Mainz did not forget his purpose of entering the system. He came here to find a weapon for Model and the Germans on the front line that could counter the enemy's heavy artillery.
This kind of weapon is actually easy to find. After World War II, counter-artillery radars targeting enemy artillery appeared in various countries one after another. This kind of radar can infer the location of enemy artillery positions based on the trajectory of artillery shells launched by the enemy. Thereby guiding the country's artillery to carry out targeted attacks on enemy artillery positions!
Anti-artillery radar has been widely used by the US military during the Goryeo War, and the Volunteer Army suffered a lot at that time.
After taking a look at the prices, there are not many types of anti-artillery radars in the system's weapons mall. Among them, there are two types of anti-artillery radars for the US military, two types for the Soviet army, and one that is a piece of equipment on which the sun never sets.
Mainz compared price and performance and was attracted by a 1955 US military standard artillery radar. This radar should have the highest performance. Of course, the price is also the highest. The price of an anti-artillery radar is 50 points. , this price is definitely considered expensive!
"System, how is the price of this thing determined? Why is the price of the 1955 model of the same anti-artillery radar of the US military five times that of the 1948 model?"
It is also the US military's own equipment. The price of the 1948 anti-artillery radar only requires 10 points to redeem, while the 1955 model requires 50 points. The price difference is five times, which makes him very confused. , I don't know what the pricing standard of the system is.
[The pricing of items in the system mall is judged based on age and performance.
The closer the age, the worse the performance, the lower the price.
The farther the age, the better the performance of the product, the higher the price.
For example, Dejun 1 The Maxim 1907 heavy machine gun during World War II cost 1 point per gun.
During World War II, the price of the German MG-34MG-42 general machine gun was much more expensive.
The price of the former in 1920 was 2 points per gun.
Yes, the latter's points in 1920 were 5 points and one support!
]
After hearing the system's explanation, Mainz finally understood the system's pricing standards.
According to the continuous advancement of science and technology, the performance of military products in various countries is constantly improving, and the cost is also rising. Therefore, the later a weapon appears, the higher its performance will be, the higher the cost will be, and the selling price will naturally increase. Got it!
To confirm this, Mainz took a look at the selling prices of tanks in the System Weapon Mall.
Since the birth of weapons like tanks, they have been the main equipment in the armies of various countries.
Even in the 21st century, a hundred years later, this weapon has not been eliminated, but has achieved greater and greater development.
The Mao Xiong people even installed phased array radars on their tanks, almost treating the tanks as land cruisers.
I don't know what they are thinking in their minds…
There are quite a lot of tanks in the system mall.
It includes 122 types of tanks from 16 countries, covering World War I, World War II, the Cold War, modern tanks, etc.
Among them, the price of World War I tanks is very low. The price of a British Mark tank is 1 point, which is the same as the price of a machine gun. Mainz checked the pricing rules of the system and found that the price in the system is the lowest. It's just 1 point. In other words, this equipment was deemed to have no value by the system, so it was given a minimum price.
Well, according to the system's judgment, Mainz doesn't think so. After all, he also thinks this kind of tank has little value.
Compared with tanks from the First World War, the prices of tanks from the Second World War were less.
Take the German army as an example. The main tanks of the German army during World War II were Panzer IV and Panzer V. The combined production of these two tanks reached about 15,000 units, accounting for more than 60% of the total number of German tanks.
These two main tanks are priced at 15 points and 20 points respectively. Because they are very close in age and there is no generation difference, the prices are also very close and the difference is not very big. The No. 5 tank is also black. The performance of the Leopard tank is much higher than that of the Panzer IV tank, so the price of 5 points more is very normal in Mainz's eyes!
Tanks from other countries of the same era, such as Eagle Sauce and Mao Xiong tanks, are about the same price as German tanks.
The price of the US Army's Sherman is 20 points, the price of the Pershing heavy tank is 30 points, the price of the Mao Xiong T-34 is 15 points, and the price of the IS-2 is 2 points.
Generally speaking, because World War II was not too far away from now, the gap between weapons is often only about one generation, so the prices are not very expensive.
But going back further, weapons of the future will be very expensive.
Taking the tanks of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War as an example, the price of the Soviet T-55/6 has reached more than 100 points, the price of the Patton tank of the US Army at the same time has also exceeded 100, and the price of the Chinese Type 59 tank Also over 100.
Although the performance of these tanks has indeed improved a lot compared to World War II tanks, the price that is five or six times more expensive is really unaffordable.
As for the third generation tanks of various countries, such as the German Leopard II tank, the US Brahms tank, the Mao Xiong T-90 tank, the Challenger tank on which the sun never sets, the Chinese Type 99 tank and the Jewish Merkava tank , the price of these third-generation main battle tanks generally reaches about 500 points.
And what is 500 points?
During World War II, the price of the German Scharnhorst-class battlecruisers was only 000 points. Two third-generation tanks could be exchanged for a battle cruiser worth more than 30,000 points. This price is really ridiculous!
After understanding this, Mainz roughly figured out why the 1955 model was so much more expensive than the 1948 model for the same anti-artillery radar!
Based on the mentality that you get what you pay for, Mainz reluctantly bought 10 anti-artillery radars, which cost him a total of 500 points.
Compared with the super high price of 1,000 points for the golden silk silk clothing, 500 points is not the most expensive. However, the golden silk silk clothing is an irreplaceable black technology and cannot be purchased anywhere else except the system. , even if the technology in later generations is more advanced, there is no such thing for sale, so it is not unacceptable to be more expensive.
As for anti-artillery radar, it is a technological product. As long as the technology is reached, it is not difficult to produce this thing, so it is not irreplaceable!
However, the German army currently does not have such advanced technology, so this thing can only be purchased from the system.
After feeling heartbroken for a while, Mainz also comforted himself in his heart: Every soldier in the German army is very valuable, and this kind of anti-artillery radar can effectively help them reduce casualties. This is of great significance to the German army and the entire empire. The points are so valuable. You can still make money after using the things. If you lose five hundred, you can just earn it back. There is no need to feel so distressed.
Moreover, the French invasion of the Ruhr Industrial Zone was a big event in itself, and there were points rewards for participating in and completing this event. When he thought about it, he was relieved!
Model did not expect that after his almost grumbling telegram was sent, he had no intention of expecting General Mainz to help, but in the end, Major General Mainz quickly called him back and sent troops to escort him two units. Come equipped.
Seeing these two pieces of equipment that didn't look like combat equipment at all, Model pulled General Kruger, who was in charge of escorting them, and asked:"Hey, Gunter, what are these?"
"Hehe, this is a good thing. With it, you don't have to worry about the French artillery!"
Kruger had already seen the power of this weapon before he came, so he was full of expectations for the upcoming battle.
Model obviously did not have such awareness, so he half believed what Kruger said