In this time and space, strictly speaking, three tanks of about 50 tons had been developed before the prototype of the e-50 project were completed. Please search and read the most comprehensive! The novel started with a 45-ton Black Panther and a 56-ton Tiger, and then it created a shrinking Tiger-Tiger G-type tank in the technical accumulation of black panther and tiger, while the e-50 is the fourth tank of about 50 tons.

With the experience and technical accumulation of the previous three tanks, as well as sufficient resource supply and technical support from France (the French also developed two 30-ton tanks B1 and -40 before being defeated by Germany, and had considerable technical accumulation), the e-50 project was promoted very smoothly, and the first prototype was built in early June 1943.

The prototype car, known as the e-50-0 tank, was taken out by the company (Germany Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Henschel and French Renault all participated in the bidding, so there will be 5 e-50 prototypes), which is also different from the e-50 that remained on the drawings in history. Because Hessman asked whether a small number of "black technology tanks" that could reverse the adverse situation, but could crush the Soviet e-50 tank sea!

The key is not how awesome the tank is in combat, but... the sea!

Just use the e-50 sea to drown the heavy tanks of the JS series.

Therefore, the current e-50-0 car is also a "shrinkable car". The total combat weight is only 50 tons, and there is no legendary external disc spiral suspension device. Instead, it uses a torsion bar suspension system since tank No. 3, and at the same time abandons the overly complex and heavy interlaced load wheels. The design of 6 pairs of load wheels can use 6 pairs of load wheels to support weights of more than 50 tons. This is also because the non-ferrous metal bottleneck in Germany has disappeared and higher quality load wheels and suspension torsion bars can be produced.

The transmission system and gearbox design of the e-50-0 model is also more advanced than that of the "Tiger", "Black Panther" and "Shrinking Tiger", from the front to the rear, which is similar to the design of Soviet tanks in this regard. However, the e-50 transmission system and gearbox are based on technological progress and will not bring about operation difficulties, nor will it affect reliability.

The engine of the e-50-0 car uses the Maybach hl230p30 engine, which has only 720 horsepower (better than the same engine in history), so the maximum road speed is only 46 kilometers per hour.

Because the e-50-0 car saves a lot of weight in the load-bearing wheels and transmission layout, it can achieve satisfactory protective performance based on the full combat weight of 50 tons. The armor of the upper body and the lower body on the front reaches a /30 degree inclination, which is equivalent to the vertical armor defense capability. If converted into homogeneous steel plate, it is about 160-thickness.

The front armor of the e-50-0 car is thicker, the artillery shield is even more, and the side and rear armor is also reached (the thickness of the rear of the body and the rear armor on the turret side is the same). For the full combat weight of 50 tons, it is very sturdy.

In addition, the firepower of the e-50-0 model is also expected, and it is equipped with an 8.43l/71 gun, which is powerful enough to destroy the frontal armor of any known tank!

Moreover, after joining the e-50 project in the UK (local), a new type of armor-piercing shell-extinguishing armor-piercing projectile under development was also developed! It is estimated that the armor-piercing efficiency of this armor-piercing projectile will be more than 50% higher than that of the same caliber hard core armor-piercing projectile.

If the e-50 tank can use caliber shell-piercing bombs, its theoretical armor-piercing ability will be able to sweep all US and Soviet tanks that may appear during World War II.

"Although the Army is more important than the Navy," the arms meeting chaired by Hessman continued. After talking about the Army's various key projects (not just one e-50), he turned to the Navy. "But the Navy's existing shipbuilding plan will continue, and it will be expanded on this basis!"

"Expand?" General Jean Sur, commander-in-chief of the French Navy, could understand German. Hessmann asked a question as soon as he finished speaking, "Do we have so much fuel to expand the fleet?"

"No." Hessman replied, "The size of the fleet cannot be expanded on the existing basis, but a reserve ship system can be established."

"Reserve? Reserve some of the built warships?"

Hessman replied: "Yes, just like Army reserve tanks, Air Force reserve aircraft."

The Navy actually has "ship reserves", but generally it is not a reserve of new ships, but a reserve of old ships, but is reluctant to throw them away. Because the navy's ideas are different from those of the army and the air force, they have not yet developed a war of attrition and have no idea of ​​treating expensive ships as consumables.

However, most of the staff around him were from the army and were from the air force, and his imagination was different from that of the navy. Therefore, when facing the problem of insufficient oil but sufficient ship production capacity, someone soon proposed the concept of "reserve ship".

