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Chapter 83

"In principle, the British Empire supports the German people's desire for national security, and understands the efforts made by the Germans to protect their motherland!..."

"The British government reiterates its support for the German people to get out of the shadow of war!..."

"Be skeptical of the so-called "Pluto Project"! I firmly believe that this is a scam set up by conspirators who destroy peace and affect regional stability!..."

"The British government will continue to trust Germany and cooperate with Germany in multiple fields! The Royal Navy will strive to ensure the safety of German merchant ships on the high seas!..."

"God blesses the people of England and Germany!..."

On the afternoon of that day, Colonel Smith, the military attaché of the British Embassy, ​​held a grand press conference on behalf of the British government, the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British Royal Navy, and issued the above statement in front of the reporter's flash.

The Great German Party endured humiliation and finally ushered in a successful solution to the "Expose of the "Pluto Project" incident". The diplomatic barriers for isolating Germany internationally were broken by Britain, and Germany became a recognized ally of Britain.

The politicians who tried to use external forces to force the National Defense Force to hand over command were stunned. They died on the night they were called "bloody night", but they got nothing, and even had the most basic sympathy. People called these politicians who betrayed their own people traitors, insulting and despising them to their fullest.

"Now you have won the advantage." Tukhachevsky looked at Akado who poured wine for him and said with a smile: "Drinking your wine is not cheap. Who will make up for the losses of our Soviet Union?"

"Okay! General Tukhachevsky, don't behave like a cheaper one! The technical support of nearly 200 submarines is not a small project." Akado also laughed: "Putting out a plan to cover up another plan, and using reality to cover up the truth is the most clever intelligence war."

"Don't flatter me!" Tukhachevsky laughed even happier: "You are the most intelligent intelligence war master! You sell one intelligence, but make both countries rely more on you Germany at the same time."

"Let's not flatter each other!" Akado waved his hand and said with a smile: "You come this time, besides saying goodbye, there must be some important questions to ask me."

"How do you know?" Tukhachevsky was stunned.

Pointing to his temple, Akado smiled and said, "Awareness."

"I really want to know, why do you always betray the British and betray the British? "Tukhachevsky looked at Akado in confusion: "You must know that the end result of both sides being pleased is being isolated at the same time by both sides."

He drank the last sip of wine, stood up and said, "One day you will suffer a loss because of today's success! I personally recommend that you choose one side and turn it over completely so that you can get real allies."

After saying that, he walked out of Akado's office.

"You are wrong! My friend!" Akado also drank the last sip of wine into his mouth, swallowed it with endless aftertaste, and then murmured in a voice that only he could hear: "There is no real friend for everyone, but it has another ending, that is, kill all the fake friends together."

Akado originally thought that in order to end the "Exposure of the Project Pluto", he sent away Tukhachevsky and his Soviet delegation members and could rest for a while. However, this upcoming 1929 was destined to be an eventful year.

In the spring of this year, April 11, 1929, Ibn Saudi Arabia, whose ambitions were expanding and increasingly dissatisfied with the allocation of resources of his country, launched a "war of unification" against several small tribes around him. With the acquiescence and even support of Germany, Britain, France and other countries, the war continued to expand in exchange for more oil, German rifles, British tanks, French helmets... Countless arms were rented on German "Hercules" transport ships to the Middle East, and were transported to countless oil and US dollars to European countries.

The two battleships "The Hands" and "Perfect" commissioned by the United Kingdom to build began to lay keels in Kiel, and Britain paid 16 million pounds for this. The two new battleships will use new dual-equipped turrets and be equipped with German precision shooting sights to fight against the Soviet-class battleships of the Red regime.

The British were very depressed because the cost of the "British King George V" battleship was only 7.4 million pounds, but there was a piece of information from the Baltic shipyard in Leningrad, the Soviet Union forced Britain to pay for the two battleships that were supposed to be Germany's "Pesmai" and "Tirpitz".

