Chapter 230: Umonik's Chassis [Second Watch Asks for a Monthly Pass]
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In later generations, the U.S. military used the 15th as a replacement for the future Humvee, but before this car was purchased by the U.S. military on a large scale, this procurement plan was canceled.
The reason is not because of anything else, but because the off-road ability of this car is too poor, and the original chassis of the Knight XV used the chassis of Ford's road behemoth F550 pickup.
Logically speaking, it is not too bad, but on such a chassis, a heavy tonnage body is installed, and the engine of this car is also an engine from the Ford Raptor, so in this comparison, this car is a bit deficient in terms of power and chassis.
And in this life, Jin Xiaoqiang plans to copy this model, and in order to strengthen the protection ability, he plans to build the body similar to the original shape of the Knight XV, so that the original chassis of this car is a little insufficient.
As for the engine, Jin Xiaoqiang is not particularly worried, after all, their company has Mr. Liu, who has been immersed in silver for almost a lifetime in diesel engines, and after Jin Xiaoqiang came up with a few breakthroughs in key surnames, he will study high-power diesel engines, then he will be relieved.
After all, the old man's foundation is still very solid, and coupled with the direct injection in the cylinder provided by Jin Xiaoqiang, as well as the assistance of turbocharging, it should not be a problem to develop an engine that can be powered by a 6-ton big guy.
But now the most critical thing is chassis technology, the development of a military vehicle chassis, which can be different from civilian vehicles.
What grip is paid attention to in civilian vehicles, the speed of cornering is not reduced, the driving comfort is not applicable, and so on, for military vehicles, all are not applicable.
What body wind resistance and the like are not beneficial to military vehicles, and the requirements for the territory of military vehicles are very simple.
Practical, durable, good through the surname, flexible control!
Just a few points, these points seem very simple, but if you do it, it will be even more difficult, especially through the surname, this one.
You must know that when a military vehicle is in a combat state, if it is equipped with armor, then the combat weight of this vehicle plus the combat members and equipment, the combat weight of this vehicle may reach 6 tons, or about 7 tons.
Under such a premise, you also have to ensure that the vehicle passes the surname, and the control is flexible, which is really a very skillful thing, in this regard, although Jin Xiaoqiang can be claimed to be an automotive expert in his previous life.
But if he was to tune and design such a qualified chassis, he really couldn't guarantee that he would definitely be able to complete the task.
This is also the main reason why he invited this Liu Changshan over, because the Xiaolong he designed by himself in his previous life can be said to be very unique in terms of controlling the surname, and it can even be said to be incomparable.
It is the designer's design that makes the Thunder born in later generations able to climb a steep slope of 45 degrees, climb 550 mm steps, and cross a 700 mm trench.
And the reason why that Thunder is so good is entirely because of the chassis design of this Liu Changshan.
When this old man was tuning the chassis of the Thunder, he also overcame the technical blockade of Mercedes-Benz and developed the design of the wheel side reduction door bridge, which made the Thunder have unparalleled off-road ability.
That kind of technology is to add a reduction gear between the axle head of the wheel half shaft and the wheel axle, so that when off-road, the axle can be raised, so as to achieve the purpose of raising the body and increasing the ground clearance of the body.
This kind of technology has only been used in Umonico.
When military vehicles participate in battles in different terrain conditions, they need to face various terrains, such as sand, snow, mud, or craters and other different terrains, the on-board computer will inflate and deflate the tires according to the needs to adapt to various ground conditions.
The integration of the gearbox and transfer case is a highlight, which will make the structure of the gearbox simpler, reduce the manufacturing cost, reduce the number of parts for easy maintenance, and reduce the weight of the body, and make more parts can be used throughout the car series.
These are all from the hands of this Liu Changshan, so in Jin Xiaoqiang's view, this designer is an out-and-out genius.
Although the Xiaolong military vehicle he developed in later generations was very successful in the surname Neng, it was not adopted by a large number of our troops, mainly because he did not have too strong relationships in the army, which also made Jin Xiaoqiang feel a little regretful.
But this life is different, in this life, the people in the military first found Huayang Power and asked them to help develop a new combat vehicle.
If this old man Liu Changshan can shine here, then his shining designs in his previous life will definitely be accepted by the army in large quantities along with Huayang Power's products, so as to be widely used.
