The train left the factory area and drove for another ten or twenty minutes. The scene on both sides gradually opened up. There were no factories, no houses, no farmland, just endless wasteland with sparsely growing small trees and shrubs. From time to time, you could see distant views.
There are barbed wire fences stretched far and wide, with signs hanging on them, with warnings written on them. There are often large and small holes on the ground, which don't look like they were dug out, but are obviously made by bombings, like bomb craters.
The train slowed down slowly and finally stopped with a long puff of air.
"Sir, everyone," Zhang Shaoheng stood up and said with a smile, "Our weapons testing site has arrived."
A group of people followed him off the train. There was a simple small platform here, a few houses, a few cars parked, and a circle of cement bunkers on the outside, similar to the observation forts on the Yangtze River defense line.
Xiang Xiaoqiang and the others stood on the concrete platform, and watched the workers quickly dismantle the steel cables, pull out the wooden blocks, and then lay the wooden planks, and easily drove down the two armored vehicles. Xiang Xiaoqiang watched the series of actions, and became more and more excited.
The more I liked it, the more they drove the armored vehicle off the train. It was as easy as driving a car out of the garage. This shows that this is an armored vehicle that is extremely adaptable to large-depth offensive warfare. It can use railways to move over long distances, over a large area, and quickly.
Movement. This characteristic is indispensable for attacking the Manchu Qing Dynasty to the north.
Two armored vehicles were parked next to the railway. Xiaoqiang and the accompanying group of people gathered around them and had close and intimate contact with the armored vehicles.
Xiang Xiaoqiang slapped and knocked on the armor plate with his hands. Although he was already a well-informed armor "old player", he still couldn't restrain himself when he saw the new product in front of him.
The desire to touch.
After knocking in a circle, I felt that the front armor plate was the thickest and felt very dull when knocked. The rear armor plate was much thinner, at least half thinner, and it could already feel a hollow vibration when knocked. The armor on both sides
The plate should be the thinnest. It is almost the same as knocking on a bulletproof car. It should be only a few millimeters. However, the armor plates on both sides are installed at an angle. This method is still very new in this era, and thinner plates can be used.
Armor plates provide the bulletproof effect of thicker armor plates.
Next to me, an expert from Taipingji introduced the basic performance:
The total weight is 7.2 tons, the maximum speed on the road is 55 kilometers per hour, and the maximum off-road speed is 31 kilometers per hour. The maximum road range is 320 kilometers, and the maximum off-road range is 180 kilometers. The weapons are two 7.92mm Woodpecker machine guns, one at the front and one at the front, one of which can be disassembled.
Used as an infantry squad machine gun.
The front armor is 18 mm thick, and the rear armor is 8 mm thick. The box panels on both sides are designed with one layer of steel plate and one layer of z-shaped folded steel plate. This double-layer armor plate design can make the incoming bullets pass through the folded steel plate.
When decelerating and ricocheting, even if it penetrates, it will be intercepted by the steel plate on the back. This design not only improves the bullet resistance, but also reduces the weight.
Xiang Xiaoqiang listened to the expert's introduction while staring at the armored vehicle up and down. He had an obvious feeling: this armored vehicle is shorter than the classic German SDKFZ251 half-track vehicle. Xiang Xiaoqiang has not actually come into contact with the German SDKFZ251 half-track vehicle.
Real thing, but when I played World War II games in the past, I often had close contact with sdkfz251. When I "walked" to it, I had a strong feeling that the thing should not be too high. It should be at least one head taller than a person, and you can see it even when you jump.
Not even inside. Not to mention on the actual battlefield, even in the game, the towering figure of sdkfz251 can be found from a long distance.
But the Gale-36 in front of him is only about the same height as himself, which is about 1.76 or 77 meters. Xiang Xiaoqiang knows that the height of sdkfz251 is a little over two meters, so the Gale-36 is only about 30 centimeters shorter than it. It feels like
It's already much shorter.
