Ghost Tank and Titan Killer

Recently, a rumor—or rather, a paranormal news story—had begun circulating among both the Allied forces and the Soviet army.

A massive black tank, appearing and vanishing like a ghost, had shown up all across Greater Berlin, slaughtering everything in its path. No one could stand against it.

Based on intelligence returned by various spies, along with the Pz.Kpfw. 38 No. I prototype vehicle the Allied forces had discovered at another weapons testing ground not long ago, they finally determined that the mysterious black steel monster was another Pz.Kpfw. 38. The difference was that this Pz.Kpfw. 38 could move and fight, while the No. I prototype they had captured was merely a chassis, without a turret or main gun.

What baffled the Allied forces even more was that this kind of super-heavy Pz.Kpfw. 38 did not seem like it should possess such terrifying combat power.

They urgently summoned a large number of military experts to conduct a preliminary assessment of the Pz.Kpfw. 38 No. I prototype, which had no turret or main gun installed—especially the engine already fitted into its chassis.

But the research results were deeply disappointing. Their conclusion was that this thing was, at most, a super-heavy tank with outstanding armor protection, and its main gun was estimated to be no larger than 128mm in caliber.

As for the engine, it was nothing more than a perfectly ordinary German-made V12 diesel engine, an incomparably precise and exquisite work of steel craftsmanship. Other than guzzling fuel and being absurdly delicate, it simply could not provide this steel monster with the power to move quickly.

How much did a Tiger II tank weigh? How much did a Pz.Kpfw. 38 weigh? Put a Tiger II's engine into a Pz.Kpfw. 38, and of course it would not run fast!

So here came the