0p0 Third Reich Episode 289
Third Reich Episode 289
In fact, Reinhardt has indeed developed too many new equipment prematurely, new transport vehicles, Iron Fist rocket launchers interviewed in advance, Panther tanks, stalker destroyers, rhino self-propelled artillery...
While increasing the number of guys in the hands of the frontline troops, it also brought disaster-like nightmares to the military supplies transportation of the Third Reich.It is not a simple small task to allocate and dispatch complex and various types of equipment.
"Of course I know that the distribution of various types of equipment has a great impact on our work efficiency, but what can we do about it? We still have to follow the regulations and do it step by step." The old officer pushed the documents to the office on the right side of the table, and then began to count the documents one by one.
"If you want to stay in the logistics department, you have to endure the hardships. Besides, what is the hardship we suffer compared to the combat troops who kill the enemy on the front line? They are going to fight , That's the unstoppable and continuous desperate effort." The old officer encouraged the younger generation.
After the young officer had listened to the old officer's words, he couldn't say anything more.
So, he pointed to the number on the document, and said with a worried face: "Colonel, look. This is the total number of 7.92mm bullets shipped to France, a total of 20 billion rounds, and these bullets will be transported by rail." Arrived in France. In the later stage, we will rely on the factory in northern France to produce supplements. It is expected that the total reserve will be increased to 50 billion rounds within a year, and it will greatly support our troops to attack the United Kingdom.”
"20 billion rounds of ammunition, how many trains will it take to transport it, I guess the railway department must have a headache for a while." The old officer shrugged and said with a wry smile.
"This is not over," the young officer continued helplessly: "Then there are 13mm machine gun bullets needed by Air Force fighter jets, a total of 1 million rounds, and the shipment of these bullets is planned to be completed within three months.
The young officer paused, and then continued: "But General Catherine seems to be holding her breath and preparing to make contributions in the UK, so she added another batch of bullets not long ago. The number of this batch of bullets is still being counted. Among them, it is estimated that there will be no less than 1 million rounds. Of course, this batch of bullets will also be delivered to the railway department for transportation. Presumably the current chief of the railway transportation department must be very annoyed."
"Haha, it's only natural that General Catherine can't hold her breath. After the French campaign, the navy and army all had marshals, but the air force marshal didn't have one. Can he not be in a hurry?" The old general smiled and shook his head, and continued Look at those files:
"However, General Catherine didn't consider our logistics supply capability. Isn't it more difficult for us to transport so many bullets and supplies in a short period of time?"
A few minutes later, when he saw the information about the s35 tanks in the document, the old officer pointed to the document and asked, "What's going on? Why are all the 500 s35 tanks sold to other countries? "
"Oh, yes. 300 were sold to Romania, and 200 were sold to Finland. This is what the head of state means." The young officer replied.
"The foreign affairs department is trying to win over these two countries and let them stand on our side. It is said that Finland and Romania will become important forces to contain the Soviet Union. The head of state said that these two countries have extremely strong combat effectiveness and usability. Even, yes Not inferior to the value of the Kingdom of Italy!" The young officer continued to explain.
"That's good, it saves us the cost of maintaining and supporting these tanks, as well as the transportation of spare parts and fuel." The old general sighed and said, "It is also convenient for us to reduce the pressure on our logistics by having one less tank."
In fact, the weapons originally used by the German Army are not too complicated compared to other countries.
德国陆军从小到大的口径只有7.92毫米、13毫米、20毫米、40毫米、60毫米、75毫米、80毫米、88毫米、105毫米、120毫米以及150毫米这10种口径而已。
However, over the years, including the weapons and ammunition used in other countries and regions that have been annexed, the total number of calibers of weapons in the German army has reached as many as 25!
This must have been a huge logistical challenge for Germany, whose production of weapons and ammunition and the parts needed to maintain them became more and more complex.
This situation was especially evident after the defeat of France.
Of course, the German Army tanks have also changed from a few types at the beginning to a hodgepodge of IWC brands.
Counting the 400 British tanks seized in Dunkirk, as well as nearly 1000 tanks and armored vehicles of the French Army after the surrender of France, as well as various transport vehicles seized in Denmark and Belgium, Germany's logistics department is almost exhausted. On the verge of collapse.
And Brauchitsch swiped his pen, and very greedily decided to keep all of them.
The same as Catherine, but he did not consider how much pressure it would put on the German logistics.
In the case of disorganized equipment and weapons, and the huge consumption of war, hundreds of spare parts need to be hoarded, transported, and distributed.
Tens of thousands of shells and bullets also need to be rationed.
