Chapter 283 Skoda Arsenal
The Skoda engineers on the side kept silent.
Any product is soaked in the hard work of engineers. For these Skoda engineers, their tanks are like their children, and they are eager to produce all their tanks.
However, they also knew that this was impossible. Compared with the German tanks, their tanks were too backward. For example, the armor was still rivets. When the opponent's shells came and the rivets fell off, the splashed rivets would cause the tank crew to suffer the greatest damage.
"Using our flow-through production method, we can manufacture it separately for the subordinate factories of the Skoda Arsenal, and then assemble it here." Knepokamp continued: "We have estimated in the past few days. In the early three months, we should be able to achieve a production scale of 50 vehicles per month. After being proficient in the later stage, we should be able to achieve a production capacity of 100 vehicles per month. In this way, the Skoda Arsenal can produce thousands of Black Panther 3 tanks for us every year."
Cialek was immediately happy that the output here reached thousands of vehicles every year, which was already a very impressive number, which was equivalent to double the output of its own tanks!
This means that by the end of this year, Germany can reorganize ten fully-packed armored divisions! If it delays for another year, the war will start at the end of next year, and Germany can reorganize twenty fully-packed armored divisions!
With these twenty armored divisions, it is enough to sweep the entire Europe! Cialek is of course very confident that the Black Panther tanks of this era are definitely an invincible existence! It took more than ten years to mature and lead the entire era in performance for five years!
"So, what about the tanks we originally produced and the chassis?" asked Skoda's technician.
Hearing the other party's question, Knepokamp also turned his attention to Cialik. Of course, Cialik had to make an idea.
To discard all these tanks? Of course it is not suitable! After all, they have been produced. It would be a waste to bring them all back to the furnace at this time!
In fact, if Germany had not had the efforts over the years, this lt38 tank would have been considered an advanced equipment. This ten-ton tank is actually blank in the German equipment sequence. The lightest Black Panther 2 tank, the German tank, also belongs to the 20-ton class, and will be transformed soon, and will be improved according to the 40-ton Black Panther 3.
Due to the high index, the output of this tank is not large. Even in wartime, the factory will produce 24 hours a day, and at most it will double the output.
When we attacked the Soviet Union in the future, the Soviet Union always relied on the sea of tanks, and the number of German tanks was always at a disadvantage.
Therefore, these existing tanks are directly discarded or thrown to second-tier troops, which is a waste.
The second-line troops only need a Mauser 98 rifle, what other tanks do you need?
Cialick's mind spun around and then he remembered something new.
Stalker Tank Destroyer! This is an excellent anti-tank weapon formed on the 38t tank chassis, simply using large-tilt armor and erecting a long-tube 75mm tank gun.
It is not a self-propelled artillery, because it often charges with tanks, relying on the maneuverability brought by high speed and the protection brought by large-angle armor to kill the opponent's tank!
This weapon only appeared in 1944. At that time, Germany had changed from offense to defense and needed more anti-tank weapons. This unique assault gun became the treasure of the German army. Its output was very high. The goal set by Germany was to produce thousands of vehicles per month, while Skoda could produce four or five hundred vehicles a month at its highest.
In terms of quality, German tanks are sufficient, but in quantity, they are always incapable of meeting the number. Therefore, it is better to transform the existing chassis, including the well-made lt-35 tanks, into this kind of tank destroyer!
This is not a big idea in Cialis. This tank destroyer has been famous in history. The Allied forces praised the excellent performance of this tank destroyer.
Now, Cialek has explained his own explanation of the transformation of this tank into a tank destroyer, and even drew several sketches, with a large inclination angle, a low tank, and a large caliber of the tank gun. This modified tank has only one task, which is to kill the enemy's tanks!
Cirik's explanation won the respect of the Czech military workers present. It is said that General Cirik is omnipotent. Now, with such a transformation, our chassis will have greater use, and it can even continue to be produced in the future!
At the same time, this is also a proposal, and other modifications can be tried, such as armored personnel carriers.
Cialek's inspection successfully solved the problem of tank production and formulated a policy. Some personnel studied how to modify tank destroyers, while others began to transform the entire tank production workshop to prepare for the production of Black Panther tanks.
After completing the inspection of the tank department, Cialique continued to inspect the huge Skoda arsenal, and the next item was Skoda's light weapons.
In this era, the zb26 light machine gun produced by Skoda is famous! It is familiar to everyone who is familiar with the War of Resistance Against Japan, because this machine gun shines on the battlefield in China!
The Brno factory in the Czech Republic alone exported 30,249 zb-26 light machine guns to China from 1927 to 1939. China itself imitated and produced more. The zb-26 light machine guns on the entire Chinese battlefield were about 100,000. In anti-Japanese war films, machine gunners can often be seen holding this Czech-made light machine gun, and the magazine on the top is its most obvious feature.
This light machine gun even won an order from the British Army, switching to a caliber of 7.7mm. Its original caliber was 7.92mm.
Yes, it is exactly the same as the existing 7.92 Mauser bullets in Germany!
Simple structure, low cost and strong firepower are all the advantages of this light machine gun. As for the disadvantages, it is that there are too few 20 round magazines, and placing magazines on them is somewhat blocking the view.
Now, Germany also has an advanced light machine gun, namely mg34. In terms of performance, the performance of this light machine gun exceeds zb26. So, should the Brno Arsenal stop production of this light machine gun and fully produce mg34?
Cialick's arrival gave them a reassurance. Facing the supervisors, engineers, including zb26 designer Harrick, Cialick solemnly told them: "The performance of the zb26 light machine gun is good, and this light machine gun can continue to be produced."
(To talk about the previous question, the 7.92mm stock bullets will not be wasted. After all, there are still squad machine guns, which use Mauser bullets, and second-line troops. They continue to use Mauser rifles, and change them to 6.8mm caliber because this is the best caliber, the power has not been reduced, and the diameter is smaller, which will save a lot of raw materials. As for the original production line, it should be just to change the mold, right? I would like to know and solve the problem.)
Chapter completed!