Romanian Eagle

Not long after Eder led the ambassadors to visit Romanian tanks, the new tank developed by the trio had been developed. This time Eder finally did not miss the debut of the new tank, because he was inspecting work in Constanta at the time.

It is said that it is inspection work, but in fact there are some private matters. Because he arranged two personal maids here, our Romanian king is very concerned about the exhibition in Constanta, and will come to inspect it from time to time. In fact, Queen Sophie Marie also has some doubts about this, but she can't control this aspect. There are too many situations in Europe now, and she has known a lot about it since she was a child, so she doesn't ask about it.

So this time Edel caught up to see the advent of the new tank, thanks to the credit of the two former maids. For this reason, he punished the two maids a lot last night, but Edel felt a little weak in his legs when he went out today.

"Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell today?"

A guard looked at Edel's reaction and asked in a low voice.

"It's okay, let's go to Volkswagen."

Edel, who was almost seen by the guards, told him about it.

At the door of Volkswagen, Edel saw the Volkswagen executives who greeted him.

Edel walked into the door of Volkswagen and spoke to his executives. "Minorba stay, and the rest go to work."

After watching other VW management leave, Edel spoke to general manager Minoba who followed behind him. "The performance of Volkswagen has not been good recently, you need to think more about it."

Edel said the situation general manager Minoba also knows. As the most famous company in Romania, Volkswagen has not had a good time recently. Its output has dropped from an annual output of 100,000 cars before the outbreak of World War I to about 50,000 cars now. Among them, although the main reason for the Ottoman closure of the Black Sea Strait, the management of Volkswagen also has a certain responsibility. Because Volkswagen's current best-selling products are still products from ten years ago, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are not aggressive.

"Your Majesty, we haven't done a good job in the past few years."

Minoba, who knew what Eder meant, didn't make excuses for himself because he knew he would be in a worse position if he did.

"So have you figured out a solution now?"

In the face of Edel's inquiry, Minoba stated his plan. "We have just launched a passenger car project. We think that the current T-type car has dominated the market for too long, and the T-type car has made many middle-class people unable to show the gap between themselves and the common people,

So we intend to design a car that the middle class can be satisfied with. Besides, people also need to see new types of cars. "

Hearing that Volkswagen executives were still trying to deal with the current predicament, Edel didn't say anything. After all, he is not a practitioner in the automotive industry, and he does not have a thorough understanding of this industry, so he encouraged him. "I hope you will give me a satisfactory result after the war is over."

"It will, Your Majesty."

After a few chats with Minoba, Edel walked to the Volkswagen Research Department. The purpose of this time is to see the new tank, not to chat with the general manager of Volkswagen about the factory. However, if the Minoba can't continue to lead the public out of the predicament after the war, Eder thinks it is time to change.

When Edel arrived at the Research Department, the trio and Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman were here waiting for the arrival of His Majesty the King.

"I have seen Your Majesty."

Facing the salutes from Hoffman and the three designers, Eder stopped. "Keep being so polite, take me to see the new tank."

"Your Majesty, please."

After the group walked to a workshop in the research department, Hulk stood up and pointed to a tall vehicle covered by canvas and told Edel. "Your Majesty, this is the new tank we developed according to the requirements of the military. We call it the Jackal."

When Hulk introduced Edel, the canvas was uncovered by several staff members, and Edel saw a completely different tank from the previous explorer. Edelka seems that this tank is different from the Explorer in many ways. Its body is much taller than the Explorer, and the turret is much shorter, which is more in line with his understanding of World War II tanks, but the tall body and The small turret looks kind of funny. There are also two sturdy exhaust pipes at the rear, but the specific situation needs to be explained by Helke, one of the designers.

Of course, Eder won't wait for a long time. When the canvas was opened, Hulk told Eder about the data of this tank. "Your Majesty, this Jackal tank, we developed it according to the military's requirements for a new tank. During this period, it was mainly supported by the new technology of the Ploiesti Mechanical Plant to make this tank so perfect. "

Hulk's bragging about the new tank made Eder a little curious. But Hulk wouldn't let Edel wait any longer. "Your Majesty, the hull of our new Jackal tank is 13 centimeters higher than the Explorer, mainly because the hull is equipped with an independent cylindrical coil spring suspension system."

