The decisive battle against the Third Reich

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Conrad was right. Although Colonel Slaine maintained a certain degree of skepticism towards Qinchuan's statement, the main reason was that people of this era still maintained the concept of trench warfare from World War I, and were always worried about both the enemy and ourselves. They will also confront each other in long-distance trenches... In this case, a bolt-action rifle is indeed needed. This type of rifle has a larger charge than the intermediate-power bullet and a longer barrel, so the range and accuracy will be higher than using Assault rifles with intermediate power ammo are better.

But now it is no longer World War I but World War II, which is basically free from trench warfare.

"Most of our troops charge towards the enemy under the cover of tanks and artillery fire!" Qinchuan said: "So what we need more is firepower rather than range. In this case, a range of 350 meters is enough for soldiers. Yes, we can use machine guns and sniper rifles to deal with farther targets!”

"I understand what you mean, Captain!" Colonel Slain said: "In fact, in a certain respect, I agree with your point of view, because the soldiers who tried the MP43 were full of praise for it, and many soldiers hoped that they Having an MP43, I trust their instincts, but Captain... I am worried about whether the enemy will take advantage of it if they know the firepower characteristics of our troops, that is, if they know that my firepower range is mainly concentrated in the 350-meter range. ?”

It should be said that Colonel Slaine's concerns are justified, because bolt-action rifles and assault rifles each have their own advantages and disadvantages: bolt-action rifles have a low rate of fire but a long range, and the opposite is true for assault rifles.

Theoretically, in a one-on-one battle, an assault rifle may be inferior to a bolt-action rifle, because a bolt-action rifle can use its long range to always stay out of the enemy's range.

But military operations cannot be understood as one-on-one confrontations; they are system-to-system operations.

"That's why we have to change our tactics!" Qin Chuan said.

"Change tactics?" Colonel Sline said: "Can these problems be solved tactically?"

"Of course!" Qin Chuan answered while taking paper and pen from the table and drawing two battle lines, and said: "If our army is equipped with bolt-action rifles, then our army's firepower is basically the same as that of the enemy. One regiment can fight with The enemy is facing each other as a group!"

"Uh-huh!" Colonel Slain nodded.

There is no doubt about this. Both sides have bolt-action rifles, and there are also machine guns, submachine guns, etc. There is no big difference.

Of course, this must exclude factors such as quality and command.

"But it will be different if our army replaces the rifle with MP43!" Qin Chuan said: "The theoretical rate of fire of MP43 is 500 rounds per minute, while the bolt-action rifle only has 10 to 12 rounds. Assuming that an MP43 can suppress 5 With a bolt-action rifle, this means that we only need one-fifth of the team on the front to form a confrontation with the enemy!”

"Are you talking about unit firepower?" Conrad is a scientific researcher, so of course he knows this knowledge.

"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "In this way, we can use fewer people to defend a longer front in defensive battles, and in offensive battles..."

"You can use the extra men to outflank the enemy!" Colonel Slaine continued.

"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded and said: "Theoretically, since the MP43's firepower is obviously better than that of the enemy, a regiment of our army can easily fight against an enemy division. What we have to do is to keep the distance between the soldiers wider. Some, and this is also helpful in reducing casualties!”

This is why modern armies use skirmish formations with wider spacing when fighting. During World War II, due to insufficient firepower, soldiers were too dispersed and their charges had no impact on the enemy's defense lines.

"You've convinced me, Captain!" Colonel Slain said, "There seems to be nothing wrong with what you said!"

So there was no problem on Colonel Slain's side.

Qin Chuan thought the matter had been settled like this, because the First Infantry Regiment was originally a trial unit for MP43, and now it just requested to expand the amount of equipment, and the relevant documents would not even attract the attention of senior officers.

But Qin Chuan was wrong about this.

Within two days, von Bock, the commander of Army Group South, knew about this.

The reason was a sudden increase in supplies required by the First Infantry Regiment...mainly ammunition, because it can be predicted that the MP43 will consume much more ammunition than a bolt-action rifle.

This Marshal von Bock was the commander who previously commanded Army Group Center to attack Moscow. He was dismissed by Hitler when he failed.

Originally, Hitler did not intend to use him. Unexpectedly, Reichenau, the commander of Army Group South, died suddenly of a stroke. Hitler thought about it... Only von Bock, who had more than a year of command experience on the Eastern Front, could be qualified for this commander's position.

As a result, von Bock became the only general to serve as commander of three army groups on the Eastern Front. (Note: Before serving as the commander of Army Group Center, von Bock served as the commander of Army Group North and participated in the Polish Campaign)

"What's going on?" Fon Bock asked the staff while flipping through the documents: "The First Infantry Regiment requested more supplies for one regiment than for one division? And the requirements turned out to be submachine gun bullets! "

This was something that von Bock did not allow. Not many people knew that the strategic focus of the Eastern Front had been transferred from Army Group Center to Army Group South. This was also the reason why the 1st Infantry Regiment and the 21st Armored Division were transferred to Kiev.

Therefore, von Bock is doing everything he can to store enough supplies for Army Group South. He hopes to equip Army Group South with two thousand tanks before the war begins.

To this end, the country is even making simultaneous efforts... Because too many tanks were lost in the Battle of Moscow, it is not easy to produce two thousand tanks in a short period of time. The country even has the church bell Dissolve to collect more iron and copper.

Therefore, the success of Qinchuan's counterfeit banknote plan can be said to have brought timely rain to Germany. It greatly alleviated Germany's economic crisis and material shortage during this period.

"Your Excellency Marshal!" The staff officer checked the document and replied: "What is written here... is that the First Infantry Regiment plans to replace all rifles with MP43 submachine guns!"

Hearing this, Feng Bock immediately frowned.

"Whose stupid idea is this?" Von Bock asked: "They would actually replace all the rifles with submachine guns? Are you sure this is the unit stationed in Holm?"

"Yes, Your Majesty Marshal!" the staff officer replied.

Von Bock transferred the 1st Infantry Regiment to Army Group South because of its outstanding performance in Holm, but now it seems... this unit seems to be stupid enough to seek death.

"Let them give me an explanation!" Von Bock ordered.

If it weren't for their record in Holm, he would have just given the order.