The sun never sets in America

Chapter 446 Lion Chariot and Armored Division
Dahan Dynamics Group...

(formerly a subsidiary company of Hongshan Machinery)

Big black characters are engraved on the door, and behind the building are rooms with white walls painted entirely with red paint.

This kind of whitewashed walls is actually not in line with the practice of most factories in Han Dynasty, because according to most factories in Han Dynasty, they are all painted with white paint. The better ones use blue paint for good looks, but there are actually very few that use whitewashed walls like Dahan Dynamics. .

In fact, this is related to the company's corporate culture. The company did not produce power machinery at first, but women's bicycle kits. Naturally, from the corporate design, it is more suitable for women.

And now, even though the company has been split twice, it still retains this unique design aesthetic.

For example, most of the internal combustion engine casings of Dahan Dynamic Company are colorful. Although people are constantly complaining about it, in today's rigid Han industrial market, such an avant-garde appearance design actually caters to the "40s" who grew up in the first year of Longwu. back".

These young people who were born in Han and experienced the development of Han are full of disdain for those "rigid" old men. Therefore, most of the current scientific and technological circles in Han, although on the surface, are still in their forties or fifties. Middle-aged people, but in fact it is the young people who are really doing the work.

As a technology company that has gone through several reorganizations, Dahan Dynamics is basically composed of young people. Even its original big brother Hongshan Machinery has difficulty matching the company in terms of youth.

Because of this, Dahan Dynamics also got the title of "Young Strong School".

As for the entire Great Lakes War and the early Mississippi River War, a total of 150,000 soldiers have been killed until now. Although most of them were vassal troops and the real Han army was less than 50,000, Han Dynasty completely took the initiative in this country. Under such circumstances, the loss of so many soldiers is not an unnecessary loss, and can even be said to be "guilty".

After calculating for a long time, Yu Fengjun gave an answer: "In the second month, it will be increased to 800 units, and in the third month, it will be 1,200 units."

"Buzz..."

Although Yu Fengjun spoke arrogantly, he was actually a very rigorous science student. When he heard Dong Ziqin ask about the output, he didn't even answer directly, but asked someone to get the last data book.

"what……"

"It's either a try or it will work. In the middle of next month, I will see enough engines. If I can't get one, you can figure it out on your own!!"

"Three hundred vehicles..."

When Yu Fengjun on the opposite side heard this, he didn't answer immediately, but found someone to calculate.

Dong Ziqin looked at the formulas drawn on the paper and the industrial data for a long time, but he still didn't understand what this thing was about.

"Okay, let's try!!"

Yu Fengjun spoke unhurriedly, basically telling all the data he could tell. As for the things he didn't tell, they were naturally the ones Dong Ziqin didn't understand.

"Okay, I'm going to ask for the money right now. The money will definitely arrive within a week, but I tell you, you must get these done within a month, and the production capacity must be at least 1,200 units. If you can’t raise it, your company will pay for it yourself!”

"Of course, according to our statistics on the Lion Chariot, these 600 engines can only be placed on 300 Lion Chariots, because one must be kept as a backup during wartime..."

When Dong Ziqin heard that it would take three months, his whole person changed. Obviously, this was not in line with the army's plan. In the army's plan, the production capacity of tanks in the second month would be increased to at least 800 vehicles. If we really follow this data, it will take the fourth month to meet the tank's engine requirements.

Dong Ziqin didn't respond at all and just asked about the price.

"How many??"

Dong Ziqin seemed to agree happily, but in fact there were pitfalls everywhere. If the delivery was slightly slow, he might be found fault.

As a young man, naturally he is not only young, but also strong. Currently, many internal combustion engines used in the world in Han Dynasty are masterpieces of Dahan Dynamics. The best among them has provided military engines for the Unicorn II car.

…………

Dong Ziqin frowned and asked the honest-looking manager Yu.

"Can it go any faster??"

Looking at the engine on the stage, as the core power that will be sent to the tank assembly factory, engine tuning has always been the top priority in the entire Lion plan. It is not surprising that it is even described as "future".

Watching the engineers constantly adjusting and testing the newly produced engines, Dong Ziqin, as the military representative of the Lion Project, watched very carefully. After watching for a long time, he said to the general manager Yu Fengjun beside him:
“Manager Yu, how much is the monthly output of this engine??”

"This..." Yu Fengjun hesitated, but then he was confused by Dong Ziqin's "Do it or not?" and he didn't know how to answer. In the end, he could only answer:

"I'm asking how much does it cost to rebuild a new one??"

"Can it be upgraded to 1,200 units??"

"Unless, unless we open a new production line and build a new set of supporting factories, it will be basically impossible to meet the needs of the Army at our current ammunition speed..."

"Three months??"

"Seventeen million!!"

