Although Ruprecht carefully studied the navy and air force before crossing, he still had some understanding of the army, especially his views on the development and needs of anti-tank guns.

Although the tanks that appeared in Britain and France during the First World War made the Germans feel very tricky and even panic, it would be absolutely nonsense to say that the Germans did not have weapons to penetrate the tank! Not to mention the guns of various calibers, early tanks used rifles to fire a special bullet called K-type hardened bullet, which could penetrate. Not to mention the 77mm rapid-fire guns equipped by the Germans in large quantities. Until the end of the war, no British tank could withstand the attack of the 77mm rapid-fire gun.

Well, the 77mm rapid-fire gun is equipped with a large amount of equipment and is powerful enough. So can this gun be used as a standard anti-tank firepower? Obviously not! Because fighting does not only look at the performance on the battlefield, but also on economics, cost-effectiveness, mobility, and other issues!

Therefore, after the end of World War I, the German Army, which was beaten by tanks, considered anti-tank weapons during reconstruction. Their requirements were very simple, they should be sufficient in power, light in weight, and economics. Because anti-tank guns are actually in demand.

Taking the German Division in World War II as an example, a German motorized infantry division should be equipped with an anti-tank artillery battalion, and one battalion has 36 anti-tank guns. In addition, each regiment should also have an anti-tank artillery company, and one division has 3 infantry regiments. In this way, if one division is equipped with all anti-tank guns, it will require 72! What is this? You should know that a standard division in the German Army, which is 14 artillery companies! There are only more than 70 artillery! Without considering other artillery of the German division, there must be as many as 72 anti-tank guns! Whether from the perspective of production or logistics supply, with the addition of anti-tank guns, the logistics and organization pressure of the German division has increased greatly!

And it’s not enough to have artillery alone, you also need to transport and deploy it! Multiple artillery can be promoted by manpower, and all countries have experience. Why do the French have a special liking for 75-speed fire guns? In addition to the rate of fire, this is almost the heaviest artillery that can be moved by manpower. (The so-called movement cannot be long-distance transportation, it is just moving on the battlefield.)

Why did the Germans choose the Pak35 37mm gun as the anti-tank gun at the beginning of the war? You can say that the Germans are not long-term enough, or it can be said that when this gun was developed, most of the tanks faced by bean tanks, which are easier to deal with, but they are lightweight, and the use and cost factors cannot be ignored. After all, the total combat weight of this gun is only 330kg, and the marching weight is only 450kg. Four people can pull the ground around. There are about 7 people in an artillery squad.

An anti-tank artillery battalion in Germany consists of a battalion headquarters and 4 companies, with a total of more than 700 officers and soldiers, equipped with 45 cars, 81 trucks, and 78 motorcycles. This is also the only fully motorized unit in the infantry division during the Second World War. From this point of view, it can be seen that even if Germany limits the weight and scale of artillery to the maximum extent, adding a 36-air artillery battalion requires so much additional investment! This is a national war, not only one or two artillery battalions, but dozens or even hundreds!

The investment of tanks not only brings about changes in the battle situation on the battlefield, but also a great challenge to the production capacity of both countries! Because of the large number of German tanks, the French had to invest a large amount of resources in the production and manufacturing of anti-tank weapons. So now on the Western Front, the number of heavy artillery of the French has never really increased, and it is even worse than that of the same period in history, and the Air Force cannot be updated. Among them, the 75mm rapid-fire gun squeezing a large amount of production resources is a very important reason.

The French did not want to use some small-caliber artillery for anti-tanks, but when they faced the powerful Hu Feng tank destroyer, it would be very difficult if the French guns were less than 75mm. In this case, Germany relied on its industrial and technological advantages to greatly limit the French equipment production and renewal speed. However, what the prince has to do now is to increase the price! The French's 75mm rapid-fire cannon also depreciated significantly, which was not enough for them!

So what will this lead to? The French had to produce larger and heavier artillery in large quantities to offset the advantages of the German armored forces! However, whether the French chose to increase their body tubes or expand their caliber, the difficulty of manufacturing, cost and maneuverage costs would be greatly improved. The first two are understandable. So for the latter, if the weight of the artillery continues to increase, relying solely on human power will become very difficult, so that you either have to be equipped with a transport vehicle or make the battlefield mobility almost completely useless......

Then, the artillery was replaced, which led to a geometric increase in logistics and production pressure... According to the prince's estimate, in this way, the French military production would reach the top! Faced with the current German army, the French military industry could not produce enough useful weapons. The reason was very simple, the 75mm artillery depreciated...

The only problem with this strategy is that the production of wolf-type tanks is also not easy... The quantity needs to be accumulated slowly... This thing is also expensive for Germany in World War 1. After all, any land warfare weapon can only be used after it reaches a scale. Moreover, the German army needs to gradually master this new type of equipment and accumulate quantity. Of course, it doesn't matter even if Britain and France know it. This is an open conspiracy. You must keep up with the other party's technological progress, otherwise you will be slowly crushed to death. And even if you can keep up with the other party's technology, you may still make mistakes in design and production, which is also a waste of national strength.

For example, in the two battles in history, the appearance of the Tiger Tank, Leopard Tank and later Ferdinand tank destroyer, the Tiger King Tank was actually a sense of fear that the Germans directly chose to jump from a 20-ton tank to a 50-ton tank. If the cost-effectiveness of the tiger and leopard is still to be discussed, then the Tiger King and others are definitely sorry for their efforts! A brand new production line, with unreliable performance, coupled with rare quantity and high costs.

If the French choose to use the 105mm cannon as an anti-tank weapon, then that's great. This thing is absolutely powerful, but the prince is sure that the French's production capacity is definitely not enough! If you want to build an 80 to 90mm cannon, then that's fine. You have to redesign, arrange the production line, and then gradually increase the output. However, the prince feels that he won't give the French so long!
Chapter completed!