Germanic Empire: Please call me Wilhelm III

Winter turned to spring, and in the blink of an eye it was already 1710.

After August and Princess Elizabeth Mary got married, they took a month off to go on vacation in the Alps for a while.

He had been an emperor for several years, but he had never rested like this.

Princess Elizabeth Mary became queen of the Germanic Empire. However, in the palace, it is still Queen Victoria who has the final say. Queen Elizabeth Mary, who is too young, is far from being Empress Victoria’s opponent in terms of palace fighting level.

However, August’s unreserved support made Queen Elizabeth Mary not bullied in the harem. Queen Victoria also knew that August did not have too deep feelings for her, and did not dare to go too far.

This once made Queen Victoria very sad, why did her eldest son, Crown Prince William, become a vegetative person! If Crown Prince William had become emperor, perhaps everything would have been different.

Crown Prince William has been sleeping for several years, but there is still no tendency to wake up.

However, even so, Queen Victoria did not give up, and she was still trying to find various ways to revive Crown Prince William. In this case, perhaps the situation will be completely different by then.

It’s just that even if Crown Prince William wakes up, August will definitely not return the throne to Crown Prince William. He is already strengthening his influence in the military and at home. Under such circumstances, what will Crown Prince William, who has been sleeping for several years, compete with him?

After entering 1710, the second superdreadnought, the “King-class” battleship of the German Empire, was also built. Like the Kaiser-class battleships before it, the King-class battleships were armed with 50 times caliber 380 mm guns. Once these two classes of battleships are completed and put into service, it will bring the strength of the German Imperial Navy to a higher level.

With August’s strong support, Krupp has successfully manufactured the 380mm gun. After verification, large-scale mass production was possible in the shortest possible time.

However, August put forward new requirements, hoping that Krupp would increase its efforts to develop a 410-mm naval gun. If he could, August hoped that the capital ships of the next class would be equipped with 410mm naval guns. In this way, the Germanic Imperial Navy will have an overwhelming advantage in the face of the Imperial Navy and even the navies of other countries in the future.

It’s just that it is not so easy to develop a 410-mm gun. Each increase in the caliber of the main gun requires a lot of technical accumulation and material progress.

Most of Krupp’s profits over the years have been invested.

At the end of September 1710, the autumn air was crisp, and a large group of imperial high-ranking officials had gathered on the testing ground of the August Heavy Equipment Company on the outskirts of Bolin.

August was present in person, along with War Minister von Falkenhein, Chief of the General Staff, General Moltke Jr., and other top army officials. Even on the side of the Navy, the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Marshal von Boer, also arrived.

August and the top officials of the Germanic Empire gathered here to watch a demonstration of the new weapons developed by August Heavy Equipment.

August Heavy Equipment is a new company established only last year, which was spun off from August Motor Company, and itself has a very rich accumulation in technology.

At the request and guidance of Auguste, qualified tanks and armored vehicles were quickly developed.

I saw that on the test site, a tank covered in black paint, under the sun, shone with a dark metallic luster, revealing the meaning of coldness and slaughter.

Next to this tank is a tracked combat vehicle covered with armor, a class armored vehicle.

“Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Excellency, Marshal and General, this is the ‘Wolf’ light tank and the ‘Hound Dog’ armored vehicle that we have developed.

The Wolf light tank weighs 9.8 tons and is armed with a 57mm tank gun, a 7.62mm heading machine gun, a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun and a 12.7mm heavy machine gun. The nose part of the hull was made of inclined armor with a thickness of 45 mm, which made it resistant to small-caliber shells. The maximum road speed is 30 km/h and the maximum off-road speed is 12 km/h.

‘Hound’ armored vehicle armed with a 20mm rapid-fire gun and a 7.62mm heavy machine gun. The front-end armor thickness was 25 mm, the side and rear armor thickness was 15 mm, which made it resistant to close fire from heavy machine guns. In addition, there are firing holes on both sides of the hull, through which the soldiers can fire outward. A ‘Hound-type’ armored vehicle that can fit the entire personnel and equipment of an infantry squad. ”

Holder, general manager of August Heavy Equipment, personally introduced everyone.

The generals of the army are very interested in these two iron guys.