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Stimulated by the new generation of main battle tanks of Western powers and fear of Soviet T24 tanks, the latest M28 series main battle tanks of the Imperial Army of the Chinese Empire have undergone many improvements until they have the ability to completely suppress the latest main battle tanks of various countries. They did not receive a bulk purchase order from the Army Committee.

Considering that the main gun caliber of the new main battle tanks of Western power countries has reached 75 mm, the 30 mm armor of the m16 tank can no longer effectively protect it, so the m28a1 main battle tank is required to use a main gun caliber of more than 75 mm. Beiyang Gendarmeries Heavy Industry, which is responsible for the development of the 75 mm main gun, has developed a number of tank guns, with a minimum diameter of 22 and a maximum diameter of 40. However, in the end, considering the large diameter of the tank guns, the large diameter of the tank guns posed a serious burden on the overall structure and weight of the tank, greatly increasing the volume and weight of the artillery system, which affects the overall maneuverability of the tank and puts huge pressure on the load-bearing and life of the track.

Therefore, after coordination with the Army Committee, Beiyang Weapon Heavy Industry developed a 65mm caliber and 45-diameter mk-34 tank gun system with a 65mm caliber and a moderate weight and volume. Although the caliber of the main gun is smaller than the 75mm main gun of the French Charb1-bis main battle tank, the initial velocity of the muzzle of the 45-diameter m28a1 tank gun has an initial velocity of 630 meters per second. The shells penetrate 57mm armor within 1,500 meters and penetrate less than 30mm armor over two thousand meters. The power is much stronger than the 75 tank gun of the Charb1-bis tank. Therefore, the approval of the Army Committee was to use this tank gun as the main gun of the m28a1 tank.

Improvements have been made in the preparation of bombs. Considering that during the largest and most intense tank war in Operation Desert Storm, each tank consumed an average of about 40 to 60 shells per tank, and considering that the large-caliber shells of 65 mm were used. Too many bombs were affected, the load on the tanks affected, the load on the tanks increased, and the speed and maneuverability of the tanks were affected. Therefore, the number of bombs on the M28a1 tanks decreased again, which was 15 less than the number of bombs on the M16 tanks.

There are only 45 rounds. The b71 armor-piercing projectile is used, with a maximum rate of fire of 8 rounds/min (loader), and 2 rounds/min under manual conditions. In normal combat conditions, experienced shooters can control it at about 5 rounds/min. The entire turret adopts an electric/manual hybrid drive method, and the turret rotation range is 360 degrees. The effective control angle of the vehicle length is 270 degrees, and the pitch range of the artillery is -6 degrees~13 degrees (cannon forward state) and -3°~16 degrees (cannon backward state).

On the battlefield, the main gun of the tank is only a weapon to fight against enemy tanks and strong fortifications. The most lethal force is not the main gun of the tank, but the machine gun weapon system of the tank, which shoots a large number of enemy forces and has vitality. The millimeter m2 heavy machine gun on the m16 tank has been proven to have strong lethality and has achieved amazing killing results on the battlefield. Therefore, the m28a1 main battle tank continues to use the m2 heavy machine gun weapon system, and the reserve bullets have increased to 850 rounds, which is amazingly powerful. It has become a powerful weapon of destruction on the m28a1 tank.

The main weapons, in addition to the MK-24 main gun and M2 heavy machine gun, the air defense weapon system was valued by the Imperial Chinese side for the first time, because during the Desert Storm Operation, the Imperial Chinese Air Force dispatched Hellfire fighters and used air-fired rocket weapons to carry out fierce attacks on the Armenian Army's armored troops. A considerable number of enemy tanks were destroyed by rockets. The same scene also appeared on the South African battlefield. During the joint Air Force's strike against the armored forces of the Republic of South Africa, the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles were violently attacked by rockets from the Hellfire fighters that dived down, and suffered heavy losses.

These practical examples show that the threat of a tank is not just a threat from artillery fire and tank guns from the ground, but an air threat is also fatal. Therefore, in order to improve the battlefield survivability of the m28a1 tank, military experts further improved the m2 heavy machine gun to have the ability to shoot at air and use it as an anti-aircraft high-air machine gun at a certain angle. However, the air-firing ability of the m2 heavy machine gun is still limited, so another air-defense weapon was quickly developed.

Military experts found from the combat exercises of the Chinese Empire's special forces that when special forces use armored combat vehicles, they often use smokescreen bombs to create cover areas, making the opponent unable to see the position of the combat vehicles, and thus successfully maneuver to a designated position to counterattack the enemy.

