Imperial Overlord

A German Opel truck bumps on the road in East Prussia. In this era, Germany not only has Mercedes-Benz cars, Opel Lightning is also a famous fast horse used by the German Army.

At least around 1940, the company that produced the most trucks in Germany was not Mercedes-Benz, but Opel! For the German army, Opel's status is the same as Jiefang Truck's status in China.

Following this Opel truck, there was another truck with a total of 30 trucks, which drove by in a mighty manner, allowing passersby to stop and watch.

The people loaded in these trucks all came from a unit that was well-known on the Eastern Front and made the Soviet army terrified.

This unit is the sharp knife of Army Group B, the most elite unit in Guderian's hands, the 505th Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion.

They were transferred back to East Prussia from the eastern front, which had almost ceased fire, with the whole crew in these trucks, not a few people.

On the bumpy Opel truck, the 1st company commander complained: "Let's leave our tanks to the 515th heavy tank destroyer battalion and return to East Prussia. It's really uncomfortable."

He was joined by the communications officer of the battalion headquarters. He nodded and said gloomily, "Yeah! That's our tank, and even the cans in it were left to the newcomers! Damn it!"

This time the order was very hasty and strict. They had to give up all supplies and supplies, took the train back to Poland, and left the front line.

Originally, the supply of the 505th battalion was better than other troops, so the 515th tank battalion that received their supplies was really a bargain.

"Don't mention it, even the steel helmet is not allowed to be taken away. It's really suffocating! We are the 505th Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion! The unit with the most brilliant record in the entire Eastern Front!" Same as money.

"Take our battalion commander's record as an example, who can compete in the Battle of Red Tkach? With the Wittmann of the 501 Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion? Don't be kidding!" Another non-commissioned officer from the battalion also agreed at this time. .

Anyway, Karjus was sitting by the side, it was definitely a wise thing to flatter the battalion commander at this time.

Karjus, who was looking at the factories outside the truck in a daze, was disturbed by everyone's quarrel, and finally withdrew his gaze.

He was amazed by the pace of construction in Poland, and now he has to turn his attention to his own men.

"Wittmann is really strong, none of you can surpass him!" Karius, as the battalion commander, said in a downhearted manner at this time.

His words made everyone stop complaining. Except for Karjus, who was promoted and lost his competitiveness, no one in the 505th battalion can really be compared with Wittmann.

On the Eastern Front, Wittmann's personal record has grown to an incredible 307 tanks, a terrifying number.

In other words, Wittmann killed almost a Soviet tank division with a Panther tank!

That's right! You read that right, it is indeed a tank division! The Soviet tank divisions were rarely full, and the number of tanks equipped was between 100 and 200 tanks. There were few tank divisions that could be equipped with 300 tanks.

And the number of 307 vehicles, even on the German side, is the normal number of tanks for an armored division.

Because Germany is also constantly expanding the number of its own armored divisions, there are very few fully equipped armored divisions, and the number of tanks and equipment of most armored divisions is only between 250 and 340 vehicles. 307 tanks, which is almost the number of tanks equipped by a tank division.

Although this number is suspected of flooding, among the more than 300 tanks Wittmann destroyed, more than two-thirds may be enemy tanks that cannot pose a threat to the Panther tanks.

For example, the M3lee tanks and M3 tanks that the United States aided to the United Kingdom, such as the Soviet T-26 and other fast tanks.

But anyway, Wittmann destroyed the largest number of tanks among the Germans, and he also became the idol of all tank crews on the Eastern Front.

Although the 505 Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion has achieved brilliant results, it has a certain gap compared to Wittmann in terms of personal records.

Although among the 45 tanks in this battalion, 11 tanks destroyed more than 100 tanks, and another 17 tanks destroyed more than 70 tanks.

However, they do have a certain gap with Wittmann who destroyed more than 300 tanks, and it is a gap that cannot be caught in a short time.

"We're almost there, so the secrecy regulations have expired." Karyus sat in the bumpy car and said to his men: "We're going to receive new weapons!"

"My God! Really or not?" Everyone was excited when they heard this incredible news.

It is an honor and a kind of love to give priority to replenishing equipment to them. New equipment often means more powerful and advanced, and it can be regarded as an extra guarantee on the battlefield.

Therefore, after hearing the news, everyone was very curious about what kind of tank could be more powerful than the Panther tank they were proud of.

"The news is true! But I haven't seen what the new tank looks like." Karius nodded and said.

He also only received an order to receive new weapons and equipment, and then took the personnel to pull out. He didn't know what kind of surprises there would be.

However, the order mentioned that they would be trained in the use of new weapons at a secret training base in East Prussia.

In this process ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ they will combine their actual combat experience with new weapons, and strive to make new weapons play a greater role on the battlefield.

"I hope the new tank has heavier armor..." The deputy battalion commander glanced at Karjus and said his wish.

The reason for this is that as the war progressed, the losses of the German armored forces on the Eastern Front began to skyrocket.

Soviet tanks are being updated, and tanks such as the T-26, which were originally vulnerable, are now rare.

Now fighting against German tanks are T-34/76 tanks and KV-1 tanks. These tanks have the ability to destroy Panther tanks, so the German tanks are no longer "invincible".

God bless, Germany finally developed a new tank before this winter, which gave the German tank crew a new support.

As long as the technical leadership of tank equipment can be maintained, the German tank crew members with higher quality can continue to refresh their records and maintain their own advantages in future battles. 8)