As for the negotiations on Romania's accession to the naval treaty, after the mouth of Edelsson, it was quickly completed. The results did not differ much, and Romania received a quota of 145,000 tons for capital ships, as well as corresponding quotas for other warships and aircraft carriers.

And such a result also made Britain and France cheer, and finally put the stubborn little tiger of Romania in a cage. And for Romania is not bad, at least the strength and status of the Romanian Navy is recognized.

So in 1935, Romania began to build 1 battleship and 2 aircraft carriers, and other warships were also built. The naval shipyards in Varna were unusually busy, and Constanta and Odessa also received orders for small warships.

The expansion of naval ships has made the army look red, but compared with it, the army's new equipment is also being developed one after another. Of the three light, medium and heavy tanks proposed by Hoffman, the medium and light tanks finally appeared as prototypes.

Next to the Second Machine-Building Plant on the outskirts of Lviv there was a closely protected Laboratory for the Study of Armor. This is currently the main tank research and development center in Romania, and the current director of this center is Herke. That's right, it's Herke from the previous trio of tank research.

As for the other two, Biak is currently interested in armored vehicles that carry soldiers, so he leads research on armored vehicles.

As for Wang, it's a long story, after the end of World War I, Wang Chaoqiang desperately wanted to return to China to fight for his dream of becoming a strong country. No matter how much the other two persuaded them, they could only bless them in the end. However, Wang Chaoqiang, who returned to the motherland, was given a head start by reality, and the motherland where the warlords were fighting made Wang Chaoqiang's superb design ability useless.

Although he built a reputation for himself by assembling the country's first car from parts, the result of his poor reputation made it difficult for him to move forward. The car factory opened in partnership with others could not be sold at all, but its ability to design tanks had a way out. Domestic warlords were interested in such novelties as armored vehicles and tanks, which in turn opened up sales.

But this was not the outcome he wanted to see, and in the end, he was disheartened and had to return to Romania. And after Eder's old friend came to power, he rekindled his hope and returned to his homeland again. However, at this time, the basic industry of the Republic of China was even more unbearable, and years of melee made the industrial base even more unable to withstand automobile manufacturing.

For this reason, Wang Chaoqiang wrote to the government of the Republic of China, hoping that it could support him in developing his country's automobile industry. But this is useless, because the financial and weak foundation of the Republic of China has made Shangshu sink into the sea, but it is his many years of experience in Romania that has been valued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the military.

The former hoped that he would be able to use his influence in Romania to get more aid from the Republic of China. The latter hoped that his ability in the military industry would serve as a reference for his choice of weapons. And such a result led to Wang Chaoqiang's return to Romania again.

Fortunately, the other two knew what they were capable of, and the trio continued to study Romanian tanks and armored vehicles. And Wang Chaoqiang is currently leading the team to design heavy tanks, but the design of heavy tanks is much higher than the other two, and the prototype has not yet been designed.

And today, it is the day when the military inspects the prototype, so there is an unusually tight tension inside the center.

In the morning, several military vehicles drove into the R&D center. A group of officers with generals got out of the vehicle, and the one at the head was a general wearing the rank of general.

That's right, this acceptance of the prototype was personally led by the Chief of the General Staff Fereit.

And Herke, who was the head of the center, immediately greeted him.

"The Chief of the General Staff is welcome to lead a team to inspect."

Looking at Herke, who had been here several times, Fereit spoke. "Herke, I hope that this result will be satisfactory to everyone."

"Definitely, I will definitely satisfy Your Excellency. This time, our design institute has been working for two years for the military's project. We are still very confident in this test of results. ”

Listening to Herke's words, Fereit pointed to Hoffmann on the side and said. "It's useless for you to say this to me, this is the one who tested you this time, I believe you are more familiar than me."

Looking at Lieutenant General Hoffmann with a smile on his face, Herke's smile became even brighter.

"Of course, of course."

After a short greeting, the group entered the research center under the leadership of Herke. As the person in charge, of course, who is the protagonist this time, so he didn't introduce too much along the way, and directly took them to the test site located behind the design institute. And in the test site, there were already several R&D personnel, who were putting the finishing touches on a tank that had never been seen before.

