Germanic Empire: please call me William III

Winter went to spring, and in the blink of an eye it was 1710.

After Auguste married Princess Elizabeth and Mary, she took a month off to vacation in the Alps for a while.

He had been emperor for several years, but he had never rested like this.

Princess Elizabeth Mary became Empress of the Germanic Empire. However, in the royal palace, it is still Queen Victoria who has the final say. Queen Elizabeth, who was too young, was far from being the rival of Empress Victoria in terms of the level of palace fighting.

However, Auguste’s unreserved support saved Queen Elizabeth and Mary from being bullied in the harem. Empress Victoria also knew that Auguste did not have too deep feelings for her, nor did she dare to go too far.

At this time, Empress Victoria was very sad, why did her eldest son, Crown Prince William, become a vegetative person! If Crown Prince William had become emperor, perhaps everything would have been different.

Crown Prince William has been asleep for several years, but there is still no tendency to wake up.

However, even so, Empress Victoria did not give up, and she was still trying to find various ways to revive Crown Prince William. In this case, perhaps the situation will be completely different at that time.

However, even if Crown Prince William woke up, August would never return the throne to Crown Prince William. He was already strengthening his influence in the military and at home. Under such circumstances, Crown Prince William, who had been sleeping for many years, what would he do to compete with him?

After entering 1710, the germanic Empire’s second super dreadnought, the “King class” battleship, was also started. Like the Previous Caesar-class battleships, the King-class battleships were equipped with a 50-caliber 380 mm main gun. Once both classes of battleships were built and commissioned, it would take the Strength of the Germanic Imperial Navy to a higher level.

With Auguste’s strong support, Krupp has successfully produced a 380 mm main gun. After verification, large-scale mass production can be carried out in the shortest possible time.

However, August put forward new requirements, hoping that Krupp would increase its efforts to develop 410 mm naval guns. If so, August hoped that the capital ships of the next class would be equipped with 410 mm naval guns. In this way, the Germanic Imperial Navy will have an overwhelming advantage in the future when facing the Imperial Navy and even other countries’ navies.

However, it is not so easy to develop a 410 mm main gun. Every improvement in the caliber of the main gun requires a lot of technical accumulation and material progress.

Krupp has invested most of its profits over the years.

At the end of September 1710, in the autumn heat, the test field of the August Heavy Equipment Company on the outskirts of Bolin had gathered a large group of imperial high-ranking officials.

The Emperor Auguste was present in person, along with the Secretary of State of the Army Von Falkenhain, the Chief of the General Staff, General Moltke Jr., and other high-ranking army officials. Even on the Navy’s side, Marshal Vonpol, chief of staff of the Navy, also arrived.

The top brass of August and the Germanic Empire gathered here to watch a performance of the new weapons developed by Auguste Heavy Equipment.

August Heavy Equipment Company is a new company that was only established last year, which is separated from Auguste Automobile Company, and itself has a very rich accumulation in technology.

At August’s request and guidance, qualified tanks and armored vehicles were quickly developed.

Only to see that on the test site, a tank painted in black, under the illumination of the sun, shone with a dark metallic luster, revealing the meaning of cold and slaughter.

Next to this tank, there was a tracked combat vehicle covered with armor, a class armored vehicle.

“Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Excellencies the Marshals and Generals, these are the ‘Wolf’ light tanks and the ‘Hounds’ armored vehicles that we have developed.

The Wolf light tank weighed 9.8 tons and was armed with a 57 mm tank gun, a 7.62 mm heading machine gun, a 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun. The front part of the hull was partially inclined armor, with an armor thickness of 45 mm, which could withstand the attack of small-caliber shells. The maximum road speed is 30 km / h, and the maximum off-road speed is 12 km / h.

‘Hound’ armored vehicle armed with a 20 mm rapid-fire gun and a 7.62 mm heavy machine gun. The front armor was 25 mm thick and the side and rear armor was 15 mm thick, which could withstand the close-range fire of heavy machine guns. In addition, there were firing holes on both sides of the hull, through which soldiers could fire outwards. A ‘Hound’ armored vehicle that can be loaded with all the personnel and equipment of an infantry squad. ”

Holder, general manager of August Heavy Equipment, personally introduced it to everyone.

The generals of the army were very interested in these two iron guys.