"There seems to be some truth to that. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Just as Count Schlieffen and Moltke Jr. were about to continue their mouths, the Kaiser, who had been silent, spoke, picked up a photo in his hand and shook it. "Although this weapon is expensive to build and may not be suitable for our current equipment, logistics and transportation system, it does give us an inspiration."

"As you say, our current tactic is artillery conquest and infantry occupation, but if one day this tactic doesn't work, then what do we do? Use more artillery and more soldier lives in exchange for victory? Isn't this another kind of war of attrition? Is this what you would like to see? No, absolutely not! ”

"There are all sorts of problems with these things that Ruprecht has sent, but that's definitely not a reason for you to throw them in the garbage, if the equipment is not successful, we can change it, and if the logistics are not matched, we can change it. Naturally, strategy and tactics will change, and these are not problems, we do not have an urgent need for war at present, and it is not a joke to use the plan we have made now to fight a war in ten or even ten years' time? ”

"What I mean is simple, we can design our own armored vehicles without Bavarian equipment, but with our own military factories. I believe that we in Prussia can definitely do better than Bavaria! Well then Gustav. Mr. Krupp, tell us about your ideas and plans! "The Kaiser did not give anyone else time to argue and explain. Speak directly about your decision.

The meaning of this is that we will not follow the Bavarian route, but armored vehicles will continue to do it! How to do it, you arms enterprises and the General Staff should discuss it yourself, and in short, you must come up with a charter. Then take the road of armored forces with Prussian characteristics.......

Actually, historically, before the outbreak of World War 1, there were all kinds of armored vehicles, armored cars, armored trains, ....... The weight of these armored vehicles is generally not very large, generally about 3 to 6 tons, and the engine power varies from 30 to 80 horsepower. The driving speed is generally about 30 kilometers per hour. As for weapons? Most of them are 1 or 2 machine guns, and a few are armed with 37mm and 47mm guns. The armor is about 5mm steel plate, which is already the highest level to block machine gun bullets, and it is impossible to get any higher.

These vehicles are generally used as reconnaissance vehicles, and occasionally as mobile forces on the Eastern Front, as for the battlefields on the Western Front, where trenches have been dug about the same? Well, not to mention the murderous firepower of both sides! It's like the craters on the surface of the moon, all kinds of trenches and barbed wire, and the muddy ground can make it difficult for these guys to move an inch! There is no way, if the tracks that have been spent so much money do not have an advantage in off-road, then just throw it away!

"Although I am not an officer, as an arms dealer, I think I still know a little about new equipment, and the weapons designed by Prussia's own arms company are sufficient to meet the needs of the military, and it seems to me that we can build some armored vehicles ourselves to meet the needs of this general, instead of choosing those expensive and unstable iron lumps made by the Kingdom of Bavaria." Gustav. Krupp is indeed a successful businessman, and his words not only save face for both parties, but also show the theme - Krupp can do better!

"We lack a vehicle that can scout and cover infantry and cavalry at all times, and can withstand machine-gun bullets. And if this requirement is followed, an armored vehicle of about 5 tons will be sufficient, why do we have to use a tracked vehicle of almost 20 tons, which is very troublesome both for transportation and practicality? ”

"We will pay attention to the problem that General Mackensen mentioned, it is indeed an extremely irresponsible behavior to use civilian vehicles with steel plates and machine guns as military weapons, which is done by other companies, but this situation will definitely not appear in our Krupp company." Gustav. When Krupp replied, it was called a Guangweizheng!

But don't say it, Gustav. Krupp did bring a completely new weapon to the Prussian generals here! If Prince Ruprecht were here, he would have to admit that Krupp had really put a lot of thought into it!

This is a very innovative vehicle, how to say it, if you remove the fighting compartment at the back of the body, then it really looks like a pickup truck in later generations, of course, this car is much more than a pickup. The engine compartment was front-mounted, and practical was an 8-cylinder, 50-horsepower water-cooled engine with a whole piece of armor on the front, and the air inlet was placed on the sides. There is also a special filter to prevent the engine from stalling due to inhalation of too much dust and smoke.

Behind the engine was the cab, which had an armored cover that could be opened and closed outside the glass. Behind is a body with a fighting compartment mounted on it. However, unlike the normal armored car, which has 2 wheels in the back, this car has 4 wheels in the back, so the weight capacity is higher, and the weight of this car has reached 5.5 tons.

"There are three weapon combinations for this vehicle, one of which can be equipped with two 7.92mm machine guns and carry 10,000 rounds of ammunition. The second outfit is equipped with an 82mm mortar and 40 rounds of ammunition as an infantry support weapon. The third outfit is the installation of a 50mm gun. As direct fire. The biggest advantage of this car over the Bavarian Vespa assault gun is that it is cheap and fast. We don't expect the car to cost more than 50,000 marks! And its road speed can reach about 50 kilometers per hour! "Gustav. Krupp introduced.

"Is this vehicle out of the sample?" Moltke asked after taking a closer look at the third type of vehicle equipped with a 50mm gun.

"Not yet, it is being made, and it is estimated that the first prototype will be completed within four months." Gustav. Krupp said. Joke, this design came out just a few days ago. Where do you ask Lao Tzu to get you a sample car now? There may still be problems with this drawing, and it needs to be overhauled!

"I think the turret height of this vehicle is a bit large, according to your scale, the height of this turret to the ground is 2.8 meters, while the maximum height of the Bavarian Vespa assault gun is only 2.2 meters. This stability is very problematic. Moltke Jr. pointed out his concerns.

"Let's wait for the prototype to come out and then make a review, it's too early for us to say anything." The Kaiser said with some displeasure that the current Kaiser was holding back his strength and wanted to get out of a strong army road of Prussia's own!

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