My Empire

My Empire Chapter 117

2020-11-03

Chapter 117 117 Evil thoughts

Speaking of fuel consumption, it is not just the army who drink fuel now. Air Force units already equipped with hundreds of fighter jets. In order to ensure the air safety of their own army units, these planes all have to act together with the main army units.

The terrifying production speed of the ME-109 fighter jet, at this time, was vividly and thoroughly reflected, and it took Alanhill's Air Force less than a year to build the fighter jet from the factory. The number has reached an astonishing nearly one thousand.

If it weren't for the constraints of engine capacity and the total amount of fuel, Alanhill may now have 1,300 fighter jets - at least 400 fighter jets have been built, just waiting for the engine to be in place. Assemble into new fighter jets and take to the skies.

The good news is that because of the magic ball of knowledge from the Holy Demon Emperor, Alanhill's air force training is really rapid progress. After deploying so many fighter jets in one breath, there has never been a shortage of pilots. matter.

On the one hand, it is because the knowledge magic ball is much more efficient than listening to lectures in class, and on the other hand, it seems that the physical fitness of mortals in this world is slightly stronger than that of Earth civilization.

It is understandable to think about it. After all, humans on Earth only need to face tigers and lions. In this world, they have to live under the teeth of giant dragons. Humans have naturally evolved stronger physiques.

In short, when selecting pilots, although the elimination rate is very high, there are still a large number of qualified personnel who can become Air Force pilots or become Air Force reserve pilots through knowledge magic balls and night school learning.

In addition to the air defense fighters in the big cities, Alanhill also assembled a field air force of about 200 in the south. These fighters must accompany the army in combat. Propelled, the fuel consumption is even more astonishing.

However, these "oil-drinking dragons" are not useless. They made Chris and Alanhill's executives make up their minds to give up part of the anti-aircraft gun production capacity. In this way, the saved steel and the demand for artillery shells can be subsidized for the production of new products such as automobiles.

Chris vigorously produced cars and increased the caliber of artillery, while equipping new weapons such as tanks to improve the battle strength of the army. The reason why he did not produce armored vehicles also has his own considerations.

On the one hand, the opponent does not have strong firepower to threaten the infantry fighting with tanks, so Chris feels that his unit's demand for armored vehicles is not so strong. In comparison, the army prefers to equip more trucks , to improve the mobility of the troops.

On the other hand, armored vehicles are also big fuel guzzlers, and Chris can't make his troops fully mechanized until he completely solves his oil supply problem. He had to control some fuel consumption so that the troops could keep fighting.

If the Higgs Kingdom had not opened up its oil exports and was willing to cooperate with Alanhill to increase its own oil production, Chris would not even have dared to equip his troops with such advanced equipment as tanks.

It is precisely because of the increase in oil production capacity in the Higgs Kingdom that Chris began to mass-produce the M4 medium tanks that were already blueprint ready. However, compared with aircraft, the production rate of tanks is a bit too slow. Chris plans to set up two tank battalions with about 90 tanks for test training within two months.

In fact, this is already a very bold development plan, because after all, Alanhill's oil field is still in the hands of the Higgs Kingdom. Once there is a supply problem with oil, Alanhill will inevitably experience oil shortages.

In order to deal with such an extremely bad situation, Chris and Dez and the others have drawn up a secret action plan, ready to mobilize the instructors and the 1st Army near Serris at any time to cooperate with the Naru direction. The 2nd Army launched a pincer attack at the fastest speed and occupied the entire Higgs Kingdom.

It is conceivable that in order to ensure its own oil supply, Alanhill did not hesitate to directly put the most important instructors, 1 and 2, the oldest, most well-equipped, and strongest troops into battle. , which has demonstrated its emphasis on oil supply.

You know, even for the seemingly more powerful Arrant Empire, Alanhill only deployed the 4th Army and the 6th Army on the front line. The 5th Army, led by Bourgeois, who was deployed in the Falling Dragon City, actually took on a defensive mission.

Lion, who was sitting in the tank, didn't know that he had attracted the attention of countless famous generals. He was commanding his tank, merging with the other two tanks, and cooperating with Wireless Electronics to cover up. Match the battle status of the charge.