Helke explained to Eder, pointing to the cylindrical steel structure and its coiled springs that were exposed outside the tank. "The installation of this independent suspension system has a great effect on the new tank. It helps the tank to improve the ride experience of the tank crew. But the cost is that the body is raised by 38 cm. And this suspension system can reduce the tank's driving. failure rate in the current tank.”

After talking about the suspension system, Hulk talked about other differences. "At the same time, we put the diesel engine and the driving wheel as the power behind, which makes the thrust of the tank stronger. However, its climbing ability has been reduced, so we took the initiative to add a large auxiliary wheel in front to solve this problem. "

After showing off these expertise, Hulk talked about the main data of the tank. "Now this Jackal tank is 5.8 meters long, 2.3 meters wide, and 3.38 meters high. The front sloping armor of the hull is 3o mm, the side armor is 2o mm, and the tail is 15 mm. The frontal armor of the turret is 35 mm, and the side armor is 35 mm. 25mm, 15mm at the tail."

After talking about the armored defense of the tank, Hulk talked about the configuration of the tank. "The Jackal tank is equipped with a 45mm short-barreled gun on the front of the turret, and there is a companion machine gun next to the gun, which can provide fire suppression and artillery firing guidance."

Hulk glanced at Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman and continued. "According to the use of the army and the use of the British on the battlefield, we have improved the machine gun configuration of the hull. At present, a machine gun is installed in the front of the hull for the driver to use, and there is a machine gun on each side of the hull. This allows There are four machine guns in use. Due to the strengthening of the armor and the replacement of the artillery, our Jackal tank now weighs 19.5 tons, which makes it a little less.”

Hearing that Holker's tank was lowered, Edel couldn't help asking. "How much lower?"

"Now the road mobility is reduced to 25 kilometers, the battlefield complex terrain is reduced to 17 kilometers, the climbing ability is 4o degrees, and the width of the trenches is 2.1 meters. However, because of the use of many excellent technologies, the vehicle failure rate is higher than the Explorer. 3o-4o% lower.”

After listening to Holker's detailed description, Eder realized that the excellent capabilities of this tank could be used by Romania in the 1920s. However, the price of such a tank is definitely not cheap, so he asked Holke. "What is the large-scale cost of this tank?"

When Hulk heard Edel's words, he couldn't help asking curiously. "Your Majesty, can I ask how big it is?"

The other two and Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman craned their necks, waiting for His Majesty the King to uncover the answer.

"Three or four hundred cars?"

Edel gave an answer that satisfied everyone.

Hearing Edel's words, Holker made a rough estimate. "Your Majesty, if this is the case, then the cost of each car is 148,000 lei."

"So expensive."

Edel was taken aback by the price that Holker exposed, and even the rich and powerful Edel couldn't help but jump. It's not that the military can't afford to purchase it, but that the cost of tank training is not cheaper than the purchase. These two items together cost over 100 million lei. How much is the total funding of the Romanian military now?

"Your Majesty, we haven't counted the profits of Volkswagen at this price."

In the face of Edel's reaction, Hulk couldn't explain it. It was all worth every penny. Tanks that are ahead of this era, of course, have a price that is ahead of this era.

In the face of such a high-priced tank, Edel retreated inwardly, even though its performance was so superior.

"Well, I'll ask the royal family to purchase 1oo tanks. No, I'll purchase 12o Jackal tanks at this price."

It was rare for Edel to be shameless, completely ignoring the collapsed trio. Lieutenant Colonel Huffman next to him was full of joy, because he knew that this training armored unit would still be him.

Eder also had his own considerations for the royal family to purchase. If the military purchases it, it is estimated that Admiral Puleshan will go to his office to cry in poverty again. It's better to purchase these equipment in the name of the royal family. At that time, Eder will be able to control another trump card of the army. This is also very beneficial to the Romanian royal family. You must know that after the First World War, the republican system was popular in various countries. As a European A stronghold of the monarchy, Eder felt he had to be prepared.

Within a few days, Edel appointed Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman as the acting deputy brigade commander of the newly formed Royal Armoured Brigade. However, the military executives all know that this is just a trick for Edel to solve the low rank of Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman. Who doesn't know that Captain Carust can't command the military, let alone command the armored troops. It is estimated that he doesn't even know how to drive a tank.

The military also raised both hands in favor of His Majesty the King directly pulling Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman to the royal army. Because the funds for these troops need to be provided by the royal family, and the use of them is of course the responsibility of the military, can these armored troops be called to maintain law and order? ()

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