Speaking of fuel consumption, it is not just the Army that drinks fuel now. The real big consumers of fuel consumption are the Air Force units that have equipped hundreds of fighter jets. In order to ensure the air safety of their own Army units, these aircraft must cooperate with the Army
The main force acted together.
The terrifying production speed of the me-109 fighter jets was vividly reflected at this time. It only took less than a year for the Air Force of Alan Hill to develop from scratch, but the number of fighter jets provided by the factory has already reached
An astonishing nearly a thousand.
If it were not for the constraints of engine production capacity and the total amount of fuel, Ireland might now have 1,300 fighter jets. The fuselages of at least 400 fighter jets have been manufactured, and they can be assembled into new fighter jets just waiting for the engines to be in place.
Air combat.
The good news is that because of the Magic Ball of Knowledge from the Holy Demon Empire, Airland Hill's air force training speed has really improved by leaps and bounds. After deploying so many fighter jets at once, there has never been a shortage of pilots.
On the one hand, this is because the knowledge magic ball is much more efficient than attending lectures in teaching skills, and on the other hand, it is also because the physical fitness of mortals in this world seems to be slightly stronger than that of earth civilization.
It is understandable when you think about it. After all, humans on earth only have to face tigers and lions. In this world, we have to live under the teeth of giant dragons. Human beings have naturally evolved to have stronger bodies.
In short, when selecting pilots, although the elimination rate is very high, there are still a large number of qualified personnel who can become Air Force pilots or Air Force reserve pilots through knowledge magic balls and night school studies.
In addition to the air defense fighters in big cities, Ireland has also assembled a field air force of about 200 aircraft in the south. These fighter jets must accompany the army in combat.
The fuel consumption is even more astonishing.
However, these "oil-drinking dragons" are not useless. They made Chris and Alan Hill's senior management determined to give up part of the anti-aircraft gun production capacity. In this way, the saved steel will still need artillery shells.
This subsidy can then be used to subsidize the production of new products such as automobiles.
While Chris was vigorously producing cars and improving the caliber of artillery, he was also equipping tanks and other new weapons to improve the combat effectiveness of the army. He had his own reasons for not producing armored vehicles.
On the one hand, the opponent does not have strong firepower to threaten the infantry accompanying the tanks, so Chris feels that his army does not have that strong demand for armored vehicles. In comparison, the Army hopes to equip more trucks to improve the mobility of the army.
ability.
On the other hand, armored vehicles are also large consumers of fuel. Chris cannot allow his troops to fully mechanize until he completely solves his oil supply problem. He must control some fuel consumption so that the troops can continue to fight.
If the Kingdom of Higgs hadn't opened up its oil exports and was willing to cooperate with Alan Hill to increase its oil production, Chris wouldn't even dare to equip his troops with advanced equipment like tanks.
It was precisely because the oil production capacity in the Kingdom of Higgs had increased that Chris began mass production of the M4 medium tank, which had already been prepared with drawings. However, compared with aircraft, the production speed of tanks seemed a bit too high.
It's slow. Chris plans to form two tank battalions within two months, equipped with about 90 tanks, for test training.
In fact, this is already a very bold development plan, because after all, the oil fields in Ireland are still in the hands of the Kingdom of Higgs. Once there is a supply problem of oil, there will inevitably be an oil shortage in Ireland.
In order to deal with such an extremely bad situation, Chris, Desel and others have formulated a secret action plan, ready to mobilize the instructors and the 1st Army near Seris at any time to cooperate with the 2nd Army in the direction of Naru
, launch a pincer offensive as quickly as possible and occupy the entire Higgs Kingdom.
It is conceivable that in order to ensure its own oil supply, Alan Hill did not hesitate to directly put the most important instructors and the two oldest, most equipped, and most powerful troops into the battle. This has already been explained.
Its emphasis on oil supply.
You know, even when dealing with the seemingly more powerful Arantian Empire, Eiland Hill only deployed two armies, the 4th Army and the 6th Army, on the front line. The troops led by Bourjos who were deployed in Dragonfall City
The 5th Army is actually responsible for defensive tasks.
Sitting in the tank, Ryan didn't know that he had attracted the attention of countless famous generals. He was commanding his tank to merge with the other two tanks, cooperating through the radio, and concealing the combat status of the coordinated charge.
