northernbook Chapter 198: Hans 3rd Army Commander-in-Chief Gathered, Panther Tank Shocked the Audience
Chapter 198: Hans 3rd Army Commander-in-Chief Gathered, Panther Tank Shocked the Audience
Hans' capital, Germania, the Imperial Chancellery.
This old building, which occupies one side of Voss Street, is also the current center of Hans' power.
Hilt, the Chancellor of the Hans Empire, works here.
An Hongyi, general manager of Datang International Trade Group Co., Ltd., has recently become a frequent visitor to the Imperial Chancellery.
Today he received an invitation from the Imperial Chancellery to attend a high-level military meeting in the Hans Empire.
The main content of this meeting was that he, as a salesman, introduced the product to the commander-in-chief of the empire's navy, army and air force, and persuaded them to agree to the purchase.
The person who could bring these people together was naturally the Imperial Prime Minister Hilt.
The Hans Empire was subject to many restrictions, including military industry.
The most severe restrictions are on tanks and aircraft.
This was intolerable for Hilt, who wanted to develop the military industry.
But now that I don’t have enough strength, I can only endure it.
However, the appearance of An Hongyi gave him hope of breaking through this limitation.
They cannot possess these things on their own soil now, but if they cooperate with the Renaissance Army, they can completely circumvent this restriction.
They only need to spend money to buy a large number of advanced weapons, and at the same time establish training bases in ancient countries so that their soldiers can master these weapons and equipment.
We can even learn some advanced tactics from the Renaissance Army through military exercises.
Once the domestic restrictions are broken and these soldiers return home, they will be the backbone of the entire Hans Empire army. They will be able to quickly form a large number of troops and possess strong combat effectiveness.
Of course, the premise of all this is to be able to carry out in-depth military cooperation with the Fuxing Army.
But even though he is the Prime Minister of the Empire, it does not mean that everyone will listen to him.
The military has its own ideas, and not everyone is willing to listen to him as the prime minister.
That's why this meeting took place.
Subsequent cooperation was facilitated through military trade.
There were not many people in the conference room, but the lowest-ranking ones were major generals of the three armies of the empire.
As the Prime Minister, Hilt was at the front, and behind him were the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces and several senior military officials.
Major General Daniel, commander of the submarine force, was also among them, but he sat at the very back.
He is also the only major general in this conference room.
Looking at these people below, it is impossible to say that they are not under a lot of pressure.
However, with the support of the Fuxing Army, An Hongyi did not feel nervous at all.
"Gentlemen, I am An Hongyi, General Manager of Datang International Company from the Ancient Country Restoration Government. I am very happy to be here to promote our products to you.
The list of weapons in your hands is our arsenal. If you are interested or have any questions, please raise them and I will answer them for you on the spot.
And today I also brought a lot of film, which can show you the demonstration of each weapon and equipment.
Of course, this is just a brief understanding. If you want to see the real thing, you can only travel to our country at present."
Redman, the commander-in-chief of the Hans Empire Army, was not very interested and had no great interest in An Hongyi's words.
In fact, if Hilt hadn't asked him to attend, he wouldn't have come at all.
Of course, this is not because he looks down on the weapons and equipment of the Renaissance Army.
He also knew that the weapons and equipment of the Renaissance Army were decent.
But that doesn't mean they will buy.
Because the Hans Empire itself has its own military-industrial system.
The interest chains of the military-industrial systems behind the National Defense Force are complex, so they are not allowed to purchase too many weapons and equipment from abroad.
Unless these weapons have the ability to change the landscape of warfare.
He didn't think the Renaissance Army could do it.
Hilt also understood these principles, but he was quite dissatisfied with the nobles behind the Wehrmacht.
The main reason is that they are not obedient and are not under their own control.
Therefore, he was more inclined to promote the foreign purchase of army weapons in order to check and balance these nobles.
Let them know that if they don't obey you, you won't even have enough to eat.
When these nobles surrender to him.
Then he would purchase production lines and advanced weapons technology from the Restoration Army, and in turn upgrade the Hans Empire's defense industry.
So when he saw Redman's attitude, Hilt spoke first.
"I heard that the Wehrmacht's tank project isn't progressing very smoothly. Do you intend to miss this rare opportunity?
This is an opportunity I fought for you, and I hope you will take it seriously."
The Hans Empire is also developing tanks, but not at home, but with its old rival, Tsarist Russia.
The Hans Empire has relevant technology and relatively abundant research funds.
Tsarist Russia had territory and a certain industrial base, but lacked advanced tank technology, and at the same time was not affected by countries such as John, Gaul, and Citi.
So the two sides hit it off and started collaborating on projects such as tanks and aircraft.
However, the Hans Empire has stagnated in tank technology for too long, so progress is currently very slow.
As the commander-in-chief, Redman also knew this.
