Wang Xuexin's choice of T44 is not wrong, because he chose T44 not only to fight against the Japanese "Tiger Style", but also to develop it into a 59th medium, and also to develop it into a 59th medium first.
As for the tank, it can overtake the Mao Xiong in corners.
As for choosing T34 now, on the one hand, it is because its firepower is enough to compete with the "Tiger" and can play a considerable role on the battlefield. On the other hand, Wang Xuexin hopes to use the hands of Mao Xiong to show an attitude towards the Japanese.
At this time, the Eighth Route Army actually no longer had such an urgent need to equip the 100-slip T34.
If the Japanese have "Tiger", then the Eighth Route Army can use T44 and anti-tank missiles to deal with it, which is more than enough.
As for the other Japanese tanks and armored vehicles, it is enough to use Yingjiang's "Sherman" to deal with them.
So even if you want to buy it now, you should continue to buy Eagle Sauce "Sherman" instead of T34.
This is not to say that the T34 equipped with 100 slip is inferior to the "Sherman". In fact, this new T34 is much better than the "Sherman" whose gasoline engine is known as the "lighter".
The problem is that the "Sherman" is enough to deal with Japanese tanks and has strong reliability. In addition, it can also be used as a bulldozer and minesweeper. Although the T34 is relatively mature now, it is still a logistical burden.
This consideration has a great impact on mechanized troops.
The reason why Wang Xuexin chose T34 instead of "Sherman" was actually to let the Japanese see Mao Xiong's actions in the Northeast... Mao Xiong had only delivered supplies to the Eighth Route Army before, and he also found an excuse for "trade".
But now that Mao Xiong has begun to deliver combat vehicles to the Eighth Route Army, the nature of this has changed! It’s not justifiable to use the excuse of “transaction”, right?
Lemonlokov didn't think so much. He asked directly: "How many do you need? If there are too many, we may not be able to supply them, because we are also in urgent need of such tanks on the front line!"
"No need for more!" Wang Xuexin replied: "Only thirty vehicles, each equipped with 300 rounds of artillery shells!"
This number is almost nothing to a furry bear, so Lemon Lokov agreed without much thought: "No problem, it's still the same price!"
"Old price?" Wang Xuexin was a little surprised.
The Eighth Route Army had previously purchased a batch of T34s at a unit price of US$27,000. Wang Xuexin thought that the price of T34s would have increased at this time. Unexpectedly, Lemon Lokoff said it was the old price!
"Yes, the old price!" Lemon Lokov said: "It's still 27,000 US dollars per car, but if you include the shells, it's... 30,000 US dollars per car!"
Wang Xuexin nodded in disbelief. He did not expect that the T34 at this time would be so cheap, especially the T34 equipped with a 100MM smoothbore cannon.
Later, Wang Xuexin found out that he had actually paid too much for it.
It is true that the cost of the first version of the T34 was US$27,000, but with the improvement of Mao Xiong's production level, the cost of the T34 had been reduced to US$19,000. After changing the rifled gun to a smoothbore gun, the unit price was reduced to US$1.3.
The price is $50,000, and the production hours have also changed from the original 8,000 hours to the current 3,000 hours... Although the smoothbore cannon has better armor-piercing capabilities than the rifled cannon, it is simple to produce and low-cost because it does not require rifling.
Of course, part of the reason for this is that the quality of the smoothbore cannon at that time was not that good and its lifespan was only more than a hundred rounds.
Therefore, what Wang Xuexin said is actually unrealistic for each tank to be equipped with 300 rounds of shells. At this time, the 100MM smoothbore cannon cannot fire so many shells and its lifespan has expired. Each tank should be equipped with two additional barrels.
However, the Eighth Route Army can also produce gun barrels themselves and they are also 100mm smooth, so this aspect is not a problem.
After thinking about it, Wang Xuexin felt that this might not be enough, so he leaned closer and whispered: "In addition, Comrade Lemon Lokov! Please tell the Supreme Deputy Commander that in order to express our gratitude to him, we may speed up the air-to-air missile launch
Transaction in progress!”
"What?" Lemon Lokov looked confused after hearing this: "What does this have to do with the Supreme Deputy Commander?"
Wang Xuexin didn't say anything, he just said to Lemon Lokov: "You just need to tell me on my behalf!"
Lemon Lokov nodded hesitantly and said: "Okay! But Comrade Wang Xuexin, you may not know that the Supreme Deputy Commander was already very unhappy because of the railway construction last time! This time..."
"I know!" Wang Xuexin replied with a smile: "I believe that this time, the Supreme Deputy Commander will still be unhappy! So, I hope our relationship can ease some!"
Lemonlokov shook his head helplessly and said "Okay."
In fact, Lemon Lokov was thinking in his heart: This Chinese regiment leader is simply an idiot in terms of interpersonal relationships. If you want to ease the relationship, shouldn't you give something? Just a word and a promise that no one can be sure of?
Then Lemonlokov sighed again, and this time he was going to get scolded again!
What Lemon Lokov didn't know was that the Supreme Deputy Commander-in-Chief's "unhappiness" was just for others to see, and everyone, including Lemon Lokov, was deceived by the Supreme Deputy Commander.
After returning to Chongqing, Lemonlokov immediately reported the contents of the transaction and conveyed what Wang Xuexin said to the Supreme Deputy Commander-in-Chief.
When the Supreme Deputy Commander heard this, he immediately understood the meaning. He smiled and said to himself: "This Chinese regiment leader is indeed not simple!"
The Supreme Deputy Commander actually knew that the Eighth Route Army's statement about insufficient air-to-air missile production was false.
At this time, the Eighth Route Army's technology for producing air-to-air missiles was quite mature. Even if new technologies increased the difficulty of production, they could obtain greater output by expanding their factories.
The reason why the Eighth Route Army refuses to sell is, on the one hand, to maintain its technological leadership, and on the other hand... it is like now that it can use the time it takes to sell air-to-air missiles as a bargaining chip.
The Supreme Deputy Commander won’t help the Eighth Route Army?
Then Wang Xuexin may extend the sale of air-to-air missiles indefinitely.
It is unimaginable that the Eighth Route Army could even defeat the BF109 with it!
Sometimes the top deputy commander thought that the Eighth Route Army used some kind of magic to achieve this.
This is something the furry bear needs urgently!
Now as long as Mao Xiong gets this thing, he may completely defeat Hans and seize the initiative on the battlefield!
What is hateful is that the initiative is actually in the hands of the Chinese regiment commander of the Eighth Route Army!
The Supreme Deputy Commander thought he had no other choice. He walked to the window and looked at the heavy snow falling outside, and said: "It seems that it is necessary for us to organize an exercise in the Northeast!"
Then the Supreme Deputy Commander said: "The most difficult thing about this exercise is to grasp the scale!"
This is indeed the case, and Mao Xiong doesn’t want the exercise to go too far and turn into a real war!