"Well, this should be a must,"

Regarding Long Yun's suggestion, the engineer in charge of contact scratched his head and responded cautiously, "Only this part is the necessary electrical module for the operation of the diesel engine, and the rest is okay to say, we can take a Ural truck to tinker with it first." ――But since you need to avoid the use of electronic components and modules altogether, if I understand correctly, you have to give up all things like lights, right? ”

"- Lights?"

Hearing this, Long Yun was also stunned, and he immediately thought of the lighting problem after entering the "dead city".

In the two days since he entered the "Dead City" investigation last time, because there were no lamps and lanterns, Long Yun had always used sunlight to see, and the empty base was full of weirdness due to the lack of light, and it was a little scary to think about it now. But now, if you want to prepare some lighting, everything that depends on electricity is not usable in the vicinity of the "dead city", and it is okay to mention a gas lamp, but it is too primitive.

However, even with such strict restrictions, with the unified coordination and overall arrangement of the "General Administration of Rome", it is not impossible to transform and manufacture vehicles and equipment suitable for use in an environment without electricity, and this kind of problem is simply pushed to the engineers in the base.

No one had ever thought too much about the equipment suitable for use in the "dead city", not because it was technically impossible, but because no one could approach the "dead city".

If there is no operator, no matter what equipment is a pile of scrap metal, even if it is modified, who can use it?

It was originally a hopeless project that was put on hold. At the request of Victor. The staff of the "General Directorate of Rome" immediately went into action. In the database, I found a lot of relevant design descriptions and drawings, which embody the whimsical ideas of many scientific researchers, which have been dusted in the archives of the base because they have no practical value, but now they have been turned out by the engineers, and now they have new advanced technology and technical conditions to make use of them.

With the previous research and technical foundation, after Long Yun arrived at the "abandoned" base on the outskirts of Moscow by car early the next morning, the technicians were already waiting outside the workshop door. Here, they will be showcasing a range of special equipment that requires extremely special requirements.

Of course, because any investigation into the "dead city" is classified as top secret, even the engineers inside the "General Directorate of Rome" at this base have no idea of the truth, they are only told that these vehicles and equipment are intended to be used in a large underground pit with multiple combustible gas leaks, so there must be no electronic or electrical components, not even a single dry battery.

Of course, Long Yun knew about the KGB's tricks, and he lied to the engineers for a while. After a few words, he walked into the tall and spacious test workshop with everyone. The first thing he saw was the huge front of the car standing in the center of the workshop.

At first glance, the huge vehicle in front of you really looks like a launcher for "Scud" missiles!

In the workshop, quietly parked in front of Long Yun and other people, a rough desert painted MAZ-543 eight-wheeled heavy off-road vehicle is dormant in a large number of tools and scaffolding, from beginning to end nearly ten meters long, the width is close to the huge body of the main battle tank, it looks particularly powerful, divided into two sides of the cab sandwiched between the rough water tank grille, the whole body is full of a heavy and rough atmosphere of large industry.

MAZ-543, like a large number of deformed vehicles of the same series, is produced by the Minsk Heavy Vehicle Plant in the capital of the Belarusian Republic of Belarus, using powerful tank engines and large-diameter off-road tires, not only mass-produced and exported, but also became the TEL (Transport-Erect-Launch, transport, erection and launch) three-purpose launcher of the Soviet Union's mobile strategic missiles after continuously lengthening the frame; Different from the general three-axle off-road truck, the wheels themselves are unusually wide, and the MAZ-543, which adopts independent suspension and the frame is nearly one meter above the ground, can completely leave the road for maneuvering, and can also maintain a speed of at least ten kilometers per hour on difficult terrain.

The MAZ truck in front of him, apparently after a large-scale modification by skilled workers, accompanied by detectives, Long Yun circled around the vehicle twice, and found that a series of lights in the front and rear of the truck had been removed, and the installation position at the front of the truck was replaced with a device like a high-pressure gas lamp, but the structure was obviously more refined, and there was a reflective disc made of heat-resistant material behind the nozzle, and it looked like the lighting effect should be quite good.

The cargo compartment at the back of the truck has also been dismantled and replaced with a large passenger compartment, but Long Yun is the only member of this adventure, he climbed the pedal ladder and leaned into the cabin to take a look, there is a lot of space inside, it is estimated that it is used to store supplies and tools and equipment.

