Maxim was surprised again. His curiosity has reached a high level. If he is not allowed to see this canvas, it will be difficult to lose sleep.
"Good lieutenant colonel! We already know this. Let’s check the goods! " This time, it’s the turn of Berysov’s trusted general to be careless.
"Although the goods in the General Pavilion have been checked by you, they can be handed over to the 77th Infantry Division so that our people can also supervise the records!" Konipkamp once again read out the terms agreed by both parties.
"Of course!" That sound is frivolous and not.
After explaining everything, Konipkemp turned around and nodded to several Turkish soldiers around. They quickly untied the canvas rope.
"PSST …"
None of the Russians present heard gasps of cold air.
This is a steel chariot, which is nearly two people high and has a generous figure from the front. It is as white as snow and stronger than rhinoceros. The turret looks stronger than the thick and long barrel, giving off a frightening momentum. The serrated protrusions on the front of the car body are not sharp but give people a feeling of being afraid to hide.
No Russian in the room has seen anything similar. Even Maxim, the so-called first armored expert in democratic Russia, never thought of building such a huge weapon of war. It can be said that all countries have previously developed a tank and armored vehicle with such a huge body and powerful artillery in the United States and Europe, so after being deeply shocked, Maxim can’t help but doubt that the power train of this huge chariot can make it move like an ordinary tank.
"I hope you have prepared a large crane with a tonnage of less than 50 tons according to our requirements, otherwise it will be difficult for you to transport it to the shore from here!" Konipkamp said proudly
"5o tons!" Maxim was really taken aback when he heard this figure. At present, it is quite difficult for democratic Russia to independently manufacture a 20-ton tank with its steel and motive technical strength. Their latest self-propelled anti-tank gun weighs more than 20 tons in standard combat state, but after all, it is a patchwork of 75 mm anti-tank guns with tank chassis, which is still quite far from the real tank in terms of technology. Besides, no country except Americans has ever installed a 35-ton tank before, and this huge span really makes Maxim feel incredible.
Berysov’s trusted general, who is handsome and under 40 years old, was quite surprised at this moment, but he didn’t say much praise because of his kindness. Instead, he told Konipkamp unequivocally, "Don’t worry, Lieutenant Colonel, we have already prepared a 100-ton crane train and guards, and we will be able to transport this cargo in five hours!"
"That’s good!"
Konipkemp let the Russians approach the snow-white steel chariot sideways, and the Turkish soldiers behind him had also lifted the canvas of the other four tanks, except for the turret figures, which were exactly the same.
“oo5!” Maxim gently stroked the cold body of this heavy chariot and gently read the Arabic numerals of its turret. It was the largest one among them, but it was not until he saw the other four cars that he was surprised that "oo5" was the smallest one among them.
"It seems that the Germans have full confidence in this tank and are ready for mass production of materials!" Maxim can’t help sighing in my mind.
Destroy the day Chapter one hundred and fifty-six Forest King ()
"They can really travel for 6 hours at 40 km? I mean highway condition! "
Maxim, an expert on armored technology of the northbound train democratic Russia, was very surprised and asked his German counterpart-Lieutenant Colonel Konipkamp, a technical officer of the German special advisory group. Although it was only four hours since they met each other, they had found many common topics in their major, but nationality and national interests became obstacles to their further development.
"Well, you will see this soon, so I don’t need to hide it!"
Konipkemp took out a silver cigarette case from his pocket and skillfully punched it with one hand. It was filled with a box of dark brown cigars. Near the tail of the cigar, there was a golden bar with German characters. The most striking one was an eagle flying. Here was a famous eagle cigarette.
In the mid-10s, "Eagle" was still a pure German brand. However, with the continuous expedition of German chariots to the north, German soldiers were equipped with this kind of cigarette. By the mid-20s, Eagle brand cigarettes had been as "German characteristics" as the German army’s special helmet with big ears and gray boots, and left a very deep impression in the minds of people all over the world. Coupled with its rising quality and taste, middle-level people in many countries enjoyed the honor of high-grade Eagle brand cigarettes.
"Thank you!" Facing the cigarette case handed by Konipkamp, Maxim happily took out a small cigar from it. For those who design, especially military vehicles, coffee, Cigarettes are as indispensable as food, and some people have reached the level of "no inspiration without cigarettes". Because the economic and financial situation of democratic Russia is not good, most research institutions in democratic Russia are facing a certain degree of shortage of funds, and researchers are full of low-grade cigarettes, which is not bad. Sometimes they can shred tobacco leaves and cigarette paper to make their own cigarettes. No wonder some people say that democratic Russia and Soviet Russia also get considerable loans and assistance from foreign countries every year, but once such loans and assistance are suddenly suspended, the democratic Russian economy will face collapse, unlike Soviet Russia, which can guarantee the most basic self-sufficiency
"Its moving machinery is quite large, which leads to an increase in the volume of the whole tank year-on-year. Can I understand this?" In the white smoke, Maxim made a simple sketch with a pencil on the document paper and expressed his meaning intuitively with a few strokes.
