Qin's military construction has developed rapidly in recent years. On the one hand, they are indeed very experienced in combat and can sum up the rules in actual combat and develop weapons and equipment suitable for them; on the other hand, they have also obtained the support of the Tang Empire.
A lot of technical support; another factor is that they absorbed the industrial base of Shu, and the industrial scale increased several times.
After introducing the Tang Empire's No. 4 tanks and No. 4 assault guns, as well as the internationally widely used 113 armored vehicles, Qin itself also developed many unique weapons and equipment.
First of all, the Qin IV tank developed and produced by Qin State is very unique. It is designed based on the No. 4 tank. The three indicators of fire protection and power are very balanced. It can be said to be a very successful "medium tank".
Its artillery uses a long-barreled 75mm caliber gun, and its power is slightly higher than that of the No. 4, which is a small improvement.
In terms of armor thickness, thanks to the new engine power increase, the weight of the Qin IV tank has increased by 7 tons, and the frontal protection level is close to 100 mm, which can be said to be very good.
After adding protection, the speed of the entire tank has still increased a bit, with the maximum speed reaching 30 kilometers per hour, which is considered quite satisfactory.
Coupled with the use of wide tracks and improved off-road capabilities, the overall performance of the entire tank is quite good. If this tank had been placed in the World War II era, it would have been an excellent design at least as famous as the M4 and T34.
It's a pity... The Tang Empire is in the process of completely replacing T-64 main battle tanks with night combat capabilities. The weapons and equipment levels of both sides are completely different from the same era.
The tank soldiers of the Great Qin Empire have not yet realized that what they are about to face in the future is equipped with weapons such as armed helicopters, advanced main battle tanks, and anti-tank missiles...
However, the senior officials of the Great Qin Empire were clearly aware of the backwardness of their weapons and equipment. However, in the eyes of Ying Duo and others, although their weapons and equipment were backward, they were not unacceptably backward.
Due to the development of communication methods such as telegraphs, the intelligence of countries around the world is actually not blocked. Many people know that the Tang Empire invested new tanks and armored vehicles in the Battle of Mirage, and their power was astonishing.
Even so, they did not feel that their tanks had fallen behind to the point where they were no longer capable of fighting: on the contrary, they believed that the gap between the two sides was actually narrowing.
Compared with the past, when countries around the world were generally equipped with low-pressure artillery, now they are finally using high-pressure, long-barreled artillery.
Moreover, the armor of their tanks has generally been improved to more than 70 mm, and most are close to 100 mm. The protection is no longer comparable to that of the past.
In addition, they had more or less mastered some of the Tang Empire's early technologies of gasoline engines and diesel engines, and made some usable engines on their own, and the power system was also improved a lot.
The key point is that they can all use their full power to produce their own main tanks without having to consider that the Tang Empire does not export key parts.
This made everyone feel more or less relieved: they could arm ten or even twenty divisions of armored forces at one go, a scale they had never dared to imagine before.
Let’s take Qin as an example: Qin now has 17 armored divisions, each of which is equipped with more than 200 tanks, and the total number of tanks exceeds 4,000!
In the past, this number seemed almost impossible to achieve, but now Qin has achieved it. Yingduo does have so many tanks, and most of them seem to be of good quality.
The Qin State imported more than 800 No. 4 tanks from the Tang Empire. More than half of these tanks were long-tube models, and most of them were equipped with armor, which raised the frontal protection level to more than 80 mm.
In addition, Qin itself also produced more than 1,000 Qin-4 main tanks, which were even better than the No. 4.
Some of the remaining tanks were obsolete products produced by the Qin State in the past. They were unwilling to discard them, so they were put in the army to make up for them: the combat effectiveness of these tanks was very poor and the models were old, but they could still be used.
The Qin State itself uses these tanks as training equipment to train more armored soldiers, and is studying the modification of these tanks.
Having so many tanks and armored troops has made the Qin generals very confident: they firmly believe that if a war breaks out with the Tang Empire, they will perform better than the last time.
On the other hand, the Qin Air Force also felt that its power had been greatly increased: they obtained jet engine technology from the Tang Empire and purchased the TA-183 fighter production line.
Although this new fighter has a short range and is almost a legendary airport defender, it does have a speed that propeller aircraft cannot match.
After possessing the world's "most advanced" fighter jets, the top brass of the Qin Air Force are very confident in their ability to maintain air supremacy.
After all, they accumulated a lot of air combat experience in the war against Shu: Qin now has more than 100 ace pilots, and thousands of pilots who have flown aircraft in battles. It can really be said that it has a strong army.
Based on its combat experience in Shu, Qin established a complete radar warning system near the border and major cities, and strengthened the air defense capabilities of its ground forces.
It is no exaggeration to say that Qin believes that its military strength is firmly at the top of the second echelon in the world, and is very close to the Tang Empire.
They have more than 1,000 DO-17 bombers! 400 P-36 fighter jets, 1,500 P-40 fighter jets, and 115 TA-183 fighter jets! In addition, Qin also has more than 700 Type 47 transport aircraft.
Just in terms of numbers, the Qin Air Force is really strong. In just a few years, they have built such a powerful air force, which shows that the top brass of the Qin State attach great importance to air power.
For comparison, the Lions Empire, known as the second most powerful country in the world, has more than 2,100 Spitfires and more than 1,100 Hurricane fighter jets. Although the Lions Empire does have an absolute advantage in terms of quantity, Qin still has more jet fighters in terms of quality.
One step ahead.
What's more, the war didn't start today. As time goes by, Qin will only have more and more jet fighters...
What made Ying Duo, the emperor of Qin, continue to wait patiently, in Ying Duo's own opinion, was the navy that Qin was holding back.
Compared with Qin's "powerful" army and "powerful" air force, Qin's navy is really far behind. This new naval force, which inherited almost all of Shu's navy, has almost zero experience.