The three tanks formed a triangular offensive formation one after the other, the tracks ran over the slightly soft soil, and rushed up the hillside quickly-they broke through a row of fences and ran over Got some potholes and showed off-road capabilities that were more powerful than the cavalry.

This is also what tanks are most proud of, they can persist in many situations without being as delicate as cavalry. With proper maintenance and enough fuel, these steel giant beasts can keep attacking to the end of the world.

Including the machine gun on the tank turret, a tank needs to be equipped with more than three machine guns. These machine guns give the tank a simple defensive ability against the air, and also make the tank a mobile for killing enemy soldiers. fortress.

If necessary, when no artillery attack is required, the commander, the artillery commander, and even the electromechanical operator can use machine guns to attack the enemy's infantry, and because of the condescending relationship, such an attack is more some effect.

In all eyes, the tanks took to the high ground and won this time's exercise demonstration experiment. Seeing that these tanks turned around and drove down the hillside, and finally stopped in front of the auditorium, all the officers stood up and applauded the tank soldiers.

They really like this new weapon, and unlike the trucks responsible for transportation, this new weapon that faces the enemy is more likely to drive soldiers crazy. This is also the reason why the models of tanks during World War II are familiar, but few people remember the specific model of the truck.

"ka!" opened the hatch above his head, and Ryan, who leaned out of the turret, stood at attention and saluted to the officers in the auditorium. Beside him, the gunner who also showed his head also put his palm beside his temple with excitement.

Only the unfortunate loader can't stick his head out, but he can relax and rest at leisure, and he doesn't need to stand upright to be inspected by the generals in the distance.

The three tanks were parked side by side and stopped in front of all the generals at close range. It was really a very oppression scene: in this era, using tall and mighty to describe tanks can be Not a pejorative, the Sherman Tank's somewhat goofy height is by no means a disadvantage in the eyes of Vagron and the others.

After all, everyone doesn't have the concept of bombing area yet. Traditionally, commanders hope that their troops have a better imposing manner - as for hiding themselves, now It's just an unfamiliar concept.

Therefore, Chris chose the M4 tank, which is tall and has a more comfortable interior space. Everyone did not express any objection, and even felt a little relieved: the low and poor-looking T-34 tank, of course, gave up more. Well...

"Very good! You guys are doing really well today! I know you've formed your first tank coaching company! The future of the Army depends on you!" In front of the tank, he stroked the cold and thick steel plate with his hands and praised with satisfaction.

He really likes the feeling of being so heavy. For him, being able to run a 50mm thick welded steel plate at a cross-country speed of 20 kilometers per hour is definitely something to celebrate. .

The weapon in front of me called a tank is more powerful than cavalry: it attacks faster than infantry, its firepower is comparable to artillery, and its defensive power is even more terrifying than ever before! If this thing does not drink oil but eat grass, Vagron even wants to equip 1000 of these weapons!

Unfortunately, he also saw the weapon performance introduction sent to his hand. This kind of tank can only run 180 kilometers with full fuel. Although it is still very good in terms of distance, but in actual combat This distance is not satisfactory.

But the good news is that so far, the Army has not found an enemy weapon that could stop the advance of this weapon. Therefore, on the books, the driving distance of more than 100 kilometers is almost the actual attack and pushing distance.

"I'm looking forward to the future performance of the tank units!" Mordelair, the second person who walked past these tanks, still had an excited expression, although the fuel consumption temporarily stopped him from deploying a large number of tanks. However, he still believes that the Army will equip more tanks for combat use in the future.

He is not the only one who thinks this way. Army generals all believe that this weapon can change the future of combat. At least for now, it seems that tank propulsion is accompanied by trucking troops, and the distance of one day's propulsion has expanded from 30-50 kilometers to 50-100 kilometers of terrifying. From the perspective of time, it is possible to save more resources.

Although the fuel consumption is higher, food, ammunition and even casualties may be reduced, which makes people feel that the investment in gasoline is worthwhile.

But what makes people didn't know whether to cry or laugh is that, watching the tanks in front of the army's high-level generals, more than one person has an evil thought in their hearts: "Wouldn't it be better to annex the Higgs Empire sometime?"

(end of this chapter)