August 15th.
Recently, Wang Ye has been living in a steel factory. During the day, he led a group of people to work on machine guns. At night, he drew pictures in the office, mainly mechanical and structural drawings related to large eight-wheel fire trucks, as well as a four-wheel light truck, a A medium-sized pickup truck, a small three-wheeler, a large motorcycle, and an off-road all-terrain car with six wheels and six drive.
All of these products will use water-cooled versions of the engines found in the rotorcraft.
Among them, four-wheel light trucks and medium-sized pickup trucks will use a 1.2-liter four-cylinder version, while small three-wheelers and large motorcycles will use a 300cc single-cylinder version. As for the six-wheel and six-drive all-terrain off-road vehicle, it will A special six-cylinder 1.8-liter version is used.
Of course, the current batch of products are all expedient products that are more in line with the characteristics of cars in third world countries of this era.
The ones made are also relatively wild. The main features are usability, durability, simple maintenance, torque amplification, and blue smoke at the start. Controlling performance, comfort, etc. are not taken into consideration. They are just to satisfy global needs like domestic ones. Similar to the car demand in poor areas.
After all, in Africa, forty years later, Odebiao can pull 500 kilograms of bananas while riding a 28-pound bar. Presumably, they don’t have any high-end demand for cars. As long as they can pull goods and do work, domestic Basically the same thing at the moment.
In the future, big eight-wheelers will face the mid-to-high-end market, such as Tanzania, a country with an established army, while pickup trucks, small three-wheelers, and six-wheel and six-wheel drive small off-road vehicles will mainly face those small countries, tribes, Scattered armed forces and the like.
Of course.
In the future, as the diesel engine production line is ready and the overall manufacturing level of machinery factories improves, serious automotive gasoline engines and diesel engines must be developed so that they can enter the higher-end and more comprehensive market.
However, it is not possible now because the technology is not enough.
It would be great if we can rely on the market as a guide to produce this batch of products. We can only make money, accumulate equipment, develop industrial master machines, and then iterate ourselves step by step, export technology and drive development through OEM and production lines and equipment sales. The development of the upstream and downstream industrial chains is carried out step by step.
2 p.m.
Wang Ye was busy in the office of the steel factory when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Please come in!"
Following Wang Ye's voice, Deputy Factory Elder Liu, who was also the former factory elder of the steel plant, opened the door and said to Wang Ye with a smile:
"Director, we have finished assembling that thing."
"Would you like to take a look?"
Hearing this, Wang Ye immediately put down what he was doing. The thing Lao Liu was talking about was, of course, the fire-fighting howitzer he was working on recently. The machinery factory was in a mess recently, and most of the metal parts were It is produced here, so the assembly is also completed here. It's just that a few technicians came from the machinery factory to help complete it.
"Go, go, go!"
Following Wang Ye's voice, Old Liu led the way with a smile, and after a while, the two of them arrived at the workshop.
"Director!"
Seeing Wang Ye walking in, there was a sudden wave of greetings.
What everyone saw gathered in the middle was the 40mm twin cannon designed by Wang Ye. However, now it is no longer a bare independent structure, but forms a turret shape with other accessories and is installed on a on a special test stand.
From the appearance point of view, this turret looks a bit like the welded tank turret of later generations. It has a square and angular appearance, but it is much smaller than the tank turret, and it is also a bit longer and narrower.
At the same time, at the midpoint of the front of the normal tank turret, it does not have a tank gun. Instead, it has two symmetrical cannons with a caliber of only 20 mm. They are designed and produced by Wang Ye's machine factory. The maximum rate of fire in fully automatic mode is per minute. Six hundred rounds, with an effective range of two kilometers. Currently, only one type of bullet is provided: steel-core armor-piercing bullets, which are fired simultaneously from left to right.
On the left and right sides of the turret are the highlight of Wang Ye's design, which are two 40 mm caliber dual-purpose cannons.
Normally, dual-purpose cannons refer to both anti-aircraft and horizontal fire, but Wang Ye’s dual-purpose cannon actually refers to direct-fire and projectile cannons. So essentially, these two cannons should be called grenade launchers. The gun is a derivative of the previous grenade launchers. It uses the same caliber as the previously launched grenade launcher, but different bullet length. It uses a high-speed grenade with an increased amount of propellant. With a longer barrel, the effective range can be It reaches three kilometers, the maximum range is four to five kilometers, and the rate of fire is 300 rounds per minute. Double installation will double it.
