"Yes, for our advanced tanks, we must have the best engine." Cialick said: "I hope our technicians can work closely together to develop a new 12-cylinder diesel engine to power our tanks."

Diesel engine! Everyone was stunned when he heard Cialique's words, diesel engine?

As a time traveler in later generations, Cialek certainly knew the development trend of tanks, and diesel engines were the king!

Not to mention anything else, just the endurance makes it difficult for the gasoline engine tank to match. For example, the German No. 4 tank needs to refuel when running 150 kilometers, and the Tiger tank is only 100 kilometers, and what about the Soviet T-34? It has a total of 500 kilometers!

This will greatly simplify the need for logistics! Tank troops will have better mobility during combat and can run hundreds of kilometers!

At the same time, using diesel also prevents fire. Almost all gasoline tanks in World War II were lighters, just a little bit! And diesel tanks have no these restrictions!

In this era, there were not many diesel engines. The only mature part of World War II was the Soviet T-34.

Why doesn’t Germany use diesel engines? There are many reasons.

For example, the biggest reason is the lack of energy in Germany. German oil cannot meet the needs and has to use coal-to-oil technology. This technology can only be converted into gasoline and cannot convert diesel. Diesel produced by Germany needs to be given priority to submarine forces!

At the same time, the Germans did not accumulate technology. Germany is already familiar with the design of gasoline engines, but the high-power diesel engines still have to start from scratch.

For example, in 1940, MAN proposed a V8 two-stroke engine that did not complete the prototype until 42 years, which eventually led to the loss of German troops and the loss of interest.

Afterwards, MAN joined forces with Argus in Berlin to develop the L22016 cylinder four-stroke air-cooling level-to-diesel engine, with a designed displacement of 37.8 liters and a 2200rpm output of 700 horsepower. As a result, it was not successfully developed until the end of the war.

At the same time, the development of Maybach's gasoline engine was very smooth. For example, they began to develop the HL210 in July 1941, and provided the engine within 8 months, and quickly improved the HL230.

And now, the situation is different!

When Libya's oil fields are developed on a large scale, Germany will no longer be troubled by insufficient oil! At the same time, under the leadership of Cialek, they will have to conduct pre-research on tanks from now on, and they still have a long time to do it!

Even if Germany's technology is behind, it is still better than the Soviet Union's technology, right? Since the Soviet Union can even tinker with the Zhulai B2 series diesel engines, what's wrong with Germany?

"I can get all the alloys and processing equipment needed, but our design here must target the needs of the next twenty years, 75mm tank guns, diesel engines, and these are all necessary."

"At the same time, in order to increase the protection of armor, I think it is more appropriate to use inclined armor. Here I have a design drawing about diesel engines and a design drawing about new tanks. I hope that it can inspire you some of the inspiration. The specific design depends on you." Cialek said, taking out some things from his briefcase.

Everyone was stunned. Cialique, can he still design?

Cialek, he doesn’t know how to design, but Cialek can make mechanical drawings! When he was in college, this was a compulsory course. Cialek, who has artistic talent, was also familiar with drawings of this kind of mechanical drawings!

In this era, the design of tanks is still being explored, and many countries have taken detours.

For example, Britain, as the birth country of tanks, created cruiser tanks and drive-out tanks, but they were all useless.

The No. 1 and No. 2 tanks originally created by Germany are not very practical. In fact, even the No. 3 and No. 4 tanks behind are still being explored.

It was not until the Soviet battlefield was frustrated that the newly created Tiger tanks, Tiger King tanks, and Black Panther tanks had truly touched the way.

As a World War II enthusiast, Cialek likes the majestic appearance of Tiger tanks. When the Tiger tank just came out, it was invincible!

It has an edge-angled appearance and is very powerful. The 88mm tank gun is a symbol of strength! At that time, if anyone in the Allied forces could destroy a tiger tank, they would be called the tiger trainer!

Therefore, Cialick's first choice is almost a replica of the tiger style that is taken for granted.

However, Cialek still suppressed his thoughts. At that time, the Tiger tank was indeed an advanced tank, but there were still problems with the Tiger tank. The vertical armor of the turret and the gasoline engine were all failures.

Moreover, the Tiger tank has a complicated process and cannot be equipped in large quantities, which makes the problem even more serious.

If you choose from a German tank, Cialek would rather choose the Black Panther tank! This is a new medium-sized tank developed by the Germans based on various advanced technologies of the T-34.

Although not as famous as the Tiger tank, the Black Panther tank is the backbone of the real German armored troops, and it is the medium tank that should have replaced the No. 3 tank and No. 4 tank.

So, to be fair, the Black Panther tank is more suitable for development than the Tiger tank.

However, like the Tiger tank, the Black Panther tank uses a staggered load-bearing wheel design!

During World War II, almost all German tanks in the later period were interlaced with load-bearing wheels!

The load-bearing wheel bears the weight of a tank. The larger the weight of the tank, the more load-bearing wheels are needed. In order to pursue off-road performance, German designers have made the tank square, with a small aspect ratio and a large self-weight, so they can only make this type of alternate load-bearing wheel with excellent weight-bearing performance and stable performance.

If you line up one line, it will be too long and it will be not enough to reduce the number.

However, this complex structure makes maintenance a nightmare. After being shot, the outer wheel stuck in the inner wheel. After being hit by the thunder, a row of wheels must be removed if the wheels are changed.

This is simply a designer taking revenge on the tank soldiers! Many German tankers curse like this.

Therefore, Cialek finally gave up the drawings of the Black Panther Tank. If he took out this drawing, it is conceivable that German engineers with craftsman spirit will definitely pursue this kind of interlaced load-bearing wheel that can give full play to its performance advantages but makes maintenance a nightmare!

So, in the end, Cialick decided to improve.
Chapter completed!