In addition to the improvement of light machine guns, military factories have made considerable progress in artillery.

Or the famous French lady, as a better design among semi-automatic guns, quite favored by Australasian experts.

On the basis of the GA-1902-75 mm semi-automatic gun developed in cooperation with Germany, the Royal Military Factory improved the production of the M1922-75 mm semi-automatic gun, which increased the maximum rate of fire of the 75 mm gun to 25 rounds per minute.

In addition, the Royal Military Factory also independently developed the M1922-127 mm howitzer, which further enriched the artillery system of more than 100 mm caliber.

Coupled with the artillery technology from Krupp, Australasia's artillery system is also very rich, from small 37mm machine guns to large 305mm giant guns, Australasia can be independently manufactured.

Of course, these are the artillery of the army. The navy's specialized naval guns also have larger calibers, but such huge guns are a bit too wasteful to put in the army, and they are extremely difficult to transport.

These two newly developed guns, like the previous machine guns, have been reliably tested, and this time they are only shown to the public.

Obviously, these two guns have also received praise from the top of the military, including Minister Raul, but the importance of these two guns is not as strong as that of the previous light machine guns.

However, the latest 75mm semi-automatic artillery still has to be equipped with a large number of troops to enhance the firepower of the Australasian army.

At present, the Miss France and GA-1902-75mm semi-automatic guns of the Australasian army can be gradually decommissioned, and the replaced guns can also be sold to many countries, including the Philippines, and can also provide a fund for the replacement of the army and reduce military spending.

After machine guns and artillery, the display of weapons at the Royal Arsenal was coming to an end.

But in reality, this does not mean that this weapon display is completely over. In addition to the Royal Military Factory, the tank factory and the aircraft factory also have corresponding results, which are also waiting for Arthur's inspection.

Speaking of tanks, Australasia has been working on tank research and development for more than a decade.

The results achieved were also quite good, and in addition to the first-generation tanks, there were also second-generation so-called T-14 tanks.

However, eight years have passed since the development of the T-14 tank, and the corresponding technology has already supported tank factories to develop newer tanks, such as the third-generation tank, which is currently codenamed T-22.

Like the previous T-14 tank, the T-22 tank is also divided into two types, one is the most common and basic T-22 tank, and the other is the T-22A tank, which is larger and more powerful.

As the main battle tank of the latest generation, the T-22 tank was pinned on high hopes by the specialists of the tank building plant, and was also far ahead of the T-14 tank of the previous generation in terms of design.

In terms of size, the T-22 tank was a lap larger than the previous generation T-14 tank, and the crew also increased from five to six, one driver, one commander, one gunner, one machine gunner and two loaders.

The T-22 tank was equipped with the M1922-75mm semi-automatic gun, which was first developed by the Royal Military Factory, and the main firepower was greatly strengthened.

Of course, the secondary weapon has also received a nice improvement compared to the previous generation of tanks.

In the choice of secondary weapons, the T-22 tank was armed with a MA-107 Maxim heavy machine gun and a BLN-1 machine gun.

It is worth mentioning that the BLN-1 machine gun can be disassembled and used separately, which also greatly ensures the safety of the soldiers driving the tank under the premise that the tank cannot be used.

It is precisely because of the design of the two machine guns, coupled with the portability of the BLN-1 machine gun, that the tank can attack the enemy within a 360-degree range, basically without dead ends.

Due to the consideration of the improvement of the performance of aircraft and tanks of other countries, as well as the development of artillery, mines and some anti-tank weapons, the new T-22 tank has upgraded the steel armor of the previous generation T-14 tank with a thickness of 21 mm, and the armor of the tank is now up to 46 mm thick at the thickest point and 32 mm thick at the thinnest point.

At the same time, the tank is equipped with the latest air conditioning, which ensures that the tank soldiers can carry out more comfortable operations in the hot summer and cold winter under the premise of reducing noise as much as possible, ensuring the combat capability of the tank, and trying not to be disturbed by the weather and temperature.

However, it is precisely because of the all-round improvement of firepower and armor that the weight of this tank has reached 23.7 tons, which is completely huge compared to the small tanks developed by other countries, and has a huge advantage in size and weight.

Weight gain also has the benefit of increasing the amount of ammo available. The T-22 tank could theoretically carry more than 3,200 rounds of machine-gun ammunition, 41 shells and some emergency supplies, including enough fuel to support the tank for more than 320 kilometers.

