Chapter 104 Driving a Tank for the First Time in Life

Production workshop.

Liu Tao is assembling parts into tanks.

These parts were shipped from Factory 256, enough to assemble three Type 59 tanks.

He also thoroughly understood the drawings, and then assembled the Type 59 tank under the guidance of the technicians of Factory 256.

It must be said that tanks are tanks, and the technical content is far beyond the comparison of firearms.

This can be seen from the huge price gap between the price of tanks and firearms.

Even a Type 59 main battle tank, which is already behind the times, can still be sold for 300,000 US dollars.

And the battlefield weapon built by Liu Tao, the Type 78 heavy sniper rifle, can only be sold for 20,000 US dollars, a difference of 15 times!

If it is a T72 main battle tank, the current price is about two or three million US dollars, and there are a lot of conditions attached to buying it. The most terrible thing is that it is impossible to buy the original version, and you can only buy the monkey version.

"Director Liu, you are too slow to do it alone, why don't we help us do it together!" The technician couldn't help but said.

Liu Tao refused, "No, I have to do it myself!"

What a joke, who knows if the technicians are involved, and whether the Type 59 tanks are still produced by themselves.

In order to be on the safe side, he would never allow the technicians to participate, just guide him on the side.

"Director Liu, your factory produces guns and bullets, why are you also developing armored vehicles?" The technicians were puzzled.

He was a technician from the 526th factory, and naturally knew something about armored vehicles. There was no armored vehicle production plant in Yun Province.

Panshan Machinery Factory did not produce armored vehicles or other military vehicles.

"Interested, study it." Liu Tao smiled and did not explain much.

When he assembled three Type 59 armored vehicles, he would not need this technician here.

He has a golden finger, which is his biggest secret and he will never tell anyone.

The technicians were puzzled and did not understand why Liu Tao did this.

Did he want Panshan Machinery Factory to produce armored vehicles as well?

But you have to know that armored vehicle production is not that easy. Panshan Machinery Factory does not have an armored vehicle production line at all.

It is not easy to start a production line.

Armored vehicles are not the same thing as guns.

Those who make armored vehicles can make guns, but those who can make guns can hardly make armored vehicles.

However, no matter how confused he is, he can only perform his duties well.

He was confused and unwilling to be assigned to Panshan Machinery Factory by his unit at first, but after he came, he was reluctant to leave because the food in the canteen of Panshan Machinery Factory was much better than that of their 526 Factory.

More importantly, the salary of Panshan Machinery Factory is much higher than that of 526 Factory.

Liu Tao sweated profusely and worked hard.

And in the effort, time always passes the fastest.

Unknowingly, it is already close to the Spring Festival. Standing at the mouth of the Little New Year's Eve, it is only a week away from the Spring Festival.

In the production workshop, three Type 59 tanks are neatly lined up.

Liu Tao looked at the three Type 59 tanks with a smile on his face. Finally, he managed to get all three tanks.

Putting his hand on the Type 59 tank, the virtual panel emerged.

[Item: Type 59 tank]

[Manufacturer: Liu Tao]

[Item level: LV1 (0/10)]

[Upgrade points: 1200]

[Item status: intact, analyzable]

Liu Tao asked his guards to fetch diesel and fill a Type 59 tank with diesel.

"The manufacturing cost of this Type 59 tank is about 300,000 RMB. In the past, China manufactured tens of thousands of Type 59 tanks, which means that more than 3 billion RMB was spent on the production of Type 59 tanks alone!" Liu Tao said secretly.

This is a mature production technology, and it is mass-produced. The manufacturing cost of each tank has reached 300,000 RMB. In the past, it must have been more than that.

The degree of money spent on weapons and equipment can be imagined.

And this is what China can produce. If it is bought, it will definitely be more expensive, and it will face the risk of being strangled at any time.

These three Type 59 tanks were not transported by Factory 526 as a whole, but Panshan Machinery Factory still paid Factory 526 900,000 RMB.

Entering the cockpit of the tank, Liu Tao fumbled.

This was his first time driving a tank.

As soon as he entered the cockpit and looked at the instruments, Liu Tao knew that this was completely different from driving an automatic car, and even from driving a manual transmission car.

This tank is not easy to operate at all. It is a joystick, not fully hydraulic, but manual and mechanical, which is very difficult to operate.

It takes a lot of effort to operate such a big guy.

The left foot is on the clutch, the right foot is on the accelerator, and the right hand joystick is for shifting gears.

Liu Tao is familiar with them one by one.

When he understands everything and feels that he is almost there, Liu Tao steps on the clutch with his left foot to the bottom, and both hands are forced to shift gears. It takes about 20 kilograms of strength to shift gears. Then he releases the clutch, and the car moves forward.

The diesel engine outputs horsepower and smoke continues to spew out.

The Type 59 main battle tank uses a V-type 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine with a rated power of 382kW, or 520 horsepower. It uses a fixed-shaft gearbox with 5 forward gears and 1 reverse gear, and uses a multi-plate dry clutch, a two-stage planetary steering gear and a single pair of external-meshing spur gear side reducer.

Weighing up to 34 tons, if a jeep collides with it, it will be crushed directly.

Liu Tao carefully operated the tank and slowly drove to the open space.

Forward, backward

This cycle repeats continuously.

In this process, Liu Tao became more and more proficient in operating the tank.

It was at this time that he increased the speed.

However, the speed was only maintained at 20 kilometers per hour, and he did not dare to drive fast.

Although the Type 59 is just an outdated tank, this big guy can easily crush the factory building with a single step on the accelerator.

The advancement and backwardness of weapons are always relative.

For example, the Type 59 tank is naturally outdated compared to the main battle tanks of the West and the Soviet Union, but if it is in the third world, most countries in the third world cannot even produce tanks, and even many countries do not have tanks, this Type 59 tank is a killer.

Just like more than 40 years later, the Type 64 main battle tank is still killing people on the battlefield and has become the enemy's nightmare.

Liu Tao came out of the cockpit, panting heavily until he was exhausted.

The working environment inside the tank can definitely be said to be bad, and it is not easy to operate. Liu Tao looked at his hands, his palms were red, with clearly visible indentations, and his hands were shaking.

"Damn, it's hard to imagine how tank soldiers can operate such a big guy to carry out a series of difficult training." Liu Tao secretly exclaimed, and admired the tank soldiers.

He finally understood why it took at least one or two years for the tank armored forces to truly exert their combat effectiveness after they were formed. They really had to go through a series of difficult training to master the tanks, and then on the battlefield, they could better exert the power of the tanks.