Chapter 304： 2 types of tanks

Porsche believes that the weight of 45 tons is too heavy for the mechanical transmission system! It is easy to cause mechanical failure, so he developed a telex drive across the ages!

Behind the chassis of this tank, there are two air-cooled Porsche Type 101/1 engines, each of which can produce 310 horsepower. This engine does not directly drive the track.

The engine drives the generator, which then supplies power to the two motors, and the motors drive the tank forward. This is the standard electric drive.

He didn't use a diesel engine. The characteristic of a diesel engine is low torque and strong. Now it is useless to drive a generator with low torque. The important thing is power! The power of a diesel engine under the same weight is not comparable to a gasoline engine.

This concept is very advanced. In later generations, all-electric propulsion became popular, and even warships did so.

But, now, this kind of advanced design means bad mechanical failures constantly appearing! After all, the industrial foundation of this era cannot support such advanced designs!

In this regard, Cyric has also suffered. At the beginning, the Panther tank was forced to reduce its weight to 20 tons, which is the reason why the mechanical manufacturing did not meet the standards. It took several years to achieve a breakthrough and truly mature.

Hitler trusted Porsche very much. Faced with this tank, Hitler looked up and down and kept asking questions, while Dr. Porsche answered with a smile on his face.

The people around could only wait around, especially those from Henschel Company. They knew that Hitler's preferences were very important.

"Cyric, what do you think of this tank chassis?" Hitler asked Cyric with interest.

This is just an ordinary question, but when the question is over, everyone is quiet. If Cyric agrees, it can be said that there is nothing about Henschel.

"I just want to know, how long did it take for this tank chassis to move from a nearby railway station?" Cyric asked.

This is simply an irrelevant question, and this question makes Porsche's face blush.

how long? The train station is only fifteen kilometers here, but it took two days to walk!

Why? Because there are too many chassis failures!

"It's all about Siemens. The engines they produce are unreliable. However, I believe that these engines will gradually become more reliable. Our chassis is the most advanced." Dr. Porsche did not directly answer Cyrenk's question. The explanation was straightforward.

When I came over, the motor on one side suddenly stopped rotating. After checking for a few hours, the fault was eliminated, and the gasoline engine did not rotate for five minutes after continuing to set off!

It was simply a series of failures, and Dr. Porsche was very depressed.

Now, let Cyric ask the point in one sentence. He has more awe of Cyric. At the beginning, Dr. Porsche developed the Beetle under Cyric's recommendation. And now, no matter how high Dr. Porsche climbs, he has to respect Cyric's opinion.

Cyric shook his head: "Dr. Porsche, your concept is very advanced, but what our troops need is a simple and reliable tank. Our tank soldiers cannot be equipped with a tank that is constantly malfunctioning."

"General Cyric, we can eliminate these problems in half a year!" The flushed Porsche said to Cyric.

"Then it's the end of this year. I'll give you two more months." Cyric said: "If the fault cannot be eliminated, then I can only say sorry."

Dr. Porsche is the chief consultant for tank development, but Cyric has the power to decide life and death. Moreover, Dr. Porsche knows that if his tank continues to malfunction, it will certainly not be finalized.

Cyric knows that, needless to say, for half a year, these faults have been eliminated, and it will be impossible to fix it in less than two or three years. In later generations, various Porsche projects have been aborted. It was not until the 188-ton mouse tank that this The system is mature and ready for use.

Of course Hitler was also a sensible person. Hearing the conversation between Cyric and Porsche, he knew that Cyric saw the problem with this tank at a glance, and his interest was greatly reduced.

"Let's take a look at this one again." Hitler came to another chassis on the side.

The technicians of Henschel Company were excited.

Porsche has only been established for ten years, and Henschel is an established company.

The Henschel plant in Kassel, eastern Germany, was established in the early 1800s. At first, it mainly produced heavy machinery such as railway locomotives. Now, the company’s projects have greatly expanded to almost all aspects, including locomotives, tanks and diesel engines, trucks, and airplanes. And artillery and other equipment are involved.

Now, the technician next to Hitler is Irving Adel, the Tiger Tank project supervisor and chief designer.

Owen carefully introduced Hitler: “Our tank chassis uses a conventional layout. We commissioned Maybach to expand the diesel engine produced by them. The power reached 730 horsepower, which can be further increased to 780 in the later period. Horsepower, even more than 800 horsepower."

What should I do when the engine's horsepower is not enough? The simplest is to expand the bore, which is to increase the displacement!

This of course will cause the accessories to be uncommon and almost all have to be remanufactured, but this is also the fastest way to improve performance.

Historically the Tiger tank used a 21-liter 12-cylinder Maybach HL210P30 gasoline engine that can output 650 horsepower. Unfortunately, it still cannot drive a 56-ton Tiger tank.

As a result, the Maybach company quickly upgraded it to HL230P4523 liters with 700 horsepower, allowing the Tiger tank to reach a maximum speed of 38km/h. This is done by expanding the tank.

The technology is very mature, so there is no need to worry about additional failures.

Now, it seems that 60 tons is a huge amount of data, but in later generations, urban muck trucks, which one is not 60 tons? Many trailers on the highway are 100-ton kings. It is not impossible for this normal mechanical device to drive dozens of tons of weight.

Moreover, the technicians of Henschel Company are more thoughtful in the design of this tank, and its transmission system is more advanced!

How advanced is it? For example, even the 96 tanks of later generations did not reach its level. (I don’t know if it’s right to say that. You can discuss it in the book review section. If it’s really wrong, East China Hero will delete this sentence. Our tank inherited from the Russian series is durable and simple. The advantage is really not the pursuit of advanced performance goods.)