"Yes, for our advanced tanks, we have to have the best engines. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 "I hope that our technicians can work closely together to develop a new 12-cylinder diesel engine to power our tanks. ”

Diesel engine! Hearing Ciric's words, everyone was stunned, diesel?

As a traverser of later generations, Ciric certainly knows the trend of tank development, and diesel engine is king!

Not to mention anything else, just the endurance makes it difficult for a gasoline engine tank to match, for example, the German No. 4 tank, which needs to be refueled after running 150 kilometers, the Tiger tank is only 100 kilometers, and what about the T-34 of the Soviets? It's 500 kilometers!

This will greatly simplify the logistical needs! Tank units will be more mobile when fighting and can run hundreds of kilometers!

At the same time, the use of diesel fuel also avoids fire, and the gasoline tanks in World War II are almost all lighters, just a little bit! And diesel tanks, there are no such restrictions!

In this era, there was not much development of diesel engines, and the only mature thing in World War II was the Soviet T-34.

Why doesn't Germany use diesel engines? The reasons are manifold.

For example, the biggest reason is the lack of energy in Germany, Germany's oil cannot meet the needs, and it has to use the technology of coal-to-oil, and this technology can only be converted into gasoline, not diesel, and the diesel produced in Germany needs to be supplied to the submarine force first!

At the same time, the Germans did not have the accumulation of technology. Germany is already familiar with the design of gasoline engines, but high-horsepower diesel engines have to start from scratch.

For example, in 1940 MAN proposed a V8 two-stroke engine, which was not completed until '42, which eventually led to the loss of interest in the German army.

Later, MAN teamed up with Argus in Berlin to develop the L22016 four-stroke air-cooled horizontally opposed diesel engine with a design displacement of 37.8 liters and 700 horsepower at 2200rpm, but it was not developed until the end of the war.

At the same time, the development of Maybach's gasoline engine went smoothly, for example, they began to develop the HL210 in July 1941, and the engine was provided within 8 months, and the HL230 was quickly improved.

And now, the situation is different!

When Libya's oil fields are developed on a large scale, Germany will no longer be plagued by oil shortages! At the same time, under the leadership of Ciric, from now on, they will carry out the pre-research of tanks, and they still have a long time!

Even if Germany's technology is backward, it must be stronger than that of the Soviet Union, right? Since the Soviet Union can tinker with the Zhulai B2 series diesel engine, why can't Germany?

"I can get all kinds of alloys and processing equipment for all kinds of needs, but our design here must be aimed at the needs of the next 20 years, 75mm tank guns, diesel engines, these are all necessary."

"At the same time, in order to increase the protection of armor, I think it is more appropriate to use inclined armor, I here, there is a design drawing on the diesel engine and a design drawing on the new tank, I hope to throw bricks and stones, can give you a little inspiration, the specific design, it depends on you." Ciric said, pulling something out of his briefcase.

Everyone was stunned, Ciric, will you still engage in design?

Ciric doesn't know how to design, but Cirich can do mechanical drawing! When I was in college, it was a compulsory course, and Ciric, who had a talent for art, was also familiar with drawing this kind of mechanical drawing!

In this era, the design of tanks is still being explored, and many countries have taken detours.

For example, Britain, as the birthplace of tanks, they came up with cruiser tanks and destroyer tanks, but they were all chicken ribs.

And Germany, the No. 1 and No. 2 tanks that were originally made were not very practical, in fact, even the No. 3 and No. 4 tanks in the back were still being explored.

It wasn't until the setbacks on the battlefield in the Soviet Union that the newly created Tiger tank, King Tiger tank, and Panther tank really touched the doorway.

As a fan of World War II, Ciric likes the majestic appearance of the Tiger tank, and when the Tiger tank just came out, it was simply invincible!

The angular appearance is very powerful, and the 88mm tank gun is a symbol of strength! At that time, if anyone in the Allied forces could destroy a Tiger tank, they would be called a Tiger Tamer!

Therefore, Ciric's first choice is almost a copy of the tiger style that is taken for granted.

However, Ciric still suppressed his thoughts, the Tiger tank was indeed an advanced tank at that time, but the Tiger tank still had problems, the vertical armor of the turret, the gasoline engine, were all failures.

Moreover, the problem is even more serious because the Tiger tank has a complex process and cannot be equipped in large quantities.

If you had to choose from a German tank, Cirek would rather choose the Panther! This is a new medium tank developed by the Germans based on various advanced technologies of the T-34.

Although not as famous as the Tiger tank, the Panther tank was the real backbone of the German armored forces, and it was a medium tank that was supposed to replace tanks 3 and 4.

So, in all fairness, the Panther tank is more suitable for development than the Tiger tank.

However, like the Tiger tank, the Panther tank uses the design of the staggered load wheels of the pit daddy!

In World War II, almost all of the German tanks in the later period were staggered load-bearing wheels!

The heavier the weight of the tank, the more load-bearing wheels are needed, and the German designers in order to pursue off-road performance, the tank is square, the length-width ratio is small, and the weight is large, so it can only be the alternating load-bearing wheel with excellent load-bearing performance and stable performance.

If it is lined up, it will be too long, and the number of reductions will not be enough.

It's just that this complex structure makes repairs a nightmare. After being shot, the outer wheel jams the inner wheel. After being thundered, a row of wheels is removed to change the wheels.

This is simply the designer's revenge on the tankmen! Quite a few German tankers cursed like this.

Therefore, Ciric finally gave up the drawing of the Panther tank, and if this drawing is taken out, it is conceivable that the German engineers with the spirit of craftsmanship will definitely pursue this kind of staggered load wheel that can give full play to the performance advantage, but make the repair a nightmare!

So, eventually, Ciric decided to improve it.