Chapter 43 Panther Tank
Cirick, with Alfred, came to the Krupp family. On the remote road in the manor outside Berlin, a specially made tractor with the engine roaring, and on the trailer behind, there was a huge box with the words "refrigerator".
Gustav, who received the news, did not go to the company at all. Now, the Treaty of Versailles is still valid. The arms control personnel of Britain and France are staring at the Krupp production line almost every day.
"Father, I'm back." Alfred said proudly when he saw his father: "Our career has been going well in the past few years."
After not seeing each other for a few years, Alfred grew taller and turned black. Gustav nodded with satisfaction. He always regarded Alfred as his successor. This time, it was actually a test.
"Mr. Gustav, maybe I should change my words to call you father." Cialek said: "This is my betrothal gift. Are you satisfied?"
The irrelevant servants in the manor have been dismissed. Now, looking at this big box, Gustav's eyes showed expectations.
It is more than 10 meters long! That means that the things in the box will be a huge monster!
Now, less than 1930, the tanks of countries around the world are almost all light!
Looking at the tires of this trailer, they were crushed to a low weight, which is enough to show that this tank is heavy!
"Quick, open the box!" Gustav felt his breathing rapid, just like the expectation of a lover who had been separated for a long time when he saw his woman.
Unboxing!
Several people who followed him well started to unbox the box with good training. Gustav saw at a glance that he was Guderian who was commanding!
"Be careful, be careful!" Guderian directed his men and took apart the box, and the huge tank appeared in front of Gustav.
Tall and mighty! This is Gustav’s first impression, the full body, the tilted turret, the thick and powerful load-bearing wheel, etc. Why don’t there be no gun barrel?
If the gun barrel is installed, the tank will be too long. The extended gun barrel will make people guess at a glance. Therefore, during transportation, there is no gun barrel installed. Now, Guderian takes his own people and uses the crane on the vehicle to install the gun barrel in place.
"God, this cannon is 75mm?" Gustav took a breath of air conditioning: "The length of the cannon is at least 40 times the caliber!"
The Krupp Company has always been famous for producing cannons, but when I saw this tank gun, I was still shocked.
At this time, most Western tanks had gun caliber at around 30 mm, and the largest one was not more than 50 mm. Moreover, they were all short gun barrels. Now, the gun barrels of this kind of tank are so thick and so long!
"Yes, Mr. Gustav, this is the base in our desert, which brings together the efforts of all engineers to develop a new tank." Cialek said: "Our German armored soldiers will operate it to conquer the world!"
"Cirick, I'm willing to marry my daughter to you. You're such a genius!" Gustav said: "Now, I can't wait to watch this tank and start a circle in my manor!"
"That's fine, father-in-law, can we invite President Hindenburg to our wedding when we get married?" said Cirick.
"Of course, no problem." Gustav couldn't wait to realize Cyric's intentions.
This tank is definitely quite heavy! At least thirty tons! Now, its appearance and firepower are definitely cross-age, so can the power system keep up?
He wanted to see how the tank was moving!
What Guderian brought was a tank crew, and the driver entered the interior and started the engine.
With the sound of the aero motor of SS, the engine was started!
The powerful and powerful sound attracted Gustav's attention: "What engine is this?"
"The technicians of Maybach Company have designed the diesel engine, power and torque, to reach a new level, and this engine still has great potential," said Cialek.
Cirik is quite satisfied with this diesel engine. In the desert base, Cirik is most concerned about the development of this diesel engine! After many failures, he finally overcomes various technical problems. Now, he can operate stably!
The addition of this diesel engine has given this tank a powerful heart! Moreover, based on this diesel engine, it can further develop more powerful models and be installed on heavier tanks!
"We name this tank Black Panther Tank." Cialek said lightly, his face full of pride.
Black Panther Tank! This tank has not received any recognition from the military, nor has the number given by the military. Everything is made by itself. Therefore, at the suggestion of Cialek, this tank was named Black Panther Tank!
It is roughly the same as the Black Panther tanks in history, except for the power system and suspension system.
The technicians of Maybach Company developed a diesel engine, and the suspension system was not considered. The technicians did not consider the design of interleaved load wheels at all. They used the large-diameter load wheels given by Cialek, but only turned the number of load wheels into six, which made the car body lengthen to ten meters!
At the same time, the weight of the vehicle has increased compared to the design period. When all the ammunition and fuel are carried, the tank's weight has reached 36 tons!
When other tanks were in the order of magnitude of ten to twenty tons, German tanks had reached the order of thirty-six tons!
Although some aspects are not stable, such as the development of radio is relatively backward and there is no complete communication means between tanks, this tank is definitely cross-age!
"If our Workers' Party can control the country, we will build a large number of such tanks, and we will tear up the Treaty of Versailles." At this time, Gustav looked at the tank's start and accelerated, and knew the powerful performance of this tank. He was completely satisfied with the performance of this tank. At this moment, such a sentence came from his ears.
Chapter completed!