Greece’s Roman Road - Chapter 287

“If you can really figure out the technology of the mixed assembly line, all the products in your factory will greatly reduce the production cost. Even if the Greek auto market is far less huge than that of the United States, your machinery factory will usher in a period of rapid growth. development period”

“At the very least, it won’t be like the current situation, where the entire machinery factory barely survives, and reluctantly relies on bank loans to survive.”

Seeing that Andros was clearly moved, Constantine also winked at Giannis, and Giannis, who knew it, understood: “I think what His Royal Highness said is reasonable, Mr. Andros, the military equipment produced by your company is on the top. In the second war, it played a great role, especially armored vehicles and off-road motorcycles, and the outstanding combat effects attracted the attention of many officers.”

“The Greek Army is looking forward to more technical and equipment cooperation with your company. If the scale of the machinery factory cannot be expanded, it will also affect the military cooperation between our army and your company.”

In the Second Balkan War, the trench warfare adopted by the Greek army was surprisingly effective in defense.

During the fierce attack of the Bulgarian Army at the beginning of the war, the trenches helped the Greek Army to hold the line of defense firmly, but caused heavy losses to the Bulgarian Army on the attacking side.

After noticing the great power of trench warfare, how to break through the enemy’s trench defense has become a research topic for the Greek Army.

In the development of the military, the offense and defense are competing with each other, one is growing and the other is growing, and it runs through the whole process.

Now that the Greek army has discovered the sturdy shield of trench warfare, how to use a spear to break through the shield made by the Greek army has become a headache for the officers of the Greek army.

In the Second Balkan War, the actions of the Bulgarian Army proved that it only used the flesh and blood of soldiers to launch an attack on the enemy’s well-defended trenches, even if the casualties were heavy, the probability of failure was very high.

In order to solve this problem, the armored vehicles already equipped in the Greek army attracted the idea of ​​Greek officers.

Many officers believe that the way to break through trenches is to use large-scale armored forces to focus on breaking through enemy trenches.

The armored vehicles currently equipped by the Greek Army are the product of the cooperation between the machinery factory and the Greek Army.

After importing heavy trucks from foreign countries, the machinery factory installed steel plates and refitted them according to the requirements of the Greek Army. This is the so-called armored vehicle currently equipped by the Greek Army.

Even if the war is over, the cooperation between the technicians of the Greek Army and the machinery factory is still going on intermittently.

Giannis is the armament minister of the Greek Army, so he naturally hopes that Andros’ machinery factory can expand rapidly.

“Prime Minister Venizelos is encouraging factories in the industrial zone to relocate to Thessaloniki, which will become a new industrial zone in Greece. There are already a large number of factories that are going to be relocated there. Your machinery factory is just taking this opportunity. Raising a sum of money from the capital market just happened to build a new factory in Thessaloniki, and by the way, in the new factory, research and build the technology of the hybrid assembly line, this is an excellent opportunity.” Seeing that Andros has already moved, Jun Shi Tantin hit the railroad while it was hot.

After hesitating for a moment, it was probably the bright prospects described by Constantine, which really persuaded Andros to finally make a decision: “I don’t know much about the capital market, and the machinery factory has other Several shares, I also need to discuss with the shareholders, I need a period of time to consider”

Having said that, Andros changed the subject: “Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Minister Giannis are here today, it is time to inspect the products that our machinery factory and the army cooperate with. I will explain to the two of them in person.”

Having said that, he led everyone into the car again and set off for the secret testing ground.

Messeway District is a place on the edge of the Piraeus industrial area. It is relatively remote and has a small population. It is an ordinary small town that is very common in Greece.

However, what is different here is that 23 kilometers outside the town, there is a forbidden area belonging to the army.

Covering an area of ​​100 square kilometers, it was tightly surrounded by layers of barbed wire. Within the blockade zone with a depth of only three kilometers, there were three blockade lines, and in the middle of these blockade lines was the death penalty area covered with mines.

The barbed wire is hung with a very eye-catching warning sign “military heavy land, no stray people are allowed to enter”, as well as the occasional heavily armed patrolling soldiers near the blockade, which adds a sense of mystery here.

The car was driving on the quiet path that entered. Whenever it passed a blockade, it had to stop the car and be inspected and questioned by the guards.

On both sides of the checkpoint, two rows of towering lookout posts were erected.

