From the source, the US Army armored forces are actually obsessed with light tanks, and from the time the Army has the first tank, mobility has become the focus of attention of generals.

And this notion lasted until the Second World War, when the United States realized that the light tanks they were currently equipped with were, especially for the European theater.

But fortunately, soon the American armor design concept changed, and then began to chase the progress, but after the war, in the face of the Soviet Union's T54T55, the Americans were still able to stand, and then, the Soviet Union took out the amphibious PT76, and the United States couldn't hold back.

Amphibious, airlift, these conditions can be done by the Soviets, and we should be able to, so the Cadillac company came up with the famous 551 Sheridan tank, which is amphibious, can fight missiles, can be airdropped, what a good car!

But after the end of the Vietnam War, whether it was the Army or the Marine Corps, the big-headed soldiers felt that Sheridan's car was very easy to use, but it was a little bad, that is, it was not very easy to use, and the body using aluminum alloy was too fragile, in other words, the skin was thin and the stuffing was big, and it would be angry if it was hit a little. Look at the book

Sheridan has been serving in the army for almost ten years, and the top brass has not felt that there is any problem, after all, most of the people who can feel that there is a problem are no longer there, in short, the army and marines who think this car is not good immediately reported.

Congress beats money! I want a new car!

After all, there is always an enemy in this era, so the congressional masters also know that no matter how hard they are, they can't suffer the army, otherwise the Soviets will fight and no one will resist the line.

So under the leadership of the Defense Research Agency, the proposal for a new light tank was put on the table, and the experimental vehicle produced by the AAI company barely entered the eyes of the military, and it was considered to have preliminarily passed the chassis test.

But as we all know, in the research and development stage, under normal circumstances, the military will not allocate funds, because no one knows whether this car can be completed, if the money is taken and the project is yellow, the congressional lords will definitely be able to pull the military leaders to Guantanamo and swallow it alive!

This is the time that Shepard chose, AAI spent millions of dollars for the prototype, in addition to the vehicle's artillery system, which requires more investment, although the company is big, but such consumption is not resistant.

Shepard made his debut at this moment, and he provided an initial financial support of 5 million yuan to AAI, which was in urgent need of funds for the next step of research and development.

The AAI company, which was short of money to spend, naturally accepted the injection of capital from the Shadow Company without hesitation, after all, there are really not many wronged people who rush to send money, so it is natural to pay attention to it.

This money was undoubtedly a relief for the AAI, which had basically completed the chassis testing, and then Shepard took the lead and invited Stoner to design the artillery system for the prototype in the name of Shadow.

In fact, it was AAI who invited Stoner to design a prototype artillery system, but this time it was Shepard who took the lead, and in the face of an invitation from a partner, Stoner naturally agreed.

"I didn't expect you to be interested in these things!"

"Men don't have many hobbies, except for guns, that is, cannons, you are so talented in weapon design, you must be able to design impressive artillery systems!"

In KAC's research room, Shepard replied as he helped Stoner with his hands.

"yes, then you don't have any ideas?"

"Me?"

Shepard didn't expect Stoner to ask him that, but he then reacted, after all, there is no one in history who has been as eager to chase each other as himself, although Eugene Stoner is a master of firearms, but now he is also an old man, and he will like to listen to a few good words.

So he immediately stubbornly continued to copy books.

In his previous life, Shepard was very interested in Eugene Stoner's design concept, so he consulted a lot of information, plus various videos and literature, and now he is not panicking, and after coughing and clearing his throat, he began to tell the story.

"I looked at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's proposal, and they wanted a high-velocity kinetic projectile launch system, so I had an idea!"

Shepard then put down what he was holding and began to dance and gesticulate.

"First of all, because of the volume problem, traditional ammunition is definitely not good, so the countersunk bullet will be a very good choice, and if the rate of fire is high, then we can use a piston system, use the next ammunition to directly push out the cartridge case of the previous ammunition, unmanned turret, external gun bolt, in addition to various fire control systems.........

"Very genius idea!"

Stoner's eyes also lit up when he heard this, what Shepard said coincided with him, in fact, these things were designed by him, but they were mentioned by Shepard before they were put into practice.

"You're humble, I'm going to think of these things!"

Shepard was really a little embarrassed to be praised by the other party, after all, he copied something and was praised by the original owner, which is really a bit embarrassing!

And Stoner thought more, the idea of the new artillery system coincided with that of Shepard, so it was impossible for the manufacturing to be the sole responsibility of his Ares company, so KAC and Ares formed a joint development team, led by Stoner, and began to invest in the research and development of new artillery systems.

Shepard, who is completely indiscriminate, is also fortunate to hold an important position in it, but everyone also knows that this guy is okay with rhetoric, but the actual operation is a little garbage, so in terms of specific work, he didn't give Shepard a job at all.

Of course, not sending work does not mean that Shepard will be very easy, in fact, his work is the most important, because on the issue of military procurement, it is not only the design team that needs to be opened up, but also the military, just like the three-shot design of the shit of the 16A2 rifle, which was proposed by the military, so if the AAI's prototype plan wants to be affirmed by the military, in addition to its own design to meet the standards, the necessary lobbying is also essential!

"Over for the Admiralty, it's up to you!"

Shepard didn't expect that one day he would have to bring the relationship to himself!

After all, the orders of the Marine Corps have to be approved by the Admiralty, and when it comes to the Admiralty, no one here is more familiar than him.

"Then I'll figure it out!"

Shepard could only smile bitterly and agree, although he had never done this to lobby, it should not be difficult to operate, after all, as long as the meaning is in place, then the meaning will be whatever it wants!

But before that, he has to find someone to help him on the staff!

"Get me a plane ticket to Rome!"