The six hundred and eighth battle, this is simply a work of genius.
Shortly after Rear Admiral Shibasaki Eji finished speaking, the Japanese army had not yet prepared their defense and were fiercely bombed by more than 10 B-25 bombers flying over from the US military.
"Baga! Damn US military, I want our air force to shoot you down!"
Listening to the deafening bombing sounds around him, Rear Admiral Shibazaki Keiji roared in anger.
At this time, in a secret tank manufacturing factory in Hamburg, Sperer was surrounded by a large group of maintenance personnel, logistics support units, and engineers, and was clamoring.
"Minister Spel! The Head of State really only lets us produce two types of tanks, namely the Panther tank and the T-54 tank?"
And this is the thing that these people clamor the most.
"Yes! Just rest assured now, don't have to produce so many complex types like before!"
"Now when we want to equip a tank's ammunition, we don't have to add four to five types of ammunition as before! Especially when replenishing a tank battalion, if the machine gun bullets and grenades on the tank are counted together, it would be a disaster, and I still remember it fresh!"
"So I solved this problem for you as quickly as possible. Of course, this still requires thanks to our great head of state for his wise decision! Without his orders, I cannot be able to carry out his will so quickly to improve our production types and situations!"
Sper and the others were clamoring, and he responded with a smile.
Upon hearing this, all the people surrounding him began to praise the head of state with a smile on their faces.
In fact, for Spel, he was able to produce only two types of tanks, which greatly reduced the allocation of natural resources and money.
Although the production output is not as high as those behind No. 3 and No. 4 tanks, it can greatly improve the logistics of the German tank troops and will not be as chaotic as before.
Moreover, his combat effectiveness immediately improved, and Spel was still very satisfied with this.
Because during World War II, the German tanks included No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4, then the famous leopard and tiger leopard, and then the Tiger King.
Of course, there are also many types of tank destroyers, self-shaped artillery, etc.
In short, throughout World War II, the types of tanks and vehicles in Germany were relatively chaotic, and there was no unified type.
Therefore, it is a headache and depressing for the German army's research, development and production, and the allocation of natural resources, especially for the logistics supply on the battlefield, which is even more a catastrophe that may be fatal at any time!
So whenever a tank unit needs to quickly replenish supplies after a war loss, it is simply a dream.
That's why the group had so many engineers and other departments around Sperer to make decisions. Although they had heard that the head of state issued such an order early in the morning, they had not arrived at their Hamburg factory to produce tanks at the time, so they were skeptical.
But now that he has received Sperer's affirmative answer, he feels much more at ease.
Therefore, many departments are excited.
At least Tiger tanks, Leopard tanks, and Tiger King tanks, such ace tanks that were particularly loved by later World War II fans, will not be heartbroken by German tankers because they lack repaired parts and cannot carry out timely wartime repairs.
Moreover, in the future, the tank commanders on the front line will not be able to find sufficient tank components of the same type for emergency repairs because they are bombed by enemy shells, or injured by enemy tanks, and anti-tank guns. They will find that they are unable to find sufficient tank components of the same type for emergency repairs, and then they can continue to fight.
Although the British, American and Soviet Allied forces needed five tanks to destroy a Tiger tank, the Germans could not repair it due to lack of components and insufficient logistics supplementation, which led to their advantages and became a fatal disadvantage.
Of course, in addition to the components of the tank itself, there is also the problem of ammunition fired by the tanks, which also caused the German logistics support troops to suffer a lot because of the wide variety.
Because Germany itself lacks natural resources. If the German army cannot use the natural resources they have to produce tank shells, their logistics supply will be seriously replenished. Just like the German army once developed tungsten core armor-piercing bombs, although the combat effectiveness is good, the tungsten alloy production capacity in Germany is insufficient, so there is no way to popularize the development and production.
"By the way, have the Leopard tanks and T-54 tank models produced by your Hamburg Tank Factory now produced? Do you need to communicate with other tank vehicles that have been developed and learn the production technology of each other?"
After the engineers and logistics personnel gradually stopped talking, Sperl asked Dobor, the director of the Hamburg Tank Factory, and a group of engineers behind him.
"It has been produced. You can now see what the model we produce is like, Minister Speer!"
"Of course, if we can communicate more with the technicians of other tank vehicle manufacturing plants and communicate with R&D, we will also follow the Minister's arrangements!"
Upon hearing this, the factory director Dobor nodded immediately and agreed.
At the same time, he also signaled Sperl to go with him to take a look at the Panther tanks they produced and the model tanks of the T-54 tanks.
"Okay! You lead the way!"
Spel also nodded curiously.
Then, under the leadership of the factory director Dobor, the group soon arrived at an independent workshop.
In the clean and clean workshop, Sper and the others immediately saw the majestic leopard style and the eye-catching T-54 tank.
The T-54/55 tank played a major role in all armed conflicts in the second half of the 20th century, and it is also one of the largest production tanks ever, with a total output of up to 100,000 units.
To this day, more than 50 countries are still using T-54/55 and its diverse range of modifications.
Moreover, this model of equipment led to the birth of the M60, the first main battle tank in the United States.
The biggest advantage of this T-54 tank equipped with a V-54 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine is that it is sturdy and durable, low-cost, can be mass-produced, and its combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of the Soviet T-34.
"The design drawings of the T-54 tank given to us by the Head of State are really good, which allows us to develop and produce them in a relatively short period of time!"
"And from various data, this T-54 tank is definitely stronger than the T-34 tanks used by the Soviet army now! Even if our Leopard and Tiger tanks are involved in combat, they may be destroyed!"
"I really didn't expect that our head of state could design such a skilled tank and save a lot of manufacturing funds! This is simply a genius!"
Factory director Dobor said loudly as he looked at the T-54 tank equipped with a 100mm main gun.
Because as a maker of personal experience, he is very convinced that the T-54 can be said to be better than most tanks during World War II.
For example, the power of the 100mm gun equipped on the tank is definitely stronger than the 88mm gun of the German Tiger tank in World War II. Although it is not as good as the 88mm gun of the Tiger King Tank, it can be compared with the 75mm gun of the Leopard.
Moreover, its total weight is only 4/5 of the Leopard, 2/3 of the Tiger, and more than half of the Tiger King.
As for the main tanks of other countries in their contemporaries, there is no way to compete with them.
It can be said that the T-54 is definitely a revolutionary design in the current World War II period, especially the excellent performance and reliability of its suspension system, which allows the T-54 to cross mountains and ridges effortlessly.
"Yes! Our head of state is really a genius in tank design! So how many tanks are your factory expected to produce per month?"
After hearing this, Sperer nodded in agreement and immediately asked the key questions.
Chapter completed!