208 – Chariot, Chariot, Magician, Chariot (1)
The arsenal of the Empire has not been idle for a single minute since the beginning of the Uk ranian War.
El Dorado is a golden land that is so vast that it can eat as much as the Federal Republic of America for one resource.
And the steel warhorses produced there were ready to trample on those weak Southern bugs at any moment.
“How prepared is Bertrand T?”
“There are about 400 units in total. This is excluding the troops that were deployed in the border area, so if we succeed in collecting troops in the future, it will increase more than that.”
At the words of the chief of staff, who reported with determined eyes, the commander of the Panzer Army Vasily Tukhachevsky crossed his arms with a satisfied expression.
The Bertrand tank did not perform very well in the Uk ranian campaign, but this was partly due to the rugged mountainous terrain in the northeastern part of Uk ran with extremely limited mobility.
Bertrand T.
The tank, abbreviated by the initials BT, was a high-speed mobile tank that used a unique suspension system manufactured by the Soviet Empire.
However, the southern part of the empire was not a jagged mountainous terrain like the northeastern part of Uk ran, but a vast plain.
It means the perfect battlefield for his iron cavalry to play, just as Polania’s goons flirted and pushed in.
Anyway, it wasn’t just the Uk ranians who prepared doctrines on armor and trained their troops.
In the first place, the invasion of Uk ran was an established fact that had been decided from the beginning.
It cannot be said that the level of understanding of aircraft and tanks, which will dominate the new battlefield, is lower than that of the Uk ranians.
“And the hidden card of the Empire?”
“It was incorporated into the 41st Armored Brigade, and we know that it is currently deployed in Mansk. It is reported that the arsenal went into production first.”
“Katerab V Type 1 Tank… …. A masterpiece.”
A heavy tank that has just entered production at the strong insistence of Vasily, commander of the Panzer Army.
Not only was there no way to pierce the armor with the main gun of the Dnur tank, which Uk ran boasts, and as a result of testing with Reinhardt’s weapon, it possessed formidable defense against their proud heavy gun, 88mm.
A legendary monster that spreads throughout the folk mythology of the Soviet Empire.
“I wonder how those savages who shoot from the top of their horses will look when they face the steel monster.”
“I will surely fall into despair.”
“Anyway, so that I can polish the arsenal more. The inside of the Imperial Army is in chaos, but even so, we shouldn’t lose our focus.”
The Imperial Army was ragtag.
Not everyone is like that.
On the contrary, because of this purge, the real ‘masters’ who had been quietly silent within the Imperial Army began to slowly emerge.
***
“Now, here is the power of the empire, as confirmed by intelligence.”
“Thank you, Lieutenant General Erich Canaris.”
“Because we are not stingy about things like this.”
I looked at the middle-aged soldier wearing the military uniform.
At the time of the coup, he was detained by the headquarter of the National Military Police, who rebelled, and he was the one who ended the catastrophe when the military police almost opened fire on civilians.
Contrary to the fact that most of the high-ranking members of the National Military Police cooperated in the coup either voluntarily or involuntarily, they expressed their will to resist to the end.
With the trust of King Orlando I, he rose to the position of head of the General Staff, a member of the Army’s General Staff and intelligence agency.
I looked through the black-and-white photos he brought to me.
“Bertrand’s brother T is still the same. Considering that the length of the gun barrel is the same, fortunately it is not an improved type… ….”
As befits a lightweight rapid tank, the Bertrand T had terrible protection that could be penetrated by machine guns if you were unlucky.
In the case of the improved type, the armor plate and firepower are strengthened at the same time, making it a very difficult tank.
Because it will definitely overwhelm the fuselage-class Denur tank, and it will become too heavy to deal with even the semi-medium-sized Deusaeng without difficulty.
‘Still, as the speed of the empire’s industrial power increase is very fast, you must not be careless.’
Closely grasp the enemy’s strength and thoroughly prepare. To achieve greater victories with fewer sacrifices.
“Can you tell just by looking at the picture?”
Lieutenant General Erich, watching me analyze the Soviet Imperial tank, shakes his head in amazement.
“Because I was once a human wiki.”
“Damn…… ? What is it?”
“Nothing. It just means you have a lot of miscellaneous knowledge.”
“Ah, well…… You are such an unusual person.”
I put a bundle of photos as thick as a brick on the desk and looked at the director of the General Directorate for Operations, Erich Canaris.
Anyway, this is also Bertrand.
Because that was Bertrand too.
No matter how much BT tanks are compared to their performance, they say that they are juggling the tank system with excellent productivity, but isn’t this a bit too much?
“Is there any other tank pictured other than this one that looks similar?”
“Well, I’m not really good at this sort of thing. Let’s ask the staff one more time.”
“…… It’s okay. It may be that the production facilities are not yet in operation.”
