Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 608 Protection first

Professor He Zhuguang has not seen a lot of long-rumored big people during this period, but these high-ranking officers who shined the stars gave him a different feeling, that is, there is an indescribable evil spirit in the majesty. This is a long battle. The peculiar air of combat, the sense of oppression is extremely strong.

  A few words of greeting

  Mo Rufeng brought the topic to the wild wolf light tank galloping on the test field, and saw several test tanks in the distance set off a large amount of smoke and dust, and the dull roar of the engine was faintly heard in the air, giving people a sense of blood.

  "Professor He, how did you think of developing this crawler tractor?"

  "Your Excellency, my research and development project was originally just to make up for the shortcomings of wheeled tractors in field operations. There have been many cutting-edge discussions on tracked vehicles in the world, and we should be the first to make it a reality."

   "Well, Mr. Professor, you really did a great job for Chinese immigrants!"

   "Where...Where... I won't even get a good hand, the general is too good." He Zuguang said humble words, and a smug smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He is now the chief designer of the tank project. Not only is he in charge of the design and finalization of the Wild Wolf light tank, but he also has another 4.2-liter diesel-powered medium tank project in his hand. It has gathered dozens of senior Chinese and foreign experts and is working around the clock. Tackling key problems.

This medium tank was named Tiger Medium Tank. It is planned to be equipped with a 60mm long-caliber artillery and a heavy machine gun. The design is far more difficult than imagined. It faces many difficult scientific and technological problems. To be honest, there will be more After three to five years, the research and development may not be successful, and ninety-nine percent of them will not be able to keep up with the course 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 high-ranking officers standing beside Mo Rufeng, Brigadier General Li Shuanzhu had the most eager expression. He took out his binoculars and carefully observed the galloping wild wolf light tank. The heat on his face gradually turned into consternation. What the **** is this?

  Others can't see clearly. He can see it through the telescope. It is a track-type power with an iron box, especially a convertible, with the back **** exposed outside.

  This is too much to deal with, right?

  If you play like this, the "Iron Bull" heavy four-wheel tractor can also be covered with an iron box to charge forward, and it is estimated that the power will not be bad.

  But this thing can only be thought of. The size of the Tieniu brand heavy four-wheel tractor is so heavy that it would be heavy if a circle of steel plate protection was welded on it!

  And the utilization rate is too low, the long tractor head can't squat into a heavy machine gun group...

After watching 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 for the convenience of getting on and off during the test. The back door has not been installed for the time being. All new mass-produced tanks will be installed."

   "What about the top armor?"

"There is no way. The existing power is too weak. If the roof armor is installed, it will be too strenuous to run. There are some obstacles and soil slopes, and the roof armor can only be cancelled. Time is too tight, we can only solve the problem of presence or absence now."

   "That's it..." Li Shuanzhu snorted regretfully.

  There are so many shortcomings in this thing, he can see it as a layman, don’t say anything else...what the **** is the driver sitting behind?

  I never heard that the coachman is still sitting behind the passengers, so it looks very awkward.

  The road ahead can’t be seen clearly. It’s better in the open field. If you go to the narrow city streets, you will have a lot of fun in fighting, which is really a flaw.

  Okay, what the professor said is correct. Now that there is something useful, just steal it, don’t pick and choose.

  According to the arrangement of the Army Staff Headquarters;

After Lieutenant General Mo Rufeng returns to Australia, he will take the lead in forming the B Corps and serve as its commander. Major General Huo Xiaohu will serve as the deputy commander. Under his command, there will be a regular army infantry division (formed by the backbone of the African Legion’s officers and sergeants, and Brigadier General Li Shuanzhu will serve as the infantry. Division commander), one cavalry division (undecided), one artillery division (undecided), 4 militia divisions (undecided), with a total of more than 86,000 soldiers.

