When it comes to fuel consumption, it is not only the army that drinks fuel now, but the real fuel consumption is the air force units that have been equipped with hundreds of fighter planes. In order to ensure the air safety of their own army units, these planes have to operate together with the main force of the army.

The terrifying production speed of the 109 fighter was vividly reflected at this time, and it took less than a year for the air force of Iran Hill to start from scratch, but the number of fighters supplied by the factory has reached an astonishing nearly 1,000.

If it weren't for the capacity of the engine and the constraints of the total amount of fuel, the current Iran Hill might have 1,300 fighters, and at least 400 fighter fuselages have been built, just waiting for the engines to be in place to assemble new fighters into the air for combat.

The good news is that with the Holy Demon Empire's knowledge magic ball, the training speed of Alan Hill's air force is really a rapid progress, and after deploying so many fighters in one go, there has never been a shortage of pilots.

On the one hand, this is because in terms of skill teaching, the knowledge magic ball is much more efficient than listening to lectures, and on the other hand, it is also because it seems that the mortals in this world are slightly stronger than the earth civilization in terms of physical fitness.

It is understandable to think about it, after all, human beings on the earth only need to face tigers and lions, but this world has to live under the teeth of dragons, and human beings have naturally evolved stronger physiques.

In short, when selecting pilots, although the layoff rate is very high, there are still a large number of qualified personnel who become Air Force pilots or Air Force reserve pilots through means such as knowledge magic balls and night school study.

In addition to the air defense fighters in the big cities, Iran Hill also assembled a field air force of about 200 planes in the south, and these fighters were to be advanced with the army in a combat state, and the fuel consumption was even more alarming.

However, these "oil-drinking dragons" are not useless, and they make Chris and Alan Hill's top brass determined to give up part of the production capacity of anti-aircraft guns. In this way, the saved steel and the demand for artillery shells can be used to supplement the production of new products such as automobiles.

While Chris vigorously produced automobiles and improved the caliber of artillery, he was equipped with new weapons such as tanks to improve the combat effectiveness of the army units. The reason why he did not produce armored vehicles was also his own considerations.

On the one hand, the other side does not have strong firepower to threaten the infantry accompanying the tank battle, so Chris feels that his troops do not have such a strong need for armored vehicles, and the army wants to equip more trucks to improve the mobility of the troops.

On the other hand, armored vehicles are also large fuel consumers, and Chris will not be able to fully develop his troops towards mechanization until his own oil supply problem is completely solved. He had to control some fuel consumption so that his troops could continue to fight.

If it weren't for the fact that the Kingdom of Higgs had opened up its oil exports and was willing to cooperate with Iran Hill to increase its own oil production, Chris would not even dare to equip his troops with advanced equipment such as tanks.

It was precisely because of the increase in oil production capacity on the side of the Higgs Kingdom that Chris began to let the factory mass-produce the 4 medium tanks that had already prepared the drawings. However, compared to airplanes, the pace of production of tanks is a bit too slow. Within two months, Chris plans to form two tank battalions, equipped with about 90 tanks, for test training.

In fact, this is already a very bold development plan, because after all, the oil fields of Irlanhill are still in the hands of the Higgs Kingdom, and once there is a supply problem with oil, Irlanhill will inevitably have an oil shortage.

In order to deal with such an extremely bad situation, Chris and Desel and others have drawn up a secret plan of action, ready to mobilize the Mentor and the 1st Army near Seris at any time, and cooperate with the 2nd Army in the direction of Naru to launch a pincer offensive as quickly as possible to occupy the entire Higgs Kingdom.

It is conceivable that in order to ensure its own oil supply, the Elanhill side did not hesitate to directly put into battle the most main instructors, as well as the two most senior, well-equipped and combat-ready armies, 1 and 2, which has already shown the importance it attaches to oil supply.

You must know that even in the face of the more powerful Arrant Empire, Elanhill only deployed the 4th Army and the 6th Army on the front line. The 5th Army, led by Bourjos, which was deployed in Falling Dragon City, actually undertook the task of defense.

Sitting in the tank, Ryan did not know that he had attracted the attention of countless famous generals, and he was directing his tank, merging with the other two tanks, and coordinating with the radio to disguise the combat state of the charge.

