Greece’s Roman Road - Chapter 288

“Captain, how far can the tracks of this chariot support?” Constantine glanced at the rank on the soldier’s shoulder and asked curiously to the soldier in front of him.

Early tracked vehicles, due to backward technology, have very low durability, and often only last for a short distance, they will be damaged due to serious wear and tear, and the track has to be replaced.

Especially for the modified tractor in front of me, engineers have made a lot of changes on the body of the original crawler tractor in order to meet the needs of the battlefield.

In order to enhance the defensive capability of the chariot so that it can resist ordinary bullets, a large number of steel plates are installed around the vehicle.

In addition, there are weapons installed on the body, or small-caliber artillery, or Maxim machine guns.

In order to meet the needs of battlefield operations, compared with the original tractor, a few more members must be added to operate the combat vehicle, such as the driver, the machine gunner, the loader and so on.

These changes will naturally lead to an increase in the weight of the chariot, which naturally increases the burden on the track.

Seeing the chariot in front of him, Constantine knew that it was not necessary to expect this thing to be the main means of attack on the battlefield.

However, as long as the chariot advances in coordination with the soldiers when attacking the enemy’s line of defense, it is not expected to have a strong lethality, and it only acts as a bunker for the soldiers to move when they attack, and it is also a good tactical weapon.

Therefore, Constantine did not have high requirements for the chariot. As long as it can ensure stability, follow the soldiers to attack together, and do not easily break down on the battlefield.

“His Royal Highness, under the condition of completely imitating the field environment, the maximum track travel of the test tank is about 25 kilometers, after which the maintenance personnel must replace the track.” The captain naturally understood that such a short travel was very tasteless, with a look on his face. said embarrassedly.

The mileage of 25 kilometers is really too short. After running for a period of time in the field, it is too cumbersome to stop and replace the tracks.

It’s impossible to arrange a group of maintenance personnel to carry the tracks behind the chariot’s buttocks. Be prepared at all times.

It has absolutely no practical value.

Even the smallest use envisaged by Constantine, the role of helping the attacking soldiers to provide cover, could not be fulfilled.

Seeing that Constantine frowned, the captain quickly explained: “The current track installed on the test vehicle is still the track used on civilian tractors, and it is not suitable for combat vehicles. Although both are tracked vehicles, The usage environment of the two sides is very different.”

“If you want to overcome the shortcoming of poor durability of the track, you must develop a track specially designed for chariots.” Seeing the disappointment on Constantine’s face, Andros felt tight, and leaned forward and whispered to the king. Tantin explained the situation.

“Do you have any ideas for the new wear-resistant tracks that the chariot needs to use?” Constantine asked Andros with concern.

“After the refit of the test vehicle, due to the increased armor and weapons, the weight of the load far exceeds that of the crawler tractor. In order to reduce the pressure on the crawler per unit area, the track of the chariot should be increased in width.” Andros pointed to the crawler again and again. The officers, including Constantine, explained.

“In response to the shortcomings of poor track durability, our engineers also put forward other suggestions for improvement. In addition to increasing the width of the track, there is also the use of materials with stronger wear resistance to make the track.”

“The current track is basically made of ordinary cast steel materials. The wear resistance of Gaomeng steel is far superior to that of ordinary steel. At present, the most common use of Gaomeng steel is to make train tracks”

“If the track can be made of high-strength steel, and the width is increased, I believe that the durability will be greatly improved. At least the mileage can reach hundreds of kilometers, which is completely no problem.” In front of it, it is proved that Andros Machinery Factory has a strong technical reserve, and Andros unreservedly explained the improvement method to everyone.

Hearing this, Constantine said in a reproachful tone: “Since you already have an idea to solve the problem of short travel and poor durability of the chariot track, why don’t you do it right away?”

Andros squeaked at first, and finally said: “His Royal Highness, the cost of developing a track specially for combat vehicles is very high, and such a new track has no other uses at present, and the cost is very high. The military allocated it to us. The research and development funds are running out.”

“Get the price”

Constantine sighed. The Greek army tried to overcome the trenches to conduct tank research, which was definitely a very avant-garde behavior.

This also means that the Greek military has no experience from other countries to learn from, and can only explore it by itself.

The research and development of new technologies that no one has ever tried requires burning a lot of funds. All technological progress is the result of the accumulation of funds.

At present, the Greek army has gone through two major wars, and the government is very cautious about military investment, which also leads to the current shortage of military funds.

At present, in order to reduce military expenditures, the military is reducing military personnel, streamlining military establishments, and reducing military expenditures in accordance with the advice of the General Staff.

Under this circumstance, it is naturally impossible for the military to invest a lot of money in the test station vehicle project.

After the trip to the proving ground, on the way back to the city from the proving ground, Constantine deliberately sat in the same car with Andros.

“Going around~www.mtlnovel.com~ is all about the problem of funding that is plaguing our business, Andros, as a friend, I sincerely suggest that you consider my proposal to put the mechanic on the Athens Stock Exchange. Listed,” Constantine said to Andros, who was sitting in the back seat with him.

“At present, it is an unprecedented opportunity for the machinery factory to grow and develop. The war is over, and the public’s attention will soon shift from the war to social life. The products of your machinery factory will usher in a great explosion of performance.”

“Your machinery factory is currently the largest general machinery manufacturer in Greece. Such unique advantages will attract the attention of many investors.”

If it weren’t for the small market in Greece itself, two machinery factories could not survive, and it would take a huge amount of time, money and time to invest in a machinery factory to build a factory to produce products and establish sales channels.

Constantine has long used the capital controlled by the royal family to invest in the construction of a machinery factory, cutting into the emerging market of internal combustion engines.

“Just like the test station car project we just reviewed, if your machinery factory has sufficient funds, you can use your own funds for research and development.”

“With your keen eyesight, can’t you see that the wear-resistant track itself has a huge market?”

Andros also fell into contemplation when he heard Constantine urging him to raise funds as soon as possible to expand the production scale of the machine factory.

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