"A thousand?" General Yodel said in surprise, "If it's just a thousand T34s, according to what you just said, although the T34 is more powerful than the Panzer IV tank, there is no overwhelming performance comparison! With our current Panzer IV tank The number of tanks does not matter at all. There are just over a thousand T34s! Moreover, the Soviet Red Army after the great purge is no match for the Wehrmacht. It is obvious that we are only slightly at a disadvantage in terms of weapons, but the quality of the soldiers is at an absolute advantage. The winner of the war is still us!" After speaking, General Yoder looked around, as if looking for someone who agreed with him.
General Yoder's words indeed resonated with some people. According to the situation introduced by Lin Wei, the generals' judgment was indeed correct. Lin Wei simply took a peek at the reactions of the two bosses of the National Defense Force, and there seemed to be no reaction at all. Field Marshal von Blomberg, commander of the Army, and General von Brauchitsch, commander-in-chief of the army, did not speak and did not seem to react to Jodl's words. But Lin Wei knew that if the two of them took a stand on everything, the National Defense Force would be useless. It is necessary to maintain a sense of mystery at this time. Not speaking does not mean that he disagrees with Yodel's views. Lin Wei knows this truth deeply, so he must answer Yodel's general.
Regarding the performance of tanks, Lin Wei is confident that he has a say more than anyone here, even Guderian, because Guderian may not be able to use a tank to test anytime and anywhere, and the Soviet T34 The only tank in Germany was captured by Lin Wei.
"I have to say that what General Yodel said is right!" Lin Wei complimented Yodel first, and then changed the subject and said, "But, General, you didn't consider one thing!"
"What's the matter?" Yodel asked confidently. Lin Wei has always been famous for his sharp tongue. Yodel was very excited to be able to refute Lin Wei once, but Yodel's excitement could only be maintained for a while. Lin Wei said, "The Panzer IV has reached its limit. In other words, everything that can be improved on the Panzer IV has been changed. On the contrary, the potential of the T34 is very huge. If nothing else, let's just say that in the Krupp family The T34, combined with our family's manufacturing technology, may bring the strength of the tank to a higher level! Moreover, the manufacturing process of the T34 tank is very simple, and the man-hours required are the same as those of the Panzer IV. What I can't believe is that the T34 Tanks can actually be simplified. Even the simplified T34 is a little stronger than the Panzer IV. If the Panzer IV does this, its power will be greatly reduced!" Lin Wei is right. The simplified version of the T34 in wartime is 3,700 working hours, even more than There are even fewer Panzer IV tanks. This is no wonder why the more we fight, the more Soviet tanks there are and the fewer German tanks there are.
"This is impossible? How can the gap be so huge?" Not only General Yoder, but many people including General Ludwig were incredulous at Lin Wei's words.
"Although it is unbelievable, it is the fact!" Lin Wei said helplessly with his hands in a puddle, "Generals, I think you know what this means during the war. If we can successfully defeat the Soviet Union before it has time to mobilize, we can still Victory is possible! If the plan doesn't work, we're doomed!"
At this time, Von Blomberg, who had been silent, spoke, "Lampard, if Soviet tanks do this, they will undoubtedly not take the lives of Soviet Red Army soldiers seriously! You said, I can believe what you said Is it?" Von Blomberg's move undoubtedly meant that Lin Wei was exaggerating the strength of the Soviet Union. According to the generals of the Wehrmacht, weapons can only be made better and better. Who would make good weapons simpler? .
"Marshal, it seems that the great purges launched by Stalin did not take human life seriously!" Lin Wei said lightly, "I wonder if the millions of labor reform prisoners now in Gugra can prove the Soviet people's attitude of disregarding life!" Lin Wei didn't pay attention to what Marshal von Blomberg said. After all, what Lin Wei had done was similar to what Beria did by Stalin's side, and he was not qualified to criticize others. It is normal for Marshal von Bromberg not to understand political oppression, because in his heart, Marshal von Bromberg is still just an orthodox Prussian soldier, and the dogma he believes in is that soldiers do not interfere in politics.
Marshal von Blomberg opened his mouth, but could say nothing, because everything Lin Wei said was true. Although he didn't care about this kind of thing, it was impossible for Marshal von Blomberg not to have heard about the Great Purge. .
"You may not care about a thousand T34 tanks. Indeed, I also admit that a thousand T34 tanks cannot play a big role in the war!" Lin Wei said immediately, "But the T34 tanks I just mentioned It is just the latest tank of the Soviet Union. Everyone should know that the output of a newly installed tank cannot occupy the majority of the army. After all, new weapons need to be debugged and need to be tested a lot! Therefore, the number of tanks in the Soviet Red Army The number of tanks, T34 tanks only account for a very small part! The specific number should be more than twice the number of our German tanks!" (Despise Baidu Encyclopedia, what is 4,300 German tanks, 1,475 new Soviet tanks, and a large number of old tanks. Later I learned You know, the so-called old tanks are measured in thousands! MD, who wrote this!)
