Chapter 446: Accumulation

In the history of World War II in another timeline, Germany left behind a dazzling array of doomsday technologies for future generations. Th

In the history of World War II in another timeline, Germany left behind a dazzling array of doomsday technologies for future generations. This is a direct reason why many war enthusiasts are fascinated by and fond of Germany.

Due to their rigor, stubbornness, and rigidity, the German people are obsessed with the development of machinery. They are dedicated to expressing their pursuit of precision and exactitude through mechanical perfection and integration. That is why German tanks and planes were so precise that their frequent breakdowns and low production rates became a common criticism.

Was the Tiger tank good? The answer varies from person to person, but this tank was indeed a disaster of production efficiency. Its precision and weight placed an additional burden on Germany’s already fragile industrial system. In the end, the pitiful few thousand Tigers produced were drowned in the vast sea of M4 Sherman and T-34 tanks.

However, to this day, we dislike the crude workmanship of the T-34 and the fragility of the M4 Sherman, yet we have a special fondness for the Germans’ controversial Tiger tank. There is a reason for this. But what must be said here is a tragic fact: from the moment the Germans started using the Tiger tank, they were on a losing streak all the way back to Berlin.

Of course, if you are willing to look up the data, you will discover a rather cruel fact: in terms of technology, the Germans did not actually have much of an advantage over other countries. And the vast majority of German technology was, in fact, backward and unreliable.

For example, the much-admired “stealth” flying wing bomber. In fact, it was the British who first began to study flying wing technology, and it was the Americans who systematically used it to design and test-fly aircraft. The Germans’ futuristic flying wing bomber, on the other hand, remained pitifully in the blueprint stage until the very end.

Another truth obscured by stories is that Germany’s V2 rocket technology was only slightly ahead of the world’s contemporary level, as both the United States and Britain had their own rocket engines at the time. It was only due to reliability issues that only the Germans used them in actual combat. The results speak for themselves: the expensive V2 missile, with an average of one kill per missile, earned the nickname “the V2 sniper rifle.”

The Messerschmitt company’s Me-262 fighter-bomber was the world’s first jet fighter to enter combat, but its reliability problems led to the deaths of many German ace pilots in crashes. It has been proven that the Me-262, which the Germans rushed into service, was only a few months ahead of the British jet fighter, the “Meteor.” As for who flew first or who entered service first, the debate continues.

As for radar and electronics technology, the two sides were about evenly matched. In fact, in tank diesel engines and aircraft engine technology, the Germans seemed to be half a step behind. The root cause of this can be traced back to the defeat in World War I.

As is well known, after its defeat in World War I, Germany was squeezed to a state of near collapse. Its military and technological development almost came to a standstill. Therefore, German science and technology could only be accumulated and developed in secret, and naturally, it acquired some unorthodox characteristics. This manifested as an opportunistic approach to development.

Because the air force was abolished and they could only secretly equip a small number of fighters, the German Luftwaffe was in urgent need of a perfect air superiority fighter. Thus, the short-ranged but high-speed and versatile Me-109 fighter was fortunately developed, becoming the reason for the Luftwaffe’s dominance over the skies of Europe in the early stages of the war. This was a success story.

Of course, there were more unsuccessful examples. For instance, the Me-110 fighter and the Do-17 bomber, which entered service at almost the same time as the Me-109, were both “semi-failures” that pursued high speed at the cost of everything else and could only be used as stopgaps. In today’s popular parlance, they had clicked the wrong tech tree.

In the early stages of the war, it is more accurate to say that the Germans won the wars in Poland and France through the combination of different branches of the military and novel tactics, rather than through advanced technology. In fact, if one understands the history of World War II, one knows that in the early stages, apart from the Me-109 fighter, which was indeed slightly ahead of its opponents, most of Germany’s weapons and equipment were inferior to their rivals’.

The German infantry used the Mauser 98k rifle, which was comparable to its opponents’. The German panzer forces used Panzer I and II tanks and the Czech 38(t), which, apart from having radios for better coordination, were inferior in performance to French and British tanks. The German Stuka’s performance was very average, and its bombers could only be described as mediocre.

So a strange picture appears before us: when the Germans’ tank guns were only 50mm, they beat their opponents to their knees. But when the Germans used 88mm tank guns, they were the ones getting beaten. When the Germans had only the Mauser 98k rifle, they swept across France. But when the Germans used the MP-44, they could only cower in the trenches of Berlin and watch with a wry smile as the Soviet red flag was raised over the Reichstag. When the Germans flew the short-ranged and weakly armed Me-109, they were rarely matched in the skies of Europe. But when the Luftwaffe used the Me-262, they could only watch helplessly as dense formations of B-17 bombers flew over Berlin.

