Shortly after Eder led the ambassadors on a tour of the Romanian tanks, the trio was responsible for developing a new type of tank. This time, Eder finally did not miss the second appearance of the new tank, because he was in Constanta at that time to inspect the work.

It is said that it is an inspection work, but in fact, it is also handled by some private individuals. Because he had two personal maids here, our Romanian king took great care of the exhibition in Constanta, and would come from time to time to inspect it. In fact, Queen Sophie and Marie also have some doubts about this, but she can't control this aspect. There are too many such cases in Europe now, and she has known a lot about it since she was a child, so she has not asked about it very much.

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

"Your Majesty, are you unwell today?"

One of the guards asked in a whisper as Edel reacted.

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

Eder, who was almost seen by the guards, spoke to him.

At the entrance of Volkswagen, Eder saw the top VW executives greeting him.

Eder walked into the door of the public and spoke to his executives. "Minoba stays, and the rest goes about their own work."

After watching the rest of Volkswagen management leave, Eder spoke to General Manager Minoba, who was following him. "Volkswagen's results haven't been good lately, so you need to think about it."

Eder said that the general manager, Minoba, also knew about the situation. Volkswagen, as the most famous company in Romania, has not had a good time lately. Its production has dropped from 100,000 cars a year before the outbreak of World War I to about 50,000 cars now. Although there are the main reasons for the closure of the Black Sea straits by the Ottomans, the management of Volkswagen also has a certain responsibility. Because Volkswagen's best-selling products are still from 10 years ago, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are not enterprising.

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

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

"So now you have a solution?"

In response to Eder's questioning, Minoba stated his intentions. "We have just started a passenger car project now. We decided that the current Model T had dominated the market for too long, and that the Model T made it impossible for many middle class people to show that they were different from the common people, so we intended to design a model that would satisfy the middle class. Besides, people also need to see new car types. ”

Hearing that Volkswagen's top management was still trying to find a way to deal with the current predicament, Eder didn't say anything more. After all, he is not a practitioner in the automotive industry, and he does not know the industry as well as these people, so he encouraged. "I hope you will give me a satisfactory result after the war is over."

"Definitely, Your Majesty."

After chatting with Minoba for a few words, Edel walked over to the Mass Research Department. The purpose of this time is to see the new tank, not to talk about the factory with the general manager of Volkswagen. But if the Minoba can't continue to lead the crowd out of the mess after the fight, Eder thinks it's time for a change.

When Edel arrived at the Research Division, the trio and Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman were waiting for His Majesty the King's arrival.

"I've seen Your Majesty."

Faced with Hoffman and the three designers' salute, Eder stopped. "Don't stop being so polite, take me to see the new tank."

"Your Majesty, please."

After the group walked to one of the research workshops, Herck stood up and pointed to a tall vehicle covered in canvas to Eder. "Your Majesty, this is the new tank we have developed according to the requirements of the military, and we call it a jackal."

As Herck introduces Eder, the canvas is uncovered by several crew members, and Eder sees a tank that is completely different from the previous explorer. Edeka seems that this tank is different from the Explorer in many ways, its hull is much taller than the Explorer, and the turret is much shorter, which is more in line with his perception of World War II tanks, but the tall hull and short turret look a little funny. There are also two stout exhaust pipes at the rear, but the details of this will need to be explained by one of the designers, Herke.

Of course, Eder would not be kept waiting, and when the canvas was uncovered, Herke told Eder about the tank's data. "Your Majesty, this Jackal tank, we developed it according to the military's requirements for new tanks. During this period, it was mainly supported by the new technology of the Ploiesti Mechanical Plant that made this tank so perfect. ”

Herke's praise of the new tank made Eder a little curious. But Herke wasn't going to let Eder wait. "Your Majesty, the hull of our new Jackal tank is 13 centimeters taller than that of the Explorer, mainly because the hull is equipped with a freestanding cylindrical coil spring suspension system."

Herke pointed to the cylindrical steel structure and its wound springs that were exposed to the outside of the tank, and explained to Eder. "The installation of this independent suspension system has been very useful for the new tank, and it has helped the tank to improve the feeling of the tank members. However, the price was that the body was raised by 38 centimeters. And this suspension system makes it possible to reduce the failure rate of the tank in the drive, for the current tank. ”

After talking about the suspension system, Herke talked about other differences. "At the same time, we will use the diesel engine as the power and the driving wheels are rear-mounted, and this change makes the thrust of the tank more powerful. 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 selling this know-how, Herke talked about the main data of the tank. "Now this Jackal tank, 5.8o meters long, 2.3 meters wide and 3.38 meters high, has 3o mm of inclined armor on the front of the hull, 2o mm on the sides and 15 mm on the tail. The turret had 35 mm frontal armor, 25 mm on the sides and 15 mm in the tail section. ”

After talking about the armor defense of the tank, Herke talked about the configuration of the tank. "The Jackal tank has a 45mm short-barreled gun on the front of the turret and a companion machine gun next to the gun, which provides fire suppression and artillery fire guidance."

Herke glanced at Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman and continued. "According to the state of use in the army and the use of the British on the battlefield, we improved the hull configuration of the machine gun. At present, a machine gun is installed directly in front of the hull for the driver, and one machine gun on each side of the hull. This left four machine guns at their disposal. Thanks to the reinforced armor and the replacement of the artillery, our Jackal tank now weighs 19.5 tons, which has reduced its degree somewhat. ”

Hearing Holke's reduced tank, Edel couldn't help but ask. "By how much?"

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

After listening to Holker's detailed description, Eder realized that the tank was so good that it could be used in Romania until the twenties. However, the price of such a previous tank is certainly not cheap, so he asked Holke. "How much does this tank cost on a large scale?"

Holme couldn't help but ask curiously when he heard Eder's words. "Your Majesty, can you ask how large?"

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

"Three or four hundred, right?"

Edel gave an answer that satisfied everyone.

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

"It's so expensive."

The price revealed by Holke startled Edel, and even the wealthy Edel couldn't help jumping to his feet. It's not that the military can't afford to procure them, but that the cost of tank training is not cheaper than procurement, and the two combined are more than 100 million lei. Now the total funding of the Romanian military is only a little, and it is all given to the armored forces, and the other units have to be fed.

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

In the face of Eder's big reaction, Holke couldn't explain it, it was all worth what you pay for. This leading era of tanks, of course, has a price ahead of this era.

Faced with such a high-priced tank, Eder retreated inwardly, even if its performance was so superior.

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

Edel is rarely shameless, and he doesn't look at the trio with a broken face at all. Lieutenant Colonel Huffman, who was next to him, was filled with joy because he knew that he would still be the same as the armored unit this time.

Eder also has his own considerations for letting the royal family procure, and if he lets the military procure, it is estimated that Admiral Preshan will go to his office again to cry poor. It is better to purchase these equipment in the name of the royal family, and then Eder can control a trump card of the army again, which is also very beneficial for the Romanian royal family, you must know that after the First World War, the republican system of countries has risen strongly, as a strong fortress of the European monarchy, Eder believes that he must be prepared.

Within days, Eder had appointed Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman as acting deputy commander of the newly formed Royal Armored Brigade, which was to be led by Chief of Guard Calust. However, the military top brass knew that this was just a trick by Eder to solve Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman's low rank. Who doesn't know that the chief of the guard Caluster does not know how to command military forces, let alone command armored troops, and it is estimated that he does not even know how to drive tanks and combat vehicles.

And the military also raised their hands in favor of His Majesty's direct pull of Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman to the royal troops. 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 units still be called to maintain law and order, the chief of the General Staff, Admiral Prishan was the first to disbelieve. ()

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