"Twice?" You must know that Germany now has less than 4,000 tanks (there are no No. 1 and No. 2 tanks in this book, so even though industrial power has grown rapidly, the number of tanks still has not exceeded that in history!), so everyone They were all moved and surprised by Lin Wei's words.
"Yes, twice!" Lin Wei said with certainty, "Far more than the population of Germany, coupled with a large number of tanks, this is a far more difficult opponent to deal with than France! The scary thing is that in the Battle of France , France is far from monolithic, and the Soviet Union is a totalitarian country, so the tactics used to deal with France are likely to be useless against the Soviet Union! After all, the Soviet people’s thoughts are much simpler than the French, and they are easier to mobilize as fighters!"
William II nodded and agreed with Lin Wei's words. Totalitarian countries are indeed more suitable for war than democratic countries. Any country will make centralization actions during war, even the United States is no exception. Although William II did not think of the United States, he thought of Britain, which was still facing off against Germany.
"If there are no questions, I'm going to talk about the third point!" Seeing that no one had any objections, Lin Wei took out another piece of information, "The industrial strength of the Soviet Union and ours are now about the same. Please pay attention to the strength I said. Compare the strength of the entire Soviet Union with the industrial strength of Germany! According to current reports, most people in the world believe that the Soviet Union is the world’s second industrial power. But what I want to say is that the Soviet Union started too late, so Their technical strength is far from our rivals in Germany! According to American calculations, the Soviet Union is the second industrial country in the world. The Soviet Union’s current GDP is 43.3 billion U.S. dollars, which is slightly inferior to ours! But what I want to say is that the Soviet Union’s industrial strength is about They were all newly built in the past ten years, and the technology is not very advanced, and the industries that have been catalyzed are mostly just good-looking on paper! In my eyes, if we can carry out a general war and carry out a nationwide mobilization after the war begins! The so-called industrial strength of the Soviet Union is nothing to mention! Under extreme mobilization, I think tank production can reach up to about four times the current level! That is, an annual output of 10,000 tanks!"
"And just like what I just said!" Lin Wei analyzed, "The current comparison does not include countries friendly to France and Italy. If the momentum goes wrong, we can ask the two countries to cooperate with our war, so that at least It can increase our industrial strength by 60%. In addition, the industrial strength of the country I control now is about two and a half times that of the Soviet Union. Therefore, the Soviet Union's industry is not a problem that I worry about! The only thing I have to pay attention to is The only thing is that when we were fighting against the Soviet Union, the United States and Britain were causing trouble behind our backs and aiding the Soviet Union behind our backs!” During World War II, the United States supported the Soviet Union with nearly 20,000 aircraft, more than 9,000 tanks, trains, locomotives, and wagons. The quantity even exceeded the output of the Soviet Union. In addition, because the Soviet Union was deeply traumatized by the war and had difficulty in supplying production materials, the Americans provided a large amount of aviation fuel, and the total amount far exceeded the Soviet Union's production; also, due to the lack of aluminum in the production of aircraft, the entire Patriotic War During this period, 60% of the aluminum used in aircraft production in the Soviet Union was provided by the United States. Moreover, in order to increase mobility, the Soviet Union was supported by a large number of American vehicles. For example, during the Battle of Stalingrad, two-thirds of the Soviet Red Army’s vehicles were provided by the United States. How to make the United States stand by and watch is the question that makes Lin Wei scratch his head.
After talking about Germany's advantages, Lin Wei said again, "Now let's talk about our disadvantages, that is, Germany has no oil resources. What's even more unfortunate is that our allies and the countries we currently occupy have no oil! That is We may be able to build a lot of tanks and planes, but there is no fuel for them to function! On the contrary, the Soviet Union is the largest oil exporter in Europe, and its oil production is much higher than that of Romania! So once the war enters a stalemate, how can we make it work? It’s a big problem for our equipment cluster to take action again!”
"The situation I mentioned is guaranteed to be very true!" Lin Wei assured, "This is the result of analysis by many SS personnel!"
"Lampard, it is said that you have an oil company in your name?" General Yoder asked, "How much oil can we control now? How long can it last?"
"This question? That oil company belongs to my father, not me!" Lin Wei quickly clarified, "Our war preparations are quite sufficient. Before the start of the French campaign, the entire German oil reserve was about one Ten million tons, right? Including Krupp Petrochemical and several oil companies, it is about 14 million tons. Attacking Western Europe and obtaining reserves from several countries is about nine million tons! The oil obtained from Romania is about One and a half million tons per year! This can guarantee Germany's war power to be fully operational for about two years!" Lin Wei said uncertainly.
Bang bang... Lin Wei clapped his hands and said, "Okay, uncles and uncles, I just talked about the main issues, and now I'm going to talk about some issues that have nothing to do with the overall situation, that is, some other situations in the Soviet Union! Information about the Soviet Air Force It is relatively small. We only know the number of aircraft of the Soviet Air Force in the Western Military District. The bombers include 1,062 four-engine TB-3 bombers, 1,672 Yak-1 fighters, 960 Yak-3 fighters, and 600 MiG-1 fighters. aircraft, 200 MiG-3 fighter jets. Even so, the strength is almost 60% of the Imperial Air Force! The Soviet Union already has 28 aircraft factories, 14 aero engine factories and 32 aviation accessories factories. According to our According to statistics, the Soviet Union’s aircraft production last year was approximately 7,000!”
