stonecrandall Chapter 843
Chapter 843
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: 0.053s Scan: 0.040sThe reason why Eisenhower wanted to form a mechanized infantry division was very simple. In the previous operations, he fully witnessed the strength of the German mobile warfare.
Although the German army’s troops were far less than those of the US army, they had several armored divisions that could pose a huge threat to the US army on the flanks, which forced the US army to devote a lot of energy to deal with these armored divisions.
The super mobility of the German armored divisions made it impossible for the US infantry to catch up with them, so they could not defeat or drive away the German troops threatening them on the flanks.
They could only send more troops to passively form a defense line to resist the German army.
In order to stop the German army, the width of their defense line must be wide enough, otherwise their defense line may not work. The German army can completely use the advantage of speed to bypass their defense line and go around to their flanks. In this way, the US troops guarding the defense line will become a decoration!
Whether it is the Battle of Jackson or the subsequent Battle of St. Marys, the performance of the German armored forces is textbook-level!
After seeing this, Eisenhower began to look forward to it. He hoped that one day he would have a unit of this or that kind, which would play a vital role in enriching his own tactics and learning advanced German tactics. After all, the German blitzkrieg was based on the two words”rapid assault”. If he used ordinary infantry to fight, he would definitely not be able to achieve the effect of blitzkrieg.
Therefore, first forming a mechanized infantry division with lower requirements and slightly worse combat capabilities, and then slowly forming his own armored division, became the future plan set in Eisenhower’s mind!
“We have the combat organization and basic combat guidance of the mechanized infantry division here. I will ask someone to send you one later. You can figure it out slowly. If there is anything you don’t understand, you can ask Kleist, the commander of the 1st Division!”
Model himself did not have time to deal with these things. After all, he had very important combat tasks to do next, so he handed the matter over to Kleist. Of course, it depends on whether Eisenhower has this need.
“Thank you for your support, General. With your support, I think it will be much easier to form our first mechanized infantry division!”
Hearing Model’s words, Eisenhower was relieved.
Large armored vehicles, tanks and other things are very heavy, and it is very difficult to transport them across the sea. A transport ship of tens of thousands of tons can only transport more than 100 tanks at a time, and it also has to transport the weapons and ammunition needed for the battle, fuel and spare parts needed for maintenance and skilled logistics maintenance workers.
It is difficult to transport a large number of tanks and armored vehicles. Even if they are transported, most of them are reorganized troops of the German army, and they can be put into battle immediately after they arrive.
Therefore, it is not realistic for the Southern Army to expect a large number of tanks and armored vehicles from Europe in a short period of time. Therefore, the slightly inferior divisions have become a very good substitute!
The scale of the Southern Army has expanded to 1.05 million at this time. After the Battle of Jackson, their troops have been expanded to a certain extent, not only recovering the previous strength, but also expanding the scale.
Moreover, unlike the previous group of Southern Army composed entirely of civilians and lacking combat experience, the current Southern Army has been supplemented by a large number of experienced middle and lower-level officers of the German Army, which has greatly improved their combat capabilities.
On the battlefield, these German company commanders and battalion commanders will support the combat effectiveness of the grassroots troops of the Southern Army, while the top leaders of the Southern Army are led by Eisenhower, whose ability is recognized by Model, so the current strength of the Southern Army is much stronger than before!
After inspecting the army, Model basically had a certain understanding of the current situation of the Southern Army.
According to his standards, the strength of these armies must be weak, but because he watched this army grow rapidly, he was relatively tolerant of this army in his heart. The starting point of this army was very low, and They are not professional soldiers, but a hastily formed civilian army.
So compared with the most elite defense forces of the empire, they are naturally far behind, but considering their low starting point, they have grown to this level in a short period of time, which is already very good!
In time, their strength will continue to improve, and then they will be able to cooperate with the German army to complete various combat tasks on the battlefield!
He is looking forward to this day!
After inspecting the Southern Army, Moderma rushed to Aolando without stopping, where he met Vanelk who came from the north of Eagle Sauce!
“”Brother Vanelk, it’s been seven or eight years since we last met, right?”
After seeing Vanelk, Model took the initiative to give him a hug. The two were old acquaintances and old comrades in the army, but Vanelk retired from the army early due to special work requirements, and then he installed a fake identity and lurked on the side of the Eagle Sauce, contributing his strength to the empire on the third front!
Others may not know the importance of Vanelk to the empire, but the senior German officials are very clear about this. After all, before the outbreak of the war, the main military expenditure of the German army came from Vanelk and his Goldman Sachs consortium!
“Yes, seven or eight years have passed in the blink of an eye. Looking back now, things have completely changed. Moreover, who could have imagined that Model, who was just a small lieutenant back then, has now been promoted to a general of the empire, and has led his troops across the ocean to invade the homeland of the Eagle Sauce, and has intimidated the Eagle Sauce, and made the entire Eagle Sauce remember your name with two big victories?”
Model heard Vanelk’s slightly teasing words, smiled and hit him on the chest with his fist, cursing:”Don’t just envy me, do you know how much we envy you? I heard that you can spend 100 million US dollars on an airship, and the starting point of other things is the same as that of the emperor. We envy such a life!”
Vanelke’s legal identity in the Eagle Sauce is the president of Goldman Sachs Group. As a world-renowned tycoon, his personal life is naturally extremely luxurious. After all, in order to conceal his true identity and prevent his identity from being exposed, he must have a living standard that matches his financial resources.
In the Eagle Sauce, the life of a rich person, especially a super-rich person like him, is no different from that of an emperor!
After all, the Eagle Sauce is a country controlled by capitalists, and the status of capitalists in this country is, to some extent, even more noble than that of the president!