Towed 105mm howitzer field maneuver?

Carrying platform for mortars and anti-aircraft machine guns?

Carrying an infantry squad mobile?

The conference room suddenly became quiet.

As Yu Hua finished speaking, all the heads of the military industry bureau stared blankly, with confused expressions on their faces. Lu Yuan, who was in charge of the transportation of materials and raw materials in various factories and mines, was even more shocked. He

I almost wondered if I heard it wrong.

It can be used both for civilian and military purposes.

The most important thing is, you can also pull a cannon!

It has to be said that no one can imagine this nearly omnipotent tractor that Yu Hua mentioned. If it is understandable that it can pull supplies and ores, it involves pulling cannons.

This kind of thing has always been the responsibility of artillery tractors in traditional understanding. When Chiang Kai-shek chased and intercepted them, there were endless types of troop carriers, artillery tractors, and cars.

But there has never been a tractor pulling a cannon...

The emotions of shock and surprise were revealed in his heart. Then, as the director, Chen Kang passed down the design drawings of the classic tractor.

After seeing this tractor, everyone was stunned.

Single-cylinder front-wheel drive, hand-operated controls, convertible driving position, extra-large cargo space, and a concept drawing of a towed artillery painted on the micro-end, all design elements create this unique and simple classic tractor.

At this moment, this tractor is like a Lamborghini supercar, causing a tsunami-like psychological impact on everyone, leaving an extremely deep impression.

When the heads of the military industry bureau saw the classic tractor for the first time, they could no longer take their eyes away, as if they had seen some peerless beauty, no, it was a big toy.

This is the romance given by machinery and tractors, which can easily evoke men's most primitive desires.

Tractors, excavators, loaders, forklifts, port machinery, all equipment containing mechanical power contain unparalleled appeal.

Who can understand the romance of excavators?

After explaining the performance parameters, Yu Hua looked at the scene where the heads of the military industry bureau were looking at the tractor design drawings and scratched his head: "Um... do you have anything to ask?"

Everyone seemed not to hear Yu Hua's words, and still looked at the design drawings attentively.

Professor Zhuang looked at this scene with a faint smile on his face.

"Ahem!" Chen Kang, who was sitting in the main seat, felt a little embarrassed when he saw everyone's reaction and quickly issued a reminder.

"Sorry, Deputy Team Leader Yu, I would like to ask if it is difficult to build this tractor?" After hearing Chen Kang's reminder, Lu Yuan came back to his senses, straightened his body quickly, and noticed the gaze of his boss.

, looking slightly embarrassed, then asked.

The remaining four section chiefs sat upright, looking away from the tractor design drawings and looking at Yu Hua.

"Technically there are no problems, it's very simple. However, the natural rubber used to make tires may become a bottleneck restricting tractor production. If natural rubber cannot be obtained in large quantities, we can only choose crawler mode."

Yu Hua shook his head and responded: "The disadvantage of crawler travel is that it is slow. The speed can only reach 15 kilometers per hour. The use and maintenance costs will rise sharply, which is probably more than double that of wheeled travel."…

There are two types of power machinery, wheeled and crawler. The latter is generally used in special vehicles such as tanks, armored vehicles and excavators. Classic tractors are the best choice for wheeled travel because they are fast, have low fuel consumption and are easy to maintain.

.

If crawler type is used...

In fact, it's no different than building a tank.

Before the large-scale development and production of oil in the Yumen Oilfield, extending the output of the oilfield based on the base area would not be able to support an oil-devouring monster like a crawler tractor.

Natural rubber.——When Lu Yuan heard this answer, he nodded repeatedly and quickly wrote down this important information.

"How much does each vehicle cost?" After finishing recording, Lu Yuan continued to ask.

Yu Hua responded: "The manufacturing cost of each vehicle is about 150 silver dollars."

"So low?" Lu Yuan was stunned. He was very surprised by the manufacturing cost of this tractor. He originally thought it would cost at least one thousand silver dollars, but it turned out to be only one hundred and fifty oceans.

"We produce steel and engines ourselves, and the labor and processing costs are almost zero. It is not surprising that the manufacturing cost is so low. When the management and cost control of tractor production are qualified in the middle and late stages, the cost of each vehicle can be reduced by more than 20%. Why do you think

The price is very low because China cannot produce cars and tractors, and these vehicles are all imported, which are of course very expensive."

Yu Hua said: "In fact, in addition to personal use, this tractor can also be used as a key product in the base area in the future and exported to the Central Army and Shanxi-Sui Army. With its high load-bearing performance and multi-purpose performance, coupled with war environmental factors, sales

Five thousand silver dollars is a matter of love, ten thousand silver dollars is a duty, and twenty thousand silver dollars is a fate."

With a standard load of three tons and an overload of ten tons, the load capacity of the classic tractor can be called a dimensionality reduction blow in this era. No tractor of the same era can reach this level.

Such a high load-carrying capacity is irresistible to the Central Army and Shanxi-Sui Army, which are in urgent need of vehicles to transport supplies.

The corner of Lu Yuan's mouth twitched slightly: "..."

