The business that Zhang Shixin received this time was to cooperate with the three [***] teams to attack and shrink their forces and defend the Osville army in the ** area of the Osville Empire.

The deposit for this business was 140,000 gold coins each paid by the GLP Alliance and the Gultoka Empire, and 20,000 gold coins were paid by the symbol of the Kapani Kingdom.

After the matter is completed, Zhang Shixin will get the balance.

Such income looks much better than combat income.

But in reality, more than 300,000 gold coins are sometimes useless.

Among the troops mobilized by Zhang Shixin now, except for the 4,000 newly summoned summons, most of the others are recruited or hired soldiers and officers.

These people have to spend 100,000 or more gold coins on their salaries in a month, not to mention the cost of war damage pensions, ammunition consumption, and people eating horses.

In fact, Zhang Shixin knew that he was losing a lot of money, but if Zhang Shixin really cared about using this money to support a large number of subordinates and younger brothers, Zhang Shixin would have gone bankrupt a long time ago.

The summoning cost of a summoner is much higher than that of a conscript, but in fact, the cost of the two is getting more and more cost-effective as time goes on.

Zhang Shixin naturally wanted to be all summoners, but there was a military rank limit on the number of summons, even if Zhang Shixin was now in the rank of marshal, the number of summons would only be capped at just over 100,000.

Therefore, under this premise, Zhang Shixin can't completely count on summoning soldiers to fight, and moreover, Zhang Shixin needs to appease the ideas of other countries and recruit new soldiers in some countries, which not only confirms the name of a security company, but also in a sense, it also allows some countries or regions to let down their guard against Zhang Shixin and the Elven Dragon Security Company.

Therefore, Zhang Shixin will inevitably recruit more soldiers from different regions of the mainland, although this will increase military spending in disguise, and at the same time, it is naturally impossible to expect these people to be able to wipe out the whole army like summons.

Although there are so many disadvantages, there is an advantage that is also quite obvious, that is, if the situation is done well, Zhang Shixin's recruitment can also play a good role.

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On the way to the team, Zhang Shixin still had some things to think about.

There are many of these things, but not all of them need to be addressed urgently.

What needs to be solved more urgently is how to rebuild the troops directly under him.

The concept of weapon delivery vehicles has been updated in the game with the improvement of the corresponding technology tree.

But Zhang Shixin is not very interested in such a project as a weapon delivery vehicle.

The reason is also very simple, although the projection firepower of the weapon carrier vehicle is quite excellent, but it has to be mentioned that the weapon carrier vehicle is more of a multi-functional artillery with good maneuverability.

The weapons carriers themselves did not actually carry shells, as their design and construction did not support such an arrangement.

Therefore, the firepower of the weapon carrier vehicle is provided by the attached ammunition carrier.

But they are not without merit.

The maneuverability is stronger than that of self-propelled guns, the firepower is more intense, and an unprecedented advantage, the weapon carrier vehicle can actually be replaced with two types of guns, the cannon anti-tank gun or the howitzer.

In Zhang Shixin's eyes, such a thing is much better as a self-propelled artillery than a self-propelled assault gun.

The weapon carrier vehicle equipped with the cannon anti-tank gun is naturally a tank destroyer, and Zhang Shixin has no doubt about this.

It's just that not carrying shells is a problem in itself, and as a tank destroyer, you can't always find a relatively safe place to load shells.

If you reload on the battlefield, it is possible that the ammunition carriers will have to be hit by the enemy first, so what is the point?

At the same time, the firing angle of the weapon carrier vehicle cannot be all-angle, because one thing must be paid attention to: whether the warhead space of the weapon carrier vehicle is enough for the crew to carry out angle work, and whether the carrying of artillery will encounter obstacles, etc.

Therefore, based on the above, the firing angles of several weapon carriers known to Zhang Shixin are only 120 degrees to 150 degrees, and in this case, it is completely impossible to expect these things to be able to play the panoramic shooting in the game.

