1686, Tank, heavy artillery and machine gun siege battle one
He Kui is the captain of the newly formed steam engine armored force. He is also a descendant of Xinghe Iron Factory. He is also one of the earliest servants.
Because he was previously the deputy captain of the motor transport team and was familiar with driving steam vehicles, he was transferred to become the first captain of the armored brigade.
When He Kui was first transferred, he was extremely happy. After all, such a steel monster is simply a man's dream car. It is the best big toy in the world.
It is said that a man will remain a boy until he dies, and his love for machinery is deeply hidden in every man's bones.
However, when he actually arrived in the army, he realized that the reality was not at all what he thought.
He took it for granted that when he drove a chariot, ate hot pot and sang songs, all the Jiannu cavalry were crushed to death with their tracks. The turret rotated in all directions and used Gatling cannons and machine guns to tear them all to pieces.
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Is there any better way to fight than tank soldiers in this world?
As for the battered truck that Jiannu was pushing, the tank ran directly into it, crushing all the people behind it into a pulp. Even from a long distance, the truck could block a 79-caliber Gatling gun, but it would never be able to block a 30-caliber Gatling gun.
mm caliber Gatling cannon.
In front of the Great Merciful Lord Gatlin, the carriage will be instantly smashed into countless pieces and scattered everywhere. The people hiding behind will also be turned into a pile of rotten flesh in a few seconds.
However, it wasn't until he actually got into the tank that he realized that tank soldiers were a very hard-hit branch. Not to mention the small space in the vehicle, there were valves, pipelines, and various protruding metal objects everywhere.
If you're not careful, you'll have to bump your head. Even if you hit yourself, it won't be pleasant.
His body was covered in bruises and bruises. After more than ten days of training, there was almost no good skin left.
The most unbearable temperature. It was too hot inside the tank. The thermometer never went below 40 degrees.
It's still early summer, and you don't have to think about the sour and refreshing feeling of waiting for the dog days of summer. The temperature in the cabin must not be 50 or 60 degrees. In many cases, it's not that the car can't run anymore, but that people have to come out to rest every once in a while.
Moreover, riding in a car is more comfortable than walking on two legs as an infantryman. However, the reliability of this thing is really not to be praised.
Vehicles always have to be repaired, and all kinds of maintenance have to be done all the time. The physical exertion of tank soldiers is huge. Because any part of this thing weighs dozens of kilograms.
Especially replacing and repairing tracks. It's so annoying.
Seven or eight people went into battle together. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to lift the track pads at all. The car body is already twelve meters long, and the tracks are almost thirty meters long. This thing is also a consumable material. If a track pad is broken, it will have to be removed.
Changed.
This march almost paralyzed them all from exhaustion. They were even ridiculed by the engineers on board.
In the past, the automobile soldiers always laughed at the engineers who were so tired. But now, the tank soldiers have to work hard for at least 350 minutes a day. Without good health, this work is really not done by humans.
He tried to drive it, changing from first gear to second gear, but it actually required 25 kilograms of pulling force without any assistance. He kept changing gears while driving, and when he came down, he was so tired that his back hurt. He probably would have suffered a lumbar muscle strain sooner or later.
According to the regulations of the Master's tank training manual, the maintenance and upkeep of tanks should be completed independently by all tank crew members. They will not be assigned an additional team of maintenance workers.
Only after they started doing it did they realize that the workload was really quite heavy.
The maintenance of the tank is divided into preparation before departure, inspection between driving, first-level maintenance, second-level maintenance, third-level maintenance, etc. The content includes five major tasks: cleaning, lubrication, tightening, adjustment and troubleshooting.
The general division of labor is that the vehicle commander is responsible for the maintenance organization and leadership of the entire vehicle.
The gunner is responsible for the maintenance of the weapon system. The driver is responsible for the maintenance of the engine and transmission operating devices. The loader is responsible for assisting the gunner in completing the maintenance of the weapon system and is responsible for the maintenance of the action part.
He Kui summarized that there are three major labor tasks when maintaining a tank. They are pulling the tracks, lifting the gas bottle (for lighting), and cleaning the gun barrel. Each of them requires fifty or sixty kilograms of strength. It cannot be done by one person, so all members must work together.