The current situation faced by the German logistics department is that the army has a variety of weapons and equipment in its hands, ranging from 7.92 mm caliber rifles to 150 mm caliber howitzers.
The logistics department can be said to have more than enough heart but not enough energy.
And some of the weapons and equipment seized in France can only rely on the special supplies of French factories and purchase them from Vichy France.
For example, let's say the 380mm coastal defense guns deployed near French ports.
After the German army occupied the port, they did not have time to install and replace it, or they did not want to waste time replacing this weapon.
Therefore, these cannons can only be left to continue to be used to deal with Britain, the last enemy of Western Europe.
However, there are not many shell reserves for these cannons, and German factories do not have molds for producing such shells, so they can only be purchased from France.
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At the same time, the supplies and supplies of the German troops are also one of the many factors that need to be considered in logistics.
Due to the huge amount of activities of soldiers in the field troops, the troops have many combat tasks and the daily movement distance is long.Therefore, soldiers in the German army are taking vitamin supplements regularly.and fatty substances.
This requires fresh vegetables and fruits, as well as meat and other materials.
In addition, the German soldiers made great achievements on the front line repeatedly, and after each victory, they needed to improve the food to reward everyone. This required other foods such as sausage, beef, and rice.
During the French campaign in less than 6 weeks, the military trains of the entire Third Reich were running on the German-French railways at almost full capacity, which ensured that there was no tragedy of large-scale shortage of supplies on the front line.
Don't underestimate the railway transportation resources occupied by these canned food, vegetables and fruits.
Just take canned luncheon meat as an example. From the beginning to the end of the French campaign, Germany transported nearly 900 million cans of processed canned luncheon meat to the French front.
This is only the figure that Germany's nearly 200 million troops in France compressed part of the supply of second-line troops.
You must know that many second-line troops in the back have never enjoyed the treatment of more than 3 cans of luncheon meat per capita from the beginning of the battle to the end of the war.
For another example, the Siberian Railway built by the Soviets itself has a length of 10000 kilometers, and its maximum monthly capacity in 1945 was only 135 million tons. This can already be said to be the limit capacity of the railway in the early days of World War II.
Therefore, it is not easy for these 900 million cans to be transported to the mainland of France, where there are still wars from time to time, during the war between Germany and France.
Of course, this also reflects the capabilities of the German logistics department from another aspect.Had it not been for the Ministry of Finance to go all out to ensure the supply of weapons, ammunition, and supplies to the frontline troops, the German army would not have captured France in such a short period of time.
The report of another pressure figure given by the young officer is to ensure the huge consumption of the fist troops, that is, the attack speed of the German armored forces.
The German transport troops were busy day and night, transporting 30 track parts, 5 vulnerable engine parts, 400 complete engines, and 450 gearboxes to the French front, which ensured that Germany had more than 3000 tanks in France And armored vehicles were able to rush forward without being stalled due to failures.
Due to Germany's own limited resources, self-sufficiency and living space complement each other.To continue the war, Germany must meet the basic needs of the war through occupation.
To achieve this goal, Germany must develop a war economy.
In 1936, Reinhardt explained the importance of the war economy in a memo: If we cannot make Germany a military power as soon as possible, Germany will have no place to stand.
One of the purposes of developing the war economy is to maintain the ever-expanding German mechanized troops. Reinhardt's own Rein consortium has been crazily refining coal into gasoline for nearly 10 years, and he did not hesitate to turn coal into gasoline factories. It has been expanded to an annual output of 50 tons.
In order to save the use of coal mines and support coal-to-oil production, Germany has built 13 new hydropower plants in various places, creating hundreds of thousands of job opportunities in disguise.
On the other hand, to achieve success on the future battlefield, it is indeed very important, even indispensable, to realize the motorization of supply troops.
But strategically, its benefits are questionable.
According to the technical conditions in 1939, the carrying capacity of 600 trucks was equivalent to that of a double-track railway. In addition, comparing the actual loading capacity, the consumption of automobiles in all aspects is greater than that of railways. Therefore, when the transportation distance exceeds 200 miles , the railway still has certain advantages.
That said, while motorization was necessary from an operational or tactical standpoint, it had little impact on strategy.
And, no matter how hard you try, the automobile is unlikely to change, let alone replace, the train as Germany's main means of transport in the foreseeable future. ?
However, Germany still made unremitting efforts to realize the motorization of troop transportation.
Thanks to the efforts of German engineers and workers, Romania’s oil field capacity has doubled compared to 1935. More than 90% of the oil produced in a year was sent to Germany, and more than half of it was used for war supplies.