1890 King of Southeast Asia

At the end of May, Surabaya, the general headquarters of the war.

"The Palawan Island attack has been completed..."

"The main cities and settlements on Mindanao have been occupied, and the cleanup plan is underway..."

"The ports around the Sulu Sea have been controlled by our army. The troops in many places are not allowed to make further plans..."

The war situation is the same every few days. There is a large sand table in the headquarters. As of the end of May, only Luzon Island still has the Spanish flag standing alone. On the other major islands, the sun, moon and stars flag has replaced the Spanish flag.

After confirming all the information, the headquarters became unusually quiet. Xie Hui walked towards Liu Yiming, stood at attention and saluted and reported loudly:

"Head of State, the two brigades attacking Palawan, the brigade attacking Leyte Island, and the brigade staying in the Sulu Islands have all been assembled!

A brigade of the Third Division has arrived in Manila Bay by boat, and the follow-up troops are on the way!"

Liu Yiming nodded. If nothing unexpected happens, this is the last battle, and then it will be a security war. The cost of a security war at this time is much lower than in later generations.

"The last battle! Start the Manila landing battle!" Liu Yiming gave the order, and the command center immediately returned to a noisy state.

It's not that there is no organization and discipline, but that where information is gathered, communication is always necessary, especially in this kind of place.

The first release of this book:——

"Xie Hui, come here." Liu Yiming stopped Xie Hui who was about to leave.

"Führer, what instructions?" Xie Hui looked at Liu Yiming puzzledly and pulled him aside. Is this a whisper?

"It will be June soon, and the rainy season in Palawan Island will come. At the latest in July, the entire South China and Luzon Islands will fall into the rainy season. Everything is based on the lives of soldiers. It's okay to be slow.

In addition, if the landing battle is stubbornly resisted, then drive away people from other countries in Manila Bay and use poison gas directly. Don't let anyone find out."

Liu Yiming couldn't say these words in public, as it would easily become a political task and be over-interpreted.

After staying in the command center for a while, Liu Yiming found that there was nothing to do. After several years of training, the staff system and command system have been formed and grown in the war.

What the modern army needs is not a commander-in-chief with superb tactical skills, but a leader with strategic skills.

Liu Yiming went to the factory again to visit the fourth-generation tank prototype provided by the factory.

The first generation was a self-propelled howitzer with armor protection. Later, the armor was removed and a battalion was ordered.

The second generation was similar, that is, the 152 gun was replaced with a 76 gun, and the speed could reach 40 kilometers per hour. Liu Yiming asked the factory to improve on this basis.

The third generation went astray again. The total weight of the heavy tank was 40 tons. The twin 76 guns borrowed the structure of the naval turret, manual ammunition supply, mechanical assistance, and could fire three shells per minute in a stationary state.

The firepower is strong... but this is not a tank! !

The armor disappeared again, and the speed was only 5 kilometers per hour.

"As long as there is a gun, the turret can rotate, with a certain amount of armor, can block bullets, grenades, and 37 small guns. The weight must be controlled! We should adapt to local conditions. In China, the weight of 40 tons is a fixed turret in the field." Liu Yiming kept repeating his needs.

Then he slapped his head. Although he didn't know the specific structural diagram, he knew what the tank looked like. He forgot to draw it.

Liu Yiming picked up a pen and drew three pictures, front, side, top, and three views.

"The appearance is probably like this..."

...

Liu Yiming circled around the new tank. The turret was normal, the armor was normal, and the road wheels were five pairs.

"Hiss~" After confirming the look in his eyes, Liu Yiming took a breath.

The technician came forward to introduce the latest tank:

"Our factory fully considered the drawings presented by the head of state. After having a full understanding of the tank, we manufactured the No. 18 prototype.

2 meters long, 4 meters wide, 4 meters high, and a total marching weight of 2 tons.

The firepower is not ideal, but it is the largest caliber that can be equipped. It is equipped with a 47mm naval rapid-fire gun, manually loaded, and two machine guns.

In order to reduce weight, a high-power gasoline engine with 105 horsepower is used, the travel speed reaches 28 kilometers per hour, and the 330-liter large The fuel tank has a theoretical self-sustaining capacity of 200 kilometers, which can support a whole battle.

Also in order to reduce weight, the armor protection is 1 side, the front is tilted at 35 degrees, and the upper part of the side is tilted at 13 degrees. It has no problem resisting grenades, rifles, and fragments.

The turret is 25 mm 45°, and the armor around the turret is thickened, which is where the shells are stored. "

The tilt was taught by Liu Yiming. 16mm\\/35° is almost equivalent to 20 mm, but the bulletproof effect still needs to calculate the corresponding ammunition. At this time, light weapons do not have armor-piercing shells.

"Very good!" Liu Yiming didn't listen too much, and was still looking around the five pairs of road wheels.

"I want this. How is the reliability?" Liu Yiming tried to climb onto the tank. The technician was not surprised. The head of state had no resistance to large machinery.

"In the 50-kilometer field experiment, there were only four failures, mainly concentrated in the track part, but we are urging the factory to design a new track." The technician skillfully opened the operating cabin for Liu Yiming.

"It's a bit crowded. Do you have any shells?" Liu Yiming looked around but couldn't find any.

"Where are the shells?" Liu Yiming looked around but couldn't find any.

The technician opened a cabinet and said, "The shells are here, but there is no equipment now."

"Where can I start the engine? I'll try." Liu Yiming was disappointed to see that there were no shells, and he started to work on the keyhole.

"Here, open this box and twist it. We have simplified the process and cancelled the key. The start box is more secretive and safe." The technician opened a box under the driver's seat.

Boom~~Buzz buzz buzz~

"Gasoline is flammable, take good protection, I'll try it, and finalize it if it's suitable!" Liu Yiming heard the sound of the high-frequency engine and remembered the flammable problem of gasoline engines.

"Hold on tight!" Liu Yiming held an operating lever in each hand. As for tractors, he knew how to drive!

Wing~Wing~

The tank started moving, moving on the muddy ground at a speed of five kilometers per hour.

Second gear, third gear, fourth gear.

Liu Yiming drove faster and faster. Driving a tank in the wild was extremely bumpy, but Liu Yiming was very excited. This is a tank! The king of land warfare - tanks!

Because the tractor factory deliberately made the brakes very large (the actual car would definitely not be that big.) and the co-pilot had an auxiliary brake device (the actual car would not have it either...), Liu Yiming stopped the car without any danger.

"We will work out the details, and then produce 48 units first, wait for the troops to respond, see what the troops need, and produce as soon as possible. We can stop the American orders..."

Liu Yiming planned to take the opportunity to put the tanks into the security war of the cleanup activities, first to test the performance of the tanks, secondly, the security war is more confidential, and thirdly, the tanks can speed up the progress of the security war.