"However, we can achieve the same performance as the wolf tank at most, and the weight has increased by 1.5 tons." Xia Fei said a little unhappy, then glanced roughly and put it aside. "If other companies don't have a better solution, then this can be used as a backup."

"This is Schneider's plan, they call it the A19 plan, you can be called an improved version of the German Hufeng chariot." Major General Emund said and came up with the second plan.

"The so-called improved version is to replace the original 75mm cannon with a new 9ommm cannon? Then a pair of load-bearing wheels were added. The weight and cost increased?" Xia Fei said while flipping through. Although this can also be regarded as a German counterfeit, it is obvious that Xia Fei is still more popular with such weapons that are closer to later generations.

"Actually, we need to solve a problem now." Major General Emund said. "That is whether our chariots need turrets in the future!"

"Having a turret will naturally have better flexibility when attacking. However, under the same circumstances, tanks with turrets will never be as good as assault guns without turrets in defense. Even though the wolf tank appeared later, they are the same as Hu Feng assault guns in terms of firepower and defense data. Hu Feng assault guns are almost completely attacked. With the same paper performance, Hu Feng assault guns are lighter and cheaper."

"So good, there is a very realistic question now. Will the French 6th Army need offensive armored vehicles in the future? Who are we going to attack? Attack the Germans? Haha, this is not realistic. To deal with Italians or Spanish? We can do it without tanks. So, in my opinion, the French 6th Army needs a tank that can leverage its defensive advantages, which has strong firepower, solid defense, high cost-effectiveness and low appearance. Under this principle, I think Hu Feng's model will be better." Major General Eimmond said.

"But to be honest, do you feel that this French version of Hu Feng's chariot is really too ugly? In addition, is it too inconvenient to deploy such a long 9omm cannon?" Xia Fei looked at the a19 plan launched by Schneider and said with some dissatisfaction. The French still valued the aesthetics of the equipment. (Of course, the author believes that the tanks of France's Battle 2 in history were actually very bad in appearance.) The basic layout of the a19 plan is similar to Hu Feng, both with the motivation and box-transforming back, and then with the front of the battle room. However, because a 9omm14o cannon was replaced, the barrel stretched out from the body and the center of gravity was a little forward.

"Then you can take a look at Citroen's plan No. 3 and plan No. 4. The plan No. 3 puts the motivation and box in front, the combat room and personnel compartment are both behind. The advantage of this is that there are box and box blockages, so once the tank is destroyed, the survival rate of the crew behind is also very high. The disadvantage is that the projection in the front is too large and it affects the dumping of the armor. It is difficult for us to use large angle armor to improve our defense."

"The No. 4 solution is the most beautiful one. The way they use is to place a transformer in the front, the rear is the motivation, and a transmission shaft in the middle is connected. In this way, the center of gravity of the chariot is relatively balanced and the combat room is located behind, so if you use a long-body gun, there will be no center of gravity or other problems." Major General Emund said.

"But in this case, will our tanks be higher in height? And the tanks are more complicated." Xia Fei said. "So what do you mean?"

"I prefer the No. 3 plan." Major General Emund said after thinking about it.

"This choice made me feel a little unexpected. Can you tell me the reason?" Xia Fei asked.

"First, the safety of members can be guaranteed to the greatest extent. Secondly, you should know that under the current weight of the tank, if we still maintain the combat weight of the tank with a combat weight of more than 20 tons, then the space is certain and our ammunition reserve will be very small. And if we put the combat room behind and then open a door, it will be very convenient for people to get on and off the vehicle and replenish ammunition. If we increase the elevation angle of the artillery, this chariot can also be used as a long-range cannon to suppress distant targets." Major General Evermod said.

"Is there too little ammunition?" Xia Fei fell into deep thought. The problem mentioned by Major General Emond did exist. Referring to the Second World War, even if it is a 25-ton tank, such as the No. 3 assault gun, after being equipped with a long-barrel 75mm gun, the number of shells is about 5o. Now, the weight of the tanks in countries around the world is actually lower than that of the No. 3 assault gun, and the subsystem is even worse. Therefore, the internal space of the vehicle body is very limited. This limits the load capacity. If you change to a 9omm14o gun, the maximum load capacity will probably not reach 3o, which is already very low for a chariot.

However, the weight of the tank cannot be easily increased because the weight is increased, the cost and technical difficulty will also be increased, and the artillery standards cannot be reduced. Therefore, it is a problem to improve the firepower continuity of the tank through normal means. Unless the tank is turned into a convertible, in fact, whether it is the German rhino or the French self-propelled anti-tank gun in the late war, even if it is a convertible, because the 1o5mm level artillery and shells are too large, the ammunition load capacity is also not ideal.

However, considering that this tank is mainly used for defense operations, the French could only take advantage of the problem of insufficient continuous combat effectiveness by quickly replenishing ammunition. The most convenient way to replenish ammunition is to directly release the artillery behind, then open the door, and install it while fighting!

The French don’t have to consider attack anyway. Even within fifteen years, the French will not face war. Even if the French equip this tank, it is probably just a transition, or as technical reserves are better. As for too little ammunition, is the Japanese attack enough? Xia Fei doesn’t care much...

"Then choose the No. 3 plan." Xia Fei thought about it and said.

"So what about the naming of this chariot?" asked Major General Emund.

"Just call it a cheetah. I hope that when facing a wolf-style tank similar to a German, he can be as agile and fatal as a cheetah. The weight is limited to 20 tons. The front armor can defend against 75mm cannons, and the side defense can be reduced to defend against large-caliber machine gun bullets. If the defense standards are not met, the weight can be increased appropriately. The degree of the chariot does not need to be too high. Anyway, the Japanese will not consider mechanized combat." Xia Fei finally set the tone.

And just when the French and Japanese were doing business, the sea in the Pacific was not calm!
Chapter completed!