The experimental vehicle No. 2 soon became a novelty for Bosenck. In the restaurants and bars that the freedmen liked to go to, and in the salon clubs frequented by the wealthy freedmen and the local aristocracy, news of the Experimental Car No. 2 was everywhere.

Some say that the machine monster needs to burn human souls as a power, and it is a combination of the souls of witches and star pirates that roam the stars.

Some say that this product means that a new means of transportation is about to be ushered in throughout Newsar, and that the steam carriage will become a thing of the past.

Others said that the manager of the Bosenke Fishery Company was furious and determined to teach the outsiders a lesson.

Dussander was unaware of these rumors, and he was not at all interested in such "news".

Together with Polina, he is carrying out an emergency modification of the experimental vehicle No. 2.

Cotton itself is very dense, and even if it is wrapped and pressurized, it still takes up a lot of space.

The rear bucket of the experimental vehicle No. 2 was made by Dussander according to the type of rear bucket of the pickup truck that he had seen in photos in his previous life - the height of the side panels of the rear bucket was relatively limited.

This design can effectively reduce the load on the rear tires, so as to avoid the center of gravity of the vehicle being too far back after a large amount of cargo to sink the rear wheels into the mud.

But such a design is not very suitable for loading cotton. Especially after Dussander looked at the map, this feeling became even stronger.

During the two-day trip, Rive 2 had to travel about 60 miles between hills, sandy beaches and river beaches. Two thousand pounds of cotton and about a thousand pounds of coal were carried each way.

That's almost a ton and a half of load.

A thousand pounds of coal has to be about half a cubic in size. A 2,000-pound cotton volume requires at least 2.5 cubic meters.

Three cubic meters of supplies had to be piled on a bucket of 1.14 yols multiplied by 1.28 yores. Ideally, the sidebar height of the rear bucket should also be 1.04 yore.

At present, the height of the rear bucket of the experimental vehicle No. 1 is only one-third of the pitch, which is obviously not up to the target.

Where there is no welding, it takes a lot of expertise and mathematical calculations to make the metal connection strong enough at both ends. Fortunately, Dussander didn't have to learn this knowledge on an improvised basis – he just had to give Polina a hand.

Lorraine didn't go back to the resort room first, and the little girl who was away from home alone for the first time was very excited. She didn't even eat dinner, and kept following Dussand's curious look, from the sea to the fish, from the beach to the coconut palms, almost everything that piqued her interest.

Dussand, who was busy connecting the steel pipes with rivets, tried to find time to come out, and ate several different balls of fish with Lorraine, and drank six coconuts in a row. Lorraine smiled happily as she watched him scramble to exchange tools and food.

Fortunately, the little girl just played with her heart. After having had her fill, Lorraine found a table and began to study her route for tomorrow. Dussand, who had completed the raising of the rear trunk panel, had a heated discussion with Polina about how the vehicle would be carried.

As someone who had seen a lot of cars in his previous life, Dusson insisted that it would be important to control the vehicle's front-to-rear weight ratio in off-road conditions. If the weight is too far back, the rear of the vehicle may sink into the mud and it will be difficult to get out.

He insisted on stacking the relatively heavy coal on a makeshift pallet above the roof of the car.

Polina, on the other hand, believes that the heavy coal must be placed at the bottom of the cabin, so that the center of gravity of the vehicle is lower and it is not easy to overturn in off-road conditions.

Neither of them could convince anyone, and the quarrel was about to go to overtime. Lorraine, who had been studying the route, suddenly raised her head and asked, since your worries are justified, should you think about it the other way around? ”

"The other way around?" Dussaint was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Lorraine meant.

"You are worried that the rear wheels will sink into the mud due to the rear center of gravity, which will make it difficult for the vehicle to drive normally, and Ms. Polina is worried that the center of gravity of the vehicle is too high and it will roll over when driving on a deviated road." Lorraine said to Dussand, "On the test vehicle, you two are experts. If you have such a concern, then this worry is certainly possible - in that case, then look at the other way and see whose worries are easier to deal with. ”

"With current conditions, is it easier to prevent the vehicle from overturning, or is it easier to solve the problem of the wheels getting stuck in the mud?" Lorraine put down the pencil in her hand and asked thoughtfully, "With all due respect, the experiment will start at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, and we must complete the modification as soon as possible." ”

Dusand and Polina looked at each other, then gathered together and muttered.

After about a quarter of an hour, the two reached an agreement.

"Put the coal in the back." Dussander patted the board, "Anyway, the off-road wheels we use now are metal structures, and if it really doesn't work, we can widen them outside the metal wheels to increase the ground contact area and reduce the pressure." ”

If the metal wheels are not up to the task, the tracks can be mounted directly.

Truth be told, if there were other options, Dussaint would never want to use such a thing as a track. The level of materialism of the empire is not low, and the sturdiness of the tracks produced is quite good. However, the structure of the experimental vehicle itself was not suitable for the use of tracks, and it was difficult to ensure that the wheels and suspension would always be tensioned to maximize the effectiveness of the tracks.

Moreover, the tracks put too much pressure on the engine. At the manor, Dusand and Polina experimented with the fact that the No. 2 test car, after being fitted with tracks, could not travel as fast as a horse or mule carrying a load on its back.

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At eleven o'clock in the evening, Dussander finally dragged his tired body back to the hotel to get ready to rest. I have to say that the Royal Navy is very wealthy, and in order to provide the "Commodore Your Excellency", who has not shown up until now, to provide treatment in line with his status, the entire Bosenke Hotel has been chartered. Dussand, along with the rest of the Navy commandos, enjoyed the 80-room luxury hotel.

As soon as he entered the hotel, he heard a message from the waiter on the side.

Duchamp was in the hotel's restaurant, and he asked the waiter to invite him over as soon as he saw him.

There is one more sentence to the message that was delivered with this instruction.

"The people who don't open their eyes and are looking for trouble are coming, bring their badges with them."

After hearing the news, Dusson was really a little confused and couldn't figure it out.

The entire hotel was chartered by the Navy, and there was even a Commodore who had arrived from Olin to live here. Who could be so blind-eyed that they chose to come to this place at this time to find trouble?

And...... Father still looked a little confused. If you can easily do it, then you don't need to specifically ask Dusson to bring a badge, right?

Well, it's just not quite right.

Dussaint returned to his room and took out the coat of arms of the heraldic office. After weighing the badge of the double-headed eagle in his hand twice, he simply took out the Type 52 pistol that was at the bottom of the box.

No matter who comes to make trouble, but you must let the other party walk around without eating, so that you can be worthy of the badge in your hand!