"The key issue is the engine. If there is a higher power engine, increasing the weight of the tank to 20 tons while ensuring the maneuverability of the tank will solve many problems." Major General Schmidt, who was standing by, thought about it and said. The current off-road maneuverability of the tank is barely accepted, and increasing armor will inevitably increase weight. This has a great impact on the maneuverability of the tank.

"In terms of engine technology, I will try my best to match you with the industrial sector in Prussia. If possible, can we install two engines on a car to increase power?" Xiao Moltke asked again.

"It is naturally possible in theory." The prince nodded. "But it is not actually recommended, because the two engines greatly increase the weight and volume of the vehicle body, and the internal heat dissipation and layout will also be problems. The stability will decrease." In history, the British tanks of the 1st and 2nd German Elephant-style tanks were arranged with two engines. The stability of the use was still worse than that of units of the same level during the same period. The prince is not those German designers who add more water and more water. They are stubborn. It is the most basic requirement for the prince to use, so the installation of two engines will basically not be considered.

"I don't know much about technical matters, but I will try my best to provide you with the best of my ability." Xiao Maoqi thought about it and decided not to interfere too much. He is just an outsider, and most of the layman's work as an insider will not have any good results.

"Then the last question, how can such a force with very rapid assaults be effectively commanded? For example, if an accident occurs on the battlefield and the troops need to change direction or avoid it, how can the reconnaissance troops quickly transmit this information to the armored forces?" Finally, Moltke raised the most core question! In fact, let alone now, communication and coordination between grassroots troops in the second battle are troublesome, and information transmission within the level is basically yelling. (Except for armored forces) When encountering emergencies, they can only expect higher quality of officers and soldiers. In this era, for armored forces that do not even have radio stations, communication is naturally more difficult!

It's nothing if it's purely infantry combat, because both sides move very slowly, and even if there's an emergency, there's time to deal with it slowly. However, this is different for armored troops that can quickly penetrate deep behind enemy lines and fight in depths of the opponent, because the armored troops fight in depths of the opponent, and the environment is very unfavorable. Moreover, because the speed is too fast, it's easy to get out of touch with the troops behind. How can the two sides re-establish contact after the disconnection? Now let's not say that the chariots can communicate with each other, even the coordination and communication between the chariot companies is a troublesome. The radio station is too large and unstable. It's very difficult to coordinate between the troops. You should know that radio communication during the 2nd War was very troublesome, and command tanks often cannot even be equipped with artillery just to accommodate the radio station!

"We have not been able to equip the armored troops with timely communication equipment so our solution is to plan attacks. Before the attack, we will formulate combat routes based on the collected intelligence. The offensive troops are only responsible for launching attacks according to this route. Every time a key node is hit, the troops will temporarily pause to obtain additional supplies and contact the rear. At the same time, they will send reconnaissance units to search for enemy situations. Frontline commanders have the right to decide the battle plan based on their environment."

"It's not just the armored troops, but the same is true for our artillery troops. Whenever the artillery moves to the designated position, attacking that section of enemy positions is planned, and there will be some additional artillery units to deal with emergencies. In other words, the current command of the offensive troops is centered on pre-war plans, and officers will respond immediately. This problem will not be very big on the Eastern Front, but doing so on the Western Front will cause trouble." The prince explained.

On the Eastern Front, the Russians had poor equipment, and their communication equipment was even shorter, and their performance was worse. The front line was longer and their defense was poor. It was difficult to rebuild the defense line after being caught off guard. Even if some troops counterattacked, they would never have any effect when facing armored spearheads. As long as it was not an extreme disadvantage, the German armored troops could almost harvest their opponents according to the plan and fight as they could.

But it is different when it comes to the Western Front. The equipment and force density of the British and French coalition forces is much greater than that of the Eastern Front, and France has a considerable number of vehicles that can mobilize troops quickly. Since they can organize 6,000 cars a day to transport personnel and ammunition to Verdun, they can also send troops to the breakthrough. Even at the beginning of the war, the French cars sent several divisions to the front line. The changes and pressure on the Western Front even exceeded the limits of the attacking side in this era! Without a strong air force, it is difficult to suppress the defenders gathering at the breakthrough gate with artillery alone.

Sometimes, there is no need for defenders. Relying on the large number of long-range artillery and train artillery from Britain and France can cause great damage to the attacking troops! In the era when our own artillery cannot reach and the air force is not strong, continuous long-range artillery attacking the breakthrough group is simply a disaster. Even if the armored vehicles can last for a while with thick skin and flesh, what should the infantry and artillery do? If you want to rely on the tragic mobility of the times, quickly pass through? Or wash and go to bed.

"If we speed up the development of the aircraft, can we improve the assault capabilities of the armored troops and the strike capabilities of the deep targets with the cooperation of the aircraft?" Xiao Moltke also realized that the artillery's impact on deep units was too limited, so he also thought of using the aircraft to solve the problem.

"It's very difficult, very difficult. Although aircraft of this era have had a great impact on war, it is still impossible to play the role of heavy artillery in the air. Moreover, the aircraft itself will consume a lot of military resources. The total amount of our resources is certain. Strengthening the air force will inevitably weaken other troops." Although in World War I, such as the United Kingdom, had already created giant aircraft like the v1500 (the maximum take-off weight is more than 13 tons, and the maximum bombs that can be carried reached nearly 3 tons.)

However, there are very few such aircraft after all, and it is difficult for Germany to equip this aircraft in large quantities. At the beginning of World War II, the Luftwaffe had an advantage over the British and French Air Force, especially the front-line tactical air force. However, throughout the entire World War, the Luftwaffe was always at a disadvantage in total. Even though it had a Folk disaster, it quickly equalized the opponent, and the bomber was always inferior to the opponent. The Giant bomber was just the best aircraft of the Luftwaffe Air Force, but if it was on the British and French side, the performance of this aircraft was actually that way...
Chapter completed!