NIP #207 - The modified version of M3 is released!
#207 - The modified version of M3 is released!
Ren Zhong had persuaded the students. He wasn't simply deceiving them with empty promises. In this regard, Ren Zhong was very principled and generally wouldn't promise things he couldn't do.
If he did make a promise, he would definitely find ways to fulfill it.
The M3 modified version was indeed in the final stages of completion.
The entire vehicle's installation was complete. The power system and weapon system had been started and tested to confirm that the production line installation was accurate and functional. Now, it had driving capabilities and was about to begin road tests.
The first batch of test drivers were genuine tank drivers, tank soldiers who had survived in the expeditionary force.
Wang Huaisheng was one of the seven tank instructors recruited by the Border Region.
He had driven a real M3 Stuart tank.
"Dean Ren, did you call for me?" Wang Huaisheng, who was usually not good with words, felt a little uneasy when he was called to the office.
He knew that the students had blocked the dean today, but he couldn't persuade them either.
Compared to these students, his background was a bit embarrassing.
"Huaisheng, I'm taking you to do something meaningful today. Would you like to invite a few colleagues to come along?" Ren Zhong said to him with a smile.
This was a true expert found among the training personnel, although still very young.
However, he was said to be one of the strongest tank drivers in the expeditionary force.
Coming from a genuine farmer background, he had tried every possible way to go to the provincial capital to attend high school. He had a lot of personal ambition. So, when the expeditionary force was recruiting, Wang Huaisheng, who was a few days away from graduating high school, resolutely signed up to join the expeditionary force. Relying on his high school student status, he entered the tank battalion to learn how to drive tanks. He worked hard and conscientiously during training and became one of the first tank commanders.
He had a record of destroying five Japanese tanks or armored vehicles.
It's just that the coordination between the expeditionary force and the Allied forces was indescribable. A great situation was turned into a mess. Wang Huaisheng relied on luck to return to Kuncheng alive, and then encountered Border Region personnel secretly recruiting tank and fighter pilots, and came to the Border Region by chance.
Originally, he thought it would be difficult here, and he had prepared himself mentally. Who knew it would be much better than he imagined, and everyone was vibrant. The whole environment was much better than the smoky rear.
So, Wang Huaisheng quickly fell in love with this job, conscientiously explaining everything he knew in the classroom bit by bit.
The task was very arduous.
Wang Huaisheng was a tank driving instructor, mainly teaching tank driving, and also served as a tank commander instructor.
"It's produced, test drive today!" Ren Zhong nodded affirmatively.
"I'll go find good people right away, I'll be right back!" Wang Huaisheng was excited and ran away without even saying goodbye to Ren Zhong, after all, he was also a young man.
"M3, but not entirely M3," Li Xin, who was with Wang Huaisheng, excitedly looked at the thick barrel on the modified M3, "This gun is at least 75mm caliber, its power is much stronger than the M3!"
Looking at the newly produced tank, Wang Huaisheng and the others were extremely excited.
Although they were different from those students, some of them had driven M3/M4s, but those were supported by the rogue eagle, which was completely different from the ones produced by the Border Region itself.
"76mm main gun!" Ren Zhong interjected from the side, "Comrades, what do you think of this main gun against the Japanese tanks?"
"It must be one shot, one kill!" Wang Huaisheng swallowed, "Whether it's the Japanese Type 97 or Type 95 tank, they can't withstand a shot of this caliber. As long as it hits, it will definitely explode!"
"Even the Japanese tank company's 37mm main gun can't withstand a few shots. This 76mm shell, I'm afraid the armor penetration is going to be over a hundred. The M4's 76mm can solve any Japanese tank with one shot," Wang Huaisheng said affirmatively.
"A bit wasteful, but I like it very much."
Ren Zhong nodded, knowing that this was the true feeling of someone who came from the battlefield. In fact, for Japanese tanks, a 57mm main gun would be more suitable. In terms of power, it could also destroy a Japanese bean and Type 95 tank with one shot. The ammunition capacity would be greater, and the endurance combat capability would be stronger. However, Ren Zhong couldn't find a good 57mm main gun. The F-31 57mm gun barrel was too long and not suitable for placement on the M3, so he finally chose the F34 76mm caliber, which could be used as both a field gun and a tank gun.
"Go and try it out carefully, and try to expose any remaining problems. After we improve it next, we will start mass production."
"Yes, Dean Ren," Wang Huaisheng and the others replied in unison.
Working in the Border Region is just invigorating!
"Tank! That's a tank!"
Wang Huaisheng and the others drove the tank straight to the training ground. Along the way, Wang Huaisheng pushed the speed to 30 kilometers per hour. Although the road surface of the Dawn Research Institute was very flat, it would be no problem to go straight to 50 kilometers or more.
