The engine and transmission device have already made Kawasaki beautiful scenery overjoyed. Even if he had just come into contact with the tank, he understood that the biggest advantage of a tank is speed. Why can a tank trench have such a great impact on a tank, isn’t it just that the tank cannot move? A simple trench can not only fall into a tank, but also make the tank lose its speed. The former is just a blocking effect, while the latter is the important reason for the tank loss.

The speed of US tanks at 25 kilometers has already made Japan believe that an armored force can enter the United States from central Canada through the unmanned land of Canada. However, when the speed rises to 35 kilometers, the speed of the tank can catch up with the horse, or it is still a horse in a short sprint.

Just in Kawasaki Mijing thought that this was already the limit, but this was not the limit. The simple power increase was just a foundation. What Zhang Qing had to do next was to act even more crazily, weight loss. An engine and transmission device had already reduced the tank by 1,800 kilograms. It can be said that the weight loss effect was amazing, but this was not enough.

During Zhang Qing's crazy modification, he even extended his hand to the weapon device, reducing some unnecessary armor and the side armor, but strengthening the front armor to a certain extent, forming an armored force slightly stronger than the armored vehicle, but the total weight decreased from 25 tons to 16 tons, and even the machine gun and members decreased by a part, the three machine guns decreased to 1, but the reserves increased a little. After a series of changes, the speed of the tank increased from 35 kilometers to 40 kilometers, and the range was also increased. In short, compared with the previous ones

The tank completely changed its appearance, its speed was no less than that of ordinary cars, and its protection ability was reduced to a very low level. In addition to the front armor, other places were iron sheets less than 17 mm. At most, it was slightly treated with Chinese technology to strengthen the hardness of the surface. To a certain extent, the front protection was 30% larger than before, but the side and back were reduced to 50% of the previous ones. Even larger machine gun bullets, such as Maxim's 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, could not resist, let alone artillery.

This made Kawasaki Mijing a little dissatisfied. In his opinion, the speed of 35 kilometers per hour is no essential difference from the speed of 40 kilometers per hour, or even the maximum speed of 45 kilometers per hour. He even found a Chinese engineer and raised objections. Zhang Qing did not say much to Kawasaki Mijing, but just asked him to look at the destroyed tanks, and he would understand after reading them.

Kawasaki Mikazu was driven out in a daze, but as a very stubborn person, he went to the abandoned factory carefully. This place was actually very busy at this time. Some of the Chinese engineers here will repair and piece together more tanks from the severely damaged tanks. You must know that in this battle with the US military, there were a lot of tanks destroyed. These tanks were placed here for free, just scrap iron. As long as part of them could be found, they could strengthen the armored forces that attack the United States in the future.

It took about one day, and Mikatsu Kawasaki had already understood Zhang Qing's intention. As an absolute attacking force, tanks are a forward-rushing force when fighting. As long as they are responsible for attacking, rather than escaping tanks, they are attacked the most in the front.

In the damage of the tank, there is about 90% hit point on the front and the front, and only 10% behind and other positions. With limited weight, the power of the front armor is increased to a certain extent, which is conducive to the survival of the tank. As for speed, this will be the most reliable data when attacking the United States. It will increase by 15 kilometers per hour, which will exceed half of the increase, which will make them spend less time in the detour process.

Mikazu Kawasaki understood that using limited armor to strengthen the frontal power to a certain extent, weaken some less important parts, and increase the speed to a certain extent, which is conducive to increasing the combat capability of the entire tank.

Kawasaki Mikatsu all recognized it, but the remaining sound disappeared. After all, this was the army led by Kawasaki Mikatsu, and he recognized it. What else can others say? At this moment, for him, he must train enough personnel, and by the way, when China modified a sufficient number of tanks, train and master this new tank.

While Japan was preparing for the cherry blossom plan, the United States was also overwhelmed by this battle. In the previous battle, the United States achieved certain results, but also paid a huge price. The United States is really a good learner. Many staff and senior officials worked together to think of a way. When Japan was actively preparing the cherry blossom plan, the United States also made the same adjustment. On the train from the United States to Vancouver, a large number of artillery were transported to the front line of Juno through here.

