From Rock's perspective, the truck sent by Rudolf Diesel was still a bit crude, and its appearance was not perfect enough. It was not in line with Rock's aesthetics. In Rock's words, it was: shockingly ugly! Of course, compared with the vehicles of this era, the trucks sent by Rudolf Diesel were still a great improvement. At least the engine in front of the cab was closed and there was a roof on the cab. This was already more than the trucks at this time.
Most vehicles.
Most vehicles of this era do not have a closed cab. Instead, they put a foldable canvas top in the trunk. When it rains, the canvas top is propped up. When it doesn't rain, it is a standard convertible.<
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The concept of military trucks is definitely different from that of cars. Rock requires not only the cab and engine, but also the cabin to be covered with a fixed canvas roof, so that it is easy to use. As for whether it is beautiful or not, that is not important.
Rudolf Diesel still didn't understand Roark's intention. Not only did the truck's cab have no doors, but it also had no windshield. The designers were smart enough to use a large number of steel plates on the cabin to increase the protective capabilities, let alone the protective capabilities.
How much it can be increased will definitely affect the load capacity of the truck.
What Rock wanted was not an armored vehicle. Probably many people had not thought that armored vehicles had already appeared. As early as 1898, the British F.R. Smith installed a four-wheeled vehicle on the front wheel connecting rod.
The Maxim heavy machine gun was installed, and an iron baffle was installed in front of the driver to protect the driver, thus inventing the first armored vehicle.
In 1902, the armored vehicle invented by Georgian engineer Mikhail Nakasiz could reach a road speed of 50 kilometers per hour.
This truck invented by Rudolf Diesel used a four-cylinder 33-horsepower engine, with a load capacity of 1.5 tons, but the road speed was only 20 kilometers per hour. These data made Rock very dissatisfied.
The engine used by Mikhail Nakasi only has 15 horsepower and can reach a speed of 50 kilometers per hour. The engine used by Rudolf Diesel has 33 horsepower and a speed of only 20 kilometers per hour. If these are removed
With excess armor, the truck's load-carrying capacity and speed will be further improved.
"Remove the steel plate -" Rudolf Diesel hesitated a little, he had not yet understood what kind of truck Rock wanted.
"Yes, remove all armor plates and all unnecessary decorations. The truck I want must be able to carry two squads of soldiers, their equipment, and five bases of ammunition. The truck must also have a certain
Off-road capability, everything else is not important." Rock once again clarified the positioning of the truck. This is not a tank, as long as it can pull as much as it can and run faster.
In the current situation of the newly established 1st Cavalry Division, a basic amount of ammunition is about one hundred rounds of bullets and fifty rounds of grenades, which is basically equivalent to the consumption of a medium-sized war.
Considering the necessary reserves, five bases of ammunition are necessary. This much ammunition is enough for the soldiers of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division to fight from Nyasaland to the Suez Canal.
"Okay, as you wish." Rudolf Diesel was a little frustrated, but he still followed Roark's order and ordered the accompanying engineers to remove all the protective steel plates.
"Rudolf, no matter what product we study, our first goal is to meet customer needs. All functions that customers don't need are useless designs. You have to understand this." Rock didn't like Rudolf Diesel.
You make your own decisions.
"My lord, is it unnecessary to increase the protective capability?" Rudolf Diesel did not think he was wrong.
"It is necessary, but it does not apply to all scenarios. Most of the time, trucks are used in safe areas, so the possibility of encountering enemy attacks is not high. We just have to solve the transportation problem now. Safety protection is not important. If
For this reason, mobility and load-carrying capacity are sacrificed, which is not worth the gain." Roque was not used to Rudolf Diesel. Trucks are used for maneuvering. To charge into battle, there are tanks and armored vehicles, and trucks will not undertake combat missions.
Rudolf Diesel no longer discriminates, more than a dozen engineers work together, and the efficiency is still very high.
Soon, all the armored steel plates on the truck were removed. After starting up again, the truck was like a wild horse running wildly on the training ground of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division.
Rock is not sure what the speed of the truck is, but it must be more than 50 kilometers per hour. This is not on a standard highway. If it is on a highway, the speed will increase further.
"Li Fei, call two squads to come over, bring all the equipment, plus five bases of ammunition-" Rock immediately increased the burden. The monsters have begun large-scale production. There is no doubt about the performance of the diesel engine. The most important thing now is
It’s stability.
Soon, soldiers from two squads lined up next to the training ground carrying equipment. They were now only equipped with two Madsen light machine guns. Although Nyasaland Arsenal has developed a general-purpose machine gun, it will take some time to enter mass production.