However, the weapon carrier vehicle has an additional advantage, that is, a vertical firing angle of up to 65 degrees, and in some terrain, the weapon carrier can be used as an anti-aircraft gun.

These weapon carriers also have some options for anti-aircraft guns, but Zhang Shixin has some doubts about the combat efficiency of anti-aircraft guns.

The firing range is not as good as that of howitzers, the power of shells is not as strong as that of howitzers (the shells of anti-aircraft guns are relatively shorter and smaller, which reduces the power), and the penetration depth is not as good as that of cannons.

This also became the shortcoming of anti-aircraft guns in Zhang Shixin's eyes.

Anti-aircraft guns also have the advantage of rate of fire, three types of artillery, the rate of fire of anti-aircraft guns is the best, because of the body of the projectile, the rate of fire of anti-aircraft guns has been increased to a certain extent.

It's just that it's not impossible to hit high-explosive shells with anti-aircraft guns, but the high-explosive shells that reduce their power don't make much sense.

At the same time, the anti-aircraft gun is a type of cannon with a straight trajectory, so you can't expect the other side to shoot a howitzer.

Therefore, the existence of anti-aircraft guns made Zhang Shixin deliberately ignore it.

The main factor in Zhang Shixin's positioning of the weapon carrier vehicle as a self-propelled artillery is that the warhead defense capability of the weapon carrier vehicle is very weak, although it is said that the cannon does not penetrate the hull, but the fact that the enemy's high-explosive shells can easily destroy the warhead also shows to a certain extent that the survivability of the weapon carrier vehicle is weak.

This also shows that the future of this cargo as a tank destroyer is worrying. Instead of being in-game, the output is frighteningly high.

After all, this cargo is not equipped with shells in reality, even if it is an E128 weapon carrier equipped with a 100mm six-round gun, can you expect the other party to finish a battle with six shells?

Therefore, the WT-SPG mode is the best choice in Zhang Shixin's eyes.

Since Zhang Shixin's directly subordinate self-propelled artillery and self-propelled rocket artillery units also suffered heavy casualties, Zhang Shixin could only make a decision in this regard.

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Starting with the No. 4 tank, many tanks have been extended with a modified version of the WT, such as the No. 4 WT and the Tiger P-WT and so on.

The Tiger also has a VI-WT, but Zhang Shixin would rather choose the Tiger P, which has a better generic surname, after all, in a combat sense, the chassis of the Tiger P's is easier to survive.

In fact, the howitzer carried in the WT-SPG mode also has a flaw, that is, the caliber is a little smaller than the original self-propelled gun model.

Zhang Shixin didn't know if this was the balance of the system, but there was no way to blame too much. After all, if there is this choice, Zhang Shixin should also snicker.

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It is also an indisputable fact that the cannonballs of www.xstxt.orgm are too powerful.

The iv-www.xstxt.orgm cannon also suffers from a lack of power.

Finally, Zhang Shixin set his sights on the Tiger P-WT and VI-B-WT (King Tiger Weapon Carrier), which can carry the 150mm-S.F.H(WT)46-L40 four-shot howitzer.

The combat surname of the two is naturally more reasonable for the King Tiger weapon carrier, but the cost of the King Tiger weapon carrier is relatively high, and Zhang Shixin hopes to be able to use a lower-cost option.

It's just that the Tiger King weapon carrier vehicle is much better than the Tiger P weapon carrier vehicle, both in terms of mobile surname and the protection ability of the vehicle body.

The E-75 is capable of carrying a four-shot 170mm-S.F.H(WT)46-L40 howitzer, which is more powerful, but Zhang Shixin does not have the E-75 heavy tank, which is quite expensive to modify.

Although there was a better plan, Zhang Shixin had to reject this tempting and realistic idea.

Cost constraints are a very important factor for Zhang Shixin and cannot be ignored.

