When the multi-turret tanks left the parade ground, almost quickly, they were sent to the warehouse in the nearest military base, where they were mothballed, as if they didn't have zài at all―――――― except for regular maintenance and maintenance.

It can be said that this weapon is not particularly important to the national government.

As mentioned earlier, they are produced only for the purpose of deceiving the enemy. Now that the parade is over, and the deception of the enemy is over, then their mission will naturally end with it.

"Twenty-five tanks, nearly 10 million costs, although it is indeed worth a lot, but if we can really achieve our goal, then it is worth it..."

After leaving the celebratory banquet, sitting in the conference room, drinking a cup of coffee just ordered, and sobering up his brain a little, Cai Yi opened his mouth and chuckled.

As the main planner and person in charge of this military parade, Cai Ye can be said to be in the limelight this time, which makes many people can't help but feel a little envious and jealous. Naturally, Cai Ye himself is the same, after all, as the second ten-year military parade held by the Nationalist Government, it is also a military parade of a real scale, and this military parade will definitely go down in history.

For Cai Yi, maybe he is not very interested in things like money, but he still has a little expectation for things like forever in the annals of history―――――― people live in this world, aren't they just two things, one is fame, and the other is profit.

As a normal person, especially a normal man. Maybe Cai Ye is not interested in things like money, but she is interested in women and the like. It can't be said that there is really no interest at all.

To be honest, if Cai Ye really has such a strong ability to restrain himself. It was impossible for the German quack doctor back then to diagnose his tuberculosis as syphilis because of his incident with Xiao Fengxian. The reason why there is such a deviation, in addition to the similarity of symptoms, the biggest factor is because many people know the relationship between Cai Ye and Xiao Fengxian at that time.

But then again, the reason why Cai Ye was mixed with Xiao Fengxian at that time was to deceive Yuan Shikai? Or is it because he also likes women?

I'm afraid no one can figure this out, especially at this time...

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"yes, it's worth it...", he took a deep breath. Because he doesn't drink, Yan Shaozhi is the most sober one among all the people present. But even so, after a series of events during the day, Yan Shao's face was still full of fatigue. "Nearly 10 million, this is indeed not a small number, after all, those big guys can be called a lot of value, not to mention that they are equipped with customized accessories, which makes the cost skyrocket, but even so. If you can buy time, it's worth it..."

"That's right..."Cai Ye and the others nodded and agreed.

Money is precious, but it is worthless compared to time.

Especially for the current stage of the national government. If it can really blind other countries and let them go down the wrong path. Not to mention nearly 10 million, even hundreds of millions of yuan are worth it. Because these events have been enough for the national and social governments to widen the gap between themselves and maintain it for a long time.

Let alone. Although the government estimates two years, who knows if it will be extended.

After all, there is no large-scale war at this stage. In other words, no one can test the capabilities of these weapons and equipment through actual combat. This means that it may take a long time for people to discover the weaknesses of these equipment...

"However, maybe it's wrong that we can't either..."Picking up the cup, before he could take a sip, Wu Peifu, who had never spoken, suddenly spoke.

"Oh?" Hearing Wu Peifu say this, the others couldn't help but be curious.

At the same time, Wu Peifu spoke after a deep sigh. "The reason why we feel that multi-turret tanks are worthless is because such a large volume of tanks, under the existing technical conditions, simply cannot have strong enough combat capabilities, such as mobility, in order to maintain such a large volume, then mobility will inevitably be weakened, of course, we can also enhance the power system in a way that guò, the problem is that with the current technology, there is no way to meet this demand. In other words, when we chose this size, it was basically a waste of maneuverability for this tank. And this is still in the case of weakening the armor, if even the armor thickness of the Type 2 or 3 tank is adopted, the weight of this multi-turret tank at the moment is probably not only so much. ”

"In addition, there is also the coordination of the turrets, after all, there are so many five turrets, and how these five turrets can coordinate the operation is a big problem. Moreover, tanks are different from warships, and perhaps tanks may not be faster than warships, but in terms of mobility, they are much stronger than warships, and their evasion ability is also much stronger. I'm not an admiral, but I know a little bit about naval warfare, and in a large-scale naval battle, it's a very fortunate thing that three or two of a hundred shells can hit the target. But what about land warfare..."

Hearing Wu Peifu's words, everyone present couldn't help but ponder.

