Chapter 168

Just outside the door, he saw his classmate, Marcus, the conductor of car 112, who lived next door to him. That's the young driver he said yesterday, half a year younger than him.

"Hey! Good morning Marcus yawned out of his bedroom and said, "how are you getting along with your new partner?"

"I think they're a bunch of goons, and they see me as well." Ryan buttoned up his belt, shook some of his long trousers, adjusted the wrinkles on his clothes, and walked casually to the stairs at the end of the corridor.

"It's not your character." Marcus laughs to catch up and walk side by side with Ryan: "if you were half a year ago, they would have to be beaten down."

"You fool didn't hit anyone. Why should I do it?" Ryan glanced at Marcus, touched his pocket, and naturally reached for him: "where's the chocolate? I forgot mine

Because of the shortage of industrial raw materials, some non main foods in Germany have shrunk seriously. For example, margarine has begun to replace real butter on a large scale. For example, chocolate has been mixed with a large number of other substances and become more and more unsavory. Finally, even the manufacturers feel sorry and add a word of sugar to cover their shame.

As an armored force, it has always been a secret weapon and trump card of the national defense forces, so the supplies are not bad, but it has eaten potatoes and cabbage two days a week. And not far away, "corporal, Sergeant! Good morning, everyone Captain Carter nodded to everyone and said politely: "as the 3rd SS armored division upgraded from infantry, we are named" skeleton "by the head of state. I hope you like it."

He opened the curtain hanging on the blackboard. There was a long black-and-white picture on it. It looked like a very beautiful tank: "ladies and gentlemen, this is the latest leopard tank of the national defense forces. It is equipped with 75mm caliber artillery with long barrel. Its firepower is very strong. Our division is ordered to receive this kind of weapon and use this super weapon to participate in future combat tasks."

He pointed to the photo with his pointer and began to introduce each part of the tank in detail. The captains below were very quiet and were carefully recording important information.

"Captain Carter made it very clear! Any questions? " Major Hans, commander of the first armored battalion, looked at his subordinate Carter and nodded with satisfaction.

"Sir! When can we have a look at our tanks? " A corporal raised his hand to ask a question.

"You can go to the garage and check your tanks in the afternoon! If you have any questions, you can go to the logistics company of the regiment headquarters to find captain Herbert. If it is a serious mechanical failure, only the repair battalion of the division headquarters can solve it. " Hans said, "but it's up to you all for routine maintenance."

"Excuse me! Why don't we have a holiday? I'd like to apply for a holiday and look around. " One of the captains asked what he wanted to ask. When Ryan heard this, he looked up and found that several people were interested in it.

Battalion commander Hans picked his eyebrows and said, "I'm sorry, a few days ago, the first level war preparation regulations were issued. All holidays have been cancelled."

As soon as his voice fell, there was a sigh and a cry: "Alas? no Is level one ready

Hans, with a smile, turned over the photos and technical indicators on the blackboard to reveal the blackboard behind him. On the blackboard, two lines of small words were written: "from today on, in addition to regular training, five kilometer long-distance running training will be added every afternoon; In addition, the captains will go to the logistics office to collect tents, sleeping bags and other marching items after the meeting. "

"Ryan, do you think we're not really going to war with Poland?" Marcus, next to him, elbowed him and asked in a whisper.

Raine shrugged his shoulders, then spread out his hands helplessly, and answered in his slightly hoarse voice, "how do I know! We haven't distributed rations yet. It's estimated that we'll have to wait a few days! At least we'll get familiar with the equipment first. "

"Alas God bless me, I want to have a few more comfortable days! " Marcus complained with a sigh, not willing.

"Save it!" Ryan seemed very natural: "you don't think about it. How can those officials toss about for no reason when they bring us all to the border?"

"Let's go! Go and see what kind of new tents are being sent to us. If you go late, there may be holes left. " Marcus saw that everyone around him began to talk, and he got up, too.

"If I were you, I would choose a better tank first." Ryan patted his ass and stood up: "remember that motto?"

"Live first, enjoy..." two people read out a voice coincidentally. Then they looked at each other with a smile and walked out of the door shoulder to shoulder.

As they expected, in a row of garages behind the station, several soldiers from the repair battalion of the division headquarters were spraying numbers on the tanks just arrived under the command of a chief sergeant.

"Sir!" Two people stand at attention.

"Oh! Good morning The chief Sergeant replied politely: "shouldn't you come back later? Yes? Didn't go to get the tent? "

"We think this guy works better than a tent." Marcus pointed to the tank behind the chief sergeant and said with a smile. The chief Sergeant nodded happily: "yes! You're right! It really works better than a tent. " Like his pet, he fondled the fender in front of the tank, and then introduced: "this kind of tank can be said to be the industrial masterpiece of this era, combined with a lot of design experience that has never appeared, it can be described as perfect." He knocked on the front armor plate of the tank and said with pride: "it has a whole body with a front inclined armor plate, with a thickness of an amazing 50 mm. The wide body is supported by six pairs of large diameter load-bearing wheels to cope with the weight changes brought about by the wider body." After that, he pointed to the track of the tank: "this newly designed tank, which is completely different from the previous German tanks, adopts a wide track, and the cross track structure used by the large-diameter load-bearing wheels, which can adapt to more complex muddy combat environment and harsh road standards." He looked up at the two young captains who listened to him carefully: "in order to adapt to the new suspension system, large-diameter load-bearing wheels, and inclined front armor plate, this kind of tank used the gearbox rear layout for the first time, which made the turret of the tank slightly forward, rather than in the middle of the tank body as the No. 3 tank. Of course, we welded a basket right behind the tank turret to hold some tank soldiers' sundries. This practical design also slightly corrected the aesthetic problem of German tank turret position. And the high-power gasoline engine behind is more powerful than its predecessors. " He pointed to the tank turret at the top of his finger and introduced it with pride: "the most important thing is that this kind of tank has a large and angular welding turret, which is enough to accommodate a 75mm long barrel gun - it is enough to destroy any tank vehicle that has been in service, and it can be replaced with a more powerful tank gun at any time when necessary. This ensures that you can easily destroy any opponent! What about? Excited? " He held out his hand regretfully, and finally concluded: "however, it's depressing that the total combat weight of this tank has exceeded 30 tons, reaching an amazing 33 tons. Its weight can be regarded as one of the giants in tanks and chariots of this era. By comparison, its predecessor No. 3 tank only weighs more than 21 tons. So when facing the complex terrain, please be careful. "“ Hoo... "Ryan sighed:" to tell you the truth, sir, this car is perfect! But if I had to choose, I would prefer to use a No. 3 tank. "“ Why? I think it's very good. " Marcus frowned, pointed to the new tank and said, "this may be the best tank in the world." And behind him, the sergeant is very interested in staring at the pouring cold water of Ryan“ It uses too many new technologies, so it's a very unreliable big guy. With this kind of thing, my biggest worry is not how powerful the enemy is, but when my car breaks down. "“ children! What you think is the matter of our logistic support and maintenance forces! You just have to take care of it and fight bravely with it! " The chief Sergeant laughed and said, "I like you two. I'll leave you two of the best cars."