Although they were both hostile to each other, the Allies were also interested in the small jeeps that their enemies were equipped with: in 1941, shortly after the start of the North African campaign, a VW82 bucket jeep captured by the Allies in battle was transported to the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, USA, for test evaluation. Tests have shown that although the performance of the German VW82 bucket jeep is not as good as that of the US military's various general jeeps in a harsh environment, its off-road performance is very good, and it is two or three hundred kilograms lighter than the US military's various general jeeps, and the fuel consumption is only half of that of the same jeeps of the US military, and it is flexible in operation and easy to maintain, and it is reliable and durable; not only that, but in the test, the US military found that the two-wheel drive VW82 bucket jeep equipped with a locking differential is actually comparable to the four-wheel drive US military general jeep in terms of mobility......

Because of this, the Allied soldiers especially wanted to own an authentic German-made VW82 bucket jeep, and they would even trade two of their own Jeeps for a complete German-style VW82 bucket jeep captured by friendly forces...... This is not that the Allied soldiers are full of food or look down on the jeeps that they have been assigned to them, but the German-style VW82 bucket jeeps do have good overall performance. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The lower part of the chassis of the VW82 bucket jeep is relatively flat, and the total weight of the vehicle is only 685 kilograms, but any ordinary soldier with a little strength training foundation can lift the VW82 bucket jeep from the front alone, which shows its lightness;

Anyone who has seen the VW82 bucket jeep will be impressed by its crate-shaped body: like most Germanic or German-style industrial products, the VW82 bucket jeep has a simple and tough structure, a crate-shaped body made of stamped sheet steel with stiffeners, a folding windshield and canvas roof, four doors on the body for easy access and access, and a chassis consisting of a semi-tubular girder and stamped steel plates, with four independent wheels and torsion bar springs。 It is powered by a rear-mounted 0.985-litre four-cylinder horizontally opposed air-cooled petrol engine with 23.5 hp at 3,000 rpm and a maximum speed of about 80 km/h.

This is only the data and design structure of the VW82 bucket jeep that existed as the original version, and the German jeep with more perverted comprehensive attributes still has: as early as the VW82 bucket jeep was just put into mass production, the German army asked Volkswagen to develop an amphibious vehicle suitable for use in areas with interlaced water networks, and according to the requirements of the German army, Volkswagen developed a variant of the amphibious bucket jeep on the basis of the VW82 bucket jeep, the model is the 166 bucket jeep, which was officially put into production at the end of 1942。 The 166 bucket jeep had a shorter axle wheelbase than the prototype VW82 bucket jeep, and was equally lighter, and the vast majority of the Type 166 bucket jeeps produced were used to equip SS combat units, who often fought on the front lines in the harshest conditions and conditions, and needed their support the most.

In terms of structure, the 166 bucket jeep adopts a four-wheel drive platform modified from the chassis of the VW82 bucket jeep and a boat-shaped body with full-length fenders, with four forward gears and one reverse gear, and the front and rear axles are equipped with the same differential locking device as the VW82 bucket jeep, and the climbing ability is quite good; control lights and spare tires in the front compartment, and attached oars and marching shovels to the exterior of the hull to allow for the use of manual paddling and mud and other accidents when the Type 166 bucket jeep loses power;

The biggest feature of the 166 bucket jeep is a three-bladed propeller thruster installed at its tail: this three-bladed propeller propeller can be manually lifted or lowered by using a push rod attached to the rear of the vehicle, and the exhaust muffler is below the push rod, and the exhaust muffler is higher than the water surface and is located behind the rear occupants to avoid water ingress; in order to place the three-bladed propeller propeller, the engine and louver of the 166 bucket jeep are designed in a concave shape, so that when the three-bladed propeller propeller is put down, it will gnaw with a three-tooth spline at the rear of the body, and the spline is driven by the crankshaft to drive the propeller to rotate, thus propelling the Type 166 bucket jeep forward, and the air intake of its engine is also higher than the water surface, just below the position of the muffler.

In short, the comprehensive performance of the 166 bucket jeep is much better than that of the ordinary original VW82 bucket jeep, and the most important thing is that the deafening and fast noise like the Tiger tank has been reduced a lot, so that the crew has to pay attention to protecting their ears when riding......

It was precisely because of its strong performance that the Type 166 bucket jeep was quickly warmly welcomed by the vast number of German officers and men: By the end of 1944, the Wolfsburg factory and Porsche's factory in Stuttgart had produced a total of 14,238 Type 166 bucket jeeps; after the end of World War II, British officials conducted many tests in Wolfsburg with the captured German Type 166 bucket jeep, which confirmed that the car had good waterproofness. On flat ground, the 166 bucket jeep can travel at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour, and the speed in the water has also reached a speed of 10 kilometers per hour, which shows its superior performance.

Whether it is the VW82 bucket jeep or the 166 bucket jeep, or other modified German jeeps, the German officers and soldiers who produced and used them were full of praise from the Allied officers and soldiers who captured and used them, just like the evaluation of many Allied officers and soldiers who used them: "This kind of German jeep is awesome, both officers and soldiers are willing to drive it, it will make you trust it, because as long as you drive it out, you will definitely drive it back alive." ”

Because the Allied officers and soldiers, especially the American officers and soldiers, were particularly keen to drive captured German vehicles, in the later stages of World War II, the Allied ordnance department also specially issued technical instructions and instruction manuals for bucket jeeps and distributed them to the Allied officers and soldiers to help them better use and maintain these German vehicles.

