Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yang Bing saluted Lin Yi again, and then continued: "By the way, Your Majesty, you asked us to design a chariot before, and we have already built two prototypes. Do you want to see it, Your Majesty?" look?"

Hearing what Yang Bing said, a smile appeared on Lin Yi's face again.

"Mr. Yang, this is the main reason why I am here today. Seeing the gun is just a side trip. Even if you don't tell me about this chariot, I will ask to see it."

"Then please move, Your Majesty. The chariot will be parked in another venue." Yang Bing heard Lin Yi's words and said with a smile.

Lin Yi did not refuse, he nodded and followed Yang Bing towards another venue.

The other venue was not far from Lin Yi and the others, but after walking for less than ten minutes, they entered a factory surrounded by walls.

This factory is very large, and there are a large number of soldiers on guard around it.

After passing through numerous guards, Lin Yi followed Yang Bing to a huge venue with a very complex terrain.

There are puddles, mud pits, earth bags, trenches and barbed wire.

When Lin Yi saw this, he knew that this venue was used to test the off-road performance of the tank.

"Master Yang, where is the chariot? I can't wait." Lin Yi looked at Yang Bing and asked.

"Your Majesty, the chariot is in that factory. It was just inspected yesterday and is waiting to be demonstrated to Your Majesty today." Yang Bing said with a smile.

"Then what are you waiting for? Let them drive out our empire's chariot and show it to me!" Lin Yi said with a smile.

"Yes." Yang Bing nodded, and then waved towards the factory.

Over at the factory, there were soldiers who had been paying attention to the situation. When he saw Yang Bing waving, he immediately shouted into the factory.

Then, Lin Yi heard the roar of machinery from the factory. Then, he saw two behemoths being driven out of the factory and heading towards him.

At this time, Yang Bing on the side began to introduce Lin Yi: "Your Majesty, the one driving at the front is the No. A-[-] tank, and the one behind him is the No. A-[-] tank."

"Tell me their specific information." Lin Yi looked at the chariot and said without looking back.

"A-5 tank is 1.75 meters long, 2.2 meters wide, 7 meters high, and weighs 22 tons. It has 8mm front armor and 37mm front armor. The main weapon is an [-]mm machine gun, or it can be replaced with a [-]mm machine gun. of artillery.”

Imperial 1906 A-[-] experimental tank

"The maximum driving distance is 40 kilometers and the maximum driving speed is 20 kilometers per hour. These are mainly limited by the engine. Compared with the future, when the efficiency of the engine is improved, the speed and endurance of the tank will be improved." Yang Bing station Behind Lin Yi's back, he introduced Lin Yi.

Lin Yi was noncommittal when he heard Yang Bing's words.

"What about No. [-]?" Lin Yi asked.

"A-4.46 tank is 2.14 meters long, 2.5 meters wide, 12.35 meters high, and weighs 40 tons. The thickness of the front armor reaches 37 mm. The main weapon is a [-] mm cannon."

"Type A II tank has a maximum driving distance of 35 kilometers and a maximum driving speed of 18 kilometers per hour."

Imperial 1906 Type A II experimental tank

While Yang Bing was still talking, the two chariots had already arrived in front of Lin Yi.

To be honest, Lin Yishi really didn't like the data Yang Bing mentioned. But when I think about it, it is still 1906, the era before the outbreak of World War I.

In this timeline, Daxia has already designed such a chariot, and he already finds it very difficult.

You know, over there in Europe, there is not even a shadow of a chariot. The empire, on the other hand, has adopted the classic upper and lower-level chariots, which is already far ahead.

Moreover, there are still several years before the war breaks out. Yang Bing and the others have enough time to perfect the design of the tank.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, but now they have made a good start, so Lin Yi is not worried at all that Yang Bing and the others will not be able to come up with a design that satisfies them.

"Master Yang, you have made another great contribution! Just looking at this tank makes me very satisfied," Lin Yi said sincerely as he looked at the two tanks in front of him.

"Your Majesty, thank you. There is actually a lot of room for improvement in the design of this chariot. However, the current engine level of the empire is not good enough and we cannot build a better engine."

"The engine we are using now can only barely make the tank move."

"If the engine can pass the test and the power is increased, our research institute can build a larger tank. It is not even limited to a single turret. We can design a tank with multiple turrets like a battleship."

"A battlefield with a larger car body, thicker armor, and more turrets is what we want to design." Yang Bing said with imagination on his face.

But something strange appeared on Lin Yi's face.

Why did he hear that Yang Bing meant that because the engine was not good enough, he designed a two-stage tank with an upper and lower structure? Why does this sound like putting the cart before the horse?

Shouldn't we start with a tank with multiple turrets, and then switch to designing a tank with a single turret structure after it proves to be ineffective or inefficient?

How come when it comes to Yang Bing, everything is reversed?

"Wait a minute, Chief Yang. Are you saying that you want to design a tank with a multi-turret structure?" Lin Yi looked at Yang Bing with a strange look on his face.

When Yang Bing heard Lin Yi's words, he nodded with some confusion.

"Mr. Yang, I suggest you not to study this aspect and continue with the current design idea." Lin Yi looked at Yang Bing and said.

"Ah? Why?" Yang Bing didn't quite understand.

"Think about it, what is the position of the chariot? What is its core?" Lin Yi looked at Yang Bing and asked.

"The positioning of the tank? Isn't it just to break through the enemy's defense line, catch the enemy by surprise from the enemy's weak point, disrupt the enemy's deployment, and create a battlefield advantage for our army?"

"As for the core? Protection, firepower?" Yang Bing looked confused.

Lin Yi heard Yang Bing's words, shook his head, and then said: "No, the core of the battlefield is mobility."

"Whether it is penetrating behind the enemy's rear or crossing the enemy's defense line, the tank relies on its mobility. Armor and firepower are only auxiliary."

"In my opinion, there are only two ways to use tanks. Either they can be concentrated and equipped with soldiers who can also move with high mobility, so that they can bypass the enemy's main force, insert into the enemy's rear from weak points, and cut off their supplies."

"Or cooperate with the infantry to launch an attack on the enemy's defense line. The former requires a combat vehicle with high mobility that can keep up with the infantry's truck. The latter relies on its own armor to provide cover for the infantry."

"But among these two options, the first is mobility, the second is protection, and the last is firepower."

"Without mobility and protection, even if the tank's firepower is strong, he is still just a living target on the battlefield."