Chapter 5 The war starts, and the military division becomes an army (3)
In North China in December, the weather was very cold after nightfall. Among the people in the car, Hu Hanmin, Xiang Hanping, and Zhang Zizhong wore a new-style military coat from the Military Division, while Ouyang Yun was still in single clothes.
The military coat is a new product from the garment factory directly under the Military Academy. Because of Ouyang Yun's plagiarism, the standard is naturally advanced in this era. The length of the coat is just above the knees, and there are knee pads sewn inside each part of the skirt and knee. It can be easily tied to your knees to keep warm.
When he first put on this coat, Xiang Hanping, who knows the goods well, exclaimed: "What a good thing."
Zhang Zizhong said: "Ouyang, when I saw this military coat, I remembered it. When will you give me the batch of military uniforms ordered by our division?"
When Ouyang Yun built the garment factory, it was originally just to meet his own needs. However, as those new military uniforms, especially camouflage uniforms, entered the world's attention, people from the surrounding areas such as Han Fuqu, Yan Xishan, and Fu Zuoyi came to place orders one after another. Although the garment factory has expanded again and again, it is still far from achieving a balance between production and sales. Therefore, the 29th Army also has orders from "old friends" such as the 38th Division and the 143rd Division. Ouyang Yun can only shamelessly push back, "Today Aren't you here to see the tanks? Why did you bring up this topic? Boss Zhang, if you like this coat, just take it back directly. Do you need to say so much?"
After some small talk, the boundary of the Xuebing Division R&D Institute has been reached. After the emergency that night, the defense of the Xuebing Division R&D Institute and the power plant is now more strict and cautious, especially in the R&D Institute. Two more checkpoints have been added. No matter what, in the shade of those trees, in the corners of the walls, or on the roof of a certain building, there are sharp soldiers with wolf fangs and broadswords hidden everywhere.
After a somewhat cumbersome inspection procedure, Ouyang Yun and his party arrived outside a brightly lit courtyard. Inside the courtyard, the roar of the engine was deafening, mixed with the shouts of several people.
The procedures for entering the courtyard are even stricter. Even Ouyang Yun, the commander of the training division, obediently signed and registered in front of the guards who were armed with live ammunition, then handed over the gun and stretched out his hands for the guards to inspect to avoid bringing in dangerous items.
Finally entering the yard, the first sight was the roaring "Jiguang type" land and air tank. Hou Debang and five or six students were busy around it with various instruments.
Compared with other tanks, the Jiguang body is exceptionally long, and it has three rotating turrets. In addition to the forward-moving main gun turret, there are two staggered turrets for installing anti-aircraft guns in the rear half.
When Ouyang Yun and Hou Debang first started designing this kind of tank, because the anti-air weapons they considered were smaller anti-aircraft machine guns, the width and length of the vehicle body were shorter than they are now. But what Hou Debang and the others have now created , regardless of its performance, just from the appearance point of view, it is relatively ugly.
The length reaches 7.25 meters, the width is 4.03 meters, the height is 3.13 meters (to the main gun turret), and the weight reaches an exaggerated 46.08 tons. It is powered by two diesel engines. The power diesel engine is placed in the middle of the body, between the main turret and the first anti-aircraft turret. It is a 12-cylinder V-type with a bore of 150 mm and a rated power of 513 kilowatts; the auxiliary power diesel engine (the main function is to drive a generator to drive the three turrets) The motor provides power) is placed at the rear of the car, with a 6-cylinder in-line, bore 115 mm, rated power 135 kilowatts...
Hou Debang is truly a technology geek. It took about a quarter of an hour after Ouyang Yun and others appeared before he noticed that this was the most secret place of the Military Academy, and no outsiders were allowed to enter. He suddenly found that there were a few more people around him. Ying raised his head and wanted to scold: Who are you? Who let you in? The word "you" came out of his mouth when he saw a familiar face. He was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the other person was Ouyang. Yun immediately opened his eyebrows and revealed his white teeth: "Hey, it's Ouyang, he's back from Nanjing." He put down the pen in his hand, rubbed his hands and asked, "What do you think?" Then, he looked at him expectantly. ,
Ouyang Yun first introduced Hu, Xiang, and Zhang to him. He did not rush to comment and began to ask questions about what he was confused about.
After learning that the top speed of this tank reached 54 kilometers per hour, Ouyang Yun remembered that Chilo, who would soon become the main force of Japanese tanks, could only reach 38 kilometers per hour. He couldn't help but smile. "The speed is not bad, but the caliber of the main gun is too large." It's too small, the 37mm is only equivalent to the firepower of a light tank, which is far inferior to the 57mm caliber of our main opponent, the Chilo."
