Professor He Zhuguang has not seen many long-rumored big names during this time, but these high-ranking officers who will shine with stars give him a different feeling, that is, there is an indescribable evil aura in the majesty, which is the unique military atmosphere of a long-term war general, and the sense of oppression is extremely strong.

A few words of greeting

Mo Rufeng led the topic to the wild wolf light tank galloping on the experimental field, only to see a few test tanks in the distance kick off a large cloud of smoke and dust, and the dull roar of the engine was faintly heard in the air, giving people a feeling of enthusiasm.

"Professor He, how did you come up with the idea of developing this crawler tractor?"

"Your Excellency General, my R&D project was originally just to make up for the shortcomings of wheeled tractor field operations, and there have been many cutting-edge discussions on tracked vehicles in the world, and we should be the first to turn it into a reality."

"Well, Mr. Professor, you have really done a great thing for Chinese immigrants!"

"Where...... Where...... The clever hand is just a coincidence, and His Excellency the General has a good reputation. He Zuguang said humble words, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smug smile.

He is now the chief designer of the tank project, not only in charge of the design and finalization of the Wolf light tank, but also has another 4.2-liter diesel-powered medium tank project in hand, gathering dozens of senior Chinese and foreign experts, who are working day and night to tackle key problems.

This medium tank was named the Tiger medium tank, and was planned to be equipped with a 60 mm long double diameter gun and a heavy machine gun, which was far more difficult to design than imagined, and faced many difficult scientific and technological problems.

The "Wolf Light Tank" project alone is enough to include this year's highest honor in the scientific and technological world, the "Flying Gold Award", which is exciting to think about.

Among the senior officers standing beside Mo Rufeng, Brigadier General Li Xuanzhu looked the most eager, he took out his binoculars and carefully observed the galloping wolf light tank, the heat on his face gradually turned into consternation, what the hell is this?

Others couldn't see clearly, but he could see it through the telescope, that is, there was an iron box on top of the tracked power, and it was especially open-topped, and the back butt was exposed.

That's too much to deal with, isn't it?

If you play like this, the "Iron Bull" heavy four-wheeled tractor can also be covered with an iron box to charge, and the power is estimated to be not bad.

But this thing can only be thought about, the size of the Tieniu brand heavy-duty four-wheeled tractor, if welded with a ring of steel plate protection, how heavy it is!

And the utilization rate is too low, and the long tractor head can't squat into a heavy machine gun group......

After looking at it for a while, Li Xuanzhu couldn't help but ask; "Mr. Professor, why is the back of this light tank empty, not covered by bulletproof steel plates?"

"Oh...... This is just during the test, in order to facilitate getting on and off, the back door was not installed for the time being, and the new tanks of the production model will be installed. ”

"What about the top armor?"

"There's no way, the existing power is too weak, if you install the top armor, it's too hard to run, you can't climb up with a little obstacle and dirt slopes, and you can only cancel the top armor after careful consideration, because the time is too tight, we can only solve the problem of having it now."

"That's right......" Li Xuanzhu sighed regretfully.

There are so many shortcomings in this thing, and he can see it as a layman, so let's not talk about anything else...... What the hell is that driver sitting in the back?

I've never heard of a coachman sitting behind a passenger, it's awkward to look at.

The road ahead is not clear, and it is better in the vast wilderness, and if you get to the narrow city streets, you will have a lot of fun fighting, and it is really a hard injury.

Okay, what Mr. Professor said is right, now you can use it for fun, don't pick and choose.

According to the arrangement of the Army General Staff Headquarters;

After Lieutenant General Mo Rufeng returns to the Australian mainland, he will take the lead in the formation of the B Corps and serve as the commander, with Major General Huo Xiaohu as the deputy commander, including a regular army infantry division (formed by the backbone officers and sergeants of the Afrika Korps, and Brigadier General Li Xuanzhu as the commander of the infantry division), a cavalry division (undecided), an artillery division (undecided), and 4 militia divisions (undecided), with a total of more than 86,000 soldiers.

