Imperial Overlord

On the distant Atlantic coastline, one of Germany's most elite SS troops, the "Adolf Hitler Guard Panzer Division" named after the Führer, is experimenting with a brand-new tank landing device.

It appeared, so that German tanks no longer need to blindly strengthen the seal, and then risk diving to the British beaches to fight.

"Be careful! These things leak easily! If they leak! You'll have to swim to the shore on your own!" An officer stood on the swaying boat, watching the cranes hoisting the cargo, which was hoisting a A No. 3 tank.

This No. 3 tank is the most primitive No. 3 tank and it is the exact opposite of what the Germans are doing. It even removed the temporarily welded steel plate right in front of it.

The core spirit embodied in this No. 3 tank is the word weight reduction. The German engineers tried their best to reduce the weight of the tank, even to the point of being preoccupied with it.

In order to allow the tank to float smoothly to the British coastline, this tank maintains the original appearance of the No. 3 tank when it was just produced.

Then on this basis, the German army developed a floating system similar to putting on a lifebuoy for a tank, relying on the crawler to paddle the water, so that the thing slowly washed up on the beach.

The only problem is that even with the lightest prototype of the No. 3 tank, it is not an easy task to float a tank of more than 16 tons.

You must know that it was a steel tank, and it was still on the battlefield. Engineers have come up with all sorts of bizarre solutions to keep the inflatable devices from getting pierced by bullets.

For example, installing bulletproof steel plates in front of the inflatable flotation device, or using a larger inflatable flotation device to obtain more reserve buoyancy...

In the end, it was the head of state Li Le who stopped the German engineers to complicate the problem, and then did another "feat" at all costs.

The head of state looked at all kinds of equipment drawings that were so complicated that he wanted to cry without tears, and then asked a question that made all the engineers present a little embarrassing: "Aren't you tired?"

When everyone was at a loss, the head of state pointed to the simplest and most primitive inflatable floating ferry device, and said, "Let the infantry landing ship stand in front of this thing, won't everything be solved?"

After hearing the head of state's question, all the German weapons research and development experts who had complicated the problem suddenly felt that the **** they had made before was simply a pile of garbage.

In the end, Li Le relieved everyone and comforted everyone: "Okay! It's okay! Don't be discouraged... Find a way to disperse these things and scare the British."

The best way to use these drawings is to confuse the British defenders on the other side of the strait, so that the other party thinks that the German army is preparing a complex landing device and cannot land on the British mainland in a short time.

The strategic confusion had already begun, including the organized clearance of mines near the strait, allowing German torpedo boat units to frequently cross the strait and creating tensions.

Anyway, there are always some people in the German army trying to prove to the British army: We will land in a few days! And other German troops are trying to deny this thing: we are not ready, at least until the end of 1941, there will be a large-scale landing...

All in all, after getting rid of most of the British spies and knowing something about the British side, the German army played a set of intelligence combined punches in the English Channel, so that the British side could only be exhausted.

In fact, the most interesting thing about this tank is that it has a completely new design, a very interesting design!

On one of the previous landing plans, the German army designed a set of combined landing operations that looked very reasonable.

First, some landing ships were used to cover the subsequent No. 3 tank floating device to prevent the opponent's direct ammunition from attacking this fragile floating device.

The first landing ship will move out of the way before docking, completely giving way to the tank's landing route.

Behind this floating device, another landing ship is connected with two steel pipes. After the landing ship in front moves away, the ship continues to move forward, giving the tank floating device a thrust.

Then, the two soldiers carried behind the tank flotation device untied the iron pipes, used inertia and the tank tracks to paddle, and sprinted for the final distance!

The most subtle part of this ingenious system is that even if the coordination cannot be perfect, there will be no big surprises.

Do you think it's over here? not at all! Sophisticated design is just beginning! Remember the improved details of the Panzer 3? The one about skirts!

Yes, the apron of Tank 3 cannot be carried by the floating device, because the floating device is to reduce the weight as much as possible.

So the skirts were taken off, they were slightly modified and handed over to the first batch of German landing troops.

Because of the addition of armrests on both sides, these skirts can be held by two soldiers, similar to shields, to cover the friendly forces behind them when landing, providing simple shielding protection for the friendly forces!

