The Third Reich

Cyric touched his nose. After returning, he seemed to have signed a document. He was in a hurry at the beginning. The subordinates said that they had studied the plan and thought the plan was feasible. As a result, he signed it, and he didn't expect it. , It is actually a plan to produce this No. 1 tank!

　　 The No. 1 tank in history was originally an emergency plan! After the production, the problem of existence was only solved, and it was not accepted by the troops at all. Even the No. 3 and No. 4 tanks were actually problematic, and at best they were enough.

　　 And now, of course, Guderian would not agree to use such tanks to make up the number. His tank troops are all based on the Panther tank for the exercise, and the members are all 5 people. Now, the tanks operated by 2 people? What a joke!

"Sorry, I am also responsible for this matter." Cyric said: "I shouldn't have signed that document. Tank No. 1 is not in line with our armored forces. Perhaps we can think of other plans. To solve the existing difficulties."

　　 After that, Cyrek said to an engineer sitting aside: "Knebkamp, ​​do you have any plans?"

　　Knipkamp is an engineer vigorously promoted after Cyric was in charge of equipment development. He can be said to be the king of ideas in the equipment department. He has developed various advanced concepts and successfully solved a series of problems.

"The main problem now is that our torsion bar is not of sufficient quality. I have a way. Since the quality is not enough, we can just collect it in quantity!" The idea of ​​the king finally came: "Now, our Panther tank, only six For road wheels, if you change to eight pairs of road wheels, wouldn’t it be able to share the weight?"

"However, eight pairs of road wheels will increase the length of the car body." Hearing Knepokamp's words, Guderian immediately said: "That way, the entire vehicle structure will face the problem of pushing it back. "

　　 After the improvement, the length of the car body will be longer, various structures will change, and the weight of the tank will increase. In this case, maybe eight pairs are not enough. It is a vicious circle!

　　 "I'm talking about adding road wheels without changing the length of the car body, so I plan to stagger the road wheels."

　　 Cyric frowned immediately. In history, the staggered road wheels were brought up by this guy! When I was in the desert, I had already decided on the single-row layout of the large-diameter road wheels. They must not be staggered!

"This layout can evenly disperse the weight of the vehicle, reduce the quality requirements for torsion bars, improve off-road capability, facilitate driving stability and ride comfort, and to a certain extent slow down the recoil of artillery shooting." Knipokamp Said: "More importantly, this layout can reduce the amount of rubber used."

　　 Rubber! For Germany, like other rare metals, this is a strategic resource not available in Germany! In history, Germany has always been restricted by the lack of rubber!

　　The road wheels of the tank are made of steel, but the rim must be made of rubber! Moreover, inferior synthetic rubber is quite inappropriate, it is best to use natural rubber!

　　In order for Germany to rise, these resource problems must be solved! Regarding these issues, Cyric had already planned. As for this staggered road wheel, Cyric can never agree.

　　 "No," Cyric said: "Staggered road wheels must not be used, otherwise, just like the anti-aircraft artillery of the hand drawn machine, the soldiers on the front will curse us to hell."

　　 Of course it cannot be used! In this matter, Cyric is quite determined!

　　 "There really is no other way." Knipokamp said: "Unless it is to reduce the weight of the tank."

　　 Lower the weight of the tank!

Just like a ballpoint pen, the ball inside will fall off after a long time of writing. Many people can’t solve it. As a result, a businessman changed his mind and simply made the pen core shorter. Before it fell off, The pen oil is gone!

　　 And now, since the suspension can't bear it, change your thinking and just make the tank lighter!

When Cyric was mentioning the design indicators of the tank, he attempted to do it in one step. He immediately focused on the 30-ton tank and created a prototype of the Panther, a very good medium-sized tank. It can be further expanded to become a heavy tank of the Tiger King level.

　　 Advanced diesel engines, large-caliber tank guns, inclined armor, various concepts are added to this tank, and I want to build the best German tank.

　　 After five years of hard work in the desert base, breakthroughs have been achieved in various technologies, prototype cars have been built, test runs have gone smoothly, various mechanical failures have been eliminated, and there are still many problems in the real mass production stage!

　　 Historically, the German tanks ~www.ltnovel.com~ started from the No. 1 tank and continued to develop step by step, and finally developed a variety of advanced tanks, but now? A one-step tank actually has the feeling of a castle in the air.

　　 Various technologies must be mature step by step. The smelting technology of various metals must also be improved. When a prototype car is used, it is possible to use the best materials and mass production without considering various factors.

　　 Knebokamp’s proposal was not affirmed by Cyric, so he could only say dimly, since it doesn’t work, then he can only reduce his own weight!

　　 The output of high-quality torsion bars is low. Ordinary torsion bars are of substandard quality and cannot bear the weight of 30 tons. The weight of 20 tons is no problem, right?

　　 Judging from the current armor-piercing projectile technology, the protection capability of the 30-ton tank has far surpassed the needs of this era! You can't use that thick armor at all, it's a waste!

　　 and. More importantly, now, steel production in Germany has begun to be somewhat tight.

Now, Germany is already building warships for the Soviet Union, and the contracts have been signed. The Soviet Union will send a large amount of minerals to Germany. At the same time, Germany will also lobby for the Soviet Union to rebuild the western railway to the same standards as Europe. All have strategic value.

　　 At the same time, Germany's own warships will also start in large quantities. Battleships and aircraft carriers will be continuously built, launched, and put into service. In this way, the demand for steel in Germany will greatly increase.

　　 Although Cyric presided over the development of the Panther tank, the production of the Panther tank will still be subject to certain restrictions!

　　 If the weight of the Panther tank is reduced to become a 20-ton tank, it will undoubtedly reduce the dependence on steel, which means that more tanks can be made!