The cost of VI-B-WT is also quite high, but Zhang Shixin can still afford to install a certain amount of money. But it is impossible to pack the E-75-WT with the same cost in a column.

The mobile surname of the Tiger King tank is much better than that of the Tiger P heavy tank, which has become the last factor for Zhang Shixin to choose the other party, because the mobile surname comparable to that of a tank destroyer is something that Zhang Shixin must pay attention to.

At the same time, Zhang Shixin also found one point, that is, the vertical firing range of the VI-B-WT is much better than that of the Tiger P-WT, at least there will be no embarrassing thing that the Panther self-propelled gun sometimes cannot hit the enemy at the bottom of the overhead angle.

Although the King Tiger has a slightly taller hull than the Tiger P, the more sturdy rear chassis allows the warhead to be lowered a lot. Theoretically, as long as it's not too close to something like ELC, the VI-B-WT also has some chance of counterattacking and hitting.

After thinking about this for a while, Zhang Shixin decided to choose VI-B-WT over Tiger P-WT.

The problem of weapons carriers was temporarily solved, but with it came the choice of large-caliber self-propelled guns.

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Although the 150mm four-shot howitzer can control the battle scene well, it cannot be denied that its power is also somewhat lacking.

To this end, Zhang Shixin also had to arrange some heavy self-propelled guns to fill this vacancy.

But the choice before him was either to maintain the original equipment, or to choose a self-propelled gun with a better surname.

The original plan was to install a certain number of S-51 self-propelled guns to be the most cost-effective, but the S-51 was scummy in all other respects except for the 203mm-B-4, Zhang Shixin couldn't forget that an S-51 self-propelled gun was hitting the enemy and hoped to hit the other party, but because the speed was too slow, it was destroyed by the other party.

This kind of thing looks funny, but Zhang Shixin naturally understands the grievances of the artillery crew members, because in such a situation, the impact tactics are successful.

Although Zhang Shixin was very tempted by the cheapness of the S-51, the next battle may be a fortress line assault battle, and Zhang Shixin's pursuit of the mobility ability of the self-propelled gun itself has also increased.

The choice of GW Tiger P is also good on the whole, but Zhang Shixin is also not satisfied with the mobility of GW Tiger P.

As for the large-scale assault Tiger King...... This is Zhang Shi's heart-warming idea, but being tempted does not mean that he must choose such a situation, the range of the assault Tiger King is too short, and this is the most fatal wound of the self-propelled artillery.

Even if Zhang Shixin is equipped with extended-range shells regardless of the cost, the longest range of this thing is only a little more than five kilometers, and this is the longest range of the S-51 self-propelled howitzer, which also shows that such a scheme is actually of little significance.

GW "Tiger" (Tiger self-propelled artillery) should actually be regarded as GW King Tiger, not GW "Tiger", the chassis of the King Tiger tank is called Tiger self-propelled artillery, this is a problem for agents, and a discerning person can see it by looking at the chassis.

The surname of the GW Tiger King can be improved a lot compared to the GW Tiger P, after all, the chassis of the King Tiger tank is much better than the Tiger P tank.

It's just that there is no obvious increase in firepower, which is also an indisputable fact.

Zhang Shixin also knows this, so equipped with GW Tiger King and equipped with GW Tiger P, Zhang Shixin is honest, and prefers the latter. Cheapness is an important deciding factor for surnames.

Well, there is another option, but the cost is too high.

That is the E-75 self-propelled gun.

The chassis of the E-75 was modified into a self-propelled gun, which is certainly possible, and just because there are many better models in the game that do not appear, it does not mean that they cannot appear. Just like as the successor to the King Tiger, the E-75 can't be modified into a self-propelled gun and a tank destroyer, which is a joke.

The surname of E-75 can be raised to a higher level than that of the Tiger King, but the cost is too high.

The same is true for the E-75 self-propelled gun.

