Chapter 162 Air Force (for collection)

The tanks equipped by the armored forces of the 8th Army were the first tanks developed by the German Arms Company in accordance with Qin Tian's requirements that could be used in actual combat, and they were also the first tanks to be mass-produced.

Qin Tian directly named this tank No. 1 tank. The No. 1 tank is 5.12 meters long, 2.61 meters wide, and 2.41 meters high. The front slope armor is 30 mm thick, the side and rear armor are 15 mm thick, and it weighs 12.8 tons. It adopts the 'Kunlun' 5 engine with a power of 100 horsepower. The road speed is 30 km/h and the off-road speed is 10 km/h. The armament is a 37mm tank gun and two 7.62mm heavy machine guns, one is the heading machine gun in front of the car body, and the other is the coaxial machine gun of the main gun. Among them, 100 rounds of ammunition are prepared for tank guns and 2,000 rounds for machine guns.

"Chief of Staff, purchase a batch of tanks and equip other troops. I think that once the war starts, these tanks will be completely useful when attacking the French!" William II said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Little Maoqi nodded.

Subsequently, Gustav Krupp and Little Moltke signed a purchase agreement. In the next two years, the German Arms Company will provide the German Army with 1,000 No. 1 tanks.

One thousand cars seems like a lot. But if it is assigned to the 7 legions of the German Army on the Western Front, each legion can only be assigned more than a hundred vehicles. Once the army is expanded, even each infantry division will not even be able to allocate ten vehicles.

Unlike the 8th Army, which directly increases the establishment of an armored division. In Qin Tian's troop establishment, an armored division needs to be equipped with more than 150 tanks.

"Oscar, I am very satisfied with the tank you have produced. This will be of great help to enhance the combat effectiveness of the German Army. This will give us a greater chance of winning in the next war!" William Second said.

"It is our honor to be able to do our best for the empire's hegemony. It is also our goal!" Qin Tian did not take credit for himself.

"However, father, the secret weapon of the tank is very likely to become our trump card in the war. Therefore, we must keep this weapon highly secret. Otherwise, once it is leaked, it will cause great harm to us. Big loss!" Qin Tian reminded.

William II nodded, he naturally knew the truth: "Tanks are listed as the top secret weapon of the army. If anyone leaks the news, no matter what their position is, they will be dealt with by military law!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Everyone was shocked.

"Oscar, is there anything good to hide?" William II asked.

Now William II has accepted the fact that Qin Tian has outstanding talent in weapon research and development.

"Father, there is really one. However, we have to wait until tomorrow." Qin Tian said with a smile.

In the morning of the next day, Qin Tian led the crowd to the station of the 8th Army Air Force. This is a large airport located about twenty kilometers east of Königsberg. More than two hundred aircraft, large and small, of the 8th Army Air Force are parked at this airport.

When William II and others got off the car, they were immediately shocked by the planes parked in the hangar. Although, it's not like they haven't seen the plane. However, they had not seen so many planes. In addition, these planes seem to be different from those outside. If those planes in the outside world are ugly ducklings, then these planes are beautiful white swans.

"Oscar, are these planes the 8th Army Air Force?" William II asked.

"Yes, Father. The Deutsche Industries Group has an aircraft research and development center and aircraft manufacturing. These aircraft are our latest research and development equipment for the 8th Army Air Force. After inspection, the performance of these aircraft is not bad. It should be much better than the planes equipped by other countries." Qin Tian smiled.

William II nodded without saying anything.

Subsequently, the 8th Air Force began to perform.

Two fighter jets taxied along the runway, then raised their noses and rushed into the sky.

These two fighters are the newly developed F2 fighters. Compared with the previous F1 fighters, the performance of the F2 fighters has been greatly improved. The maximum speed has been increased to 200 kilometers per hour, and the maximum range has also been increased to 500 kilometers. This also means that their combat radius can reach two hundred kilometers.

Although, the German military is also developing aircraft. But they are very clear that the aircraft they developed are rubbish compared with the F2 fighter jets equipped by the 8th Army.

In addition to fighter jets, the 8th Army was also equipped with a bomber. Compared with the F2 fighter, this bomber, code-named H1, is more bloated. The propellers were also not mounted on the nose, but on the wings. This bomber can carry bombs weighing up to 500 kilograms and bomb targets 200 kilometers away. The maximum speed has also reached 150 kilometers per hour. Although, compared with those supersonic bombers and even stealth bombers of later generations, the H1 bomber is undoubtedly extremely crude. However, for the 8th Army and even the German Army, this gave them a long-range attack weapon.

In order to strengthen William II and others' understanding of bombers, Qin Tian specially arranged to take off ten H1 bombers and launched an attack on a hill in the shooting range.

When ten H1 bombers dropped bombs weighing a total of five tons, and the entire hill was shrouded in flames, everyone was shocked.

"Very good, Oscar, we need these two types of aircraft. Whether it's fighter jets or bombers, we need to purchase them!" William II immediately made a decision.

"Yes, Royal Father!" Qin Tian nodded in satisfaction. This is exactly what he wants to see.

Under Qin Tian's influence, Germany is ahead of the world in terms of armored forces and aircraft, which will greatly enhance Germany's military strength. In future wars, there will also be a greater chance of winning.

Wilhelm II stated that the German Army will purchase more aircraft and establish more air teams in the future to ensure their air superiority in future wars.

Everything Qin Tian did had only one purpose, which was to increase Germany's chances of winning in future wars. Especially after he became the crown prince of the empire, his destiny was already tied to Germany. Therefore, he could not bear Germany's defeat in future wars.

As long as Germany can win in future wars, his efforts will not be in vain! Of course, Qin Tian believes that with so many advantages, Germany has no reason to lose the war!