The minesweeping tank was actually something that the British invented, and the location was also in the Alamein battlefield in North Africa. However, the British installed this device on the "Matilda" tank... The result can be imagined. The good idea used a bad platform, which made it useless in actual combat.

Of course, if installed on the "No. 3" tank, it would be another matter... The No. 3 tank does not fail at any time like "Matilda".

"This thing...I mean minesweeping tanks, can it work?" Colonel Slain asked hesitantly.

"Maybe useful!" Colonel Albridge became very interested in the picture: "This device is very simple, just a motor is needed, and our logistics soldiers may be able to make it in a few hours!"

"And the idea of ​​installing chains on rollers is very good!" General Streck said: "The mine explosion power is insufficient, and it is difficult to break the iron chain, so it can be used all the time. Even if it breaks... we only need to hang a few more!"

General Streck and other people were veterans. They knew that the simpler the structure on the battlefield, the more reliable the things were, so they were conquered by this thing as soon as possible.

"And..." Colonel Slain added: "It should be no problem to use it to demine mines. Of course, chain rapping will detonate mines. If the power is strong enough, it may also detonate anti-tank mines!"

"Of course, it must be able to detonate anti-tank mines!" said Colonel Albridge: "Otherwise I wouldn't have let my tank do this!"

"Why not try?" said General Streck.

Then everyone turned their eyes to Rommel, who had been silent.

"Is it only takes a few hours?" Rommel asked.

"Yes, General!" Colonel Albridge pointed to the picture drawn by Qin Chuan and said, "We just need to make a rack like this to support a roller, and then remove a tricycle motor for driving."

"Then what are you waiting for?" Rommel ordered: "Get one right away... no, get three out."

General Streck turned his attention to Colonel Albridge. This task must be carried out by the logistics forces of the tanks, who had the tools and parts for repairing the tanks.

"Yes, General!" Colonel Albridge took on the task without saying a word.

"Wait!" Colonel Albridge was about to leave and was called back by Rommel: "This thing is our highest secret now, do you understand?"

"I understand, general!"

This is of course, this can be said to be a new weapon, and if you want to make the new weapon play a greater role in the battlefield and catch the enemy off guard, you must keep the secret.

"Sergeant, forgive me for being reckless!" After Colonel Albridge left, Rommel handed a cigarette to Qin Chuan and asked, "How did you think of this minesweeping tank?"

"Oh, general!" Qin Chuan was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "You know, I was demining mines on the position last night and was fighting in the enemy's mine array. The scene was so crazy. The enemy's shells flew towards us but we had nowhere to hide, and we didn't even dare to hide because you were not sure if there were mines around you... At that time, I was wondering if there was something to help us clear mines, which was safe and fast."

"And then you think of it?" Rommel took the picture and Yang Yang.

"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "I think it should play a little bit!"

"More than a little bit of it!" said Rommel. "Although I'm not sure, I believe it can play a big role, Sgt. Yes, your idea will even change the situation of war!"

Qin Chuan knew what Rommel meant by "change situation".

In this era, countries around the world had a headache about landmines, and World War I was even more prominent... At that time, trench warfare was almost a combination of barbed wire, roadblocks, mines, and trenches and machine guns, which made almost no one of the warring parties get helpless and ended up in a stalemate.

But now, the emergence of minesweeping tanks is likely to represent the end of the mine era... Of course, this is impossible. Even if mines continue to play a role in modern times, their role has been greatly weakened. But Rommel didn't know this.

Colonel Albridge was right. After more than three hours, several minesweeping tanks were tossed out, but they looked rough... Several steel pipes welded together were supported by a drum with iron chains, and then connected to an external motor behind the turret with a conveyor belt.

The roller is quite stylish, moderate in size and smooth in rotation. Later, I found out that it was a roller used by logistics soldiers to transport several local people from Matru to the harvest of wheat.

"The disadvantage is that the turret cannot turn right!" said Colonel Albridge. "Because the conveyor belt blocks the turret's rotation space, doing so will ruin the device!"

"What if it doesn't matter!" said Rommel: "If mines can be cleared, it's okay even if you can't fire!"

Then Rommel couldn't wait to order: "Let's start!"

"Yes, General!" At Albridge's warning, the messenger waved his subordinates to order to start the experiment.

The first experiment was a platoon of anti-infantry thunders. As the tank "rumbling" upwards, the rotating roller slapped forward with the chain. Then there was a "boom" sound, and several anti-infantry thunders were detonated very smoothly.

The officers couldn't help but cheer, and Rommel nodded repeatedly with his eyes lit up.

But the second experiment on anti-tankrey was a problem... No matter how the iron chains were hit, the anti-tankrey did not react at all, and it would be useless to drive the motor to the maximum.

"What's going on?" Rommel asked.

"General!" Colonel Albridge replied: "It's because the fall is not strong enough!"

The pressure force of the anti-tankrei is generally around 200 kilograms, but the iron chain of the drum cannot provide such a large pressure force.

This puts the minesweeping tanks in a dead end... The minesweeping is mainly for the tank to advance quickly. If anti-tanks cannot be ruled out, then this "mine-sweeping tank" will not have much significance.

After thinking about it, Qin Chuan said, "Why don't we add some counterweight to the chain?"

“Counterweight?”

"Yes!" Qin Chuan said: "For example, weld a series of small iron balls on the iron chain, so that the force it will fall to the ground may be great enough!"
Chapter completed!