Compared with following on foot, the more troublesome thing about step-tan collaboration is the problem of carrying and following.

The biggest problem is insecurity...... The infantry followed the tank and hung it densely, how did it look like a target for the enemy...... This shell or rocket came and hit the tank casually, and it was also a large number of casualties.

But in real combat, infantry does not work without tanks...... For example, if a tank unit wants to quickly reach a certain target position, it must not let the infantry run all the way with the tank...... This is not to say that the infantry will be exhausted, and the speed of the tank will be slowed down in order to match the infantry.

But there is a solution...... The solution is an armored transporter.

The armored transporter was produced to solve the problem of protection for the accompanying infantry...... The first to do it was the Soviet Union, to get an iron cart and put a machine gun on it, and the infantry could hide in it and open through the back door. In peacetime, infantry is carried along with the tank, and if the enemy is detected, the well-trained infantry can even jump out of the back of the running armored vehicle to provide cover for the tank.

To be honest, this is indeed a very haode infantry following method, which can provide more haode cover for the following infantry...... Although the armor thickness and protection are generally not high, at least the infantry will not be exposed to bullets and shrapnel. Second, the armored transporter itself is also an offensive weapon, which can be used in conjunction with the tank to strike the enemy's follower infantry...... In modern times, this armored transporter has developed into infantry combat vehicles, and some infantry combat vehicles can even compete with tanks in firepower.

In this era, our army wants to say that this armored transporter ...... There is indeed one, and that is the Type 63 armored transporter.

However, I did not rush to ask Zhao Jingping for it, because it was rare to see such a transport vehicle on the battlefield of the counterattack against Vietnam...... Otherwise, who is still so full of infantry in our army, and the infantry chariot does not sit and will carry 59 in it!

So I asked Huang Jianfu about this question first...... He was a tank soldier who had fought on the battlefield. You should have some opinion on this thing.

Really. Huang Jianfu said to me: "Battalion commander. This thing...... It is useful to say that it is useful, and it is useful on the flat road! ”

"What do you mean?" I said, "That armored car can't run on mountain roads yet?" ”

......Huang Jianfu took me to the tank and pointed to the tank wheels and said: "Battalion commander, look, this is called a load-bearing wheel, this is called a carrier wheel......

Well, I know the load wheel, the wheel on both sides of the load wheel is called "carrier pulley", which is just known.

"What does this pulley do?" Huang Jianfu continued: "It is to make the covering tape elastic just right, the covering tape is too tight, and the tank will break when it is bumpy on the mountain road, and it will not be crushed or pulled......"

I can imagine this. Crushing is top-down, pressure from the tank. The pull-off is from both sides, mainly because the length of the covering belt changes abruptly when running at high speed on the road surface with too large drop.

"Our tank is fine, there are five pairs of load wheels!" HUANG JIANFU SAID: "COUPLED WITH THE GOOD SHOCK ABSORPTION SYSTEM, IT CAN ALSO ADAPT TO THE MOUNTAIN ROADS OF VIETNAM, BUT THE TYPE 63 ARMORED TRANSPORT VEHICLE ONLY HAS FOUR PAIRS OF LOAD WHEELS, AND THE LOAD WHEEL TRAVEL IS ONLY 170MM, AND ITS WEIGHT IS NEARLY 14 TONS, YOU MUST KNOW THAT THERE ARE ONLY 36 TONS IN 59......"

I have to admit that Huang Jianfu said this more professionally, for example, I don't know what this load-bearing wheel stroke is, but I guess it is also related to the suspension. I later learned that this was the case. The load wheel stroke is the space where it moves up and down under the action of shock absorption.

At this time, I was a little confused, so I said impatiently: "You can just say it." What's wrong with this armored car! ”

"On the mountain road in Vietnam, the overlay will be broken if it doesn't move!" Huang Jianfu said: "And the shock is not good, the infantry sat in it and was hit on the head before the battle was broken......

"Hmm!" I frowned when I heard this, no wonder I didn't see this thing often on the battlefield.

Later, I learned that the Type 63 armored car did have this design flaw, perhaps because the designers considered that the armored car was lighter than the tank, so they took it for granted to reduce the load wheels or simplify the shock suspension system to save costs, but I did not expect that this would bring a series of problems.

IT IS PRECISELY BECAUSE THESE DEFICIENCIES WERE EXPOSED IN THE SELF-DEFENSE COUNTERATTACK THAT OUR ARMY IMMEDIATELY IMPROVED THEM, WHICH LED TO THE IMPROVED TYPE 63 PRODUCED IN BATCHES IN 81, AND THE IMPROVEMENT IS JUST AS HUANG JIANFU SAID THESE SHORTCOMINGS: INCREASE THE LOAD-BEARING WHEELS TO 5 PAIRS, INCREASE THE LOAD WHEEL STROKE FROM 170MM TO 210MM, ADD THREE CARRIER PULLEYS ON EACH SIDE, AND THEN CHANGE THE 2 PAIRS OF SWING SHOCK ABSORBERS TO 3 PAIRS OF BARREL SHOCK ABSORBERS...... In other words, it's almost all about suspension improvements.

