Chapter 274: Advancements in Military Transportation
By morning, war had officially been declared between the Kingdom of Greece and the Kingdom of Bulgaria, dragging the otherwise neutral power into the side of the Allies. It was an alliance of necessity more than anything.
The Bulgarians and Ottomans had been funding militants to fight one another throughout the Balkans, and to cause unrest in the region that each hoped to take advantage of. The unfortunate byproduct of this proxy war was the death of the Greek Prince in Athens.
An attack conducted by Orthodox Militants against a local Turkish restaurant was one that had unfortunately resulted in the untimely demise of a man whose death was a major international incident.
And in doing so, provoking an outright war between both Balkan Kingdoms. Bruno had moved quicker than anyone else, and had ensured his specialists were well behind enemy lines conducting operations of sabotage, assassination, reconnaissance, and coordination with Aerial and Artillery assets to properly strike the enemy where they were weakest.
While at the same time the 8th Army, which by now consisted primarily of combined arms, Brigades had begun its march straight to Sofia. The war was not static, while the Allies progressed in technology to counter the already advanced German machines of war.
The German Reich continued in its efforts to modify, adapt, and invent new weapons that could be used on the battlefield. And they had made many progress while Bruno had sat in Sarajevo countering an insurgency for months on end.
For example, the fast pace at which Bruno made use of his motorized infantry was an enormous advantage on the battlefield. But it had significant drawbacks. For example, a lack of protection to the crew and those being carried to the edge of battle.
All it took was one placed shot, and the driver was dead. This was, for obvious reasons, less than ideal for trucks that were currently carrying troops into war. Frankly speaking, Bruno's 3.5-ton trucks were never intended to perform the role of an armored personnel carrier, nor an infantry mobility vehicle.
But the troops preferred to move quickly, and into enemy territory with the speed of Sleipnir as they advanced against a much slower enemy. And yes, men had paid the price of these thunder runs with their lives.
Thus, creating a necessity for some form of armored transport for German soldiers. The e-10 Chassis was designed not only to be modular to a variety of weapons platforms but also easily scalable in size. It was, after all, based upon German blueprints from the second world war that would have revolutionized German armored production.