Looking up, the soldiers in the lookout post, even when the convoy was being inspected, the weapons in their hands were clearly aimed at the visitors, without the slightest negligence.

Next to the sentry, there is a fire point built with sacks. On the simple chest made of sacks, the Maxim machine gun erected is clearly visible.

The firepower range of the two Maxim machine guns can tightly block the entire road, and in the middle of the road is a horse-rejection supported by logs to prevent vehicles from rushing through the border.

Hidden behind several blockade lines is the core area of ​​this area.

Everything makes this place look like a secret military base.

This is a weapons test site of the Greek Army near the industrial area.

Its own level of secrecy is not particularly high, and it is not a secret.

The reason for this heavily guarded appearance is that some special weapons and equipment need to be tested in this place close to the industrial area, but it is not easy for ordinary people to notice.

We chose to build a weapons testing ground here because it is near the largest industrial area in Greece, and almost all of Greece’s domestic military industries are concentrated nearby.

For example, the Greek steel factory in the industrial zone provides most of the artillery for the Greek army. The 75mm rapid-fire gun currently equipped by the Greek army is the proud work of the steel factory, and it is undoubtedly the most important military factory in Greece at present.

The weapon testing ground is located here, and it is also convenient for military technology in the industrial area to conduct live ammunition experiments here.

When the convoy entered the towering gray cement fence, there was a well-equipped training ground with a huge area. Rows of buildings were looming, and people in military uniforms came and went here.

It looks like an ordinary military camp.

The continuous “da-da” gunshots from the distance and the deafening explosions from the distance all reveal the specialness of this place.

The arrival of Constantine and his party did not notify the person in charge of the testing ground in advance.

Therefore, for the sudden arrival of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the people in the whole testing ground were not psychologically prepared, and everyone was attracted by the sight of this mighty motorcade driving into the testing site.

Because of the sudden arrival, all the work in the test site, the personnel are carrying out their work in an orderly manner.

Constantine also did not intend to convene everyone to make any public speech, so Andros simply inquired about the progress of the work of the person in charge of the testing ground who had arrived in a hurry, and informed them that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the General Staff General Will inspect their work results, let him accompany the group to visit the weapons test site.

Since he came here, Constantine naturally wouldn’t just take a quick look. Today’s itinerary is to inspect this venue carefully.

“His Royal Highness, this is the armored car we are testing, to try to break through the trenches.” A major technical officer in charge of the testing work explained to the group at the suggestion of Andros.

In the open and uneven proving ground, Constantine saw the main target of the trip, but it was very different from the so-called tanks or armored vehicles in his imagination.

The strange-looking vehicle in front of me, just from the outside, doesn’t make people think that it is a military weapon at all.

This iron bump is not as good as the motorcycle on the proving ground in the distance. The engine is roaring, and the motorcycle is running back and forth for long-distance off-road testing, which can attract the attention of Constantine and his party.

“This is the tracked armored vehicle you’re talking about? Just a boxy iron box like twenty, Andros?” Constantine asked Andros and Giannis with a puzzled look.

Speaking of tanks, even if they don’t look like the classic tanks of World War II, such as the T34, Tiger, and M4, which are well-known in later generations, they should look like the Marki and A7v tanks that just appeared in World War I.

However, in front of Constantine, the so-called new weapon, the tracked armored vehicle, which he was experimenting with in order to break through the trench, was a boxy iron box with sharp edges and corners, and it looked very ugly.

Constantine guessed that it would be easier to process this way.

The only peculiar thing is that it is a box with the running gear of the tractor, although Andros calls it an armored car, but in Constantine’s view, this is a crawler tractor, simply adding a four Square iron box.

Although Constantine also knew that it was impossible to expect the current Greek Army to wisely develop a technical verification pile detection capacity with a prototype of a mature tank in the future, Constantine was still a little disappointed to see such an armored crawler tractor.

“His Royal Highness, this is just a test vehicle to test and verify its ability to drive in the wild, so no weapons are installed, but in fact a rotating weapon tower can be installed in the middle of its body, just like the top of an armored car. It’s like a machine gun,” Giannis explained quickly.

Most of the current armored vehicles of the Greek Army are modified from trucks, and no special models are designed, and the Greek Army does not have that capability.

