As early as the establishment of the Northwest Army, Yang Yuanzhao used various methods to select personnel, and the strict process was no less than that of the special forces, of course, more attention was paid to teamwork and background, and it was almost necessary to check three generations, and until now, it was only about 2,000 people in a regiment, and its combat effectiveness was extremely strong.

From the very beginning of an idea, it was gradually established more than 3 years ago, at that time it was just to test some technology beyond this era, because it was too important, so no foreigner was found, even Truss did not pull in, even if it was possible because of the breakthrough progress that he went to, relying on the China Research Institute alone, because China's research strength is too weak, the initial development is not much stronger than a small workshop.

However, since 1911, things have changed dramatically, and since 1908, education, especially the assistant learning strategy in the institute, has almost created a large number of researchers, the most basic researchers, who can only carry out basic research according to the task, without the slightest innovation ability. Some of them don't even count, but in China, this is already commendable, and they can be on their own.

Yang Yuanzhao of later generations was an engine engineer, familiar with the structure and form of various engines, what he lacked. It's about turning these ideas and ideas into real products. An idea, from presentation to production. There are too many things to walk through in the middle, Yang Yuanzhao is like this, except for a few things, I don't know much about other things, especially the kind of industrial mass production.

Because of this, everything Yang Yuanzhao knows has established a research institute here, motor vehicles. Engines, steam engines, and so on, he can guide these researchers. Every two months, he would come here and listen to the person in charge report on all the research progress, and then integrate it according to the progress, issue more orders, and now the highest result in the Northwest engine field. Not in Darhan, but here, where miracles are born.

More than 400 horsepower diesel, more than 700 horsepower star engine. More than 150 horsepower gasoline engine, ultra-high-power steam turbine, high-power steam engine. These represent the world's most cutting-edge technology, even something far ahead of its time. It can only appear here, and the outside world does not know about it. In many fields of engines and steam engines, China has comprehensively surpassed the world powers, and even some of its achievements, after careful consideration, have also gone out of here and successfully entered all corners of production and life in the northwest, including the newly developed Jeep car.

In this era, even in the next twenty or thirty years, high-power diesel engines have not been developed on a large scale, for many reasons, but Yang Yuanzhao knows very well that this is the necessary equipment for large machinery and tanks, and it is also one of the cores, without strong power, the power of tanks and large construction machinery can not be exerted at all, just like the first tank in the United Kingdom, the prototype is called "Little Nomad", with a total weight of 18.289 tons, an armor thickness of 6 mm, and a 7.7 mm "Maxim" Machine guns and several 7.7 mm "Lewis" machine guns, engine power 77.175 kilowatts, maximum speed of 3.2 kilometers per hour, 1.2 meters over trenches, and ability to pass through obstacles 0.3 meters high.

This kind of thing, and the steel torrent of later generations, is simply incomparable, completely two different things, but this, and the subsequent improved Type I tank, in a certain sense, changed the environment of the First World War, trench warfare in the face of such a tank, basically has failed, this is also one of the important weapons to accelerate the end of the First World War, a large number of tanks mixed with infantry, like a bamboo to break through the original impregnable trench.

Of course, Yang Yuanzhao can't make such a rudimentary tank, you know, this little nomad tank, his engine is only about 103 horsepower, which is already the world's top gasoline engine, but for Baotou, the maximum horsepower of the gasoline engine has exceeded 200 horsepower, as for the diesel engine, it is even more no problem, the civilian has reached more than 250 horsepower, a powerful engine can make the tank run faster, and it can also make the tank's own weight more powerful, you know, during World War II, The Soviet tank produced in 1936, the famous T34, has an engine power of only 500 horsepower, a dead weight of 26 tons, a maximum speed of 55 kilometers per hour, a range of 468 kilometers, and a 76.2 mm tank gun.

That is to say, if the design is reasonable, most of Baotou's production capacity and military science and technology are used, Baotou can have a tank level of about 1930, it is a nightmare for the infantry of this era, after a single finalization, with Baotou's steel output and production capacity, the production speed will be very fast. As an army power, in the center of the army, the first development of the northwest is always the army, tanks and armored vehicles, the army weapons, will always be the focus of development, the northwest has the advantage beyond this era, and even all the powers.

