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Chapter 332 T Tank

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"Your Majesty, our navy can also form an air force! Since planes can attack soldiers on land from the sky, they should also be able to attack warships! Zhang Cheng also said hurriedly.

"That's right, the Navy is about to form aviation. However, the performance of the current fighter is not up to the requirements. The armor of the battleship is several hundred millimeters, and ordinary light aerial bombs cannot penetrate at all, at least 500 kilograms of heavy aerial bombs. Or with heavy torpedoes. Today's fighters simply can't carry such heavy weapons, and the range is too short, so they can't play a role in naval warfare for the time being. Still, it was possible to use seaplanes for reconnaissance and shelling! Wang Yuze said.

"We'll have to wait a while!" Zhang Cheng said with some disappointment.

Zhang Cheng was able to think of developing aviation in the navy, and Wang Yuze was already very happy. You must know that almost all of the people nowadays are still immersed in the thinking mode of the cannon giant ship, and it is already very good that Zhang Cheng can think of using fighter planes to attack the warship.

"It won't be long before we have the right fighter. And, in the future, we will also develop aircraft carriers. An aircraft carrier is an airfield at sea, carrying warplanes to carry out long-range strikes against the Imperial Navy. A massive bombing of the Reich's navy from a distance of hundreds of kilometers will undoubtedly change the existing pattern! Wang Yuze said.

Zhang Cheng and the others all nodded again and again.

"However, the affairs of naval aviation must be kept secret. While all countries in the world are desperately developing battleships, we are quietly developing aircraft carriers. When war breaks out, the enemy's battleships will meet the overwhelming bombs and torpedoes of our naval aviation. When the time comes, it will be much easier for us to achieve victory! Wang Yuze said with a smile.

Xiong Wu, Zhang Cheng and others also thought so. It is indeed difficult for China's navy to surpass Britain and become the world's first. However, if it can change the development of naval warfare with new weapons, it will undoubtedly be a shortcut. Everyone said that they would keep this secret strictly.

The development of the Air Force made Wang Yuze breathe a sigh of relief. Although the current Air Force is still relatively weak, the fighters of the Air Force are still relatively rudimentary. But China is already far ahead of the world, and it will not be so easy for other countries to catch up with China.

Good news comes one after another. I had just visited the fighters of the Air Force, and on the 0th of the month, Wang Yuze and other military giants secretly came to Miyun, north of Beijing, where the First Division of the Praetorian Guard was stationed. The predecessor of the Praetorian Guard was the Western Sichuan Sect Instructor, and after the overthrow of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the empire, it was expanded into a Praetorian Guard Army specializing in guarding the Beijing Division. The officers and soldiers of the Praetorian Guard are all veterans selected from other units, each of whom has more than three years of military experience, and it is more than enough to be a squad leader or deputy squad leader in other units, which also makes the combat strength of the Praetorian Guard very strong.

The total establishment of the Praetorian Guard is divided into divisions, plus artillery brigades, guard brigades, special reconnaissance brigades, baggage brigades, field hospitals and other units directly under the army, with a total of more than 100,000 people. It is the most important force guarding the Kyoshi.

The 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the Praetorian Guards was stationed in Miyun. At this moment, the barracks had been put under martial law, and other people could not approach it at all. Emperor Wang Yuze, Chief of Staff Xiong Wu, Minister of War Cai Yun, and Minister of National Defense Jiang Xingguo all arrived here. General Zhao Bowen, commander of the Capital Military Region, and Lieutenant General Dong Hanfei, commander of the Praetorian Guard, also rushed here. In front of them, there was an iron lump. To be precise, it is a tank composed of tracks, turrets, etc., produced by the Beijing Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Plant. This is under the request of Wang Yuze, the heavy machinery factory after nearly two years of research and development, before the prototype was manufactured.

"Your Majesty, this tank, according to your request, is named T tank. It uses a four-cylinder Kunlun gasoline engine with a power of 00 horsepower. The car is 5 meters long, 75 meters high, 2 meters high, and has a full weight ton. The maximum speed is 20 km/h on the road and 40 km/h off-road. The crew is two, armed with a 7 mm tank gun, with 240 rounds of ammunition; Type 9 heavy machine gun with 400 rounds of ammunition. The armor is 22 mm on the front, 5 mm on the sides, and 6 mm on the back, which can withstand heavy machine gun or grenade attacks. The climbing degree is 45 degrees, the height of the vertical wall is 06 meters, the width of the trench is 9 meters, and the wading depth is 069 meters. After our verification, the T tank is already fully ready for real combat! Engineer Huang Huasheng, the designer of the T tank, said. Huang Huasheng is 42 years old this year, born in the United States, and graduated with a major in mechanical engineering. Because of its advantages in automobiles and other machinery, he was recruited back to China by Xihua Group, and has now become a well-known military expert in the heavy machinery manufacturing plant.