Military experts learned from this and installed six smokescreen bomb launch devices on both sides of the m28a1 tank to launch smokescreen bombs to create cover areas, so that the enemy cannot lock the position of the tank, thereby improving the survivability of the tank during attack or retreat.

In order to effectively load the mk-24 tank gun weapon system, m2 heavy machine gun system, and m28a1 type combat vehicle with the height remaining unchanged on the basis of the m16 tank, the turret becomes flat, reducing the probability of being hit by enemy direct artillery and improving the battlefield survivability.

The m28a1 chariot is meter long. Thanks to the advancement of the equipment industry technology in China, the volume of various chariot equipment has been greatly reduced, making the m28a1 chariot completely shorter than the m16 chariot. However, because it is equipped with an mk-34 main gun system of up to 45 times the diameter, the chariot cannon reaches meter forward and the cannon reaches meter backward.

In order to improve the survival rate of the battlefield, the entire height of the m28a1 is reduced to meters, which is completely lower than the height of the m16 chariot. The height of the live line is about meters, and the bottom of the car is meter high.

As international main battle tanks are progressing, the m28a1 main battle tank needs to keep pace with the times and maintain a leading position. Therefore, many advanced equipment is installed in the tank to improve the firepower strength, combat speed, handling performance, stability, comfort, electronic communication, etc. of the tank. More than ten advanced equipment are added to the m16 tank. Therefore, in order to install these equipment, the m28a1 tank can only be achieved by widening the width of the tank while reducing the height. After the final design and shaping, the width of the m28a1 tank was increased to meters, and after the skirting board was used, it reached meters.

The m28a1 tank has a powerful firepower system. It is a fatal threat to the enemy, but the enemy's firepower system is not a paper tiger, and it also threatens the survivability of the m28a1 tank. Just reducing the height of the car and installing smokescreen bombs is not enough to greatly improve the survivability. The real battlefield survivability also depends on the chariot's own armor protection.

Armor protection is always the first life guarantee of the chariot and the first law of survival on the battlefield. Therefore, the m28a1 chariot continues to follow the armor protection route of the m16 chariot, using high-strength Chinese special steel, and comprehensively heavy armor protection. The front upper part of the body is 75 mm thick nickel-chromium synthetic hardened armor with an incline of 22 degrees, and the front lower part is 70 mm thick homogeneous Chinese special steel with an incline of 30 degrees. The side is 80 mm thick vertical armor, the rear is 70 mm thick vertical armor, and the front of the turret is 100 mm thick homogeneous special steel with an incline of 60 degrees. The side is 80 mm thick vertical armor, focusing on protecting the cockpit, bullet supply bay and fuel tank. In addition to the overall armor protection, the three have an additional 30 mm thick protective armor to prevent secondary explosions.

The use of inclined armor is a special instruction from the Emperor Chen Hao of the Empire, because when armor of the same thickness and strength is attacked by the same shell, the inclined armor is more resistant to attacks than the vertical armor (the principle that the oblique edge is greater than the right angle edge). It has stronger protection capabilities. Therefore, the protection ability of the m28a1 tank is very strong. It can effectively resist the attack of artillery below 100 mm, and becomes the most effective guarantee for the m28a1 tank to greatly improve the battlefield survivability.

Similarly, when ensuring the same protection ability, the inclined layout can save a considerable portion of the armor weight. Therefore, the total combat weight of the m28a1 tank is only 42 tons, which is 12 tons heavier than the m16 tank, but its firepower and protection ability are several times higher.

In order to promote this behemoth, the propulsion system of the m28a1 main battle tank uses a Diesel 25 six-cylinder six-stroke high-power water-cooled diesel engine with a power of 450 horsepower. The powerful engine makes the maximum speed of the m28a1 tank reach 62 kilometers per hour on the road, a maximum off-road speed of 35 kilometers per hour, a fuel reserve of 1,600 liters, and a maximum road trip of 500 kilometers.

The ability to reach a 500-kilometer journey is greatly improved due to the significant advancement of the materials industry technology of the Chinese Empire, which greatly improves the life of the track. The most wear-resistant special alloy steel is used as the rolling bearing of the track. An embedded groove is added between the bearings, which is filled with synthetic polymer polymer rubber and lubricating oil, thus greatly increasing the wear resistance of the track connection area, increasing the service life of the track to 1,500 kilometers. For the m28a1 tank, it greatly reduces maintenance costs and logistics support pressure.

However, the track technology of the Chinese Empire at this time was still not comparable to the technology of the 21st century. In order to install rolling bearings inside the track connection, the track width of the m28a1 main battle tank had to be increased to 580 mm, and the track ground length also increased to 425 meters.