Secondly, the reason why this turret looks relatively long and narrow is because there is an area for additional pendants on each side of the left and right sides, and each set of additional pendants can be loaded with eight rounds of unguided rockets with a caliber of 120 mm and a length of 1.8 meters. , adopts the firing method of the turret in the same direction and with fine adjustment of the pitch angle, with a maximum range of ten kilometers and a minimum range of three kilometers.
In short, this is a weapon station system specially designed by Wang Ye for Da Ba Lun.
The reason for such a design is also the result of Wang Ye's long-term thinking, weighing the pros and cons in many aspects, and compromising and coordinating with each other.
On the one hand, the current level of global military equipment, especially the level of military equipment in Asia, Africa and Latin America, Wang Ye’s target customers, is simply incomparable with what it will be a few decades ago, and the armor defense level is even weaker, so there is no need to use higher calibers. A machine gun with greater armor penetration and longer range.
Moreover, increasing the caliber, range, and penetration will lead to an alarming increase in recoil. The large eight-wheeler originally has a relatively high center of gravity, and its weight is relatively light compared to a tank. Weapons that cannot withstand too strong recoil will easily overturn!
Secondly, Wang Ye's positioning of the Dabalun is that it can run fast and fight hard. The hard fighting is mainly aimed at infantry with light mechanization and light mobility. If you want to fight tanks head-on, you still have to buy a tank. Or rely on the infantrymen to beg Barbie to pinch the cow.
Three aspects are also the most important aspect.
With the current manufacturing level of the machinery factory, even if Wang Ye took out the artillery with better performance, he would not be able to produce it. Even the entire turret, Wang Ye did not install any advanced aiming equipment, because Wang Ye did not have it, and the overall domestic level was not good. Taihang, the photoelectric masts and laser countermeasures systems that will be developed in a few decades are beyond the imagination of even idiots. And because they only use a simple optical sighting system, the range is too far and it is useless. You can't see it. In addition, the entire weapon station is almost purely mechanical and manually driven, with a little electric power added. It is mainly strong and reliable.
As for the long-distance firepower supplement, it mainly relies on eight rockets on the left and right, a total of sixteen rockets. Since there is no guidance and only the most basic spin-stabilized tail, whether it can hit or not depends entirely on the fate.
The rest are systems such as smoke screen generators, used for escape.
But whatever.
If this weapon station is combined with the Big Eight Wheel, it will still have a crushing combat advantage against those infantry regiments that are initially motorized or even not yet motorized. As long as it is paired properly, it will be like cutting leeks.
"Not bad! Not bad! Well assembled!"
After producing various accessories, Wang Ye did not continue to stare at them, but handed them over to complete the final assembly work. In fact, this is also Wang Ye's consistent policy, to let go to a certain extent. After all, the stall is getting bigger and bigger, and he himself You can’t just keep an eye on everything, you have to cultivate their autonomy.
At this moment, upon hearing Wang Ye's praise, a burst of cheers erupted from the scene.
After all, the steel plant was merged later. Being recognized by Wang Ye, the factory director, gave the dozen or so people present a sense of accomplishment. Lao Liu chuckled and said to Wang Ye:
"Director, it's still early, why don't we go over to the first factory to test it?"
"Aren't all the cannonballs produced anyway?"
In the past, Lao Liu was a steel maker and rolled steel, but now he was suddenly exposed to weapons, and his whole body was extremely excited. Of course, Wang Ye had no objection to this, and nodded and said:
"Okay, let's load the car. Pay attention to safety!"
Hearing Wang Ye's voice, there was a chorus of agreement at the scene, and then a truck backed in. Then everyone used the crane to slowly lift the entire weapon station and load it into the truck bed.
All military-related experiments must be conducted at the first factory, that is, the machinery factory. After all, it is a mountainous area, and the steel plant is close to the county seat, which is unsafe and can easily scare people with the sound of explosions.
After a while, the truck rumbled off.
at the same time.
Just as the truck from the steel plant was driving on the road leading to the machinery plant, on this road, in addition to the construction vehicles transporting materials, there was a rare sight of five large trucks traveling in a team today. bus!
The driver was obviously an automobile soldier of the army. The people sitting in the car were all old men and old ladies with gray beards. The youngest looked to be in his forties, and the oldest was probably seventy, but overall Still in good spirits.
