"Hey, how do I feel more interested in the Allied Army than the generals of the British and French Army?" Xu Jie couldn't help laughing at himself. In order to prevent the Anglo-French army from being wiped out by the Germans, in order to make the German armored elite fall deep into the quagmire of the Western Front. Don't go to the Eastern Front to make trouble for Huaxia again, Xu Jie really used his brains.

What to do with the armored spearheads of the Germans? The easiest way to do this was to equip the British and French with more tanks and more machine guns, mortars, and self-propelled guns, and to crush their opponents with sheer strength. But the idea is really just think about it, who is Germany? The second largest industrial power in the world, the first army in the world! It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the elite of a hundred battles. If Huaxia goes all out to help Britain and France produce equipment, it may be able to surpass Germany in terms of quantity and quality, but it is a pity that Huaxia is now preparing to go to war with the Russian Provisional Government, and the evacuation of tanks and half-tracks with excellent cross-country ability is still lacking in China, how can it be provided to the Entente in large quantities?

The batch of things that Xu Jie prepared for the Entente countries was that the firepower was sufficient, the speed was fast enough, the travel was long enough, and it was easy to produce in large quantities. In addition, there are a few more, that is, it is easy to train and the cost is low. Well, that's pretty much it! What the? Aren't you saying this is a truck gun made by the British? Xu Jie's thing is not a low-grade product of the British, and this thing does not perform well in actual combat, and has been handed over to the Russians for use, but it does not perform very well in mobile warfare or defensive warfare.

It's too tragic to pass sex! In Russia's muddy environment, the Russians were most busy after moving these vehicles out of a mud pit. Falling into another mud puddle, these things won't be in time for the battlefield where they are needed. Either on the way to the battlefield or on the way to retreat. Of course, there are also times when they are abandoned on the side of the road, and once a car of several tons gets stuck in a quagmire, it really can't be pulled out by manpower or horses alone!

Even on the battlefield, the use of this truck gun is very average, first of all, the territory of this thing is too light, it is a one-and-a-half-ton or two-ton light truck. BUT IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 75MM CANNON. When firing, the gun mount needs to be lowered, and if you want to fight against tanks or in slightly more difficult terrain, the depression angle of this gun is limited. Because after all, the artillery was placed in the rear truck carry, and there was a cab blocking angle in front. Of course, you can also aim the butt of the car at the enemy. In terms of firepower, this thing is very dangerous in the face of shrapnel or high-explosive shells, and at first this artillery truck did not even have a gun shield. A close miss of a grenade could lead to serious damage to the gun truck. Later, after adding some armor, it still doesn't work, why? Personnel are not protected! After a battle, the artillery crew lost most of it, and it couldn't afford to be injured! The best use of this thing is as a medium-range suppression artillery. But the range is not up or down, in short, it is a more sad product.

At that time, Huaxia also provided some such products to the Russians, which were sold for money and also for testing. If it is easy to use, it will continue to be produced, and if it is not easy to use, it will be sold anyway. However, what was provided to Britain and France this time could not be made up in this way, after all, if Britain and France were really finished. The plan behind Huaxia is not easy to implement! It is more convenient to operate and has strong mobility. The firepower is enough, the speed is fast enough, the formation is far enough and the cost is relatively low, which really makes the weapon designers of Huaxia rack their brains!

But fortunately, there is Xu Jie, a traverser, according to various experiences in history and the situation in reality, Xu Jie finally plagiarized a line of thought from the history of World War II, that is, the FD.KFZ234 series armored vehicles in history. There are several improved versions of this 8-wheeled truck, among which Xu Jie intends to adopt three versions: 2, 3 and 4 types, FD. The KFZ234-2 is armed with a 50MML60 anti-tank gun. The total weight is 11.74 tons. SPEED 80KM per HOUR. The fuel tank capacity is about 240L to 360L. THE ARMOR IS 30MM INCLINED ARMOR IN THE FRONT, 8MM IN THE SIDES AND 14.5MM IN THE REAR. Type 3 and Type 4 vehicles differ mainly from Type 2 in armament, Type 3 is armed with a 75MML24 howitzer, while Type 4 is armed with a 75MML46 anti-tank gun.

Historically, these three tanks were not put into production in large quantities, the production of Type 2 tanks seems to be 101 units, and there are not many Type 3, and later all of them were changed to Type 4, but the output of Type 4 is even more sad, it seems to be 89 units! The reason for this is that this thing is not suitable for the situation of World War 2, for example, who can the 50MML60 gun of the Type 2 tank penetrate in the late stage of World War 2? This thing is a bit extravagant as a reconnaissance vehicle, and it is too powerful as a mobile anti-tank vehicle, so it is naturally not popular. THE Type 3 TANK IS EQUIPPED WITH A 75MM HOWITZER, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE TYPE 2. By the time of the Type 4, there was finally a passable gun. But it came out really too late, and by the end of 44 years it began to be carried out, and most of the combat vehicles produced after the end of the year did not enter service with the army. It can be said that it was born at the wrong time.