It is planned to form a corps, with Lieutenant General Chi Shouzhuo, deputy chief of general staff and commander-in-chief of the military commander of Borneo, as the commander of the A corps, and Major General Fritz and Major General Liu Shan as deputy commanders respectively, with two regular army infantry divisions under its jurisdiction, namely the Kalimantan Second Division and the Shangri-La Garrison Division, one cavalry division (undecided), one artillery division (undecided), and five militia divisions (undecided), with a total of more than 120,000 soldiers.

In addition, a mobile corps was formed, with Lieutenant General Nan Huaiyu (former dragoon division commander) as the commander, and two cavalry divisions (undecided), 4~5 militia divisions, and about 6~70,000 soldiers.

Therefore, the officers and men of the African Expeditionary Corps who have returned this time will be one of the main forces in the war, and in addition to Brigadier General Li Xuanzhu as the commander of the newly formed infantry division, Colonel Li Qinglong and Colonel Zheng Dagen will respectively serve as the commander of the militia division, and Keri will soon take up his post.

According to the information disclosed by the Army General Staff Headquarters, the infantry division under the command of Li Xuanzhu will be equipped with a battalion of Wolf light tanks, a total of three tank squadrons, each squadron of 10 tanks, plus three tanks at the battalion headquarters, a total of 33 light tanks.

Concern is chaos

Li Lianzhu looked at it very seriously, and he had already begun to think about Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, imagining the use of these steel guys in the war, and his brows were furrowed.

"Mr. Professor, can you add a gun mirror to a light tank?"

"What is the Gun Mirror?"

"It is an artillery observation scope developed by Zeiss in Germany, and the driver can sit in the car without risking his head to stick out to observe, so as to prevent accidental injury from stray bullets."

"Oh, this should be fine, but we don't seem to have this kind of imported artillery team mirror here."

"I'll figure this out, I have a lot of acquaintances in the German East Africa company, so it should be no problem to get this special artillery mirror."

"Then let's install it temporarily, it's easy to do this kind of small thing."

"Thank you, Mr. Professor, I have another question, if you say that you need to use multiple steel plates to install overhead armor?"

"Uh...... If it has a bulletproof effect, it should be no less than 870 pounds, it should be under 1,000 pounds, and it should be made in a shape similar to a turtle shell that is slightly raised, and there must be some stiffeners and thick steel plates on the inside, but I don't recommend that you do this, because after installing it, the tank will have a hard time driving. ”

"Is it possible to run on a dirt road like this?"

"Flat land can be, small ditches and small ridges can also be, but a slightly larger slope can not climb up, and the mobility has also dropped greatly, about 7~8 kilometers per hour, which is half the current speed, and the burden on the mechanical walking mechanism is too great, and it is easy to be damaged."

"It should be okay to support 1~2 hours of fighting, right?"

"If you use it for a short time, you can make do with it, but when you run out, it is estimated that most of it will have to lie on your stomach, so it is not recommended to do this."

"I see, can we equip all tank battalions with this kind of top armor, we usually transport it by tractor, and only put it on before the battle starts, do you think this will work?"

"Uh...... It should be possible, but this requires a strong battlefield maintenance ability, and it is necessary to bring more spare parts and replace them in time if they are damaged. ”

"I made a note of it, thank you, Mr. Professor." Li Xuanzhu's eyes lit up, and there was a hint of excitement in his eyebrows.

Mo Rufeng turned his head with interest and glanced at Li Xuanzhu meaningfully, when this love of thinking will be quite satisfied.

As a high-ranking officer who has experienced dozens of fierce battles, he understands Li Xuanzhu's concerns very well, because in the upcoming war, the B Corps will face a lot of cruel and fierce urban battles, and the entire corps is only one active infantry division that serves as the main attack, and the entire infantry division has only such a valuable tank battalion.

So how to make the tank battalion have a higher survivability has become a difficult problem in front of the military commander.

Because of the special geographical conditions, whether it is a Chinese cowboy or a white cowboy in Australia, the marksmanship is very good, and the riding skills are also very good.

It's true that bullets can't penetrate bulletproof steel plates, but as long as a few gunmen hide in a high upstairs, the consequences are chilling.

Now that this steel monster can resist bullets, from the perspective of actual combat experience, it should still be protection first, even if it sacrifices speed and reliability for this, as long as it can protect the precious tank crew, it is worth it.

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