The door of the courtyard house has been welded dead

"When we got to the big uphill slope, the power was still barely enough. The tank could climb up, but the truck's center of gravity was still too far back. I didn't dare to go any further~!"

In the training ground of the 2I Regiment, Li Feng, who was responsible for exploring the performance limits of the truck gun, finally stopped before the last big uphill slope.

"That's all you need?"

On the 45-degree slope, Li Xuewu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, had already grabbed the armrest next to the door and turned to look at Li Feng. In his eyes, Secretary Li, who was always reckless in doing things, actually had something he dared not do.

"It's almost sixty degrees, and the counterweights are sliding back down. Let's just not test the gun today. Maybe those people from the factory will come to our two houses for a feast~!"

After all, there was no ammunition box at the rear of the front of the vehicle, and the temporary counterweight block was at a 59-degree angle without any problem, which was already a concession. If it was nearly degrees, it would have been difficult for the tank to climb up.

"Let's have a feast, what are you waiting for~!"

Li Xuewen was stunned for a moment and suddenly realized what Li Feng meant. This time, he wanted to go down faster than Li Feng.

Not long after, the truck gun changed direction from the last platform. Li Xuewen, who had gradually calmed down, experienced another rapid downhill ride.

This time, he was not holding the handrail with one hand, but both hands were holding the right handrail, and his eyes were almost popping out.

"Try it. Let me see the maximum braking distance on a steep downhill slope~!"

This was not considered as intentional. It was not until the wheels emitted blue smoke and left deep black tire marks on the concrete road surface and the car stopped completely that Li Feng informed him of the content of the test.

"I finally understand why you said that we can't wait for the old man. If it were Mr. Shen, you would be so scared that your heart would get sick~!"

Li Xuewen jumped out of the car, supported his hands on his knees, and gasped heavily. It was not known whether his legs were weak or his heart just couldn't take it. He was really afraid that the truck wouldn't be able to stop as it was going down a long slope and accelerating.

On the other hand, Li Feng didn't care and even felt refreshed. When he drove in the past, the braking system of that more than 20-year-old Studebaker could not compare with this new car.

"The test must be rigorous. For military products, the data cannot be falsified. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, it doesn't. Come on, help me hold this end~!"

Is it setting rules? I guess so. Li Xuewen is not the type of person who likes to falsify information. It is mainly to remind him that various data cannot be falsified by others.

A long tape measure was pulled out from under the seat, and Li Xuewen was asked to stand next to the wheel. Li Feng jogged all the way until he reached the turning point of the downhill slope. He squatted on the ground and marked it on the tape measure.

"93 meters?"

Li Feng is so rigorous about data that he has reached the point of being demanding. At least, in Li Xuewen's opinion, that's right.

"Well, it's OK. However, this is my skill. If it were an ordinary driver, with the front brake and the back brake, it would probably take more than a hundred~!"

Secretary Li of the Red Star Factory is very confident and proud when talking about his driving skills. This is admitted by the political director himself. Of course, there are definitely veteran drivers whose driving skills are even better than his, but who can blame him for not having been praised by the director~!

This is called official certification!

It was not until the uphill and downhill tests were completed that Yang Weimin slowly drove the jeep over. This was mainly because he had been reminded not to get close to the downhill area, and Secretary Li was also worried about something going wrong.

In addition, there was also Captain Bai who rushed to the scene after hearing the news. It was with his coordination among many parties that the grille was finally installed on the turret of the Type 59 tank. Otherwise, it would have been just a semi-finished product at best.

There are also some performance parameters of the grille armor after all of them are installed, which are also the data given by the 2I Regiment after personal testing.

"Thank you for your trouble. I know I have delayed your daily training. I am really sorry~!"

Seeing Captain Bai getting out of the car, Li Feng took the initiative to step forward and say hello. From now on, there will probably be many more days of trouble~!

"I heard from our chief of staff that your factory has come up with something new. Director Li, is this car of yours the new thing he mentioned?"

Compared to his previous curiosity about Li Feng, Captain Bai was surprised this time. The grille armor was invented by the young factory director in front of him. This new thing was also invented by them. It is no wonder that they are so young and can become the factory director. They must have some skills.

"Red Star Factory is developing a truck gun. Commander Bai is here to give us some advice. I don't know about the whole world, but in our country, it should be the only one of its kind. Of course, it's still in the trial stage~!"

He and Captain Bai walked around the car body, and finally held his cheeks with his hands, with a complicated expression.

"Research and development, isn't this just modifying the 122mm howitzer and installing it on a truck? Why do we need to research and develop this?"

No wonder Captain Bai had such a complicated expression. How could he not recognize the howitzer? Although he had never seen this type of vehicle, he had seen this gun before.

Combining the two, Li Feng said that this became research and development, although he also admitted in his heart that the idea of ​​installing a howitzer on a truck was indeed a great idea.

