Chapter 611 Protection First
Professor He Zhuguang has not seen many big names who have been rumored for a long time, but these senior officers with the generals shining stars give him a different feeling, that is, there is an indescribable evil spirit in his majesty. This is the unique military attack aura of a long-term general, and the sense of oppression is extremely strong.
A few greetings
Mo Rufeng led the topic to the wild wolf light tank galloping on the experimental field. He saw a large area of smoke and dust rising from the distance. The dull roar of the engine was faintly heard in the air, giving people a sense of passion and excitement.
"Professor He, how did you think of developing this kind of crawler tractor?"
"God of General, my R&D project was originally just to make up for the shortcomings of wheeled tractor field operations. There are already many cutting-edge discussions on crawler vehicles in the world, and we should be the first one to make it a reality."
"Okay, Mr. Professor, you have done a great thing for Chinese immigrants!"
"Where...what...it's just a clever hand. General is too proud." He Zuguang said humble words, and a hint of complacent smile appeared on his lips.
He is now the chief designer of the tank project. He is not only in charge of the design and finalization of the Wild Wolf light tank, but also now has another 4.2-liter diesel-powered medium-sized tank project, which has gathered dozens of senior Chinese and foreign experts and is working hard day and night.
This medium tank is named Tiger Medium Tank. It is planned to be equipped with a 60mm long-diameter cannon and a heavy machine gun. The design difficulty is far beyond imagination. It faces many difficult scientific and technological problems. To be honest, it may not be able to successfully develop it in another three to five years, and 99% of the war will not be able to keep up with the progress of this war.
The "Wild Wolf Light Tank" project alone is enough to include this year's highest honor in the science and technology industry, the "Flying Gold Award", which is exciting to think about.
Among the senior officers standing next to Mo Rufeng, Brigadier General Li Shuanzhu looked the most eager. He took out his telescope and carefully observed the wild wolf light tank in the galloping. The heat on his face gradually turned into astonishment. What the hell is this?
Others couldn't see clearly, and he could see it clearly through the telescope, just a track-type power box was put on it, and it was a convertible, with his butt exposed.
Is this too much to deal with?
If you play like this, the "Iron Niu Brand" heavy four-wheel tractor can also be covered with an iron box to charge, and it is estimated that the power will not be bad.
But I can only think about this thing. It’s as big as a Tieniu brand heavy four-wheel tractor, how heavy would it be if we welded a circle of steel plates to protect it!
Moreover, the utilization rate is too low, and the long tractor head cannot be used to squat a heavy machine gun team...
After looking at it for a while, Li Shuanzhu couldn't help asking, "Mr. Professor, why is the back of this light tank empty and not covered by bulletproof steel plates?"
"Oh... this is just to facilitate the up and down during the experiment. There is no back door installed for the time being. All new mass-produced tanks will be installed."
"Where is the top armor?"
"There is no way. The existing power is too weak. If you install the top armor, it will be too difficult to run. There are a little obstacles and a dirt slope. After repeated measurements, we can only cancel the top armor. Due to the tight time, we can only solve the problem of whether there is or not."
"That's how..." Li Shuanzhu tutted his mouth with regret.
This thing has many shortcomings, and he, an amateur, can tell. If you don’t say anything else...what the driver is sitting behind?
I have never heard of a coachman sitting behind a passenger, which makes it awkward to show people.
I can’t see the road ahead clearly, it’s better to be in the vast wilderness, but if I go to the narrow city streets, it’s a big deal, which is really a flaw.
OK, the professor is right. Now if you use it, just have fun and don’t be picky.
According to the arrangements of the Army Staff Headquarters;
After Lieutenant General Mo Rufeng returns to Australia, he will take the lead in forming the B Army and serve as commander. Major General Huo Xiaohu serves as deputy commander, and his subordinates include a regular army infantry division (formed by core officers and sergeants of the African Legion, and Brigadier General Li Shuanzhu serves as infantry division commander), a cavalry division (not determined), an artillery division (not determined), 4 militia divisions (not determined), and a total of more than 86,000 troops.