What Akado brought to the German army was not just the correct tactical innovations, but also a significant shortening of the time spent on exploration and development. What he brought to the development of Germany’s national defense was not just the right ideas, but also the most efficient path of technological advancement. There was no need to go down the wrong path, no need to explore and verify, because with history as a mirror, one could naturally find the fastest and most efficient way to develop.

Therefore, in this timeline, Germany did not waste its production capacity and time on things like the Me-110 twin-engine fighter. Although the Me-109 was effective, its short range did not become a reason for the German air force to become complacent. And of course, Germany did not invest too much effort in the underperforming Panzer I and II tanks.

Unfortunately, there were some things Akado could help German scientists with, and some things he was powerless to change. For example, he could persuade Germany to use a larger tank gun caliber, but he could not solve the problem of recoil—this required German scientists to experiment and improve on their own.

On the other hand, Akado often proposed things whose principles he himself did not understand, so he naturally couldn’t help the German technicians solve their problems. For example, he proposed the development of the electronic computer, but as a history teaching assistant, he was clueless about the principles of the massive vacuum-tube computers of that era.

Thus, Akado was in urgent need of talent, the talented individuals who had left their illustrious names in history. These talents could help Akado fill the gap between the macro-development direction he pointed out and the actual progress of German technology. Once this gap was filled, the process of human technological development would be accelerated, and the world would enter a unique “Akado timeline.” During this time, no one would be able to defeat him, and he would become the technological leader who was always one step ahead of the world for 20 years.

The inventions that would have originally appeared in America would appear in Germany. The scientific revolutions led by America would be born in Germany. And this Germany would be a powerful nation that dominated Europe, and he, Akado, would become the greatest national leader of the 20th century.

It was for this reason that Akado valued Germany’s technological reserves more than anyone else. He even required Schindler to remind him every few days of the current situation of German scientists and their research projects. And he had long been coveting the technical talents of Britain and the United States, trying every means to “poach” them for Germany.

For those scientists and engineers who could not be invited, Akado did everything possible to silence them forever. The ship carrying the designer of the British Spitfire fighter was sunk in the North Atlantic by the then-weak German submarine force. That operation had nearly pushed Germany into direct opposition with Britain, but risk always comes with unimaginable rewards. Akado had won his gamble. He had ensured that Britain, even now, had not been able to finalize the design of the Spitfire, allowing German fighters to maintain their performance advantage over the rest of the world.

And the one who gave Akado the biggest headache was Einstein, who was deliberately delaying military technology research. He had already sent his friend Hitler, who had different beliefs, to his grave with his own hands, so he really did not want to kill another great scientist who would have a profound impact on the world.

The blame lay with that stubborn old man who simply did not know how to cherish his current life. Even if you don’t agree with Germany’s policy of external expansion, you shouldn’t deliberately hold back your own country, should you? Akado found it difficult to understand the thoughts of these scientists and really wanted to ask Einstein what the reason for his actions was.

The German army was fighting and bleeding at the front. The women of Germany were working overtime in the rear. On what grounds could you, and you alone, so openly obstruct Germany’s expansion? On what grounds could you, and you alone, so righteously hold up the banner of happiness for all mankind and stand on the moral high ground against my will? Sometimes, Akado really wanted to slap Einstein and shout: “If you’re going to do the job, then do it properly! If you don’t want to do it, then go to hell!”

But when he thought of the days of the Reichswehr, of the afternoons they had spent together drinking tea and laughing as they discussed atomic knowledge, Akado decided to give his former good friend, Einstein, one last chance.

Thinking of this, Akado forced a smile. He walked in the wind on the pier towards the British scientists who were disembarking from the docked ship. “Good evening, gentlemen. Welcome to Germany. I have taken the liberty of inviting you here simply to protect you as much as possible from the ravages of war.”

The first to disembark was Turing, who had been brought onto the ship by the German special forces during the day. Akado, having seen his photograph, recognized the man at a glance. “Hello, Mr. Turing. Welcome to Germany. And thank you very much for your willingness to serve the German people.”

Published: 2025-08-25T04:16:52.000+00:00
Last Edited: 2025-11-12T11:25:59.000+00:00
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