The Rise of the Empire

"There seems to be some truth in what you said." Just as Earl Schlieffen and Little Moltke were about to continue talking, the Kaiser, who had been silent all the time, spoke. He shook a photo in his hand and said. "Although this weapon is expensive and may not be suitable for our current equipment, logistics and transportation system, it does give us an inspiration."\u003c/p\u003e "As you have said, our current tactics are artillery conquest and infantry occupation , but if one day this tactic doesn’t work, what should we do? Use more artillery and more soldiers’ lives in exchange for victory? Isn’t this another kind of war of attrition? Is this the result you want to see? ? No, absolutely not!"\u003c/p\u003e "There are various problems with the things Ruprecht sent, but they are definitely not the reason why you can throw them into the trash. If the equipment is not successful, we can change it. Logistics If it doesn’t match, we can change it. Strategy and tactics will naturally change. These are not problems. We don’t have an urgent need for war at present. It is not a war to fight a war ten years or even ten years later with the current plan. Is it a joke?"\u003c/p\u003e "What I mean is very simple, we can use our own military factory to design our own armored vehicles instead of using Bavarian equipment. I believe that we in Prussia can definitely do better than Bavaria! Well then, Mr. Gustav Krupp, tell us about your ideas and plans!" The Kaiser didn't give others time to argue and explain. He directly stated his decision. \u003c/p\u003eThe meaning of these words is that we will not follow the Bavarian route, but armored vehicles will continue to be used! How to do it, your arms companies and the General Staff should discuss it among themselves. In short, you must come up with a charter. Then take the path of the armored forces with a Prussian character .... \u003c/p\u003eActually, from a historical point of view, there were all kinds of armored vehicles before the outbreak of World War I, including armored cars and armored trains... The weight of these armored vehicles is generally not very large, generally about 3 to 6 tons, and the engine power ranges from 30 horsepower to 80 horsepower. The driving speed is generally about 30km per hour. As for weapons? Most of them are equipped with 1 or 2 machine guns, and a few are equipped with 37mm and 47mm artillery. In terms of armor, it is about 5mm steel plate. It is already the highest level to block machine gun bullets, and it is impossible to go higher. \u003c/p\u003eThese vehicles are generally used as reconnaissance vehicles, and occasionally as a mobile force on the Eastern Front. As for the Western Front where the trenches have been dug almost? Well, don't say that the two sides can be called brutal firepower! That is, the western front is like the bomb craters on the surface of the moon, various trenches, and barbed wire fences. The muddy land can make it difficult for these guys to move an inch! There is no way, if the track that has been spent so much money has no advantage in off-road, then just throw it away! \u003c/p\u003e"Although I am not an officer, as an arms dealer, I think I know a little about new equipment. The weapons designed by Prussia's own arms company are also sufficient to meet the needs of the military. It seems that we can make some armored vehicles ourselves to meet the needs of this general, instead of choosing those expensive and unstable iron lumps made by the Kingdom of Bavaria." Gustav Krupp really deserves to be called a A successful businessman, his words not only save face for both parties, but also show the theme - Krupp can do better! \u003c/p\u003e"We lack a vehicle that can detect and cover infantry and cavalry at any time, and can resist machine gun bullets. If this requirement is followed, an armored vehicle of about 5 tons can meet the requirements. Why do we have to How about using a nearly 20-ton tracked vehicle that is very troublesome in terms of transportation and practicality?"\u003c/p\u003e"We will pay attention to the problems mentioned by General Mackensen.

It is indeed an extremely irresponsible behavior to use civilian vehicles with steel plates and machine guns as military weapons. That is what other companies do, but this situation will definitely not happen to our Krupp company. "When Gustav Krupp replied, he was called Guang Weizheng!\u003c/p\u003e But don't say it, Gustav Krupp did bring a lot of power to the Prussian generals present. A brand new weapon! If Prince Ruprecht is here, he has to admit that Krupp has really put a lot of thought into it!\u003c/p\u003eThis is a very innovative vehicle, how can I say it, if Remove the fighting room at the rear of the car body, then it really looks like a pickup truck of later generations. Of course, this car is much bigger than a pickup truck. The front engine compartment is a practical 8-cylinder 50 horsepower water-cooled engine, and the front is a The entire armor plate, the air inlet is placed on the side. There is also a special filter to prevent the engine from stalling due to the inhalation of too much dust and smoke.\u003c/p\u003eThe rear of the engine is the cab, and there is a glass outside the cab The armored cover that can be opened and closed. At the back is a bucket with a fighting compartment installed on it. However, unlike the 2 wheels at the back of ordinary armored vehicles, this car has 4 wheels at the back, so the load capacity is higher, and this car The weight of the tank has also reached 5.5 tons.\u003c/p\u003e "This chariot has three types of weapon configurations, one of which can be equipped with two 7.92mm machine guns and can carry 10,000 rounds of ammunition. The second configuration is equipped with an 82mm mortar and 40 rounds of ammunition as an infantry support weapon. The third combination is to install a 50mm gun. As direct fire. The biggest advantage of this car over Bavaria's Wasp assault gun is that it is cheap and fast. We expect the car to cost no more than 50,000 marks! And its road speed can reach about 50 kilometers per hour! "Gustav Krupp introduced.\u003c/p\u003e"Is there a prototype of this chariot? Xiao Moqi asked after carefully looking at the third type of tank equipped with 50mm artillery.\u003c/p\u003e "Not yet, and it is under production. It is estimated that the first prototype will be completed within 4 months. "Gustav Krupp said. It's a joke, this design drawing was just released a few days ago. Where do you ask me to get you a prototype car now? There may be problems with this drawing, and it needs major revisions! \u003c/p\u003e"I feel that the height of the turret of this tank is a bit high. Referring to your scale, the height of the turret to the ground is 2.8 meters, while the maximum height of the Bavarian Vespa assault gun is only 2.2 meters. This stability is very problematic. "Xiao Moqi pointed out his worries.\u003c/p\u003e" Wait until the prototype car comes out before making a review. It's too early for us to say anything. "The Kaiser said with some displeasure. Now the Kaiser is holding back his energy and wants to walk out of Prussia's own road to a strong army!\u003c/p\u003eThanks to the book friend, the First Guards Tank Brigade, Lulalalu, x9900 , Slowly Touring K, Crazy Shadow, Magic Legend, I Sitting Alone in the Empty Mountain, and the Sea with Boundary\u003c/a\u003e~~~! And book friends 16030, threelol, nickky, Da Daban, Zhuzhu Ronnie and other book friends \u003c/a\u003eSupport~~~!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e