Anke Coke Industry had received an order from the Federal Army, but compared to the orders worth hundreds of millions or even billions that Lin Qi's Blackstone Aviation secured at every turn, it still seemed rather meager.
It wasn't that the design or functions of these armored vehicles were lacking. It was simply that none of these models had proven their worth on the battlefield, so the Department of Defense wouldn't purchase them on a large scale.
Although, to the military, the military budget had effectively had no limit since last year, they still had to be responsible for the taxpayers' money.
If they squandered money recklessly and without a plan, Congress might restrict their military budget.
That sort of thing... wasn't impossible. In order to gain more power and concessions, the people in Congress had even wanted to force Mr. Truman to bow his head before he took office! Their schemes had ultimately failed. Mr. Truman seemed magnanimous and had let the matter go, but in truth, his heart wasn't nearly that broad.
He was waiting—waiting until he had completely seized federal power! So even the Department of Defense couldn't act carelessly when it came to budgets and military procurement. Otherwise, the gentlemen in Congress might decide to find some sense of existence by picking on the military.
Everyone knew that aside from the Revenue Service being difficult to deal with, taxpayers were actually difficult to deal with as well, especially when they suspected you of wasting the taxes they had paid.
Taxes were so high now that this was an especially sensitive issue.
So judging from the current situation, Anke Coke Industry's armored vehicles most likely wouldn't appear directly on the main battlefield.
Recently, Mr. Wo Delike had been lobbying people in the Department of Defense everywhere. Some