The First German Tank Division was rushing at full speed along the highway to Vallo Town.
The "Upper Silesia" tank's normal cruising speed was 12 kilometers per hour. Although it was designed to reach a top speed of 16 kilometers per hour, that was only to be used in combat in emergencies.
Otherwise, the engine would overheat and break down within fifteen minutes, potentially causing accidents.
Even at normal speeds, 11 tanks had to be abandoned on the journey due to malfunctions.
The 30-kilometer journey took over two hours, and the drivers hadn't rested at all, by the time they neared Vallo Town, they were about to collapse from exhaustion.
Tanks of this era had no power assistance, driving a tank was a purely physical task, and the crew had to endure the noise and suffocating air within the tank compartments.
Erwin was all the way in Major General Nicholas's car, slowly following the tanks and drafting battle plans while looking at the map.
