Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 788

Although Perfect felt that there was no need to give the army large-caliber weapons such as electromagnetic cannons, under Ellie's persuasion, she was still prepared to give the army a chance to update their equipment.

And this equipment... is a tank.

Although in the original world, the tank was invented during World War I, in various fantasy works, this thing can actually be powered by steam.

Even in the history of the original world, there were large-tonnage vehicles pulled by steam engines, and tanks could be made by modifying them.

The reason why Perfecto did this was simple. She simply felt that it was a waste and unnecessary.

In the past, we had to concentrate resources and strength on dealing with the doomsday winter, but now we have to put resources into dealing with the upcoming attack by the gods.

Compared with tanks, floating cities, airships and electromagnetic guns are undoubtedly more cost-effective.

Unless Perfect can install an electromagnetic gun on a tank and create a tank with the defense power to resist the attacks of the gods and the attack power to kill the gods.

Can this be built? Of course Perfect can build it if he wants to.

It's just that the cost will soar to an unacceptable level.

After all, if a tank is equivalent to an airship, not only the Navy Department, but even the Cabinet and the National Assembly would not agree.

Because it's just too expensive.

But this is often the case. If you want better new energy, you need to increase costs.

It’s not that there isn’t some equipment that’s cheap, durable, simple to use and powerful, but they’re very rare.

Tanks are obviously not among them.

"In that case, why do you still make tanks for them?" Sandrion looked at Perfectot in confusion. She came to discuss the construction of the floating city with Perfectot, but as soon as she arrived, she saw Perfectot designing new equipment.

"I'm getting annoyed with the guys from the Army Department blocking my door every day." Perfectcot sighed helplessly. The Army Department sent four generals to take turns to come to her house every day to beg and complain to her, and it became too much, so Perfectcot couldn't stand it anymore and had to agree to get them a decent new equipment.

"Can you just ignore them? Can those guys force you to work?" Sandriyong looked at Perfecto in confusion, wondering if she had forgotten that she was the regent of the empire.

However, Perfect shook his head and said, "Not really, I just think the army is not easy either. Looking at the endless stream of new equipment coming out of the navy, they do need something new to improve their combat effectiveness.

Otherwise, all future wars will be about the navy bombing from the sky, and then the army will go up to occupy the ruins, and they will soon degenerate into a security force that cannot fight. "

"That's true..." Sandriyong couldn't refute it. After all, it was true. Persuaded by Perfect, she flipped through the design drawings on the table, which opened her eyes.

"Why is this thing designed like this? It looks... like a flattened pancake." Sandrion felt that he was a bit rude, but he really couldn't find a suitable description.

"The low body and flat turret can effectively reduce the frontal projection, reduce the area affected by bullets, and reduce the chance of being hit and the damage." Perfect explained casually.

These were mature designs that had been tested in countless actual combat situations in the original world, so she naturally used them directly.

"Then what about the tracks? Why not use wheels that can run faster?" Although Sandrion is a demigod-level alchemist, her knowledge structure and common sense were established at least a hundred years ago, and many things are difficult for her to imagine.

It's not that she couldn't think of it, but that she didn't have this concept.

What's more, the difference between tracks and wheels can only be explained after the development of physics and the understanding of the relationship between pressure and stress. Before that, it is difficult to explain in simple words which is better between tracks and wheels.

However, for alchemists of the level of Perfecto and Sandrion, this problem is easy to explain.

"Using tracks can reduce the damage to the ground caused by the vehicle's own weight, and tracks have better passing performance than wheels. Whether it is climbing a slope or passing through a gully or trench, tracks can pass through places where wheels cannot pass, and wheels cannot pass through places where tracks can pass." After explaining the benefits of tracks, Perfect turned to Sandrion and asked her, "Anything else you want to ask?"

"What is your purpose in building it? Isn't it just to provide new equipment for the army?" Sandrion still asked the question.

"What else? It's not possible that I'm just bored and want to design some new things to play with, right?" Perfect said casually, but she added: "Although this is the main reason, it is also to improve the combat effectiveness of the army. After all, if I want to go to war with the gods, I can't use airships to defend the city, right?"

"So you built these...tanks? Equipped with electromagnetic guns for city defense?" Looking at Perfecto's design, Sandrion instinctively made connections with her explanation.

Perfect shook his head and explained, "Tanks are offensive equipment. Although they don't run very fast, they can basically keep up with the speed of a charging warhorse. Together with the steam knights, they can play a powerful role on the battlefield.

A cannon that can grow legs and run on its own can provide powerful firepower support for the Steam Knights when they charge, which can effectively improve the combat effectiveness of the army. "

Although tanks can be used for defensive operations, influenced by the military concepts of the original world, Perfectoct decided to let tanks do their original job.

After all, the cooperation between the Steam Knight and the tank charge is also a kind of infantry-tank coordination, right?
"What about defense?" Sandrion was more concerned about this. After all, she didn't think that humans could launch any charge on the battlefield against the gods. Defensive counterattack might be the best option.

"For defense, you can use this..." Perfect took out another drawing. On it was a design that was similar to a tank, but it was obvious that the electromagnetic gun mounted on the body was thicker and larger than the one on the tank.

Sandrion took the blueprint, studied it carefully, and asked, "What is this?"

"A self-propelled electromagnetic gun, in simple terms, is a cannon equipped with wheels so that it can run on its own." Perfect explained briefly, and then said: "In situations where defensive operations are needed, we only need to place it in key locations where artillery is needed, and it can effectively provide fire support and even carry out excitation transfer when necessary."

(End of this chapter)