"Look at these photos! We found it in New Guinea. "Inside one building, the American officer hurriedly pulled out the photos in his document bag and spread them on his desk.

Several staff members sitting at their desks put on their glasses, picked up the first photo, and looked at it carefully.

This is the Center for the Study of Enemy Weapons in the United States, a place dedicated to the evaluation and study of enemy weapons and equipment.

Inside the office, the walls were covered with silhouettes of German fighters, some large, some small, and many of the photos were blurry.

There are also a lot of hand-painted portraits on the tank, which are also plastered with drawings and photos of all sizes.

The Americans are studying every opponent, and the weapons they are working on even include the T-34 tank that the Soviets are using, and outside this building, there is even a physical T-34 tank on the training ground.

"Tanks of the Japanese? Looks like ...... Is there anything about their tanks that we should document and study? Propping up the glasses on his face, an American engineer asked suspiciously.

"In the Philippines, as well as in Myanmar and other regions, we have encountered Japanese tanks, most of which can only be called armored vehicles, and there is nothing worth noting." Another expert, dressed in a lab coat, replied.

The United States has long been in contact with Japanese tanks, and in the Battle of the Philippines and the Battle of Malaya, although the United States has lost completely, the Japanese tanks have long lost their mystery.

The US top brass has long been well aware of the level of Japanese tanks: in terms of the quality of tanks and single vehicles, the Japanese army is at most on the same level as the United States.

"They were reluctant to put in a lot of tanks, and often a few tanks were put into battle, which was completely different from the tactics of the Germans with tanks." The expert on tank tactics was also not interested, shook his head and added.

"South Asia is also not suitable for tank operations, otherwise we would have sent the 1st Panzer Corps to Australia long ago." The other opened his mouth to argue, but he didn't dwell on the boring topic anymore.

After all, compared to the use of tank tactics, Japan is really too far behind the European battlefield, and occasionally throws 100 tanks into the jungle to participate in the battle, not to mention that it is not as good as Germany, and maybe not even as good as the Soviet Union.

For such an adversary, the American side is not willing to pay too much attention to it, if not to despise it: they are more concerned about tank combat and tank quality in Europe, and this choice itself is understandable.

"In our landing operation, the soldiers encountered this kind of Japanese tank from the beginning, and the photo is ......very clear," the American analyst commented listlessly, holding another photo of the destroyed Japanese Type 97 tank.

In the photo in his hand, a Japanese Type 97 tank destroyed by artillery shells is burning, and the angle of the shot is also very good.

"This newspaper that you may issue tomorrow can use, and the title can be 'Japanese tanks destroyed in New Guinea', which is very good!" Tossing the picture aside, he said sarcastically.

The American weapons analyst led by him quickly classified a few photos in his hand, and then agreed with his assistant: "Yes, it is very clear, the Japanese army called this tank a Type 97 combat vehicle, with average armor thickness and average performance. ”

Hearing that his leader supported him like this, the assistant then commented: "If it is only this kind of tank, then the photos you sent back are simply a waste of time, and our research report on the Type 97 tank has already been handed in." ”

Their department is to summarize the development of the opponent's weapons and equipment from the feedback information on the battlefield, and summarize it into a literature report that can be referred to for the reference of the leaders above.

Only by understanding the scientific and technological progress of the other side can we better defeat our enemies. It is a matter of necessity to study the characteristics of the enemy's weapons and appropriately reduce the casualties of front-line soldiers.

Throughout World War II, the Germans studied the T-34 tanks of the Soviets, and the Americans studied Japanese fighter jets, which are real examples.

"That's right! Our improved M3lee tank can fight this type of tank without any problems. The bespectacled American engineer nodded and gave a very pertinent assessment.

"You're right, it's true that there was no problem at all, we were overwhelmed at the beginning, and their tank counterattacks were weak." The American officer, who had returned from the front, nodded.

Then he pointed to the photo on the table, and continued a little helplessly: "But, later...... Let's take a look at the photos in the back! ”

"A photo in the back? They have new tanks? Wait for me to take a closer look...... This one is a little blurry, and I really can't see what kind of tank this is. An analyst became intrigued, rummaging through the photos.

If the Japanese really put in the new tanks, then their work will have to continue to follow.

They had to work non-stop until they thoroughly analyzed the enemy's new weapons: they had to gather information from the front line about the combat of any such enemy weapons, including physical objects and photographs, and even the soldier's oral evaluation report, and they would constantly compile and study it.

"It's bigger than I expected, and it looks like it's heavily armored, but because it's blurry and I can't see the details, I can't make any more judgments." As soon as the professionals put themselves in, the state was different, and the analyst frowned and gave his conclusions.

"But it looks familiar, a little like a German tank......" The analyst then flipped through the photo and saw the one that was clearly taken in the back.

"Hell! Isn't this a Leopard tank for the Germans? How did it appear in New Guinea! Another professional analyst who specializes in German tanks took a look and recognized the tank in front of him.

The German tank was too obvious in this era, it didn't have a cast turret, it was angular and used a sloping armor design, it looked sci-fi, but the performance was surprisingly good.

Moreover, German tanks used long-barreled guns, which were much longer than other countries of this era.

Plus the German tank had side skirts with multi-color camouflage livery...... With so many innovations, the German tank was highly recognizable and easy to identify.

If it weren't for the fact that the German tank in this photo didn't have the palpitating black iron cross, he might have seen it a few seconds ago.