The problems Wang Qi summarized from the battle report of the first regiment were not just about the power unit, but that things had to be solved bit by bit, and some problems had no solution in sight, or they encountered more difficulties.
The reason why the group fell into that situation in the last battle was first of all due to its transportation capabilities.
Transportation has two levels.
On the first level, if there are off-road vehicles that can keep up with the soldiers on foot, the entire regiment's ammunition reserves will be improved to a certain extent, and the scale of temporary supplies will be increased.
On the second level, if the vehicle can block certain energy-based spells, you can consider pressing all the way over to deliver supplies and reinforcements to the trapped second battalion.
Vehicles can completely change the form and rhythm of warfare, so they are a top priority.
Wang Qi has known this for a long time, but for the same reason as the late construction of steam vehicles, investing energy in these areas too early is not conducive to the development of the industrial system, and the level of hand-made products will not be very high. For example, if there is no direct improvement in combat effectiveness brought about by firearms manufactured with titanium alloy armor and seamless steel pipe processing capabilities, then the basic casualty number will expand, and no matter how you fill in the corners, you will not be able to reduce the overall casualty volume to a controllable level.
Nowadays, making a 160-horsepower inline six-cylinder engine also requires electricity and motors to intervene in the starting process. However, lead-acid batteries have been in mass production for a long time, earlier than steam cars, and are mainly used for lighting in mining areas.
By the way, incandescent lamps are also produced, but the technology content of this industry is too low. After the principle was put down by the research institute, there was no official control and support. Mass production is relatively slow. The bulbs only have decompressed air, and they are still in the workshop stage. , even Heishui has a light bulb making workshop to supply the classic cars there.
Back to the engine, the one-, two-, four- and six-cylinder diesel engines proposed by Li Xiang all have corresponding application goals.
The single-cylinder diesel engine is a very famous and popular tractor-specific engine in developing areas. It requires a crank to start. The horsepower is small (735W) and the output ranges from 10 to 20 horses. It can also be used as a household fuel generator. As for the power part, the power part of the generator that Wang Qi once dismantled in the first base in Elena's hometown was a single cylinder. That one had 10 kilowatts, which should be considered relatively good.
Needless to say, the basic advantage of a diesel engine is its large torque. The advantage of a single-cylinder diesel engine is that its structure is simple to the point of exaggeration. No matter how bad the craftsmanship is, it can guarantee a certain degree of reliability. It is very suitable for township machinery factories and manual workshops without technical accumulation, and it is easy to popularize. To comprehensively replace animal power.
The double-cylinder series may have the most cylinder types among diesel engines. There are two-sided open-faced ones, V-shaped ones, and they can also be arranged in-line. The advantages and disadvantages vary according to the arrangement of the various cylinder blocks.
Li wanted to name a twin-cylinder. It is impossible to expect engineers to create a twin-cylinder with 80 horsepower from scratch. It would be good if it could produce 30 to 40 horsepower.
Originally, I wanted to use this to make a three-wheeled motorcycle. That is, the body can be attached to transport more people or a little more cargo, and the body can be removed and used as an ordinary motorcycle. A 30-horsepower three-wheeler can barely carry some things. Keep up with the basic marching speed of the Blade Troops in rough terrain.
Due to the huge size of the blade itself, the increase in transport capacity provided by the small-power three-wheeler after being installed will not be too high, but there will always be an increase, and the production difficulty is low and it is easy to increase the scale of mass production.
Inline fours and inline sixes are basically the same thing. Due to their size, they can only be compared to normal models. Under the same horsepower number, of course, the more cylinders, the easier it is to ensure the horsepower.
The current in-line six used on tracked light armored vehicles can provide approximately two to three tons of ammunition transportation capacity, which has exceeded the weight of a company's standing ammunition.
A transport company is assigned to a regiment, counting fifty to sixty vehicles, and moving with the regiment. Even if the load of additional weapons, equipment and tools is deducted, it is equivalent to increasing the base of ammunition reserves by five to six times. In such a situation, there will be no shortage of ammunition in such a short period of time.
In addition, the scale and speed of combat supply can also be greatly improved. It will not be like this time when a company of the 12th Battalion replenished its supply once before the supply line was cut off, and it had no effect at all.
The in-line six-cylinder diesel engine sample is out, and the transportation problem is being solved, but there are still some problems that are still too difficult to solve now.
One is intelligence.
How much Wang Qi attaches importance to intelligence can be seen through his own survival strategy in Elena's hometown. Intelligence is the basis for all actions.
He doesn't like the secret service system, because it is a system that history has repeatedly proven cannot be trusted for a long time. Its characteristics of secret operations are too easy to breed corruption and deception.
Really usable intelligence is similar to military intelligence, which must be witnessed by at least a team. This can improve credibility and reduce the occurrence of concealment.
The first group has been deployed in the northern area for a long time in order to grasp the situation of the demons earlier and gain sufficient time to customize corresponding action plans.
Now it seems that the effect is not good. The sudden action of the demons will trap themselves.
Of course, there is a problem here where the demons don’t take their lives seriously. In general, it is generally believed that troops of thousands of people will be backstabbed at any time by bypassing the battle. It is better to carry out this kind of action before the important intersection is blocked by appropriate troops. taboo.
However, this is the reality and must be accepted.
In response to this situation, new requirements have been put forward for reconnaissance.
Air Force is needed!
With air support, such large-scale movements can be detected days in advance, and frontline troops will have time to shrink and retreat.
But there is still a big gap between wanting to have it and being able to create it.
The development work has been handed over to the Magic Weapon Research Institute, but the progress is not optimistic.
We still start from two lines, discussing from the level of magic power and mechanical power respectively, to decide whether to use one alone or mix them.
But when the institute received the task, there was no mechanical support at all.
This has nothing to do with the Locomotive and Locomotive Factory, because only a radial engine can be used to drive the propeller.
The so-called radial engine is an engine in which the cylinders are arranged around the center of a circle and the combustion cylinders are outward. Its advantages are compact structure, small size, and light weight. Its disadvantage is that the increased complexity brings additional unreliability factors.
It is not impossible to put an in-line engine into the sky. After all, this is the only thing used in the initial stage of aircraft, but there is really not much difference between such an aircraft and the same aircraft.
A six-cylinder engine, based on the current level of cast iron development, weighs at least 300 kilograms. Adding the gear speed regulation and control-related structures costs half a ton. Just to lift this in the air A lump or even two lumps (double engines) of iron require a lot of structural weight support. No matter how good the engineer is with this type of engine, he can only make all wooden parts (excluding iron nails and steel cables). What else do you want? The transportation capabilities are outrageous.
Maybe it can be transported, but it will definitely only be able to transport a little bit. The first model will have to find ways to squeeze out performance with the support of this engine. It is better to wait for the radial engine. By then, the two engines will save half a ton, which can be directly converted into load capacity. , there is hope for air combat and bombing.
Therefore, the current development stage is still based on magic.
But magic is a very subtle thing.
Using magic to make the mage fly can be done. It is possible to use magic to make a Muggle fly, it just requires some accessories.
But if you want to make it into a vehicle, strange problems will arise. For example, magic cannot make good use of aerodynamic force, and there is even a certain conflict between the two.
So can it not be made into a vehicle?
The situation here is a bit complicated. The research institute is also struggling, and the report is sent to the palace.
Wang Qi glanced at the report: "Let's fly as long as the mission objectives can be achieved."
