The past is unbearable to look back on. In order to retain the tank crew as much as possible and allow this weapon, which is said to be "cross-era" and can enter the Bavarian Legion. Of course, for Mike, it is for a salary of up to 1,000 marks per month. (You know, the average annual income of ordinary Germans is 1,025 marks, and working for one month is equivalent to working for others for one year!) Maybach's technical team and Mike's crew crew have improved this big guy well.

First, they separated the engine compartment and the crew compartment with a layer of wood panels coated with insulation paint to improve the air quality in the car and reduce the temperature. At the same time, a small opening was opened on the side of the combat chamber to throw out the shell casing. A exhaust fan was added next to the small opening to remove smoke and exhaust gas. At the same time, the crew members were equipped with goggles and leather hats to defend against the jumping shell casing and bumps. After some improvement, the crew members of the tank could generally fight for about 3 hours.

However, being able to stay in and being able to fight well are completely different concepts. Then, Maybach and the Bavarian military technicians began to deal with details, such as installing a gun mount for the short-barreled 75mm cannon! In the past, on the MK1 test vehicle, if the cannon was designed with a larger elevation angle, a gunner had to be lying on the tail of the cannon, use the weight to adjust the pitch angle of the cannon, and then fix it with a telescopic rod before firing.

Therefore, technicians have specially developed a new type of gun mount, which can easily adjust the vertical angle from -8 degrees to 20 degrees, and adjust the left and right directions of the horizontal direction by 15 degrees. This solves the problem of artillery firing boundary control. These are easier to do. The key is that the stability of the vehicle is too great. Under the limited technology, the only thing Maybach and others can do is to make the cylinder wall thicker and the springs and connecting rods thicker. They add more engine oil, and pray to God before driving, hoping that he did not sleep today...

Compared with the busy Mike experimental team, which was busy and praying, the situation of the two assault tanks is much better. They are small and fragile, but they are really strong and durable. At least they will not lose their chains when running for more than ten kilometers on the test field. This is true even if there are some obstacles on the test field.

On the viewing platform 500 meters away from the test site, Prince Leopold looked at the two assault tanks in front of him with interest. The two tanks covered each other and moved forward alternately. Their speed was not fast, and they were slightly faster than ordinary infantry walking. The two tanks stopped from time to time and attacked the targets in front of him with machine guns or small caliber artillery. Rows of bullets swept over quickly, breaking the targets in the waist. The 37mm cannon was used to deal with the simulated machine gun teams and small bunkers in the distance.

"Boom, boom, boom!" Assault tank No. 2 fired three shells at a target one after another, but this "stubborn" guy was not destroyed, but was only destroyed by a small half. The tragic firepower of the 37mm cannon made Prince Leopold's face obviously turn cloudy.

"How did this bunker be built?" the prince asked in embarrassment.

"It's normal to repair. Large logs are used as the front and ceiling of the bunker, and then rammed earth is piled up, and a supporting structure is installed inside. Generally, we will repair them as much as the battalion-level command centers." Schmidt said embarrassingly.

"Well, it's very good. I'll remind them next time, I don't need to be as strong as I do..." said the prince.

"This type of small tank is better for encounter battles, and it is OK to cover infantry charges, but it is not suitable for attacking solid bunkers. Their firepower is too weak and defense is also a problem. There is a hardened steel-core machine gun bullet in the Prussian army, which is probably a major threat to the armor of this tank." Prince Leopold shook his head, his face slightly regretful. In his opinion, although it is very innovative, it has limited significance.

As for the armor-piercing bullets he mentioned, there are indeed historically. This armor-piercing bullet called K-type bullet is said to be able to penetrate the fragile parts of the early British MK1 tank. Each machine gun group has a 100-round K-type bullet link. At the same time, individual infantry can also be divided into a row of 5-round K-type bullets. However, for this weapon, the prince thought that it would be simple if Renault wanted to defend against it, and just hang a track plate--!

"But it seems that this thing seems to have good battery life, so let them run a few more laps." Prince Leopold noticed the prince with a slightly embarrassed expression, so he came out to smooth things over.

"Actually, this kind of thing has been done in the Prussian army, but they used truck turfs, with a layer of steel plate outside. A rotating machine gun tower was set up on the top of the truck," Leopold said.

"This, is this thing in the north now?" The prince expressed his shock. The Prussians still have a very lively head, and they know to keep pace with the times. They started to build armored vehicles so early?

"Well, this kind of car runs very fast and has good stability, but unfortunately, the off-road ability is very poor. As long as the road is a little muddy, something is easy to get into. If it comes to suitability on the battlefield, it is not as good as this guy you made." After Leopold said that, he picked up the telescope in his hand and looked into the distance. At this time, the two Renault tanks were trying to cross a trench.

The Renault tank body was originally small, and a slightly wider trench would have to be thrown backwards. Fortunately, the prince was prepared for it. A tail brace installed in the parking space helped the tank to cross the trench with a width of 0.8 meters in front and then continue to move forward. With the rumbling sound of the engine, the two tanks crushed the barbed wire, pushed it to the fence, and crossed the crater and trench. Although the road was stuttering, the battlefield more than 1,000 meters wide took away for more than half an hour, but this was also groundbreaking! After all, no vehicle can pass through such a complex terrain now!

However, the joy is sad that when passing the last section of wire mesh, the tracked iron plate was entangled by the viper wire, and the walking equipment was finally stuck. However, in the prince's opinion, this is also a good thing. In the future, the viper wire can be used to deal with the British tanks...

"Okay, your two big guys should be ready, let's go over and see, how?" After a while, Prince Leopold was tired of the off-road competition between the two bean tanks. In his opinion, this kind of machine gun fighting vehicle that can drive in the field is to bully the infantry in a field environment, that's all. He has limited interest in this thing. Because he cannot solve the most critical problem in the Bavarian army now - breaking through the opponent's strong defense line!
Chapter completed!