Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 836 T-2 Tank

  The pilgrimage was over. Prime Minister Fan Zhongzhai led a group of cabinet ministers to resign. His own court officials sent out outside the Xianju Hall, not to mention it for the time being.

  Xianju Hall

  Li Fushou took a sip of the tea, feeling the refreshing fragrance of tea lingering between his lips and tongue, nodded with satisfaction and said;

   "Ali, this Li Xiaozu is good, he is very insightful when looking at problems, he is politically sensitive and has a big picture, he is a good seed!"

"Your Majesty, Li Xiaozu is a new first-level secretary who has been employed for less than half a year. He has a three-and-a-half year experience in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. A dazzling result..."

Secretary-General Zhang Li, who has been in charge of Beilun City for more than ten years, has experienced the whole process from being poor and white to the rise of the city. He knows how to build a new town to train people, and he is able to come into contact with almost every aspect of the problem. It is not an exaggeration to say a "handsman".

  He really appreciates this first-level secretary, plus the fact that Li Xiaozu’s father is the commander of the Royal Guards, Earl Li Shuanzhu, and he does not hesitate to compliment him.

  The first to discover this problem in the newspaper was the secretary Li Xiaozu. His task was to draw the key points in the daily news and public opinion and situation briefings, and attach comments of no more than 10 words for your majesty to focus on.

Thousands of pieces of information are collected to the Secretariat every day. After a preliminary round of screening by the Secretariat, there are only less than 200 pieces in Li Xiaozu's hands. His task is to intercept no more than 30 important pieces of information among the less than 200 pieces of information. The information is submitted to the Imperial Front, and no more than 5 of the most important information are circled, and brief comments are attached.

  The 5 most important information is in order from top to bottom, the top information is the most important.

  In yesterday’s situation briefing, Secretary Li Xiaozu reported that the Brisbane Courier; Eurasia Shipping Company today opened the first cruise to Madagascar and listed it as the top spot.

The second message in the    column is the change of command of the chief designer of the T-1 tank project of the Ministry of War.

  The third information in the column is that the promotion of the “Beautiful New Countryside Activity” in 1904 reached 34% of the villages and towns that reached the standard, and the goal of the sports node was completed half a year in advance.

The fourth message in the    column is that at the end of January 1905, the Russo-Japanese War officially opened the Heitaigou Battle with a scale of more than 300,000 people.

The fifth information is that Oplovsky, the ambassador to the Russian Federation and Plenipotentiary, recently went to Britain to carry out diplomatic activities. According to the analysis of intelligence agencies, he has two secret missions. Seek British support and explore the possibility of further alliances.

  Li Xiaozu’s evaluation of the top information in Article 1 is: The potential safety hazard is serious, and I beg for the sacred judge!

  The evaluation of the second piece of information is; there must be some unspeakable concealment when changing players.

  Analysis can be described as hitting the nail on the head, looking at the essence through the surface.

"Oh, it turned out to be the eldest son of Uncle Zheng Yuan. He has a very rich resume of job assignment. He once participated in the construction of the Duke of Wright's territory. I remember that the construction of Zhonghai City should be very good." Li Fushou finally met the number and picked up the teacup again. He took a sip and asked, "Among the children of nobles, this Li Xiaozu should be considered to be more outstanding, right?"

   "In response to your Majesty, it is true. This person is good at practical matters, and what he lacks is the vision of the overall situation."

   "Well, keep working on it, it's a good seed."

   "Weichen understands."

  Simply said about this matter, Li Fushou no longer cared about it. A first-level secretary, who has made some achievements in his work, is not worth his personal promotion to an important position.

  The Secretariat of the Royal Family is now headed by Secretary-General Zhang Li. It is his business how to reward and appoint.

  With the improvement of the various ministries and commissions of the cabinet, the formerly large-scale talents of the Secretariat have taken up new positions, and the scale has also been greatly reduced. Today, there are fewer than 1,400 people, but each of them is an elite talent.

Li Fushou still attached great importance to the T-1 tank project of the Ministry of War. He deliberately found out a secret report from the Political Intelligence Bureau and read it. He quickly became unhappy and threw it aside and cursed; "So much research funding was wasted. What kind of rubbish? This He Zuguang can no longer be used, how did he deal with him?"

"My Majesty, since Professor He Zuguang is a senior academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of the Army is not deliberately embarrassed. He just dismissed his status as the chief designer of the project. He has now returned to the director of the Engineering Department of Red River Valley University. People, have not applied for major scientific research projects for the time being."

  "The R&D process is procrastinated and lack of aggressiveness. One-third of a year comes back for vacation and is addicted to sensuality, so do you still have to focus on scientific research?"

  Li Fushou picked up his pen when he was angry, and wrote a few words on the report; old talents should not be trusted.

  This is tantamount to the conclusion of Professor He Zuguang, who will never receive important scientific research projects in the future. It is still competent to teach and educate people in colleges, and this will be the case in this life.

In the dozens of new tank research and development plans submitted by scientific researchers, the Ministry of the Army has selected a new 5-pair tank plan. Compared with the original T-1 tank research and development plan, this plan has made major technical improvements and is different from the original design plan. , Thus was named the "T-2" tank project.

