"What is it? Do you need me to go over and take a look? Are you so anxious? What happened?"
Wittmann, who looked puzzled, obviously did not think of going with his gunner Wegener, and could not understand what Wegener meant. This made Wegener a little anxious when he came to call people over.
"Equipment! A lot of new equipment! The new equipment that the head of state promised you has arrived! Our battalion has new tricks to use. Isn't this exciting!?"
What!? New equipment has arrived!?
For his meritorious service and repeated achievements in combat, Wittmann was recently awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves by the Führer himself.
At the investiture ceremony, the Führer deliberately left Wittmann to chat for a few more words, asking about Wittmann's experience in frontline combat and what his needs were. Wittmann once heard that the Führer hated to trust the Wehrmacht generals around him.
, he prefers to learn about the situation first-hand from the soldiers on the front line.
Should I answer truthfully? If I tell the truth, will some big shots expose the lie told by the head of state and ruin the good deeds of the generals?
The shrewd Wittmann had countless thoughts and possibilities flashing through his mind, but in the end he decided to tell the truth.
"The war on the front line is not optimistic. My head, the Russians have developed very powerful tanks. I have to admit that they have an overwhelming advantage in certain performances."
"But my crew and I have always firmly believed that our German technology is the best in the world, just as Dr. Goebbels said. We urgently need a more powerful tank, which must have stronger firepower to penetrate Russia
The tank's armor has better protection against Russian attacks, and its mobility must also be guaranteed. The mobility of the first batch of King Tiger tanks has already restricted us."
Wittmann knew that most of his requests might not be realized, but at least he wanted to let the head of state know what kind of equipment the soldiers fighting bloody battles on the front line needed. Wittmann could not guarantee that the adults would tell the truth to the head of state.
, since I had the opportunity to reveal the truth to the head of state, why didn't I say it?
Wittmann felt from beginning to end that he was just doing what he should do, and that was all.
"You will receive a batch of new equipment soon. I have asked Guderian to do the related things as soon as possible. I will order the latest equipment to be handed over to you for use first, and make full use of the power of these new equipment! You
They are the elite of the armored troops of the Waffen-SS and the elite of the entire German armed forces. I believe you and your comrades can do it."
Recalling the reply he finally received, Wittmann immediately realized the meaning of Wegener's words. It seemed that the relevant promises had indeed been fulfilled truthfully.
"Sorry, I still have something to do. I'll contact you when I have the chance. Goodbye!"
In such a hasty and abrupt manner, without even looking back, Wittmann left the French girl Marie behind, alone in the wind and messy. Wittmann, who was anxious to see his "new wives", did not care about the impure motives.
What did the French woman think? He had no feelings for this woman from the beginning.
"What has been brought?"
Under the leadership of Wegener, he walked quickly and asked questions. Wittmann wanted to know what new equipment was sent. Is it the latest heavy tank? Or something else like a self-propelled artillery? New equipment?
The coverage is quite extensive.
"Uh...I'm not very sure. The stuff had just arrived when I came to call you. It was driven to our station with the help of other SS armored soldiers. I heard that the armored division was receiving new equipment, so I stopped by.
They delivered it to us, saving us the time and waste of making another trip. And it’s not far from the station. It’s just to test the reliability of the new equipment, so they drove it directly across the country.”
"...."
A friendly armored division helped drive it here?
When Wittmann heard this, he suddenly felt that the quantity of this new equipment might be quite large, even exceeding his previous expectations. Maybe the word "armored division" gave people some illusion?
"We're here, we can already see it! Oh, look at them, why do they have two gun barrels? What kind of tank is this?"
Wegener, who had roughly caught the outline of the new equipment before he could fully run up to him, first let out an exclamation. This was the first time he had seen a tank carrying two gun barrels.
Similar to Wegener's expression, Wittmann, who saw this strange thing parked not far away, was also quite confused and couldn't figure out the situation.
I saw a tank that could clearly be seen as a Black Panther chassis, with a very square, authentic German-style head turret, but the front end of the turret was stuck with two thin and...
Well, it's not that the barrel is too long, it's just that the magnification ratio can be considered high compared to the caliber.
However, the caliber of the gun barrel of this thing is obviously not large, and it looks more like a machine gun that can fire continuously rather than a tank gun that can be loaded with a single shot.
For a while, Wittmann really didn't understand what this thing was used for, which could carry two gun barrels at once.
Since it uses the body chassis of a main battle armored unit like the Black Panther, is it possible that this thing is used to support the front line with firepower and to strafing infantry at close range? Wittmann also said that it is not good, and a special person must come out to do it.
You have to explain it yourself to understand.
It was only after he actually walked in that Wittmann discovered that there was more than one such strange Panther tank. Behind the first lead vehicle he had just seen, there were also a row of seventeen or eighty tanks parked behind it.
This is enough to arm more than one company. What the hell is this? This much can be sent in the first batch.
"Uh, yes, that's the general situation. The details are all written on it. After you read it and it's ok, you can just sign here to receive it."
Wittmann knew the man who was communicating with his battalion commander. He was also the one who delivered the King Tiger tank last time. He seemed to be the logistics director of the SS Armored Corps? I can’t remember exactly. Anyway, he was the guy who delivered equipment.
, the name seems to be a Kogel? It should be right, we had a casual chat last time, which was regarded as a hello.
"Hey! Wittmann, I was just talking to Fisher about you. It's been a long time since I last saw you, and now you are a big star whose posters can be seen everywhere in the country. How does it feel?"
Compared to Kogel's enthusiasm as he stepped forward and spoke repeatedly, Wittmann's expression was clearly silently saying "I'm more interested in this iron guy."
Seeing this, Kegel smiled calmly and expressed his understanding. Even though he was doing this job, he was already used to the appearance of these armored soldiers. Then he turned around and pointed at the nearest Black Panther with a strange shape and started to introduce it.
"Gentlemen, please allow me to introduce to you the latest work of Germany's legendary military industry: the Panzer V anti-aircraft tank "Korlian"."
? ?As you can see, the plot on the Western Front has officially started, and Comrade Lao Ma will be temporarily offline for a period of time.
? The Allied forces are about to face the German armored forces, which have been greatly strengthened by Comrade Ma’s butterfly effect. It remains to be seen what kind of battle scenes there will be. Corgi will not spoil too much. The most exciting battle chapter in this book has only just begun now.