What is a black heart?

Ah, no, what is a capitalist?

Still wrong, what should I say is the power of technology!

The cost is one hundred and fifty, the love is five thousand, the duty is ten thousand, the fate is twenty thousand...

Lu Yuan had finally seen what the power of technology was. He thought to himself whether this would be bad, but suddenly he remembered the hardships he had suffered and the predicament the Military Industry Bureau was facing now. He thought about it and let it go.

When the others heard the price given by Yu Hua, their eyes widened, as if they had seen a ghost. Professor Zhuang, who was sitting next to him, chuckled and shook his head. He did not object to Yu Hua's idea. There is no doubt that money is very important.

Yes, it’s hard to move without money.

The manufacturing cost of a Ford Motor Company car is no more than 200 US dollars. It travels across the ocean to the land of China and sells for 5,000 US dollars. This is the ultra-high rate of return granted by technology.

"Deputy leader Yu, how long will it take us to build this tractor?" Chen Kang didn't care about the price, but asked about the most critical time.

How long does it take to make it!

What to sell to the Central Army and what to sell to the Shanxi-Sui Army are all issues for the future, and the most urgent thing is time.

The consumption of cement raw materials on Yushen Highway and Yanma Highway requires about 500 tons of transportation capacity per day to meet the transportation between cement plants and highways, and there are more than just these factories in the base area.…

The steel plant that is about to start construction will require two to three hundred tons of various industrial raw materials every day, and the total transportation volume is ridiculously high.

"According to the original situation, it would take about two months to build a prototype car and four months to achieve assembly line production. However, due to this batch of German machining equipment, from the time the equipment arrived in Yancheng, it would take about half a year.

A prototype can be built in a month, and mass production can take about a month. The monthly output can reach about 200 vehicles using a manual assembly line." Yu Hua pondered for a while and gave relevant data: "With this output, it is enough to meet the industrial transportation plan of the base area.

There is demand, but it is a strain on finances.”

The monthly output of 200 classic tractor tanks is far inferior to Ford's world record of one vehicle in 24 seconds on the assembly line, but it is extremely rare for a base that has never been exposed to the production of power machinery. It is a step from zero to one.

Historical breakthrough.

You know, even the neighboring Nanjing cannot achieve mass production of tractors.

"Lu Yuan!" When Chen Kang heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief. He could still hold on for half a month, and turned his eyes to Lu Yuan beside him.

"Here!" Lu Yuan stood up immediately.

"The manufacturing and production of this tractor will be left to your General Affairs Department to take full responsibility. We will strive to build the first tractor in the shortest possible time and achieve tractor production with guaranteed quality and quantity. Do you understand?" Chen Kang said loudly.

Lu Yuan straightened his back and said with a serious face: "Understood, the General Affairs Department guarantees to complete the task!"

"Deputy Team Leader Yu, regarding the technical issues of tractor production, we may need your support." After issuing the tractor production order, Chen Kang turned to look at Yu Hua and softened his words.

"I understand that I am responsible for all technical issues of the tractor." Yu Hua nodded and responded: "By the way, Director, I haven't given this tractor a name yet, how about you give it a name?"

"How about a name... call it Red Star Tractor?"

When Chen Kang heard this, he thought about it and said immediately.

So familiar with the charm of the times.

Hearing the name, Yu Hua smiled and was not surprised: "No problem, let's call it Red Star Tractor."

"Director Chen, regarding the issue of road construction in the base area, in addition to the cement road construction in the early and mid-term, railway transportation should be targeted in the later stage. According to the map, the terrain from Yulin to Shenmu is flat and very suitable for railway construction." The tractor production task is to be finalized.

, Zhuang Qianding said: "Of course, the railway construction is not urgent for the time being, it can be slowed down."

"Professor Zhuang, are there any technical problems in building the railway?"

When Chen Kang heard these words, he nodded affirmatively and asked softly.

Relying on tractors alone to support transportation problems within the base area is still too reluctant. Railways are the best option.

The distance between Yu and Shen is 80 kilometers. As long as this 80-kilometer long railway is built, a large number of vehicles for transporting coal and iron ore will be freed up, thereby increasing the transportation capacity in other places.

However, railways are asset-heavy and require high investments. Although the Yu-Shen Railway is only 80 kilometers long, the base area still cannot afford to build it.

Zhuang Qianding showed a kind smile: "I am very familiar with steam, diesel and electric power. With me here, you don't have to worry about any technical problems."…

"I worry too much." Chen Kang smiled helplessly and said to be reasonable. He was really not used to the current situation. No matter what he did in the past, technical problems were always the biggest obstacle.

However, now...

He also really wants to say to everyone one day: As long as I am here, you don't have to worry about any technical problems.

This feeling is really comfortable.

"Director Chen, there is another matter, the power problem."

Zhuang Qianding changed the subject and entered the field of energy, with a rather serious face: "Industrial development is inseparable from electricity. The existing electricity supply in the base area can only barely maintain early production. Once the steel plant is completed and put into operation, the electricity supply will reach its limit.

We need to build a power plant."
To be continued...