The Americans themselves do not like artillery. For the defense line, the number of artillery is enough. This is verified by the European war. The artillery in Europe is not much different, at most only a few kilometers. Now, facing the shocking 155 artillery in China, the American tanks are at an absolute disadvantage, which is also the fundamental reason why tanks cannot enter. Without artillery fire suppression and passive attack, many tactics cannot be used.

Whether it is a rocket launcher, a tank trench, or some individual weapons against tanks, they basically exchanged for their lives. Although the US army suffered heavy losses in this attack, it also wiped out more Japanese troops, occupied enough territory, and even seized a large number of rocket launchers. This can prove that it is not that the tanks are not powerful, but that the method they used is wrong.

After a careful analysis of the previous battle situation, the United States actually found that the root was not on the tank, but on the artillery. If the power of the American artillery was the same as that of the Japanese, or slightly worse, the artillery arranged in the rear could reach the front position. Two failures similar to Delverde's failures may not happen. When the artillery conducts artillery fire reconnaissance in the front, without hesitating for artillery and shells, basically, it is impossible for the tank trench to be effective, at most, the individual tank trench can be successfully missed.

In this way, no more tank trenches were trapped in hundreds of tanks, and the number of enemies was captured was much less, most of which were destroyed on the front line. When such a problem was discovered, the United States had to strengthen artillery.

Artillery is the most important thing. Now the US military's artillery is almost at an extreme disadvantage. Japanese artillery, if placed more than 8 kilometers behind, can reach their strategic artillery fire. This is absolutely not possible. It cannot be said that it is completely the same as Japan's. Just a few kilometers away, and at least it will not be passively beaten.

The research on long-range strategic artillery of the US military has been underway. On battleships, the US military has obtained a full set of British naval gun knowledge, which has reduced the accumulation of US in naval guns by at least 20 years. Naval guns themselves are the weakest links of the US. Based on the United Kingdom, some of the United States' own things have been added. The US artillery technology has surpassed the highest level of the UK and has also brought about a series of advances in artillery.

However, this progress is still not as good as China and Japan. However, in order to ensure combat missions, the Army Department has formulated new standards for artillery, and the range has become a hard indicator, all according to the basic attributes of the Japanese army, range, etc.

To put it bluntly, when a 15-inch naval gun can be made and a sufficient range of cannons is really not a problem. It is just that the overall weight is much heavier than the Chinese 155. The stability is much worse than some other characteristics. If used in mobile warfare or marching, it will be fatal, but it should be good in positional warfare. As long as these cannons are in place, they can attack the United States.

The United States has excellent productivity. After the Army has issued the indicators, especially only requiring range and power, and no attention will be paid to the others. This is not a very difficult thing for designers. Just thicken the gun barrel and thicken it in all places where needed, increase the power of the shell, reaching about 25 kilometers similar to Japan. This range may be a little worse than Japan and cannot threaten Japan, but there should be no problem with the support of the front line.

What would Americans think if they knew that the maximum range was 35-40 kilometers? However, even if the 155 artillery reaches a range of 40 kilometers, it will exceed 20 kilometers without a computer-assisted aiming system, and even if there is an accurate area division, it is still a method of volleying. But even so, more than 20 kilometers, many subtle changes, plus wind, air and other aspects, it is very difficult to achieve a more accurate level, which is also the fundamental reason why Japan rarely designs 20 kilometers away.

Before this, Japan could guarantee that it would be within 20 kilometers, but the US military would be at most 10 kilometers. In this case, the US artillery was passively beaten, but if the US military was raised to 22 kilometers, or even 25 kilometers, under certain circumstances, it would be able to achieve a certain balance of power, and at least it would not be passively beaten.

With the preparation and strong industrial production capacity, especially after seeing Japan's tight defense, if you don't want to use people to fill this front, you must add enough artillery, and the range is still to a certain extent. After the technical indicators are issued, you immediately began to research and produce the new 155 artillery, eventually its range is about 22.5 kilometers, but its weight is almost twice that of China. Apart from supporting the front line, it does not have practical combat functions, but it is very good at the front line of Juno. (~^~)
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