First of all, the first advantage is that although the northeast of France is hilly, the road conditions are good, and if you can't get 8*8, it is not a big problem to pass. Just get an 8-wheeler. Second, what hard things can be fought in World War 1? According to the situation on the battlefield, the 50MML50 level gun can take out most armored targets, and the British have long-barreled 6-pounder guns, which is powerful enough. There is no problem of insufficient power encountered by the 234 car crew in World War 2. Third, there are not many that can impress it. 30MM ARMOR CAN WITHSTAND ALMOST 37MM GUNS, AND THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. What are the infantry weapons of the German army? AT MOST, IT IS JUST A MACHINE GUN MORTAR, WHICH CANNOT PENETRATE THESE COMBAT VEHICLES AT ALL, AND SOME 50MM CANNONS CAN ALSO PENETRATE AT MEDIUM AND CLOSE RANGES, BUT IN ADDITION TO THE CERTAIN MOBILITY OF THESE THINGS EQUIPPED ON THE TANK, THE INFANTRY TOWED ONES HAVE NO MOBILITY AT ALL, AND CAN ONLY BE USED FOR DEFENSE AND AMBUSH. But the problem is that now the Germans are attacking, how to defend!

Therefore, in terms of protection, in addition to facing German tanks or a small number of anti-aircraft guns, this combat vehicle can almost ignore most of the attacks in other situations as long as it is not directly hit by stray bullets, and in order to protect the fragile tire parts, Huaxia's weapon designers are also specially equipped with skirt plates. Speaking of survivability, this car also has the big advantage of being small and moving quickly. Digging a shallow pit into it will really only expose the ground the size of a palm, and by the standards of World War 1, it is really not easy to hit such a small thing with tank artillery. Although the current level of science and technology cannot create a high-speed east and east that can run 80 to 90 km on the road, it is still possible to run 50 to 60 km. Coupled with the ultra-long journey, how can a car run about 500KM with full fuel. This can basically reach most areas of the battlefield with one refueling, a proper fire brigade!

MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT IS CHEAP, OF COURSE, THIS CHEAPNESS IS COMPARED WITH THE STANDARD TANK, AND WHEN FIRING AT THE TANK, THE 50MM LONG GUN OR EVEN THE 75MM GUN CAN ALMOST GUARANTEE MUTUAL DESTRUCTION. Take a wheeled armored car for a tank, that's obviously a lot of money! Adhering to the requirements of saving resources, facilitating logistics and multi-functionality, Huaxia's designers produced a series of multi-functional combat vehicles on the site of an eight-wheeled vehicle. Of course, most of them are different weapons, and the others are basically the same.

THE 50MM LEVEL ARTILLERY IS A MUST, AT THE REQUEST OF THE BRITISH, IT WAS SPECIALLY REPLACED WITH A 57MML50 CANNON PRODUCED BY THE BRITISH THEMSELVES, AND THE HOWITZER CAR DOES NOT USE THE 75MM LEVEL, THE BRITISH FELT A LITTLE SMALL, SO THEY REPLACED IT WITH THEIR OWN 24-POUNDER GUN. 94MM GUN. As for anti-tank combat vehicles? CONSIDERING THAT THE FRENCH ALSO HAD A LARGE ANTI-TANK NEED, IT WAS DECIDED TO ADOPT THE FRENCH 75MM CANNON AS THE UNIFIED CONFIGURATION OF THE ENTENTE, AFTER SOME COORDINATION. IN ADDITION, IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE CLOSE-RANGE FIREPOWER, HUAXIA ALSO PRODUCED A COMBAT VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A 120MM RIFLED MORTAR SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ENTENTE COUNTRIES. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 12.7MM MACHINE GUNS OR 37MM GUNS.

THE WEIGHT OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IS ABOUT 8 TONS, THE FRONT IS 20 MM OF INCLINED ARMOR, AND THE SIDES AND REAR REMAIN UNCHANGED AT 8 MM. THE MAXIMUM SPEED IS ABOUT 45KM, AND THE JOURNEY IS VERY GUARANTEED, AT LEAST MORE THAN 300 KM. What's more important is that this thing is relatively easy to train, can you drive? If you know how to drive, you can accept the needs for a while. It was much easier than training tanks, and later, in order to increase anti-infantry capabilities, the Chinese designers also added a machine gun and mine-throwing weapons.

However, it seems that simple mobile units are not enough, after all, this is just an idea to offset the armored spearhead of the Germans, and the tactical level and equipment of the French and British in terms of artillery are still inferior to those of Germany and Austria. After weighing, Huaxia decided to send some more artillery commanders to the British, and at the same time sell a batch of large-caliber cannons, and these heavy artillery characters had only one figure, that is, to suppress the German long-range artillery. In order to increase the mobility of these guns, a heavy tractor was also specially equipped. Of course, these also cost money.

Xu Jie was still afraid that it would not be enough, and after thinking about it, he decided to continue to use this opportunity to start emptying warehouses in large quantities, and things like various machine guns, rifles and mines would be sold in Huaxia as long as the other party wanted them. And there are two kinds of special mines in these products, one is that Xu Jie imitates the jumping mine in the 2nd war, this kind of mine will jump into the air of nearly 2 meters and then explode, directly from top to bottom a cover! There is nowhere to hide and specialized in headshots! The lethality is huge, and the other mine is only half the size of a palm, and the warhead inside is even smaller and pitiful, this kind of mine can only blow up people's legs, and then force the counter-withdrawal to fight, at the beginning the French did not like these things very much, feeling that the producers were too dark, and there were not many explosives, who to scare? But when they used it, they found that the person who made it was so dark and so dark!

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