After taking back Rhinelands, Adolf's prestige soared. Most of the people who despised him for being a glib talker shut up, and some even became his supporters.
"Looks like this is more successful than I imagined!”Adolf looked at the screen given by the system with satisfaction. The national cohesion was growing.
"Congratulations to the host for completing the first piece of the puzzle to dominate the world ahead of time. Military Factory X2, Refinery X2, Air Force Base X1. Unlocked new weapon technology tree and obtained the right to exchange for new tanks. Reward: 5000 Technology Points."
"Last time, you gave me a synthetic refinery. Now, I have three. I've decided to strike while the iron is hot. I'll build it in the Rhinelands Industrial Zone.”
Adolf nodded and said.
"Absolutely, but it's best to build the military factory in the Ruhr area because it requires the support of many relevant industrial departments.”The system prompted.
"Alright." Adolf happily agreed.
The establishment of the Refinery could at least solve the problem that troubled him the most during this period of time, fuel.
Although the Empire had strong industrial capabilities, it was not rich in energy, especially oil, which was the blood of war. The domestic production was not enough for him to operate a large mechanized army.
However, the technology of converting coal to oil could solve this problem to a large extent. The Empire's coal reserves were world-famous.
Although Adolf knew that there were still undiscovered oil fields under the surface of the Empire, he still needed a synthetic refinery just in case.
Especially since rubber was extremely scarce in the empire, they could only temporarily replace it with synthetic rubber.
"So how do you plan to use your new military factory?”the system asked.
The military factory had not been finalized yet, and Adolf had to choose what type of factory he wanted.
"One factory produces light weapons, and the other produces tanks and armored vehicles for the army.”
Adolf made his choice." It'll be built in the Ruhr area. It'll take two months to complete. Well, okay, let me know when it's completed. I'll let Daimler Benz and Mauser take over. My next weapon expansion plan is about to begin."”
"Understood." the system replied.
After cutting off the connection with the system, Adolf made a phone call to the Imperial Guards.
"Rommel and Guderian came to my office this afternoon to discuss business.”He ordered the liaison officer.
Then, he called the Army General Staff.
"Have Manstein go to the Prime Minister's Office in the afternoon.”
Adolf ordered.
That afternoon, in the capital of the Empire, in the Ruler's Residence.
"The training of the Imperial Guards has shown some results, and the new army of the National Defense Force is also forming a fighting force. I called you here to listen to your views on the land armed forces of the Empire.”
Adolf said to them," Today, we will not talk about strategy or tactics. We will only discuss the army itself.”
"Please allow me to express my opinion, my Fuhrer.”
The first to speak was General Manstein.
"In view of the lessons of the world war, I believe that our infantry needs the support of other technical weapons.”
He paused for a moment, maintaining the solemn and reserved attitude unique to Junker's military nobles.
"At that time, the biggest difficulty we encountered in the Western Front was that it was difficult for the infantry to break through the defense line formed by the enemy's machine gun bunkers built on the terrain. They could not be destroyed by heavy artillery like the fortress, but they could cause great obstacles to the advancement of infantry and tanks.”
He said," In my opinion, the commando teams that appear during the war can be formed in an organized manner. They can be matched with engineers and explosives, equipped with engineering explosives and flamethrowers. In addition, it would be best if they could have the support of a small cannon with sufficient defense.”
Adolf nodded. He agreed.
Wasn't the small cannon he was talking about the No. 3 Assault Cannon? Adolf smiled in agreement.
"My head of state, I think it's best to let the tanks handle the matter of breaking through the defense line!”
Gordian said," The current situation is that if the tanks can't open the defense line, the infantry can't do it either. So my opinion is that we need a new tank, one that can resist firearms and small-caliber artillery, and it has to be powerful enough.”
"That's not a problem. The Empire has already begun the design of the new tank. It will be put into production soon.”Adolf said.
" Princeps, I think that other than tanks, we also need suitable vehicles to carry infantry. Tanks can be invincible on the plains, but once they enter the streets, they will fall into a difficult battle and need the support of infantry. The problem now is that our tanks are moving too fast, leaving the infantry far behind. This may lead to an awkward situation where the tanks enter the city and the infantry can't provide support.”
Rommel expressed his opinion.
"This is very important. I will consider it carefully.”
Adolf replied.
In fact, he understood Rommel's meaning very well. This point was very simple for military enthusiasts in the 21st century, which was the infantry fighting vehicle.
However, before World War II, there was no concept of infantry fighting vehicles, so Adolf had to think of other ways.
"Alright, now, I happen to have a design blueprint for a new tank here.”
Adolf took out a blueprint of Tank No. 3 from his desk and showed it to the three of them.
" The previous tanks were mostly light and thin, with machine guns and cannons that were as small as it. Now, I plan to make the tank bigger so that it can be equipped with a stronger 50mm cannon. It can be equipped with a stronger Maybach engine, so it can be equipped with armor that is 30mm thick.”
Adolf said.
"Although this armor is still very thin, due to the limitations of the engine and the need for modification, I ordered the mass production of this tank to replace the No. 2 tank we are currently using.”
The No. 3 tank was the iconic weapon of the Imperial Army in the early stages of World War II. Although it was far inferior to the later Leopard or Tiger tanks in terms of firepower and protection, its standard artillery had already surpassed the previous No. 2 tank.
More importantly, it could be modified into a multi-purpose vehicle, such as the No. 3 Assault Cannon, which was a sharp weapon to break through the fortress defense line.
Several generals agreed after reading it. Although they were not engineers, they were very sensitive to the data of weapons. They could immediately see the protection of the armor and the power of the cannon.
As for the successor of Tank No. 3, Tank No. 4, Adolf considered giving up on it.
After all, he still had the blueprint of the Leopard tank in his hands. However, it was too difficult to produce such a tank due to the industrial capacity of the Empire.
The Leopard tank, which had the best comprehensive ability during World War II, had to be studied by engineers for at least a few months before it could be mass-produced.
Therefore, in order to form the armored force earlier and for the later plans, Adolf decided to give up the production plan of the No. 4 tank. The No. 3 tank would be used to transition from the No. 2 tank to the Leopard tank, and then the Tiger tank.
In Adolf's mind, the plan for the construction of the tank had already formed a complete technological tree.
In the early stages, the No. 2 tank would be replaced with the No. 3 tank. In the middle stages, the Leopard tank and the Tiger tank would be equipped. In the later stages, the E-series tank, which was originally on the blueprint, would be equipped.
This was a path from light tanks to medium and heavy tanks to main battle tanks.
In the future, Adolf knew that the main battle tank was the king of the land.
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