"To be honest, I'm a little dazzled by all the tanks, but this little one is really good-looking."
Xia Yu stepped on the tracks of a super mini tank.
The CV-33 ultra-light tank has a crew of 2 and weighs 3.2 tons. Its so-called main gun is a twin-mounted 8mm machine gun, which is as unreliable as the country that produced it, Italy.
Xia Yu first got to know this tank after watching the anime "Girls und Panzer". Although the CV-33 in the anime had its highlights, it mainly played a comedic role.
I didn't expect the system would even get this thing. Do you think it can represent Italy?
"Mr. Xia, this tank is so cute!"
Feng Manxue squatted in front of CV-33 and said, girls just like this kind of small and weak things.
"It's just a toy. It's okay to play with it, but a few people can overturn it on the battlefield."
Xia Yu's tone was full of disdain, but when it comes to collecting, one either has to be good at it or collect it all. This time, the system follows the standard of completeness, and as long as a country has the ability to independently produce tanks, it will not be left out.
Of course, each type of tank usually has only one representative model, and it is impossible to collect all the models of ABCDEFG, as well as a variety of tank destroyers and self-propelled artillery.
This is just like when Xia Yu collected Daniel in the United States, he only collected one car from each generation. It was impossible for him to collect all the limited and non-limited versions of each generation. That would be unrealistic and unnecessary.
"Look, this one is also made in Italy. It's quite impressive!"
Xia Yu pointed at the P2640 heavy tank beside him and said.
Although the vehicle weighed only 26 tons, the Italians insisted on calling it a heavy tank.
"It looks a bit ugly!"
"Well, that's what I think too."
Compared with Italian tanks, Xia Yu prefers Italian sports cars. Musical instruments are also good. After all, war is a serious matter and they may not be suitable for it.
Continuing to walk in, various types of main battle tanks from the United States, Britain, Japan, and the United States were lined up in a row. They were clean but not new, and they must have been baptized by the battlefield. Perhaps they were opponents in the same battle and killed each other's companions.
As time goes by, these well-preserved old guys gather together. There is no longer any opposing camps as before, and only memories remain to cherish.
At the end, Xia Yu stopped in front of a group of tanks.
Chinese people have very complicated feelings towards domestic cars. For a long time, BBA has always been the representative of luxury cars, and Santana is the childhood memory of most people. Little did they know that the manufacturers of these cars produced tanks and airplanes during World War II.
The Type 5 Panther A medium tank in front of Xia Yu is a classic tank designed by MAN and produced by Daimler-Benz.
In the competition for the Panther contract, Daimler-Benz was the loser because the Panther it designed looked too much like the T-34. However, due to excessive demand, after 1943, the production of the Panther was shared by Mercedes-Benz and other companies.
Xia Yu just looked at the nameplate and the manufacturer happened to be Mercedes-Benz.
A similar situation occurred when Porsche and Henschel competed for the King Tiger contract. Although Henschel won the order, Porsche, full of confidence, produced fifty King Tiger turrets first. The war was in full swing, and in order to avoid waste, the first batch of fifty King Tigers were limited edition double-split versions.
Just discussing the appearance, Xia Yu felt that the Porsche's turret was better looking, smooth and tight like the face of an eighteen-year-old girl, while the Henschel's looked like an eighty-year-old woman, with wrinkles all over her face.
He was very lucky to have drawn the double-spelling version, which could be seen from the turret. Xia Yu then went into the cockpit and found the record book, which recorded in Chinese the battles that this Tiger King had participated in.
Xia Yu couldn't understand it, but Phillips, a native of Cholan, happened to understand Cholan. After translating it, he found out that this tank had indeed achieved many victories. In the first half of 1944 alone, it destroyed 3 T-34s, and in August it even took out an IS-2 heavy tank with one shot.
This is incredible, incredible. You know, the IS-2 was specially developed to deal with the Tiger tank, but it unexpectedly stumbled and was destroyed by the more advanced King Tiger.
At this moment, there was an IS-2 parked diagonally opposite this King Tiger. What a coincidence!
"Mr. Sherlock, this Tiger King has not seen combat since then. It was shipped back to the mainland for upgrades in December 1945, as many deficiencies were discovered during its use on the front lines."
"So this Tiger King has been upgraded at the back?"
It is common for weapons to be iteratively upgraded during war, because only after going to the battlefield and experiencing the flames of war can their shortcomings be exposed.
"Yes. Records show that the tank underwent over twenty improvements, which improved the engine's cooling performance and its ability to start in severe cold conditions. This greatly increased its reliability. However, the war ended before the improved model even entered production."
I didn't expect that a tank has so many stories. Xia Yu was quite emotional after hearing it. However, peace is not easy to achieve, and no matter how good the weapons and equipment are, it is best not to have the opportunity to use them.
"Mr. Phillips, thank you and your colleagues for your hard work. I will send a plane to take you to Tu'ao, and you can return home directly from there."
After taking a quick look at the Invincible Level, Xia Yu prepared to see Phillips and his group off.
"Goodbye then, Mr. Sherlock!"
Feng Manxue led Phillips and the others to the island airport. The remaining fuel on the Sherlock was enough for a round trip to Tu'an, but they still needed to refuel before returning to China.
"Don't just stand there, get to work. We're staying on the boat today."
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