As the saying goes, it is better to ask for others than to ask for yourself.
But what Reinhard did on the Eastern Front seemed to be exactly the opposite of this famous saying. He tried his best to win over as many allies as possible.
The fundamental purpose of such a helpless move was to free up strength and deal with the British Empire on the Western Front first.
Even in the future battle against Britain, Reinhardt does not intend to let the German army fight alone. Although the tough battle in the early stage will have to be left to the German army. But after the successful landing and the investment in follow-up troops, Reinhardt plans to use
Allies of Vichy France and the Kingdom of Norway came to bear.
22 German divisions, plus the last 2 French divisions, and 1 Norwegian division, a total of 25 divisions. This is the "super gift" that Reinhard prepared for Churchill!
If necessary, about 10 more divisions of additional German troops planned to be stationed in France can be squeezed out to increase their input into the British Isles.
Moreover, in addition to being fully prepared in terms of troops, Reinhardt also put great effort into combat equipment.
At the personal request of the Head of State, the German Army Joint Engineering Department has so far used the last 170 Panzer 3 tanks in Germany to successfully modify the same number of diving tanks!
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A special modification factory on the outskirts of Berlin.
"Hey, stop, what do you do?" A guard stopped a young man at the entrance of the No. 3 Tank Factory.
"My name is Anderson. I am a graduate of the Technical University of Munich. I was ordered to come to this tank factory as a deputy engineer." The young man returned politely.
"Okay, please come with me." After saying that, the guard nodded and took the polite young man into the factory and walked towards the office building on the right side of the factory area.
After entering the office building, Anderson was guided by the guards and went directly to a room at the end of the second floor.
On the door of this room, the words "Chief Engineer's Office" are written boldly in German.
The guard knocked on the door and said: "Mr. Green, is Mr. Green here? There is one of your guests here."
"I'm here, okay, just wait, I'll be right away." An old man's voice came from inside. It sounded like this old man must be over 60 years old.
After a while, the office door was opened, and what came into view was a very ordinary old man.
Just looking at the old man's face, there is no distinguishing feature, and there is no sense that he is the famous German tank engineer, Mr. Green.
He was no different from an ordinary thin old man, but his chin was more protruding and he was holding a plain handkerchief that the elderly like to carry around.
The old man's clothes are even more interesting. I don't know if he is wearing pajamas or something else. The sleeves and collar of the clothes are very dirty and shiny.
There are actually four pieces of clothing, with some cotton clumps exposed on them.
The old man seemed to be informal, but it was good that he was more approachable.
The old man looked at this young man who was about 1.8 meters tall and had a fair complexion. He could not distinguish the young man from a top student and outstanding student who had won several model-making competitions at a young age and won all the scholarships in the school.
Engineers are linked together.
On the contrary, I looked at the young man wearing a slightly tight black dress, with flaxen hair, a smooth and fair face with sharp edges, long eyelashes hanging low, and deep eyes like sapphire crystals, high
His straight nose exudes nobility and elegance, and he also has his own unique airiness and handsomeness. All of this connects him with an engineer who spends all day tinkering with various machines in a laboratory.
Not together.
"Are you the Mr. Anderson who won championships in various production competitions at a young age?" Mr. Green asked with an incredulous look on his face.
"That's right, it's me, Mr. Green. I'm Anderson who was ordered to assist you in modifying the No. 3 tank. Please give me your guidance." Anderson replied humbly.
"Don't take advice seriously. We old guys are becoming more and more useless. The higher ups actually sent a young kid to help me. Isn't this a joke?" It was obvious that Mr. Green was not satisfied with Anderson.
I don't think this young man can be of any help to him.
"Come on, boy. Let me take you to the tank modification workshop first." Mr. Green said to Anderson, and then Mr. Green closed the door and walked towards the tank modification workshop.
Before arriving at the workshop, I heard the rumbling roar of the engine coming from the direction of the workshop. In order to complete the modification of the No. 3 tank as soon as possible, the German workers worked in shifts 24 hours a day without stopping for a moment.
Entering the workshop, the old engineer Mr. Green pointed to a tank being modified and asked Anderson: "Do you know what they are doing?"
Mr. Green had a contemptuous tone. It was obvious that he was trying to come up with a difficult problem to test Anderson and give the young man a blow.
But what he didn't expect was that Anderson thought for a few seconds and then said: "Seeing that the part they modified was near the engine, I guessed that it was to seal the tank's engine air inlet and add a protective cover. And I found,
The hatches on the side of the turret and other locations have been completely waterproofed and sealed with rubber films. This protective film is both waterproof and can be easily thrown away after landing. It is worth mentioning that it can also be used on modified tanks afterward.
Install snorkel and gyrocompass for underwater navigation.”
Green did not expect that this boy could answer the question so easily. He was unwilling to accept it. He still felt that there was some luck involved in Anderson's correct answer to the question. After all, he had not disclosed his transformation plan to anyone.
So Old Engineer Green continued: "What you just said is correct, but the only disadvantage of doing this is that it cannot solve the tank's ventilation problem, and there is nowhere to place the tank's radio antenna. I don't know what Engineer Anderson has to say about this.
What do you think? You might as well tell me and let me hear it."
Anderson glanced at Green, then at the No. 3 tank being modified, and patted his head thoughtfully.
Seeing this, Old Engineer Green said with a smile: "Haha, it's normal that you can't think of a solution. This is indeed a difficult problem. At that time, our engineering team thought for a long time before solving this problem."
In fact, what Green was thinking was completely different from what he said. He thought that he had finally stumped this ignorant kid, and the deputy chief engineer sent to him by the superiors was nothing more than that.
But just when Green was secretly happy in his heart, Anderson spoke up and said: "The submersible tank can use a soft snorkel for ventilation. But I think the diameter of this snorkel must be about 20 centimeters and the length must be about 18 meters.
Long. In addition, the vent pipe needs to be flexible because there is a sealing cover inside the tank and a buoy at the front end. The air suction port and radio antenna are installed on the buoy. If the buoy floating on the water gets water, then the tank compartment
Water will also get into it. But if you use soft materials that can be adjusted at any time, this situation will almost never happen. "
Anderson spoke very lightly, but he didn't realize that Green beside him had already broken into a cold sweat. Anderson not only told them all the ideas for modifying the tank, but he also told other things that they had not thought of when modifying the tank.
Things. For example, the waterproofing problem at the connection between the buoy and the tank cabin!