After more than ten years of research, tank experts have found that there are various advanced transmission devices, load-bearing wheels, induction wheels and pulleys, and a chariot with a spring suspension shock absorption system installed between the load-bearing wheels and the vehicle body. The combatants inside can quickly adapt to the ever-changing battlefield and find favorable shooting positions to attack enemy tanks.

Therefore, the m28a1 tank has made great improvements in this regard, and the transmission device has been changed to an electric/mechanical double-sided transmission, with seven forward gears and one reverse gear. The steering device has added clutch and brake device (first or reverse gears), and the side gearbox downshift device (second to seventh gears) is added at low speed. The suspension device has been changed from the most original spring suspension shock absorption system to a torsion bar high and low variable distance shock absorption system. The installation of this system makes the m28a1 main battle tank still ensure the smooth progress of the tank when the road is uneven.

In terms of electronic equipment, the m28a1 tank is equipped with an optoelectronic range measurement system to improve the gunner's aiming ability. In the good weather, the optical sight will function normally. In the dark weather, it will emit a beam to compensate for the insufficient light, so that the gunner can continue to aim at the target.

In addition, the m28a1 tank is equipped with radio devices that can be transmitted and received at the same time. Each tank crew can contact the commander directly, or even contact the nearest command center directly over the level. This change is the experience summarized by the Imperial Army during the war against the United States. At that time, the armored troops of the Imperial Army would often call for air support, and the chariots that rushed to the front often need to report to the company and battalion headquarters first. The battalion headquarters and regiment headquarters contact the air force, and then the air force command will issue orders to the air wings, brigades, squadrons, and squadrons in turn. The entire process lasts for a long time. Frequently delay the fighter's opportunity, and even convey errors, causing accidental injuries to our own personnel.

After many meetings to summarize experience after the war, Emperor Chenhao of the Empire proposed a research plan for the theory of air-ground collaborative combat. Finally, the Air Force and the Army established an air-ground collaborative command. During combat, the most cutting-edge company-level troops in the army can directly use the military channel to call the nearest air-force fighter jets in an emergency. The air force squad or squadron that received the support request directly verified their identity with the frontline troops through radio and then entered the battle. This can greatly reduce the chance of delaying the fighter jets and improve combat efficiency.

Therefore, on the new generation of m28a1 main battle tanks, a radio communication system that was previously only available to command vehicles above the platoon level was directly installed. The General Command or His Majesty the Imperial Emperor can even directly issue orders to the grassroots troops and personnel on the frontline, greatly improving the headquarters' command ability to the frontline battlefield.

In addition, the m28a1 tank has some other properties. For example, the wading depth is also reached meters without preparation. When prepared, the diving depth can reach 5 meters. The climbing slope reaches 60%. The rolling slope reaches 40%. The vertical wall height can reach meter. The width of the trench is meter, and the minimum steering radius is meters.

Overall, the performance of the m28a1 main battle tank of the Imperial Army has become an international leading representative in all aspects. Its firepower, strong protection ability, fast speed, and high comprehensive combat capability have no problem suppressing the main battle tanks of countries around the world.

However, the power also brings high costs. As early as many years ago, when the m16 tank was put into production, its cost reached more than 350,000 dragon coins. With the advancement of the Chinese Empire's tank manufacturing process, by the 28 years of Guanghua, the cost of the m16a2 upgraded tank had been reduced to 120,000 dragon coins. Now the cost of the m28a1 tank has soared to 450,000 dragon coins again. Although the Imperial Congress was not very happy about this price, it thought that the cost of the m16 tank would soon drop with the progress of the process. It believed that the cost of the m28a1 tank would definitely drop significantly in the near future, so it finally approved the defense budget for the first batch of 300 m28a1 tanks.

In addition to m28a1, the Imperial Army also applied to produce 150 m28a2 tanks and 100 m28a3 tanks. Among them, the engines of the m28a2 tanks are additionally equipped with air filter systems to protect sand and dust. As the main combat equipment for carrying out combat missions in desert areas, they are mainly equipped for Kuwait military bases in the Middle East and the Imperial garrison troops in the Suez Canal area of ​​Egypt. The m28a3 tank is an amphibious tank, equipped with hull-type armor and watertight capsules, so that it can carry out beach landing operations in a wave environment no more than 5 meters, and is mainly equipped for armored troops of the Imperial Marine Corps.

