"Is this all our hornet assault guns at present?" On the Iron Fort exercise field, the prince pointed to the scattered chariots in the distance.

"That's right. Except for one of the nine vehicles, which is a command vehicle that is ready to be equipped with a radio station, the remaining eight vehicles belong to three different models, two of which are the original models, and the other five are improved, three of which have added frontal armor, and two hornet assault guns, which have been replaced with new engines. Of course, the weight industry has gradually increased to 19 tons," Maybach said.

"The number is a bit small. Let's pull up the Breakthrough Tank Type 1. It's the tank equipped with a 50mm cannon turret." The prince said with dissatisfaction at the convoy of chariots in the distance.

"That Prince Leopold said that the Type 1 tank is not easy to use, so the R&D plan has delayed a little. In addition, didn't you say that you would replace the 50mm gun with a 40mm rapid-fire gun? So the few Type 1 tanks are being improved in the factory..." Marbach said with embarrassment.

"Then pull all the useful assault chariots over." The prince wiped his cold sweat and said.

"Do you want to equip machine guns or 37mm artillery? We have a total of 10 assault tanks now." Maybach asked. Assault tanks are basically FT-17 tanks that are improved suspension in German. The only difference is that one weapon is a machine gun and the other is a 37mm artillery. However, considering that in the future, this kind of tank called crickets may use a 12.7mm machine gun as its main weapon.

"Switch them to machine guns." The prince thought for a while and said. After all, in the future, the 37mm guns will be eliminated from the Bavarian army. Change them early and let the people below adapt.

"In this case, we will have 18 various tanks. Well, the armored power is enough. In addition, tell the site managers not to release water on the swamp ground these days. Also, your technicians must be strong. If a tank breaks down, I will deduct your monthly salary. If all of them are fine, this year's year-end bonus will be double!" the prince ordered.

The insect combination of wasps and crickets is just part of this feast. In fact, what the prince wants to show to Little Moltke is a combination of armored forces and mechanized infantry. As for the Air Force? Sorry, among all the aircraft that can fly heavier than air in Bavaria, the maximum takeoff weight has not exceeded 700kg. This thing basically has no war value.

"That Schmidt, bring us 20 SDK tractors we are going to transport to Russia to transport infantry. For infantry units, choose the First Royal Guards Regiment. Then bring our new 3.5-ton truck to pull our 105mm howitzer." The prince thought for a while and ordered.

"So do we still need cavalry?" Schmidt looked at the organization of the participating troops and asked. There were armored troops responsible for tearing open the defense line, mechanized infantry followed forward, and traction artillery to press the formation. This combination is enough. The cavalry's only rapid assault function has been replaced by mechanized infantry and has become an optional character.

"It's better to bring it with you. After all, our exercises cannot be too exaggerated. In fact, these vehicles are all planned to be exported to the Russians. In fact, infantry conveyors can be used in the wilderness and are still on the order list." The prince said a little depressedly. In fact, in the prince's simple values, any crawler armored personnel conveyor is a waste. Although the prince was an British and American fan in his previous life, he had to admit that when the industry and resources were not overwhelming, it was actually a waste to build a special armored conveyor...

Look at the large armored conveyor truck in Germany in the 2nd World War, then look at the German tank output, and then look at the Soviet tank output that was half-destroyed at the beginning. You will understand everything. The Soviets had almost no personnel conveyor trucks used to transport infantry. They used all their resources on tanks. In other words, it was good steel to use the blade. Without a special personnel conveyor truck, you can make do with ordinary trucks. If it really doesn't work, it's really convenient for Russia, a country with a relatively large population base. Now, it's also very suitable for Bavaria, which cannot even form a tank. After all, compared with the scarcity of tanks, Bavaria has a relatively large population...

In fact, the so-called infantry conveyors actually take into account the cannon pulling. Like the Russians, if it is really time to go to the battlefield, just install armor temporarily. Anyway, just block the machine gun bullets. If the artillery is not necessarily able to withstand the tanks, so don’t be difficult for the personnel transport vehicles... So even if the Bavarian Legion equipped a large number of semi-track vehicles, its function is mostly to be responsible for artillery transportation and directly as the artillery chassis... Personnel transport is only a part-time job.

"The scale of the exercise is tentatively set as a regiment, and the regiment-level offensive battle is simulated with the strength of a battalion. We combine armored soldiers, artillery, infantry and engineers into an independent combat unit. They have the ability to cut off opponents' positions and continue to strike in depth to test whether the troops armed with new styles have the ability to become a sharp sword." Schmidt formulated the goal of the exercise after a brief summary.

"One more thing is the counter-assault ability. Our large troops are still mainly infantry, and their movement speed is very slow. Because our army has a large number of artillery and heavy equipment, our movement speed may even be lower than that of the Russians with sufficient horses. For this reason, our troops must have the ability to independently resist the attack of the superior opponents!" The prince thought for a while and said.

It is often not difficult to penetrate a nail, and it can even be done with simple infantry. However, after entering, how to defend and consolidate the defense line is the difficulty. Under normal circumstances, the Germans used dense artillery fire to block the opponent's reinforcements and thus break through the position in isolation. However, for the Eastern Front, this approach is a bit difficult. On the one hand, the density of the Eastern Front is too small, and on the other hand, the supply on the Eastern Front is also difficult. Therefore, this assault force must not only make scalpels that cut the opponent's defense line, but also make a large number of hammers and millstones to kill the opponent!

"So, I suggest dividing the offensive into two groups. The first group is responsible for breaking through the opponent's position. They carry a large amount of equipment and ammunition. Once they break through, they immediately consolidate the position on the spot and wait for the arrival of the infantry troops. The second group will enter the battlefield after breaking through the opponent's position, directly recovering the remaining enemies and expanding the results of the battle. When the second group stops, the first group is attacking after the supplementary attack. In this way, a continuous advancement and subsidy supply-attack mode is formed." Schmidt thought for a while and said.

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