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Chapter 73: Driving a tank is almost the same as driving a harvester

In fact, the driving methods of the tanks of World War II or the later second-generation tanks are similar. Even before Liu Xiu watched the operation video of the T-34 tank before time travel, he thought of the time when he was a child in the countryside. Dad taught him how to drive a track harvester.

Because driving this tracked harvester is almost like driving a T-3-4 tank.

They all have the same thing in driving, that is, they all rely on pulling the steering lever to steer!

Yes, when driving a tank, especially the first or second generation tanks, there is no steering wheel like a car. However, although the tank does not have a steering wheel, it does have two steering rods to operate the tank's steering!

After entering the cab of the tank, starting the tank is actually similar to starting a vehicle, even a bit like driving a manual transmission car.

The first thing is to make sure that the gear lever of the gearbox is in the neutral position, then step on the clutch pedal, and then press the start button. Of course, if the lead-acid battery of the tank is out of power, it can also be started by hand, just like a hand crank. It’s as easy as cranking a tractor!

After the tank engine is started, the next step is how to walk. The walking of this tank is actually similar to driving a manual transmission car. First, step on the clutch, then put it into gear, and then release the clutch, so that the tank can walk naturally!

The biggest difference from a car is the steering rod. The reason why a tank uses a steering rod instead of a steering wheel is because the turning principle of a tank is completely different from that of a car!

The steering of a car relies on the steering wheel to rotate, thereby driving the front wheels of the car to rotate, ultimately achieving the purpose of changing the direction of the car.

But the tank is different. It only has two tracks on the left and right! And the tracks can't turn like the front wheels of a car!

But it doesn't matter. Even if the track cannot be deflected, the differential speed can be used to achieve the steering of the tank! For example, the rolling speed of the left track is smaller than the rolling speed of the right track, so the tank can turn to the left!

So the two steering control levers are actually used to control the rolling speed of the tracks on the left and right sides of the tank to achieve the purpose of steering!

The tracked harvester that Liu Xiu drove in the countryside when he was a child actually used the same method, so because of this, after the little devil demonstrated it, Liu Xiu slipped the little devil out and got into the tank driving position himself. Practiced it with my own hands.

Liu Xiu drove about thirty meters and turned the tank around. After confirming that there was no problem, he immediately called in two more flexible special operations team members.

When the two special forces members were lying on the left and right of the tank's cockpit door looking at the tank's driver's seat, Liu Xiu began to explain:

"Look, you two, this is the start button of the tank. But before starting, you have to step on the clutch, which is the pedal under your right foot, and hang the gear lever to the zero mark. When the tank engine starts After that, you can depress the clutch pedal again, then push the gear lever to the first gear position, then release the clutch pedal and the tank can go. If you want to turn left, pull the left lever. If you want to turn right, pull the lever on the right..."

After Liu Xiu explained the basic operating procedures of one tank, the two special forces members began to take turns on the machine for actual operations!

However, just after the two special forces members had overtaken each other for less than five minutes, the cavalry sent out by Liu Xiu to patrol came back and reported that a large group of Japanese soldiers were running towards this place, which was only five kilometers away. The journey is over!

Liu Xiu naturally had no choice but to let the two special forces members drive the two tanks! After all, the distance of five kilometers would take about twenty minutes even if the kid was running. However, if a large group of kid was entangled, it would be troublesome. After all, Liu Xiu only has one battalion of troops in his hands now. , even if you add the cavalry company, there will only be about 500 people at most.

And there are more than a thousand people in a group of little devils! Therefore, it is extremely uneconomical to fight head-on!

Fortunately, they were indeed special forces members selected from hundreds of people in the entire battalion. They did not disappoint Liu Xiu. Although each of them only drove the tank for less than five minutes, they were now able to drive the tank!

So just like that, the three Type 97 tanks were driven away by Liu Xiu's Second Battalion. Of course, in order to prevent the Japs from pursuing them, Liu Xiu also specifically ordered the soldiers walking at the back to hold the branches of the tanks on the ground. The track marks were cut open.

However, Liu Xiu did not drive three tanks into Liu Village, where their Second Battalion was stationed. After all, there were many people and the people in Liu Village started talking nonsense, saying that they had three tanks in Liu Village. Then if such news passed through the Second Battalion, No need to think about where the Japs penetrated the Japs, then there must be at least one Japs from a brigade or above coming to Liu Village to ask for a tank!

Therefore, Liu Xiu hid the tank in the woods two kilometers away from Liu Village, and covered it with branches and leaves. At least, it was impossible to tell whether there was anything here from the air or from the ground. tank.

Of course, Liu Xiu also told the soldiers and cavalry company of the second battalion not to discuss the capture of three tanks after entering the village, and they were not even allowed to mention the word tank!

And in order to prevent the children in the village from running around and discovering the tanks here, Liu Xiu directly arranged for a platoon to be stationed here!

Before Liu Xiu returned to the village, he also checked the status of the three tanks. First of all, they were in a damaged state. Needless to say, all three tanks were hit by shaped armor-piercing rounds that opened two holes the size of gun barrels in the tank's turret. But fortunately, the contents inside were not damaged at all. After all, early tanks, especially those during World War II, did not have much electronic equipment inside.

Especially when it comes to radios, only the US Army during World War II equipped every tank with radios. As for the Little Japanese tanks, Liu Xiu didn't see them.

It is said that only tanks at the detachment level or above will be equipped with tank radios.

But think about it, you must know that the radio station of the Little Devil is only equipped at the brigade level, so it is naturally impossible to install a radio station on every tank.

Of course, even so, it is much better than the situation where there is no radio station at the regiment level on the Eighth Route!

As for the two holes on the tank turret, it doesn't matter. At worst, you can just ask a blacksmith to hammer in a few big nails and plug them in!

However, what Liu Xiu was most concerned about was the tank's fuel. Liu Xiu's heart dropped when he saw it, because there was only half of the fuel left in the tank!

You must know that Liu Xiu remembered that the fuel in the Type 97 tank was only enough to drive the Type 97 tank for two hundred kilometers!

And half of the oil naturally means that these three tanks will have to lie down after driving a hundred kilometers at most!

A tank without oil is not as reliable as the 92 Infantry Cannon! After all, that thing only weighs more than 200 kilograms and a few people can drag it away. And the Type 97 tank does not weigh much at all, only 15 tons, but it is not something that a few people can drag!

(End of this chapter)