The three tanks formed a triangular attack formation, one in front and two behind. The tracks ran over the slightly soft soil and rushed up the hillside quickly. They broke a row of fences and ran over some potholes, showing that they were more powerful than the cavalry.
Strong off-road capability.
This is also the most proud thing about tanks. They can persist in fighting in many environments, but they are not as delicate as cavalry. As long as they are properly maintained and provided with enough fuel, these steel behemoths can continue to attack until the end of the world.
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Including the machine guns on the tank turret, a tank must be equipped with more than three machine guns. These machine guns give the tank simple anti-air defense capabilities and make the tank a mobile fortress for massacring enemy soldiers.
If necessary, when artillery attack is not required, the vehicle commander, gunner, or even electromechanical personnel can use machine guns to attack enemy infantry, and because of the condescending relationship, such attacks are more effective.
Under everyone's gaze, these tanks attacked the high ground and achieved victory in this exercise demonstration experiment. Seeing these tanks turn around and drive down the hillside, and finally stopped in front of the viewing gallery, all the officers stood up to celebrate these
The tank crews applauded.
They really like this new weapon. Unlike the trucks responsible for transportation, this new weapon that faces the enemy is more likely to drive soldiers crazy. This is why everyone knows the models of tanks during World War II, but few people remember the names of trucks.
Specific model reasons.
"Click!" Ryan, who opened the hatch above his head and leaned half of his body out of the turret, stood at attention and saluted the officers in the audience. Beside him, the gunner who also had his head exposed also looked excited.
He put his palms next to his temples.
Only the unlucky loader couldn't poke his head out, but he could relax and rest leisurely without having to stand upright to be inspected by the distant generals.
Three tanks parked side by side, parked in front of all the generals at close range, is really a very oppressive scene: in this era, using tall and powerful to describe tanks is not a derogatory term, thank you
Mantank's somewhat cute height is by no means a shortcoming in the eyes of Waggron and others.
After all, we don't have the concept of bombed area yet. Traditionally speaking, commanders hope that their troops will have a superior momentum. As for the idea of hiding oneself, it is just an unfamiliar concept now.
Therefore, when Chris chose the M4 tank, which is taller and has more comfortable internal space, no one expressed any objection, and even felt a little relieved: of course it would be better to give up the low and poor-looking T-34 tank...
"Very good! Your performance today is very good! I know that you have formed the first tank teaching company! The future of the army depends on you!" Wagron walked to the front of the tank and stroked the cold and thick material with his hand.
steel plate, he praised it with satisfaction.
He really likes such a thick feeling. For him, being able to make a 50 mm thick welded steel plate run at an off-road speed of 20 kilometers per hour is definitely something worth celebrating.
The weapon called a tank in front of me is more powerful than the cavalry: it attacks faster than the infantry, its firepower is on par with artillery, and its defense is unprecedentedly terrifying! If this thing eats grass instead of oil, Wageron
I even want to equip 1,000 of these weapons!
Unfortunately, he also saw the performance description of the weapon that was given to him. This kind of tank can only run 180 kilometers with a full tank of fuel. Although the distance is still very good, in actual combat, this distance is not satisfactory.
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But the good news is that so far, the Army has not found any enemy weapons that can prevent the advancement of this weapon. So the driving distance of more than 100 kilometers on the book is almost the actual attack and push distance.
It's bearable.
"I'm looking forward to the future performance of the tank unit!" Modeller, who was the second to walk past these tanks, still had an excited expression. Although the fuel consumption issue made him temporarily give up the idea of deploying a large number of tanks, he still believed that
The Army will equip more tanks for combat use in the future.
He is not the only one who has such an idea. Army generals all believe that this kind of weapon can change the future combat model. At least for now, it seems that tank advancement is accompanied by truck troop transport, and the distance advanced in a day is from 30-50 kilometers.
Expanded to a terrifying 50-100 kilometers, from a time perspective, it is possible to save more resources.
Although fuel consumption is higher, food, ammunition and even casualties may be reduced, which makes people feel that the investment in gasoline is worthwhile.
However, what makes people laugh or cry is that while observing the tanks in front of them, more than one of the senior generals of the army had an evil thought in their minds: "Should we find a time to annex the Higgs Empire more..."