When it comes to Soviet tanks, like t-34, kv-1, is-2, is-3, is-7..., this large number of familiar models will immediately appear in our minds, forming the Soviet's daunting steel torrent. The source of this steel torrent can be traced back to the Soviet's first mass-produced tank "ms-1 small guard tank". It can be said that the ms-1 small tank is the origin of Soviet tanks. Including China, countries that use and imitate Soviet tanks, all have some understanding of it.

Of course, I just studied the data at that time, and didn’t spend much money or much energy to study it. After all, this is a very backward thing, and it only has one symbolic meaning. The Chinese armored power started very late and had never used or missed this kind of small tank. I directly used the Soviet tank from the T-34. However, I also have a lot of knowledge about the ms-1. At present, with Xiao Lin’s current power, it is not impossible to study any T-34, but the steel plant’s output is too small and the raw materials are really not available.

However, if it were just this, Xiao Lin would not make a big fuss. The key point is that the current Yanhuang trading company does not have the ability to find and mine oil. Without oil, even if there is enough refining equipment, gasoline and diesel will not appear. If you really use diesel and gasoline engines, Xiao Lin would have to bring fuel from the 21st century. Even if it is small, it will still have the attributes of oil tigers.

After all, it is armored, guns and machine guns, both of which are weighted. The ms-1 tank is fine, weighing only a few tons, which is not even comparable to some larger trucks now. It seems that using a civilian car engine is OK. However, civilian car engines also consume a lot of fuel, and if a big battle is fought, it still makes Xiao Lin feel a little unbearable. Just so, on June 7, 2018, news came from China that it had developed a qualified automobile battery.

What Xiao Lin thought about was to replace the ms-1 tank with electric power driver. This requires careful study. Yu Wei did not go back to the company's battle this time, just to help Xiao Lin run for this matter. Fortunately, because it is a new technology and is not very mature, this laboratory that is said to have created a new battery technology has not received subsequent financial support, and the final stage has not yet been moved. As soon as the rich man of Xiaoshi Group came, they were naturally happy and invested 100 million in, in order to study the battery technology well, and also added a project to apply this battery to a tractor of about nine tons.

The initial tank was formed by tractors with some steel plates and several machine guns. Although this tank was very poor in all aspects, it also showed the deep connection between the tractor and the original tank. As long as it can be used on the tractor, the remaining modifications and the work installed on the ms-1 tank would be simple. It can basically be completed by the more than 30 engineers who signed the agreement in his hand.

The company has enough power resources. No matter what, coal-fired power generation equipment is easy to buy, and coal mines can be bought at any time from white people who smuggled. The difficulty of mining coal mines is really easy compared to oil. Moreover, in this era, the steam engine has not been invented for a long time, and Europe is still researching and improving, let alone the North American continent. There are many coal mines in North American continent, but they are too far from Europe.

There are ships from the 21st century, and the cost of transporting coal mines from North America to Europe is too high. Therefore, many coal mine owners are now out of food. However, since the company started using coal-fired power generation, these coal mine owners were laughing crazy. First, the Charles family helped Xiao Lin purchase, using real money, and finally let them see some benefits so that they would not lose everything. Later, the financial owners behind the company were exposed, and these coal mine owners were happy.

When the Charles family left, they started their own business. In this era, those who could mine were backers, and many coal mine owners were aristocrats themselves. These coal mine owners who had the characteristics of merchants and nobles, regardless of whether they were considered enemies of capital, as long as they could get benefits. They exchanged coal mines for various advanced industrial products from the company, and these coal mine owners had become wealthy businessmen in the North American colonies of various European countries for a period of time.

Even the generals and senior officials of the governor level must give them some face. People are animals that they like to enjoy, and the demand for company products is not stopped by the war between the two sides. Therefore, the company will not lack coal mines. Using batteries as tank power sources is better than using gasoline and diesel. However, this does not mean that the company has to give up oil, which is liquid gold in the 20th to the 21st century.