All in all, it looks pretty good.

Seeing the results of the work of the "General Administration of Rome", Long Yun felt quite satisfied, as for how such an eight-wheeled monster with a tank diesel engine installed would start, the accompanying technician led the lieutenant general to the scaffolding at the rear of the front of the car and gave him a detailed explanation:

"Comrade Lieutenant General, you see, a hand-cranked accumulator starter is installed here.

In order to use it safely in the absence of electrical energy, an energy storage spring is installed, and by shaking the handle for about 30 seconds, it can accumulate enough spring potential energy for one engine start, and then pull down the starting lever.

- Dimitri, show us how! ”

"-Okay!"

As the worker named Dimitri came to the car and shook the handle, Long Yun noticed that although he was busy and hardworking, he didn't do his best and gritted his teeth, and it was estimated that the torque requirements of the starter had been calculated, and with his physical fitness, he should be able to move effortlessly.

After about half a minute of shaking, a creaking sound was heard in the iron box of the starter, and the worker let go of the handle and then pulled the starter lever.

As the workers raised their hands, a buzzing sound mixed with metal friction entered the ear drums, and the huge body of the MAZ-543 trembled slightly, bursting into a few "bang" sounds, and then the steady roar of the diesel engine began to echo under the dome of the tall workshop.

Oh, so that's a pretty good design!

After seeing the use of the starter, Long Yun waved his hand to ask the workers to turn off the engine, so as not to make the workshop full of engine exhaust, but he also had a trace of thought in his heart, he felt that every time he had to climb down like this to start the vehicle outside the car, is it a bit troublesome and not very safe?

"Oh, this question, we have also considered,"

In the face of questioning, the technician flipped through the materials in his hand, and then asked Long Yun to board the cab and explain to him another way to use the starter: "In order to match the power state of the whole car, we also modified the brake system of this off-road vehicle, and connected a group of high-pressure gas cylinders to the charging device of the starter. If you need to start the engine in the car, you can also use this hydraulic switch, although it consumes a lot of compressed gas, but the engine will naturally replenish quickly after normal operation. ”

"Oh, of course that's good, - that means the crank outside the car is just a contingency?"

"Not exactly, because a lot of the equipment in the car needs to use compressed air; Although we have some backup measures, if the gas pressure is really low and the engine is not running, we have to use a hand crank to start. ”

Nodding to the technician, Long Yun understood this very quickly, after all, there are a lot of large and small equipment on an off-road truck, and now they have all given up electric drive and electrical conduction, and any power on the car does not come from high-pressure gas reserves, but only from his flesh and blood.

Of course, manpower is sometimes exhausted, so he still feels that there is another guarantee when he learns that the modified MAZ-543 is also equipped with a small inflatable engine that uses diesel and can be easily started by manpower.

In addition to the vehicles of this investigation operation, Long Yun also saw a lot of large and small tools and equipment, basically using compressed air, or direct transmission of diesel engines, or hydraulic devices that use manpower - such as jacks and hydraulic scissors used by many thieves in the real world to steal cars, of course, the quality provided in the base is much better.

After seeing so many tools of different styles, Long Yun had a little bottom in his heart, and he felt that he was a little more sure of going deep into the "dead city" and crossing the "black wall" this time.

However, when he thought of the lighting issue he had raised earlier, he still had some doubts:

"So what about lighting, do you use gas lamps?"

"Oh! It's not okay to use it directly," Hearing Victor's question, the technician present also felt very strange while explaining, even if it is to engage in electromagnetic shielding, can it be that even the lighting part has to go to great lengths to avoid electricity?

But since the above explanation, they have thought of a lot of ways during this time, "We have made some improvements to the high-pressure blowtorch, just like this." ”

On the display shelf on the side of the workshop, Long Yun looked at the real lights and found that the lighting appliances installed on the front of the car, the roof and the ones that can be carried around are all made of compressed gas or solid fuel, but the flame convergence method has made some improvements, because the increase in combustion temperature has further improved the luminous efficiency, which can be said to be bright and economical, and can support long-term lighting use.

With so many modified versions of the equipment, even if it is not easy to use at all, it is also very helpful for action.

After looking around, Long Yun's subjective feeling is like this, he thinks that with these tools that eliminate the electronic and electrical parts, he should be able to deal with the extreme environment of the "dead city", and then it depends on how he makes the best use of it. (To be continued......)