Chapter 92 The King of Ideas (Plus 6)

Cyric touched his nose. After coming back, he seemed to have signed a document. At first, he was in a hurry. The subordinate said that he had studied it and thought the plan was feasible. As a result, he signed it himself. , is actually a plan to produce this No. 1 tank!

The No. 1 tank in history was originally an emergency plan! After production, it only solved the problem of availability, and was not accepted by the army at all. Even the No. 3 and No. 4 tanks were actually problematic. At most, they were only enough.

And now, of course, Guderian would not agree to use such a tank to make up the number. His tank units are all based on the Panther tank for training, and the members are all 5 people. Now, tanks operated by 2 people? What a joke!

"I'm sorry, I'm also responsible for this matter." Cyric said: "I shouldn't have signed that document. Tank No. 1 is not in line with the equipment of our armored troops. Perhaps, we can think of other solutions. , to solve the existing difficulties.”

After speaking, Cyric said to an engineer sitting beside him, "Knibkamp, ​​do you have any plans?"

Knibkamp is an engineer who was promoted vigorously after Cyric was in charge of equipment development. He can be said to be the king of ideas in the equipment department. He has developed various advanced concepts and successfully solved a series of problems.

"The main problem now is that the quality of our torsion bars is not enough. I have a solution. Since the quality is not enough, then we can make up for the quantity!" The idea finally came: "Now, our Panther tanks, only six For road wheels, if you change it to eight pairs of road wheels, wouldn't that be able to share the weight?"

"However, the eight pairs of road wheels will increase the length of the car body." Hearing Knipocamp's words, Guderian said immediately: "In that way, the entire structure of the vehicle will face the problem of pushing it all over again. "

After the improvement, the length of the car body will be longer, various structures will change, and the weight of the tank will also increase. In this case, maybe eight pairs will not be enough, it is simply a vicious circle!

"I'm talking about adding road wheels without changing the length of the body, so I plan to stagger the road wheels."

Cyric frowned immediately. Historically, this guy proposed the staggered road wheels! When I was in the desert, I had already determined the single-row layout of large-diameter road wheels, which must not be staggered!

"This layout can evenly disperse the weight of the vehicle, reduce the mass requirements for the torsion bar, improve off-road capability, facilitate driving stability and ride comfort, and reduce the recoil of artillery fire to a certain extent." Knipocamp "And, more importantly, this layout reduces the amount of rubber used," said Mr.

rubber! For Germany, like other rare metals, this is a strategic resource that is not available in Germany! Historically, Germany has always been constrained by the lack of rubber!

The road wheels of the tank are made of steel, but the rims must be made of rubber! Moreover, inferior synthetic rubber is quite inappropriate, it is better to use natural rubber!

If you want Germany to rise, you must solve these resource problems! Regarding these issues, Cyric had already planned. As for this staggered road wheel, Cyric would never agree to it.

"No," Cyric said, "Never use staggered road wheels, otherwise, just like hand-drawn antiaircraft guns, the soldiers on the front lines will curse us to hell."

Of course not! In this matter, Cyric is quite firm!

"There's really no other way," Knipocamp said. "Except to reduce the tank's weight."

Reduce the weight of the tank!

Just like a ballpoint pen, if you write for a long time, the ball inside will fall off. Many people can't solve it. As a result, a businessman changed his mind and simply shortened the refill. Pen oil is gone!

And now, since the suspension can't bear it, let's change the way of thinking and make the tank lighter!

At the beginning, when Cyric proposed the design index of the tank, he tried to achieve it in one step. He immediately aimed at the 30-ton tank and came up with the prototype of the Black Panther, a very good medium tank, and, It can be further expanded to become a heavy tank of the Tiger King level.

Advanced diesel engines, large-caliber tank guns, sloping armor, and various concepts are all added to this tank, and I want to create the best German chariot.

In the desert base, after five years of hard work, breakthroughs were made in various technologies, the prototype car was built, the test run went smoothly, and all kinds of mechanical faults were eliminated. However, in the real mass production stage, there are still many problems!

Historically, German tanks started from the No. 1 tank and continued to develop step by step, and finally developed various advanced tanks, and now what? A tank that is in place in one step actually already feels like a castle in the air.

Various technologies must be matured step by step, and the smelting technologies of various metals must also be improved. When making prototypes, you can use the best materials regardless of cost, and mass production requires consideration of various factors.

Kneippocamp's proposal was not affirmed by Cyric, so he could only say gloomily, since it doesn't work, he can only lighten his weight!

The output of high-quality torsion bars is low, and the quality of ordinary torsion bars is unqualified.

Judging from the current armor-piercing projectile technology, the 30-ton tank and the protection capability have far exceeded the needs of this era! There's no way to use that thick armor at all, it's just a waste!

and. More importantly, now, Germany's steel production has begun to be a little nervous.

Now, Germany is already building warships for the Soviet Union, and the contract has been signed. The Soviet Union will send a large amount of minerals to Germany. At the same time, Germany will also lobby for the Soviet Union to modify the railway in the west to the same standard as Europe. These All have strategic value.

At the same time, Germany's own warships will also start construction in large quantities. Battleships and aircraft carriers will continue to be built, launched, and put into service. In this case, the domestic demand for steel in Germany will greatly increase.

Although Cyric presided over the research and development of the Black Panther tank, the production of the Black Panther tank will still be subject to certain restrictions!

If the self-weight of the Panther tank is reduced and it becomes a 20-ton tank, it will undoubtedly reduce the dependence on steel, which means that more tanks can be produced!