Chapter 102 Wheeled Armored Vehicle (Plus 1)

maintainance! If you have been an armored soldier, you should know that in the daily routine maintenance, there will be an adjustment of the crawler, swinging a sledgehammer, holding a steel drill, disassembling and assembling the crawler, which is a necessary skill for an armored soldier, and the crawler is not tight enough. , it is easy to fall off or break in the process of walking!

These are absolute physical work, and wheeled, there is no such content, quite concise.

At the same time, if you can drive a car, you can drive a wheeled armored vehicle, and if you can drive a crawler, you must be able to drive a tractor!

And the current ten-wheel off-road truck, this kind of chassis, will be the chassis of the future wheeled armored vehicle!

Cyric is full of confidence in Ford, because Cyric knows that in history, Ford has produced the famous M8 wheeled armored vehicle, which has produced tens of thousands of vehicles! In the UK, this armored vehicle is affectionately known as the Greyhound!

The M8 wheeled armored vehicle is a six-wheel drive, with a maximum speed of 88 km/h, a maximum cross-country speed of 48 km/h, a maximum range of 560 km, a wading depth of 0.6 meters, and a height of 0.3 meters over the wall. Still excellent.

The chassis of this armored vehicle is almost quite similar to the ten-wheeled truck with all-wheel drive, and it is easy to copy it.

This is also the technical reserve that Cyric has given to Germany. After this truck is produced in a German factory, it can easily be converted at any time to produce wheeled armored vehicles.

Of course, for the 6*6 drive armored vehicle, the off-road capability still cannot satisfy Cyric. What Cyric wants most is the 8*8 drive armored vehicle. From the side, the four tires in each row almost occupy the The length of the entire body! This also makes it more maneuverable and is the most common form of wheeled infantry fighting vehicles in later generations.

Old Ford was also quite shocked by the technical data proposed by Cyric at this time. Old Ford had been studying machinery all the time. Of course, he understood the idea proposed by Cyric.

"In that case, first of all, we need a high-power engine. Now our engine is less than 100 horsepower, which is too small. We need a 150-horsepower or even a 200-horsepower engine."

If you want to drive a car, you have to have an engine, and if you want to drive a ten-ton all-wheel drive truck, the engine has more power!

For example, the American heavy truck in World War II, the MackNO1943-1945 heavy-duty artillery tractor, weighed 13 tons and was equipped with a 159-horsepower engine, which is definitely a large model among car engines.

Ford produces cars, not planes. Ford does not have the technical reserves for high-power engines. Therefore, Ford raised the first question, which is the engine!

engine! For Cyric, this is no longer difficult!

"I believe that Ford's technology will definitely be able to develop a high-power engine." Cyric said: "If the progress is delayed temporarily, our Maybach company, which has a similar engine, will build a factory in Germany at that time. It can be purchased from the matching Maybach company, in addition to various gasoline engines, there are also diesel engines available, one of which is a V6 diesel engine with an output of 230 horsepower, which is absolutely sufficient.”

Maybach company! This is an important automobile and engine company in Germany. There are various types of engines for sports cars, and some with a power of 200 horsepower. However, this gasoline engine is not suitable for trucks, and diesel engines are the most suitable!

Diesel engines!

Now, Maybach has started producing a 500-horsepower V12 diesel engine for Germany's latest tank! Meanwhile, various other simplified models have also been finalized.

It mainly includes two engines, V6 and V8. The layout and structure of these engines are exactly the same! Cylinders, pistons, etc. are completely replaceable! It can be said that it is equivalent to splitting from the V12 engine and splitting it in half, which is the V6 engine!

What's the benefit of this? Of course, it greatly facilitates the supply of logistics! Various components can be replaced, and the types of logistical support will be greatly reduced! At the same time, it is also convenient for the production of supporting manufacturers!

It can even be said that once the war mode is entered, the main engine manufacturer only needs to produce a cylinder block, and can quickly assemble this diesel engine with various accessories of downstream manufacturers! Capacity is not a problem!

Ford, the most important thing, is streamlined production! The higher the output of various components, the lower the cost!

When Ford is stationed in Germany, it will bring this advanced production method to Germany, further reducing the production cost in Germany, and this V6 and V8 engine will also become the main driving force for various equipment of the German ground forces!

In fact, the current V6's 230 horsepower has some excess power. However, this is even better. It can provide more powerful power to the truck, and the carrying capacity is stronger. Moreover, after being transformed into a wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, the strong power , which can make wheeled infantry fighting vehicles have a greater weight, which means that thicker armor can be used! Add a bigger turret!

Hearing the engine Cyric said, the old Ford also had a happy face: "A 230-horsepower diesel engine?"

Of course, the old Ford knew that for a car, a gasoline engine has less noise, less vibration, and looks high-end, while for a truck, a diesel engine has a lot of torque and enough traction, which is of course more suitable!

I really didn't expect that Germany actually has a suitable diesel engine!

"Okay, that's the chassis research and development by our Ford company. I believe that this ten-wheeled truck will be developed soon." Old Ford said.

As long as the engine problem is solved, the chassis problem will not be difficult for Ford!

"As long as the research and development is completed and meets the needs of our military, we will carry out mass production, and the initial order will be tens of thousands of vehicles." Cyric said.

A model that has not yet been developed will have a large order, which is the most hope of any manufacturer!

Now, when old Ford heard this, he was quite excited: "Okay, then we will operate immediately. Regarding the construction of the factory, we will submit the plan to you soon." This matter is also the most beneficial to Ford. Yes, Ford can capture more markets! Moreover, from Germany, it can even radiate to the whole of Europe!

As for the military purpose of this truck, the old Ford doesn't care so much. As a businessman, the most important thing is profit!

Needless to say now, even in the middle of World War II, there are still a large number of American businessmen secretly doing business with Germany through neutral countries. Many resources that Germany needs are actually smuggled.

And now, Germany, which is being supported, is also the idea of ​​the top executives of the United States. Therefore, there will be no resistance for Ford to build a factory in Germany!