Chapter 1134: Keeping Up with the Times (I)

"What? Impetus? Hearing this result, Andrei was a little unhappy, after all, power can be said to be a lifeblood of the tank, and it is the most important indicator combined with his smart tactics, if there is any problem on this, the impact on his squad must be considerable. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Actually......, it's not too serious," the tester said with a bit of a slurrel, his eyes trying to avoid the terrifying gaze that Andre had projected. He pointed to the 136 project and said: "It is said that it is the power system, but it has nothing to do with the engine itself and the transmission device, and sometimes it is slightly less stable, and it is because its new gearbox has not been fully tuned to the ideal state." ”

"Hmm...... That's it......" Hearing this, Andrei thought for a moment. And seeing that Andre didn't lose his temper at him directly, this person was also a little relieved, after all, if he changed a big leader, he would definitely have to criticize him again.

After all, Andrei was born in the front-line combat army, and he knew very well what the Soviet tank looked like. In fact, although the Soviet tanks were more durable than the German tanks, many of them did not do a good job in the details due to the excessive pursuit of production, and the failure of the power system was not uncommon. There were once a considerable number of tank regiments and armored brigades that carried out long-distance transfer missions during the war, and many tanks were scrapped. Among them, there are countless tanks that can not afford to fall ill at two or three hundred kilometers, and these tanks have already met the requirements at the time of testing.

Therefore, even if it is a power system that meets the standards, it is difficult to say that there will be no problems in battle. And the reason why this kind of problem rarely appears in Andrei's squad is mainly because their repair and maintenance are much more frequent than other Soviet units. For example, ordinary combat vehicles, during the period of frequent battles, cannot even guarantee a minor repair of 50 kilometers, so naturally there is no fault with the equipment itself.

Andrei took a deep breath and asked the staff on the side, "Is there any solution?" ”

"This ......," he wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "We have two proposals at this stage, one is to replace the engine transmission used by the current T-34-85, which will have a certain impact on the vehicle itself, but it is still within the acceptable range; The other is to continue to improve and debug, but there is no guarantee that we will achieve perfect results. ”

These two options, if taken together, are more secure than the former, after all, most people don't give up the reliability of their equipment for the sake of performance, which is too risky for big battles.

However, Andrei is not an ordinary person, he prefers the latter, although the stability will be compromised compared to the conservative solution, but he believes that this is a problem that he must face. Just like on Trode's side, what André knows is that although their equipment is getting more advanced, its reliability is getting worse every year. And Andrey's side made a slight concession on reliability, which is not unavoidable.

Later, Andre followed the testers to observe the situation of the engine, although he did not know much about this kind of hardware. But he still found an important difference - that is, the engine of Project 136 was designed to be placed horizontally, which was fundamentally different from the longitudinal engine of the T-34 series that Andrey had used before. The advantage of this is that the length of the car can be reduced as much as possible, but the width of the car will be increased instead. However, it can still be seen from the actual width of the 136 project, in fact, it is said to widen the car body, but it is only a little bit, but in this way, the car body is more symmetrical.

(PS: Whether it is T-34-85 or T-43, the length of the hull is not as long as the 136 project, but because the 136 project adopts the design of the central turret and slightly widens the hull, it is shorter than the first two in the visual situation, in fact, this is only a visual error caused by visual inspection.) )

In fact, even if he was told that there was a certain flaw in the engine and gearbox, Andre's enthusiasm for this 136 project did not decrease much. Although it was only used as a test vehicle, a few were produced in small quantities. But what Andrey can foresee is that the newborn of Project 136, which has begun to break away from the classic tank model of the T-34, will definitely be mass-produced and have a dazzling performance in the day after tomorrow.

So, Andrei's answer has actually been set a long time ago......

"If you debug, what can you do within half a month?" Andre asked the staff member on the side.

However, this sentence stumped them a little. You know, the flaw of this engine and gearbox has been bothering them for nearly a month, even if they are given another half a month, it is estimated that it will be difficult to solve. And it's not uncommon for a flaw like this to be solved even after years of trying.

"This ...... We will do our best! In the end, the staff reluctantly coped with it, although Andre could also see that this matter was not so easy to solve, but put a little pressure on them, after all, it was still better.

As for proposing this half-month, it was also the approximate time that Andrei and Anton estimated after combining the time when their team could be equipped with this kind of tank. After all, although Andrei likes Project 136, it is still difficult for him to satisfy only one car, and instead of bringing back a defective one early, it is better to wait for half a month, let these staff debug it, and then pack all the tanks together.

And in this way, Andrei finally finished his main mission to Leningrad this time, and the next thing is to wait for all the steps to be completed, and he can use the chariot of his dreams, and Andrei couldn't help but smile at the thought of Trod's surprised expression at that time.

However, when Andrei and Anton returned to the Soviet Union, and the entire Soviet squad was in a state of rest, there was no time for rest on Trode's side. Although he narrowly escaped a disaster, there are still many things that need to be solved in the future, among which Trode is most concerned about upgrading the tank......