Currently, the Army Ordnance Department is carrying out a project called Special Purpose Vehicle No. 101 in Tsarist Russia, which is a light tank.
The production of prototype vehicles is already underway.
According to the design data, this light tank has a tonnage of 5.4 tons, is equipped with two 7.92 mm machine guns, and has a speed of over 30 kilometers per hour.
This thing has nothing to do with being advanced, but it was the beginning of the tank industry of the Hans Empire.
Army Commander-in-Chief Redman frowned slightly after hearing Hilt's increasingly serious tone.
This is putting pressure on him, and it seems that we have to put on an act.
So Redman could only nod in response: "I understand!"
Then Redman looked at An Hongyi and asked in a deep voice, "Our army needs tanks, and powerful tanks. There were some rumors before that your Fusion Army's tanks are very advanced.
If your tanks are powerful enough to convince me, I will send a team to the Ancient Kingdom."
An Hongyi was not aware of the contest between Hilt and the Wehrmacht, but when he heard the Army Commander-in-Chief speak, his attitude became serious.
He knew that if he couldn't convince the old man, the army equipment sales might be doomed.
There are a large number of retired tanks in the Renaissance Army, thousands of them, and there are also many models.
If you want to convince this old man, you must bring out some heavyweight stuff.
For example, the Panzer IV tank would not work.
Although the later models had strong performance, it was ultimately only a tank of about 20 tons.
So An Hongyi directly asked someone to take out the color film of the Leopard medium tank.
Compared with the Panzer IV tank, which weighs about 20 tons, the Leopard medium tank weighs more than 40 tons and nearly 50 tons, and its performance is far superior to tanks from other countries.
He just didn't believe that this big guy couldn't impress the old man.
As the projector light flickered, the figure of the Panther medium tank appeared on the screen.
"This is our company's main export tank, codenamed VT-1. It also has another name, Black Panther!
Our Black Panther tank has experienced dozens or even hundreds of wars, big and small. In the war in the Far East, it was the main tank of our Renaissance Army.
During the entire battle, it destroyed more than 300 Russian tanks, while suffering very few casualties.
Whether a tank is powerful or not cannot be judged by just looking at the literal data, so An Hongyi first laid the groundwork by showing them some of the wars it has experienced, so that they can understand the power of this Black Panther tank.
Commander-in-Chief Redman's eyes flashed, and his expression gradually became serious.
Through cooperation with Tsarist Russia, he also learned some of its tank technology.
The performance of several tanks currently equipped by Tsarist Russia is still very good, at least much better than their 101 special vehicles.
An Hongyi's next words stunned everyone present, and Hilt's eyes lit up.
"Our Black Panther tank has a combat weight of 44.8 tons and is equipped with a 75mm caliber anti-tank gun with a caliber of 70 times the caliber, and a maximum penetration depth of 225mm.
Although it weighs nearly 45 tons, we installed a 700-horsepower gasoline engine and an advanced suspension system.
Therefore, it also has extremely high maneuverability, with a maximum speed of 55 kilometers per hour, which is much faster than many small or even light tanks.
I wonder if its performance can convince you, Commander-in-Chief Redman.
Not to mention Redman, even Prime Minister Hilt and the other two commanders-in-chief were shocked after hearing these data.
As a member of the National Defense Forces, I have some understanding of the tank, the army's main weapon.
It is precisely because I know something about it that I feel surprised.
Hilt himself attaches great importance to big guys like tanks.
The main reason is that his previous military experience has left him with a deep impression of tanks.
That is why he is more interested in larger and more powerful tanks.
And this Black Panther tank aroused his great interest.
For Commander-in-Chief Redman, who is a true expert, the powerful Black Panther tank directly set off a storm in his heart, and his eyes revealed an expression of disbelief.
The 45-ton tank not only has a 70-caliber long-barreled tank gun, but also has a maximum speed of 55 kilometers per hour.
Any one of these three core data is already very powerful when placed on a tank.
When these three core data are integrated into a tank, how powerful will it be?
He couldn't imagine it anymore.
What he found even more unbelievable was that the Renaissance Army in the Far East had developed tanks to this level.
He stood up and stared at the Black Panther tank displayed on the screen.
"Is its actual data really as powerful as you say?"
An Hongyi said solemnly, "If any of the data is inflated, buy one and we'll give you ten."
"Okay, it successfully convinced me. I will send a team to the ancient country."
An Hongyi was delighted.
When they go to the ancient country, I'm afraid they will purchase more than just one tank.
When they arrive in China, they are dazzled by the variety of advanced weapons and I don’t believe they won’t buy them.
Compared with the army, the attitude shown by the Air Force Commander was completely opposite, and he was very interested.
This is mainly due to the world-famous Renaissance Army Air Force.
In addition, the aviation industry itself is an emerging industry and there are no traditional giants involved, so there are not so many conflicts of interest.