Li Fushou knew;

The Wild Wolf light tanks created by the military were very similar to the Brun machine gun vehicle that Britain had equipped in history, but appeared 30 years in advance and were slightly different in details.

The British Brun machine gun vehicle was equipped with a Brun heavy machine gun in front of it. Two-piece machine gun teams were mostly exposed outside, and the carriage was shrunk backwards.

The car is 3.6 meters long, 2.1 meters wide, 1.6 meters high, the prototype car weighs 3.75 tons, and the later model has increased to 4.5 tons, with 3 to 4 passengers, which is very compact and compact.

During the war, the Bren was given various combat missions, providing machine gun and mortar fire support for infantry, carrying out reconnaissance and search, traction of artillery, transporting supplies and wounded, performing anti-tank missions, providing artillery observations, etc.

It is a "universal oil" on the battlefield and one of the most charming small armored vehicles in the history of weapons. The UK has equipped it with more than 60,000 vehicles.

In contrast, the Wild Wolf Light Tank has many similarities.

The Wild Wolf light tank car has a bulge in front, and the Maxim heavy machine gun is supported by an outer hanging gun frame. Therefore, the car is more spacious than the Brun machine gun car, 0.72 meters long. The car is 4.02 meters long, 2.2 meters wide, 1.63 meters high, the prototype car weighs 4.15 tons, and the crew is 3 to 4 people.

The weight of the Wild Wolf Type 2 has increased to 4.6 tons, and it has been replaced with a 2.4-liter 4-cylinder diesel engine with 78 horsepower. The length of the car is 4.02 meters, the width of the car is 2.36 meters, the height of the car is 1.63 meters, and it has an additional roulette and 7 passengers.

The Wild Wolf II light tank has a particularly widened body and can carry 4 additional infantrymen for the public security operations in tropical areas.

These two models seem similar and have similar combat functions, but there are also significant differences.

The Brun machine gun car is gasoline-powered, while the Wild Wolf 2 light tank is diesel-powered, with safety that is more than better than the former. The high speed is not as fast as the former, but the low speed is more torquey and can adapt to the needs of crossing muddy terrain.

Objectively speaking

Wild wolf-type light tanks can only be considered armored vehicles. There must be objective reasons for their prosperity in this era when there are no tigers in the mountains and monkeys dominate the king.

Whether it was the Civil War in Australia or the war to siege the Luzon Islands to combat the riots, the intensity, density and intensity of artillery fire they faced were far from comparable to that of the European battlefield. On the European battlefield where thousands of artillery bombarded, the survival ability of the light and thin armored Xiaodouding was worrying.

Military Babaolang Base

Seven tall steel monsters are being statically displayed, with different shapes. Senior military generals surrounded Professor He Zuguang, a senior academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences, and listened to him explaining the performance of the "Cubic Tiger" medium tank. All his eyes showed unconcealed fiery light.

To be honest, they really like this big thing.

“…

Your Majesty, Dear Generals;

The seven steel tanks you see in your eyes are designed to be selected from dozens of design plans, including the initial dual turret plan, the three turret plan 7 years ago, and the final single turret plan, representing the entire process of tank design technology interpretation.

After twelve years of cold and heat, thousands of scientific researchers have worked hard and unremittingly, and then argued, and then tried. We finally came up with the ultimate version of the single turret "Tiger Tank" plan.

The entire R&D process cost millions of gold, and the huge efforts were finally rewarded. I can say it without being humble;

Given the hundreds of revolutionary new technologies used in the chassis of the mid-sized tiger tank, this tank represents the highest achievement of the world's army's technology today and is irreplaceable in the next 30 to 40 years.

This type of tank turret uses a combination of small AC motors and power storage equipment specially developed by Professor Tesla, which can achieve electric steering of the turret, with an efficiency of 8 times higher than manual, allowing the turret to quickly point to enemy targets and bring about a leap in combat effectiveness.

This advanced technology alone has been unattainable within 10 to 20 years…”

Academician He Zuguang's joyful voice echoed in the small square, attracting warm applause from many generals.

The generals talked excitedly, and that such powerful weapons should be quickly equipped with troops. This will be a powerful weapon for the Ocean Empire Army to take the world stage and will surely shine.

Li Fushou's expression was not so excited. He looked at the final result developed by the Army Department over 12 years with a strange look, which looked like the medium-sized tank vehicle of the Czech Republic 38t. He felt very satisfied.

What a joke?

With a huge investment of millions of gold, two 16,000-ton Metropolitan Class battleships can be built. What does such a huge amount of scientific and technological research and development funds mean to invest in the Army project?

