Rise of Australia

Chapter 275 The Test on the Training Field

The entire tank weighs about 2.5 tons. On the basis of accommodating four crew members, it can also carry two ring-shaped bullet bags, 28 rounds of machine gun bullets, [-] shells and weapons for four crew members.

Because it is a tracked tank, the average speed of this tank on a flat road can reach 25 kilometers per hour, and the maximum speed is 32 kilometers per hour.

Of course, if it is an uneven road, the average driving speed and maximum driving speed will be greatly reduced, and it may even affect the stability of the tank.

Although this big guy drives slowly, it has a maximum driving distance of 210 kilometers.

Because the tank body is fully covered with 17mm steel armor, this big guy looks a bit swollen, but the protection ability is indeed trustworthy.

If we look at history, the armor of tanks in the late period of World War I was only about 5 to 12 mm, while the armor thickness of the first generation tanks in Australasia has far exceeded this figure.

Of course, there is still a long way to go from the thickness of tank armor during World War II.During World War II, the armor thickness of tanks had generally reached 45 to 100 mm, and the armor thickness of the mouse super-heavy tank even reached a terrifying 350 mm.

What is the concept of 350 mm?A full 35 centimeters, the thickness of the armor alone is almost half a meter, and the bullets probably wiped off a layer of paint.

Seeing that Arthur was very interested in the tank that had just been successfully developed, the researchers at the Agricultural Machinery Factory wisely and quickly organized an experiment on the performance of the tank.

Of course, this experiment cannot be placed in an agricultural machinery factory.After all, you are a factory engaged in agricultural machinery. What happened to the constant explosions and machine guns in the factory?

For the sake of confidentiality, the tank experiment was placed in the guards' garrison on the outskirts of Sydney, and the sound of artillery and machine guns could also be falsely called the training of the guards.

Guard division station, a certain training ground.

Usually here at this time period, various artillery and shooting trainings have already started.

But the training ground at this time seemed quiet, and there were more trenches, barbed wire, tunnels, ditches, horse repelling and simple small forts on the training ground.

Of course, although these facilities are built simply, their sturdiness is absolutely trustworthy.

At least it can be regarded as a qualified defensive position in a war, and its protective performance is definitely better than a hastily built defensive position.

Perhaps because of the rain yesterday, the training ground became a bit muddy.People walking on such a road will inevitably slip, which will naturally reduce their combat effectiveness in combat.

On a high platform outside the training ground, Arthur, Minister of Defense Raul, Minister of State Kent, Commander Thomas of the Guards Division, and the head of the Agricultural Machinery Factory stood on the high platform and looked carefully with binoculars.

In the training ground, a tracked vehicle with a strange shape slowly approached not far away. Because it was a tracked vehicle, it did not slip even in the somewhat muddy training ground.

This is naturally the protagonist tank today. All the layout of the training ground today is prepared for tanks, in order to test the performance of the tanks built by the agricultural machinery factory.

"Mr. Factory Manager, does this big guy really have the ability you said?" Thomas, the commander of the guard division, asked curiously.

Although the director of the agricultural machinery factory bragged about this big guy named Tank, Mr. Thomas thought it was a clumsy guy no matter what he looked at. Could this really be put into the battlefield and become a big killer?

"Mr. Thomas, just look at it!" The director of the agricultural machinery factory glanced at Arthur's face, and then said to Thomas with a smile.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the tank slowly approached various fortifications that had been built, and quickly crossed these barriers such as barbed wire, wooden stakes, puddles, and tunnels with a destructive momentum.

Seeing that the tank easily crossed the difficult obstacle of the infantry, Commander Thomas raised his eyebrows with interest, and continued to watch with concentration.

Next is a steep slope that looks a bit laborious. Below the steep slope is a regular trench.

Because the steep slope and the trench are relatively close, this leads to the risk that the tank will not be able to stop the car and fall into the trench at any time.

However, this is not difficult for the tracked tank. After climbing up the steep slope easily, the tracked tank passed the trench as if walking on flat ground. It seemed that the two-meter-deep trench did not exist.

At the end of the trench is a simple fortress built of steel and concrete.Although it is not thick, if the infantry is allowed to pull out this fortress, I am afraid that it will have to pay a lot of casualties.

After all, such a fortress is like a tortoise on the battlefield, and there is really no good way for him to shrink into the shell.

I saw the tank approaching the fortress, and the people who had already hidden in the fortress fired with rifles and machine guns for 3 minutes. After finding no damage to the tank, they immediately and decisively evacuated the fortress.

