Chapter 1666： Desperate Frenchman

Chapter 1666 Desperate Frenchman 1

The so-called joys and sorrows, when the prince is looking at the battle report sent, while preparing to focus on the domestic struggle, at this time, in the French High Command in Paris, it can be said that there is a sad cloud. , Everyone’s face is full of clouds, if you look at it for yourself, you can see an expression called failure!

General Xiafei, the commander-in-chief of the French army, was quarantined and examined after returning to France. At this time, the people sitting in the conference room were the commander-in-chief of the French Western Front and Marshal Gallieni (Note : In history, this buddy performed well in the famous Battle of Marne, known as the savior of Paris), General Nivelle, commander of the French Paris Front (this buddy is also a fierce tactically, in his leading Nivelle During the offensive, the loss ratio of the French and German forces was almost the closest in the entire battle. The French as the offensive exchanged 187,000 for 163,000 Germans! However, ironically, the tactical exchange ratio was the most close. When it was good, the French army had a mutiny...)

The British General Douglas Haig also attended the meeting as a representative of the British army. (This buddy is also very NB. He suppressed the Mahdi Uprising and participated in the Second Boer War. Looking at this time span, it is completely a living fossil of the British modern army!)

As the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in the Mediterranean Theater, General Petain participated in this important meeting as the questioned, and even the questioned party. The main content of this meeting is actually not about Xiafei’s disposal, because from a political point of view, as the most elite French army, a group army-level force has been directly eaten by the Bavarian Legion, so there must be someone behind it. of! Xia Fei's result is doomed, and the possibility of his independent leadership in the future is unlikely. On the Eastern Front, it is almost over. The Bavarian Army is likely to move westward on a large scale in the coming year. Learning lessons is the most important thing. Otherwise, as the commander-in-chief of the British army, Douglas Haig would not come in person. Here it is.

"From a strategic point of view, General Xiafei did not make any mistakes, at least there was no obvious fault. Our biggest problem is that the equipment performance has been the combat quality of the grassroots officers and soldiers. According to the results of our frontline statistics, a wolf tank is on the front. More than 3 FT10 tanks can be easily destroyed in a field battle! This exchange ratio is simply unbearable! As long as it is a field battle between the two sides, even if we concentrate our superior forces, even in extreme cases, we can concentrate several times our forces, but still Suffering huge losses, I think that this tragic exchange alone may lead to the collapse of the French army." Petain said bitterly.

"Aren't we equipped with San Meng Sha, which can fight against any armored target? Within the effective range of both sides, San Mong Sha can destroy each other with the wolf tank. Isn't this anti-tank gun not working?" Eni frowned and said.

"The San Meng Sha chariot is the only one we can threaten the existence of the wolf tank, but the Germans can easily destroy San Meng Sha with any weapon equipped on the tank. This is the difference. Whether it is an old cricket tank The new wheeled armored vehicles are San Meng Sha’s arch enemies. Before San Meng Sha points to kill the opponent’s wolf tank, the opponent can easily penetrate our front line, and then lightly protect the rear. San Mengsha chariots are killed one by one." Petain said.

"What's more, there is a very important issue. The number of wolf tanks equipped by the Bavarian Legion is far more than our Santa Mengsha! This gap in industrial capabilities, coupled with the terrible battle exchange ratio, will definitely It will bring disaster to France in the future." Petain added.

"This industrial gap has been reflected in the entire military system. Technically speaking, whether it is armored personnel carriers, self-propelled howitzers, self-propelled cannons or fighter jets, the French Republic and the British Empire are not weaker than their opponents, and even in terms of component technology The aspect may be slightly exceeded, but because of the limitation of industrial production capacity and the cruel losses on the battlefield, we simply do not have enough capacity to produce brand new equipment. I think General Haig also feels deeply about this, right?" When said.

"It is true. For the engine, for example, we already have 400 or even 500 horsepower engines, but fighter jets, including dromedaries, still use old-fashioned engines. This is because the new engine has too long working hours and too much raw material demand. The pressure on production is too great. At the same time, whether it is the conversion of the old production line to the new engine or the installation of a new production line, it will affect the supply of the front line. Under the current system of war of attrition, a little carelessness may lead to a disaster. Therefore, we are still hesitant on the issue of replacing old aircraft with new engines." General Haig said.

The plight of the French is even worse. The French are not unable to produce armored transport vehicles, or lack the technology and ability to produce self-propelled howitzers. On the contrary, the world’s first self-propelled cannon, the GPF194MM heavy cannon is a masterpiece of the French, but now, it is difficult for the French industry to even guarantee the supply of the most basic artillery and machine guns, if not for the pressure from the Bavarian armored forces. , French talents will not invest precious industrial resources in the production of Santa Moncha The French have high expectations for this self-propelled artillery, and they regard it as the sharpest spear of the French attacking force. , Not only to block the opponent's attack, but more importantly, to tear the opponent's line of defense together with FT10, as the engine of attack! But the result? Only hehe.

"The Kingdom of Bavaria is too strong. It actually controls two areas of Bavaria and Bohemia, covering an area of ​​about 150,000 square kilometers. Although it is not large, it is the most industrialized area of ​​the Allied countries. We conservatively estimate that Witte The industrial capacity of the area controlled by the Elsbach family can be at least about 60% of that of the French Republic! And now, this huge force and his powerful army are about to be released from the quagmire of the Eastern Front."

"Unless God bless, in the next year, we will face an additional force of 700,000 troops, about 2,000 tanks and armored vehicles, and more than 1,800 various aircraft. They will bring the entire German army to the western front. The combat effectiveness increased by about 25% to 30%! And this does not count the Mackensen Army that may be drawn from the Eastern Front!" Petain's words are full of pessimism.

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