The performance of the Wolf Light Tank was definitely considered very advanced in this era.
The power of the 57mm tank cannon was enough to penetrate the armor of any tank. The 35mm thick armor was inclined, enough to withstand most tank cannons.
One had to know that the most representative tank was undoubtedly the Renault FT-17 tank of Gaul. This was just an ultra-light tank that weighed less than ten tons. There were two models. One was equipped with an 8mm machine gun, and the other was equipped with a 37mm tank cannon.
Many countries in the world were equipped with the Renault FT-17 tank. It could be said that this kind of tank was completely popular. However, in terms of performance, it could not be compared to the Wolf Light Tank.
Not to mention, the Wolf Light Tank was only Hess 'first tank. In fact, they weren't even main tanks.
The Leopard Type Medium Tank that was to be developed next would be the main tank of the Third Reich in the future. The Wolf Light Tank would be used as a support tank for the search force or infantry. Leopard tanks would be the main force of the future battlefield. As for the stronger Tiger Tank, it would be the sharp blade of the future battlefield.
Of course, one had to eat one mouthful at a time, and one had to walk step by step.
With the current technological conditions, it would be a blessing to be able to develop a Leopard tank and equip the army within four to five years.
After inspecting the First Armored Division, Hess personally summoned the person in charge of the tank project and made a request to him.
"We have to speed up the development of the Wolf Light Tank. We will start mass production at the beginning of next year and equip the troops. At the same time, the development of the Leopard medium-sized tank had to be accelerated. In the next four years, they had to equip the troops.”
"Yes, Prime Minister!" The manager nodded repeatedly.
Even though he knew that it was very difficult to complete this mission. However, Hess had already made a request, so they could only do their best to fulfill it.
"Other than that, the structure of the tank should be simplified as much as possible. Even if the performance would be reduced a little, it was still acceptable. In addition, he had to make the parts as universal as possible. This way, when making tanks, they could complete it with the least amount of man-hours.”Hess emphasized.
"Yes, Prime Minister!" the person-in-charge replied.
The reason why Hess emphasized this point was to prevent these guys from falling into the disadvantageous situation of pursuing excellence in the development and production process of the tank.
Take the Leopard Tank and Tiger Tank from another time and space as an example. In the Second World War, these two tanks were definitely advanced and powerful tanks.
The only flaw was that the structure was too complicated, making it too difficult to produce. And during maintenance, it was enough to make the armored soldiers collapse. In comparison, the Russian T-34 tank was much more useful.
Although its performance was far from comparable to the Leopard and Tiger tanks, it was simple to construct, easy to produce, and simple to maintain. Coupled with the advantage in numbers, the Russians were able to overwhelm the Leopard and Tiger tanks with their T-34 tanks.
In this spacetime, Hess naturally wanted to avoid such a situation from happening again. Otherwise, the armored forces of the Third Reich in the future would face a nightmare.
Hess hoped that the Panther and Tiger tanks equipped by the armored forces in the future would not only have advanced performance, but also be easy to produce and maintain. They had to create as many tanks as possible.
Even if they couldn't compare to the hairy bears in terms of numbers, the difference couldn't be too great. At the very least, there could not be a difference of more than ten times in numbers. At that time, the Third Reich would be able to win in future wars.
Under Hess's attention, their armored forces in this space-time had embarked on a completely different development path.
It would not be like the Third Reich in another time and space. Although they had produced advanced Tiger and Leopard tanks, they could not form an advantage in quantity because of the overly complicated structure, the difficulty of production, and the lack of resources.
No matter how advanced the Tiger and Leopard tanks were, they were still overwhelmed by the T-34 tanks.
In this time and space, if the production of the Leopard and Tiger tanks of the Third Reich could reach more than 20,000 in the future, it would be enough to get rid of the Russians.
Of course, with the resources of the Third Reich, it was still very difficult to produce 20,000 tanks.
Don't forget, in addition to the armored forces of the army, the navy was also a big consumer of steel resources.
In addition, these tanks were gas-guzzlers. Without enough oil, these tanks would not be able to move at all. They were just steel coffins.
These were the problems that Hess needed to solve next. Only by solving these problems could the Third Reich win the war in the future!
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