"Very good, let's start the quiz, let's open our eyes too!" Wang Yuze said.

"Yes. 陛xià! Huang Huasheng replied.

Soon, the two tankmen opened the hatch on the tank and got into the tank. With the roar of the engine, puffs of black smoke were expelled from the exhaust hole behind the tank, and the tank began to start. Because of the need, a special inspection site was built in the training ground of the first regiment.

I saw that the tank was on a smooth road and began to move at maximum speed. After about 100 meters, I entered the field. At this time, the speed of the tank dropped significantly. However, it is still relatively stable. After driving a few dozen meters, a steep slope of 45 degrees appeared in front of it, and with the violent roar of the engine, the tank climbed a steep slope of more than ten meters in length. After that, the project was completed with ease by jumping over the wall, crossing a 5-meter trench, and wading through a puddle more than half a meter deep. Behind, the tank stayed in front of a firing point. A Type 9 heavy machine gun was erected here. When the tank was only twenty meters from this point of fire, the heavy machine gun fired.

"Da Da Da!" The heavy machine gun fired a crack on the tank's armor. But there was not a single loss of damage to the tank. Finally, two grenades flew and landed accurately on the front and sides of the tank, and the grenades exploded, enveloping the tank in smoke. However, after the smoke cleared, the tank still rumbled into action. This is, the tank's 7-mm tank gun opened fire, and with a bang, the front fire point was destroyed, and the machine gun was blown into parts. The heavy machine gun on the tank also rang out. The bullets fired violently sent sawdust flying across the wooden model of the soldier in front of the line.

After that, the tank drove back to its original position, and two tank crews got out of the tank. At this time, Xiong Wu, Cai Yun and Jiang Xingguo were already dumbfounded.

"Your Majesty, this is the real invulnerability! With such a sharp weapon, it will be much easier for our troops to attack the enemy's positions. If used properly, you can easily break through the enemy's defense! 陛xià, I built yì immediately in the army, a large number of equipment such sharp weapons! Xiong Wu said excitedly. When the Army is on the offensive, it is often the time when the casualties are greatest. Soldiers are faced with the enemy's powerful firepower, and often do not take a single step forward, and will pay huge casualties. If you attack with tanks, the casualties will be much smaller.

"Yes, Your Majesty! This kind of weapon must be equipped with the troops as much as possible. At that time, our army will truly become the number one army in the world! Cai Yun also said excitedly.

"It will be equipped, but the tank has only just been developed, and there are still a lot of problems that have not been solved. In addition, new tactics need to be explored. It will take some time to fully apply it to the war! Wang Yuze said.

"Your Majesty, now the biggest problem with the T tank is the failure rate. Although the maximum travel is 40 kilometers, it is often driven for more than 10 kilometers and will lie on its stomach and need to be repaired. Therefore, it is important to apply it to actual combat. I'm afraid it will take some time. Engineer Huang Huasheng said.

Wang Yuze nodded, because the technology is not up to par, so the failure rate of the current tank is still relatively high. If it is really used on the battlefield, it is estimated that a battle is not completed, and all the tanks will be lying on their stomachs.

"Engineer Huang, the design department must do its best to transform the T tank and reduce the failure rate, so that the tank can be equipped with troops as soon as possible. In addition, the T tank was only the initial model. Future tanks still need to be improved in terms of armor, firepower, and speed. The T tank weighs only a ton, so it can only be considered a light tank. In the future, our troops will also need heavier medium tanks and heavy tanks. All of this needs to be designed by you to add weapons of war to the Empire's army! Wang Yuze said solemnly.

"Please rest assured, we will definitely do our best!" Huang Huasheng said.

Although, like airplanes, because of performance, it is estimated that in the next war, tanks will not be able to be used in actual combat. However, China has taken the lead in conducting research and exploration in this area, and once the technology matures, China's future armored corps will be a powerful weapon for the Chinese Army to gallop around the world.

Wang Yuze stood in front of the T tank, with a dark hull, with endless emotion. This is the weapon of war produced after entering the industrial age, and the development of war will change for this reason. Whoever can take the lead in this area will be able to seize the opportunity. There is no doubt that China is once again ahead of other countries in this regard. Although, the prototype car has been developed, and it will take some time to put it into actual combat. But at least, China's start is far ahead of the rest of the world.

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Chapter 332 T Tank