The Rise of the Empire

"Well, we don't know much about technology. What kind of vehicle to choose has to be handed over to professional technicians. Do you think it will work? Your country can arrange a technical team to come to our country, and you can also bring items that need to be towed. Let's design a tractor system that is completely suitable for your country's needs based on your country's artillery or vehicles. After the prototype is realized, we can also conduct tests in your country. Finally, how about we set the price according to the vehicle?" Prince thought I want to say. \u003c/p\u003e"This, I think it's okay." Earl Witte thought for a while and said, in his opinion, this is completely a serious and responsible performance of Bavaria. For the sake of customers! But is it actually the case? Obviously not! \u003c/p\u003eThe prince will be on the Eastern Front in the future, and he will definitely have to deal with the sad road conditions in Russia! Wouldn't it be a tragedy if you wait until then to find that your vehicle is not suitable for Russian road conditions? There is such a good opportunity to openly conduct tests in Russia, do surveying and mapping, and make friends with some dignitaries in Russia. Such a good opportunity to be an open spy, can the prince let it go? No matter what the test is, you have to run thousands of kilometers, and let's talk about running all the roads in Eastern Europe in Russia! \u003c/p\u003e "But one thing that needs to be explained is, how many cars like this do you want to order? If the quantity is small, then the price and payment method may make you very dissatisfied." Given you such a good condition, you You should pay the bill, right? To be honest, the prince doesn't know how much Russia can buy this time. Although Russia has a huge transportation gap in the Far East in theory, at the same time in history, Russia did not have any cars in the Far East. Who knows how much the Russians will buy given this unrecognizable history? If you buy less, you will have to pay for the design and test costs! \u003c/p\u003e "Well, we won't be sure of the exact number yet, but the first batch of orders will not be less than 100!" Earl Witt thought for a while and said. \u003c/p\u003e"What does this tm mean?" The prince's brain turned very quickly. At this time, he was not thinking about how much money he could make from 100 cars. The prince didn't value this money very much. What he needs now is Know what these vehicles are for! \u003c/p\u003e"100 trucks? Then I want to know what is the standard for the carrying capacity of this truck? After all, our load-carrying vehicles range from 1.5 tons to 5 tons!" The prince asked tentatively. \u003c/p\u003e"Most of them should be trucks of more than 3 tons. As for the specific situation, I should leave it to professionals to discuss. The road conditions in the northeast are very bad, and the things we are pulling are a bit heavy." Witte thought for a while and said . \u003c/p\u003e"3 tons. The price may be a bit high." The prince said to himself while considering the information revealed in it. The current 3-ton trucks in Bavaria generally use engines of about 50 horsepower. Although the nominal is three tons, you can still make do with it when you load it to 4.5 tons. In the Bavarian army, trucks of this size are generally used to tow heavy artillery, such as 150mm heavy howitzers, while 5-ton trucks are used to tow 210mm military heavy artillery! \u003c/p\u003eHow will Russia use these trucks in the Far East? Needless to say, it must be a cannon! In this era without tanks, the heaviest and most difficult equipment to transport is the artillery! And these things are absolutely impossible to be little guys like 3-inch rapid-fire guns. A rapid-fire gun of about 1.5 tons plus a front car equipped with ammunition is enough for 6 horses on ordinary roads. Even if the road conditions in the Far East are worse, the feeding conditions for horses are worse. There is absolutely no problem with a rapid-fire gun being towed by a horse! \u003c/p\u003e"100 trucks? Are they all trucks over 3 tons? It seems that the number and weight of heavy artillery that you need to tow is considerable!" the prince said lightly.

This news is not good news for Germany. If the Russians decide to equip a large number of large-caliber howitzers instead of rapid-fire guns, the threat of Russian artillery on the battlefield will be greatly increased. \u003c/p\u003e"There is no way around this. The Japanese are equipped with a large number of 120mm heavy guns. Many of these guns are modified from naval guns. They have a long range and are very powerful. So in order to suppress the opponent, these Artillery, we needed more heavy artillery, and in the end we decided to use lightweight, short-barreled heavy naval guns to deal with them," Witte said. \u003c/p\u003e "The amount of information in this passage is a bit large." First of all, Russia is not preparing to replace a large number of howitzers. Their use of naval guns as suppressive firepower is only an expedient measure, so the previous worries are not valid. This is like the fact that in history, in order to deal with the Boers, the British used naval guns and army gun mounts to make do with them. However, by the time of World War I, the British Army still had a small number of large-caliber howitzers. Secondly, the weight of these naval guns is much greater than that of land guns. Neither the length of the barrel nor the overall weight of the guns are comparable to ordinary land guns. \u003c/p\u003eIf you have to compare, then these naval guns should be compared with long-range artillery of the same caliber. The weight of the 6-inch naval guns of this era is about 5 tons. If you count the gun mount, it will be close to 10 tons! And this weight is about the same as the famous German K16 cannon during World War I. It is not convenient to transport such a heavy weapon by horses. And the Russians came this time to order a batch of reliable tractors for these artillery! \u003c/p\u003eBut soon, the prince discovered that there were still some problems, that is, if naval guns were used, where did Russia get so many large-caliber naval guns? You know, more than 100 trailers were ordered in the first batch, and the 6-inch secondary guns equipped on a battleship are only about 14. Therefore, it is impossible for the Russians to arm their heavy artillery units simply by exchanging naval guns for gun mounts. There must be other sources! \u003c/p\u003e "If possible, when will these artillery samples be delivered?" The prince still decided to ask. \u003c/p\u003e"In fact, a large part of the artillery was imported from the United States. They had a large number of 6-inch l30 artillery replaced, so we bought them back." Witte decided to explain. \u003c/p\u003e"Damn it! You are collecting waste products all over the world!" It is to deal with all kinds of mountain guns and machine guns squeezed in our country, and the Americans have already started to deal with the navy's excessive naval guns. This gap... \u003c/p\u003e "Okay, let's leave everything to the technicians of our two countries to handle it." The prince said. This kind of too professional matter is no longer something he can solve. \u003c/p\u003eThanks to the book friends, the first guard tank brigade, slow travel k, and the sea is bounded\u003c/a\u003e~~~! And \u003c/a\u003e support from book friends 160307, ​​linar, Shinigami, book friends 160426, jinyufeng, etc.~~~! Today's Mid-Autumn Festival, I wish all book friends and family reunion and all the best~~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e