Zhang Shaoheng seemed to see what Xiang Xiaoqiang was thinking. He also patted the armor plate twice and said with a smile:
"Sir, we designed the height based on the average height of Oriental people. The total height is 1.76 meters, the total width is 2.2 meters, and the total length is 5.5 meters. The front cockpit can accommodate two drivers, and the rear can carry 10 soldiers. Sit in
At the rear, the height of the baffles on both sides is just enough to completely cover the head. We control the height just right. The total height of 1.76 meters is not too short and can protect the soldiers in the vehicle, but it is not too high.
, the silhouette is not so eye-catching on the battlefield."
He nodded to Xiaoqiang, stepped on the tracks, climbed on the upper fender and took a look inside the car.
"Sir," Zhang Shaoheng said with a smile and made an invitation gesture, "Are you interested in boarding the armored vehicle and experiencing the test drive yourself?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang immediately felt itchy in his heart and was very excited. But on the surface he remained silent, nodded lightly and said:
"Yeah, that's fine. Mr. He, you guys should come up and experience it for yourself."
Xiang Xiaoqiang took Wang Hexiang and several of his experts and boarded the standard blast-36. Zhang Shaoheng finally climbed up and took them to experience it himself.
The interior of the car looks wider and deeper than the outside. There are two rows of bench seats, which are very hard to sit on. Behind the seats is a long row of utility racks, which should be able to hold some weapons, ammunition and soldiers' luggage.
It is conceivable that after the backpack is filled with the glove rack behind it, it can also play a certain bulletproof role and protect the soldier's back.
There are gray armor plates on the front, back, left and right. You can't see outside, and there is a square sky above your head. Think about it, on a battlefield filled with bullets, surrounded by armor on all sides, staggering towards
As I advanced forward, I could hear the "dinging" sounds of bullets and shrapnel in my ears... It felt like a great sense of security!
Xiang Xiaoqiang was lucky enough to ride in a military Hummer once in later generations. The large space inside the military Hummer, the hard lines, the uncomfortable feeling, and the faint smell of gasoline all left a deep impression on him. Now,
In the Gale-36 armored vehicle, Xiang Xiaoqiang found that feeling again.
"Sir, are you ready?" Zhang Shaoheng asked.
He nodded to Xiaoqiang and ordered:
"go ahead."
The engine vibrated again. The armored vehicle below roared, and the steel plates under the buttocks, under the feet, and on the back vibrated. A stream of gasoline filled the air, and then a powerful inertia pushed everyone to the side - the armored vehicle
Rushed out.
Good guy, very fierce, very energetic, and picks up speed very quickly.
Although Xiang Xiaoqiang is the commander of an armored force, he doesn't have many opportunities to ride in tanks and armored vehicles. The ones he rides more often are fully enclosed armored command vehicles. But that one is towed.
, it has no power itself, and the interior of the car is much more comfortable. However, that one cannot be compared with this one. It does not have the strong "super powerful" feeling now.
Xiang Xiaoqiang made up his mind that he must find an opportunity to ride in a tank when he returns. Since he came to Daming, he has never ridden in a tank. As the commander of the armored force, wouldn't it be a pity? The feeling of a tank must be better than now.
Even more enjoyable.
The jolting and shaking beneath me was very violent. Everyone in the car pressed their arms on the seats beside them, trying to sit firmly. However, Xiang Xiaoqiang grabbed the box board on one side and stood up.
After standing up, the side armor plate was flush with the chest. Holding the armor plate with both hands, looking at the bushes and barbed wire passing by outside, coupled with the ups and downs of the armored vehicle under me, driving very "wildly", it felt really good.
It's awesome.
As soon as Xiang Xiaoqiang stood up, everyone else in the car also stood up in a similar manner. Everyone also held on to the fender to experience the feeling.
"This is the top speed for cross-country!" Zhang Shaoheng shouted from the side, "The speed is 31 kilometers per hour!... Pay attention, adults, we are about to pass the obstacle!"
Everyone stretched their heads and looked forward. There was a large pile of broken bricks and rubble in front of them, which was piled several meters high, forming a fairly steep hill of ruins.
The armored vehicle rushed forward without any pause, roaring and climbing up. It climbed slowly for the first two or three seconds because only the front set of tires was gripping the ground. But after a few seconds, the rear tracks also grabbed onto the rubble pile.
