Chapter 2672: 2 Frenchmen Doing Business 2

"However, we can achieve the same performance as the Wolf tank at most, but the weight has increased by 1.5 tons." Xiafei said a little displeased, and then, after a rough glance, put it aside. "This can be used as a backup if other companies don't have a better solution."

"This is Schneider's plan. They call it the a19 plan. You can call it an improved version of the German Hufeng chariot." Major General Emond said and took out the second plan.

"The so-called improved version is to replace the original 75mm cannon with a new 90mm cannon and add a pair of road wheels. Both the weight and the cost have increased," Xiafei said while browsing. Although this can also be regarded as an imitation of the German product, it is obvious that Xiafei still prefers this kind of weapon that is closer to the assault gun of later generations.

"Actually, we need to solve a problem now." Major General Emond said. "That is whether our tanks need turrets in the future!"

"With a turret, it will naturally have better flexibility when attacking. However, under the same circumstances, a tank with a turret will never be as defensive as an assault gun without a turret. Even if the wolf tank appears more It is late, but in terms of firepower and defense data, it is equal to the Hufeng assault gun. And the Hufeng assault gun is almost a full-scale tank. With the same performance on paper, the Hufeng assault gun is lighter and more expensive. Cheaper."

"Well, now there is a very real question, does the French Army need offensive armored vehicles in the future? Who should we attack the Germans? This is not realistic. We can deal with Italians or Spaniards without tanks. So, in In my opinion, the French Army needs a tank that can give full play to its defensive advantages. It has powerful firepower, solid defense, high cost performance and low profile. Under this principle, I think Hu Feng’s mode will be better.” Major General Emond said.

"But to be honest, do you feel that this French version of the Hu Feng chariot is too ugly? Also, is such a long 90mm cannon too inconvenient to deploy?" Xiafei looked at the a19 plan launched by Schneider Some dissatisfied said that the French still value the beauty of the equipment. (Of course, the author believes that the tanks of the French World War II in history are actually very bad in appearance.) The basic layout of the a19 plan is similar to that of Hu Feng, with the engine and gearbox at the rear, and the battle room at the front. However, due to the replacement of a 90mml40 artillery, the gun barrel protrudes a bit longer from the car body, and the center of gravity is a bit forward.

"Then you can take a look at Citroen's plans No. 3 and No. 4. In Plan No. 3, the engine and gearbox are placed in the front, and the fighting compartment and personnel compartment are behind. The advantage of this is that there are gearboxes and engines blocked. So once the chariot is destroyed, the survival rate of the rear crew is also very high, but the disadvantage is that the front projection is too large, and it will affect the dumping of the armor. It is difficult for us to use the armor with a large angle to improve the defense."

"Plan No. 4 is the most beautiful one. The way they adopted is to install the gearbox in the front and the engine in the rear.

A transmission shaft in the middle is connected. In this way, the center of gravity of the tank is relatively balanced, and the position of the fighting compartment is at the rear, so there will be no center of gravity or other problems when using long-barreled artillery. "Major General Edmond said.

"But in this way, the height of our tank will be higher and the tank will be more complicated." Xiafei said. "Then what do you mean?"

"I prefer plan No. 3." Major General Emond said after thinking about it.

"This choice made me feel a little unexpected. Can you tell me the reason?" Xiafei asked.

"First of all, the safety of the members can be guaranteed to the greatest extent. Secondly, you should know that under the current weight of the tank, if we still maintain the combat weight of the tank in the early 20 tons, then the space is certain. Our ammunition There will be very few. And if we put the fighting compartment at the back and open a door, it will be very convenient for people to get on and off the vehicle and refill ammunition. If we raise the artillery elevation, this tank can also be used as a long-range cannon for Suppress distant targets," Major General Emond said.

"Is there too little ammunition?" Joffre fell into deep thought, the problem that Major General Emond said really exists. Referring to World War II, even if it is a 25-ton tank like the No. 3 assault gun, after being equipped with a long-barreled 75mm gun, the number of shells is about 50 rounds. Now, the weight of tanks in various countries in the world is actually heavier than that of the No. 3 assault gun. The assault gun is lower, and the subsystems are even worse, so the interior space of the car body is very limited. This limits the ammo load. If it is replaced with a 90mml40 artillery, then the maximum ammunition load is estimated to be less than 30 rounds, which is already very low for a tank.

However, the weight of the tank cannot be easily increased, because the increase in weight will also increase the cost and technical difficulty, and the artillery standard cannot be lowered. Therefore, it is very problematic to improve the continuity of firepower of the tank through normal means. Unless the tank is turned into an open top, in fact, whether it is the German rhinoceros or the French self-propelled anti-tank gun in the late World War II, even if it is an open top, because the 105mm artillery and shells are too large, the ammunition capacity is also very large. not ideal.

However, considering that this chariot is mainly used for defensive operations, the French can only take advantage of it and choose to quickly replenish ammunition to alleviate the problem of insufficient continuous combat effectiveness. The most convenient way to replenish ammunition is naturally to put the artillery directly behind, then open a door, and load it while shooting!

The French don't need to think about attack anyway, and even within fifteen years, the French will not face war. Even if the French equip this chariot, it is estimated that it is only a transition, or it is better as a technical reserve. As for It is said that there are too few ammunition, but the Japanese don't care much about whether the Japanese attack enough to use Xiafei....

"Then choose plan No. 3." Xiafei thought for a while and said.

"Then what is the name of this chariot?" Major General Edmund asked.

"Let's call it a cheetah. I hope he can be as agile and deadly as a cheetah when facing a wolf tank similar to the Germans. The weight is limited to 20 tons, and the frontal armor can defend against 75mm rapid-fire guns. The side defense is reduced to It can defend against large-caliber machine gun bullets. If the defense standard cannot be met, the weight can be increased appropriately, and the speed of the tank does not need to be too high, anyway, the Japanese will not consider mechanized combat.” Xiafei finally set the tone.

And when the French and the Japanese were doing business, the Pacific Ocean was not calm!

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