Chapter 245： Jackal Tank

Soon after Edel led the ambassadors to visit Romanian tanks, the new tanks developed by the trio had already been developed. This time Edel finally did not miss the appearance of the new tank, because he was inspecting work in Constant at that time.

It is said that it is inspection work, but it is actually handled by private individuals. Because of the reason that he arranged two personal maids here, our Romanian king is very concerned about Constanta's exhibition and will come to inspect it from time to time. In fact, Queen Sophie Marie also had some doubts about this, but she couldn't manage it. There are too many things like this in Europe now, and she knows a lot about it since she was a child, so she has to ask little about it.

So this time Edel caught up to watch the advent of the new tank, thanks to the contributions of the two former maids. For this reason, he punished the two maids in a good manner last night, and as a result, Edel felt a little bit weak in his legs when he went out today.

"Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell today?"

One of the guards watched Edel's reaction and asked in a low voice.

"It's okay, let's go to Volkswagen."

Edel, who was almost spotted by the guards, told him.

At the door of Volkswagen, Edel saw the high-level Volkswagen welcoming him.

Edel walked into the door of Volkswagen and spoke to his senior. "Minoba stay, and the others are busy with their own work."

After watching the other Volkswagen management leave, Edel told the general manager Minoba who followed him. "Recently, Volkswagen's performance is not good, you need to think about ways."

The general manager Minoba also knows what Edel said. As the most famous company in Romania, Volkswagen has not had a good life recently. Its output dropped from 100,000 cars a year before the outbreak of World War I to around 50,000 cars now. Although there are the main reasons why Ottoman closed the Black Sea Strait, the management of Volkswagen also has certain responsibilities. Because Volkswagen's best-selling products are still ten years ago, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are not enterprising.

"Your Majesty, we haven't done a good job these years."

Minoba, who knew the meaning of Edel's words, did not make excuses for himself, because he knew that he would be in a worse situation if he did so.

"So now do you think of a solution?"

Faced with Edel's inquiry, Minoba said his plan. "We have just established a passenger car project. We think that the current T-cars have occupied the market for too long, and the T-cars have prevented many middle-class people from showing the gap between themselves and the civilians, so we plan to design a middle-class. Cars that the class can be satisfied with. Besides, people also need to see new types of cars."

Hearing that the top management of Volkswagen was still trying to deal with the current predicament, Edel did not say anything. After all, he is not a practitioner in the auto industry, and he does not have a thorough understanding of this industry, so he encouraged. "I hope you will give me a satisfactory result after the war."

"Definitely, Your Majesty."

After talking with Minoba a few words, Edel walked to the Public Research Department. The purpose of this time is to look at the new tanks, not to talk to the general manager of Volkswagen about the factory. But if the Minoba can't continue to lead the public out of the predicament after World War I, Edel thinks it's time for a replacement.

When Edel arrived at the research department, the trio and Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman were here waiting for the arrival of His Majesty the King.

"I have seen your Majesty."

Facing the salute of Hoffman and the three designers, Edel stopped. "Keep being so polite, take me to see the new tank."

"Your Majesty, please."

After the group walked to a workshop in the research department, Helk stood up, pointed to a tall vehicle covered by canvas and told Edel. "Your Majesty, this is the new tank we developed according to the requirements of the military. We call it Jackal."

When Herk introduced Edel, several staff members uncovered the canvas, and Edel saw a tank completely different from the previous Explorer. In Edelka’s opinion, there are too many differences between this tank and the Explorer. Its hull is much taller than the Explorer, and the turret is much shorter, which is more in line with his understanding of World War II tanks. It is just tall and tall. The small turret looks a bit funny. There are also two sturdy exhaust pipes at the rear, but the specific situation needs to be explained by Herk, one of the designers.

Of course, Edel will not be allowed to wait for a long time. When the canvas was unveiled, Herk told Edel about the tank's data. "Your Majesty, this Jackal tank was developed in accordance with the military's requirements for a new tank. During this period, it was mainly supported by the new technology of the Ploiesti Machinery Plant to make this tank so perfect. "

Herk's exaggeration about the new tank made Edel a little curious. But Herk wouldn't let Edel wait any longer. "Your Majesty, our new Jackal tank body is 13 cm taller than the Explorer, mainly because the body is equipped with an independent cylindrical spiral spring suspension system."

