The Third Reich: I Became Emperor

Compared to Manstein's sad face, Guderian was full of vigor and vitality at this moment. An armored group consisting of 15 armored divisions arrived at the battlefield with murderous intent. With the assistance of the Weichs Group, they began to recapture the lost positions.

"What a pity, it would be great if we could have BM-21 rocket launchers."Looking at the telegram in his hand, Guderian's face was full of regret.

Before he set off, the Supreme Command specially assigned him a rocket artillery regiment, but they were all Katyusha rocket launchers, which were weaker in range and power than the BM-21 rocket launchers.

At that time, he didn't want it. After all, there were more advanced rocket launchers, and who would care about these old models? In the end, it was August who came forward to explain that the empire was in great difficulty now, and the new BM-21 rocket launchers were still in production, so you should just make do with it for now, and when there are new models, they will be immediately equipped for him.

In fact, August was also helpless, as all the clusters on the front line were He wanted new rocket launchers, but funds were a priority, so he could only use the money he had to buy some weapons with better cost-effectiveness.

Because August came forward, Guderian reluctantly accepted it, but the Katyusha rocket launchers that could have been organized into a division were only organized into a regiment.

When fighting, he was even more rude, and he wanted to use up all the ammunition in one breath, and then send a telegram to request a new rocket launcher.

Little did he know that Admiral Hoth next to him was looking at the Katyusha rocket launchers in front of him, and he was so envious.

Compared with Guderian's armored cluster, his armored cluster was simply a world of difference.

"Guderian, isn't the command too partial? Fifteen armored divisions? And a rocket artillery division? Isn't this too extravagant? How about giving me two armored divisions and the two new tank divisions?"Admiral Hoth was really jealous.

He only had two armored divisions left, and they were still half-disabled.

There were only more than 200 tanks in total, and many of them were damaged.

There were more than 100 tanks that could actually be started.

It was called an armored cluster, but it was not as good as an armored division.

Hearing this, Guderian rolled his eyes. What was he thinking? He gave me two armored divisions.

"How about giving you the rocket artillery regiment? This thing is too useless, the range is short, and the power is too small."Considering the miserable situation of the Hoth Group, Guderian thought about it and decided to get rid of the useless thing in his hand. He had seen the power of the BM-21 rocket launcher in Berlin. The range was 20 kilometers, which was simply a magical weapon.

Unfortunately, the only 100 BM-21 rocket launchers were all in the Manstein Group, but because of the ammunition problem, they could only fire occasionally.

"Really? But is that really a regiment? According to the organization, it is enough for a division?" Admiral Hoth was extremely excited. He was just saying it casually. If it were him, he would definitely not be willing to give up such an advanced tank.

A 100mm rifled gun, no matter how tilted the armor is, will blow it up. So he knew that this was definitely the most advanced tank and he must not let anyone easily.

"It is indeed a division, but I don't think highly of it, so I just randomly made it into a regiment. If you want it, I'll give it to you directly."Guderian said nonchalantly.

"I can't give you an armored division, but you should also equip it if you retreat to the rear this time. Before I came, the rear had already shipped a thousand tanks. If it weren't for the sudden outbreak of fighting, I believe your group should have been replenished."Guderian had a rough understanding of the tragic situation of Hoth's group.

"Really? Great! With these 1,000 tanks, we can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Oh, but where's the fuel? Without fuel, everything is useless. Admiral Hoth has been fighting on the front lines and doesn't pay attention to things in the rear.

"Because the navy severely damaged the Royal Fleet, Romania and other countries have increased their supply. Currently, they can barely maintain basic supply, but it will not last long. According to Speer's reply, if there is no new oil field, Romania's stockpiled fuel will be exhausted in three months at most."Guderian explained.

This time, it was really thanks to the Royal Fleet. If it had not been severely damaged, Romania would have seen hope. It is estimated that this stockpile would never be taken out.

Several victories have given many allies hope again. They think that the invincible German army has returned again, so after hesitating, they decided to take out all the stockpiled goods and gamble.

"Three months?" Admiral Hoth's face was not very good. He did not expect the situation to be so critical. Without fuel, the infantry alone could not stop the attack of the Russian bear.

"Let me put it this way. If it weren't for the Romanian supply, I would have only sent three armored divisions at most. You don't know that fuel is in short supply in the rear. Haven't you noticed that the number of fighter planes launched by the Air Force has become very small?"Guderian shook his head and explained.

"I see. May I ask, what kind of tanks are being supplied this time? Type 4? Or Panther?" Admiral Hoth nodded and asked silently.

As for the Tiger tank, he didn't mention it. He knew that although it was powerful, its production was very low. It would be good if he could replenish 100 tanks in half a year. In his mind, it would be good if half of them were Panther tanks.

"Neither."Guderian shook his head and said

"None of them? What is that?" Admiral Hoth was stunned, then pointed at the T-54 tank and said excitedly:"Aren't they all this kind of tank?"

"What are you thinking? This type of tank is only in my armored group in the entire empire."Guderian said unhappily:"Forget it, you will know it sooner or later anyway, it is a T-34 tank."

"What? Are you saying that again? T-34 tank?" Admiral Hoth was stunned. Were they going to drive the Russian tanks to fight the enemy?

"Yes, it is the T-34 tanks, a full 1,000 of them, which should arrive in the next few days."As he spoke, Guderian laughed. He could already imagine that the people in the Hoth Group would definitely collapse when they saw the T-34 tanks.

For armored soldiers like them who fight on the front line, it is really interesting to let them drive the enemy's tanks to fight against the enemy. I don't know what the people in the Supreme Command think.

"Can we not do it?"Admiral Hoth was indeed a little overwhelmed. He had to deal with T-34 tanks every day. Now he was asked to command T-34 tanks to compete with the T-34 tanks of the Russian bear. This was indeed a bit difficult.

"No, the Empire is in a tight spot right now. It's already very difficult to get a thousand T-34 tanks. As for the Panther and Tiger tanks you're thinking of, forget it. The production is really too low. One year's production is not even enough for the other side's monthly production."Guderian explained.

"I understand, but I find it a little weird." Admiral Hoth shook his head and smiled bitterly:"Forget it, it's better than nothing, and the T-34 tank is not as bad as imagined, the performance is still good."