There is not much improvement in firepower, but the E-75 is equipped with a dedicated 210mm-SPG-E-L60 (210mm-E plan special howitzer)

The barrel of this gun is 12.6 meters long, although it affects the balance of the hull to a certain extent, but the maximum range of this gun (using conventional grenades) reaches 11 kilometers, and the use of extended range shells reaches 15 kilometers, and in some cases, it can play an unexpected effect.

It's just that the price of this cannon is also quite high, and as the ultimate tactical equipment, it is indicated that it is impossible for Zhang Shixin to install it on a large scale now.

Zhang Shixin could not give up other projects of the army, so this plan could only be postponed.

In fact, a shell can attack too far away, and the hit rate is also a problem, and besides, it can't open the eagle eye at this distance, so it is inevitable that the too long range makes Zhang Shixin not trust the hit rate.

In the end, Zhang Shixin still chose a compromise plan, that is, the re-installation of the GW Tiger P, and the re-equipping of the GW Tiger P's self-propelled rocket launcher.

Next, it is a choice that Zhang Shixin must decide - self-propelled artillery with high mobility ability.

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Self-propelled guns with high mobility capabilities, as the name suggests, means that the maneuverability of the artillery is very good.

There are also several car bodies that Zhang Shixin can choose, and they all have their own advantages and disadvantages.

The first is the Wild Bee self-propelled gun, which is quite mobile and has a considerable number of shells.

It's just that because of the short length of the shells, the power of the Wild Bee self-propelled artillery is even worse than that of the Black Panther self-propelled artillery, so the Wild Bee self-propelled artillery was vetoed by Zhang Shixin.

The other is the Lorraine 155-50/51 series.

The AMX-13-F3's maneuverability is also good, however, when this thing is equipped with a 150mm gun, not only is there too many problems, but the number of shells on board is also pitiful.

For Zhang Shixin, the base number of high-mobility self-propelled artillery is also an important weighing criterion, after all, this kind of artillery uses its own mobility ability to support, and there are too few shells, so do you have to shoot a few rounds to replenish the shells?

Lorraine-155-50/51 became Zhang Shixin's choice.

In terms of mobility, the model with an improved body from the FCM-50T naturally has good maneuverability. At the same time, the weight of the chassis also contributes to the stability of the surname during shelling.

At the same time, there is another thing that Zhang Shixin cares about, that is, the depression angle of the Lorraine-155-50/51 is also quite excellent, and it will not be powerless for tanks with too low hulls.

In addition, the weight of the vehicle also ensures that the Lorraine-155-50/51 can fight hard even if it can't beat it......

At the same time, it carries quite a lot of shells, which also ensures the support strength of the mobile support artillery.

Of course, there is a fly in the ointment, which is that the armor of this thing is weaker than in the game, and at best it can withstand the fire of a large-caliber machine gun.

The combined cost of the Lorraine-155-50/51 is not too expensive, but for a self-propelled gun that only carries a 155mm howitzer, the cost of the Lorraine-155-50/51 is still a bit high.

But Zhang Shixin still bought a whole vehicle according to his habits, and then placed a certain number of orders in the tank factory.

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Next, Zhang Shixin's adjustment of his offensive combat troops was also thought of by Zhang Shixin.

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In attacking fortified areas, especially in fortified areas, it is clear that relying on tanks with poor defensive capabilities to act as attack arrows is undoubtedly a self-defeating thing.

However, it is also impractical to rely on heavy tanks and heavy assault guns with good defense.

Because heavy tanks do not have the ability to quickly maneuver support.

Zhang Shixin was a little worried about this, because he knew that many medium tanks were not good choices for this task.

The T-54/55 and Type 59 had a hard time surviving in the bunker complex, and the armor defenses behind the flanks were too weak.

Lorraine 40t...... This thing is the first choice to be beaten, and there is no one.

The T-44 is even more unthinkable......

Looks like I had to choose that.

