanish Civil War, he led the armored soldiers to kill from left to right, creating miracles and demonstrating the great power of blitzkrieg. Now, he has become the youngest division commander in the empire and is known as the armored man. Yeah!
Historically, the third armored division was formed after the start of World War II. From this armored division, it can be seen that under Cyric's crossing, Germany has made more war preparations.