It will surely mean a revolutionary leap in the army's weapons technology, otherwise, all of these thousands of scientific and technological personnel should be shot.

During the development of the Army tank project, Li Fushou's future vision denied the multi-turret plan, determined the technical route with a single turret as the main target, and proposed a high goal of not having trouble for one thousand motorcycles and adapting to various harsh road terrain, which led to the success today.

Otherwise, the project team may still be groping in the dark and will not produce results so quickly.

Of course, we cannot deny the outstanding efforts made by the tank R&D project team. After all, it only guided the general direction. All technical problems depend on the tank project team to solve them one by one.

Given that this car has excellent design and is comparable to that of the German tank No. 3 during World War II, it is enough to satisfy Li Fushou.

The total combat weight of the mid-sized tank of the young tiger is 9.4 tons and has 4 crew members. The main weapon is a 40mm howitzer made by the Blue Weapons Company, which can fire armor-piercing shells and grenades, and has strong armor-piercing ability.

The ammunition base is 72 rounds, and it uses a 6-cylinder low-speed diesel engine with a maximum power of 155hp (91.9kw). The gearbox has 3 forward gears and 1 reverse gear, which is the latest transmission technology in the world.

The tank operation part uses a balanced suspension device, and the elastic element is a semi-elliptical sheet-shaped spring, with 4 large-diameter load-bearing wheels on each side, with the driving wheel in front, the induction wheel in the back, and two other pulley pulleys.

Due to the increase in engine power and the subversive major improvements to the operation, the maneuverability of the "Cubic Tiger" medium tank is comparable to that of the Wild Wolf light tank, with an off-road speed of 32 kilometers per hour and a maximum speed of 46 kilometers per hour.

The super-hard bulletproof armor on the front of the vehicle body is 58 mm thick and has a 17-degree inclination, which can defend against direct shots of shells below 40 mm caliber. The side of the vehicle body can resist direct shots of 20 mm machine guns. The neck of the body and turret, and the armor thickness at the bottom of the vehicle body is 16 to 25 mm, which can resist direct shots of heavy machine guns.

Overall, this is an iron monster armed to the teeth, an army ace weapon beyond the times.

With this tank at the bottom, the Royal Army Department of the Ocean Empire is confident that it will face any powerful country in the world, including the traditional world army powers, Germany, France, Russia, Britain, etc., and it will not be afraid of fighting at all.

After the static display, the base will conduct full dynamic display and combat drills of the "Cubic Tiger" medium-sized tanks, including live-fire target shooting and other subjects.

So, in the afternoon, he moved to the base observation stand.

On the viewing platform

General Yuchi Shouzhu, Chief of Staff of the Royal Army, General Mo Rufeng, Commander of the Royal Guard, General Li Shuanzhu, Retired General, Earl Conrad Adenauer, Leader of the Aristocratic Academy, Viscount Dai Yingcai and other military and political leaders, lined up on both sides of Li Fushou, and Academician He Zuguang could only sit on the corner, while more than a dozen lieutenant generals could only sit behind him. He was really full of senior leaders and had a huge formation.

Because His Majesty the Emperor was in charge, the senior military and political officials did not dare to speak loudly, so they lowered their voices and whispered below, their emotions were warm and excited, like a hundred mosquitoes buzzing.

Li Fushou had round crystal sunglasses on his nose bridge, binoculars and tea on the table in front of him, and an exquisite Western clock. His mind was obviously not here. He turned his head and glanced at Conrad Adenner intentionally or unintentionally.

Earl Conrad Adenauer's hair is now mostly white and his expression is much older, but he keenly noticed the look of His Majesty, and quickly raised his body half-received to salute.

"What is your Majesty's order?"

"It's okay, sit down."

Li Fushou stretched out his right hand with expressionless face and pressed it down, then looked at the drill venue ahead and ignored this old man.

At this moment, his mind was... Will Connor Ardenner, the old guy, leak important secrets from the military?

Logically speaking, it probably won't.

Admiral Conrad Adenauer's glory is all about the empire, and his family is closely related to the interests of the empire. Even though he is not good at the business field, he has obtained a large number of original shares of Huitong Bank and other companies in the early days. He has obtained more than a dozen large and medium-sized ranches for military achievements, not to mention the large Earl's territory located in New South Wales. The annual income is considerable enough, which is enough to maintain the daily luxury expenses of top aristocratic families.

As the veteran who founded the empire, General Conrad Adenauer established the German-style system of the Imperial Army, and all this made great contributions from war mobilization to reserve system.

The problem is that people's hearts are separated from each other, who can guarantee it?

