Probably the situation has been understood.

Zhu Jianji thought for a while, "I'll go first and take a look, Helan Mountain will accompany me." ”

Helan Mountain immediately went to do it.

After that, Zhu Jianji led people to climb into the tank, lifted the lid and got in, the dim space in the tank made Zhu Jianji's eyes dark, and he couldn't help but say: "It's so dim, how can you see the operation clearly?" ”

Helan Mountain said: "When the steam engine starts, there will be fire. ”

Zhu Jianji looked around with his waist in his waist, and only then did he really understand why this steam tank weighed only nine and a half tons, which was basically an expanded artillery base, and then equipped with a frame like a jeep, the neutral of the frame was covered with iron sheets, and the real weight was the chassis base, firepower heavy guns and tracks.

The rest of the parts are basically a frame.

But it's okay, and on the side of the heavy gun, a machine gun platform is installed, which increases the fire output of the tank.

The design is reasonable in all aspects.

That is, the area occupied by the steam engine is a little large, which seriously compresses the space of the operator, and also squeezes the space for the storage of ammunition, that is, the logistics supply of this tank is very important.

If you can't guarantee logistical supplies, it's just an ornament.

And there's a problem.

The tank's external sight window is a bit large, making it easy to be targeted by enemy troops, and if the enemy forces get close to the tank and pour oil from the sight window, it is entirely possible to use fire to attack the tank from the inside.

It is also not known whether the glaze factory under the Royal Power Company can develop tempered glass.

Helan Mountain said: "In terms of space, there is no possibility of improvement, after all, the power efficiency of the steam engine is fixed, and then expanding the space, it will only make it heavier, and then in terms of operation, there are currently five people prepared, a machine gunner, a tank driver, a firepower heavy artillery operator, a loader, and a steam engine operator." ”

This has been streamlined to the extreme.

In fact, if we really want to increase our combat effectiveness, we will have to increase the number of operators, but there is no room for it, and there is no extra weight to increase, and if we increase the number of combatants, we can only reduce the ammunition reserve.

Pay for one's whistle.

So this tank has extremely high requirements for the quality of the combat crew.

Especially the operator of firepower heavy artillery is the most difficult.

On the one hand, he is responsible for aiming and firing the cannon, and on the other hand, he also has to help the loader to achieve the purpose of continuous fire as much as possible - a tank that cannot fire continuously is just a mobile heavy firepower.

Zhu Jianji looked at the extremely simple tank in front of him, and had mixed feelings in his heart.

Even if it is so simple, Da Ming has difficulty in giving birth to the extreme before producing it.

The point is this......

I don't know when I'm going to lie down.

The combat effectiveness is worrying.

And there are flaws.

With its current weight, the requirements for the battlefield are also very high, not that half of the mud cannot bear its weight, but this weight, once it is stuck in the mud, it is difficult for the power of the steam engine to bring it out.

Thankfully, this tank is large.

The large volume means that the grip area is large, and at the same time, it is crawler, which increases the friction area between it and the ground, so that it will not fall into the mud at every turn.

But it still can't fight in the rain, and it's not adapted to swampy muddy terrain.

Thinking of this, Zhu Jianji couldn't help but talk, "I still have to engage in internal combustion engines!" ”

Helan Shan looked puzzled, "Internal combustion engine? ”

Zhu Jianji laughed, "This is the matter of Yu Mian's chemical group, but it is still far away, I don't really understand the internal combustion engine, so I can only slowly explore." ”

It doesn't matter, the steam tank is flawed, so try to avoid its flaws.

I'm excited to try.

Would love to be the operator of the first gun of a steam tank.

But after thinking about it, I gave up.

At present, the level of gunpowder in the Ming Dynasty is indeed not low, but the flowering bomb is limited by the steelmaking process, and it is not flawless, and there is a great chance of exploding.

In case you're out of luck with your own shit......

If the shell exploded in the tank, Emperor Guang'an of the Ming Dynasty would die like this, it would be ironic.

Taking Helan Mountain out of the tank and looking at the five fighters who were already waiting outside, Zhu Jianji smiled and said, "You are from the Jinge Group Army?" ”

The five nodded.

Zhu Jianji said: "This war machine in front of you will be the king of war standing on the top of the world in the future, each one is very important, so its status is very high, and although you are just ordinary tank combatants, but by no means half of the soldiers, as long as you can skillfully control the tank, everyone enjoys the rank and treatment of the general flag, and the tank is ...... Well, the tank commander is the most capable person among the five of you, and he enjoys the rank and treatment of a hundred households! ”

The five of them were overjoyed and hurriedly thanked them.

Zhu Jianji asked, "How long have you been practicing?" ”

Helan Shan said on the side: "Before the Spring Festival, the Jinge Group Army transferred 100 elites back, a group of five, and began training after the Spring Festival. ”

Zhu Jianji nodded with satisfaction and patted the shoulder of one of the oldest looking soldiers, "Do it well, don't let me down, the future battlefield will depend on yours!" ”

The soldier's face flushed with excitement, and he said loudly: "Weichen doesn't dare to have negative hopes!" ”

Zhu Jianji laughed.

Turn around and walk towards the stands.

Sitting in the stands, he drank hot tea and said to Helan Mountain: "Let's start?" ”

Helan Mountain immediately signaled.

The five tank combatants boarded the tank and drilled into it one by one, and after a few moments, they saw thick black smoke coming out of the tank, and after a long time, they saw a thick white vapor diffusing from the tail of the tank.

Immediately, there was a boom and a clang, and the tank began to start slowly.

The start-up process is long!

No way, this is the disadvantage of steam tanks, the water in the boiler must be boiled to produce a large amount of water vapor, so that there is enough water vapor to push the gears, and then bring up the drive link, and finally transfer the kinetic energy to the track.

In addition, due to the weight of the tank, the starting speed is very slow.

But when the steam engine reaches its maximum power, the speed is okay - about the same as the speed of running, it doesn't look fast or slow, but it certainly can't catch up with the enemy cavalry.

And due to technical limitations, the tank cannot change speeds.

As long as the state stabilizes after starting, it is the maximum speed.

Fortunately, the maximum speed is not high, and the tank driver is completely in control.

After a few turns around the test site, the tank found the best angle to shoot, adjusted its direction, and finally slowly crawled towards the distant shooting range, only to hear a deafening loud noise, the tank came to a standstill, and a fiery red shell burst out of the barrel.

In the distance, a huge cloud of smoke rose into the air.

Zhu Jianji, who was holding a telescope, shook his head.

Didn't hit.

The error is around thirty meters.

Also understood.

After all, limited by the industrial level, the accuracy of the sighting system is insufficient.

The tank continued to smoke its way.

About thirty breaths later, another loud bang was heard, and Zhu Jianji grinned through the telescope as the cannonball fell into the huge lime target and rose smoke and dust.

These tank combatants have good skills and have adjusted their accuracy so quickly.

Although it didn't hit the bull's-eye.

But it also hit the target!

With the power of Daming's artillery, this is definitely a shot into the soul for the enemy!