Ruprecht has always been unpopular with the Western Front. Even after he created a bunch of things that could transcend the times and have a German-Three-World fighting style, he still did not think that Germany's quick push strategy for the Western Front could be successful. In addition to the military strength of Britain and France, another very important factor is that the prince created more of these things. If Britain and France are willing, they can also create them. How long did the British take to create the MK series tanks? Did the French still create thousands of Renaults when some of the local industrial areas fell?

The fundamental reason why Ruprecht has always concealed the things he made and even kept them confidential to a certain extent was that he was worried that once Germany had a large amount of equipment, Britain and France would quickly catch up. Advanced things had shelf life, and after they expired, they would be nothing great.

But unfortunately, the prince's measures can only be delayed but cannot be eliminated. The German army will eventually equip new weapons such as tanks, armored vehicles and aircraft. Although Britain and France are a little behind, as industrial powers of the same level, Britain and France also used this period to make final adjustments in more than two years before the war!

On an army training ground outside Bordeaux, France, things that look like Charlie from a distance and Renault are running at high speed in the wilderness. Well, the so-called highway is not very fast, a little faster than a person running. These cars are only 5 meters long, with a width of 1.9 meters, a height of 2.5 meters, and a weight of 8 tons, are easily attacking the distant targets with machine guns and 37mm cannons at the top of the car. Balls of flames are spewing out of the muzzle from time to time, and dense shells and bullets easily tear the targets into pieces. These chariots are fighting and walking, crossing a trench and a rugged terrain, and finally reaching the finish line.

"It's a very good thing. This kind of thing reminds me of the breastplate cavalry of Emperor Napoleon. They were mighty and majestic. When they launched a charge, they could crush all obstacles on the road ahead." Xia Fei showed a strong interest in this tank produced by Renault.

"The only drawback is that the firepower of this tank is too weak. If our 75mm rapid-fire cannon can be installed, then everything will be perfect!" An officer next to him said with unsatisfactory words. The French are still obsessed with the 75mm rapid-fire cannon. They still believe that relying solely on such a cannon can win wars. Even based on the 75mm rapid-fire cannon, the French have developed a theory of attacking artillery.

They required rapid-fire cannons to follow the infantry and provide dense and violent artillery attacks at all times, completely destroying the opponent's resistance at a distance of 1,000 to 1,500 meters, and then continue to advance! And now, when the Renault tank appeared, the French believed that they had filled the last part of the offensive, a weapon that could attract the opponent's firepower and also quickly assault!

"The 75mm cannon is too big and heavy. If we can give up defense and off-road performance, then it is okay to get an armored vehicle, but it may not be possible to make a tracked tank that can cross trenches." Schneider's technician said.

In fact, it is not impossible. If you do not consider the stability and time issues, it is still possible to create a turtle speed assault gun in this plane. However, just as Bavaria took about 6 years to solve the service problem of the hornet assault gun with the help of Ruprecht, a time traverser. Now that time is so tight, it is absolutely impossible for the French to create a useful assault gun by themselves.

The reason why the French made the first tank into a crawler rather than a wheel was also considered, because the emergence of the time traveler, since the beginning of the Boer War, the armies of both sides had adopted various obstacles including trenches and barbed wire to hinder the opponent's attack. In the Boer War, the British suffered a lot. Therefore, the French considered how to break through the problem of how the Germans defended and could not make it, so they could only use crawlers. Tractors were already quite common in this era, and you could think of it with just a little brain hole.

Under the guidance of the 75mm rapid-fire cannon, which is the idea of ​​justice, the French Renault and other industrial giants began to consider how to find a suitable territory for the 75mm rapid-fire cannon. Finally, they found a flatbed truck with a load capacity of 2.5 tons as the carrier of the 75mm rapid-fire cannon. After integration, this new type of tank was named the logo ft10 armored vehicle.

This chariot is not a simple product that simply puts the cannon onto the flat plate that is repaired on the rear of the vehicle body. First of all, this ft10 chariot has made a lot of improvements to the original structure, and the engine and transmission are moved to the back of the vehicle body. In this way, the cannon is moved forward and the cab is slightly lowered. The cannon has a better shooting range, and the engine and other important components have better survival. A pair of wheels are added to the front of the car. In this way, the chariot has 4 pairs of wheels, which increases the contact area and improves the passing ability. Moreover, after using an 80-horsepower engine, this chariot is a scythe. With a weight of 10 tons, the road speed is more than 45 kilometers per hour. The front armor has also been increased to 15mm. The body of the car has immunity to machine gun fire, and it cannot be penetrated even with armor-piercing bullets.

The performance of this chariot is so excellent that the French have been using it from the beginning of World War 1 to the interwar period, and have been named the Protector of Paris, the Unyielding God of War on the battlefield, and the Most Powerful Knight in France. Although there are many exaggerations, it is undeniable that this chariot was later considered to be the best chariot in the battle besides the pure-blooded tanks and tank destroyers of Bavaria.

In addition to the Renault tank and the FT10 wheeled tank destroyer, the French also created some wheeled machine gun armored vehicles because of the ruthlessness. These things either have small output or generally do not leave much impression on people. However, it is undeniable that when these armored vehicles joined the originally huge French army, the French's combat effectiveness was greatly improved!

You should know that at the beginning of the war, the French had 5 armies on the front line, with 21 armies and a large number of other troops, with a total strength of more than 1.3 million. In addition, the French Army and the General Command had 336,000 troops, and all the French total forces together had 1.726,000! Such a huge force was comparable to the seven armies in Germany. The collision of such a corps is really called Mars colliding with the earth!
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