  The "T-2" tank project is designed with a total weight of 26.5 tons and is driven by a high-power 8-cylinder 9.4-liter diesel engine with a power of 226 kilowatts and a crew of 5 people.

The main weapon is a 60mm 24x caliber short tube and howitzer, a 7.62mm heading machine gun, and a 12.7mm roof heavy machine gun. The vehicle is 2.46 meters wide and 2.59 meters high. The innovative torsion bar suspension design is the largest The driving speed is 38 kilometers per hour and the maximum range is 280 kilometers.

  Compared with the original design index, this has been greatly improved. The total weight of the tank has increased by 5 tons. It is driven by a high-power 8-cylinder 9.4-liter diesel engine, and the driving power has increased by 37.5%.

  The "T-2" tank uses an innovative torsion bar suspension design, which makes the larger tank more defensive, run faster, and increase its speed from 30 kilometers to 38 kilometers.

  Strong cross-country capability, the maximum driving range has been increased from 150 kilometers to 280 kilometers, and a machine gun has been added, and a crew has been added. Various indicators have been improved in all aspects, and the combat effectiveness is unparalleled.

The research and development plan was proposed by German engineer Strauss. According to the review of the expert group organized by the Ministry of the Army, the chassis technology is considered to be advanced. The design of 5 pairs of road wheels and the new torsion bar suspension make the "T-2" tank in the mud. The passability on the wasteland is better, and a heading machine gun is added, which can perfectly supplement the tank fire loopholes, which is the best solution.

  The key is;

  Strauss’ existing design plan can be completed in only 18 months. The focus is on chassis testing and research, and the supporting design of the power system can be adapted to the original turret design and the space can be appropriately expanded.

  Li Fushou is not proficient in technology, but he has a forward vision from the future, and he is very satisfied after examining this tank design.

  The performance of various indicators of this type of tank is very close to that of the later T34 tank. The overall shape is similar to the T32 tank with a small output. It can be regarded as a weakened version of the T34 tank.

The   T34 tank weighs 32 tons, is equipped with a 76.2 mm main gun, and has a maximum speed of 55 kilometers per hour. All indicators are a lot ahead of the "T-2" tank.

  But don’t forget, it’s now in 1905, a full 35 years ahead of January 1940, when the original time-space T34 tank appeared.

  In the original history

   After the German army blitzed Poland in September 1939, Stalin instructed the development of a new type of main battle tank. In less than 4 months, the mass-produced T34 tank appeared on the scene in January 1940.

Compared with Tsarist Russia more than 30 years later, Australia now does not lack the technology to develop tanks. It has gone through the entire process of research and development from the "Wild Wolf" light tank to the "Young Tiger" medium tank, and Qimarang does not lack technical talents either. , There is no shortage of research and development funds, and there is no shortage of production facilities.

  Australia is fully equipped to build a "T-2" main battle tank that is ahead of the times. In the final analysis, the research and development of military equipment requires the pull of demand and the investment of funds, not without the ability to realize it.

  There is no imminent danger of war, so Li Fushou hopes that this tank can undergo rigorous experiments, including important cold area tests, and set it to a harsh combat environment of minus 30°C.

  The most important thing is the oil circuit insulation and the lubricating oil and diesel used in cold areas. The supporting technology in this area is completely blank in the world today and needs to be provided by Balikpapan Petroleum City, and a dedicated scientific and technological research and development team is organized to tackle key problems.

  Li Fushou thought of this, so he reviewed the relevant documents and forwarded them to relevant departments to organize scientific and technological research and development.

  The so-called; move your mouth on the top, and break your leg underneath.

  As a scientific research project that is personally concerned by the sage, the research and development of special-labeled lubricants and diesel oil in the alpine region has been included in the key scientific and technological research projects.

  After reviewing, Li Fushou re-examined the three views of the "T-2" tank project. He always felt that something was missing, which made him help his chin to think deeply.

  Looking at him from left to right, he suddenly realized that this 24-caliber 60mm howitzer was still an eye-catcher.

how to say?

  On the huge car body, this short-barreled gun is very violent, a bit like that short, not powerful at all.

  From the perspective of today's era, well, I don't think it is a shortcoming, because there is no comparison.

  And Li Fushou's vision is naturally different. He is used to the long barrels of later generations of tanks. At first sight of this short-barreled gun, it is naturally inferior.

  Think about it

  Li Fushou gave instructions under the "T-2" tank plan;

  As an important main battle tank of the army, the vigorous tank vitality represents the dominance of the battlefield. Can a 60mm 24x caliber short-barreled gun be able to destroy enemy fortresses and strike hard fortresses?

  Can produce a 60mm 32-caliber long barrel gun, which can be compared as the main gun firepower of the tank.

  At the same time, you can try the possibility of larger caliber artillery equipment.

  After reviewing

Li Fushou put down the pen in his hand with satisfaction, and he said that once the various indicators in the project's research and development are achieved, as the most powerful army main battle weapon in the current era, the T-2 tank will leave a strong mark in the history of modern warfare. One stroke.

  (End of this chapter)