When the data book was brought, he replied: "General Dong, based on our preliminary production data last month and the adjustments to the production line, if we run the production at full capacity this month, it will be about 20 units per day. Counting thirty days per month, that’s six hundred Kuangsha engines…”

When Yu Fengjun said this, he obviously lacked confidence. After all, it is just an engine production line. If it is really a complete set, then the money spent on it is probably not more than 15 million, and even if we want to speed up, we will still have to do it. higher.

And if the Unicorn is the beginning of Dahan Power’s relationship with the military, then the latest model of the “Crazy Shark Power Diesel Engine” is the beginning of Dahan Power’s real take-off.

"so late??"

Maybe it's like Yu Fengjun, the current general manager of Dahan Dynamics, said: "We only do first, not second. Second, means failure!!"

"Now the war can no longer be delayed. As you know, the front line is very tense right now, and people are dying every moment!!"

Dong Ziqin's words made it difficult for Yu Fengjun to answer, so he could only speak in a low voice:
"Seventeen million..."

As the engine that powers the Lion Chariot, among the standards of the Han Army, the most stringent standards at that time were used during the review. There were many companies participating in the election, including Hongshan Machinery, the old boss of Dahan Dynamics, but Among them, only Han Dynasty had the last laugh.

Dahan Dynamics has been able to develop from a small workshop producing women's bicycle kits to the present.

"How much??"

When Dong Ziqin said this, a trace of unbearability flashed in his eyes. As a high-level general, he could get the latest death data.

Dong Ziqin muttered this seemingly small number. If he remembered correctly, the assembly plant's monthly production capacity was five hundred vehicles. The extra two hundred vehicles would be wasted. According to his view of industrial production, Based on the understanding of the process, this part of the production capacity cost will inevitably be added to the other 300 vehicles. Although the addition is not too much, if it is like this every month, then the price difference will really become a "cliff".

After Dong Ziqin finished speaking, he left without leaving any trace or giving Manager Yu a chance to explain.

"Ugh!!"

“I knew I would have asked for more!!”

Yu Fengjun looked at the production lines that were still running around him and sighed with regret.

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"Click, click." On a large plain in Youzhou, dozens of Lion training tanks with striped grille logos were forming a horizontal formation about 200 meters apart, sprinting forward. At the back, there stood a pavilion, in which stood professors from the Army Noncommissioned Officer School and active cavalry officers of the Army.

The reason why they are cavalry officers, not infantry, is because according to the latest reorganization of the Han Army, the current ten cavalry divisions of the Han Army will be reorganized, and finally five will be formed from them, mainly lion chariots and unicorns. "Armored Division".

This armored division will have two tank regiments, a repair battalion and a supply battalion, and even an automobile infantry regiment.

One of the tank regiments will have two tank battalions, a motor transport battalion and an artillery battalion, and will have a regimental headquarters.

One of the chariot battalions has about thirty chariots, divided into three chariot fleets. Each chariot fleet has ten chariots. Every three chariots form a chariot squad, and the remaining one For the command vehicle.

The so-called automobile transportation battalion is actually a transportation unit based on Unicorn II trucks. This kind of transportation unit basically transports soldiers.

These soldiers are the armored soldiers currently being trained by the Han State using old-fashioned cavalry.

Taking into account the traveling distance of the tank and its unsuitable nature for long distances, equipping the tank battalion with a car transport battalion can relieve the physical consumption of the armored troops before the war.

Of course, real tanks are not actually transported by cars because they are too heavy. They are basically transported by rail. This is why when designing armored divisions, the Han army focused on railway lines.

In fact, in the Han Army's research and development plan, it hopes to develop a tank that can carry out long-distance combat, instead of the current Lion III tank that can only carry out short-distance assaults.

But it is a pity that according to the current progress of the war, such a tank may not be available even after the war.

Therefore, the Han army settled for the next best thing and chose the most cost-effective "replacement of tracks" and "replacement of engines."

It's just that this so-called cost-effectiveness is what those engineers said. For the senior Han army officials who have been in contact with the Lion Chariot, not to mention changing the engine, even changing the track, they have to consider when is the right time to change it.

After all, one track, according to the current price, is basically more than ten heavy machine guns. If this money is spent on the feudal army, the power that bursts out will not be comparable to that of a simple tank.

As for the engines, let alone insufficient production capacity, even if they were sufficient, they would not be wasting it like this, and they would be wasting it to the point of least seeing the value. This is simply touching the lifeblood of the "Grandet" of the logistics department. Son, it would be strange not to scold me when the time comes.

The artillery battalion under the tank regiment is actually a car-towed artillery battalion.

It mainly uses Unicorn trucks as the main transport capacity. According to the Unicorn transport capacity standards, it can tow a maximum of 105 mm howitzers.

The establishment of this artillery battalion is twelve 105mm howitzers.

As for the so-called regiment headquarters, it is actually similar to most infantry regiments, except that it has a few more cars.

