The Rise of the Empire

Although Grove is charged with collecting intelligence from Russia, he is still a technician at the Munich Automobile Plant on the surface. Since he is here, some things still need to be done... For example, now, he must work with Kutuzov, the representative of the Russian technical team, to solve the problem of artillery towing. \u003c/p\u003e"Holy shit! Don't all such heavy things use railways?" Grove was shocked when he saw the 6-inch heavy gun modified by the Russians for the first time! Because let alone the Russians, the Germans have never studied how to carry out large-scale road maneuvers on the battlefield. Generally speaking, this kind of artillery is first transported to the battlefield by heavy-duty trains, and then transported by narrow-gauge trains. to the position. And if you transport a few doors at a time, you can also concentrate a large number of horses and people to transport them, but if you transport more than a dozen doors at once. It is hard to imagine using only horse-drawn carriages and manpower! \u003c/p\u003eThe Russians then showed Grove the results of their work. The thick and long 6-inch l30 gun barrel was pulled out and placed on a special four-wheeled vehicle, while the gun mount was part of the front vehicle together. Using another 16 horses to pull, in the experiment, these carriages can run on the road or gravel road, not to mention how fast, but I feel that there is no problem in walking. \u003c/p\u003e"You have solved this problem well, why are you looking for us?" Grove said a little puzzled as he watched the artillery carriage slowly advancing under the pull of 32 Don horses. \u003c/p\u003e"Then, our road conditions on the battlefield in the Far East are more serious than all the bad conditions you have experienced, and even our 3-inch rapid-fire guns have to be disassembled and shipped with horses in some areas! In the Far East In most areas, even if you double the horses, it may not be enough. These heavy artillery pieces are like a plow, and after walking through them, they leave deep mud pits." Kutuzov said. \u003c/p\u003eThis is not a problem of dragging the gun away. This is to take two steps and fall into the pit, then pull it out with all your strength, and then fall into the pit again. To put it bluntly, the passability is too bad. No way, the Russians still use iron wheels, and at most add a layer of rubber on the outside. (Before Kutuzov came here, the Russians just gave up their wooden wheels covered with iron. Apart from passing through the coffee table, the biggest problem is that this thing is too weak. 3 village guns can make do with it, 6 Forget about inch guns...)\u003c/p\u003e "It turns out that this is the case, it seems that we need to equip these artillery with a suitable wheel first!" To reduce the weight, it is necessary to redesign the gun mount. This is a matter for the Russians. Unless they are willing to hand over the production of the gun mount to the Bavarians, Kruger will not take care of it. \u003c/p\u003eIron wheels have poor passability, are too heavy, and are easy to wear. Bavaria also has a large number of heavy artillery to transport, and these artillery were first improved on the gun carriage before being converted to vehicle traction. A new type of rubber tire is used, and the synthetic rubber process has existed before World War 1, and it is not a difficult technology to increase the wear resistance of the tire through carburizing. But when it comes to tire manufacturing, it’s definitely not just an outer tire and an inner tube inside, it’s a bicycle tire.  … \u003c/p\u003eBavaria brought two kinds of tires to the Russians, one pneumatic tire and the other tire filled with sponge rubber. The former can be used for heavy load vehicles, while the latter can be used for general carriages and gun carriages. According to the calculation results of the Munich Tire Factory, if the operation is good, the sales profit of the tire alone can reach about 40% of the profit of the shell... . \u003c/p\u003e But this time, the new tires that Bavaria brought to the Russians were imitations of the radial tires of later generations, also known as steel wire tires. Although the quality is completely incomparable with the products produced by the French Michelin company in 1946,

In terms of structure, it is also a simplified version, but it is still several blocks better than the current tires! crushing level. \u003c/p\u003e"This kind of tire greatly expands the area in contact with the ground, and there is a reinforcement layer inside the tire, and there is steel wire reinforcement inside, so the load capacity of the tire is greatly enhanced. Although it is not as good as the crawler type, it is the best wheel I have ever seen." Colonel Kutuzov then commented on the tires imported from Bavaria. \u003c/p\u003eThe volume of this tire is reduced, so the weight of the entire gun carriage is also reduced. Moreover, the use of two tires in parallel increases the contact area, which greatly improves the passability of the gun car. And if it can be equipped with a high-power trailer, then maneuvering in the Far East will not be a big problem. \u003c/p\u003eAs for the tractor, the Germans brought a new 5-ton half-track tractor to Russia. The length of the car body is 4.2 meters, and the height of the car is 1.8 meters. The width of the car is 1.5 meters. This vehicle, which uses an 8-cylinder 65-horsepower water-cooled engine, weighs about 4.5 tons. The maximum road trip is about 240 kilometers. It can load about 3 tons of materials. At the same time, it can tow a trailer or gun car with a weight of 6 tons behind. Towing the half-track site, the car itself can cross a trench of about 1.5 meters, or cross a river with a depth of no more than half a meter. \u003c/p\u003eSubsequently, the Russians conducted an all-round test on this half-track vehicle product known as sd.kfz-1 in Germany, and tested this vehicle after long-distance driving on various terrains. Very satisfied with its superior off-road performance, high speed (maximum road speed of 50 kilometers per hour) and durable leather. (In fact, it is not very durable, and the average trouble-free marching distance is 150 kilometers. However, considering that Russia and even the whole world have such excellent vehicles, the Russians said that this is acceptable!) The Russians think that in Adding weapons to this vehicle is a good idea. \u003c/p\u003eIn terms of the subsequent purchase of vehicles, the Russians fully demonstrated that they wanted good things and at the same time did not want to spend more money. Install parts and make temporary improvements on the battlefield to make it a chariot. \u003c/p\u003eAs for this request, Bavaria's answer is very simple, of course it can. You can also put a machine gun on the battlefield, but the stability and bulletproof issues are not guaranteed. It's okay if it's just frontal bulletproof, but the Russians proposed to defend against heavy machine gun bullets in all aspects and at the same time be immune to most shrapnel attacks, which is a bit of a problem. Because the test team found that the new bullets brought by the Russians were more ferocious. \u003c/p\u003eThanks to the book friends First Guards Tank Brigade, Fengyu 15, hemato, Slowly Youk, x9900, Sea Boundary\u003c/a\u003e~~~! And the support of book friends Model Husband, cllyf, Model Husband, chen111, Huge Shuoshu. There are two updates today, and everyone knows the reason--! The author is tired--! There have been three consecutive updates for nearly a month, but the results are not satisfactory.... \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e