Chapter 303： VK 4501 Project (1/2)
In 1938, on the whole, the whole world was still very peaceful, but in this calm, it was a precursor to the arrival of a war.
Cyric was so busy that he would not go home for more than a whole day. After Cyric discovered Ewa, he immediately asked him to arrange projects related to Ewa.
This project is very important. In the Second World War, Germany’s electronic technology was backward. Therefore, although Germany had anti-ship missiles and guided bombs, when it was discovered by the British, as long as the electronic jamming was turned on, it hit The rate dropped drastically.
Frequency hopping technology must be turned into reality!
Time is fast, and in a blink of an eye, it has already reached April 20.
On this day, the whole of Germany is full of festive and festive atmosphere. Every shop on both sides of the street is hung with a 4D flag, and people’s faces are full of smiles.
”Wish our leaders always be healthy!” This is the first sentence when people meet.
Because this day is Hitler's birthday!
Today, it is also the busiest time for the entire German high-levels. Everyone is wearing the latest style of military uniforms, the most handsome military uniform designed by Hitler himself. They came to an army weapons test site located on the outskirts of Berlin.
Yes, Hitler’s birthday was not spent in the Führer’s Palace, but here, because there are things that make him very obsessed.
The two tracked chassis have not yet been installed with a turret, and the two chassis are from Henschel and Porsche. Now, they are here to present Hitler's birthday!
A new generation of German Tiger tanks will be born in these two chassis!
In later generations, it was said that the German army encountered the T-34 crisis during its eastward advance. Then, Germany learned its lesson and started the development of the Tiger tank. In fact, this is not the case at all.
The German development of heavy tanks can be traced back to 1935! At that time, Henschel Company, in accordance with the requirements, successfully developed the 33-ton DWII in 37 years.
After that, Germany continued to propose a new plan, VK3001, where VK means ”experimental vehicle”, the first two digits of the number indicate ”30-ton class”, and the last two digits indicate ”the first prototype vehicle”. It became the ”old ancestor” of ”Tiger” I. Within Henschel Company, it was called ”TigerCub”, or tiger cub.
After the development plan was put forward, Porsche, Henschel, Mercedes-Benz and MAN competed. However, the latter two companies then began to develop the Panther tank and withdrew from the competition. Only two were left. The Porsche solution codenamed VK3001 (P ), Henschel’s program code is VK3001 (H)
At present, the development of German tanks has a lot of overlap with history. The Panther tank is steadily mass-produced. Relying on streamlined production, the output of this tank is continuously increasing and it has occupied the Czech Republic. After that, the integration of the Czech arsenal almost doubled the production capacity of the Panther tank.
It is conservatively estimated that by the end of this year, Germany will be able to have ten integrated armored divisions! All the staff are full, which is many years earlier than in history!