On the western border of the Tang Empire, close to the Dahua Empire section, the armored troops of the Tang Army were unloading their trucks, and the train station was crowded with vehicles and personnel from the logistics support troops.
There was a lively scene everywhere. Officers were checking the weapons and equipment arrived by their troops, accepting some ammunition, and messy parts.
"Be careful! Be careful! Pay attention! Don't fall!" Next to the flatbed, an officer was holding a horn and shouting to the operators on the train.
His soldiers were working hard to unload a No. 4 tank from the train. As a newly established armored force, the 19th Armored Division was not actually the main force of the Tang Army.
In fact, many countries are well aware that the Tang Empire is expanding its armored forces, but they are a little unable to understand the way the Tang Empire is expanding its armored forces.
Most of these expanded and new armored units are not full, and they also use old second-hand No. 4 tanks. These tanks have been eliminated by the main force, and some even have bullet marks on them.
This type of armored division is generally equipped with only one armored regiment, equipped with No. 4 tanks and obsolete maintenance vehicles and oil supply vehicles, which looks quite shabby.
The organization of the Tang Army is generally as follows: the 1st Armored Division and the 11th Armored Division are matched with other units to form the 1st Armored Corps, and the 2nd Armored Division and the 12th Armored Division are also matched in the same way.
The newly formed armored units starting with the tenth are basically picking up the "leftovers" of the main force, and all they receive are equipment such as No. 4 tanks.
Because the number of retired tanks is not sufficient, and there is no new supply, similar armored divisions with more than ten numbers are all training units without much actual combat capability.
Various countries speculated that the Tang Empire was replacing Leopard tanks and did not want to waste these eliminated No. 4 tanks, so they gave them to the second-line troops for continued use.
In addition to the No. 4 tank, the infantry equipment of the Tang Empire is also being improved: there are many equipment modified from the chassis of the No. 4 tank, and the variety is very lively.
For example, the anti-tank guns that are strengthened for infantry are usually turret-less tank destroyers that are modified from the main gun of the Panther tank.
This kind of tank destroyer equipped with a long-barreled 75 mm caliber tank gun was jokingly called a long nose by Tang Jun himself. It was the kind of temporary waste equipment.
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Of the same nature is the No. 4 assault gun equipped with a 105 mm caliber low-pressure short-barreled gun - this thing is an enhanced version of the No. 4 assault gun that originally only installed a 75 mm caliber short-barreled gun.
The ammunition load and continuous combat capability were abandoned, the combat room was slightly enlarged, and the infantry was provided with an "assault gun" that could temporarily serve as a self-propelled artillery.
Coupled with the fact that a large number of No. 4 tank chassis were modified into 155 mm caliber Wild Bee self-propelled howitzers, this tank chassis became a real "war horse" of the Tang Empire.
The main reason is that the chassis of the Panther tank is too complicated, and Tang Mo has no intention of continuing to use it.
So far, the whole world has been studying why the Leopard tanks of the Tang Empire used double-row road wheels, but no one thought... the Tang Empire itself almost no longer uses them.
In short, the weapons and equipment of the Tang Dynasty Army at this stage can be said to be really diverse and dazzling.
However, the guesses from various countries were only half correct: the main force of the Tang Empire was indeed changing its equipment, but it was the Divine Vehicle 59 instead of the legendary Panther tank.
The old Leopard tanks are already being phased out as second-line tanks. It's too late to stop production. How can it be mass-produced?
This time, the Tang army gathered towards the border area. In order not to be too scary, they did not move any main force at all.
No Leopard tanks were mobilized, and all those arriving at the front line were newly expanded armored units. No matter how you looked at it, it felt like the various units were collectively competing against each other during the Chinese Spring Festival.
The Army brought out the No. 4 tanks. Naturally, they were afraid that showing off a large number of Panther tanks would frighten the Chinese Empire too much.
But even the No. 4 tanks have already made the Dahua Empire feel like they are facing a formidable enemy: what they fear is not these No. 4 tanks, but the Panther tanks behind the No. 4 tanks that have not yet appeared...
The picture in front of me is actually quite wonderful. It is actually a miracle to see the No. 4 tank equipped only with a short-barreled gun in this era.
You know, the Air Force of the Tang Empire is replacing J-6 fighter jets, and is also frantically mass-producing Type 59 main battle tanks. But the frontline troops are actually equipped with a large number of No. 4 crispy vehicles, which is really too fantasy.
These troops equipped with No. 4 tanks actually knew what they were here to do. They performed very hard and showed that the Tang Empire had no strong will to intervene.
"Be careful of those tanks!" the officer once again shouted to the soldiers unloading the tanks on the train. These tanks are treasures. Before they receive new tanks, this is the most effective equipment in their hands.
"You can't let others take pictures at will, and you can't keep it too secret... Sigh..." The soldiers on one side were helping to unload the No. 4 tank. After hearing the shouts of the officers behind them, they couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
Their army is put out in a big way for reporters to see, but they can't let reporters make a big deal about it...
In the sky, the Tang Empire's air force patrols were also very cautious. Although the number of patrols increased, they actually maintained a restrained two-plane formation.
The one I used is the same Butcher fighter I used when I was poor. It has been used for many years and has not been replaced with a new one until now.
Other countries have evolved from bi-wing fighters to advanced low-wing fighters, and their speed has also increased a lot. Only the Tang Empire's Butcher fighter aircraft still has no intention of replacing them.
Looking at the Butcher flying in the sky in the distance, the soldiers on the ground couldn't help but sigh - is it really okay to hide it like this?
In fact, the Tang Empire had already equipped many Liuye fighter jets, but these aircraft were all deployed on Longdao, and were not even deployed in Chang'an's air force.
This level of confidentiality is also forced. After all, Liu Ye is still too advanced for this world. If it is suddenly taken out in a state that is not a full-scale war, it seems to be too wasteful.
On the periphery of the station, looking at the officers and soldiers of Datang's 19th Armored Division who were working in full swing, a man who looked like a businessman calmly turned and left - he wanted to report to his superiors, and another new number appeared on the border.