However, what really made Akado busy was that Mercedes-Benz Motor Company finally came up with a nearly perfect design, which made Akado decide to start mass-producing the future main combat vehicle of the German armored forces - the German new tank No. 4, code-named "Plan No. 4", was finally designed and completed.

This tank can be said to be an industrial masterpiece of this era. Combined with the design experience of Acardo's previous life, this tank can be described as perfect.

It has a whole body tilted armor plate with an astonishing thickness of 50 mm. The wide body is supported by six pairs of large-diameter load-bearing wheels - compared with the later T-34, it has an extra pair of load-bearing wheels to cope with the weight changes brought by the wider body.

This newly designed tank, which is completely different from the previous German tanks, uses wide track and large diameter load-bearing wheels, uses a mother-child staggered track structure, which can adapt to more complex muddy combat environments and harsh road standards.

According to the use of German tank vehicles, this No. 4 tank has a total of 5 members, namely the driver, the electromechanic, the gunner, the loader, and the commander. This is a very reasonable World War II tank member configuration, which can quickly process information and operate in a long and stable manner.

The new German tank suspension system improved by purchasing the suspension system on the American Christie tank has greatly improved the maneuverability of this tank and its reliability is better than the various other suspension systems that Germany has been secretly developing.

In order to adapt to this suspension system, large-diameter load-bearing wheels, and inclined front armor plates, German tanks used the rear layout of the gearbox for the first time, which made the tank's turret slightly forward, rather than being arranged in the middle of the tank body like the No. 3 tank. Of course, according to Akado's proposal, a basket was welded directly behind the tank turret to hold some debris for tank soldiers. This practical design also slightly corrected the aesthetics of the German tank turret position.

The only thing that makes Akado regret is that this tank still uses gasoline engines instead of diesel engines as power. Although diesel engines have many benefits and are more powerful and reliable, due to a series of problems such as German resources and habits, this tank can only be temporarily promoted using gasoline engines - this is a small regret for multiple people in Aka.

The most important thing is that this tank has a large and angular welded turret, enough to accommodate a 75mm short-barrel gun - which was enough to destroy any tank vehicle that was already in service in 1929, and when necessary, it can be replaced with a subsequent more powerful tank gun at any time.

So this can be said to be a big size pants I bought so that you can wear them when you are getting fatter. There is an empty spare fuel tank in its engine compartment, and its turret is larger, making the inside staff more comfortable. Its speed is much slower because of the larger circle of the car body, but it is still the most powerful super chariot in Germany's hands.

What makes this tank most important is its cheap construction cost and simple production process. This tank consumes about the same working hours as the No. 3 tank being produced, the process is simpler, the protection level is greatly improved, and it has stronger firepower. The most important thing is that it also has a broader room for improvement.

What is a bit depressing is that the total combat weight of this tank has exceeded 30 tons, reaching an astonishing 33 tons. Its weight can be regarded as the behemoth among the giants in tanks and tanks of this era. In comparison, its predecessor No. 3 tank weighs only more than 21 tons.

However, Akado still encourages this kind of weight breakthrough. He knew very well that in the upcoming war, the weight of 30 to 40 tons of tanks is completely reasonable and is the mainstream medium tank weight.

Akado is very satisfied with this design. This tank can be said to be an enlarged version of the T-34 body equipped with a Leopard tank turret. It combines the advantages of German tank sighting system and the power of artillery, as well as the simplicity and reliability of Soviet tanks in previous lives. Once it appears on the battlefield, it will be enough to become a template for tank design around the world.

So Akado ordered the Krupp factory and Mercedes-Benz to jointly produce this new tank and personally named the tank "Leopard". It is estimated that by the beginning of 1933, the National Defense Forces will equip 700 new tanks, replacing the No. 3 tank to become the standard equipment for the German armored forces.

Akado and Guderian also have many armored soldiers commanders of this era. He did not worry about dividing tanks into two categories: "support tanks" and "fighting tanks", but focused on developing "destroyment tanks" to deal with enemy tanks. As for supporting infantry operations, Akado was preparing to hand them over to Germany's new-style equipment "No. 3 assault gun" to complete.
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