However, being the first vehicle, Wang Huaisheng and the others were extremely cautious, afraid of any bumps or scrapes.
In Ren Zhong's opinion, this kind of mentality was completely unsuitable for a test drive.
Shouldn't a test drive involve reckless thrashing to test its limits?
Ren Zhong took a couple of glances. The start was smooth, and the driving seemed to have no major issues. At least, the M3 modification didn't have the problem of spewing black smoke like a Soviet tank.
It rumbled off into the distance.
However, people on the road were astonished to see a tank suddenly appear, exclaiming in surprise.
Of course, they didn't think the enemy was invading. In fact, within a twenty-kilometer radius of the Dawn Research Institute, everyone knew it was a magical place.
It was just that everyone kept their mouths shut. Many spies who infiltrated the border region to gather intelligence were quickly taken away by the 8th Garrison Regiment after approaching the Dawn Research Institute.
Because as soon as they showed any intention of asking questions, the highly vigilant local people would secretly inform the village militia, who would then report to the 8th Garrison Regiment and have them taken away for questioning.
In the eyes of the border region's people, the most important thing about the Dawn Research Institute wasn't its military industry, but the changes it made to farming methods and its championing of improved seed programs, which genuinely fulfilled the generations-old dream of food freedom for the surrounding people!
In addition, the organization had always promoted secrecy and increased vigilance against outsiders in the villages. Now, the surrounding people had spontaneously become the first line of defense for the Dawn Research Institute.
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So, seeing the tank appear, everyone felt excitement and an even greater sense of admiration for the Dawn Research Institute.
By the time Chen Shusheng and his group of students received the news and rushed over, they didn't even see the tank's shadow. However, they were still as excited as if they had drunk a big bowl of sweet potato liquor, jumping and shouting to each other.
These students once again developed faith in Ren Zhong.
He was a godlike man.
Even though they didn't believe in gods.
But to them, Ren Zhong felt like what a god might be like if there were one.
This was the first heavyweight weapon researched by the Dawn Research Institute. Compared to machine guns and cannons, it was on a completely different level.
"Zhiming, I heard there's also an aviation class next door. Do you think it's possible that the Dawn Research Institute is about to build fighter planes too?" Chen Shusheng, after yelling with his classmates to vent his emotions, suddenly thought of something and asked Liu Zhiming beside him in a somewhat urgent tone.
Liu Zhiming was stunned. He had never thought of this idea before. Many people were initially puzzled as to why an aviation class was being set up in the border region.
But now that the tank was out, after hearing Chen Shusheng say this, something that was originally considered impossible now seemed possible. For the Dawn Research Institute, nothing was truly impossible!
"Shusheng, if you put it that way, then it really is, it really is..." The more Liu Zhiming thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
"Damn, what have we missed?" The two looked at each other and suddenly felt like they had missed something amazing.
When they first enrolled, they had a physical examination, and when they were assigned to classes, everyone was asked about their preferences. Chen Shusheng, who was single-mindedly focused on driving a tank, never thought that the aviation class would actually have planes to fly!
Honestly, they weren't even confident that there would be tanks to drive. So, after the start of the semester, they finally couldn't suppress themselves and blocked Ren Zhong's door to ask for accurate news about the tanks.
Who knew that in just a few days, the tanks would actually be driven out.
So, what would be so strange about the aviation class having a real plane to fly when the training was completed?
For young people like Chen Shusheng and Liu Zhiming, who were determined to drive the best equipment to fight the Japanese, they immediately felt like they had miscalculated.
How could a tank compare to the prestige of flying a fighter plane in the sky!
After these two poor guys suddenly realized this, they couldn't help but beat their chests and stomp their feet, howling for a while. They felt that their lives were not enough to live. If they could do it again, they would definitely choose aviation!
Ren Zhong didn't expect the appearance of the tank to trigger so many different reactions from the people at the Dawn Research Institute.
But he couldn't care about so much. With the two radar samples provided by General Shi, the historical literature he found could be cross-referenced with the real objects, opening a new chapter for the research of the border region's first anti-aircraft fire control radar.
For the current border region, the army was strong and the ground strength was growing stronger day by day. They weren't afraid of the Japanese invading from the ground at all. Now, the biggest threat came from the Japanese warplanes.
Although the Eighth Route Army headquarters planned several attacks on airfields, the effect of the ambushes was much worse than the first time. The Japanese had built more airfields and dispersed their warplanes, and they quickly evacuated when something happened.
Therefore, it was impossible to eliminate the Japanese air force from the source.
Having a means of early warning to guide anti-aircraft weapons to counterattack was very important for the development of the border region. Only by ensuring safety could the development of the border region's industry be maintained.
Now, the industrial base of the border region had reached the point where it could no longer be hidden. Even though many factories had strict security measures, the scale could not be hidden no matter how hard they tried.
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