Since the world is still in the treaty era at this time, the Imperial side has low requirements for the full service time of the m28a1 main battle tank. According to the needs of the production line, all 550 tanks will be expected to be delivered to the Imperial Army and Marine Corps at the earliest five years. In other words, the Chinese Empire only produces about 100 m28 tanks every year, because in the absence of war, the existing m16 tanks in the Chinese Empire can continue to serve for five or six or even more than ten years.

As a comprehensive replacement for the Three Armored Musketeers, the w16 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and z16 anti-tank fighting vehicles currently in service in the Imperial Army naturally also have alternative products.

Although the world's powerful countries did not have more funds to produce armored combat vehicles after the war, their research on the three armored musketeers of the Chinese Empire has been underway. Britain, France, Germany and Italy have successively launched their own "Three Armored Musketeers" equipment. Although they have made great progress in main battle tanks, they have been unable to produce decent products in wheeled infantry fighting vehicles. This is because they all face a huge problem, that is, they have not been able to study high-strength wheels that can be bulletproof and lightning-proof in rubber tires. The Chinese Empire's great material technology

The great achievements have always monopolized the global rubber technology, production and sales. The use of natural rubber in various power countries could not reach the tire requirements of infantry fighting vehicles, and only the Chinese Empire had this technology for artificial synthetic polymer concentrating rubber. The reason is that all professional researchers in Western countries in artificial synthetic rubber basically disappeared overnight. Either they went to the Chinese Empire, or disappeared or died. The Chinese Empire used various means to ensure its absolute monopoly over polymer concentrating rubber. This made Western countries unable to produce tires that could be used as wheeled infantry fighting vehicles.

Therefore, in the treaty era, the W16 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles of the Chinese Empire were still in an absolute leading position. Western powers could only develop crawler-type infantry fighting vehicles, or import military wheels from the Chinese Empire as the wheels of their wheeled infantry fighting vehicles.

Although the W16 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle is still ahead, the Imperial Army Committee still requires relevant military research units to develop new wheeled infantry fighting vehicle to replace the W16. The R&D units are still responsible for Ford Automobile Industry Group, Beiyang Ordnance Heavy Industry, etc.

The Imperial Army Committee issued indicators to them. The new wheeled infantry fighting vehicles require high mobility on the road and off-road driving; no preparation is required, the vehicles can float and air transport; have greater anti-munition capabilities; there are many variants of vehicles that can complete various combat tasks; they can train and maintain; they are cheap, etc.

The new wheeled infantry fighting vehicle is named the w30 wheeled armored infantry fighting vehicle, and it still adopts the excellent layout of the w16 type. The overall layout plan for the front and rear of the engine and transmission system is the advantage of this being that it can provide a larger space for the combat room to arrange ammunition and crew working positions.

The w30 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle was established in Guanghua for 28 years, but the reason why it is positioned as a w30 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle instead of a w28 is that the Army Committee did not want to produce this infantry fighting vehicle in Guanghua for 28 years, because the w16 is not necessary to be retired. Therefore, it is planned to be produced after 30 years of Guanghua, so it is tentatively set to w30. There will be changes in the future.

There are two prototype vehicles of the w30-infantry fighting vehicle, namely the w30a1 with a total combat weight of tons (6x6) and the w30a2 with a total combat weight of 13 tons (4x4). The crew is 2. It can carry 10 to 12 infantrymen.

The body of the w30-step combat vehicle is divided into 3 main parts. There are 2 side doors and 2 top hatch covers in the front. The driver is on the left, and a filter is installed next to it (mainly anti-toxic gas bombs). The commander (and machine gunner) is on the right, and he can use different weapons according to different models. In front of them, two anti-aircraft windshields are installed. If necessary, it can be covered by a baffle hinged to the top. The left side of the middle part is equipped with an engine, a main fuel tank with a capacity of 300 liters and a fire extinguishing system. The inlet and outlet blinds are located on the roof and exhaust pipes.

Located on the right side of the roof, there is a passage that communicates with the front and rear cabins. There are special partitions in the middle, used for sound insulation and heat insulation. The rear carries 10 to 12 infantrymen. There are 3 windows on both sides of the vehicle body. When the windows are opened, infantry can use light weapons to shoot. The space inside the vehicle is cubic meters, accounting for almost half of the volume of the vehicle body. It has 3 roof covers, 2 rear doors and 8 observation windows (3 on each side and 1 on each rear door). The rear crew cabin is meter long, meter wide, meter high, and the total area is square meters, and can carry 2,000 kilograms of cargo.