The three tanks formed a triangular formation in front of the two behind, their tracks running over the slightly soft dirt, and rushing up the hillside, breaking a row of fences and running over some potholes, demonstrating their superior cross-country ability than cavalry.

This is also the proudest thing about tanks, they can persist in many conditions, but they are not as delicate as cavalry. With proper maintenance and enough fuel, these steel behemoths can keep attacking and fight to the end of the world.

A tank is armed with more than three machine guns, including the machine guns on the turret, which give the tank a simple anti-aircraft defense capability and make the tank a mobile fortress for slaughtering enemy soldiers.

If necessary, when an artillery attack is not needed, the commander of the vehicle, the commander of the gun, or even the mechanic can use machine guns to attack the enemy's infantry, and because of the condescending relationship, such an attack is more effective.

Under everyone's watchful eye, the tanks stormed the high ground and won the exercise and demonstration experiment. Seeing that the tanks turned around and drove down the hill and finally stopped in front of the viewing seats, all the officers stood up and applauded the tankmen.

They really liked this new weapon, and unlike the trucks that were in charge of transporting it, it was easier to drive the soldiers crazy by facing the enemy head-on. This is also the reason why everyone has a lot of models of tanks during World War II, but few people remember the specific model of the truck.

"Click!" Lifting the hatch above his head and poking half of his body out of the turret, Ryan stood up and saluted the officers in the audience. Beside him, the cannon commander, who also showed his head, also put his palm next to his temple with an excited face.

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Only the hapless loader can't poke his head out, but he can relax and rest without having to stand straight to be inspected by the generals in the distance.

The three tanks were parked side by side, in close proximity in front of all the generals, and it was really a very oppressive scene: in this era, it was not a derogatory word to describe a tank as tall and mighty, and the somewhat cute height of the Sherman tank was by no means a disadvantage in the eyes of Wagron and others.

After all, we don't have any concept of bullet area yet, and traditionally, commanders want their troops to have a better momentum, and as for hiding themselves, this is just an unfamiliar concept.

Therefore, Chris chose the 4 tank, which is tall and has a more comfortable interior, and everyone did not object, and even felt a little relieved: the 34 tank, which was low and looked poor, of course it was better to give up......

"Excellent! You guys did a great job today! I know you've formed your first tank training company! The future of the Army depends on you! Vaglon walked to the front of the tank, stroked the cold, thick steel plate with his hand, and praised with satisfaction.

He really likes the feeling of being so heavy that it's definitely something to celebrate for him to be able to run 20 km/h off-road on a 50mm thick welded steel plate.

The weapon called the tank in front of me is more powerful than the cavalry: it attacks faster than the infantry, the firepower is on par with artillery, and the defense is even more terrifying than ever! If this thing is not drinking oil but eating grass, Wagron would even want to equip 1,000 of these weapons!

It's a pity that he also saw the introduction of the performance of the weapon in his hand, this tank can only run 180 kilometers with full fuel, although it is still very good in terms of distance, but this distance is not satisfactory in actual combat.

The good news is that so far, the Army has not found any enemy weapons that could stop the advance of this weapon. So looking at the more than 100 kilometers of driving distance on the books, it is almost the actual attack pushing distance, so if you look at it, you can bear it somewhat.

"I'm looking forward to the future performance of the tank troops!" The second Modryel who walked past these tanks still had an excited expression on his face, although the fuel consumption made him temporarily dismiss the idea of deploying a large number of tanks, but he still thought that the army would equip more tanks for combat use in the future.

He is not alone, as army generals believe that this weapon can change the mode of warfare in the future. At least for now, it seems that the tank advance is accompanied by the transport of troops, and the distance of the advance in one day has expanded from 3,050 kilometers to a terrible 50,100 kilometers, and from the perspective of time, it is possible to save more resources.

Although fuel consumption is higher, it is possible to reduce food, ammunition and even casualties, which makes people feel that the investment in gasoline is worth it.

It's just that what makes people laugh and cry is that observing the tanks in front of them, the senior generals of the army, more than one person, have an evil thought in their hearts: "Isn't it better to find a time to annex the Higgs Empire?" ”