Chapter 397: The Beasts of Bavaria 1

"This is your Breakthrough Tank No. 2 plan?" When the prince came to the test site, the first thing that attracted his attention was the chariot, which resembled the No. 3 assault gun of the later generations, and as early as when the initial design plan was decided, the prince had drawn three views of several chariots at the end of the plan with a stick figure drawing. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info asked the designers to design the shape of the vehicle as much as possible according to the requirements on the three views.

These sketches are the T34, FT17 Renault, and No. 3 assault gun of the Soviet Union. Of course, these things are just close in appearance, but in fact, the performance is of course 108,000 miles, not to mention the V2 aluminum alloy engine of the T34, that is, the 300-horsepower gasoline engine used in the No. 3 assault gun, the prince can't get it! When the first war opened, it could have a 150-horsepower diesel engine and burn high incense! No way, the technical foundation is too poor.

The Assault Tank Scheme 2 was designed with reference to the shape of the historical Three Assaults, but the frontal armored division was tilted. And the gearbox and engine are rear-mounted. In terms of appearance, it is even lower. And the frontal armor was fixed with willow nails. If you look closely, it gives people the feeling of steaming steel.

And a tank next to it is "supposedly" designed in reference to the shape of the T34. But it's noticeably smaller than the T34, and the only similarities are probably the sloping armor, the rear propeller shaft and engine compartment layout, and a small turret on top of it. This is the scheme of a tank with a turret with a 50mm gun, that is, scheme No. 1 for the breakthrough tank.

A little further away from these two tanks, is the assault tank scheme. In line with the principle of reliability, durability and cheapness, the prince did not put forward too high requirements, and it was enough to pack the Renault tank properly. Therefore, the two schemes of assault tanks are almost all used on the same turf, the only difference is that the weapons are changed, one tank is armed with 2 machine guns, and the other tank is armed with a 37mm gun and a machine gun.

"Your Royal Highness, would you like to rest first?" Major General Schmidt stepped up and whispered in the prince's ear. And with his hand slightly pointed to the breakthrough tank in the distance, and then gently waved his hand.

"I'm wiping, haven't picked it up yet?" The prince was depressed in his heart, and then looked at Prince Leopold, who was commenting on these new fellows with great interest not far away, and the largest in the Bavarian army was still the prince. Whether or not these expensive steel behemoths can enter the Bavarian Legion depends on the attitude of this prince!

"Let those bean tanks run a few laps first, and then hit a fixed target or something." The prince said to Schmidt.

"No problem, these little ones are much better than those breakthrough tanks." Schmidt nodded and went down to make arrangements, while the prince accompanied Prince Leopold to the viewing platform. At the same time, Maybach, the general designer of the breakthrough tank, led the technicians to carry out the final inspection of the two combat vehicles together with the tank crew.

"Remember, when our vehicle turns, we must pay attention to adjusting the speed of the tracks on both sides, not too fast, the movement must be smooth, and use low gear when climbing, otherwise a small ramp may cause our vehicle to stall, and if it does, you will have to restart the vehicle yourself."

"It's best to wear a gas mask when driving, there is a good chance that shells from machine gun fire and sparks from artillery fire will burn your face. By the way, there are also exhaust gases from the engine. ā€

"And when the chariot is moving, you must lock the gun, otherwise, the tail of the gun moving up and down may not only smash you, but even cause damage to the gun mount." Maybach constantly told the crew about the places that needed to be paid attention to during the test to prevent the chain from falling on the battlefield.

"Okay, boss, whatever you say, brothers, get ready to get into the boiler!" Mike, the commander on the other side, couldn't help it for a long time, not only was he feeling wordy, but more importantly, he was very dissatisfied with the job in front of him, except for the salary, the rest could be described as hell!

Mike can still remember the first time he and his brother fiddled with the big guy, and he and three other crew members inserted a huge crankshaft into the rocker hole of the engine behind the tank, which was completely familiar to him as a tractor before, yes, you read that right, this historic and major invention in the history of human warfare starts in the same way as tractors, and even the engine is born from tractors.

But that's nothing. Four strong Germanic men worked together to easily activate the big guy, and after more than ten seconds, with the familiar sudden sound, the big guy finally started. Then Mike and his comrades decisively got in, and then fifteen minutes later, Mike and two other men lifted a fainting comrade out of the chariot ......

"What kind of bullshit is this? You also call him a chariot? I think he's an oven! The taste in the oven is a hundred times stronger than the inside! That's a boiler! Mike yelled and kicked the car hard to vent his anger!

As soon as Mike stepped into the car, he felt a hot air rushing towards his face, and the thermometer hanging next to the car showed that the temperature here had exceeded 50 degrees! And there is an upward trend! The engine at the back of the car is still emitting heat, making Mike feel like bread in the oven!

Of course, if it is a simple temperature, it can be tolerated, but I think that the ventilation of the tank itself is not good, the disgusting smell of lubricating oil and engine oil at high temperatures, and the dust generated by insufficient combustion make the air in the combat compartment quite dirty, and if you fire another shot at this time, it will be even more refreshing, after opening the bolt and exiting the cartridge case, a pungent temperature after ****** burning will completely kill your sense of smell, and the dust in the air, Carbon monoxide and other toxic substances can work together to irritate your already weak respiratory system.

So, in less than half an hour, a comrade-in-arms fell next to the tail of the gun. Then, Mike and the others, who were taken aback, immediately pulled him out of it, and Maybach and others on the side also immediately came up with oxygen cylinders for first aid.

"You look pretty skilled." Mike looked at the busy staff on the side and said in surprise.

"It's not the first time." Maybach was very bumpy, stretched out his hand and shook it. "At least 5 times!"

"I'm gone!" If it weren't for the people next to him, the furious Mike would probably have to give this bad old man a good look.

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