"Anything that needs to be equipped to the troops needs to be studied, just like the grille armor we produce. If you, Captain Bai, hadn't seen it with your own eyes, the effectiveness of its defense against rockets, I believe that you wouldn't be so cooperative~!"

"If you want to make any road that no one has walked before work, you need someone to take the lead and open up this road. This truck gun looks assembled now, but in the future, we will have first-hand test data and trained professional designers, engineers, and weapons developers~!" "The artillery factories that produce howitzers must manufacture them according to our design requirements, because mechanized artillery needs this~!"

Li Feng patted the base of the howitzer. At the current stage, the conditions are insufficient, and he is the guide who paves the way. Currently, the artillery factory is Party A, and the Hongyan Automobile Factory is also Party A. But as long as the Red Star Factory has the ability and follows the route he planned, these two large factories will eventually become Party B~!

The Party B that serves the Red Star Factory is like a factory that claims to have mastered core technologies. The industrial park is surrounded by Party B branches that provide dedicated supporting services.

"Well, forgive my ignorance, you are right, mechanized artillery can fight and run, and provide fire support at any time. Our ground firepower coverage is still not strong enough~!"

Captain Bai might have recalled something in his memory and sighed. Although he is now in the tank regiment, he is still a soldier and the artillery unit is also a brother unit. It is a good thing that he can increase its combat effectiveness.

"First the short-range ones, then the long-range ones. Pick the easy ones first. Katyusha is still behind. Let's go and have a go~!"

Li Feng knew how wild Rabbit's moves were. Installing a cannon was just the technical accumulation of the truck chassis, and there was a rocket launcher waiting at the back.

The range is 300 kilometers but the error is 1,700 kilometers. Even Li Feng exclaimed that it was far off the mark!

"Do you want to find a professional? Is there anyone in your factory who can use this cannon?"

Captain Bai climbed onto the truck gun cab and not only led the way himself, but also enthusiastically provided shooter support.

Li Feng glanced at him and understood. He guessed that he was the professional mentioned. He didn't know if he was used to fighting with tank guns and wanted to change his taste.

"I watched the artillery training on the plateau, stuffing in, pulling bolts, and pulling gun ropes, but most of the time, I watched them dig artillery bunkers and dig hoes~!"

As for aiming and artillery scale calculation, which are more professional contents, Li Feng does not know how to do them, but it does not affect today's cannon, so it has to be left to the Red Star Factory to make a good start.

The first truck-mounted gun test firing was a historic moment. The name of the shooter could be entered into the archives and it would be a lifetime of glory. There was danger, but it was not great. This was a good opportunity to make meritorious service.

Captain Bai looked a little disappointed. Maybe he didn't think as deeply as Li Feng thought. He just simply wanted to try the artillery's howitzer.

There is a difference between a tank shooting training ground and an artillery shooting training ground. The area is undoubtedly much smaller. For formal artillery tests, it is normal for the range to cover a dozen or twenty kilometers in front.

Tank guns are different. Whether or not you can hit the target at a distance of one or two thousand meters depends on luck.

After Li Feng stopped the car, the people who followed quickly took their positions, put down the hoes and hydraulic rods, and even Master Jia climbed under the car again to conduct an inspection.

This makeshift team developing the truck-mounted gun looked more and more like professionals. Even Captain Bai couldn't help but nod his head as he watched the quickly deployed truck-mounted gun.

Red Star Factory, there is still something to it~!

Everyone else was busy with the preparations before the test firing, except Yang Weimin, who had several duties. After taking the shell down, he silently twisted the fuse of the warhead.

Perhaps he was a little worried, so he flipped through the operating manual that Li Xuewu gave him again and again, and even wiped the shells with his sleeves.

"Are you nervous?"

On the other hand, after testing the vehicle, Li Feng, who had nothing to do, came over and looked at Yang Weimin who was working hard, with a bright smile on his face.

"No, not nervous~!"

Although he said he was not nervous, Yang Weimin still swallowed his saliva, took a look at the slowly rising muzzle of the gun pointing at the hillside ahead, and his heart was still shaking a little.

We have been busy for so many days just for today. Who knows if the hard work of those people in the factory will be wasted with just one shot?

"Don't be nervous. Wait, you will be the main shooter and I will be the secondary shooter. I will help you. The first shot will be left to you~!"

Secretary Li squatted down and signaled to Yang Weimin with a smile that he could move the shells. The truck artillery had already made preparations for shooting.

"Ah~!"

"What? Hurry and move!"

"Put it in. Here, I'll give you this rope. Wait a minute, just pull it hard and it will be fine~!"

Yang Weimin seemed like a puppet at this moment. He raised the 20-kilogram shell to his neck and his face turned red. Especially after closing the bolt, he saw the gun rope handed to him by Secretary Li himself, and his face suddenly turned pale.

"Pull harder!"

"Boom~!" (End of this chapter)