While the top management of Volkswagen was a little disappointed because of the failure of the five-ton heavy truck in the market, there were still people in the Volkswagen R&D department working hard on improving the five-ton heavy truck.
"Wang, I think it would be too weird to build it like this?"
Bikoya looked at the drawings given by Major Huffman in his hand, compared them with a strange-looking car that was almost built in front of him, and asked Wang Chaoqiang, who was still checking the car parts. No wonder he had such a problem, the car in front of him was full of willows.
The Dinpunk style armored vehicles are completely different from the ones on the drawings. They can be called two models.
This armored car has a total length of 6.1 meters, a width of 2.85 meters, and a height of 2.65 meters. The front armor uses 65-degree slope armor, with an upper slope of 16 mm and a lower slope of 15 mm. The side upright armor also uses 12 mm.
mm, the tail armor is only 9 mm, the turret is wider at the bottom and narrower at the top, with a slight slope of 80 degrees. The front is 16 mm armor, the sides and tail of the turret are 14 mm armor, and the armor is all connected by Liuding.
Installed on the turret are two 7.92-caliber Maxim heavy machine guns. A shooting port is opened on the left side of the front of the vehicle body, and a Maxim heavy machine gun is installed. The entire armored vehicle is equipped with 3 Maxim machine guns, which has a higher firepower.
not bad.
The armored vehicle is powered by the same 80-horsepower engine as the five-ton heavy truck, which can ensure that the 8.1-ton armored vehicle can travel at a speed of 45 kilometers per hour. However, because its prototype is a truck, it can only be used in plains and cities with uncomplex terrain.
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Herke, who was checking the parts like Wang Chaoqiang to see if there were any problems, said to him with sweat on his face. "This is the only way to ensure that the armor of the vehicle will not fall off. Didn't we try welded steel plates before?"
Can't withstand machine gun fire."
Previously, Hoffman used the drawings given by the crown prince to make some adjustments, and gave a sketch of the body of the American M8 armored vehicle and the Type 92 turret to the three people, asking them to follow this request. The three people used
The chassis of a five-ton heavy truck shortened the length of the frame and quickly built one. Because there was no Liuding on the drawing, the three chose the method of welding armor plates to build this test vehicle.
In a recent fire attack experiment, this armored test vehicle faced continuous fire from the Maxim heavy machine gun. The welded front armor plate fell off directly, so the three of them had to change this method and could only use the most reliable method now.
The way is to install Liuding. And of course Huffman supported three automotive experts in order to obtain a qualified armored vehicle. Soon the welded armor plate was removed from the test vehicle and the Liuding was re-ordered. Now Edel is here in person.
It is also impossible to tell that this is an armored vehicle produced based on his own sketches.
In fact, welding technology is not very reliable now, and there is still room for development in civilian applications, but it is still a bit incapable of welding military equipment. In fact, it was not until the emergence of automatic welding, a major breakthrough in welding technology in the 1920s, that armored vehicles were able to
Welding has become the mainstream of the army, and it is not unreasonable for the armored vehicles in the previous World War to all be in the Liuding style.
Wang Chaoqiang saw Bikoya who was still comparing vehicles with drawings, and couldn't help complaining to him. "Bikoya, stop nagging, come over and check the vehicle quickly. If something goes wrong during the experiment, all three of us will
It won’t be too easy.”
"I'll come down and check the car."
Seeing that he had caused dissatisfaction among his colleagues, Bjarke put down the drawings and joined in the inspection, but he still muttered, "Wang, when are you going to cook Chinese food next time? I miss the taste a little bit."
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Wang Chaoqiang couldn't help but fight back. "The next time I cook is after you pass away, to celebrate that our ears are clean."
"this is a good idea."
Wang Chaoqiang's words were recognized by Herc, but it was obvious that he was also aroused by Bikoya's words. "But we haven't tasted your craftsmanship for a while."
Looking at the appearance of the two colleagues in front of him, Wang Chaoqiang couldn't help but think of the time when he came here. At that time, because he was tired of European food, he cooked a braised eel, a variation of the local dish of braised Wuchang fish, at his residence to improve the taste.
They happened to meet each other, and he warmly invited them to have dinner together. Driven by curiosity, they tasted the Hubei cuisine cooked by Wang Chaoqiang, but they didn't feel it was too good, and they couldn't get used to the taste.
After just a few years of getting along, they gradually fell in love with the taste after tasting it many times, and now they are pestering Wang Chaoqiang to cook some delicacies from his hometown.
Wang Chaoqiang said while inspecting the parts. "We have to wait until this armored vehicle is approved by Major Huffman of the military."
Biak took the wrench and carefully inspected the parts, and said with approval, "This time is not bad."
After inspecting the armored vehicle, the three of them sat next to it to rest. Herke couldn't help but ask the two colleagues next to him. "Is this vehicle considered our masterpiece?"
"This shouldn't be counted. The blueprints were provided by Major Huffman. We relied on the five-ton heavy truck as a prototype and used it after modification. At most, it is considered a modification."
Wang Chaoqiang sat slumped on the ground and told Herke about his understanding.
Bjarke also added, "I agree with Wang's statement, the most we can consider is a modification."
Wang Chaoqiang continued to ask, "Herke, do you want to design a car yourself?"
Herc retorted. "Don't you want to?"
Herke's words aroused their inner thoughts. The three of them all wanted to design a car of their own and watch it become popular around the world. In fact, only Tuslied, who is in charge of them at Volkswagen, is barely qualified.
Nowadays, Volkswagen's best-selling Model T and 1.5-ton Dongfeng truck are all designed by Ford. The only one that can be considered a Volkswagen design is the five-ton heavy-duty truck that is not currently selling well. Other models are all variants of it. Think of the powerful ones in the current automobile industry.
Henry Ford, the eyes of the three of them were full of longing.
"Is there no problem with the armored vehicle this time?"
When the three of them were thinking about their bright future, a somewhat worried Major Hoffman came over. Now he has a lot of things to do. He has to build an armored vehicle unit from scratch, and he also has to take care of his own weapons and equipment. Now he wants to be able to
Divide it into several pieces for your own use.
Fortunately, he used his connections at the military academy to attract a few good trainees, and then also attracted a few good officers from the cavalry unit and motor transport regiment where he had served, so that this experimental unit could get a little on the right track.
No, after the troops get better, he will take a look at the armored vehicles that will be the most important equipment in the future.
"Major Hoffman, this won't be a big problem. It's just a small problem to change the welding to a welding."
This time it was Herc who answered the major's questions.
"That's good."
Hoffman looked at the armored vehicle in front of him, his eyes filled with the desire to realize his ideal. Now that he had the opportunity to realize his dream, he certainly did not want to miss it. So the Crown Prince considered that the newly built armored vehicle should be close to his factory for maintenance.
When problems were discovered and improved, the place of assembly was placed in Constanta. So he also came to the Volkswagen factory from time to time to check the progress.
Hoffman asked the topic that concerned him most. "So how soon can I be tested again?"
It was Herc who answered again. "It will be fine tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
After hearing their answers, Hoffman considered asking other military officers to come over and take a look. In the end, he gave up the idea just to be on the safe side. If something went wrong with the car, everyone would be embarrassed.
"As soon as the test is completed, please invite the crown prince to come and take a look."
In his heart, Hoffman planned to wait until the test was over before talking about anything else.
Now even if Hoffman wanted to find Crown Prince Edel, he would not come, because the Romanian ammonia plant has finally been completed and put into operation. Edel attaches great importance to this factory that is related to the military and agriculture, and has now rushed to Ploiesti.
