The Rise of the Empire

"Your Highness, according to your plan, we have designed two types of tanks for this tank bidding. The first type of tank is called a breakthrough tank. It has strong firepower and thick armor, which can resist the enemy's general firearms. , can destroy the opponent's firepower point, and guide the troops to break through the enemy's defensive positions and fortified areas."\u003c/p\u003e"The second type of tank is the assault tank. It is far enough, and the stability is relatively good. Its role is to lead the cavalry and fast troops to penetrate the opponent's depth after breaking through the tank to open the gap. And provide fire support for the infantry within its capabilities."\u003c/p\u003e "The Bavarian Southern Industrial Group For these two projects, a total of 4 proposals have been proposed based on your suggestions. There are two proposals for the breakthrough tank and the assault tank. At present, the four prototypes have been tested in the test field for as long as a week. You can go to the test site at any time Visit." Major General Schmidt reported. \u003c/p\u003e"Very good, hand in the relevant technical documents, and make arrangements, I will be there on time at 9 am the day after tomorrow!" said the prince after a moment of contemplation. \u003c/p\u003eAlthough the tank was in its infancy during the First World War, and its technical reserves were very limited in all aspects, as a traverser, the prince still had a general understanding of the performance of the World War I tank. In terms of power, among other things, at least one A 100hp diesel is not much of a problem. In terms of weight, according to the British mk1 tank, it is also possible to build a tank of 25 tons to 30 tons. Of course, in the case of this extreme weight, the speed of the tank should not be too high. It is good to be able to run at the speed of ordinary bicycles on the road, and to run at the speed of infantry in the field. \u003c/p\u003eOf course, the prince would not design tanks based on such extreme data. On the one hand, it is unnecessary, and on the other hand, it does not meet the needs. This kind of tank is mainly used on the eastern front. If it is put on the western front, whether it is the French 75 rapid-fire gun or various other caliber artillery, dense mines, or close-exploded large-caliber howitzers, it will be the tank of this plane. Although the British tanks on the western front achieved some good results in history, they were also achieved under the combined circumstances of superior air force, superior artillery, and superior force. The Germans are disadvantaged in these three aspects. The prince believes that with tanks, the situation will not change fundamentally. \u003c/p\u003eCompared to the western front where the firepower can be called BT, the situation on the eastern front is much better. On the one hand, the Russians have less artillery, and on the other hand, the front line is long. The firepower density is estimated to drop directly to one-sixth of the western front one below! Some 3-inch artillery on the defensive side will soon be destroyed by the concentrated tanks. Therefore, the design of tanks targeting the Russians must emphasize cheapness and suitability for mass production on the one hand, and stability on the other hand. After all, the traffic situation in Russia is very bad. In order to adapt to the sad road conditions in Russia, the weight of the tank itself should not be too large. There is no threat of too powerful firepower, but high stability is required. In the end, the prince's techniques for the two tanks are as follows. \u003c/p\u003eAssault tanks, the frontal armor must have a thickness of at least 45mm, and it is best to have a certain angle of inclination. In theory, it needs to be able to block the grenade attack of the 3-inch rapid-fire guns equipped by the Russians in large numbers. As for the armor-piercing bullets, this thing can only be done according to human affairs, at least now I can't say, because among other things, the prince doesn't know whether the Russian 76.2mm rapid-fire guns in history have armor-piercing bullets, and I don't know how well these armor-piercing bullets can. how thick the armor is pierced.... The side also needs to have a certain degree of defense, at least the side must be able to defend against attacks such as 47mm small-caliber artillery. \u003c/p\u003eIn terms of firepower, the prince has three options. One option is the 50mm artillery currently used by the German Navy, which weighs 280 kg.

Barrel length 40l. The shell weighs 1.75kg. The rate of fire is 10 rounds per minute. Has a certain anti-armor capability. Although this ability is not very important. \u003c/p\u003eThe second option is to equip a 75mml24 artillery! That's right, this is the light artillery made by shortening the barrel of the Bavarian rapid-fire gun. Although the muzzle velocity is very low, the weight of the shell is large enough, 7.5kg! Because of the use of a new type of gun mount, even in a relatively closed combat room, the rate of fire is more than 6 rounds per minute. It can take into account the anti-armor and anti-infantry tasks very well. The only problem is that the artillery is relatively heavy, weighing 430kg. (This data was fabricated by the author. The author found out that the 12-pound gun l40 gun used by the British Navy weighs 510kg, so here is an estimate.)\u003c/p\u003eThe third option is to directly use the 75mm of the army rapid fire gun. The basic data is the same as the second option, except that the muzzle velocity is higher, and the effect against hard targets is better. \u003c/p\u003eIn addition to the main weapon, this breakthrough tank will also be equipped with 2 machine guns as auxiliary weapons, one of which will be arranged on the top of the turret, and the other will be arranged on the front of the vehicle in principle. Or juxtaposed with artillery. Considering the importance of machine guns in World War I, each machine gun had about 1,500 rounds of ammunition. \u003c/p\u003eThe final tonnage of this tank is about 15 to 18 tons. The power used is now an 80-horsepower engine, and the suspension method is leaf spring suspension. The maximum speed on the road is about 10 to 15 kilometers per hour. The cross-country speed is visually no more than 5 kilometers. The maximum range is said to be about 50 kilometers at present.... \u003c/p\u003e Another kind of assault tank can actually be regarded as a small tank similar to ft17, weighing no more than 10 tons, equipped with machine guns or small-caliber rapid-fire guns. This kind of chariot basically does not have the ability to attack fortifications, but it is light in weight and cheap. The key is that it requires relatively high stability and a range of about 150 kilometers! The speed of this small chariot is actually not fast, basically equivalent to the performance of a breakthrough chariot. In terms of defense, the frontal armor is no more than 10mm, and the thickness of the armor on the sides and rear is 6mm. Can only protect against machine gun fire and grenade shrapnel. \u003c/p\u003eIn terms of weapons, there are also two combinations. The first combination is to install 2 machine guns. It is used as a special anti-infantry firepower, with about 4800 rounds of ammunition, and a crew of 2 people. The second combination is to install a 37mm gun and fire 0.5kg shells. Ammunition is around 120 rounds. \u003c/p\u003eOf course, all of these are the prince's request, in fact, it depends on the situation at the Bavarian National Test Ground the day after tomorrow. On the second day, the prince also received a report from Schmidt. It is said that in addition to the normal bidding products of the kingdom, the Bavarian Southern Industries Group also specially designed several other vehicles, waiting for the prince's inspection, which made the prince interested abundant. He really wanted to know what kind of stuff the two future engine giants, Daimler and Maybach, could come up with! \u003c/p\u003eThanks to the book friends Bai Ding, the first tank guard brigade, slow travel k, little people follower, fly Doomhammer, the sea bounds\u003c/a\u003e~~~, and book friends Horseshoe, quit smoking this year, \u003c/a\u003e support of arken, dark night sounds of nature, and Da Daban~~~, please support and subscribe~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e