Wang Xuexin knew that this tank was a "Sherman", and his target was also this tank.
Although the "Sherman" was called the "Lighter" in World War II... This tank used a gasoline engine and could easily catch fire on the battlefield, so the Eagle Soldiers jokingly called it the "Lighter", which means "one hit.
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But the tank is undoubtedly an excellent tank.
For example, the "Sherman" has two engines. Even if one of them fails, the tank can still rely on the other engine to fight.
Another example is that the tracks of the "Sherman" are covered with rubber, which makes the track life twice as long as that of pure steel tracks.
In addition, the "Sherman" makes very little noise when driving on the highway, while the Bear tank makes a lot of noise that can be heard far away.
For example, the top speed of the "Sherman" reaches 38 kilometers per hour, which can barely match a half-track car.
The most important thing is...
The "Sherman" tank is actually a multi-functional tank. It only needs to be temporarily loaded with some accessories and it can be turned into a bulldozer immediately.
All these functions make it an artifact of the Eighth Route Army's surprise attack on the Northeast.
But of course, Wang Xuexin had to pretend not to know at this time. He asked casually: "Oh, what type of tank is it? How is the performance? I mean... compared to the T34!"
Sun Erwei lost confidence when he heard the last sentence "compared to the T34". At this time, there were not many tanks that could compare with the T34.
This is what Wang Xuexin wants, to suppress the other party's arrogance before trading, so that he can negotiate a good price.
"King!" Sun Erwei replied with a hint of embarrassment: "The number we gave it is M4. It is a medium tank. Compared with the T34... I think they each have their own advantages and disadvantages!"
It is true that each has its own advantages and disadvantages, but Sun Erwei obviously does not have a lot of confidence in his tank, so he felt a little guilty when he said this.
This is not surprising, because there were actually few good tanks in Yingjiang at this time. It was not until the M4 was released from the factory and put into the battlefield on a large scale. At this time, the M4 had just entered service and did not have much success.
Wang Xuexin forced himself to show a disappointed expression, sighed, and said: "Sun Erwei, you know the importance of this repeating rifle. It has almost created a new path. With it, it can basically be eliminated."
It’s a bolt-action rifle, and it achieved very good results as soon as it was put into the battlefield. Do you hope... to use a tank like yours, which has its own advantages and disadvantages with the T34, for a brand-new rifle like ours?"
Wang Xuexin is not in a hurry in this regard.
Although Yingjiang can indeed obtain Ak47 on the battlefield, it is one thing to obtain Ak47. It is another thing to imitate it and understand its principle. More importantly, its experimental and test data are needed so that we can develop new models for Yingjiang.
Rifles save a lot of time.
And these can only be obtained from Wang Xuexin.
Sun Erwei understands this truth, which is one of the reasons why he traveled thousands of miles from Yuncheng to Liyuan Airport... In this tense moment, he needs to fight with all his strength every minute and every second, let alone get this new model directly
Rifle drawings and test data can save at least a few months.
Sun Erwei quickly defended: "Wang, it still has many advantages. I came in a hurry and did not bring the specific data. If you need it, I will contact my superiors immediately!"
Wang Xuexin hesitated for a moment, then nodded reluctantly: "Okay, I hope it has something that attracts me!"
"I promise!" Sun Erwei jumped up immediately: "It won't let you down!"
It took about twenty minutes for Sun Erwei to put the basic data of the "Sherman" tank on Wang Xuexin's desk.
Wang Xuexin took a casual glance: the total combat weight is 33.65 tons, the 75MM main gun, the maximum cross-country range is 90 kilometers, and the armor thickness is 13 to 76.2MM...
These data do not have any advantage compared to the T34. For example, the T34 has a 76.2MM main gun. Although the turret armor is only 45MM, it is sloped armor, and the Sherman has a gasoline engine.
Wang Xuexin knows very well that although "Sherman" is not excellent from the data point of view, this does not mean that it is not excellent.
But Wang Xuexin still asked: "Sun Erwei, what is its highlight? I mean, what attracts me to it!"
"This..." Sun Erwei actually didn't know, because he was not a tank expert, and he never thought that Wang Xuexin would be interested in tanks before coming here.
Wang Xuexin added: "Give me a reason why I want it instead of T34. You know, if I need it, we can get a lot of T34 from Mao Xiong!"
Sun Erwei nodded, he knew that the Eighth Route Army was conducting transactions with Mao Xiong on X2.
Mao Xiong may lack the T34, but they also lack something like the X2 that can give them air superiority.
Therefore, the Eighth Route Army can indeed exchange from Mao Xiong to T34.
Sun Erwei's mistake was that he did not do his homework before coming here. He did not know the weaknesses of the T34 and the strengths of the Sherman, so he was in an absolutely passive position in the negotiation of this deal.
Wang Xuexin saw that Sun Erwei was in trouble, so he took action and said: "Okay, if you can deliver it as soon as possible, I can consider it. After all, if you want to trade with Mao Xiong, and Mao Xiong cannot deliver the goods so quickly at this time...
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"I can guarantee this!" Sun Erwei quickly added: "We can... deliver it within a week!"
One week, this time was indeed very tempting to Wang Xuexin, and it was Sherman.
"How many cars?" Wang Xuexin asked.
"You..." Sun Erwei asked with difficulty: "How many vehicles are needed?"
"Fifty cars!" Wang Xuexin gave this number without thinking.
Wang Xuexin thought this way: The New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment had ten vehicles each, the Independent Regiment had twenty vehicles, and the remaining ten vehicles were left as spares.
But obviously Sun Erwei does not agree with this number.
"God!" Sun Erwei's eyes widened and he exclaimed: "Wang, yours is just a rifle, but ours is a tank! You actually plan to trade one rifle for fifty of our latest tanks!"
"No, Sun Erwei!" Wang Xuexin reminded: "What you are replacing is not a rifle, but the design drawings and experimental and test data of this rifle. Do you think so? I don't want the design drawings of your tank. This
It’s different!”
This really cannot be compared.
Because the things Wang Xuexin gave to Yingjiang are disposable, and Yingjiang can then be produced by himself.
But Yingjiang gave Wang Xuexin these tanks, which Wang Xuexin could not produce. Yingjiang could continue to trade with these tanks in the future. This was like a money tree, but the money was given to the Eighth Route Army.
"We only have thirty vehicles!" Sun Erwei replied: "We only have thirty vehicles in this batch!"
"Then, can the remaining twenty vehicles be delivered in one month?" Wang Xuexin asked.
"No, you didn't understand what I meant!" Sun Erwei said, "Can't we just trade these thirty cars?"
Wang Xuexin thought for a while and replied: "Then, I would rather choose T34, what do you think?"