Herk pointed to the cylindrical steel structure exposed outside the tank body and its winding springs, and explained to Edel. "The installation of this independent suspension system has a great effect on the new tank. It helps the tank improve the feeling of the tank crew. But the cost is that the car body is raised by 38 cm. And this suspension system can reduce the tank's driving. The failure rate in the current tank."

After talking about the suspension system, Helke talked about other differences. "At the same time, we will use the diesel engine and the driving wheel as the power behind. This change makes the tank's thrust more powerful. However, its climbing ability has been reduced. For this reason, we took the initiative to add a second wheel in the front to solve this problem. "

After showing off these expertise, Herk talked about the main data of the tank. "Now this Jackal tank is 5.8o meters long, 2.3 meters wide, and 3.38 meters high. The frontal armor of the hull is 3o mm, the side armor is 2o mm, and the rear is 15 mm. The front armor of the turret is 35 mm, and the side is 15 mm. 25mm, the tail is 15mm."

After talking about the armored defense of the tank, Herk talked about the configuration of the tank. "The Jackal tank is equipped with a 45mm short-barreled artillery on the front of the turret, and a companion machine gun next to the artillery, which can provide fire suppression and artillery shooting guidance."

Helk glanced at Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman and continued. "According to the use of the army and the use of the British on the battlefield, we have improved the car body with machine guns. At present, a machine gun is installed in the front of the car body for the driver to use, and there is a machine gun on each side of the car body. There are four machine guns in use. Because of the strengthening of the armor and the replacement of the artillery, our Jackal tank now weighs 19.5 tons, which makes its strength somewhat lower."

Edel couldn't help but ask when Holk's tanking rate was lowered. "How much is it lowered?"

"Now the road mobility has dropped to 25 kilometers, the battlefield has complex terrain to 17 kilometers, the climbing ability is 4o degrees, and the width of the trenches is 2.1 meters. However, because of the use of many excellent technologies, the vehicle failure rate is higher than that of the Explorer. It should be 3o-4o% lower."

After listening to Holk’s detailed description, Edel realized that the excellent capabilities of this tank could be used by Romania until the 1920s. However, the price of the previous tank is definitely not cheap, so he asked Holk. "What is the large-scale construction cost of this tank?"

When Holk heard Edel's words, he couldn't help but ask curiously. "Your Majesty can ask how big it is?"

The other two people and Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman craned their necks, waiting for His Majesty the King to uncover the answer.

"Three or four hundred, right?"

Edel gave an answer that satisfies everyone.

Hearing what Edel said, Holk roughly estimated it. "Your Majesty, if this is the case, then the cost of each car is 148,000 lei."

"So expensive."

The price that Holk revealed surprised Edel, and even the wealthy Edel couldn't help but jump at this price. It's not that the military can't afford it, but that the cost of tank training is no cheaper than the purchase. Together, these two items cost over 100 million lei. Now the Romanian military’s total funding is only given to the armored forces, and other troops need to feed it.

"Your Majesty's price has not yet been calculated as the profit of Volkswagen."

Faced with such a big reaction from Edel, Holk couldn't explain it, it's all what you pay for. Of course, the tank that is leading this era has a price that is ahead of this era.

Faced with such a high-priced tank, Edel retreated inwardly, even if its performance was so superior.

"Well, I let the royal family buy 1oo. No, I buy 12o jackal tanks at this price."

Edel was so shameless that he didn't look at the broken trio at all. Lieutenant Colonel Huffman next to him was full of joy because he knew that he would still be training the armored unit this time.

Edel also had his own consideration for the royal family to purchase. If the military purchases, it is estimated that Pule Mountain will cry poor in his office again. It’s better to purchase these equipment under the royal name. At that time, Edel can completely control another trump card of the army. This is also very beneficial to the Romanian royal family. A strong fortress of the monarchy, Edel believes that he must be prepared.

Within a few days, Edel appointed Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman as the acting deputy brigade commander of the newly formed Royal Armored Brigade. However, the high-level military knows that this is only Edel's trick to solve the under-ranking of Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman. Who doesn't know that Carrust's Guard Captain can't command military, let alone command armored troops, maybe he doesn't even know how to drive tanks and chariots.

The military also raised both hands in favor of His Majesty the King directly pulling Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman to the royal army. Because the funds for these troops need to be provided by the royal family, and the use of them is of course the responsibility of the military. Can these armored troops be called to maintain law and order? The Chief of the General Staff Admiral Preeshan was the first to believe it. ()

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