"What? Lampard, what you said is true!" Goring stood up with a snap. Only now did Goring know how important the issue that Lin Wei said was irrelevant to the overall situation, but Lin Wei was also wronged. In Lin Wei's opinion, these are matters that have nothing to do with the overall situation. After analyzing everything from industrial strength to population comparison to mobilization of military divisions, the small air force is certainly not an issue with the overall situation.
"Yes, Marshal Goering! The opponent of the Imperial Air Force is extraordinary!" Lin Wei said while flipping through the information, "Aha, I found it. I finally discovered that the Empire has a comprehensive advantage over the Soviet Union in one aspect! That is the Navy , the Imperial Navy's Bismarck-class battleships and Scharnhorst-class battleships have been repaired. Among them, the Scharnhorst-class battleships have been replaced with 380MM main guns, which will be even more powerful! The Bismarck-class battleships can be launched next year. If possible Completing the two George V-class battleships that have been found in the UK will far exceed the strength of the Soviet Red Navy. This is the strength of the Soviet Red Navy. Marshal Redl, take a look!" Lin Wei handed a piece of information to In the hands of Marshal Redl.
Marshal Redl took it and looked at it at a glance. There were three battleships, the Gangut class, the "Marat" (formerly the "Petropavlovsk"), and the "October Revolution" (formerly the "Gangut"). "Special"), stationed in the Red Flag Baltic Fleet, "Sevastopol", belonging to the Black Sea Fleet, with a standard displacement of 25,000 tons, a speed of 23 knots, four triple-mounted 305MM main gun turrets, one at the bow and stern, and one in the middle of the hull. Two, separated by the No. 2 straight chimney, the No. 1 chimney is combined with the bridge and bent backwards. There are another 16 120MM secondary guns, the kind with holes in the side of the ship. In addition, the "Fronze" was decommissioned in the 1930s due to poor condition, and its main guns were changed to train guns and coastal guns.
"Red Caucasus", with a standard displacement of 6,700 tons, four single-barreled 180MM main guns, and a water reconnaissance aircraft, only one, used to test the new 180 gun, with a range of 34 kilometers! There are 7 "Kirov" class ships, with a standard displacement of 8,300 tons, 3 triple 180mm main guns, and a water reconnaissance aircraft.
"Three old battleships? They are too weak!" Marshal Redl commented lightly after reading it, "It will only take half a year before the war starts. I will make the Soviet Red Navy disappear. When the time comes, the German Army will land wherever it wants!" "After the British Navy was wiped out, Marshal Redl was now more confident than before, so when he saw the strength of the Soviet Red Navy, he immediately promised.
"Everyone knows!" William II glanced at the generals around him who were still arrogant just now, and said, "Except for the navy, the army is actually our weakest point? The situation of the air force is not optimistic either, and the strength can only be said to be about the same. !”
"Revise the plan!" Wilhelm II shouted, "If you follow your plan, Germany may have lost as soon as the war started. How did you become a general? You didn't even understand the strength of the Soviet Union. Just start making a battle plan?”
Amid William II's roar, General Jodl, who had been in high spirits just now, bowed his head and remained silent. To be honest, no one knew that the Soviet Union was so powerful, as if it was the Soviet Union and not Germany that had been preparing for war. However, after hearing Lin Wei's introduction to the Soviet Union's military strength, the generals present became more convinced that the Soviet Union had been preparing for war, so Germany must strike first and revise the plan more seriously.
"You all go back and revise the plan, Lampard, you stay first!" William II said irritably.
After everyone had left, William II asked, "Lampard, tell me, if a war starts, how sure is Germany of winning?" Lin Wei thought for a while and said, "If the plan goes well, yes Germany’s victory is completely guaranteed!”
"Oh?" William II became interested and said, "You just said that the Soviet Union is powerful, and now you are so confident?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I am confident!" Lin Wei showed a confident smile, "It is not difficult to defeat the Soviet Union. First of all, in the African battlefield, didn't the Imperial Air Force send an air force? What we need is to conquer Egypt will expel British power from Africa. From this point on, Turkey will inevitably turn to us. You must know that Turkey and Russia have fought ten wars, and there is great hatred between the two countries! If Turkey can send troops, there should be 300,000 Armies left and right join the war!”
"Keep talking!" William II urged. Now William II knew that Lin Wei was confident.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lin Wei continued, "The Soviet Union has many enemies, including Poland, Romania, Finland, and the three Baltic countries that were just annexed! There is also our traditional ally Hungary. These countries can all send troops to help when the war goes well. With the participation of these countries, we can make up for our lack of military strength, and some dangerous tasks can be completed by them!"
With the encouragement of William II, Lin Wei introduced the military power of these small countries. Don't look down on small countries. These countries are so close to Germany and the Soviet Union. How could they not have enough power to protect themselves? Although they are unable to protect themselves against behemoths like Germany and the Soviet Union. Compared to other brands, it is still considered to be the most famous in Asia.