Zhang Shixin adjusted the layout to the E-50M.

Although the E-50M's overall protection capability is not very good, the side and rear armor defense of this thing can at least withstand light anti-aircraft guns and the like. The above medium tanks may not even be able to stop it.

Why focus on flank defense?

Zhang Shixin couldn't help it, because according to the information he had gotten, the Osville Empire had transformed the corresponding area into a fortress area full of fortresses, and it was okay to encounter Mingbao, after all, he could still call for fire support. If you encounter a bunker and some of the tanks in front of you rush through it without being aware of it, the flanks and backs of these tanks will inevitably encounter enemy attacks.

Of course, it is also a relatively common reason that the dark fort generally cannot fit too large caliber artillery, so sometimes, it is an indisputable fact that the armor protection behind the side is thicker and the survivability is better.

Although the battle of the fortress is not too strange to Zhang Shixin, compared to the pseudo-fortress in the mine, Zhang Shixin certainly knows that what he will face next is definitely not an easy job.

The armor defense capability of the E-50M is 150mm/30 degrees from the front...... Of course, this is in the game, this armor equivalent is actually an unreliable thing, and the T34 has a considerable chance of penetrating the head of the E-50M in the game.

The E-50M in the system has been modified, with the frontal armor of the hull being revised to 120mm/30 degrees, and the sides and rear being raised to 90mm.

Theoretically speaking, the 120mm/30 degrees above the head of the E-50M seems indestructible in Zhang Shixin's eyes, after all, the armor equivalent effect is there.

At the same time, the armor behind the sides of the E-50M has increased, and Zhang Shixin did not choose this, then there would be a problem.

Zhang Shixin also knows that the data in the game is unreliable, and the data in reality is even more unreliable, and the data presented in reality, the front of the E-50M is 80mm/30 degrees, which is not weaker than the Black Panther II?

Then as an upgraded version of the Black Panther II, the E-50M will naturally not be this data.

But the 150mm/30 degree armor marked in the game, those who know know that this data is coaxing, the theoretical armor equivalent is better than the rat type, but the mouse type can't wear it, but this product doesn't wear it all the time, what is the reason?

Therefore, the system still adjusted a fairly reliable value. Zhang Shixin didn't have much opinion on this.

At the same time, the weight of the E-50M did not change much, because of the increased thickness of the armor behind the sides.

The E-50M tank gun is naturally the top gun in the game, and Zhang Shixin doesn't have much opinion, but the style of the turret is larger, and Zhang Shixin knows that the turret of the E-50M is enlarged, mainly to place the 105mm tank gun.

In fact, even the in-game E-50M turret can't easily fit 105 guns, so such an improvement is inevitable.

Zhang Shixin didn't have much of an opinion on this, it was true that the increased space gave the enemy a fairly high chance of being hit, but he also had more space to configure some accessories that would appear later.

It's not impossible for the E-50M to be equipped with lined armor, but the weight of the lined armor is very high, and many tanks are actually equipped with lined armor and can't move, because the lined armor is much heavier than in the game. The suspension system of many tanks does not accept the additional weight of the lining armor.

Otherwise, there would be no relatively lighter and more protective external armor.

The kind of lined armor in the game that is weighted by size is actually impossible.

Because the lined armor is not simply inline armor, but welded inner armor plates that are already equipped before leaving the factory, there are very few tank fighting vehicles that can actually be equipped with lined armor.

The suspension load-bearing capacity of the E-50M is good, and Zhang Shixin also spent a sum of money on the installation of lined armor when he placed the order.

Of course, it is not a full-coverage type, but a key protection type.

In addition, Zhang Shixin put his mind on a kind of tank.

That's the Spitfire.

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A Spitfire tank, as the name suggests, is a tank with a flamethrower.

But there are two styles of Spitfire tanks, one is a turret Spitfire tank, and the other is a machine gun with a flamethrower.

