The Rise of the Empire

Ruprecht has never been optimistic about the Western Front. Even after he created a bunch of things that are beyond the times and have a fighting style of Germany's third war, he still does not think that Germany's rapid push strategy on the Western Front can be successful, except In addition to the military strength of Britain and France, another very important factor is that the things the prince has created are more of an integration. If Britain and France are willing, they can also come up with it. Have you ever seen the British come up with the MK series of tanks? How long? Didn't the French still produce thousands of Renaults when part of their industrial area fell?

Ruprecht has always been secretive about what he has created, and even kept it secret to a certain extent from Prussia. The fundamental reason is that he is worried that once Germany equips a large amount of equipment, Britain and France will quickly catch up. Advanced things have a shelf life. After the expiration date, they are no longer useful.

But it is a pity that the prince's measures can only delay but cannot prevent it. The German Army will eventually equip a large number of new weapons such as tanks, armored vehicles and aircraft. Although Britain and France are slightly behind, as industrial powers of the same level, before the war comes In more than 2 years, Britain and France also used this time to make final adjustments!

At an army training ground outside Bordeaux, France, things that look like Charade from a distance and Renaults from up close are running at high speed in the wilderness. Well, the so-called high speed is not that fast, just a little faster than a human running. These vehicles are only 5 meters long, with a body width of 1.9 meters, a height of 2.5 meters, and a weight of 8 tons. The steel monsters are easily attacking distant targets with the machine guns and 37MM artillery on the top of the vehicles. Spouting out of their mouths, the dense shells and bullets easily tore each target into pieces. These tanks walked while fighting, crossing a trench and a rugged terrain, and finally reached the end point.

"It's a very good thing. This kind of thing reminds me of the cuirassiers of Emperor Napoleon's time. They were mighty and majestic, unstoppable when they launched a charge, and could crush all obstacles on the way forward." Joffre said about this Renault production tanks showed keen interest.

"The only drawback is that the firepower of this tank is too weak. If our 75MM rapid-fire cannon can be mounted on it, everything will be perfect!" An officer next to him said with unfinished content. The French were still interested in it. They are very obsessed with the 75MM rapid-fire gun. They still think that they can win the war simply by relying on such a gun. The French even developed a theory for attacking artillery based on the 75MM rapid-fire gun.

They require rapid-fire artillery to follow the infantry and provide dense and violent bombardment at all times to completely destroy the opponent's resistance at a distance of 1,000 to 1,500 meters, and then continue to advance! And now, when the Renault tank appears, the French think they have completed the last link of the offensive, a weapon that can attract the opponent's firepower and at the same time enable a quick assault!

"The 75MM gun is too big and heavy. If we can give up defense and off-road performance, then it is still possible to build an armored vehicle, but it may not be possible to build a tracked tank that can cross trenches." Schneider's technician said.

In fact, it is not impossible. If issues such as stability and time are not considered, it is still possible to develop a turtle-speed assault gun in this plane. However, just as Bavaria spent about 6 years, in the time-travel of Ruprecht Only with the help of researchers will the service problem of the Wasp assault gun be solved. Now that time is so tight, it is absolutely impossible for the French to come up with a usable assault gun on their own.

The reason why the French made the first type of tank a tracked one instead of a wheeled one was also based on their considerations.

Because of the emergence of traversers, since the beginning of the Boer War, the armies of both sides have used various obstacles including trenches and barbed wire to hinder the other side's attack. During the Boer War, the British suffered greatly, so the French considered If the Germans are on defense, the problem of how to break through is that wheels will not work, so they can only use tracks. Tractors have become more common in this era, and you can think of them just by thinking about them.

Under the guidance of the idea that the 75MM rapid-fire gun is a divine cannon and justice, French industrial giants such as Renault and Peugeot began to consider how to find a suitable site for the 75MM rapid-fire gun. Finally, they found a flatbed truck with a load capacity of 2.5 tons as a carrier vehicle for the 75MM rapid-fire gun. After integration, this new tank was named the iconic FT10 armored vehicle.

This tank is not a simple matter of simply placing the gun on the flat plate at the rear of the tank. First of all, this FT10 tank has made a lot of improvements to the original structure, and the engine and transmission have been moved to Behind the car body. In this case, the artillery is moved forward and the cab is slightly lowered. The artillery has a better firing range, and important components such as the engine also have better survivability. A pair of wheels is added to the front of the car. In this case, the tank has 4 pairs of wheels, which increases the contact area and improves passability. And after using an 80-horsepower engine, this tank can be called a scud. With a weight of 10 tons, the road speed is more than 45 kilometers per hour. The front armor has also been increased to 15MM. The car body is also immune to machine gun fire and cannot be penetrated even by armor-piercing bullets.

The performance of this tank was so excellent that the French used it from World War 1 to the inter-war period, and was named the protector of Paris, the unyielding God of War on the battlefield, and the most powerful knight in France. Number. Although there are many exaggerations, it is undeniable that this tank is considered by later generations to be the best tank in World War I besides Bavaria's pure-blood tanks and tank destroyers.

In addition to Renault tanks and FT10 wheeled tank destroyers, the French also made some improvised wheeled machine gun armored vehicles. These were either produced in small quantities or had average performance that did not leave much of an impression on people. But it is undeniable that when these armored vehicles were added to the already very large French legion, the combat effectiveness of the French was greatly improved!

You know, historically the French had 5 armies on the front line at the beginning of the war, with 21 corps and a large number of other troops, with a total strength of more than 1.3 million people. In addition, the French Army Department and General Headquarters also had There are 336,000 troops, and the total military strength of all France combined is 1.726 million! Such a huge force is comparable to the seven German armies. The collision of such armies is really like Mars hitting the Earth!

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