Needless to say, the problem of mobility is such a large volume, and if you want to drive a tank of this size, you need a strong enough power system. The problem is that with the current technical capabilities, there is no way to build an engine of this course.

What's more, Wu Peifu also said that this is still under the condition that the thickness of the armor is weak, if the thickness of the armor reaches the Cheng dù of the Type 23 tank, then the consequences may be unimaginable―――――― maybe the weight of forty or fifty tons will become sixty or seventy tons.

There's also the issue of firepower, and having more turrets is a cool thing, but how to coordinate the five turrets is probably a nuisance.

And as I said earlier, land warfare is different from naval warfare after all. Words of naval battles. It is already very gratifying that there can be three or two inventions of a hundred shells. But this is not the case for the army, after all, a tank does not have many shells on it. If only three or two shots can be fired in a hundred rounds, I'm afraid I won't have to wait to destroy a few enemies. The shells were gone.

Of course, there seems to be little similarity between them, after all, naval battles are much farther apart than land battles, and the most important thing is that. Warships fight on the undulating seas, in other words, the guns on the warships also fire in undulating conditions. What's more, after firing, the warship itself will continue to shake because of the recoil. This, in turn, greatly affects the accuracy of the warship's fire system.

In comparison, land warfare is much simpler.

Although if it were in the field, the shape of the tank on the ground would indeed have the same effect. But the problem is that the tanks of this era do not seem to have the ability to shoot on the move, and can only stop and shoot again, so that in the case of strong combat distance and stability, tanks are definitely more accurate than warships...

It's just a matter of coordination. Still can't fix it...

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After the tank was put into the battlefield in World War I, technicians from various countries modified this new weapon to meet the needs of front-line personnel, among which the Renault FT-17 360-degree rotary turret design mounted above the hull was recognized as the most efficient tank firepower configuration, and because of this, this design has been widely adopted by various countries.

period after the end of the First World War. Military researchers in various countries still did not agree on the use of tanks, but the mainstream opinion at that time was that trench warfare would still be the main mode of warfare in the next war, as a tank to break through trenches. It is necessary to use more than one amount of firepower to exert energy, and after breaking through the trench, it can carry out the destructive power of the perimeter sweep. Therefore, it is necessary to install more than one turret on the tank.

This idea actually appeared at the end of World War I, and the finished product was the French CharFCM2C heavy tank. Due to the end of the war, it was not mass-produced, and the same concept was proposed again in the early 1920s by the British General Staff Headquarters, and the British Vickers company built the Vickers A1E1 Independence heavy tank in 1925 according to this concept. Designed as a trench-breaking tank, the free-standing heavy tank was equipped with a four-seat machine gun turret in addition to the central turret of the hull, which shocked the tank industry in various countries.

It should be noted here that in the original history, multi-turret tanks were still very attractive to the military of various countries. However, the global economic collapse of 1929 caused financial constraints in all countries, except for the Soviet Union, to temporarily suspend the development and mass production of new tanks.

Since the impact of the economic collapse on Soviet Russia, aided by the planned economy at that time, was relatively small, there was no financial difficulty as a whole. After referring to the design of the independent heavy tank, the Soviet Union designed the T-28 medium tank and the T-35 heavy tank and put them into mass production. Before the outbreak of World War II, Soviet Russia became the country with the most multi-turret tanks in the world.

As I said earlier, this type of weapon is still beautiful without experiencing real combat. But after experiencing actual combat, the shortcomings of this weapon have been thoroughly exposed.

Among them, the main shortcomings are the above, first of all, in order to install multiple turrets, the weight of the tank has risen sharply, and the mobility is low. Secondly, in order to reduce weight, the tank could not be fitted with heavy armor. Then there is the fact that there are too many operators, and the internal command of the tank is chaotic, and it is difficult to maintain and repair due to the lack of internal space.

To put it simply, this design is a failure.

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"However, after all, these are only problems that cannot be solved because of the current stage of technology..."Looking at the people present, Wu Peifu leaned forward slightly after taking a small sip of the contents of the cup. But what if the technology of the future could meet these needs? For example, the problem of maneuverability, what bothers us now is the backwardness of engine technology, but who dares to guarantee that engine technology will be so backward in the future. And as long as the problem of the engine is solved, then the problem of armor will also be solved? In this way, what is bothering us right now. Wouldn't it be possible to solve it all directly? ”

"And what about the coordination between the turrets?"

Coldly, Jiang Baili suddenly asked.

