Chapter 39： Design drawings (1/2)
”Yes, for our advanced tanks, we must have the best engine.” Cyric said: ”I hope our technicians can work closely together to develop a new 12-cylinder diesel engine to serve as our The power of the tank.”
Diesel engines! Hearing what Cyric said, everyone was stunned, diesel engine?
As a traverser of later generations, Cyric certainly knows the trend of tank development. Diesel engines are king!
Apart from other things, only the endurance makes gasoline tanks difficult to match. For example, the German No. 4 tank needs to be refueled for 150 kilometers, the Tiger tank is only 100 kilometers, and the Soviet T-34 What? It's five hundred kilometers!
This will greatly simplify the need for logistics! Tank troops will have better mobility during combat, and they can run hundreds of kilometers!
At the same time, the use of diesel fuel also avoided fires. The gasoline tanks in World War II were almost all lighters, just one touch! For diesel tanks, there are no such restrictions!
In this era, there is not much research on diesel engines. The only mature in World War II was the Soviet T-34.
Why doesn't Germany use diesel engines? There are many reasons.
For example, the biggest reason is the lack of energy in Germany. Germany’s oil cannot meet its needs and has to use coal-to-oil technology. This technology can only be converted into gasoline and cannot be converted into diesel. The diesel produced in Germany requires Prioritize the supply of submarine forces!
At the same time, the Germans have no technological accumulation. Germany is already familiar with the design of gasoline engines, but high-horsepower diesel engines have to start from scratch.
For example, in 1940, MAN proposed a V8 two-stroke engine and did not complete the prototype until 42 years, which eventually led to the loss of the German army and loss of interest.
After , MAN teamed up with Argus in Berlin to develop the L22016 cylinder four-stroke air-cooled horizontally opposed diesel engine with a design displacement of 37.8 liters and an output of 700 horsepower at 2200 rpm. As a result, the development was not successful until the end of the war.
At the same time, the development of Maybach’s gasoline engine went smoothly. For example, they started to develop the HL210 in July 1941, provided the engine within 8 months, and soon improved the HL230.
And now, the situation is different!
When Libya's oil fields are developed on a large scale, Germany will no longer be troubled by oil shortages! At the same time, under Cyric's leadership, from now on, they will conduct pre-research on the tank. They still have a long time!
Even if Germany's technology is backward, it will be better than the Soviet Union's technology, right? Since the Soviet Union can play Zhulai B2 series diesel engines, why not Germany?
”I can get all the required alloys and processing equipment, but our design here must be aimed at the needs of the next 20 years. The 75mm tank gun and diesel engine are all necessary. ”
”At the same time, in order to increase the armor protection, I think it is more appropriate to use inclined armor. I have a design drawing about diesel engines and a design drawing about new tanks. I hope that I can give you some inspiration. The specific design. It depends on everyone.” Cyric said, taking out something from his briefcase.
Everyone was stunned, Cyric, how about designing?
Cyric does not know how to design, but Cyric can make mechanical drawings! In college, this was a compulsory course. Cyric, who has a talent for fine art, is familiar with drawing this kind of mechanical drawings!