In the bumpy car, many old people were chatting.
"Hey, I don't know what this Hongxing Machinery Factory is like?"
"No matter what he does, the Fifth Machinery Department has said that they will continue to pay us wages according to our working age!"
"The key point is that if you can't accomplish anything, you won't feel comfortable with the money!"
"Yes, but looking at the trucks coming and going, it must be that the Red Star Machinery Factory is expanding, right? Since it has been expanded, it must be okay!"
"I really didn't expect that we old guys would still have a day to shine for the country! Hahaha~"
"No, I'm quite happy anyway. Besides, what's the point of being anxious? We'll find out when we get there!"
"That's right, even if it doesn't work in the past, we old guys will still have to do it for him! Hahaha!"
"Hey, just brag! I heard that Hongxing Machinery Factory is a third-tier factory. No wonder I haven't heard of it before."
"Really? But now that the third-tier factories are undergoing military-to-civilian reform, why are they still short of people? They even brought us old guys here, and the Ministry of 5th Machinery and the Ministry of National Defense also pay attention to it!"
"So I said, this factory is definitely extraordinary!"
"But speaking of it, we all came from a hospital after all, but we didn't expect that we would be moved to a third-tier factory now? Is this a downgrade? Hahaha!"
The people sitting in the car were the first batch of re-employed staff coordinated by the Ministry of 5th Machinery and the Ministry of National Defense. And these people were not just senior technicians and skilled workers from military factories, but from scientific research institutes. Retired senior technicians and engineers!
The reason why the two departments made this decision is also very simple. Although the machinery factory is short of people nowadays, the most urgent need is actually these senior engineers who really understand technology!
Only when they are in place can Wang Ye build a scientific research and teaching system, and then young people can be useful if they are sent over. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be like herding sheep?
At the same time, in order to prevent some other accidents, the two departments did not publicize or inform about the situation of Hongxing Machinery Factory at all, and it was still kept confidential. They only screened a group of people who were of the right age, had skills, and were willing to return to work, and then issued When I received the re-employment letter, I only mentioned salary and nothing else.
So among these people, half are willing and half are unwilling, and the vast majority of those who are unwilling are not lazy and don’t want to work anymore, but feel that it is meaningless to go to a mere third-tier factory!
"Boom."
While there was a lot of discussion in the car, the large truck that Wang Ye was riding in pulled the weapon station and drove it up from behind. After all, the speed of the truck was much faster than these rickety buses that looked like they were about to fall apart.
"Huh? Did someone send us here?"
"The Fifth Machinery Department and the Ministry of National Defense, this move is really weird. I thought it would take at least a month!"
"I just don't know which group of people I want? Let me take a look."
Sitting in the passenger seat, Wang Ye looked out the window at the bus passing by. He suddenly became excited and couldn't help but said to Lao Liu who was driving next to him. Then the truck drove to the front, and Wang Ye was still in the rearview mirror. He observed inside and finally said loudly:
"The leaders still know my heart! The first batch of people sent to me were the old people!"
"Hey, I just like old people!"
Just when Wang Ye was filled with joy, the old man was still talking in the bus behind him. At this moment, an old man who looked like he was only in his early fifties suddenly froze. The next second, his face was full of surprise. He pointed out the window and said:
"Look! Look! Look what's on this truck?"
"Quick, quick, quick! Everyone, look!"
Hearing this sound, the old people in the car slowly looked out the window. After all, they had seen a lot of big trucks just now, and they were pulling construction materials. There was nothing surprising about it. What could be so strange about this big truck?
But after a moment, everyone was shocked!
"Hiss! What is this? It looks like some kind of turret!"
"Yes! But this is too strange. It must not be on a tank. It is too small and has no main gun."
"I haven't seen it before! Could it be some new equipment?"
"It's possible, but this shape feels completely different from the direction of our current turret!"
"Yes, it is very similar to the research ideas in the West!"
After a brief period of astonishment, as the truck in front moved away, the group of old people actually stood up and started walking forward, hoping to take a few more glances at the windshield.
"Hey! Everyone, please be safe! The vehicle is bumpy, so don't stand up!"
"Please be safe, everyone! Sit down, sit down!"
At that moment, the truck was getting further and further away, and the old people in the car looked at each other and were no longer ready to push forward, but from each other's eyes, it could be seen that everyone was not calm!
Because they have begun to look forward to Red Star Machinery Factory!