In general, the tank can also carry a drop tank, increasing the tank's mileage.

But in general, the auxiliary tank is not necessary. First of all, there are still too few battles that require tanks to travel more than 320 kilometers in one go, and tank soldiers can still get a chance to rest, including time to refuel.

Secondly, even the latest modified T-22 tank was equipped with engine technology that could not support the entire tank for more than twelve hours of continuous driving.

At present, the maximum speed of this tank is only 38 kilometers per hour, and the average speed in stable conditions is even only 30 kilometers per hour.

According to the average speed, 12 hours of continuous driving, that is, about 320 kilometers of mileage, the main fuel tank equipped is completely sufficient.

If you really want the current tank to run for more than 12 hours in a row, either the tank will break down in the middle of the road, or the tank crew will break down in the middle of the road.

This is also because of the current technical limitations, the situation in Australasia is much better, at least the actual combat capability of the tank has far exceeded that of other countries.

Especially on the actual battlefield, the performance of the tank is far less excellent than that simulated on flat ground.

The T-14 tank was able to maintain an average speed of 26 kilometers per hour in previous test data, but on the battlefield, the tank's travel speed was basically maintained below 20 kilometers per hour, far from the expected average speed.

Can tank designers be blamed for this? Not really.

Because to put it bluntly, no one can predict the situation on the battlefield, and the environment faced by the tank is something that tank designers can't really simulate by all means.

Tanks need to run over all kinds of obstacles set up by the enemy on the battlefield, even trenches and ditches dug by the enemy.

Fortunately in normal weather, if the ground is wet on a rainy day, this will also increase the power consumption of the tank and reduce the speed of the tank.

In addition, when the tank is on the move, it also needs to take care of the follow-up of the follow-up army.

The situation on the battlefield does not allow the tank to move at maximum speed, and the data shown by the tank at this time can only show that the tank has such capabilities.

For the simulation of non-flat roads, the T-22 tank can reach a maximum speed of 31 kilometers per hour, and the average speed can reach 22 kilometers per hour, which is far more than the previous generation of tanks.

Although this data is not possible on the battlefield, the latest tank is an improvement over the previous generation, and this is the most important thing.

For the current tank, it is not to increase the speed of the tank, but to reduce the tank's lying rate and improve the stability of the tank.

I have to admit that the current tank is already a big killer on the battlefield. No current army can cope with a horde charge of tanks unless they are heavily armed with artillery and anti-tank weapons.

But the problem is that at the moment the rate of lying in the nest of tanks is still high and scary. Even the most theoretically advanced Australasian tank in the world cannot avoid the nest of its own tank in combat.

However, the good news is that the tanks of various countries have improved significantly compared with the First World War, which also shows that the military technology of various countries has improved compared with the First World War.

The nesting rate of British tanks in World War I was as high as 60%, and the current nesting rate has dropped to less than 50%, and it is still being improved.

Even the Italian tanks that set a record in World War I, judging from the latest tank research progress, they have achieved a 60% climb rate.

While it's uncertain whether Italy's test numbers are true, they should improve, at least not replicate the 90 percent lying down rate in World War I, which could make Italy a laughing stock for a long time.

In Australasia, which has done a relatively good job in terms of littering rate, the T-14 tank has been able to achieve a littering rate of less than 40%.

At present, the T-22 tank has maintained a litter rate of less than 30% in the test of many samples, which is considered to be a very good performance among tanks.

You must know that even in World War II, the tanks of various countries could not avoid lying on their stomachs. This is the naked technical limitation, at least the current technology is not enough to achieve a litter rate of one or two percent, and the data in Australasia is enough to satisfy Arthur.

This is why the new tank is equipped with a detachable light machine gun, because it is necessary to ensure the safety of the crew of the tank even after the tank is lying down.

Although the tank is a big killer on the battlefield, if it hits an area that can be covered by enemy fire, and then accidentally lies on the ground, it can become a living fixed target.

Even if the enemy's artillery could not cover it, lying quietly under the enemy's nose was doomed to be charged by the enemy army and patronized by a large number of bombs.

At this time, a detachable machine gun can effectively suppress the enemy who threatens the tank, ensuring that the tank soldiers can remain in a safe state until their rescue arrives.

Before the tank's lying rate is completely solved, the safety of tank soldiers still needs to be guaranteed.

In order to properly solve the problem of the tank's lying down rate, one of the newly added tank crew members needs to be responsible for the maintenance of the tank, which is the so-called maintenance soldier.

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