It is planned to form a Corps A, with Lieutenant General Yuchi Shouzhuo, deputy chief of staff and Borneo military commander-in-chief, as commander of the Corps A, Major General Fritz and Major General Liu Shan, respectively, and under his jurisdiction, two regular army infantry divisions, namely the Second Division of Kalimantan and Shangri-La Garrison Division, one cavalry division (not determined), one artillery division (not determined), five militia divisions (not determined), and a total of more than 120,000 troops.
A mobile corps was formed, with Lieutenant General Nan Huaiyu (formerly the commander of the Dragon Cavalry Division) as the commander, with two cavalry divisions (not determined), 4 to 5 militia divisions, and about 60,000 to 70,000 troops.
Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the African Expeditionary Legion who returned this time will be one of the main forces in the war. In addition to Li Shuanzhuzhujun, he will serve as the commander of the newly formed infantry division, Colonel Li Qinglong and Colonel Zheng Dagen will serve as the commanders of the militia divisions respectively, and Ke Ri will take office soon.
According to the information disclosed by the Army Staff Headquarters, the infantry division in Li Shuanzhu will be equipped with a battalion of wild wolf light tanks, with a total of three tanks, each squadron of 10 tanks, plus three tanks in the battalion headquarters, a total of 33 light tanks.
Care is chaos
Li Shuanzhu looked very seriously and began to think about Xiao Jiujiu in his heart. He imagined using these steel guys in the war, frowning with his brows.
"Mr. Professor, can you install a gun mirror on a light tank?"
"What is a cannon mirror?"
"It is the artillery observation mirror developed by Zeiss, Germany. The driver can sit in the car without risking his head to observe to prevent accidental injury from stray bullets."
"Oh, this should be OK, but we don't seem to have such imported artillery mirrors here."
"I'll find a way to do this. I have many acquaintances in a German East African company. It should be fine to get this special artillery mirror."
"Then just install it temporarily, such a small thing is easy to do."
"Thank you, Mr. Professor. I have another question. If you want to use multiple steel plates to install top armor?"
"Uh... If it has bulletproof effect, it should not be less than 870 pounds, and it should be less than 1,000 pounds. You should make a shape similar to a slightly raised turtle shell. There should be some reinforcement ribs and thickened steel plates on the front, but I don't recommend you to do this, because after installing it, it will be very difficult to drive the tank."
“Can you run on such dirt roads?”
"It's OK to have flat ground, small ditches and small ridges, but a slightly larger slope can't climb up, and the mobility is also greatly reduced. It looks about 7 to 8 kilometers per hour, which is half the speed than the current speed. It also has a burden on the mechanical walking mechanism and is easy to damage."
"It should be OK to support a battle of 1 to 2 hours?"
"If you use it for a short time, you can make do with it, but most of them will probably have to fall into bed after using it, so it is not recommended to do this."
"I understand, can we use this top armor to all the tank battalions. We usually use tractors to transport them, and we can only install them before the battle begins. Do you think this is OK?"
"Uh... it should be OK, but this requires strong battlefield maintenance capabilities. You need to bring more spare parts and replace them in time if damaged."
"I've written it down, thank you, Mr. Professor." Li Shuanzhu's eyes lit up, and a look of excitement appeared in his eyebrows.
Mo Rufeng turned his head with interest and looked at Li Shuanzhu meaningfully. When this love general who loves to think is quite satisfied.
As a senior officer who has experienced dozens of fierce battles, he understands Li Shuanzhu's concerns very well, because in the upcoming war, the B Corps will face many cruel and fierce urban attacks. The entire Corps is only one active infantry division serving as the main attack, and the entire infantry division has only such a precious tank battalion.
Then how to make the tank battalion have a higher survival ability has become a difficult problem before the military chief.
Due to the special geographical conditions, both Chinese and white cowboys in Australia have good marksmanship and great riding skills. In this situation where the two armies are fighting each other, the light tank with a wide open door at the top is really worrying!
The bullets really cannot penetrate bulletproof steel plates, but as long as there are a few gunmen hiding on the high-rise building, the consequences are chilling.
Chapter completed!