Zhang Shixin's idea was naturally the turret Spitfire tank, not the machine-gun lighter.

The Spitfire is theoretically a tank that can be modified. It's just that Zhang Shixin didn't dare to agree with the F-series modified Spitfire tank, either it was too light, or it was a swinging turret that was easily damaged, and the Spitfire tank was in this place, and Zhang Shixin was not interested.

The situation of the S series is not too good, mainly because the body is too low to carry much launch fuel.

The rich and handsome of the D series became Zhang Shixin's best choice.

The most famous Spitfire tank of the D series is the No. 3 Spitfire, but Zhang Shixin has no interest in looking for abuse, this thing has weak armor, and it is actually a failing Spitfire tank.

The role of a heavy tank as a Spitfire tank is okay, but Zhang Shixin does not want to waste valuable resources because of this.

The rest of the nature is frankly opened.

The defense capability of the E-50M is good, but Zhang Shixin is not interested in spending this kind of money, waste is two words.

Naturally, the Black Panther and the Black Panther II are not good, the price is too expensive.

Tank No. 4 was also not very good, had weak defenses and was quite likely to become a moving time bomb.

Zhang Shixin was entangled, because he really couldn't find a better choice now.

Suddenly, Zhang Shi's mind flashed, and he saw a VK-3601(H), which used to be a medium tank, and now a heavy tank, known as an "anti-virus vehicle".

In Zhang Shixin's eyes, the VK-3601 (H) is undoubtedly the first choice for a Spitfire tank.

The price is much cheaper than the Tiger, the turret space is huge, the hull is not too narrow, it can place more firing fuel, the armor protection is okay, it is not as crispy as the No. 4 tank and other things, and the mobile surname is okay, not slower than the advance speed of the infantry.

"That's right! That's you! The corners of Zhang Shixin's mouth hooked up an arc.

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Everything was ready, and now it was time to wait for them to arrive at the battlefield.

However, Zhang Shixin had nothing to do with Shasur's intention to slow down Zhang Shixin's advance slightly, after all, he didn't have much affection for the GLP Alliance Army, which was now constantly urging them to advance.

It's good that the two sides have an agreement, but you are attacking so hard, don't you want to loot the Osville Empire as much as possible?

Zhang Shixin was well aware of the plans of the GLP Alliance, and he was not stupid enough to take advantage of potential enemies.

The advance speed of the alliance between the two countries and Zhang Shixin's Elven Dragon Security Company was naturally very slow, and it was already half a month before they reached the combat area......

Looking at the GLP Alliance officer who came to contact him with a bad face, Zhang Shixin was also happy in his heart, because Zhang Shixin knew that the other party wanted to question him, but he couldn't find a good reason.

Zhang Shixin estimated that in the garrison of the Gultoka Empire and the Kapani Kingdom, there would be people who were angry.

Then, Zhang Shixin got a secret telegram that he was resting in place for two days before launching an offensive.

Zhang Shixin naturally complied, anyway, he still has some troops that have not finished production, so he doesn't care about this time.

Although the enemy's defense capability may be stronger, Zhang Shixin knows that his own strength is a little stronger.

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Two days later, in the evening, Zhang Shixin convened a military meeting on the eve of the battle.

It's just that looking at the dozen or so high-level personnel wearing the military uniforms of the Elven Dragon Security Company in front of him, Zhang Shixin glanced at a certain girl angrily and said, "Grelian, why are you here?" ”

"I'm bored, can't I come here to pass the time?" Grelian said in a sinister tone.

Zhang Shixin glanced at Graylian angrily, and then motioned to Fei Lei and the others, asking them to find a way to settle this guy.

After a while, Zhang Shixin looked at a group of subordinates who were pretending to be stupid, and the three girls who looked at him with smiles in their eyes. Oh no, it's a half-dragon and a human maiden named Grelian, and she wants to cry without tears...... (To be continued.) (To be continued.) )