Romanian Eagle

After the signing of the peace treaty between the Rosso and the Soviet Union, Romanian troops were withdrawn from the Soviet Union one after another.

The armored division, which made great achievements in this battle, took the lead in withdrawing to the country as the first group of troops, and Lieutenant General Hoffman naturally needed to retreat with his own troops.

"The current battle with the Soviet Union is a thorough experiment with the concept of rapid combat of the armored forces that I lead. Although the concept of folding and rushing was first demonstrated in actual combat, the cooperation is not particularly tacit, and there are even problems of communication and understanding. . But the result was as successful as I thought. Next, we need to further deepen the concept of armored combat with the cooperation of land and air."

Hoffman sat in the command car and wrote the summary of the battle eloquently. The combat experience this time is very valuable to him, because this is the first time that the armored division is the core of the combat idea. Although it is not perfect, at least the results of the battle can make his idea recognized by several bigwigs.

The summary of the battle this time is naturally a reflection of the results for the high-level officials and His Majesty the King who silently supports him, so Hoffman wrote it very carefully.

"The actual combat results show that the use of armored troops as an assault force can indeed break through the enemy's defense line quickly, without giving the enemy time to react, which is much better than the previous gathering of heavy troops. The first is the concealment, the concealment of heavy troops is very poor. , it is easy for the enemy to find out the direction of their main attack and respond. In this regard, the mechanized troops are much better, and it is also conducive to their concealment.

The second is the rapid maneuvering after the breakthrough; in previous operations, even if the heavy troops broke through the enemy's defense line, the movement speed was not satisfactory, because whether it was infantry or cavalry, the maneuverability was not comparable to the mechanized speed of tanks. Moreover, the gap is even more obvious when encountering enemy intercepting troops. Tanks are more capable of continuously breaking through enemy interceptions, even bypassing areas heavily defended by the enemy, pointing directly to the opponent's strategic locations, transportation hubs, and even cutting off the enemy. road effect. For infantry and cavalry, it is too difficult to do the above, and there are too many uncertain factors. "

"So in terms of the development concept of future wars, further increasing the investment in armored forces can make the Romanian army stronger. Moreover, for the Soviet Union, my country's main opponent at present, its vast plain terrain is also very conducive to the play of armored forces. "

Hoffman couldn't help but take out a cigarette when he wrote this, took a deep breath and continued to write. "Based on the concept of future armored force operations, I need to make a few points here. The first is the need for aviation to shield the battlefield, and armored forces are very dependent on air support.

First of all, it is necessary to seize air supremacy, which is also the premise for the armored forces to be able to conduct rapid maneuver operations. Therefore, it is necessary for our country to further develop new fighters to ensure that we have the aviation power to suppress our opponents. Secondly, air power needs to have a means of delaying the opponent's marching speed. At present, my country's air strike means are relatively simple, and its ground attack capability is limited.

There is also a lack of fighter jets dedicated to precision strikes against enemy forces. It is hoped that the speed of research and development of this kind of aircraft can be increased, especially the precision bomber is the most reliant means of armored forces. Because previous battles have shown that the armored forces have limited ability to attack fortifications, and this aircraft is required to increase their ability to attack fortifications. "

Hoffman raised the issue of the plane first, also because of his regret that he had not been able to capture Kirovograd in the first place in this war.

If there were Romanian ground-attack fighters that could delay the opponent's marching speed, it would be very likely that the Panzer Division would arrive at Kirovograd first, and the subsequent fortified battle of Kirovograd could be completely avoided. also has a great effect. You must know that most of the Romanian casualties in this war were produced in the battle of Kilovograd.

After writing the requirements for aircraft in future wars, Hoffman finally started his main battle weapon tank.

"Although the Jackal IV tanks currently used by our army can still be used for a period of time, we also need to conduct pre-research on the next-generation tanks in consideration of the precautionary measures. According to the usage conditions obtained on the battlefield, the cross-country speed of the next-generation tanks is It must not be less than 36 kilometers, and the number of kilometers driven by one-time refueling should not be less than 350 kilometers.

Because with the military development of various countries, their military vehicles will also increase, and it is unlikely that the supply point and transportation line are only more than ten kilometers away from the front line like in World War I. This also requires the tank's long-range maneuverability to be sufficiently improved. In addition, according to our information, countries are currently developing new anti-tank guns as a means to deal with armored forces. Therefore, the frontal thickness of the new tank must also reach 60-80 mm in order to improve the survivability of the tank.

Moreover, according to the use of tanks by our army on the battlefield, although the 47mm of the Jackal IV tank can deal with all the current tanks, considering the future development, it is also necessary to develop the new 75mm tank gun. Because many times the task of the tank is to help the infantry to remove the enemy's stronghold. The 47mm tank gun it is equipped with is sometimes inadequate. "

"And considering the cost issue and the future of road bridges and field bridges, the total weight of the new medium tank should not be higher than 32 tons. And in order to facilitate the concealment of the battlefield, the height of the tank should not be higher than 2.7 meters. And based on the current Tanks have requirements for battlefield communications, and it is best to install radios on new tanks to facilitate combat command."

In the previous battle, Hoffman had a deep impression of sign language and semaphore. Many times on the fierce battlefield, in order to facilitate the command, the command of the tank needs someone to wave the semaphore, which makes it a living target on the battlefield. Many excellent tank soldiers died like this.

And if there is no one to command, the tank coordination ability is too poor and it is not conducive to combat, which makes Hoffman very distressed, so take this opportunity to propose to install a radio to realize in-vehicle communication. It not only reduces the risk of its own soldiers, but also improves the coordinated combat capability of the tank, which is not very good.

According to Hoffman's requirements, we can sort it out. The requirements for the new medium tank are to have a speed of 36 kilometers per hour, its maximum driving distance to be 350 kilometers, and the thickness of the frontal armor of the tank to be 60-80 mm. It is a 75mm caliber tank gun, the maximum weight should not be higher than 32 tons, the height should not be higher than 2.7 meters, and there is a communication radio.

After Hoffman wrote his requirements for the new tank, based on the consideration of battlefield operations, he also put forward requirements for the development of two new tanks. These two tanks deal with reconnaissance and attack capabilities.

I saw Hoffman continue to write. "For the current reconnaissance of wheeled armored vehicles in the army, there are several shortcomings. First, it is the ability to adapt to the battlefield; the currently equipped wheeled reconnaissance vehicles have very poor adaptability to Soviet roads, and their poor road conditions make them in The performance of this war is very poor. Therefore, a light tank is needed as a weapon for reconnaissance and anti-reconnaissance.

It is required to have good off-road ability, fast off-road speed (55 kilometers per hour), light weight (not more than 16 tons), general firepower (37mm gun is good), good communication ability (must have a radio station) ), necessary protection (30mm frontal armor).

And for the attacking tank, Hoffman also made a request. The frontal thickness is 100 mm, and the speed should be above 25 kilometers per hour. Powerful main gun (88mm or 105mm gun), weighing no more than 48 tons.