For various considerations, Feng Longde finally decided to start producing these German-style jeeps in small batches, and a few of each model were produced for use, and then large-scale production was carried out after the various artificial synthetic magic crystals of the various series were abundant and the daily harvest was large enough: the magic reform was easy to do, and the military factory now had a mature manufacturing technology for the elemental energy supply system for so long, and it was quite simple to replace the original energy supply system and engine with the elemental energy supply system in all kinds of World War II German machinery, and the only trouble was to replace the elemental energy supply systemThe German machines of World War II of these magic energy models are generally stronger than the original models, and only a small part of the extra weight is the additional weight of the elemental energy supply system, and the rest are all artificial synthetic magic crystals of various systems that need to be loaded as an energy source...... However, the current technology of elemental energy in the Teutonic camp is almost equivalent to free and pollution-free, and in the long run, there is still a lot of room for development of elemental energy use technology, which is worth using.

At present, under Feng Longde's decision, in addition to the various German transport vehicles of World War II that have been produced in small batches and conscripted into use, the military factory in the Teutonic camp has also produced various models of Tiger tanks. The No. 3 assault gun and the sd.kfz.251 half-track light armored vehicle series, but they have produced qualified prototypes that can be put into use, and when they are tested, they are still operated by the military technicians in the military factory, so they are now parked in the specially built garage to sleep, and will come in handy after training a group of qualified armored soldiers and having sufficient elemental energy.

Every time he passed by the garage and saw these heavy and powerful big guys, Feng Longde would think of the strange scene of Teutonic soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding large shields and sharp axes in the future, and the magic modified version of World War II German armored troops with MG42 general machine gun strafing and magic crystal artillery bombardment......

There is no way, who told Feng Longde and the various technologies that the Teutonic camp received and could use could only toss such a strange situation in the end...... In addition, this is still Gensokyo, a place that ordinary knowledge cannot measure, and the group of neurotic military technicians in the military factory did not think of changing the barrel of the modified version of the German tank of World War II into a riding gun shape, so that it is convenient to stab the other party after the cannon is finished, even if it is good, what else can be requested......

Teutonic camp, a private house in the accommodation area.

The furnishings in the room are simple, with only tatami mats on the floor, a few common pieces of Japanese-style furniture, and an appropriate number of hanging landscape paintings and calligraphy works on the walls, giving the room a sense of "quietness" in general.

Sitting on the tatami mat, Shiozukigawa looked at the set of strange armor neatly arranged and categorized in front of him, and after carefully observing for a while to determine the purpose of each part, he got up and began to put it on by himself.

If it was in the past, as the son of the daimyo and later the new daimyo Shiozukikawa would have a special servant to serve and help with the armor every time he put on the armor, how could there be a person who feels a little busy now, and he needs to slowly pick up an armor accessory and wear it in the corresponding position, and he must pay attention to the layered and nested armor structure, otherwise if he gets it wrong, the whole set of armor is likely to be stuck on himself, and then it will be much more troublesome to remove the armor than now.

But there is no way, who is called Shiongetsu River is now a Teutonic warrior belonging to the Teutonic camp, and he is no longer the young daimyo who was still high-spirited.

Not long ago, Shiongetsu River, who had been living in the Teutonic camp or under house arrest for a period of time, and some of the Japanese samurai prisoners of war, began to pledge allegiance to Feng Longde and the Teutonic camp he led, in order to receive a monthly salary and allowance, which he could save to redeem his freedom.

During this time, Shionzukikawa himself did not feel that there was any unpleasant experience: the living conditions here were much better than even the family mansion where he used to live, and he could still have fresh and pure water at any time, and the food was also very varied, although there seemed to be no natural difference between nobles and commoners in terms of food, but it was indeed better than before he came to this strange place...... Even if he lost his freedom after defeat, in this relatively comfortable living environment, Shionzukikawa, who was still a little desperate at first, gradually let go of his original somewhat radical thoughts and began to quietly think about the future of himself and his subordinates who were still alive and captured.

Judging from the gossip between the Teutonic soldiers who guarded them and the occasional conversations with them, the place called "Gensokyo" did not belong at all to the place or the world where they had been. All kinds of demons and monsters can be seen everywhere here, but humans are on the weak side, only the Teutonic camp that defeated their own side and the main human settlement not far south of the Teutonic camp can ensure the safety of the humans in it, otherwise if you leave these two places too far, it is very likely that you will be attacked by demons and monsters who don't know what they are, and even the bones and dregs may not be able to stay.

After witnessing the appearance of some of the guys in the Teutonic camp who really looked like children but were monsters or goblins, Shionzukigawa quickly dismissed the idea of running away or something like that, and after careful consideration, he decided to pledge his allegiance to Feng Longde and the Teutonic camp and become a Teutonic warrior.

There is no way, in this strange place where demons and monsters are everywhere, even if he and all his subordinates are free and take back their respective weapons, armor and horses and leave here, they will definitely be targeted by other demons and monsters, and the consequences will be unimaginable...... As for whether to attack the human world, Shiongetsu Chuan didn't have this idea at all, the reason was that the Teutonic soldiers who were in charge of guarding them talked several times about the fact that there was a Bai Ze who had lived for at least three or four thousand years in the human world, where he lived peacefully with the human inhabitants, not to mention teaching the children of the human inhabitants, and his strength was also quite strong, he didn't want to risk being targeted by a powerful monster to die like this, after all, he was still young and wanted to see more of this world, even if this world was no longer the original world he was familiar with......

"I hope my former enemy, my current lord, is a man who keeps his promises......" Shiotsukigawa thought silently as he picked up an armor accessory from the tatami mat. (To be continued.) )