After the tank is ashore, as long as the landing soldiers hang on the sides of the tank, these plate skirts can reinforce the sides of the No. 3 tank and provide stronger defense capabilities!

In order to reduce the casualties of the troops, the smart German engineers even came up with the tactics of this ancient siege shield phalanx, in order to allow the tanks to go ashore as soon as possible.

With this system, German tank troops can follow the first batch of landing troops ashore and join the battle as soon as possible.

And if you want this design to be effective in battle, training is essential.

It is precisely because of this that the armored division of the Führer's Flag Team, which is the armored spearhead of the landing force, is working **** how to use this system.

"When the crane puts down the tank and the floating device in a straight line, two link steel pipes must be hung up!" Looking at the floating tank swinging in the wind, the officer shouted loudly while holding his pocket watch.

When things are actually in operation, they will not be as beautiful as planned and imagined. The same is true for this troublesome joint landing plan.

If placed in modern times, the problem of armor cover for landing troops is actually very easy to solve. Either there are tank landing craft that land directly on the beach, which can send heavy tanks directly to the beach, or there are amphibious tanks that can directly float ashore and cover the soldiers to fight.

Even the U.S. military has professional amphibious assault vehicles such as AVV7, which can quickly travel on water and land to cover infantry attacks.

Even in 1944, with the Normandy landings, the United States had a better solution to the landings.

But this matter was placed in Germany in 1940. Germany had neither the required ships for landing at sea nor the specially designed amphibious combat armored weapons that met the requirements.

In the end, it is the sad No. 3 tank that can be relied on. The armor is not heavy, and it is not the most advanced tank armored vehicle in active service in the German army.

After all, something is better than nothing, so the landing troops can only make do with it. Although I know that letting soldiers hold shields will not necessarily reduce casualties, it is a kind attempt after all.

"The skirts held by the infantry should be longer, so that they can protect the soldiers' legs!" Looking at the soldiers waiting nervously on the landing craft, Division Commander Herman said to the general beside him.

As the only German commander with "landing experience", he and his 112th Division were transferred to the Atlantic coast in preparation for landing in England.

This time the landing experiment exercise, of course, he will also be present. Looking at the busy soldiers, Herman remembered the landing in the Mediterranean like a child's play.

At least he still has some experience. The commander of the Armored Division of the Fuhrer Flag Team behind him was on the other side of the ship, vomiting on his stomach.

Although located near the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea are fundamentally different. At least the temperature here is enough to make everyone feel cold and uncomfortable.

Seeing that the soldiers in front of them were all wearing life jackets made by themselves, Herman began to feel sad for his soldiers who fell into the water and drowned. If they also had life jackets, they wouldn't have drowned, right?

The last time I landed on Crete, I was too impatient after all. This is what Herman thought, but it was the order of the head of state after all, and he didn't dare to comment.

"Get down! Start down!" The officer on one side instructed the workers on the boat and began to use cranes to release the No. 3 tank that had surrounded the floating ferry system.

In the Atlantic Ocean with high winds and waves, the tank was as thin as a grain of dust. As the rope continued to descend, the tank's tracks were finally soaked by the splashing spray.

"Be careful! Be careful! Pay attention to the balance! The ships on both sides! Are you dying? Huh?" An officer loudly reminded while watching the floating device descend ~www.wuxiaspot.com~.

After all, this is not a simple matter. There are still too few talents in the German army who are familiar with maritime operations. Those who have gone to sea all year round have basically served in the submarine force now.

Eighty percent of the few fish that slipped through the net were also drafted into the army by the naval fleet. Either preparing for the training of the new fleet, or replacing it with the existing fleet to fight for the country.

"Adjust! Adjust! If this attitude goes down, won't it turn over?" An officer who knew a little about the sea looked at the floating device that was constantly being put down, and shouted loudly: "Stop! Stop!"

After all, this tank was safely put into the sea. The floating device rises and falls with the sea water, and it looks like a small boat.

"Connecting rods! Install the connecting rods on both sides of the hull behind!" The busy things are still going on, and it seems that the preparations on the sea seem to have become more complicated.

But who cares about this, anyway, at this moment, there are such a group of people who are training hard to land in the UK and kill the enemy for the head of state... Knowing this is enough.