Interestingly, the Dark Iron Dwarves enslaved by Ragnaros occupied the Blackrock Abyss at the bottom of the Blackrock Mountain. After the Orcs conquered Stormwind City, they started to use the lava cave to build and expand the Blackrock Fortress.
After hearing that the Iron Furnace Castle's Bronzebeard Dwarves had joined the Alliance, the Dark Iron Dwarves joined the tribe without hesitation. They were happy to cause trouble for the Bronzebeard Dwarves, and even came out to build all kinds of weapons and fortifications for the tribe while Ragnaros was still asleep.
Hence, the defense of the Blackrock Fortress was quite strong.
More than 200,000 Orcs squeezed into a fortress … Orgrim was right about the final battle, but what if the Orcs lost and defended the fortress?
Would the Alliance's army be stuck in the Scorching Canyon? Usually, Lothar's head would explode from thinking about it.
"What's so difficult about it? If they really dare to retreat, we dwarves will show them! "Magni Bronzebeard said loudly.
Andoine wasn't ignorant about the Dwarves. When he was young, he often went to the Iron Furnace Castle, and was old friends with Magni. However, how exactly was he going to "see"? Not only did Andoine have to be convinced, but he also had to get the approval of the generals of the other countries.
At this moment, Duque suddenly said, "Steam siege vehicle?"
The eyes of Magni and Gerbin Mecatok, who was equivalent to the Gnome King, lit up. Eh, they didn't expect there to be someone among the humans who knew about it. And it was one of the big shots in the Alliance, Duque?
"Hehe, you know about it too?" Magni laughed.
Unexpectedly, Duque frowned. "Not good."
"Why not?" Gerbin was a little unhappy. After all, the steam siege vehicle was one of the greatest masterpieces of the dwarves and the Gnomes.
"It has to be near the fortifications before it can be activated," Duque said with certainty. "It can be easily destroyed by the Orcs' crude defensive weapons."
Magni asked, "For example?"
"For example, a giant rolling log that is 100 feet long and 20 feet thick?" Duque's random example made Magni and Gerbin's expressions change.
That's right, the Beastmen were animals with immense strength. If that was the case, it would be a little dangerous.
Gerbin asked, "What good idea do you have?"
"Why don't we modify the steam tank and make it look like this?" Duke waved his hand, and a 3D projection of a tank model that looked a little like a large, box-like dwarf steam tank appeared in front of Magni and Gerbin.
If there was another transmigrator present, he or she or he or she would realize that the tank looked very much like the SU-152 tank destroyer.
Of course, with the industrial power of the dwarves in this era, they were forced to abandon the long barrel, but because there was no rotating turret, they could increase the caliber of the main cannon even more crazily.
Similarly, in order to defend against attacks from the front, in a situation where the exquisiteness and steel rolling technology were not up to standard, the armor at the front was thicker. After giving up on the rotating turrets, they could add a few more firing holes on the side and install some musketeers to take care of attacks from the side.
Both Lothar and Megraine were dumbfounded by the topic that Duke and the dwarf were talking about. Their understanding of the Dwarven weapons was very primitive. He always felt that the dwarven tanks could withstand swords and knives, but they were a little weak against heavy weapons such as sledgehammers. For example, on the battlefield, he had seen the Orcs smashing the dwarven tanks with tree trunks more than once.
But at this time, if they didn't trust the Dwarves, they would ask their own soldiers to fight the Orcs in the streets. Any commander who cared about his soldiers would not do such a heartless thing.
Andoine had been complaining about Duque's suggestion to modify the siege weapons so late. Firstly, the war was imminent, and secondly, there were only four days left. Would they make it in time?
Magni waved his hand. "Don't underestimate the Dwarves and Gnomes! Such a low-tech modification, we can do it in one night. "
Magni and Gerbin were so confident that even Duque was a little doubtful.
Hey!
Are the Dwarves all so strong?
One night?
It's a steam tank, right? They don't need to recalculate the weight to solve the tank's power system? What about the wheels? What about the tracks? What about the suspension system?
Then, the next day, Duque was pleasantly surprised amidst a wave of applause and praise.
Duque came out with sleepy eyes. Duque was dumbfounded too.
F * ck! I want you to be a tank destroyer, not a land cruiser. What the hell is this ten-meter-long metal lump that's almost two stories tall, three carriages wide, and almost three stories tall?
Not only was Duque dumbfounded, but the Windrunner sisters' mouths were also wide open.
Alright!
At least its appearance was perfect.
Duque noticed that apart from the front armor that was really made of steel, the sides were made of wood and covered with two to three layers of iron.
When Duque walked over, he saw a huge wheel made of pig iron that was as tall as a man. Even though the outer part of the wheel was mostly covered by the outer armor, Duque could clearly see …
No tracks!
No tracks!
No tracks!
Important things must be repeated three times.
"Then how will the vehicle turn and pass through complicated terrain? And with such a heavy vehicle, what kind of steam transmission system will it use? "With this question in mind, Duque turned to the back of the vehicle to take a look and almost bit off his own tongue.
High-tech my ass!
No wonder they said it was a 'modification without any technological content'.
Like hell I'd believe you!
Looking through the open back door at the back of the tank, Duque could clearly see at least a hundred dwarves chatting and bragging in front of rows of pushers at the bottom of the tank.
Right!
That's right!
It's the pushers used to push the vehicle!
It seems like this tank destroyer that weighs at least a few dozen tons is being driven by humans!
Of course, as long as everyone listened to the commands, it would be fine.
"Pfft!" Duque choked.
Perfect. Just then, Magni and Gerbin came over with proud faces.
The great dwarf craftsman Gerbin laughed. "How is it? Even though it's a bit rushed, it can definitely meet the requirements for attacking the city. "
Magni laughed as well. "Hehe! For this big guy, I've specially contributed the biggest cannon in the entire Dan Moluo Empire. You should know that I usually only use my beloved 'small steel cannon' to blow up mountains. "
"Pfft!" Please forgive Duque for spitting again.
He had underestimated the lunacy of dwarves and gnomes.
What the hell is a small steel cannon!?
On Earth, anything over 20mm was called a cannon. During World War II, the Germans had gone crazy with that 800mm Gustav railway gun. The problem was that the dwarves were a hundred times crazier. The caliber of this cannon was measured in meters.
Magni stepped forward, tiptoed, and patted Duque on the shoulder. "I have to thank you for coming up with such a good idea. Without protection, I really wouldn't dare to pull my baby out."
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