Regarding the protective armor used in tanks, that is, special steel, the Ming Empire itself has a lot of experience. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn the early days of the design and manufacture of battleships, the world's great powers had their own unique metal smelting processes. The Ming Empire can manufacture the world's largest caliber Yongle cannon, and naturally has a strong heritage and self-confidence in the metal smelting and manufacturing process.

The manufacture of giant caliber cannons, on the one hand, is to show off the comprehensive national strength of the country, similar to today's aerospace; On the other hand, in fact, like aerospace, it is in many scientific fields, scientific accumulation and verification of related technologies. The Ming Empire's ability to be the first to complete the manufacture of tanks is inseparable from its own powerful metallurgical industrial system.

Just in terms of material technology and processing technology, the Ming Empire is obviously very experienced and experienced. Moreover, in the subsequent improvements, there are also countless experts and experimental institutions to operate - Zhu Mu and Wang Jue are not worried about armor problems, and it is precisely based on their understanding and confidence in their own metal science and technology system.

"However, I think the armor side needs to be solved quickly, and the other things, we need to solve more problems!" After Wang Jue finished talking about the problem of armor protection, the expression on his face became even more frustrated: "Compared with the armor, there are many more technical difficulties in these aspects. ”

When Zhu Mu heard Wang Jue say this, the expression on his face stayed at the moment when he was about to turn relaxed, he waited for Wang Jue to explain to him, and Wang Jue did not let his Emperor Majesty wait too long: "Your Majesty, there are no technical difficulties in tanks, in terms of engines, Britain, Germany and France all have this background, and other crafts are not difficult for these countries......"

What Wang Jue then said to Zhu Mu was actually something that had not happened yet, and he was worried about: "Soon, many countries will have their own tanks, which has nothing to do with whether our arms dealers sell or not...... The tanks of these other countries will more or less target the No. 1 tank, which was the first in the world, and this is an obvious thing. ”

His fears are not unreasonable, and they should be said to be very much in line with the law of development: other countries will soon copy or design and manufacture all kinds of tanks of their own. And these tanks developed later will have obvious pertinence just like the Ming Empire's own battleships designed for British battleships.

"The enemy's tank armor will be thicker than tank No. 1, and the artillery will be sharper." Wang Jue poured another bowl of soup into his empty bowl, and then continued: "The performance of these tanks will surpass our No. 1 tank, and if our No. 1 tank encounters these tanks, it is likely to be suppressed by the other party, or even completely crushed." ”

"That's why you're asking for a tank made specifically for hunting enemy tanks, and using it against enemies who are trying to outrun us?" Referring to this, Zhu Mu remembered some weapon pre-research plans submitted by Wang Jue, and Chiyou Company had even begun to develop this new secret weapon. It's just that this kind of hunting tank has made very slow progress because of too many requirements, and it has not yet come up with a set of effective design solutions.

Wang Jue poured the bowl of already warm soup into his mouth, swallowed it before nodding, and replied to Zhu Mu: "Yes, Your Majesty!" That's the real reason why I say armor is still easier to solve - we need to add bigger guns to the tank, and we have to make the tank have better firing conditions and more powerful armor-piercing ammunition. ”

"I can't accurately report the specific matter to Your Majesty, I think if you want to know the answer, you should ask Chen Zhaoming, who is in charge of this matter." Wang Jue mentioned the young man who is almost the most authoritative in this field today, the person who has his own unique understanding and extraordinary talent in weapon innovation.

The meal really ended hastily, and Zhu Mu couldn't wait for someone to summon Chen Zhaoming. And Wang Jue, who was supposed to go home after eating this meal, was also detained by Zhu Mu and asked him to listen to Chen Zhaoming's analysis and opinions on this aspect together.

Chen Zhaoming, who came soon, really lived up to expectations, and he was quick to understand the tank improvement plan mentioned by Wang Jue: "In fact, the real difficulty is balance...... Based on the specific experience of the operation, we have to strengthen the armor protection capability of the tank, but this will inevitably increase the weight of the tank itself. ”

He pointed to the rough structural diagram of the side of the tank drawn on a sketch, and explained to the unprofessional emperor Zhu Mu and the general Wang Jue: "It seems that only the thickness of the steel plate at the front of the car has been increased, but it has caused a change in the center of the entire tank, although this change is not big, but it will still have a series of subsequent effects at a certain time." ”

After saying that, he pressed his finger on the turret of the tank and continued: "If the turret is also equipped with heavy armor, the weight of the entire tank will increase further, and the center will be moved further forward...... But this is not the end, but only the beginning, because what we have to do next is to install a bigger and heavier gun here! ”

This person, who has been designated by the emperor as the deputy of the armored forces research office under the Ministry of War, gushed endlessly with his sensitive understanding of the battlefield and his professional knowledge of making up for his achievements, in the hearts of Emperor Zhu Mu and General Wang Jue, increasing his impression score: "Now, all the pressure has been converted into weight, piled up on our weak engine with obvious insufficient power. ”

In general, the protection and firepower of the tank will be converted into weight, and weight affects the shock absorption system and the power system, and finding ways to improve the power system will increase fuel consumption and even reliability - this is simply an endless loop. At least for now, it will not be easy to overcome this loop.

"So, I want to know, what can you do in the face of such a complicated matter?" Zhu Mu looked at Chen Zhaoming with appreciative eyes, and suddenly asked coldly.

Chen Zhaoming obviously didn't expect Zhu Mu to ask himself like this, he was slightly stunned for two seconds, and then he pinched his chin and began to think for about a minute, and when Wang Jue thought that he couldn't think of a countermeasure, the young man said an answer that made Zhu Mu and Wang Jue a little surprised: "Your Majesty, Commander...... I think that the best way to overcome these problems is to develop a completely new tank! (To be continued.) )