It is proposed to form the A Corps. The Deputy Chief of Staff and Borneo Military Commander Lieutenant General Wei Chi Shouzhuo will serve as the commander of the A Corps. Major General Fritz and Major General Liu Shan will serve as the deputy commanders. They will include two regular army infantrymen. The divisions are the Kalimantan Second Division and the Shangri-La Garrison Division, one cavalry division (undetermined), one artillery division (undetermined), 5 militia divisions (undetermined), with a total of more than 120,000 soldiers.

  In addition, a mobile corps was formed, with Lieutenant General Nan Huaiyu (former dragoon division commander) as its commander, and two cavalry divisions (undecided), 4 to 5 militia divisions, and approximately 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers.

Therefore, the returning African Expeditionary Corps officers and soldiers will be one of the main forces in the war. Except for Brigadier General Li Shuanzhu as the commander of the newly formed infantry division, Colonel Li Qinglong and Colonel Zheng Dagen will each serve as the militia commander. Take office.

According to the information disclosed by the Army Staff Headquarters, the infantry division in Li Shuanzhu’s hand will be equipped with a battalion of wolf light tanks. There are three tank squadrons, each with 10 tanks, plus three tanks from the battalion. A total of 33 light tanks.

  Caring is chaotic

  Li Shuanzhu took a very serious look. He had already begun to figure out Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, imagining using these steel guys in the war, his brows frowned.

   "Mr. Professor, can you install a gun team mirror on the light tank?"

   "What is the artillery mirror?"

  "This is the artillery observation mirror developed by Zeiss, Germany. The driver can sit in the car without risking his head out to observe to prevent accidental injury by stray bullets."

   "Oh, this should work, but we don’t seem to have such imported artillery mirrors here."

  "I will figure out a way. I have many acquaintances in the German East Africa Company. It should be no problem to get this special artillery mirror."

   "Then install it temporarily, this kind of trivial matter is easy to do."

   "Thank you, Mr. Professor, I have one more question. If you say that you need to use multiple steel plates to add top armor?"

"Uh... if it has a bulletproof effect, it should not be less than 870 pounds. It should be less than 1,000 pounds. It should have a slightly raised shape similar to a tortoise shell, with some reinforcing ribs and a thickened steel plate on the front, but I don't recommend you Do this, because once installed, the tank will be very difficult to drive."

   "Can I run on this kind of dirt road?"

"Flat ground is fine, as well as small ditch and small ridges, but you can't climb a slightly larger slope, and the mobility is also greatly reduced. It is about 7 to 8 kilometers per hour, which is half the current speed. Moreover, the burden on the mechanical walking mechanism is too great and it is easy to damage."

  "It should be okay to support 1~2 hours of fighting, right?"

   "If it is used for a short time, it can be done so-so, but it is estimated that most of it will be squat after it is used up, so it is not recommended to do this."

   "I see, can we equip all the tank battalions with this top armor. We usually use tractors to transport them. We can only install them before the battle starts. Do you think this will work?"

   "Uh...it should be possible, but this requires a strong battlefield maintenance capability. You must bring more spare parts and replace them in time if they are damaged."

   "I wrote it down, thank you Mr. Professor." Li Shuanzhu's eyes lit up, and there was a hint of excitement in his eyebrows.

  Mo Rufeng turned his head with interest and glanced at Li Shuanzhu meaningfully. This thinking love would be quite satisfied.

As a senior officer who has experienced dozens of fierce battles, he well understands Li Shuanzhu’s concerns, because in the upcoming war, the B Corps will face many brutal and fierce battles in the city. The entire Corps will be the main active infantry. Division, the entire infantry division has only such a valuable tank battalion.

  So how to make the tank battalion more survivable has become a difficult problem for the military chief.

  Because of the special geographical conditions, both Chinese and white cowboys in Australia have good marksmanship and excellent riding skills. In this situation where the two armies are facing each other, the light tank with the open top door is really worrying!

  The bullet does not penetrate the bulletproof steel plate, but as long as there are a few gunmen hiding upstairs, the consequences are chilling.

  Now that this steel monster that can withstand bullets has been assembled, from the actual combat experience, protection should be the first. Even if speed and reliability are sacrificed for this, it is worthwhile to protect the valuable tank crew.

  (End of this chapter)