readytorunbook Chapter 976
Chapter 976
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: 0.132s Scan: 0.109sBut starting from scratch is easy to say but difficult to do!
If we cannot come up with enough advanced weapons to arm this new army, then the combat effectiveness of the newly formed Guards Army will probably be no different from the original Soviet Army!
And if there is no difference in the combat effectiveness of the two armies, what is the point of the new army?
After the Great Purge, Starlin’s prestige was indeed very high, so high that he could act on his own will and do things according to his own will.
But there is actually a price to pay for doing so, and the price is that he cannot accept failure!
Any failure may cause a fatal blow to his prestige, and such a blow will reduce the people’s awe of him. Once it drops to a certain extent, he may be overthrown.
Therefore, for Starlin, unless the Guards Army is not established, once it is really established, it must have the most powerful combat effectiveness!
200 tanks per month is only 2,500 tanks per year. Even if another factory is added, it can only be 5,000 tanks per year, which is only enough to form 12 armored divisions, at most two armies!
Moreover, this is still an ideal situation. The German army may not give them so much time. The war in North America has entered the countdown. Judging from the speed of the US military’s failure, they may not last for more than a year.
Once the German army solves the powerful enemy in North America, they will definitely return to Europe and set their sights on European countries.
At this time, the leaders of European countries all ran to the capital of the Third Reich to attend the European Union meeting. If this meeting is a success, it means that the German army can successfully integrate the whole of Europe without the means of war and complete the de facto rule over Europe.
Once they achieve this goal, the German army will have only one enemy, that is the bear!
When thinking of this, Starling’s heart became more and more uneasy!
“How is the situation in the Third Reich?”
This question was asked to the Minister of Industry beside him. Although the tank was not first invented by the Third Reich, the appearance of the Third Reich’s Panzer IV redefined the tank as a weapon, making the power and influence of this weapon multiplied, and gradually became a weapon that can almost change the situation of the war on the battlefield!
The Third Reich was the first to produce the main battle tank, the Panzer IV, and all countries followed behind them to imitate and learn from them. From a time perspective, the German tank factory has the most advanced technology and the longest production time, so their output must be the highest among all countries!
The Minister of Industry next to him was startled. He understood what Starlin meant. This was to use the German army as a benchmark and compare it with the factories of the Third Reich to require the factories of his own country.
Although he knew in his heart that this was wrong, he would not dare to say it in person even if he had ten guts!
“Well, the Third Reich was able to produce more tanks, mainly large arms groups such as Rheinmetall, Porsche, Volkswagen and Krupp!”
“According to our intelligence, Germany produces about 1,500 tanks per month, of which Rheinmetall produces the most, with more than 500 tanks per month, most of which are Type 4 tanks, and a small number of which are Type 3 tanks that are currently performing very well on the North American battlefield!”The
Type 3 tank is a slightly lighter tank. This tank has been launched for a relatively short time, but its performance on the battlefield is very outstanding, so that once it was launched, it immediately attracted the attention of countries around the world. Many countries are now preparing to imitate the Type 3 tank.
Starling nodded slightly. He didn’t care about the Type 3 tank, because the performance of the Type 3 tank was not as good as the Type 4 tank after all. What they had to do was to produce tanks that could match the performance of the Type 4 tank. As for weaker tanks, there was no need to produce them separately!
Therefore, what he was more concerned about was actually the production of the German Type 4 tank.
After hearing that Rheinmetall could produce 500 tanks per month, Starling immediately found a standard!
“The monthly output must reach at least 500 vehicles!”
He only stated one requirement, and did not care about the difficulties of the factory.
Even if there were any difficulties, it was the factory and the industrial committee’s business, so they could negotiate and solve it themselves!
After all, if the Hans can do it, why can’t the Mao Bears do it?
Could it be that the Hans have three heads and six arms, and one of them can beat several Mao Bears?
In Starlin’s view, his request was very reasonable!
However, in the eyes of others, this request was a bit too high!
Hearing Starlin’s words, the factory director’s face changed, his lips trembled, and he wanted to say something but didn’t dare to speak.
He was a small factory director, and he couldn’t say anything in front of the supreme leader. Let him refute the other party in person, he wouldn’t dare to do it even if he had a hundred courage!
After all, the KGB agent next to him was not a joke. If he really dared to do so, he would be courting death!
“The German army has some tanks in reserve, and they started producing tanks earlier than us, so we must surpass them in production. 1,500 tanks per month is not enough, we must reach 250 per month!”
Just when the factory director and the people in the industrial department were still stunned by Starling’s first request, Starling immediately made a second request.
Compared with the first request, the second request was equally difficult!
Produce 2,500 tanks a month?
How many factories, how many workers, and how many resources would it take?
“We can build more factories. If one is not enough, we can build two. If two are not enough, we can build three. In short, we have to expand until the production capacity is enough to meet my requirements!”
Starling saw that no one spoke, and they all looked at her in amazement. She knew that her request might be a little difficult, so she had to patiently explain it again.
“The Ural region is so large, and there are so many open spaces in the upper and lower reaches of the Volga River. It will be no problem for you to build a factory. As for the problem of manpower and equipment, I will give priority to satisfying you. While we are not completely at odds with the Third Reich, we can also import some equipment from other European countries!”
The reason why Starling is so anxious is that time is running out!
There are dozens of countries in Europe now. If one does not sell, you can try another one.