A tank regiment consists of sixty tanks, twice as many trucks, twelve 105 howitzers, and a regiment headquarters of 100 men.

The total number of people is about two thousand.

In addition to tanks, a division also has a repair battalion of about 700 people. This battalion is mainly used for tank and automobile repair work.

According to the standards of the Han army, even this kind of repair unit needs to be equipped with guns, shooting, and the most basic tactical training.

As for the baggage camp, it was actually the standard equipment for most division-level troops of the Han Army. The only difference was that a large number of cars were added to replace the original draft horses.

What really changed the way the armored division fought was the automobile infantry regiment ranked last.

This regiment is a new exploration of the Han Army's army in the current era of internal combustion engines.

At that time, when the infantry regiment that used a large number of vehicles to carry out operations was formed, it was questioned by many old-school army officers. The most questioned was "stability".

After all, cars are actually a new thing for the Army. Even many Army officers have not ridden in them. In addition, during this period, the Unicorn-1 car had a lot of problems, one of which was even serious. The car accident has caused many people to be dissatisfied with cars.

(While marching, he lost control of the control and killed a major general)
Even for an army unit like the Armored Division, which uses a large number of vehicles, a question arises, that is, whether to retain some draft horses to ensure normal operation in case of wartime emergencies.

It says it's functioning normally, but in fact it means there's no trust! !
But in the end, this all-automotive change was carried out, because according to Dong Ziqin's early plan, "automotive", or "mechanization" itself was the next most important change for the Han army.

Considering that if all the millions of Han troops were to change their equipment, there might be costs and even risks of failure. Therefore, as the first batch of new units to use a large number of vehicles, the Armored Division was also responsible for the discussion and research of the future combat model of the Han Army. .

This is also the main reason why this time the armored division did not become a mixed army of half vehicles and half draft horses as some people said, but directly became mechanized in one step.

The automobile infantry regiment, known as the "Shield of the Armored Division", is divided into three infantry battalions, an artillery battalion, a vehicle transport battalion, and even a repair battalion and regiment headquarters according to its organization.

Yes, the regiment has a separate auto repair camp. This was decided independently by Dong Ziqin after revising the establishment several times.

Originally there was no increase, but after watching several small-scale battalion-level exercises, I found that in wartime, infantry relies even more on automobiles than artillery.

Because infantry has extremely high requirements for speed in accompanying warfare, they essentially accompany the chariots in the attack and occupy the places where the chariots have broken through.

The most important thing about this fast tactic of rapid occupation after a breakthrough is speed. With current automobile technology, long periods of high speed, or even sudden low speeds in the middle, will cause great damage to the gearbox and even the engine. , once something goes wrong, if there is no independent repair camp, you have to stay in situ and find the repair team of Shixia. This is simply a "disaster" on a battlefield where every second counts.

Therefore, assigning enough repair engineers to the infantry regiment has become an inevitable necessity! !

According to the plan, a motor infantry regiment should be equipped with more than 4,000 infantrymen, and in the final plan, it could even reach a maximum of 5,000 infantrymen.

The current mainstream infantry regiment establishment of the Han Army is three thousand people.

The reason why there are so many more infantry regiments under the Armored Division is essentially because of the Armored Division's need for infantry.

According to the plan made by the General Staff of the Han Army, the use of armored divisions, in addition to being the spearhead of the offensive in large-scale joint attacks, is more important in individual actions, or when they are disconnected from large units. Ability to fight independently.

In the current American battlefield, it is simply impossible for a unit to say that it can separate from the infantry and win a war alone, even if it is cavalry.

The Han army's cavalry army also had infantry! !
In fact, very early on, Dong Ziqin discussed the development of future wars in one of his papers. Infantry will still be the main force, but some major changes will be made.

This change refers to new weapons such as tanks and machine guns, as well as the new tactics derived from them.

But no matter how new they are, they will eventually have to fit in with the "old" stuff, and infantry is, at all times, needed.

The entire armored division, according to the current establishment, has reached 12,000 people.

This is the current basic configuration of ammunition, but according to the general staff's plan, in wartime, a 3,000-man ordinary infantry regiment will also be equipped to coordinate with the armored division's attack to help stabilize the rear front.

And an armored division built according to this standard is naturally not cheap. According to the latest statistics of the Han Army, the cost of such an armored division is no different from that of a battleship of the Han Navy, and it is the Qin class which is relatively high. Battleship.

(The Qin-class battleship cost 12 million yuan)

If calculated based on the planned ten armored divisions, it would be more than 120 million yuan.

This is why the officers in the pavilion always sigh because of the price when they talk about it. It's not because the price is too expensive. The army's military expenditures can't support it.

But no matter how expensive it is, it still has to be spent, as Liu Peng said to those officials of the Ministry of Finance: "If you don't make weapons if you have money, is it difficult to pay compensation??"

(End of this chapter)