Lin Yueru saw that Xiao Niangpi had been rewarded by the master. She suddenly became jealous.
She rolled her eyes and said: "Master, if armored trains can be mounted on the railway to fight and maintain the safety of the railway, can the cars also be equipped with steel plates as armor, just like the ship built by Chen Xi, which is covered with 3mm steel plates?
Same. Build an armored car that can fight."
Yang Fan was stunned for a moment. He had never considered this issue before.
The steam power package can reach 150 horsepower. This power is not small.
Tanks and armored vehicles appeared during World War I. They all used gasoline engines and diesel engines. This was mainly because the steam engines at that time were light and not powerful enough, and the powerful ones were too heavy.
The gap between the steam engine technology of 1914 and Mao's steam engine technology of 1948 is simply worlds apart.
So using Da Mao's steam power pack, you can really build a tank. At least the power is enough. Many tanks in World War I only had this power.
Yang Fan quickly checked it.
During World War I, the tanks made in the United States, small and medium-sized, only had 75 horsepower. Many 70-ton heavy tanks only had two 250-horsepower diesel engines. A 150-horsepower steam power pack for a tank of more than ten tons was really enough.
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Not to mention, a classic like the French-made TF-17. A steam power pack is more than enough.
It is the Type 59 tank that I have been using for a long time. It uses a B2 series V-type 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine with a bore of 150mm and a rated power of 382kW, which is equivalent to 520 horsepower.
If adopted, two sets of power package mid-mounted solutions can produce a total of 300 horsepower. It can even build a heavy tank at the level of World War I. Of course, the speed of this thing is not much faster than a person walking.
After all, there are no anti-tank weapons in this era. The steel plate can be very thin and can block the Fran machine gun. If there is no suitable artillery for tank weapons, it can be equipped with a Gatling gun turret. Or simply develop a large-caliber recoilless gun.
The gunpowder-propelled grenade now issued to the army is essentially a front-loaded, smooth-bore, recoilless rifle. After expanding the caliber, it is not technically difficult to use black powder or maroon powder as the propellant.
If you can't get a recoilless rifle, you can always get a rocket launcher.
However, when Yang Fan thought about it more deeply, he felt that the technical difficulty was quite high.
Mainly on the car body and tracks. The design and manufacturing technology of the chassis are not simple.
Yang Fan's system, so far, has never produced a tracked vehicle. The track looks simple, but the working environment is extremely harsh and must be made of impact-resistant and wear-resistant alloy materials.
Yang Fan's current steel technology is still unable to make a qualified crawler belt. A crawler belt that breaks after walking for dozens of kilometers is useless for combat.
In addition, the axle load of the road wheels is also very difficult to design. I have used five pairs of wheels for how many years.
It was not until after 2000 that six pairs of wheels were replaced. The transmission system and gearbox were also very difficult to design. The materials of different parts were difficult to match.
At this stage, it is unrealistic to build a tracked tank.
If you really want to do it, then start from now on with crawler-type agricultural tractors. When mature products are formed, then expand to the field of construction machinery such as bulldozers. Finally, when they are mature, you can then consider the tank project.
However, if you can't get a tank out, you can still get an armored car.
It is very easy to wrap a large steam truck in armor and replace the 4X4 rubber tires with solid ones. It can be converted into an armored car.
This kind of thing is an off-road truck anyway.
You can walk in deserts, Gobis, grasslands, etc. You can also walk on uneven terrain. As long as the pits are not too big, you can pass them. River beaches and other places are no problem.
But mountainous areas still need roads, at least a dirt road wide enough.
In the next stage, Yang Fan's attack direction: The first is to push the Jiannu back to Liaodong. They will enter the Great Wall to attack the Ming Dynasty this year. The second is to continue to advance westward and annex the Mongolian Mongolia.
After the settlement of the Oirat Alliance, the Kalmyk Khanate established by the Turgut tribe who moved westward was separated by the Kazakh Khanate between Yangfan and the mouth of the Ural and Volga rivers.