All right...... In this way, it seems that this road will not work, even if this kind of armored vehicle can be obtained, but it will be broken at every turn on the battlefield, which will only bring trouble to the troops.

So the problem seems to have become a dead end...... It seems that I have only two options now, either continue to have the fighters accompanied by tanks, or wait until the improved Type 81 armored vehicles such as those in 63 come out.

It was impossible to wait until 81, I could wait for the battlefield, so I only let the soldiers carry tanks......

As for security...... The first thing I thought about was whether it would be possible to put a motorized infantry detachment in front of the tank team for reconnaissance, so as to avoid being ambushed by the enemy as much as possible.

But here's the problem...... Just like the problems that were exposed on the battlefield, the fighters had to tie themselves to the tanks due to the rough roads in Vietnam, otherwise they would be thrown off by the tanks.

This is absolutely intolerable, as it makes the infantry very clumsy in the event of an attack, and there is not enough time to react...... And this doesn't seem to work, if the tank drives all the way down and throws the infantry, my battalion will not be thrown off in half of the second?

Just when I returned to the headquarters with this in mind, Zhang Fan greeted me and said, "Battalion commander, I have something to report!" ”

"Say!" Because there were guards around, I could only pretend to be serious.

"That's right!" Seeing the expression on my face, Zhang Fan couldn't help but pout, and said with some dissatisfaction: "The step school has formed another synthesis battalion!" ”

"What?" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this, if another synthetic battalion was formed...... Commander Zhang didn't tell me first.

"This isn't my dad...... It's not what Commander Zhang meant! Zhang Fan explained: "First of all, the senior infantry school students are a little unconvinced, so they say that our first-year students are tanks and artillery, but they have not seen anything in the school for so many years. So he made a report at the xiangshang level, plus the support of Staff Officer Chen......"

"Chen Jiahao?"

"Hmm!" Zhang Fan nodded: "He happens to be a teacher in the fourth grade, so he contacted the Ninth Frontier Division of the base and asked the senior students to form a synthetic battalion!" ”

"Oh!" As soon as Zhang Fan said this, I understood, first of all, most of the senior students are "with a back door", and the senior students are all recommended to come in, right? They definitely have two brushes behind them, so of course their voices will have some influence. In addition, the commander of the Ninth Frontier Division is Chen Jiahao's father, and then when he heard that this was not a bad thing, he helped the trainees train, and at the same time, the Ninth Frontier Division could also train. So he waved his hand...... That's it!

But...... Isn't the Ninth Defense Division here also Commander Zhang's troops? If Commander Zhang is not allowed...... The commander of the Ninth Division can't do it even if he has great ability!

So I quickly understood that this matter was actually acquiesced by Commander Zhang, and its purpose was to make our two synthetic battalions have competition, that is, you chase after me and compete with each other.

Depend on! Thinking of this, I couldn't help but curse secretly...... When Commander Zhang asked me to be the battalion commander before, he said that there was no pressure and no one would compare with me, which immediately put pressure on me.

"Who led this synthesis camp?" I asked.

"Chen Jiahao!" Zhang Fan's face was slightly displeased, and he seemed to be quite dissatisfied with this matter.

I couldn't help but smile when I heard this name, I actually guessed the answer, Chen Jiahao made me suffer a lot a few days ago, especially in front of Commander Zhang and Zhang Fan...... You must know that this one is his boss and the other is the woman he admires, and the face he lost in this situation must be picked up no matter what he says!

"You can still laugh?" Zhang Fan said: "Do you know what kind of soldiers Chen Jiahao formed a synthetic battalion? ”

"What kind of soldier?" I asked.

"Their infantry said they were infantry cadets, but in fact they were only half!" Zhang Fan said: "Moreover, a company was selected from more than 600 infantry cadets in three years, and then the company with the strongest combat effectiveness was selected from the Ninth Frontier Division, and the artillery battalion and tank battalion have also fought and made meritorious contributions, saying that they want to be on par with our synthetic battalion!" ”

"Will my second company be worse than them?" I asked.

"The rest of the troops are pretty much the same!" Zhang Fan said: "It's just that the new students are ......."

"Don't worry!" I said, "Although they have never fought and have not studied in step school for a few days, they will soon be able to form a fighting force!" ”

"I hope so!" Zhang Fan said: "The most annoying thing is that Commander Zhang doesn't care!" ”

Listening to Zhang Fan's words, I knew that she must have gone to Commander Zhang's complaint, but she was fooled by Commander Zhang's casual reason. This also proves that my previous idea was right, and Commander Zhang also intended to let Chen Jiahao's synthetic battalion compare with me.

Of course, I believe that Commander Zhang does not think that there is any personal grudge between me and Chen Jiahao, or that he understands it in his heart but is too lazy to care about this matter.

I think in his eyes, Chan Ka Ho's unit represents the tactics and operational style of the old school, while I represent the new tactics and new style. He wanted us to collide with the old and new tactics to see which was better or worse, and then decide on the direction of reform.

So I immediately ordered Zhang Fan: "Don't go and say anything to Commander Zhang again, understand?" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Fan replied helplessly.

I'd like to see ...... Does this Chen Jiahao really have the ability to defeat me? (To be continued......)