Because the truck has a good load capacity and a large space for modification, it is possible to install heavy steel plates and weapons on the car body, while the engine and cab of the truck are in the front, and there is ample space in the back to install a cylindrical shape with steel armor. Protected weapon tower.

Obviously, the armored car in front of you is also equipped with the same machine gun revolving frame as the armored car, not the tank revolving turret in Constantine’s impression.

“Because of the use of crawler walking, the vehicle is very heavy. Therefore, our technicians considered that we could try to equip it with a 37mm field gun instead of the machine gun we currently install on the top of the armored vehicle.”

“Because of the small caliber, its recoil will not have much impact on the vehicle, and on both sides of the vehicle body, we can install gun holes similar to battleships and install machine guns, so that they can be used to deal with enemy infantry.”

“The armor on the body is 15 mm thick, which can completely resist bullets from rifles and ordinary machine guns.”

“This is equivalent to a battleship that can move on land, with tough armor and fierce firepower, which can cover our infantry attacks and provide them with direct-fire support.” Giannis is obviously looking forward to this weapon. It is also believed that this weapon can greatly enhance the ability of the Greek Army to break through enemy lines.

For this design and experimental idea, Constantine is noncommittal.

Historically, it was the British who first researched the tank, which was carried out under the leadership of naval thinking.

Therefore, the British initially hoped to turn the tank into a land cruiser, and equipped the tank with a large number of artillery and machine guns, in order to obtain a mobile steel fortress, no dead ends of firepower, crushing barbed wire, and breaking through the enemy’s trenches.

In order to achieve this combat purpose, the British tanks arranged firepower symmetrically on both sides of the hull. The further development of this idea is the multi-turret tank.

However, such a design will obviously lead to a sharp increase in the number of tank occupants, after all, each weapon requires special personnel to operate.

This will inevitably result in a crowded space in the car and a harsh living environment for the occupants. These are not the biggest problems.

The biggest problem is the accumulation of a large number of crew and weapons on a tank, resulting in increased volume and weight, slow travel, poor machine reliability, high cost and weak armor.

What’s more, paying such a high price is not very useful. The combat capability of the tank has not only not improved, but has declined.

A tank will not be stronger than a tank with only 1 gun and 1 machine gun because you are equipped with 2 guns and 4 machine guns. A tank with a smaller size and higher mobility is more capable of fighting, and it is easier to be used on the battlefield. to survive.

“Let’s not think about the weapon part first, what is the effect of walking? Let this thing move first and let me see.” Constantine decided not to discourage Giannis and Andros’ enthusiasm.

Let’s see how this thing can drive.

However, looking at the appearance and structure of this thing, Constantine didn’t have much hope.

Sure enough, as expected by Constantine, the driving ability of this iron box is really unsatisfactory: the power provided by the installed 70-horsepower gasoline engine is quite sufficient, but sufficient power at this time is not a good thing.

Because the unarmed iron box tractor weighs only 10 tons, so the power of 70 horsepower allows this thing to drive at a speed of 9 kilometers per hour.

This speed does not seem to be fast, but it is a bit choking in the pitted proving ground. The road wheel rigidly connected to the car body has no buffering effect. The feeling of the occupant, it is estimated that the gastric juice will come out~www.mtlnovel.com~ This is not the end. In this iron box, the 1.2-meter trench was crossed. Just when Giannis looked at the trench with satisfaction, it could not stop the movement. When we were in the fort, an embarrassing thing happened. A step less than half a meter high blocked the way of this thing. The steps made of cement and the tracks made of metal rubbed against each other and made a harsh sound, which made people frown. .

Although the iron box kept swaying left and right in front of the steps, it just couldn’t get up.

After stopping for a long time, the crawler on the right side broke and fell off with only a sound of kara, and the iron box immediately fell into the nest.

Seeing this scene, Giannis’ face suddenly fell.

You can’t even get up at such a height, how can you even cross the enemy’s defense line?

Now the height of the trench parapets built by the Greek Army is more than one meter.

“Call the driver here.” Constantine said indifferently.

His face was calm, but the escorts on the side all reminded him to hang up, for fear that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would get angry.

Giannis, on the other hand, was worried that such an unsuccessful demonstration would make Constantine cut off the project in one go, and his face would be as black as the bottom of a pot.

The driver who was called over hurriedly ran to Constantine and bowed to the Crown Prince’s palace. After standing up, he looked uneasy.

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