If so, the Republic of Polania may be able to recapture the real city of Mansk.
Unlike us, who introduced tanks in the style of the Free Democratic Republic of Prü, the Republic of Polania was introducing tanks from the Federal Republic of America across the sea.
A basic medium tank called the ‘AM-2’. It was produced from the interwar period, so it was a pretty decent tank that could be used intermittently in the early days of World War II.
In the case of the frontal armor, it was enough to block the attack of the Bertrand T type, and on the contrary, the 37mm main gun could penetrate the Bertrand from all directions.
While BT’s horrendous quantity is a bit disconcerting, it’s unlikely that Polania didn’t cross the border without predicting that amount.
“Yes…… Until the coup happened, I didn’t know that the world would really be engulfed in war.”
He muttered as he sat down on the sofa in his division commander’s office.
“Can I smoke a cigarette?”
“Can’t you see the ashtray next to it? My office is effectively a smoking room.”
“You are a very good division commander.”
When I made a light joke, the lieutenant general responded in the same way and lit a cigar. Smoke from thick cigarettes rises to the ceiling of the office and disperses.
“Reinhardt’s impression is very unusual. It looks like we’re seriously going to invade Polania.”
“Not doing it is stupid.”
A racehorse that gallops while forgetting what is under its chin. You think that a glorious victory awaits you at the end of your steps, but in reality, that word is just a slaughterhouse.
“Well, we are still allies, but is it okay to say that?”
“I have warned you many times before. Launching an offensive against the Soviet Empire is suicidal. But they didn’t listen to us and crossed the border without permission. The declaration of war already shamefully sold us out, saying that we were automatically at war from the time the Soviet Empire crossed over to Uk ran.”
To be honest, Polania still tended to ignore the Uk ranians.
In the first place, it was our side who requested the third world proposal first, and although it is growing rapidly, Uk ran is still new blood compared to Polania.
In addition, Uk ran is a monarchy country.
By comparison, Polania is a definitive democracy. In some parts, it was an advanced country that was considered to have established a democratic governance system far more advanced than that of the Free Democratic Republic of Fru.
Basically, from this era, the Freedom Alliance has been despised as a product of the old era.
Pollania didn’t show it either, but on the other hand, it’s highly likely that she was immersed in such an idiot-like sense of choice.
“The way to know is to be right. Isn’t it?”
“Kuhmm… ….”
When I asked back, Lieutenant General Erich just smoked a cigar with a troubled expression.
“What…… Our military was also in a hurry until a real coup took place.”
“That’s why we came all the way here. However, we were on a scale that could be reversed…… The difference is that Polania will be irreversible.”
“Collection of Enoch Levandel.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Who do you think will win this war?”
Intense eyes shot out. It was a gaze that seemed to pierce through a steel wall, but I wasn’t particularly impressed.
It was because it was a question that had been asked every day since Adaliya declared war on Prue.
“The Federal Republic of America will win.”
“Hmm?”
“Because the war will only take place within the continent.”
Cheonjoguk.
The treatment of countries that happily print money across continents has not changed much in this world, a game based on original history.
Furthermore, the ‘Occupation of Uk ran’ and ‘Puppetization of the 3 Balther States’ events, which start to tighten the breath of the Free Democratic Republic of Prüh and the United Kingdom of Britain, have not occurred.
As long as I stay here, those two incidents won’t happen.
Therefore, the probability of the Federal Republic of Ameria intervening directly in the power struggle across the continent is very low.
I’m just excited to sell weapons.
The quality of the weapon will be lower than that of actually fighting a war.
“So…… Does that mean the Freedom Association will win?”
“No. Except for the Commonwealth of America, the Free Federation will completely collapse.”
It was an ambiguous answer in a way, but the lieutenant general nodded his head as if he understood whether he had eaten the spy jjambab in vain.
“Anyway, the United Kingdom of Britain is also considering joining the war. It seems that the overwhelming opinion is to help the free democratic country of Fru, which is struggling in the naval battle.”
As a result of the air raids on the Azov Islands, the Prue Navy in the Inland Sea was completely crippled.
In fact, it was comparable to the Uk ranian Navy, which was only a coastal navy.
In the meantime, Adaliya was able to freely travel back and forth between the inland and open seas, and in the process, coastal cities in the western part of Pru that were in contact with the inland sea suffered enormous damage from shelling.
“If there is still one hope.”
“…… Yes, it must be that the Adaliya Army is not moving as well as expected.”
The navy was making tremendous progress, but the situation of the army, which was an endemic disease of the kingdom of Adaliya, was a little different.
The cheerful Adaliya national song resonated in my ears.
The title of an article I had read a while ago flickered before my eyes.
[Adaliya, failed to break through the Pru Mountain Division.]