Hou Debang nodded: "Yes, but that's not a problem. The main function of this type of tank is anti-aircraft. If it is anti-aircraft, the anti-aircraft gun can be replaced by an anti-aircraft machine gun. In that case, the two anti-aircraft turrets can be removed, and the extra Weight, it is not a problem to replace it with a large-caliber tank gun. Ouyang, it's great to have you back. I have a few important things to discuss with you..." This tank is by far the most satisfactory one on Hou De's list. Works, so once we talk about this topic, we can talk endlessly,
As he said, this tank is actually just a sample. According to him, the reason why he replaced the anti-aircraft machine gun with an anti-aircraft gun from the beginning was to take the path from difficult to easy. The "Jiguang" land and air dual-purpose tank After the basic model is determined, on this basis, it will be relatively easy to launch the "Jiguang type land modification" that focuses on land attack. On this basis, it can even be derived to specialize in air defense without the main gun. "Jiguang type air modification", as well as amphibious tanks,
Once Hou Debang discusses technical issues with Ouyang Yun, Hu, Xiang, and Zhang can only act as listeners. Among them, Xiang Hanping and Zhang Zizhong, two veteran soldiers, actually know something about tanks. However, they are not familiar with tanks. However, their understanding is quite one-sided. No wonder they are the Japanese Army, which is known as the second strongest army in the world. Most of their commanders also fail to truly understand the role of tanks. In their minds, tanks are just for infantry. It's just a vassal. Although it can provide great assistance to one's side, it is not enough to change the situation of the war on its own.
As a descendant, Ouyang Yun's vision is naturally higher than that of these short-sighted little devils. His original intention to build a tank was because he was afraid of the Japanese Air Force. However, after listening to Hou Debang's introduction, he has a new perspective. idea,
As we all know, when a tank becomes a specialized anti-air weapon, it will be similar to the current anti-aircraft armored vehicle. What Ouyang Yun is now considering is that this "relay type" sample is so large that it can really be placed on the main battlefield on the land and air facades. Above, considering the ferocity of the little devil, its survivability is worrying. Its cost is so expensive that a small unit like the Xubing Division cannot afford it. Perhaps it would be a good idea to completely separate the land and air. Of course, this choice has to be tested on the battlefield.
Ouyang Yun and Hou Debang murmured for a while, and finally they decided to build five vehicles according to the current version, and then build five "land-modified" and "air-modified" vehicles respectively, and then take them to the training ground for training. After some practical exercises, we can determine the future development direction.
"Ouyang, are two too few? There are too many Japanese tanks. How can we compete with them with just two tanks?" Zhang Zizhong said to Ouyang Yun on the way back from the R&D institute,
Ouyang Yun smiled bitterly: "Boss, don't be so anxious, okay? This is just a sample. Many technologies are immature and need to be improved. I promise you that when mature products come out, in addition to compensating the two of you, I will pay you the cost price." How about I provide you with twenty vehicles?"
"Cost price, what if I can't afford it? Why don't you give me eight cars and let me round up the whole number?" Zhang Zizhong asked tentatively, his face rarely showing the shrewdness of a businessman.
It's funny to say that I don't know if he has dealt with Ouyang Yun too much. Anyway, Zhang Zizhong's current impression of Ouyang Yun is completely deviated from the description in the history books. The history books record that Zhang is a stereotype. , so when the two first started to interact, Ouyang Yun was always serious and well-behaved in front of him. However, as the contact deepened, he discovered that Zhang turned out to be a very easy-going person. Not only was he easy-going, but he also There is also a hint of peasant cunning,
Calculated carefully, the 38th Division gained a lot of benefits from the Xubing Division. When the "Weiqing Style" and "Qubing Style" first came out, the Xubing Division itself was not equipped yet. The bastards of the 38th Division He had already begun to use it at the shooting range and smiled happily. Regarding Ouyang Yun's approach, even Li Tieshu and Jiang Shuren, who were close friends with him, had objections. Li Tieshu was angry that he wanted to save face and suffer the consequences (in his opinion, Ouyang Yun did this It's just vanity that causes trouble), while Jiang Shuren has a deeper worry and believes that it is not a good thing to expose his strength too much. If gold and silver are exposed, who knows whether it will attract thieves to the door, and the last accident that happened in the R&D institute and power plant It just proved his point of view. However, Ouyang Yun never took it to heart. It was not that he had any far-sighted vision or deeper plans, but that he was convinced that the records about Zhang Zizhong's character in history books were completely true. If Ouyang Yun thought that paying such a small amount of firearms to gain Zhang's trust and the 38th Division as an ally was a very good deal.
"Boss, this tank is not a rifle or something. I really can't make the decision. Besides, your 38th Division has been operating in Tianjin for half a year. Logically speaking, you are not short of money."
"Hey, brother Ouyang, I didn't expect you to become so stingy after a trip to Nanjing. Why, you started to cherish his feathers."
"What? I was intimidated by the prosperity of Guangzhou and Nanjing. Compared with these two big cities, we still have a long way to go in Renqiu. Therefore, I decided to accept Mr. Jiang's suggestion and The water flows slowly."