"Look, this is the new medium tank we've developed."

Herke, who led the team, took the lead in introducing the results of this inspection.

The body of the car is 6.05 meters long, 2.9 meters wide and 2.86 meters high, and the body is welded. It is divided into 3 parts, the driver and mechanics are located in the front of the hull, the middle part of the hull on the fighting compartment, and the engine and transmission are housed in the rear of the hull. ”

After talking about the overall structural distribution, Herck moved on to the rest. "The frontal armor of the body is 65 mm thick, but with a 45-degree inclined design, its protection performance is equivalent to 130 mm. The side hull armor is 60 mm, and the design is also 65 degrees beveled. Equivalent to 86 mm armor protection. The tail armor of the hull is 30 mm, mainly considering that the tail will not easily face the enemy, and it is generally not used. ”

In addition, the turret is also designed with a small bevel at the top and a large bevel at the bottom, and its frontal shield is in the form of a curved cast with a thickness of 100 mm. The turret can be rotated by electric or manual means. The time required to electrically rotate the turret for one week varies from 15 to 25 seconds, depending on the number of revolutions of the engine. There are 2 manual rotating handles, respectively in the gun commander position and the loader position, a single handle rotates one turret rotation 0.866 degrees, if the turret rotates one rotation it takes 415 cycles, and two handles rotate at the same time 250 cycles. ”

"Also on the tracks, we use 460 mm wide tracks, depending on the terrain. While this slows down the tank on high-quality roads, it makes it more adaptable to difficult terrain. ”

After saying that, he pointed to the skirt attached to the tank and said. "Based on the experience of the last operation, we designed this skirt. This guarantees that the track will avoid inhaling a large amount of dust at high speeds, which will lead to the failure of the tank and unnecessary losses. ”

"For the suspension system, we use a side-by-side twin torsion bar suspension system. Each rocker arm is connected to two torsion bars, one of which is directly connected to the rocker arm and the other is returned from the opposite side, which is used to distribute the force experienced by the previous torsion bar. Such a design was able to ensure the balance of the tank, which was enough to ensure the accuracy of the tank's shooting. ”

Having said all that, Herke finally talked about the firepower of the prototype. "The barrel we designed for the new tank was a 75-mm 42 times tank gun. This gun was originally a 75 mm anti-aircraft gun designed by the RK company, but because it did not meet the use of our country's air defense weapons, we used it as a tank gun after reducing the multiple. The muzzle velocity of the gun is currently 762 m/s, and the firing rate is 15 rounds per min. Armor penetration: 109 mm at 1000 m right angle, 92 mm at 1500 m. ”

For the 75-mm anti-aircraft gun of the RK company, everyone present knows. This was originally used as a medium anti-aircraft weapon, but it was not recognized by Romania because of its habit of using 88-mm anti-aircraft guns. However, I heard that the German side is still more recognizant of this.

After talking about the tank's artillery, Herke talked about power. "At present, the tank uses a 540-horsepower 12-cylinder V-12 diesel engine designed by the National Power Research Institute, which can drive a medium tank with a total weight of 35 tons to run at a speed of 45 kilometers per hour."

The diesel engine of the National Power Research Institute is its latest achievement, thanks to the good foundation laid by Diesel and sufficient financial support. Romania has always been at the forefront of the world in the study of diesel engines. Whether it is military or civilian, Romanian diesel engines have a great reputation.

As far as the 540 hp 12-cylinder V-12 diesel engine is concerned, its maximum power speed is 1900 rpm, and the maximum power torque is 2752.5 Nm. Moreover, its safety and reliability are enough to ensure the use of the tank in complex terrain. Combined with the tank's large fuel tank of up to 480 liters, its maximum range can reach 480 kilometers.

However, when Herke talked about the weight of the tank, Lieutenant General Huffman secretly frowned. Because in terms of weight, it is 3 tons higher than the target of 32 tons, and the height of the tank is not less than 16 centimeters. However, considering that he had not yet seen a field experiment of a prototype, he wanted to take a second look.

And Admiral Feliit, who was the leader, said after Herke's introduction. "I've heard you say so much, let's take a look at its performance first."