Time, the last test sample gun provided by the arsenal had some problems during the test. The engineers took the sample gun back to the Nyasaland Arsenal for improvement. It is estimated that it will need one or two tests before it is finalized. p>
There were twenty-four people in two classes, and Rock made another empirical error. The prototype truck sent by Rudolf Diesel could not fit both classes, and each class was a bit crowded.
The truck bed is still a bit small.
"That's it, just one squad." Rock settled for the next best thing. One squad is actually fine. The new First Cavalry Division only has so many people, and all mechanization means more than a hundred trucks.
That is?
There are probably only a hundred trucks in the world now!
The weight of 12 soldiers, plus their equipment, is at least about 1.5 tons, which is about the same as the standard load capacity of a truck.
Rudolf Diesel still had two brushes, and the truck pulled 12 soldiers, not much slower, in a crazy circle around the training ground, each circle was 500 meters.
Although the training ground was filled with dust, Rock didn't flinch. As the truck laps increased, Rock's expression became happier and happier.
"Sir, don't worry, our test results are that the truck can run continuously for a thousand miles without failure." Rudolf Diesel looked proud, this is indeed an amazing data.
Rock seems ordinary. Is a thousand miles a lot?
Only 1,600 kilometers——
That’s it?
Don’t forget that in 1903, this result was already very good.
"Very good, very good, Rudolf, let the truck stop. Let's study now how to reduce the weight of the truck to the greatest extent." Roque is indeed dissatisfied with this result, but he can no longer demand too much. The motorcycle is too fast.
Get on the truck. The Northern Rhodesian Division and the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division have basically achieved mechanization. Don’t forget it’s 1903!
That's not right. According to Rock's standards, even if they are equipped with motorcycles and trucks, the Northern Rhodesian Division and the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division have only achieved motorization and are still a certain distance away from mechanization.
The mechanized troops have a high level of equipment synthesis. The main equipment is composed of heavy weapons such as tracked heavy tanks, armored vehicles, and self-propelled artillery. They have very powerful firepower, strong mobility and complete logistics support capabilities in combat.
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The level of equipment synthesis of motorized units is relatively low. The way of combat mainly relies on combatants rather than equipment. The equipment is mainly motorcycles, trucks, and light wheeled infantry transport vehicles. The main characteristic of motorized units is flexibility.
, but the level of firepower and mechanization is far lower than that of mechanized troops.
Considering that it is now 1903, motorization is already at a very high level. During this period, even the most powerful British Army in the world was only mules and horses at best, and it was still a long way from being motorized. p>
In order to reduce the weight of the truck, Rock also worked together. The officers of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division showed great enthusiasm for the truck. More than a dozen officers gathered around the truck to make suggestions.
"The carriages don't need to be made of steel, they can all be made of wood. It doesn't matter if it's broken, we can repair it. If we install two more layers, the weight will be much lighter——"
"The load capacity is 1.5 tons. We can actually develop armored vehicles, shrink the carriage, use steel plates to protect the cockpit and carriage, and install heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. It will definitely be a big killer on the battlefield-"
"Tires, tires are not easy to use on the wild ground. We can use crawler tracks. The off-road performance of the crawler tracks is better——"
It was true that one person was plotting against others and two were plotting against each other. More than a dozen officers were talking all over the place, and soon Rudolf Diesel's little notebook was packed full of memories.
"There is no rush for the armored vehicle. Let's study the truck first. Don't worry about the tracks. Now the main focus is on tires. How is the research on carbon black reinforced tires now?" Rock is not in a hurry. We have to eat one bite at a time, and we also have to study trucks.
Step by step.
About three months ago, Rock's headhunting company in Europe sent back news about carbon black-reinforced tires. This was a research project at Heidelberg University in Germany. No results have yet appeared. The headhunting company passed a variety of
Through this method, I learned that Heidelberg University is working on carbon black reinforced rubber.
Burley Mill in England invented curtain fabric in 1892 and it was used in production in 1910.
In addition to improving tire quality and expanding tire varieties, the invention of cord fabric also made it possible to mold the tire casing.
In 1904, Matt created carbon black reinforced rubber. It was used on a large scale to reinforce tread rubber after tires adopted cord fabric, because before that, canvas was damaged faster than the tread during tire use. Carbon black was used in tires.
The amount of carbon black used in rubber compounds increased rapidly. In the 1930s, the amount of carbon black used in every 100 parts of raw rubber was only about 20 parts. At this time, carbon black was mainly used on the tread, not the carcass. Before, carbon black was mixed into the tread.
, the tires only travel about 6,000 kilometers. After adding carbon black, the mileage of the tires will be significantly improved soon. A set of truck tires can travel about 100,000 kilometers.
Carbon black was actually first invented by the Chinese. A long time ago, the Chinese used carbon black to make ink.
Therefore, the Chinese are the real experts in this area.