Yang Fan felt that it would not be difficult to destroy them with his own strength.
Defeat the Kazakh Khanate, the army reached the eastern border of Europe, built the railway to Tsaritsyn, built a strong fortress in Tsaritsyn, and completely blocked Tsarist Russia's access to Asia.
From now on, Europeans will have less to interfere with matters in Asia. They will squat wherever it is cool.
Unless they dare to cross the Ural Mountains. The mountains are high, cold, steep, and very difficult to walk. There are also frequent supernatural incidents. It is not a good passage.
Annex all the Crimean Khanate established by the Mongolian Tatars on the Crimean Peninsula, the Kalmyk Khanate established by the Mongolian Oara people at the mouth of the Volga River, and thus the Mongols in the entire west will
They are all under Yang Fan's rule.
At that time, he had more than half of the population of Mongolia. The balance of power between him and the Jiannu would undergo earth-shaking changes.
The ethnic groups in Central Asia are also relatively capable of fighting. With such a good source of soldiers, Yang Fan can do without his own soldiers. When the time comes, he can recruit them as soldiers and go east to fight and build slaves.
After taking over the north and east coast of the Black Sea, the railway is connected to the port of Savastopol. Yang Fan's territory can be easily transported by water through the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and Europe.
If a Black Sea Fleet is established, it can threaten all European countries.
As for the Ottoman Turkish Empire, what should they do if they don't cooperate? For example, they closed the Bosporus and prohibited Yang Fan's ships from passing through.
That's not difficult, just use clippers and marines to capture Istanbul directly. Since they won't let Yang Fan use it, then they won't use it either, and it will just become the territory of the Yang family.
In Yang Fan's next expedition to the west, there is no hope for the railway.
It will be good if Jiuyuan City is opened to traffic by the end of this year. As for continuing westward, we can only rely on the 3,000 steam trucks purchased from Damao.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The six-ton transport capacity is enough. It can completely guarantee the supply of all materials for the army's westward march. Although there are many deserts in the Western Region, there are also a lot of wood and water sources, or camel caravans
How did you get here? Populus euphratica forest is also resistant to burning. It has low water content and is especially suitable for steam engines.
If Lin Yueru followed Lin Yueru's idea and armored the steam truck and transformed it into an armored combat vehicle, it would be possible to completely crush the cavalry in the Western Regions.
With a maximum speed of 45 kilometers, it can chase the enemy's horses and vomit blood. The Gatling gun can make them fall in pieces like cut wheat.
Don't be afraid when you encounter a strong castle.
Trucks can tow heavy artillery. Gunpowder projectile weapons such as heartless cannons can be transported on the truck. Trebuchets can also be dismantled and transported by trucks.
It seems that after Jian Nu was repulsed, his own truck was in place. After training the driver, he could head west and head straight to the Black Sea. He would first occupy Er Mao's territory.
The three best black soils in the world can produce oil if you hold them in a handful.
Now, one part is in the hands of the slaves, one part is in the hands of the Ermao, and the other part is in the Mississippi River.
How many refugees can be resettled in Ming Dynasty after taking over Ermao's territory? At least there are enough refugees in the entire northwest. The climate there is warm and humid, and there are resorts like Yalta. It is much better than Liaodong during the Little Ice Age.
Lin Yueru looked at Yang Fan and let himself go, with a silly smile like a pig brother on his face. There was drool dripping from the corners of his mouth.
The female members of the Yang family all know that the master is thinking about national affairs.
She gently took out her handkerchief and wiped it for him.
"Master, is the slave's suggestion useful?"
Only then did Yang Fan wake up, hugged Lin Yueru's 1.7-foot-seven waist, and quickly kissed her on the cheek.
"It's useful, it's so useful."
Lin Yueru glanced at Xiao Niangpi and asked proudly: "Master, are you satisfied?"
"Satisfied, so satisfied."
This chapter has been completed!