Chapter 43 Panther Tank

Cyric, who had come to the Krupp family with Alfred, in the manor outside Berlin, on the back road, a purpose-built tractor with a roaring engine and a trailer behind , is a huge box with the words Refrigerator written on it.

Gustav, who got the news, didn't go to the company at all that day. Now, the Treaty of Versailles is still in effect. Those arms control personnel in Britain and France are watching Krupp's production line almost every day.

"Father, I'm back." Alfred saw his father and said proudly, "Our career has been going well in the past few years."

I haven't seen him for a few years. Alfred has grown taller and darker. Gustav nodded with satisfaction. He has always regarded Alfred as his successor. This time, it is actually equivalent to a test. .

"Mr. Gustav, maybe I should call you father instead," Cyric said. "This is my dowry, are you satisfied?"

The irrelevant servants in the manor have all been dismissed, and now, here, looking at this big box, Gustav's eyes show anticipation.

A full 10 meters long! That also means that the things in the box will be a behemoth!

Now, before 1930, almost all tanks in the world are still light!

Looking at the tires of this trailer, it's flattened, it's enough to show that this tank is heavy!

"Quick, open the box!" Gustav felt that his breathing was fast, like the expectation of a long-separated lover when he saw his woman.

Open the box!

A few people who followed along began to unpack the boxes well-trained. Gustav saw at a glance that it was Guderian who was in command!

"Be careful, be careful!" Guderian commanded his men, opened the box, and a huge tank appeared in front of Gustav's eyes.

Tall and mighty! This is Gustav's first impression, the full hull, the sloping turret, the thick and powerful road wheels, etc. Why is there no barrel?

If the gun barrel is installed, the tank will be super long, and the extended gun barrel will be guessed at a glance. Therefore, the gun barrel was not installed during transportation. Now, Guderian brings his own people. , Use the crane attached to the vehicle to install the gun barrel in place.

"God, this gun is 75mm, right?" Gustav took a breath: "The barrel length is at least 40 times the caliber!"

The Krupp company has always been famous for producing cannons, and when I saw this tank gun, I couldn't help but be stunned.

At this time, most of the tanks in the West had guns with a caliber of about 30 mm, and the largest was not more than 50 mm, and they all had short barrels. Now, the barrels of such tanks are actually so thick, so long!

"Yes, Mr. Gustav, this is our base in the desert. It has gathered the efforts of all engineers to develop a new tank." Cyric said: "Our German armored troops will operate it and conquer it. world!"

"Cyric, I am willing to marry my daughter to you, you are a genius!" Gustav said: "Now, I can't wait to see this tank and drive around my manor It's gone!"

"That's fine, father-in-law, when we get married, can we invite President Hindenburg to our wedding?" Cyric said.

"Of course, no problem." Gustav hadn't realized Cyric's intentions yet, and he couldn't wait.

This tank is definitely quite heavy! At least 30 tons or more! Now, the shape and firepower are definitely trans-generational, so, can the power system keep up?

He wanted to see what this tank looked like in motion!

What Guderian brought, happened to be a tank crew. The driver entered the interior and started the engine.

In the sound of Si Si's air motor, the engine was started!

That strong and powerful voice attracted Gustav's attention: "What engine is this?"

"Maybach's technicians have designed a diesel engine that has reached a new level of power and torque, and this engine has great potential." Cyric said.

Cyric is quite satisfied with this diesel engine. In the desert base, Cyric is most concerned about the development of this diesel engine! After many failures, I finally overcome various technical problems, and now it can run stably!

The addition of this diesel engine gives this tank a powerful heart! Moreover, based on this diesel engine, a more powerful model can be further developed and mounted on a heavier tank!

"We named this tank the Black Panther Tank." Cyric said lightly, his face full of pride.

Panther Tank! This kind of tank has not been approved by any military at all, and there is no number given by the military. Everything is made by itself. Therefore, under Cyric's suggestion, this tank was named the Panther tank. !

It is roughly the same as the historical Panther tanks, except for the power system and suspension system.

The technicians of Maybach company developed the diesel engine, but the suspension system, the technicians did not consider the design of the staggered road wheels at all, they used the suggestion of large diameter road wheels given by Cyric, and just changed the size of the road wheels. The number has become six, which makes the car body lengthened to seven meters!

At the same time, the weight of the vehicle has also increased compared to the design. When all ammunition and fuel are carried, the tank's own weight reaches 36 tons!

When other tanks are of the order of ten to twenty tons, the German chariot has reached the order of thirty-six tons!

Although some aspects are still unstable, such as the development of radio is relatively backward, and there is no perfect means of communication between tanks, but this tank is absolutely trans-epoch!

"If our workers' party can control the country, we will manufacture a large number of these tanks, and we will tear up the Treaty of Versailles." At this time, Gustav watched the start of the tank, accelerated, and knew the powerful performance of this tank. , I am completely satisfied with the performance of this tank. At this moment, such a sentence came to my ears.

This tank will be mass produced! Companies that focus on military production will no longer worry about any orders, and their production lines will run at full capacity!