After hearing Jin Xiaoqiang's introduction to this Liu Changshan, as well as the history of this Liu Changshan himself, as well as his views on military off-road models, Qian Longjiang also let go of this Liu Changshan.
In their opinion, this old man is really a character, and he has his own opinion of their military combat vehicles, and it seems that he is a person with materials, not a fool who can only talk about it.
Several people were very interested in the military vehicle, so they began to talk freely, and after chatting for a while, Qian Longjiang noticed that it turned out that a few of them were patronizing the car and actually put aside Meng Qiang, who was sent by the General Armament Department of the Navy.
So he hurriedly coughed embarrassedly twice, and then said to Jin Xiaoqiang.
"Oh, it's true, Xiaoqiang, you see that we are patronizing the military vehicle here, and we actually threw Meng Qiang and Director Meng from the navy side aside, it's really ......"
"Oh, it's not, it's not it, I'm really sorry, Director Meng, don't be surprised, just now a few of us also mentioned this car, and we all came to the spirit, this ...... It's really ......."
Jin Xiaoqiang was reminded by Qian Longjiang like this, and then he noticed that Meng Qiang was sitting next to them and listening to them blowing water for a long time.
The great god from the navy couldn't be offended, so he hurriedly got up and apologized to others, and personally filled the tea for others.
"Hehe, it's okay, it's okay, I don't know much about cars, even military vehicles don't know much, I just listened to a few of you chat, and I also gained a lot of knowledge, haha."
That Director Meng was very open-minded and didn't show any anger, Jin Xiaoqiang was relieved when he saw it, so he hurriedly said.
"Hey, it's already evening for this chat, it's dark outside, let's go, let's go have a meal first, and then we'll talk about it when we come back."
It was already more than two o'clock in the afternoon when Qian Longjiang and the others came, and as soon as they chatted, they forgot the time, Jin Xiaoqiang looked up, and then noticed that it was already dark now.
It's November in the north, it's dark early, and it's already past five o'clock when I look at my watch, so I hurriedly invited Qian Longjiang and Meng Qiang to go out for dinner.
These people were not polite to Jin Xiaoqiang, and when they got out of the office building, Jin Xiaoqiang specially instructed Alice to call the old man Liu Hong together, the old man has been studying high-power diesel engines recently, so he soaked in the laboratory all day long and his students were tinkering with the diesel engine, and basically nothing happened and did not leave the laboratory all day.
Now that Qian Longjiang and they are here, they have to call the old man to have a meal together.
So Jin Xiaoqiang, Qian Longjiang, Meng Qiang, Pan Yifan, Liu Changshan, Zeng Jianxin, Liu Hong, Alice and a few of them came to a hotel in the center of the provincial city and rubbed the sea in the hotel.
Because he had something to discuss with Meng Qiang later, Jin Xiaoqiang didn't drink much, but Qian Longjiang, Liu Hong, and Liu Changshan drank a lot, anyway, the military vehicle had already been negotiated, and they had nothing to worry about, so they let go of their arms and drank happily.
By the time they finished drinking, it was already past nine o'clock, Qian Longjiang and Pan Yifan went to live in the military district guest house in the provincial capital, while Liu Hong and Liu Changshan went home and dormitory respectively.
As for Alice, she accompanied Jin Xiaoqiang and Meng Qiang back to the company, although it was already night, but the quality of their work surnames was quite strong, and they were not people who dragged mud and water, so they planned to explain things clearly today.
After returning to Jin Xiaoqiang's office, Jin Xiaoqiang asked Alice to serve two cups of tea to the two, and then told her to watch outside and not let anyone in, so he communicated with Meng Qiang.
Meng Qiang was silent in front of so many people just now, so Jin Xiaoqiang was sure that he must have something very important to discuss with him.
"Hehe, Director Meng doesn't have anyone now, just say, what is the matter with coming to me this time?"
Meng Qiang glanced at Jin Xiaoqiang, although Meng Qiang had been drinking a lot just now, but he was still able to stay awake at this time, which showed this person's vigilance.
"Mr. Jin, this time I came to you, in fact, it is mainly related to what you said at the Frankfurt Motor Show."
"Oh? I said a lot, at the time, you mean that? ”
"You say that your company can produce super-hard alloy steel ......"
(To be continued)