1717 New American Empire

When mentioning Soviet tanks, such as T-34, KV-1, IS-2, IS-3, IS-7..., this large list of familiar models will immediately appear in our minds, forming a vivid image of Soviet tanks.

The fearful torrent of steel. And the source of this torrent of steel

The origin can be traced back to the Soviet first mass-produced tank "MS-1 small guard tank". It can be said that the MS-1 small tank is the originator of Soviet tanks. Including China, Soviet tanks have been used and imitated.

Countries all have some understanding of it.

Of course, I just did a little research on the information at that time, without spending any money or much energy on research. After all, this is a very backward thing, and it only has a symbolic meaning. China's armored force started very late.

Those who have never used or missed this small tank have just started using Soviet tanks from the T-34. However, they also have a lot of understanding of the MS-1. At present, with Xiao Lin’s current strength, what kind of T tank can he study?

-34 is not impossible, but the output of the steel plant is too small and the supply of raw materials is really unavailable.

However, if it were just these, it would not cause Xiao Lin to make a big fanfare. The key is that the current Yanhuang Trading Company does not have the ability to find and extract oil. Without oil, even if there is enough oil refining equipment, it is impossible to have

The emergence of gasoline and diesel. If diesel and gasoline engines are really used, Xiao Lin will have to bring fuel from the 21st century. Things like tanks, no matter how small they are, still have the attributes of a gas tiger.

After all, it is armored, cannon and machine gun, all of which are weight. The MS-1 tank is not bad, it only weighs a few tons, which is not even comparable to some larger trucks today. It seems that it can be used with civilian car engines. However, civilian

Car engines also consume a lot of fuel. If there is a big war, Xiao Lin still feels a little unaffordable. Just in time, on June 7, 2018, news came from China that it had developed a qualified

of car batteries.

What Xiao Lin wants is to replace the MS-1 tank with electric drive. This needs to be carefully studied. Yu Wei did not go back to the company this time to fight, but was helping Xiao Lin with this matter. Fortunately, because it is

New technology is not very mature yet. This is said to be an experiment to create new battery technology.

The laboratory has not received subsequent financial support and has not yet progressed to the final stage. When the rich man Xiaoshi Group came, they were naturally happy and invested 100 million in it just to research the battery technology well. At the same time, they also added a project,

Apply this kind of battery to a tractor of about nine tons.

The original tank was a tractor with some steel plates and a few machine guns installed. Although this tank was poor in all aspects, it also showed the profound connection between the tractor and the original tank. As long as it can be used on the tractor

, the rest of the modification and installation on the MS-1 tank is simple. It can basically be completed by just relying on the more than thirty engineers he has signed the agreement.

The company's power resources are still sufficient. In any case, coal-fired power generation equipment is easy to buy. Coal mines can be purchased in sufficient quantities from smuggled white people at any time. The difficulty of mining coal mines is similar to that of oil.

It's too easy to be true. Moreover, in this era, the steam engine was invented not long ago, and Europe was still studying and improving it, let alone the North American continent. There are many coal mines in the North American continent, but it is too far away from Europe.

Even with 21st century ships, the cost of transporting coal from North America to Europe is too high. Therefore, many coal mine owners are now without food. However, from the time when companies began to use coal-fired power generation,

These coal mine owners laughed crazy. First, the Charles family helped Xiao Lin purchase, using real money and silver, which finally allowed them to see some benefits and avoid going bankrupt. Later, the financial backers behind the company were exposed, and these coal mine owners

Just happy.

After the Charles family left, they started their own business in this area. In this era, those who could mine had nobles as their backers, and many coal mine owners were themselves nobles. These were both businessmen and nobles.

Coal mine owners with special characteristics, no matter whether they are considered as enemies, as long as they can get benefits. In exchange for coal mines for various advanced industrial products of the company, these coal mine owners, for a period of time, have become the leaders of various European countries and North America.

Rich merchants in the colony.

Even senior officials at the level of generals and governors have to save some face for them. People are animals that like to enjoy themselves. The demand for the company's products, even the British, has not stopped because of the war between the two sides. Therefore, the company is not

There will be a shortage of coal mines. Using batteries as a power source for tanks is better than using gasoline and diesel. However, this does not mean that the company has to give up petroleum, a substance that has been liquid gold from the 20th to the 21st century.