The power was originally a d23hm12 6-cylinder inline water-cooled diesel engine developed by Ford Automobile Industry Corporation, with a total displacement of 4.5% when the engine is 2.200 rpm, the maximum power is 320 horsepower, and at 1.600 rpm, the maximum torque is 984. The cooling fan is driven by a hydraulic pump and motor with constant temperature control, which can reduce the power consumption of the fan and ensure the engine is preheated quickly when starting. Since Guanghua 27 years ago, it has switched to a miks C type 650 horsepower 6-cylinder water-cooled turbocharged diesel engine produced by Northern Engine Industry Corporation, replacing the Ford engine.

The transmission device is hydraulic mechanical, located in front of the engine, including a torque converter and a clutch with 1 clutch, 5 forward gears and 1 reverse gear, connecting the torque converter and the gearbox. The characteristic of this hydraulic mechanical transmission is that the gearbox joystick is also used to operate the clutch. When shifting gears, the driver only needs to operate a gas-pressure-assisted gear lever. Therefore, the w30-step tank canceled the clutch pedal mechanism for the first time to prevent the driver from stepping on the wrong position during combat and causing mistakes.

The power of the engine is transmitted to the front, middle and rear 3 axles through the gearbox and universal shaft (6~~--update first launch~~x6). All axles are secondary deceleration, and the reduction ratio is "and are equipped with a standard truck differential. When driving on difficult ground, the differential air pressure can be locked to reduce wheel slippage. When driving on branch roads, the first (6-wheel type disconnects the front 2) differential can generally be disconnected to make the vehicle become rear-wheel drive to reduce tire wear. The wheel hub is equipped with a reducer, and the reduction ratio is 3:1.

The w30-investor vehicle uses pneumatic power-assisted disc brakes, with front and rear wheels being braked. The parking brake is controlled by the joystick. The steering mechanism is hydraulic and realizes hydraulic power-assisted steering.

The w30 car is equipped with a swing half-axle drive axle suspension device, which is unique among the wheel armored vehicles of the same generation. Compared with the wheel suspension and the overall bridge suspension, its advantage is that the wheel travel is large (upper and down travel are up to 120mm) and the structure is simple. Each wheel can bounce with a longitudinally fixed torsion bar. Therefore, the vehicle has good high-speed driving performance on the undulating ground.

The tires of the infantry fighting vehicle are the biggest advantage of the Chinese Empire to maintain a monopoly position in this regard. The wheels of the W30-infantry fighting vehicle use 14x20l deflation tires and are equipped with VP-PV bulletproof inner tubes. Therefore, they maintain extremely high safety in combat. In addition, the volume of the inner tube is much smaller than that of the outer tire, and a space is formed between the inner and outer tires. This space is connected to the three tubes of the central air valve and can be inflated or deflated. In this way, the air pressure in the tire can be adjusted according to the driving terrain.

The w30-step combat vehicle has multiple vehicles with sufficient floating capacity on the water. When driving on the water, erect the front waveproof board of the vehicle and propel it against the water jet thruster on both sides of the rear of the vehicle. The power is led out from the rear axle through the short shaft and helical gear. The water jet thruster is equipped with a pivot cover (drain) to change the direction of the water flow and enable the vehicle to turn in the water. The driver controls the water jet thruster through a small joystick. There are two electric drain pumps at the bottom of the vehicle.

In terms of weapons, the CB52 rotating gun tower and a millimeter heavy machine gun installed on the top deck above the length of the vehicle. The pitch range of the machine gun is -15°~+45°, and the pitch range can be -20°~+80° when facing air. The body of the vehicle is welded from steel plates, which can prevent millimeter bullets and shrapnel within 800 meters, and rifle bullets below the caliber within 100 meters.

In general, the w30 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle carries personnel (2+10) people, with a maximum road speed of 120 kilometers per hour, 7 kilometers on the water, 55 kilometers off-road speed, a maximum itinerary of 350 kilometers (highway), 100 kilometers on the water, the higher the vertical wall, the higher the moat and the wider the trench.

Since the w30-infantry fighting vehicle did not receive a large number of orders from the military, it gradually evolved into a variety of models and variants in the following time. Overall, no matter how it deformed, there are only two basic chassis (4x4 and 6x6).

The wheeled infantry fighting vehicle models that were finally served in the Imperial Chinese Army were w30a2, with two models (4x4) and (6x6). In addition to the driver, commander and gunner, the car can carry 8 infantrymen. The (4x4) car is equipped with a single turret, and the weapons are m33 type 20mm machine gun and 1 mm heavy machine gun. The turret rotates 360°, and the pitch range of the artillery is -8°~+55°. The base number of shells is 700 rounds, and the machine gun bullets are 2,000 rounds.

