While the Navy is working hard to enhance its strength, the Army has not been left behind. Now they are conducting research and development work on some gadgets.
Faustino Training Ground is a medium-sized training ground under the Army. The site covers an area of 27.6 square kilometers. The site has mountains, hills, sandy land, swamps, rivers, and basically all kinds of terrain.
The Army conducts some battalion-level training subjects at this training ground every year, mainly to test the Italian Army's small-scale tactical application.
Of course, in addition to conducting tactical exercises, the training ground also has some other functions, such as artillery test firing, machine gun test firing, battlefield use of military trucks or testing of other technical weapons.
Today, in a corner of the Faustino training ground, a unique experiment is taking place.
Trenches, barbed wire fences, tunnels, ditches, horse barriers, and bunkers, these defenses have turned this area into a mess, with potholes everywhere. In addition, it rained yesterday, and there is no place to stand.
There is mud everywhere.
In such a bad situation, a strange tracked vehicle appeared here. Why is this vehicle strange? Because the tracks of this vehicle are higher than other tracked vehicles on the market, except that the tracks are taller than other vehicles.
In addition to its height, its body is also different from others. The cab has no window and only has a small observation hole. Moreover, the vehicle is also taller than other tracked vehicles, at least two and a half meters in height. And the vehicle looks
It has a square head and a square brain, like an iron can.
However, this car looks weird, but what it does is not weird at all. I saw it coming to a steep slope, its tracks covered with yellow mud pressed against the slope, and the roar of the diesel engine in the car pushed it up the steep slope.
, then it went down the slope to several sections of barbed wire fences, and passed through the barbed wire fences and wooden piles without any pressure. Then it passed through the puddles and tunnels without any pressure, and the people who were following it passed.
When I wanted to take a breath, this weird tracked vehicle suddenly emitted a puff of smoke and stalled.
"Quickly, check what the problem is this time."
Lieutenant Colonel Valoran, the project leader who was following behind him, felt nervous and immediately called for others to come forward and check.
I saw several engineers running forward with tools and began to check the cause.
At the same time, a door suddenly opened on the roof of this weird crawler vehicle, and a soldier with a greasy face climbed out, and then three more soldiers climbed out. The weather in January was actually relatively cold, but these soldiers were wearing
He was wearing single clothes, and the sweat on his forehead showed that the temperature in the car was definitely not low.
"What's going on with Fellaini?"
I saw Valoran asking one of the people who climbed out of the car.
"Lieutenant Colonel, we don't know either. We only know that before the tracked experimental vehicle stopped, we suddenly heard a few clicking noises and then stalled." Fellaini, who was called by his name, was covered in oil stains.
Answering the lieutenant colonel's question.
After he finished speaking, he took out the cigarettes from his jacket pocket, spread them around and then lit one himself.
As for Lieutenant Colonel Valoran, he ignored the test team and went forward to inspect the crawler vehicle with several engineers.
"This car is too hot. It's designed to be airtight. It's so uncomfortable."
"Who says otherwise? The observation hole is so small. If you want to drive this thing well, you really need to be quite observant."
"I would say that the tracked vehicle we are currently driving is the most reliable. The previous ones basically broke down halfway. This one only broke down after completing the test. It is already very good."
While several car teams were chatting, several engineers finally discovered the problem.
"There was a problem with the power rod. A screw fell off and got stuck in the connection, which directly caused the engine to shut down."
An engineer who checked the situation wiped his body with oil stains on his hands nonchalantly, and informed Valoran of the cause of the failure.
"Hurry up and restore the power lever, we will need to continue testing later."
Upon hearing that this was the reason, Valoran felt relieved.
As the person in charge of the water tank project, Valoran is under a lot of pressure.
Yes, the project is called a water tank, and they claim to be developing a field water supply truck. As for why it is called a water tank, he is not sure, maybe because the water tank is more confusing.
As a field water transport vehicle, the complexity of the battlefield situation must be taken into consideration, so it is reasonable to use tracked vehicles to increase terrain adaptability. Of course, considering the dangers of the battlefield, it is also logical to add a little protection and self-defense firepower.
At least that's how they responded when asked about other sister units.
However, as the person in charge of the project, Valoran knew that what they were developing was a battlefield breakthrough weapon, a tracked combat vehicle that integrated protection, firepower, and maneuverability.
It sounds exciting and exciting, but in practice it really makes people excited.
This project has been going on for nearly three years now. There are more than ten crawler-type combat vehicles developed. They look very good. However, during the simulated battlefield test, they all fell down. And more than just fell down.
Once or twice, when he had the most experience, one test required on-site repairs seven or eight times.
It was good to be able to repair it on site, but what he was most afraid of was the kind that couldn't be repaired and had to be dragged back, which was really fatal. However, this kind of situation was basically encountered in several early experiments.
Yes, it gradually got better after that.
As for now, being able to test it before breaking it is considered a big improvement.
Boom, boom, boom!
A roaring sound interrupted Valoran's train of thought. Seeing that his tank finally recovered, he quickly called to the test team.
"Hurry up and do the test again. I need the reliability of this car. At least I need it to be able to complete the test without failure in front of General Benoy."
Valoran's words made other people in the project feel excited. They also wanted to show their faces in front of the higher authorities and let them know that every money they spent was not in vain.
The motivated project staff looked expectantly at the restarted tracked vehicle. Next, in the eyes of everyone present, this strange tracked vehicle underwent another simulation experiment. During the entire experiment, the vehicle did not appear.
Failure together.
Looking at the parked test vehicle, everyone in the project immediately gathered around it and cheered. Everyone sang and danced to vent their inner joy. After three years, I finally saw some results. It’s not easy, it’s not easy, it’s not easy.
It's easier.
When he returned to the project that day, Valoran excitedly picked up a pen and paper and prepared to report to the superior department. The track test prototype passed the simulation experiment and could proceed to the next stage of research and development.
