Chapter 43: The Panther Tank
Ciric, who came to the Krupp family with Alfred, was on a manor on the outskirts of Berlin, on a remote road, a specially built tractor with its engine roaring, and on the trailer in the back, a huge box with the words "Refrigerator" written on it. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Gustav, who got the news, didn't go to the company at all that day, and now, the Versailles Treaty is still in force, and those British and French arms control personnel are staring at the production line of Krupp almost every day.
"Father, I'm back." Alfred met his father and said proudly: "In the past few years, our business has been going well. ”
I haven't seen Alfred for a few years, he has grown taller and darker, Gustav nodded with satisfaction, he has always regarded Alfred as his successor, and this time, in fact, it is equivalent to a test.
"Mr. Gustav, maybe it's time for me to call you father instead." Ciric said: "This is my dowry, are you satisfied?" ”
The irrelevant servants in the manor have all been dismissed, and now, here, looking at this big box, Gustav's eyes show anticipation.
It's more than 10 meters long! That means that the contents of the box will be a behemoth!
Now, not yet 1930, the tanks of all countries in the world are almost all light!
Look at the tires of this trailer, which are crushed and deflated, it is enough to show that this tank is heavy!
"Quick, open the box!" Gustav felt his breath short, like the anticipation of a long-separated lover when he saw his woman.
Unpack the box!
Several people who had followed him with him began to unpack the boxes in good training, and Gustav saw at a glance that it was Guderian who was in command!
"Be careful, be careful!" Guderian commanded his men to open the box, and a huge tank appeared in front of Gustav's eyes.
Tall and mighty! This was Gustav's first impression, the full hull, the sloping turret, the thick and powerful load-bearing wheels, etc., how could there be no barrels?
If the barrel is installed, the tank will be extra-long, and the barrel that sticks out will make people guess at a glance, so when transporting, the barrel is not installed, and now, Guderian takes his own people and uses the crane on the vehicle to install the barrel in place.
"God, this cannon, it's 75 mm, right?" Gustav took a breath of cold air: "The length of the barrel is at least 40 times the caliber!" ”
The Krupp company has always been famous for producing cannons, and when I saw this tank gun, I couldn't help but be stunned.
At this time, most of the tanks in the West had a caliber of about 30 mm, and the largest did not exceed 50 mm, moreover, they all had short barrels, and now, the barrels of such tanks are so thick and long!
"Yes, Mr. Gustav, this is our base in the desert, and we have developed a new tank with the efforts of all our engineers." "We, the German Panzers, will operate it and conquer the world!" ”
"Ciric, I am willing to marry my daughter to you, you are such a genius!" "Now, I can't wait to see this tank around my estate!" ”
"That's no problem, father-in-law, can we invite President Hindenburg to our wedding when we get married?" Ciric said.
"Absolutely, no problem." Gustav is not yet aware of Ciric's intentions, and he can't wait.
This tank, absolutely quite heavy! At least thirty tons or more! Now, the appearance, firepower, are definitely cross-generational, so, can the power system keep up?
He wanted to see the tank in action!
Guderian brought a tank crew, and the driver went inside and started the engine.
With the sound of Siss's air motor, the engine was started!
The powerful voice attracted Gustav's attention: "What kind of engine is this?" ”
"Maybach technicians have designed a diesel engine with a new level of power and torque, and this engine still has a lot of potential." Ciric said.
For this set of diesel engine, Cirich is quite satisfied, in the desert base, what Shirek is most concerned about is the development of this diesel engine! After many failures, I finally overcame various technical problems, and now, it can run stably!
The addition of this set of diesel engines gives this tank a powerful heart! Moreover, on the basis of this diesel engine, it is possible to further develop a more powerful model, which can be mounted on a heavier tank!
"We called this tank the Panther." Ciric said lightly, his face full of pride.
Panther Tank! This tank did not receive any military approval at all, nor did it have a number given by the military, everything was made by itself, so, at the suggestion of Ciric, this tank was named the Panther Tank!
It is roughly the same as the historical Panther tank, except for the power system and suspension system.
Maybach technicians, developed the diesel engine, and the suspension system, the technicians did not consider the design of the staggered load wheels at all, they used the advice of the large diameter load wheels given by Ciric, but the number of load wheels was turned into six, so that the body was lengthened, reaching ten meters!
At the same time, the weight of the tank has increased compared to the design time, and when all the ammunition and fuel are carried, the weight of the tank reaches 36 tons!
At a time when other tanks were on the order of ten to twenty tons, German tanks had reached the order of thirty-six tons!
Although some aspects are still unstable, such as the development of radio is relatively backward, and there is no perfect means of communication between tanks, this tank is definitely cross-era!
"If our Workers' Party could control the country, we would have mass-produced such chariots, and we would have single-handedly tore up the Treaty of Versailles." At this time, Gustav watched the start of the tank, accelerated, knew the strong performance of this tank, and was completely satisfied with the performance of this tank, and at this time, such a sentence came to his ears.
This kind of tank will be made in large quantities! All companies that focus on military production will no longer worry about any orders, and their production lines will be running at full capacity!