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"Captain, how far can the tracks of this chariot support?" Constantine glanced at the rank on the soldier's shoulder and asked the soldier in front of him curiously.

Early crawler vehicles had very low durability due to backward technology. They could often only maintain a short distance before being damaged due to severe wear and tear, and the tracks had to be replaced.

Especially the modified tractor in front of us. On the body of the original crawler tractor, engineers made a lot of changes in order to meet the needs of the battlefield.

In order to enhance the tank's defensive capabilities enough to withstand ordinary bullet fire, a large number of steel plates were installed around the vehicle.

In addition, there are weapons installed on the body, either small-caliber artillery or Maxim machine guns.

In order to meet the needs of battlefield operations, compared with the original tractor, several more members are added to operate the combat vehicle, such as driver, machine gunner, loader, etc.

These changes will naturally lead to an increase in the weight of the tank, which will naturally increase the burden on the tracks.

Seeing the chariot in front of him, Constantine knew that there was no need to be delusional in expecting this thing to serve as the main means of attack on the battlefield.

However, as long as the tank advances in coordination with the soldiers when attacking the enemy's defense line, it is not expected to have strong lethality. It only serves as a bunker for the soldiers to move during the attack, and it is also a good tactical weapon.

Therefore, Constantine's requirements for the chariot were not high. As long as it could ensure stability, attack with the soldiers, and not break down easily on the battlefield.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, under the condition of completely simulating the wild environment, the maximum track range of the test tank is about 25 kilometers. After that, maintenance personnel must replace the track." The captain naturally understood that such a short journey was naturally very useless, and he looked at it with a look on his face. said awkwardly.

The driving range of 25 kilometers is really too short. It is too cumbersome to have to stop and replace the tracks after running in the wild for a period of time.

You can't arrange a group of maintenance personnel to carry the tracks behind the tank and be ready at all times.

It has absolutely no practical value.

Even the smallest use envisioned by Constantine, to help the attacking soldiers provide cover, could not be fulfilled.

Seeing Constantine's frown, the captain quickly explained: "The tracks currently installed on the test vehicles are still the tracks used on civilian tractors. In fact, they are not suitable for combat vehicles. Although both are tracked vehicles, The usage environments of both parties are very different.”

"If you want to overcome the shortcomings of poor track durability, you must develop special tracks for chariots." Seeing the disappointed expression on Constantine's face, Andros felt tight and stepped forward to whisper to Constantine. Tandin explains the situation.

"Do you have any ideas about the new wear-resistant tracks that the chariot needs to use?" Constantine asked Andros with concern.

"After the test vehicle was modified, due to the added armor and weapons, the weight of the load was far greater than that of a crawler tractor. In order to reduce the pressure per unit area of ​​the track, the track of the combat vehicle should be increased in width." Andros pointed to the track again and again. The officers, including Constantine, explained.

"In view of the shortcomings of poor track durability, our engineers have also proposed other improvements. In addition to increasing the width of the track, we also use materials with stronger wear resistance to make the track."

"Currently, crawlers are basically made of ordinary cast steel materials. The wear resistance of high-strength steel is far superior to that of ordinary steel. At present, the most common use of high-strength steel is to make train tracks”

"If the track can be made of high-strength steel and the width is increased, I believe the durability will be greatly improved. At least the mileage can reach hundreds of kilometers. There is no problem at all." In front of us, it was proved that Andros Machinery Factory has strong technical reserves, and Andros revealed the improvement methods to everyone without reservation.

Hearing this, Constantine said in a reproachful tone: "Since you already have an idea to solve the problem of short track travel and poor durability of the chariot's tracks, why don't you do it immediately?"

Andros squeaked at first, and finally said: "Your Highness, the cost of developing a track specifically for tanks is very high. Moreover, such new tracks have no other uses at present. The cost is very high. The military has allocated it to us. There is not much R\u0026D funding left.”

"Get the price"

Constantine sighed. It was definitely a very avant-garde behavior for the Greek army to try to overcome the trenches and conduct research on tanks.

This means that the Greek military has no experience from other countries to learn from and can only explore on its own.

The research and development of new technologies that have never been tried by anyone requires burning a lot of funds. All technological progress is the result of accumulation of funds.

At present, the Greek army has gone through two wars, and the government is very cautious about military investment, which has also led to the current shortage of funds for the army.

At present, in order to reduce military expenditures, the military is reducing military personnel, streamlining military establishment, and compressing military expenditures in accordance with the opinions of the General Staff Headquarters.

Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for the military to invest heavily in the test station vehicle project.

After the trip to the testing ground, Constantine deliberately sat in the same car with Andros on the way back to the city from the testing ground.

"Going around, it's all financial problems that are plaguing our business. Andros, as a friend, I sincerely suggest that you consider my proposal and list the machine on the Athens Exchange." Constantine He said to Andros, who was sitting in the back seat with him.

"Now is an unprecedented opportunity for the development and growth of machinery factories. The war is over, and people's attention will soon shift from war to social life. Your machinery factory's products will have a huge performance explosion."

"Your machinery factory is currently the largest general machinery manufacturer in Greece. Such unique advantages will attract the attention of many investors."

If the market in Greece were not so small that two machinery factories could not survive, it would take a huge amount of time, money and time to invest in a machinery factory to produce products and establish sales channels.

Constantine had already used the capital controlled by the royal family to invest in the construction of a machinery factory and enter the emerging market of internal combustion engines.

"Just like the test station vehicle project we just reviewed, if your machinery factory has sufficient funds, you can use your own funds for research and development."

"With your keen eyesight, can't you see that there is a huge market for wear-resistant tracks themselves?"

Andros also fell into deep thought when he heard Constantine once again urging him to raise funds as soon as possible to expand the production scale of the machinery factory.