Before Oliga returned to Petrograd, the "Reserve Ship Plan" had been in place for a long time. This plan was originally used to suppress the United States on the Atlantic Ocean and can still be used.

As part of the "Reserve Ship Plan", the German Navy's Military Preparation Bureau has also developed several dumpling ships that can be mass-produced.

Among them, the "Keseling" class aircraft carrier, the "Munich" class air defense cruiser, the 1936 Type D destroyer and Type 21 submarine are the most important.

Two staff officers from the German Navy Military Preparation Bureau sent the information of the four types of dumpling ships (boats) prepared to the naval personnel of various countries present.

The design of these four "dumpling ships" has been completed long ago, and they have all started to be produced locally in Germany.

"Why is this aircraft carrier so slow?"

"Light cruisers are also slow..."

"There are also destroyers, my goodness, this is probably the slowest destroyer I have ever been to."

"The Type 21 submarine is quite fast."

Navy personnel from all over the world were discussing each other. They originally thought that the fourth-class dumpling ship (boat) that the Germans secretly should be something advanced and ineffective, but when they got the design data... Oh, I was not completely disappointed. At least the Type 21 submarine is a good thing, a good thing!

However, the "Keseling" class aircraft carrier, the "Munich" class air defense cruiser and the 1936 Type D destroyer are both undefeated backward products. Apart from the strong air defense firepower, there is no black technology.

What is most incredible is that these three types of dumpling ships are actually outdated slow ships.

Among them, the "Keseling"-class light aircraft carrier has a standard displacement of 15,000 tons, and the hangar can accommodate 48 F-190t and Folk Zero D... This is still fair, but the maximum speed of this aircraft carrier is only 26 knots per hour, and the maximum power that the power system can output is only 66,000 horsepower.

The standard displacement of the "Munich" class air defense cruiser is only 6,000 tons, and the air defense firepower is quite sufficient. There are 12 high-level dual-purpose guns (6 seats dual-units), 16 Bofors anti-aircraft guns (8 seats dual-units), 16 Eritrean anti-aircraft guns (single-mounted), and there are also very advanced radar and fire control systems. The air defense firepower is undeniable, but the maximum speed is also 26 knots...

In 1936, the Type D destroyer was also a monster with strong air defense firepower and slowing down its speed. There were 6 Gaoping dual-purpose guns, 12 Bofors anti-aircraft guns (6 seats double-units), and 14 Eritan anti-aircraft guns. However, the 2,500-ton standard displacement boat was only 26 knots slow... Such a slow destroyer, let alone World War II, was rare even in World War I.

"Gentlemen," Hessman interrupted people's discussion with a smile, and then talked about the benefits of slow sailing with his fingers. "There are actually many advantages of slow sailing, such as saving money, saving time and fuel, and also conducive to the fleet's long-term combat at sea."

Like cars and aircraft, the most expensive one on a ship is the power system. For example, if the 66,000 horsepower boiler and turbine of the "Keseling" class is replaced with 130,000 or 140,000 horsepower equipment, it would be much more expensive.

A larger horsepower also means longer construction time, because the hull is easy to build and the turbine is difficult to build. For the European Community, which has most of the shipbuilding capabilities in Europe, it is not difficult to build a large number of 15,000-ton, 6,000-ton and 2,500-ton military ships. Although it cannot be as fast as the United States, it is not much slower.

However, the manufacturing of turbines is not so fast, and this is a fine work. If the ship's output power is twice as high, it means that the required turbines are also twice as high. In this way, the built hull has to wait for the turbine, which is very unfavorable for pursuing shipbuilding speed.

Moreover, slower speeds also mean that it is easy to achieve the optimal economic speed, which is relatively fuel-efficient. In addition, small power of the power system also means small size, so that there can be more space for storing fuel, food, fresh water and ammunition. The ship's continuous combat capability will be greatly increased, and the demand for supply ships will be greatly reduced.

According to the requirements of the German Navy General Command, a fleet composed of the Kesseling class aircraft carrier, the Munich class air defense cruiser and the 1936 Type D destroyer can continue to sail 10,000 nautical miles at 18 knots and 16,000 nautical miles at 12 knots.

In other words, when fighting in the Atlantic Ocean, they do not need to carry supply ships at all, which can save a lot of shipbuilding expenses and fuel consumption.
Chapter completed!