With the company's technology, this kind of battery can only be produced by itself for at least a hundred years. After the oil mining is solved, the company still has to use gasoline and diesel engines as power sources. When Xiao Lin brought Yu Wei to the Republic of Belan, his engineers had already used the steel materials produced by the steel plant here and the machine tools modified from the arsenal to assemble five ms-1 tanks. All parameters are ready-made, and even the internal layout can be easily understood.

After all, they are all old antiques from nearly a hundred years ago. Even if they are directly disclosed, they will not have any impact on the Soviets. Therefore, the engineers assembled five vehicles according to the existing data. They were power cabins, which had not yet been installed, and they specially modified them, leaving enough space for the electric engine. Xiao Lin arrived with twenty electric engines that were proven to be used on a tractor of about nine tons after testing, and immediately started installation and debugging.

The engineers recruited by Xiao Lin were just a little older, his head was not so flexible, and his aura was not as good as before. His experience was much stronger than young people. Strictly speaking, electric engines were not very advanced. This concept was proposed very early, but the technical reserves were only in place recently and they were officially researched. These engineers have been exposed to them, and there is no situation where they can't do it.

However, if you want to drive the ms-1 tank with these engines, you have to debug it for a long time. Xiao Lin was also busy with a ride, so he went to the factory staff dormitory with Yu Wei to rest. It was not until noon the next day that news came from there that the engine had been installed and the electricity was fully charged. Xiao Lin came to the test site and prepared to conduct driving tests himself. No matter what, this is a weapon. Except for Xiao Lin's own people, no one in Belan's side cannot appear here.

The only people who have had experience in driving tanks are Xiao Lin and Yu Xiao. Yu Xiao wanted to follow the footsteps of Xiao Lin, the boss in his heart, so he followed the effort to go to the armored troops. After operating Type 59, Type 88, and Type 90, there is no problem with this toy-like small tank. Of course, Xiao Lin was still very nervous. The tanks he had driven before were all from the public, and they were just drivers. Now, the tanks he drove were all their own, and he had to bear them even if something happened.

Both of them know how important this tank, which is now no different from toys, is to their dominance. With this tank, the strength of whites and Indians, the only advantage of the company - the cavalry, will completely lose its effect. Without the threat of cavalry, the company will have more opportunities to enhance its strength. Xiao Lin's technology is better, and as a driver, he sits in the cockpit. It has to be said that the interior of the ms-1, with the slowly Russian style, does not pay attention to the comfort of the driver at all.

It was fine when Xiao Lin came in, and there was still some room for movement and expansion. If those big Russians were driving for a day, they would definitely have a sore waist and back pain. Take a deep breath and press the phone button. The engine started to ring, and the noise was not loud, but Xiao Lin and the others could clearly feel it. The first time they ignited, they were not so lucky, and they succeeded in the first shot. After a few slaps, the engine still turned off. There was a sigh around him, but Xiao Lin didn't care. He took a deep breath again and then ignited again.

The third time was finally successful. The engine was successfully ignited. Xiao Lin held the joystick in both hands, and his palms were a little sweaty. Fortunately, the tank performed very well and began to move forward slowly. The people watching around couldn't help but cheer. Yu Wei, who was still more secure, asked them to suppress the sound. After all, it was a secret test, which caused too many people to think badly. Xiao Lin continued to operate, but did not dare to use his strength. The small tank followed Xiao Lin's operation, slowly advanced, turned, and retreated.

The speed gradually increased, from ten kilometers per hour to twenty kilometers per hour, and then to thirty kilometers per hour. Finally, I tried the speed of thirty-five kilometers per hour. The engine performed very well, but the tank still felt a little bumpy. This needs to be improved. The road environment in the 18th century was even worse. You can't ignore the physical condition of the driver in the tank at all. If the driver is in poor condition, his combat effectiveness will also become worse. Although it is not as luxurious as Saudi Arabia to take the air conditioner and refrigerator inside, at least the guarantee must be provided.

The test of the ms-1 tank was finally completed at night. All the climbing, speed up, and stability were completed. This was not the end. A tank wanted to be in service, but it had been tested hundreds of times and improved. The company's ms-1 copycat version does not require so many times, but it is also necessary to test a poem.
Chapter completed!