Chapter 307： Skeleton Division established

"The work of developing new tank guns for our tanks cannot be delayed." Stalin continued: "Now, the Germans have been equipped with a large number of 50mm tank guns. We cannot fall behind. I think our new tanks, at least To be equipped with a 76.2 mm tank gun."

Firepower! The Soviets emphasized firepower most, and Koshkin deeply agreed with one point.

For tank soldiers, armor protection is not enough, you can fight courage, fight speed, and fight tactics. However, if the firepower is not enough, they can't penetrate people at zero distance, then it's a fart.

Firepower is always the first!

This meeting is an important meeting related to the Soviet armored forces. Koshkin is very confident in his development plan. Inclined armor, high-horsepower diesel engines, large-caliber tank guns, and his own tanks will lean on Excellent performance, won the welcome of armored soldiers.

He still doesn't know what a tortuous road his tank will take, and Koshkin even sacrificed his life in order to make his tank show excellent performance.

And now, they don’t even know that German tank development is more advanced than theirs. When the improved A-32, the experimental version of the A-34, and the service model of the T-34 enter the army, they again Has fallen behind.

They are facing the forty-ton Panther 3 tank and the fifty-ton Tiger tank!

The Soviet Union lags behind Germany because it is a generation gap. In history, the important problem facing Germany is insufficient production. Now, Germany has made substantial progress in production by means of assembly lines. Relying on the integration of Speer, the Panther 3 is the main armored force in Germany. The equipment has always been in the highest priority production position.

On this day, Cyric returned to his old army.

Cyric now bears the name of the commander-in-chief of the SS on his head, but it is actually a trivial matter. Guderian is responsible for the main affairs of the army.

Today, Cyric's return is to preside over the establishment of a new armored division in the army, the third armored division of the SS, code-named Skeleton Division!

After unremitting pursuit, in 38 years, the SS already had 3 armored divisions!

Among them, the First Armored Division, also known as the Adolf Hitler Division, is the elite of the entire army. It has been on the Spanish battlefield and has a firm will to fight and strong combat effectiveness. Therefore, the newly established divisions are almost all sent from the First Armored Division. The backbone of the grassroots.

Now Guderian has become the deputy commander of the entire Waffen-SS. Accordingly, the commander of the 1st Panzergrenadier Regiment, Joseph Dietrich, was promoted to the commander of the 1st Panzer Division. He finally As in history, command this famous force.

The Second Armored Division, also known as the Imperial Division, has been established for some time. It has completed all training and is fully loaded. The commander of this Second Armored Division is the original head of the 2nd Armored Grenadier Regiment, Ferdinand- Scherner, as Cyric's former subordinate, participated in the beer hall coup, is Cyric's confidant.

The newly formed 3rd Armored Division, also called the Skeleton Division, had their epaulettes turned into a small skeleton, and the commander of this division was the original 1st Armored Regiment Commander, Kurt-Meyer.

His age is the youngest. In the last Spanish Civil War, he led the armored soldiers to kill from left to right, creating miracles and demonstrating the great power of blitzkrieg. Now, he has become the youngest division commander in the empire and is known as the armored man. Yeah!

Historically, the third armored division was formed after the start of World War II. From this armored division, it can be seen that under Cyric's crossing, Germany has made more war preparations.

At the same time, the National Defense Forces completed the formation of the third armored division last month. Compared with the SS, the main equipment is the same. They are all Panther 3 tanks. However, the armored division is organized different.

The armored divisions of the SS have realized Guderian’s vision. Each division has jurisdiction over one armored brigade, each brigade governs 2 armored regiments, each regiment governs 2 armored battalions, and each battalion governs 4 tank companies. , Each company has 21 tanks, and an armored division has 336 tanks!

What a terrible force this is, it can be said that an armored division today is even more powerful than an armored army in Germany in history!

Standing on the rostrum of the inauguration ceremony, Cyric looked at the training ground below. The tanks lined up neatly. There were more than 300 tanks. What a spectacular sight? Take a look at the high-speed parking lot on holidays in later generations.

Cyric was satisfied.

"As soldiers, we have only one goal, which is to defeat the enemy and sweep the enemy!" Cyric shouted to the officers and soldiers present: "Our third armored division, also known as the skeleton division, on the battlefield, our enemies will change. Become a skeleton!"

Skeleton division, double meaning, fight the enemy, without mercy, let the enemy become a skeleton, fight bravely, without order, never retreat, even if he becomes a skeleton!

"Our empire is already strong, but some countries with ulterior motives are unwilling to watch us become stronger. They want to do everything possible to stop us, play tricks, and our task is to use our blood and fire. In the battle of war, tell these conspirators that in front of the powerful German war machine, all conspiracies and tricks are delusions!"

Cyric's words drew cheers from below.

"Long live the great Third Reich!"

"Long live the great head of state!"

"Now, I declare that the 3rd Armored Division of the Waffen-SS is officially established!"

Officially established! The soldiers of the Skeleton Division are all shouting, and in their voices, the entire European continent is trembling!

All of them are the most advanced Panther tanks, holding the latest 6.8mm submachine guns in their hands. Behind the tanks, there are also a large number of infantry fighting vehicles, 10-ton supply vehicles, this armor The cost of the teacher is also expensive.

Cyric took a review car and went around in a circle. When he came to the last row of supporting firepower equipment, he was shocked by the equipment here.

Katyusha of Germany! The equipment here is a multiple rocket launcher mounted on the chassis of a 6*6 10-ton off-road truck! When I was in charge of military production, I once mentioned this to my subordinates and asked to pay attention!

In World War II, the Soviet Katyusha rockets were so famous that many German veterans were terrified. Even if a 152mm artillery shell flew, experienced veterans could judge the impact point based on the sound. But what about this thing? ? There is nowhere to hide, this is a face-to-face weapon!

Although the most famous is the Soviet Katyusha, in fact, the Germans studied rockets earlier.