What Philip called a laboratory was actually just a row of small single-story buildings. After all, the Lake Rukwa Basin had never been a bustling place, so from the outside, the test site's construction looked rather rough and hasty.
Of course, as an important state-secret project personally overseen by His Highness the Crown Prince, it lacked none of the necessary facilities. The East African government had even specially built a road from Mbeya city to the test site, though ordinary people had to submit to inspection before entering.
Mbeya city itself lay inland, and coupled with East Africa's inherent isolation, it was simply impossible for anyone to easily investigate the specific situation at East Africa's tank testing ground. Even among East Africa's upper ranks, very few knew about it.
And even if they did know, they could not possibly attach much importance to it. What was a "tank"? They had never heard of it, never seen it, and no one besides Ernst could recognize just how important tanks would be to future battlefields.
"Judging from the engine, the load is still too great, resulting in insufficient power. That is no longer something we can solve ourselves. We need to cooperate with domestic internal combustion engine manufacturers to improve engine performance. Otherwise, we can only strip down the tank prototype, sacrifice some functions, and reduce its weight. Perhaps that will achieve a similar result," Yarsk said to Philip in the laboratory.
"Let's prepare for both possibilities," Philip said. "We requested improvements to the engine long ago, but they need time to produce results. So we cannot simply wait for the relevant factories and research institutions. First, we should re-optimize and adjust the tank's structure. Perhaps by lowering some standards, we can bring it into existence sooner. As for the other issues,