The final service of the Imperial Army Artillery Unit was the W30a6c rocket launcher. The vehicle was a (4x4) model with 4 crew members. The vehicle was equipped with 12 Thor series rocket launchers and Thor 7 rockets (4 of which were on the launchers and 8 were in the car). The rocket range was 15 kilometers, the launcher could rotate 360°, and the pitch range was -10°~+10°. Both directions were electric controlled. The aiming speed was 5°/s in the high and low directions, and the horizontal direction was 30°/s. There was a millimeter heavy machine gun on the right side of the front of the car, and there were 4 smokescreen launchers on both sides.

The W30a5bm missile launcher was finally served in the Second Artillery Unit of the Imperial Sky Army. The vehicle was a (6x6) model with 4 crew members. A mm heavy machine gun on the vehicle and a V-series missile launcher were launched, and two missiles were waiting to be launched on the vehicle, and the missile launcher fuel tank was stored in the vehicle.

The w30b5/pc command vehicle equipped for middle and senior officers of the Imperial Army is a w30b5/pc command vehicle. The w30/pc command vehicle is specially developed to meet the needs of the Imperial Commander. It has two models: (4x4) and (6x6), with 6 crew members (2 commanders, 2 radio operators, 1 radio sergeant and 1 driver each). The car has external communication equipment and combat drawing tables, etc. There is a millimeter heavy machine gun or millimeter light machine gun installed on the gun trench or rotary gun rack on the vehicle, as the self-defense weapon of the vehicle.

At the same time, the w30b5pc combat vehicle is also used to install ground surveillance radar and artillery radar. It can also be installed with communication system components. It can also be used as a relay guide station for long-range missile systems, as a missile attack command center (w30-fdc) and a front-line observation vehicle (w30-foo).

The w30d2/va type tank has become a tow truck for the Imperial Army Artillery Unit lightning guns. It has two models, which are equipped with 120mm lightning guns and 80mm lightning guns. They use (4x4) or (6x6) chassis and have 6 crew members. The mortar is installed on a disc that can rotate 360° and can shoot in all directions in the vehicle. The range of the 80mm lightning gun is 5,000 meters, the range of the 120mm lightning gun is 7,000 meters, the pitch range is +45°~+90°, and the horizontal rotation is 360°. The ammunition base of the two lightning guns is 120 rounds. In addition, there is also a millimeter or millimeter self-defense machine gun on the vehicle.

Similarly, the excellent performance of the w30-in-first combat vehicle has become a safe vehicle in the empire. The model is w30p1/vmo, which is a (4x4) model and can carry 12 armed personnel (including drivers). A millimeter heavy machine gun, grenade launcher and smokescreen launcher are installed on the gun trench. Observation windows and perforation holes are opened on both sides and rear of the vehicle. The car is equipped with amplification equipment, and bulldozing shovels for scanning obstacles in the front of the vehicle. The optional equipment is front winch, air conditioning device, radio and communication equipment, and is configured differently according to different service objects.

Similarly, as the Chinese Army fully realized mechanized configuration, the empire's logistics forces also achieved mechanized standards. The biggest problem with mechanization is that engineers must keep up with the main force in time and repair and maintain the vehicles and weapons of the main force. Therefore, the empire's engineers no longer stay in the rear, but also follow the combat troops. In this way, the safety of engineers becomes a key issue. The w30 series of tanks provide this demand.

The w30g3 engineering vehicle uses two chassis (4x4) or (6x6) and is equipped with 8 people at standard, including a professional engineer. The vehicle is loaded with engineering equipment for various purposes, and the roof is also equipped with a rubber boat. It is equipped with a millimeter light machine gun as a self-defense weapon. With the W30 armored vehicle with strong protection capabilities, engineers can also quickly enter the battlefield and provide quick maintenance services to damaged and faulty front-line vehicles, so that they can restore their combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

Of course, the Imperial Army did not forget to compete with the Imperial Navy. With the rapid rise of the global radio industry, radio development in Europe and the United States has developed rapidly, and military command has basically entered the era of radio command after the war. In particular, the main battle tanks in France and Germany are also equipped with radio equipment, and stealing enemy radio communications content and intercepting battlefield intelligence has become the key.

The Imperial Navy had more than 20 intelligence, communication, reconnaissance jamming ships, including the White Bone Spirit, which made great contributions to the Imperial Navy's victory over the powerful enemy. Therefore, the Imperial Army also imitated the navy's combat methods and developed electronic warfare vehicles to steal battlefield intelligence and interfere with the enemy's military deployment, providing assistance to the Imperial Army in achieving victory in the battle strategy.