After everyone left the fort, the tank bombed the fort. Under the premise of frequent consumption of shells, it took less than 2 minutes to blow up a big gap in the fort. The fort was also crumbling, and was directly destroyed by the impact of the tank destroy.

The most difficult problem for the infantry to pull out such a fortress is that when the fortress is pulled out, the people in the fortress will also carry out various counterattacks, causing a large number of casualties to the infantry.

The tank was subjected to shooting from inside the fortress for 3 minutes before destroying the fortress, in order to prove that the tank could withstand the attack from inside the fortress while destroying the fortress.

Seeing this, not only Mr. Thomas, but also the Minister of Defense Raul and the Minister of State Kent, all had bright eyes and were very interested in the new weapon developed by the agricultural machinery factory such as the tank.

After watching the tanks destroy the fortress, they slowly returned to the place where the experiment started. Only then did a few people from the military look at the agricultural machinery factory, and the excitement in their eyes could no longer be concealed.

"Okay, I called you here to see the actual combat capability of this new weapon. The new weapon will definitely be equipped with our army, and first of all, it will be equipped with the Guards Division." Arthur looked at the three excitedly. Appearance, couldn't help but said amusedly.

"Your Majesty, why don't you just equip us with a regiment! This kind of big guy is a big killer on the battlefield. It can not only reduce the casualties of our soldiers, but also wantonly destroy the enemy's soldiers and fortresses. It is unreasonable." " Hearing what Arthur said, Mr. Thomas couldn't bear it any longer, and hurriedly asked.

"Equipment must be equipped, but the current tank is still in the research and development stage, and its performance is not so stable. There were no accidents in the tank experiment today, which does not mean that there will be no accidents in the future. But it is worth affirming that this Tanks have huge combat capabilities and can play a decisive role on the battlefield." Arthur said with a smile.

In fact, it is no wonder that these high-level military leaders are so excited about tanks. Even in the original history, this is a powerful weapon that can change the concept of combat.

And the torrent of steel in tanks and armored vehicles in later generations of Red Russia also frightened European countries for a long time?
"Director Joel, tell these guys about the current development progress of the tank." Arthur said with a smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Joel, the director of the Agricultural Machinery Factory, nodded respectfully, and then explained to the three of Kent: "Everyone, our tank is still in the research and development stage, and it is estimated that it will take about half a year before we plan to put it into production. Time. The tanks you don’t want to buy will have problems from time to time, right? Please give our machinery factory half a year, and I assure you, we will be able to provide the military with reliable tanks in half a year.”

Hearing the six-month deadline mentioned by Director Joel, the three of Kent nodded to express their understanding.

The military's weapons generally pay attention to a certain stability. After all, soldiers don't want their weapons to go on the battlefield but strike against themselves. Isn't this a joke about the lives of soldiers?
Minister Raul nodded and said with a smile: "Director Joel, your factory has to pay close attention to the subsequent tests and improvements! Don't worry, orders from the military are absolutely indispensable. Even if I go all out, I will do it for the army. Get an order for at least a thousand tanks."

Whether it is Kent, Minister Raul or Commander Thomas, they are all high-level and elite personnel from the military.

They already have a full understanding of the combat effectiveness of tanks and their decisive role on the battlefield.

If the Australasian army can equip thousands of tanks, even if the army has only 12 soldiers, it will definitely be worth hundreds of thousands of troops in other countries.

It is even bold to say that with a thousand tanks, the Australasian army has directly entered the level of the great powers, and it is definitely not even the bottom among the great powers.

"The news about the tanks must be kept absolutely secret. It is basically impossible to equip troops on a large scale in a short period of time." Kent glanced at Minister Raul and directly refuted Minister Raul.

"I was negligent." Facing his former superior, Arthur's absolute confidant, Deputy Prime Minister of Kent, Minister Raul did not dare to be presumptuous, and said quickly.

"Kent is indeed right. Tanks are currently in a state of absolute secrecy for Australasia, and they cannot equip troops openly. However, we can secretly form armored divisions, secretly form an army composed of tanks, and dispatch them from time to time. Other divisions come to train with tank divisions. Of course, the members of these divisions who train with tank divisions also need to be carefully selected. In short, before other countries do not vigorously develop tanks, it is best to keep our tanks secret." Arthur nodded , I agree with Kent's opinion.

Seeing that Arthur had spoken, Minister Raul naturally didn't dare to have any opinions.

"Of course, if other countries in Europe are found to be vigorously developing tanks, then our tanks can also be shown on the surface. At that time, as Minister Raul said, even if we equip thousands of tanks, we must ensure that our tanks , to the advantage of other countries.”

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