Chapter 309 The Establishment of the Skeleton Master

"The work of developing new tank guns for our tanks is also urgent." Stalin continued: "Now that the Germans have equipped a large number of 50mm tank guns, we can't fall behind. I think our new tanks, at least To be armed with a 76.2mm tank gun."

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

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

Firepower always comes first!

This meeting is an important meeting related to the Soviet armored forces. Koshkin is very confident in his own development plan, inclined armor, high-horsepower diesel engines, large-caliber tank guns, and his own tanks. 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 show his tank's excellent performance.

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

They are facing a 40-ton Panther 3 tank and a 50-ton Tiger tank!

The Soviet Union lags behind Germany by a generational gap. In history, the important problem faced by Germany is insufficient production. Now, Germany has made great progress in production due to the production of the assembly line. With the integration of Speer, the Panther 3 is the main armored force in Germany. equipment, has always been the highest priority in production.

On this day, Cyric returned to his old army.

The current Cyric, although the name of the commander-in-chief of the SS is on his head, but in fact, it is a matter of no concern. The main affairs of the army are all handled by Guderian.

And today, Cyric's return is to preside over the establishment of a new armored division of the army, the 3rd SS armored division, codenamed Skeleton Division!

After unremitting pursuit, in the middle of 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, with a firm will to fight and strong combat effectiveness. Therefore, almost all newly established divisions are sent from the First Armored Division. The backbone of the grassroots.

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

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

The newly established 3rd Armored Division, also known as the Skeleton Division, their epaulettes became a small skeleton, and the division commander of this division was the original 1st Armored Regiment commander, Kurt Meier.

He is the youngest. In the last Spanish Civil War, he led the armored soldiers to attack from left to right, creating miracles and demonstrating the great power of blitzkrieg. Now, he has become the youngest division commander of the empire, known as the armored militia. you!

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 adequate war preparations.

At the same time, the Wehrmacht also 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 organization of the armored division is different.

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

What a terrifying power this is. It can be said that a current armored division is more powerful than a German armored army in history!

Standing on the rostrum of the inauguration ceremony, Cyric looked at the training ground below, with tanks lined up neatly, more than 300 tanks, what a spectacular sight? Just look at the holiday high-speed parking lot in later generations.

Cyric was satisfied.

"As soldiers, we only have 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 Master, double meaning, fights the enemy without mercy, turns the enemy into a skeleton, fights bravely, has no orders, never retreats, even himself 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 and play tricks. Our task is to use our blood and fire. tell these conspirators that in the face of the mighty German war machine, all conspiracies are delusions!"

Cyric's words aroused cheers from below.

"Long live the great Third Reich!"

"Long live the great Führer!"

"Now, I announce that the 3rd Panzer Division of the Waffen SS is officially established!"

formally established! The soldiers of the Skeleton Division were all shouting, and in their voices, the entire European continent was shaking!

All are the most advanced Panther tanks, holding the latest 6.8mm caliber submachine guns, and behind the tank units, there are also a large number of infantry fighting vehicles, 10-ton supply vehicles, this one armored The cost of a teacher is also high.

Cyric took the inspection car and circled around. When he came to the support fire equipment in the last row, he was shocked by the equipment here.

German Katyusha! The equipment here is a multi-barrel rocket launcher mounted on a 6*6 10-ton off-road truck chassis! Back then, when I was in charge of military production, I once mentioned this kind of thing to my subordinates and asked them to focus on it!

In World War II, the Soviets' Katyusha rockets became so famous that many German veterans were terrified. Even if a 152mm artillery shell flew in, the experienced veterans could judge the impact point based on the sound, but what about this thing? ? There is nowhere to hide at all, this is a killing weapon!

Although the most famous is the Katyusha of the Soviets, in fact, the research on rockets was earlier by the Germans.