In this case, the w30 series of combat vehicles became a good carrier. The wd2b (bomure) electronic combat vehicles came into being. The vehicle uses a (4x4) or (6x6) chassis, carrying 4 or 8 people. The center of the vehicle is the operator position, and the rear is equipped with electronic intelligence detection, intercepting or interference equipment. Different chassis models are selected according to different uses and equipment weight and volume.

For the Imperial Army, reconnaissance of the enemy before the battle is a necessary course. The safety of the investigators, the accuracy of the intelligence content, and the timely return of the information to the base camp are the key. Therefore, the w30v9 armored reconnaissance vehicle was born. The modified vehicle uses the (6x6) method as the chassis and installs 47mm smoothbore guns and millimeter heavy machine guns, mainly to complete a variety of combat tasks, such as long-distance reconnaissance, destroying enemy armored vehicles, providing firepower support for infantry, conducting anti-tank combat, and guiding guided missile flights.

The vehicle has a full weight ton of battle, with 3 crew members and cannot drive on water. It is equipped with a 47mm caliber smoothbore gun. The gun fires armor-piercing shells with an initial velocity of 590 meters per second and armor-piercing shells with an initial velocity of 570 meters per second, with an effective range of 2,000 meters (armor-piercing shells) and 1,700 meters (armor-piercing shells) respectively. The cannon can rotate 360°, and the pitch range is -8°~+15°. The base of the shells is 45 rounds. The auxiliary weapon is 1 mm heavy machine gun. The biggest feature of the cannon of this vehicle is that it is equipped with a high-efficiency muzzle retractor, and the barrel of the gun improves the accuracy of the rifled gun. It provides guarantees for the scouts to accurately strike targets.

Similarly, the w30 series tank has another use, which is the battlefield ambulance.

w30j2 field ambulance uses a (4x4) or (6x6) chassis. It carries 4 or 8 people, including the driver, all medical staff. There are no weapons on the car, but the armor protection has not been reduced. There are 4 stretchers or 16 seats or two stretchers and 8 seats in the car, ventilation devices and first aid equipment, medicine boxes, etc. Once the Imperial Chinese Army participates in the battle, the military doctor can quickly enter the battlefield in a field ambulance, and treat the wounded and sick in the Imperial Army in a timely manner, and reduce the effect of fighting deaths is self-evident.

Overall, the performance of the W30 series wheeled infantry fighting vehicles of the Chinese Empire was quite advanced, and its use was widely used, and it became the main equipment for the army of various countries after World War II. Because the Chinese Empire controlled the most critical tire manufacturing technology of wheeled infantry fighting vehicles, Western powers failed to obtain this technology until the outbreak of World War II, which made many wheeled infantry fighting vehicles they developed either died or were difficult to produce, or were secretly destroyed by the Chinese Empire. It was not until after World War II that the Chinese Empire relaxed the restrictions on technology exports to allies and friendly countries as the situation, so that the wheeled infantry fighting vehicles could truly develop after World War II.

For the Chinese Imperial Army at this time, the w16-wheeled infantry fighting vehicles still have the value of continuing to serve. Therefore, the army generally has no plans to purchase the w30 series wheeled infantry fighting vehicles. However, new arms and equipment such as safety command vehicles, radar vehicles, electronic reconnaissance vehicles, engineering vehicles, battlefield ambulances, etc. Since the w16-air combat vehicles did not have these models before, the Army Committee approved the plan to produce and order these previously untold combat vehicles.

As the last member of the Three Musketeers of the Chinese Empire's Armored Forces, the z16 anti-tank combat vehicles, European and American powers successively copied it after the war. Some used crawler armored vehicles as chassis to carry anti-tank howitzer weapon systems, some directly used military trucks to pull mortars into anti-tank positions to deal with tanks, and some imitated z16 produced from several countries' anti-tank combat vehicles, but corresponding (4x4) or (6x6) chassis or bulletproof tires were needed from the Chinese Empire.

Anti-tank combat vehicles need to develop according to the main battle tanks of the army of various countries. As the armor of the main battle tanks of various countries is constantly increasing, the howitzer systems equipped with anti-tank combat vehicles of various countries are also constantly upgrading, and the caliber is gradually increased to more than 120 mm.