Nationalism originating from Europe is now deeply rooted in people's hearts. Emperor William II of the German Empire promoted the superiority of the German nation everywhere. A large number of officials and scholars in China followed suit. The reports of media and public opinion were read in succession greatly enhanced the cohesion of the German nation.

To be honest, the nationalism in Europe, Britain, France and Germany is the most serious. Citigroup does not count. It is at most white supremacy, and it is a hodgepodge. Where is there any nationalism?

Now in the Ocean Empire, there are also many propaganda to celebrate the heroic spirit of the Han and Tang dynasties, and the strong blood and reminiscing about the past, the glorious years are strong. Establish a national consciousness dominated by the Tang tribe, establish a sense of glory as the Tang people, and establish the people's sense of belonging to the empire.

Those who violate our Ocean Empire in the Ming Dynasty will be punished even if they are far away.

Therefore, the Ocean Empire is also one of the emerging powers that fully advocate nationalism, and try its best to enhance the sense of belonging of immigrants.

The topic cannot be discussed far. Li Fushou really has no confidence in ensuring that the old man Conrad Adenauer will not have any trouble.

In today's world, nationalist trends are limited to Europe and a small part of North America and Oceania. They have not spread to all parts of the world, nor have they evoked nationalist trends around the world.

But this cannot include the German Empire and its immigrants. It can be seen from the German immigrants who immigrated to the Citi Kingdom and the Ocean Kingdom that they have a persistence and glory in their hearts, and stubbornly stick to the German national traditions and customs, which will form villages and towns where German immigrants are concentrated.

Here

They celebrate their traditional festivals, wear traditional costumes, live in buildings with rich German style, build churches, like to eat German pork sausages, drink beer, and maintain rigorous and rigid living habits.

Li Fushou himself had no idea about the major issues that concern the survival of the nation and the country, requiring German immigrants to be infinitely loyal to the empire. Therefore, this is also a test question.

The "Tiger Cub" medium tank is a land war ace weapon that can change the balance of military situations on the European continent. Its importance needs no need to say much.

The gaze that Li Fushou had just cast on him had already made Count Conrad Adenauer feel confused. As an old minister who had served His Majesty for more than 20 years, he clearly realized the warning meaning contained in that gaze.

Years of practice have made Count Conrad Adenauer's face look as usual, but one hand placed under the table unconsciously tapped the table board, demonstrating the extreme uneasiness inside.

Not long after

The diesel engine of the "Tiger" tank burst out with a dull roar, and thick black smoke came out of one side of the vehicle body. There were eight experimental vehicles participating in the on-site drill, all of which were amazingly powerful when they started, and the roar was connected.

After fully heating up the car, nearly 10 tons of steel began to drive into the circular drill field one by one, facing hillsides, ponds, trenches, stone walls, steep bends, potholes, and one-sided bridges, the engine roared and galloped across.

The steel tracks crushed the ground, and every up and down brought a loud sound of steel impact, crushing the gravel as big as the fist into pieces.

Such a huge movement, the vibrating ground trembled constantly.

The "Tiger Cub" tank began to show its wild character, causing smoke and dust to rise up on the drill field. The passion of the senior generals and political officials was ignited, showing extremely shocked gazes between each other, and staring at the steel-armored monster flying ahead with breath.

Compared with static display, dynamic display brings too much shock to people.

It's really hard to imagine

When they meet a team of wild "tiger-title" tanks in the field, what should the soldiers use to stop it?

Faced with such a powerful force far beyond the times, I really can't stand up to resist, so I can only kneel down and worship?

Seeing his hard work leading the tank project team's research and development results, Academician He Zuguang showed a pathological excitement on his face. Over the past decade, over the summer and summer, countless days and nights of fighting, he finally created this outstanding technological crystal that can be called a cross-age. He is enough to **.

It can be seen that the base has fully guaranteed the vehicles displayed. During the half-hour crossing display performance, all eight "titles" broke down and fought hard.

This made Academician He Zuguang's heart that had been hanging for a long time finally let go, and a complacent smile appeared on his face.

The medium-sized tank weighs nearly 10 tons, and when it is running at high speed, it will exert hundreds of tons of instant impact on all chassis components in minutes, which puts high demands on materials science and optimized design.

That is, to lose weight, you must be able to carry and be durable, adapt to the rough driving style in combat, and the difficulty of R&D of light tanks is more than ten times higher than that of light tanks.

In the harsh experimental environment, the tank chassis has been optimized for 10 times, and each optimization has condensed the efforts of scientific researchers and is hard-won!

Fortunately, the test vehicle performed well, and Academician He Zuguang couldn't help but have a wet eyes, which made me feel... My family feels happy that a girl grows up for the first time.
Chapter completed!