Konipkamp smoked calmly for a long time before vaguely saying, "This is a normal reasoning, just like different quantities and types of boilers correspond to different levels of warships!"
Maxim stared at his sketch for a long time. "Simply increasing the size of the motive will bring trouble to the moving device, followed by the bearing capacity of each component and the maneuverability of the whole vehicle, with a combat weight of 50 tons …"
Konipkamp quietly watched his Russian counterparts make inferences in unison, but it was still the same old problem. They worked in different countries, but their national interests made them conduct more in-depth academic exchanges. In this case, the wisdom of German armored experts was obviously a Maxim method, which could be obtained by temporary reasoning hydrochloric acid.
Half an hour later, Maxim still put the pencil in his hand. He turned his head and asked Konipkamp, who was enjoying the scenery outside the window. "By the way, Lieutenant Colonel, what did you name this tank?"
“iger! Tiger! " Koenigkamp looked back. "We call it 1 in the technical data!"
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Three weeks later, it was located on the edge of a forest in the northern suburb of Samara.
"Lieutenant Colonel, I suggest that you and your expert group should retreat to some places in the rear. This is not like a weapons proving ground. If something happens to you guys, it will be difficult for me to upgrade …" Wearing a standard democratic Russian army, he was a middle-aged officer with a southern German accent. He was burly, his expression was slightly anxious, but his eyes were very firm.
Changed into a Russian army Konipkemp but looked relaxed. "No, we’re not the first battlefield, Major! We will protect ourselves. We need your heart, your soldiers and your equipment! If the situation worsens, I don’t care. You must make sure that they will never fall into the hands of the Soviet Union! "
"In that case …" The armored major ordered an officer to call his hand just after thinking about it.
"Seymour! Transfer a platoon from your army to strengthen the advisory group. If the Lieutenant Colonel and others make mistakes, I will send you to a military court! "
"Yes!"
The captain, with a strong figure, was unequivocally led away.
In a short time, a group of German soldiers, who were also armed with Russian troops, were ordered to come. After escorting Konipkamp and his party back to the woods, they had already built an observation bunker in advance. Compared with reinforced concrete fortifications, this civil structure bunker is also decorated with several sets of binoculars and two sets of platforms. Fortunately, they have gone to stay here in the cold winter, and they are not worried about keeping warm. Moreover, the fortifications have been repaired very seriously. If they were not directly hit by heavy pound shells, the thick soil layer supported by this thick stake would still guarantee the lives of experts.
"Doctor, are you sure you want to stay here? It is our duty to record battlefield data, and you have neither the sense nor the need to risk your life with us! "
Konipkamp was tactful and serious about only three Russians in the party-he had to see this new weapon with his own eyes. Maxim said that the other two Russians were Maxim’s assistants, and in addition, they were all German technicians and officers of the German Sixth Army.
"Don’t worry! How many people like me have died in the battlefield in ancient and modern times? It’s a great honor for Maxim to really die! Besides, now that I am also a member of this special advisory group, how can I escape privately? " Maxim assumed a posture that he would never leave. Since witnessing the majestic posture of this new type of tank, he made a report to the civil and Russian authorities, asking him to go to the 77th Infantry Division with the German advisory group. Besides eating, sleeping and going to the toilet, he never left without following several major technical officials, such as Konipkemp, as if he could get the secret from them.
Because the head of the advisory group, General Heino von Ebstein, is the nominal head, and the on-site command is in the hands of Konipkamp and several other senior technical officers, Konipkamp had a brief discussion with them before reluctantly agreeing to Maxim’s stay.
After all, he is a Russian technical officer appointed by the civil and Russian authorities to accompany the German special advisory group, and the main purpose of sending him here is battlefield inspection rather than confidentiality.
The distant rumbling cannon has not yet approached here, but it became noisy early. In Samara, dozens of fighters from both sides are chasing each other, and from time to time, a few will leave the main battlefield and fly near the forest. However, they have not paid attention to this remote area, which is more than 5 kilometers away from the front line. It is difficult to show that the ground personnel and equipment are hidden in white or blue-gray camouflage nets to keep the enemy away.
"Everyone!" Before lifting the canvas, Nipkamp suddenly turned to the crowd in a very serious tone and said, "What you will see and hear next is highly confidential. You must never disclose this information to others, otherwise Germany will take all necessary measures, including stopping funding and weapons to Democratic Russia and withdrawing all aid workers in Russia!"
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