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With the company's technology, it would take at least a hundred years to produce this kind of battery. After oil extraction is resolved, the company will still have to use gasoline and diesel engines as power sources. When Xiao Lin brought Yu Wei to the Republic of Beran, he

Engineers in the city have used steel materials produced in the steel plant here and machine tools modified in the arsenal to assemble five MS-1 tanks. All parameters are ready-made, and even the internal layout can be easily understood.

After all, they are all antiques from nearly a hundred years ago. Even if they were made public directly, they would not have any impact on the Soviet Union. Therefore, the engineers assembled five vehicles according to the existing data. Even the power cabin has not been installed with anything.

The equipment was specially modified to leave enough space for the electric engine. Xiao Lin arrived with twenty electric engines that had been tested and proved to be able to be used on a tractor of about nine tons, and immediately began installation and debugging.

The engineers Xiao Lin recruited are just a little older, their brains are not as flexible, and their aura is not as bright as before. Their experience is much stronger than that of young people. Strictly speaking, electric engines are not such an advanced concept. This concept

, was proposed very early, but it was only recently that the technical reserves were in place, and it was officially studied. These engineers have all been exposed to it, and there is no situation where they cannot do it.

However, if these engines are to be used to drive the MS-1 tank, it will take a long time to debug it. Xiao Lin was also tired from traveling, so he and Yu Wei went to the factory's staff dormitory to rest. By noon the next day,

News came from over there that the engine had been installed and the battery was fully charged. Xiao Lin came to the proving ground and personally prepared to conduct a driving test. In any case, this is also a weapon. Except for Xiao Lin's own people, Bei

No one from Lan's side can appear here.

Among these people, the only ones who have experience driving tanks are Xiao Lin and Yu Xiao. Yu Xiao originally wanted to follow in the footsteps of Xiao Lin, the boss in his heart, so he followed suit and joined the armored force. He has operated 59

Type, Type 88, and Type 90,

There is no problem with this small toy-like tank. Of course, Xiao Lin is still very nervous. The tanks he drove before were all owned by the public, and they were just drivers. Now, the tanks he drives are all owned by himself.

Yes, you have to bear it yourself if something happens.

Both of them know how important this tank, which is no different from a toy now, is to their hegemony. With this tank, the strength of the white people and the Indians is the only advantage compared to the company -

The cavalry will be completely ineffective. Without the threat of cavalry, the company will have more opportunities to increase its strength. Xiao Lin has better skills. As a driver, he can sit in the cockpit. It has to be said that the interior of MS-1,

Slowly, Lao Maozi style, not paying attention to the driver's comfort at all.

Fortunately, Xiao Lin came in, and there was still some room to move and stretch. If those tall old men had to drive for a day, they would definitely suffer from backache. He took a deep breath and pressed the phone button. The engine started to appear.

The noise was not loud, but Xiao Lin and the two could clearly feel it. The first ignition was not so lucky, and it succeeded on the first try. After a few flutters, the engine still stalled. There was a sigh around,

Xiao Lin didn't pay attention, took a deep breath again, and then lit the fire again.

It took only three, and the third time it was finally successful. The engine was successfully ignited. Xiao Lin held the joystick with both hands, and his palms were a little sweaty. Fortunately, the tank performed very well and began to move forward slowly. The onlookers around could not help but cheer.

Yu Wei, who was still more cautious, asked them to suppress their voices. After all, it was a secret experiment, and it would be a bad idea to offend too many people. Xiao Lin continued to operate, not daring to use too much force. The small tank followed Xiao Lin's

Operation, slowly move forward, turn, and reverse.

The speed slowly increased, from ten kilometers per hour, to twenty kilometers per hour, to thirty kilometers per hour, and finally tried a speed of thirty-five kilometers per hour. The engine performed very well, but it still felt a little bit inside the tank.

It looks bumpy. This needs to be improved. The road environment was even worse in the 18th century. You can't ignore the physical condition of the driver inside the tank. If the driver's condition is not good, the combat effectiveness will be worse. Although there is no Saudi Arabia holding the tank.

Air conditioners and refrigerators are such a luxury, but at least basic protection is still necessary.

The test of the MS-1 tank was finally completed at night. All aspects of climbing, speed, and stability were tested for the first time. This is not complete. A tank wants to be put into service, but it has been put into service.

It was improved through hundreds of tests. The company's MS-1 knockoff version doesn't need that many times, but it does need to test a poem.