And to hear this. Wu Peifu was also somewhat dumbfounded, and Wu Peifu did not understand the technology of later generations. Apparently haven't thought about how exactly to solve this problem. After all, land warfare is different from naval warfare. In naval warfare, although the sea is undulating, at least there is a fixed goal. And because of the problem of mobility, in fact, both sides have been firing at each other, and then see who is more accurate and whose cause is better.

However, land warfare is different, with two tanks, it is completely possible to fight and stop at the same time, as long as the maneuver is slightly larger. Considering the size of the tank, I'm afraid those turrets will need to be re-transformed. And this, it takes a lot of time for Concubine Liang...

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Yan Shao knew how to solve this problem, that is, to use the electronic technology of later generations. As long as electronic technology is developed, this kind of coordination problem can naturally be solved easily. As for the engine and other issues, the same is true, after all, in Yan Shao's memory, those main battle tanks in later generations weighed even sixty or seventy tons. You can also fly on the desert, no way, it's just that the engine is good!

But a good engine may not solve this problem.

After thinking about the wording for a while. Yan Shao looked at Wu Peifu and said softly

"I know what you're thinking, you're worried that in case it's just a short-term technical problem that we can't achieve the combat capability we need. If the technology meets our needs in the future, will what we are doing now be the opposite..."

"Your concern is not unreasonable. But it's actually redundant..."

As he spoke, Yan Shao glanced at the people around him, and then continued to explain.

"First of all. Mobility, yes, the engine is stronger, it seems that the current problem can be solved, it can be replaced with thicker armor, and it can also get stronger mobility. But there's a problem, and if your armor is thicker, doesn't that mean it's weight? Of course, you can also say that a strong engine is fine. The problem is that if your enemies want to destroy you, they will have to switch to more powerful weapons, and you will need stronger armor..."

"Five turrets, plus the bodywork and so on, to be honest, it's hard for me to imagine that the engine technology could keep up with that. Of course, this is not important, the most important thing is that your enemy will definitely want to continue to destroy you, and the opponent's armor will also thicken with a piece, and this is when the trouble of the five turrets comes. ”

"Because if you want to penetrate the opponent's armor, you must equip a weapon with a larger caliber and larger volume, and the original small turret alone is far from enough, which requires you to increase the turret space, just like the Type 22 tank we are equipping now, we have reserved a lot of space for the turret of the Type 22 tank, so that in the future they can be equipped with 75mm caliber tank guns, but in this way, the turret will also be larger..."

"The turret is bigger, not only the weight is large, for the original body, a larger circle or even more turrets will become more crowded, and may not even fit, at this time you need a larger body, back and forth, you can imagine, if you want a tank with strong mobility, strong protection ability, and even strong firepower, how much volume and weight do you need..."

"And at this point, it's not just a matter of activation. That's right, as long as the engine is strong, the armor or turret or the like, it can continue to be aggravated, anyway, a strong enough engine can always move them, the question is, the engine can move, but can the land still withstand it? Understand that there are many places in this world that are not suitable for tanks, especially heavy tanks. For example, in the southern region, can you imagine forty or fifty tons, fifty or sixty tons, or even sixty or seventy tons of tanks being used in the southern region? ”

Yan Shao has always remembered very well that in later generations, China adopted the method of high and low matching. On the one hand, it is of course due to the cost, but there is also a very important reason, which is the weight problem.

For the Chinese Army at that time, the Type 99 tank was too heavy and inconvenient to deploy in the south, and a tank like the Type 96 was needed at this time.

In the same way, the same is true on the Japanese side, why has the Type 90 been deployed in Hokkaido, and why did the Japanese come up with a tank as light as the Type 10?

It's because of the weight, and it's the same right now!

That's right, as long as the engine is strong enough, they can indeed be aggravated without limit, the question is, can the earth withstand the engine?

"In particular, the five turrets increase the thickness and volume of the armor at the same time, which is too powerful. And our enemies? If it's just a turret, it seems a lot easier..."

Because in the case of ordinary tanks, only one turret needs to be considered.

But in the case of multi-turret tanks, there is a lot to think about ...

Even if you can gain weight without limit, the land may not be able to afford it. Just like the main battle tanks of later generations, a single turret already has sixty or seventy tons, and if it is a multi-turret, wouldn't it be close to a hundred tons?

A 99 is already very unsuitable for deployment in the south, how can a tank of hundreds of tons be used? (To be continued......)