, and suddenly the entire armored vehicle seemed to have grown legs, and it climbed to the top of the large pile of rubble.
Immediately afterwards, the armored vehicle rushed down from the opposite side without stopping. The people in the vehicle held on tightly and stretched their heads to see the tracks under the vehicle rotating wildly, like a leopard's claws, clawing.
Bricks and rubble rattled. If you were just sitting in the car, it would shake from side to side at this time, and it would definitely feel like it was about to overturn. But if you stand up and look outside the car, you will know that the armored car is shaking even when it is rushing down a slope.
Quite stable.
Rushing down the large pile of rubble, the speed picked up again. After rushing forward for a few hundred meters, Xiang Xiaoqiang saw another pile of something in front of him. When he got closer, he saw clearly that it was a pile of scrap rails.
.
This time the rails were not as high as the pile of ruins just now, but they were still about one meter high. The armored vehicle roared, its front wheels hit the pile of rails, and it turned wildly like a four-wheel drive off-road vehicle, pushing the rails one by one.
When grilled, it makes a "dinging" sound.
Unlike the pile of rubble just now, the pile of rails will slide down. But after a dozen rails were "picked off" by the front wheels, the front of the long armored vehicle suddenly lifted up, and it just climbed onto the rails by relying on the power of the front wheels.
Heap. Immediately afterwards, the crawler track at the back worked hard, grabbing the rail with a "clatter", and pushed the entire vehicle to the top.
The noise was very harsh, just like unloading steel on a construction site. The armored vehicle blew out smoke, roared over the one-meter-high rail pile, and continued to rush forward. Looking back, I saw that the rail pile was nearly flattened by the armored vehicle.
Half a meter.
Xiang Xiaoqiang grabbed the baffle, shouting with excitement, and admired the armored vehicle under him. Others in the car, even those tank experts in their forties and fifties, all showed the same expression as Xiang Xiaoqiang.
From his expression, he obviously admires this car very much. At least he admires its sports system.
Zhang Shaoheng looked at the passengers' reactions and was very satisfied. He glanced forward and shouted:
"Everyone, hold on tight, we have to cross the trench ahead!"
As soon as he finished speaking, they heard the "dinging" and "crackling" sounds from under the car, as well as the sound of steel wires whipping. Everyone looked down on the baffle and saw the armored vehicle passing through the barbed wire area. The car
There are dense barbed wires everywhere on the ground, criss-crossing each other. If infantry attacks, it is impossible to quickly pass through this barbed wire area. And because the function of barbed wire is to slow down the impact speed of infantry, so that the defender's machine guns can
It is more convenient to go on a killing spree.
However, now these barbed wire fences are easily broken and torn under the impact of Gale-36, as if they are not tough wires, but soft pumpkin seedlings.
After passing through the barbed wire fence area, a trench appeared in front of it. The armored vehicle slowed down slightly, drove to the trench, and the front wheels suddenly drove into the trench. The entire vehicle seemed to have sunk into a big pit, and the front tilted sharply.
Go down.
The armored vehicle roared, its front half stuck in the trench, its front wheels turning, grabbing the soil on the trench wall. Xiang Xiaoqiang and others grabbed the baffle and looked down, sweating in their hearts. It seemed that this trench
It's impossible to make it through.
Having said that, this cannot be blamed on the half-track vehicle. Crossing the trench is originally a matter of the tank. It has full tracks. Even if the front is stuck in the trench, it will be able to roll up at once. The front of the half-track is a tire, which will get stuck.
It won't be able to roll over. In fact, when charging, the tank is in front. After charging, the infantry can put wooden planks on the half-track vehicle and let it follow.
Xiang Xiaoqiang was just looking for a reason for his beloved armored vehicle when suddenly his body suddenly became flat and the front of the armored vehicle was raised. Before he could react, the entire vehicle drove over the ditch.
Everyone was knocked down. They held on to the baffle and looked at the trench retreating behind them, as well as the deep marks "gnawed" by the front wheels on the trench wall on this side.
Xiang Xiaoqiang was conquered by this half-track vehicle. As a half-track vehicle, the front wheel is its shortcoming. But a good half-track can make this shortcoming as long as possible.