At that time, when Cai Ye and others arrived, the research and development of tanks and armored vehicles had been established, and it was also carefully thought out to let Cai Ye go to the real yàn regiment, but the follow-up development was simply overwhelming, first of all, the arrival of the Beiyang Army, directly put Cai Ye in front, and the development in the army, compared with such an empty shelf of real yàn troops, Cai Ng's greater role is in command of operations, in fact, in terms of military talent, Cai Ye has definitely surpassed Feng Yuxiang, the first person in the Northwest Army. Cai Ye also lived up to expectations, has always been the most reassuring senior general in the northwest, from the Beiyang Army to the Russian army, successfully completed the task, so far after annihilating hundreds of thousands of Russian troops, still firmly held in the north of Mongolia, so that hundreds of thousands of Russian troops. It's hard to move an inch.

Relative to the development of the tank in relation to the Shun lì of Cai. It's a little difficult, obviously I have the world's most powerful diesel engine. In 1912, the latest diesel engine reached 400 horsepower, and the limit could even reach 450 horsepower, 120 diesel engines, all of which were based in this real yàn, all kinds of armored steel plates, advanced tracks, and the best 88 mm guns, this 88 mm gun, can be used as a storage zài for anti-aircraft guns. In this caliber, regardless of the performance, it is definitely the first in the world, which is even doped with powder smelting materials of later generations. Yang Yuanzhao drew tank drawings based on some impressions of later generations, so to speak, everything that should be given was given.

It stands to reason that with these things, it should be easy to assemble into a tank, or at least a prototype produced in the real yàn room. It's a pity that these things have been handed over to this research institute for 2 years, and so far they haven't even taken out a mature prototype car, which can't help but make Yang Yuanzhao feel that the fire is big, such an epoch-making weapon. Yang Yuanzhao didn't necessarily have to take it out before World War I, really when there were more than 500 vehicles of this thing, I was afraid that the world's most powerful troops would be gathered together. It's not enough for this torrent of steel to rush.

This Yang Yuanzhao is confident enough to himself. The development of spear and shield is complementary to each other. There are offensive weapons, naturally there are defensive weapons, although sometimes, there will be a certain difference, but this difference is definitely not big, just like the First World War, Britain epoch-making took out a tank, but that thing, weak armor, only 6 mm, I am afraid that any ordinary infantry gun, equipped with armor-piercing shells, can be broken, but what Yang Yuanzhao took out, close to the T34 standard of real tanks, firepower, speed, artillery performance, and many other aspects, are not bad at all new tanks, What does this mean, in a short period of time, this thing is invincible, 55 kilometers per hour, or even faster speed, so that it is difficult for ordinary artillery to keep up with his speed, with Yang Yuanzhao's understanding of tanks, he will definitely give up the strategy as infantry cover, and directly enter the steel torrent in the early days of World War II, with strong protection, strong offensive ability, and fast speed, which makes the tank suddenly have the ability to quickly raid, which is an unsolvable proposition in the early days of World War II, and it is even more so in this era.

Because of so many reasons, Yang Yuanzhao attaches great importance to tanks, and the tank team is also the largest number of people among all the teams, the highest level, most of the engineers and researchers are concentrated here, but in 2 years, only a small part of the harvest, which is more or less, makes him a little depressed, what is going on, is the research direction deviated, or is Baotou currently unable to produce this kind of land monster?

Yang Yuanzhao does not understand the military, he can only solve the problem of materials, engines and some transmission devices, in fact, from the engine horsepower has been greatly improved, the chassis has not changed much, the tractor can be said to be the most produced in Baotou, Yang Yuanzhao made the first generation of crawler engine, after so many years of research, has become a perfect system.

At the time when Yang Yuanzhao's support was the greatest, the tank chassis was the earliest finalized, in which a series of improvements were made, the performance of military engines was far more powerful than that of civilian ones, and sometimes, for convenience and speed performance, etc., a little bit of improvement, for materials and costs, almost regardless of cost, there was no choice as civilian, taking into account the balance of economy and performance.

At present, the engine power is stuck at 400 horsepower, Can make the total weight reach a total volume of 21.5 tons, barely reached a speed of 50 kilometers per hour, and continue to drive 385 kilometers, such performance, can definitely be called excellent, the biggest constraint, actually appeared on the superstructure, how to integrate the tank gun, the upper turret, and the cab, etc., has become the biggest problem, in 2 years, the production of a lot of waste products, more than 20 million, there is not much gain, this is too strange. (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......) R1292