Cooperated.
However, to be honest, the master's treatment of the tank soldiers is really good. Especially in terms of food, he directly approved the fourth-level food standard. It made the infantry's eyes red with envy. Braised pork is served every time, and vegetables are supplied all year round.
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According to Yang Fan's standards, the food standard for troops is level seven.
The first is pilots. There is currently no air force, so this area is vacant. People below all know that pilots are the first-level food standard, but they don’t know what a pilot is.
Is it possible for people to fly in the sky? No one explained to them.
The second class is submariners. There are currently no submarines. However, this column is included in the military meal standard list.
In short, no one in the army except Yang Fan knows what kind of arms this is. Yang Fan's army has many secret troops that are kept secret. The people below do not dare to inquire about it.
There is one in Yang Fan's military confidentiality rules, "Don't listen to what you shouldn't hear, don't ask what you don't dare to ask, and don't see what you shouldn't see." Take control of yourself. If you commit a crime, you will be jailed at the least, and beheaded at the worst.
The third class is the naval soldiers. Everyone knows this, isn't it the guys in the fleet? However, the infantry and cavalry don't take it seriously. They eat seafood every day and are so happy. What's the matter?
The fourth-class food is for the tank soldiers. But it is not called a tank cooker, but a ground service cooker. No one knows why. They eat the best food for the ground troops. It is better than the cavalry and better than the automobile soldiers.
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Labor standards are divided into four levels. The lowest level for tank soldiers is level three. Most of the time, the labor intensity is above level three.
High temperature, high labor intensity, cumbersome environment, huge noise and vibration, and frequent maintenance. This made He Kui almost go crazy during the first training period. There were problems everywhere, and oil was leaking everywhere. As a former commander of the automobile corps,
Officer, who knows this?
Now I have finally trained myself and am now able to lead this tank unit with ease.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing the army’s camp and the blue-grey city walls of Tianjin, He Kui let out a long breath.
Before dawn, fifteen tanks, one hundred armored vehicles, ten armored steam excavators, and one armored steam fire truck were finally delivered to the camp.
At this time, Tianjin had already laid siege to the city. It was surrounded on all sides like iron barrels.
Because Yang Fan wanted to use advanced weapons here, he planned to annihilate them all to avoid escaping back and leaking the equipment status to Huang Taiji, which would lose the surprise in future battles.
"Master, my humble duty did something wrong last night, which caused the vehicle to get stuck in the mud, delaying the time for the army to rendezvous. Please punish me." Moreover, he put his leather boots together and gave a military salute with a snap.
Yang Fan said with a straight face: "It rained suddenly last night. It was force majeure and not your responsibility. But it will not be the same next time. This time you are not fully prepared. If every tank carries life wood, will it be a disaster?"
If you can arrive earlier, you won't have the army waiting for you."
He Kui looked ashamed.
The so-called life wood is a log tied to the tail of a tank. When the road is very poor, it can be used to fill the road and get out the car stuck in the mud.
"Master, I'm willing to make atonement for my sins. Please hand over the assisting task to me." He Kui shouted loudly.
Anyone who is an old man at Xinghe Iron Works knows that I don't like people who make excuses. It is best to admit any mistakes directly.
Even if you are punished for this, at least I think you are responsible and will look at you favorably.
"Okay, hard work is worse than hard work. Today's main attack will be left to you. Can you take down the east wall in an hour?" Yang Fan said loudly.
"Promise to complete the mission." He Kui yelled.
Then he immediately ran back to a dozen tanks and shouted loudly: "Chariot brigade, set off immediately. Target the east city wall."
Tu Shanyue and Lin Yueru were wearing straight major general uniforms and stood behind Yang Fan.
"Sir, this is the first time that tank troops have been put into the battlefield. Do you need to send troops to cooperate with them?" Xiao Niangpi said with some worry.
"No need, all the equipment is on duty. If we still can't take down the east wall, He Kui will hit his head and die under the wall." Yang Fan said confidently.
