When the jeep stopped in front of a circle of wooden houses, the first thing Zhang Chi saw was several "Shermans" surrounded by more than a dozen welders who were constantly welding pontoons upwards, while Wilson was discussing something with a few people looking at the drawings. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, Wilson also saw Zhang Chi, so he hurriedly greeted him and said, "Welcome, Colonel!" As you can see......"

As he spoke, Wilson raised his head at the "Shermans" who were being modified: "We're tossing these guys so they can get into the water!" ”

"It's going well!" Zhang Chi asked.

"Yes!" Wilson nodded: "Although there are some unexpected difficulties, such as balance problems...... We'll find a way to fix it, though! ”

If the tank is on land, it will not be much of a problem to be top-heavy, but if it is in the water, it will not be able to float on the water.

However, this problem is not difficult to solve, and can be done by adding a pontoon or adding a counterweight to the tank.

Zhang Chi is a layman to these, so he doesn't intervene.

"So......" Zhang Chi asked, "Is there anything I can do?" ”

"Of course!" Wilson looked at the "Sherman" who was being refitted and replied, "You know, we don't have time to test it in all aspects, which means that it may be close to going to war as soon as it gets out of the water, so we need your advice, Colonel!" Your battlefield experience may be able to avoid unnecessary casualties! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chi understood that Wilson wanted to use Zhang Chi to find the flaws of this amphibious tank as much as possible.

"Actually......" Zhang Chi replied: "I don't think it's very necessary!" ”

"Why?" Wilson looked at Zhang Chi in surprise: "Do you also think that this kind of tank is meaningless?" No, Colonel, I think you're wrong! This tank will play an unexpected role on the battlefield, especially in an amphibious landing battle! ”

"No, Colonel Wilson!" Zhang Chi replied: "You misunderstood, I didn't doubt its role on the battlefield, otherwise I wouldn't have put forward this idea!" ”

"What do you mean......" Wilson looked puzzled.

"The flaws of this tank are obvious." Zhang Chi replied: "Because its weight is too heavy, and it is an external thruster, it has problems such as slow speed and low safety, so although it can play a role on the battlefield, it will soon be eliminated......

"Eliminated?" Wilson asked curiously, "But...... Eliminated by what? ”

Zhang Chi replied: "Eliminated by amphibious tanks that are faster and safer...... We are now converting amphibious tanks with tanks, but why can't we retrofit amphibious tanks with ready-made amphibious landing vehicles? Amphibious landing vehicles already have relatively mature amphibious performance, don't they? We only knew that we would use it to transport troops and supplies, but we didn't think about it...... With just a turret and a little improvement, it's actually a much more advanced and professional amphibious tank, it doesn't need pontoons, and it can even thicken its armor to strengthen its defenses! ”

Wilson couldn't help but be dumbfounded by these words.

Innovation is sometimes just an idea, and if you can't think of it, you can only toss around, and if you think of it, you can easily create miracles. And the equipment of the US military at this time is exactly when these ideas are needed.

After a long time, Wilson nodded and said, "What an amazing idea, and it seems to have a lot of possibilities......"

Zhang Chi secretly said in his heart, of course it is feasible, because modern amphibious tanks are almost like this.

After thinking about it, Wilson continued: "But...... It is not a matter of a day or two to add a turret to an amphibious landing vehicle, it will take at least a few months, and it will take a good integration of the amphibious landing vehicle and the tank......"

"So!" Zhang Chi raised his head at the "Shermans" who were being tossed and said, "We need it......"

Zhang Chi handed Wilson a cigarette and continued: "As I said just now, we don't need to waste too much time on it, because it is destined to be eliminated, and its appearance is ...... It's just that we are trying to cope with the current war situation and to give the Japanese a 'surprise'. ”

Wilson couldn't help but nodded, and after being stunned for a moment, he held Zhang Chi's hand and said, "Colonel, thank you very much...... But I have to go with you, because I can't wait to write down what you just said, and I need to discuss it with the engineers...... I'm afraid I'll forget about it later! ”

"Of course!" Zhang Chi nodded.

"Major Martin!" Wilson turned his head and summoned a young officer to him: "This is Colonel Zhang, treat him well, and take out your notebook, I need you to write down every word the colonel says, understand?" ”

"Yes, Colonel!"

Before leaving, Wilson confessed again: "You must write down every word and every thought you hear!" Clear? ”

"Yes, Colonel!" Martin replied: "I promise!" ”

When Wilson left, Martin exclaimed, "You know what? Colonel, whiskey hasn't been like this in a long time, I mean...... Vibrant as ever! ”

"What?" Zhang Chi was a little incomprehensible.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Martin raised his head at Wilson's back: "Whiskey is the nickname we gave Colonel Wilson, not only because Colonel Wilson's words are as spicy as whiskey, but because he always makes people feel alive...... But for a long time, we thought he was old. But now, like a demon, he is back to his old self. I think it might have something to do with you, I guessed right! ”

Zhang Chi couldn't help but smile.

At this point, he seemed to know Wilson a little...... An officer with a passion for developing new equipment.

For such officers, creativity is their life. It's no wonder that he was excited like this after listening to the two ideas given by Zhang Chi.

Zhang Chi guessed correctly, Wilson and others are not combatants, but scientific researchers in the US military-industrial system, including those under him.

As we all know, the newly developed equipment of the military industry needs to be tracked and fed back after equipping the troops, simply put, it is necessary to know what the shortcomings of these equipment are and then improve them, Wilson and others are doing these work, and their task this time is to track the use of tank landing ships and infantry landing gunboats in actual combat.

This is one of the reasons why Wilson dared to directly confront Johnson in the conference room...... The two belong to different systems, and although Johnson has a higher military rank than Wilson, they are not directly related.

Of course, this also has something to do with Wilson's own personality. (To be continued.) )