The z16 anti-tank tank of the Chinese Empire was actually not outdated. The z16 anti-tank tank is based on the chassis and power system of the W16 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle. It is equipped with a 120mm howitzer with 6 members and a total combat weight of 20 tons. The maximum highway speed is 45 kilometers per hour, the off-road is 15 kilometers, the maximum distance is 300 kilometers (highway), the higher the vertical wall is meter, the wider the trench is 2 meters. These performances are still the world's leading position in 1928 and do not need to be replaced. However, the Imperial Army Committee of the Chinese Empire believes that since the Chinese Empire has developed the main battle tank of the m28 series, it is impossible to guarantee that Western countries cannot develop such advanced tanks. In order to win the needs of future wars, the Imperial Army also requires the upgrade of the z16 anti-tank tank to make it have the ability to destroy foreign tanks with the m28 series tanks, and be prepared for any eventuality.

To destroy the m28 series main battle tank, it is obvious that the 120mm howitzer is already a bit difficult. For this reason, the Emperor's side asked Beiyang Weapon Heavy Industry to develop a larger caliber anti-tank combat vehicle, named it the z29 anti-tank combat vehicle, and required to carry anti-tank howitzer over 130mm.

The development of anti-tank howitzer systems with a caliber of less than 155 mm are not a problem. The key is that the load capacity of the wheeled chassis is not as good as that of the crawler type. While ensuring speed, it is also necessary to ensure that it can be equipped with a larger caliber heavy howitzer and required ammunition. The (4x4) or (6x6) chassis seems a bit difficult, so the concept of the 8x8 chassis was proposed. However, the technical requirements for the development of the 8x8 chassis are very high, and Beiyang Gang Heavy Industry cannot complete it. Therefore, under the coordination of the Army Committee, several large domestic automobile companies with strong technical strength, including China Automobile, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, formed a joint research team to develop the 8x8 wheeled chassis.

From six to eight wheels, it is not just a simple issue with adding two wheels. It involves dozens of major technical changes. The equipment basically needs to be re-arranged, and the load-bearing positions need to be re-tested to ensure the safety of stress when moving forward at high speed. It is required to achieve pressure balance in the load-bearing position to prevent the occurrence of disintegration.

The w30 can be directly improved on w16, but the z29 is different from the z**. Many ready-made designs are not used and the changes are also very large. Therefore, it was not until Guanghua's 29th year that it produced the first prototype.

The z29 anti-tank combat vehicle adopts an 8x8 wheel chassis, 8 meters long, 3 meters wide, meter high, and the total combat weight is as high as 21 tons, with 6 members. Its power is the k**-200 turbocharged liquid-cooled diesel engine provided by China Automobile Company, with a power of 560 horsepower and a mechanical automatic transmission. The main weapons are equipped with a 155mm heavy howitzer equipped with an automatic ammunition lifter, but two deputys are required to assist in loading the ammunition, because the single shell is too heavy and is not suitable for carrying anti-tank combat vehicles, so the shells and the launching medicine are separated, and the gunner needs to set the loading amount of the launching medicine according to the enemy's position. In addition, there is a 20mm machine gun and a millimeter self-defense machine gun installed above the front of the vehicle.

The maximum road speed of this type of combat vehicle can reach 90 kilometers per hour, and the maximum safe speed on water is 6 kilometers per hour. Due to the huge body of the vehicle, the fuel capacity has been greatly improved, and the maximum itinerary reaches 800 kilometers.

However, the 8x8 wheeled chassis technology used by the z29 anti-tank combat vehicle was not mature, and the Imperial Party had not issued a procurement plan for a long time, resulting in the z29 anti-tank infantry fighting vehicle until after the outbreak of World War II, when the extremely powerful giant tank appeared on the battlefield, and the z16 anti-tank fighting vehicle could not shake the armor of this giant tank, the Imperial Army Committee agreed to mass production of the z29 anti-tank fighting vehicle.

Therefore, during the Treaty Age, the z29 anti-tank tank was in a state of research and testing. The Imperial Chinese Army claimed to have served the z29 anti-tank tank, but only bluffed and scared other countries. In fact, the z16 anti-tank tank was always in service.

Regardless of the m28 series main battle tanks that the Imperial Army has begun to serve, the w30 series wheeled infantry fighting vehicles that are being classified and produced, or the z29 anti-tank fighting vehicles that have been under development, they will undoubtedly become the three musketeers of the new armored forces of the Imperial Empire. Although the w30 and z29 are just bluffs, the Imperial Empire still made them public to the world to intimidate European and American countries and ensure that the armored forces of the Imperial Army are not shaken, which has shocked some countries that are trying to confront the Imperial Empire to a considerable extent. (To be continued)
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