Chapter 339

The Giant Wave-1 missile weighs 14.7 tons, but with the launch tube added, the weight reaches eighteen tons, and with other accessories, twenty tons is actually not much.

The people of Wanshan Factory weren't to be outdone either: "No problem, give us twenty tons too!"

For such a heavy truck, twenty tons is nothing at all! Moreover, carrying twenty tons of equipment, they still have to climb mountains and ford rivers!

Soon, the two large boilers were hoisted up; inside they probably had no actual objects, but… the launch tube is definitely real, with many openings on it, looking just like the large boilers; in later times, these things were always dragged along, but now they can finally be carried and run!

The military leaders looked at the two vehicles, full of anticipation, not knowing what the results of the upcoming tests would be.

"Today's test item is to drive out of the compound, go north thirty kilometers, enter the mountainous area, drive twenty kilometers there and then return." Lao Huang said: "Just a simple test will do!"

"All right, no problem, our vehicle definitely won't fail!" Fan Jian said, patting the driver's shoulder: "Give it your all later, and we'll leave them behind at the start!"

"Yes!"

Hum, hummm!

A roaring sound rose, and Wan Shan Factory's top driver Ma Jinbu pressed the accelerator to the floor, then released the clutch.

Hum, splish-splash...

Suddenly, the sound of metal clashing rang out, everyone startled, looking toward the direction the sound came from.

The axle head of Wan Shan Factory's vehicle!

Fan Gui and Fan Jian widened their eyes; they had driven all the way here, and everything had been fine—just without any load—but now, after loading the missile launch tube, they had just started moving, and this problem appeared?

"Left side of the triple axle, at the axle head!"

A group of technical staff rushed out, opened the axle head oil seal cover, and then… saw many metal fragments.

"Looks like this vehicle is just a showpiece; once loaded with weight, it can't work."

"No, this is just an accident!" Fan Gui said: "Wait a moment while we replace the gears of the wheel-side reducer, then we can continue the competition!"

"No, we won't wait for you, otherwise… we won't be able to leave before dark! Let's go!"

Amid the roaring sound, Qingshan Factory's missile launch vehicle started smoothly and moved off slowly.

It was just that we started too hard!

Fan Gui and Fan Jian both found a way to save face, then… continued to work hard with their heads down.

Half an hour later.

"Lao Huang, this is just an accident; I guarantee that from now on there definitely won't be any problems!"

"Mm, hurry up and catch up." Lao Huang nodded.

Ma Jinbu took a deep breath, got back in the vehicle, this time daring not to floor the accelerator, and sure enough, the vehicle started smoothly!

Speed up, shift gears!

We must make up for the lost time!

The gate was just ahead; he eased off the accelerator, then turned the steering wheel.

Creak… splish-splash…

That familiar sound rang out again!

Ma Jinbu was stunned; the wheel-side reducer had broken again?

Moreover, this time it was worse: all four inner axle heads were broken!

Taken apart, there was again a ground full of fragments; the people of Wan Shan Factory felt their hearts break.

"Old Fan, is there something wrong with your design?"

When accelerating, pressing the accelerator too hard put excessive force on the axle head, causing the gears to break; when steering, the inner axle head experiences reverse force and also breaks!

With this quality, can it still be driven?

"No, no, our design is absolutely fine; this is Ha Gong Da's design, and Qingshan Factory's vehicles run normally, so ours should too—it's just that our vehicles aren't yet accustomed! No, it's the driver's operation that's problematic; once we've replaced it, I'll drive!"

Fan Jian became anxious.

One hour later.

Fan Jian got in the vehicle, gently pressed the accelerator, the vehicle started smoothly, then gently turned the steering wheel—sure enough, there was no problem!

It's all due to the driver's rough operation! The vehicle is fine!

Ahead was an overpass; Fan Jian slowed down, shifted to a lower gear, and the engine roared as it climbed the slope.

Splish-splash…

That demon-like sound rang out again!

It's over, completely over; what on earth is wrong with this vehicle?

The sun gradually set in the west; Qingshan Factory's multi-axle launch vehicle returned, bathed in the glow of the sunset, while in the compound, Wan Shan Factory's vehicle stood alone and forlorn.

"Hey, this vehicle came back earlier than ours!"

"This vehicle seems to run very fast!"

After being teased a few times by the crowd, the people of Wan Shan Factory could no longer hold back, and Fan Jian was the first to rush forward.

"Qin Miao, what exactly did you do?"

"Exactly, with the same design, why won't our vehicle work?"

"Hey, what are you doing? Speak properly; hurting harmony isn't good."

Qin Miao looked at the crowd: "You only got the design drawings for our vehicle's axle, and you don't understand overall vehicle design; starting, turning, climbing slopes—these all need careful calculation, and you haven't studied them, so of course it won't work."

"Is what you're saying true?"

"Right."

"Then we…"

"Comrade Qin Miao, this vehicle designed by Ha Gong Da and produced by Qingshan Factory is of good quality and can fully meet the needs of our country's relevant departments!" Lao Huang stepped forward: "We, the aerospace department, want this vehicle; you should first shorten it to meet our current missile needs, and later lengthen it as needed."

Qin Miao nodded: "Mm, we are honored."

The people of Wan Shan Factory stood aside, dumbfounded; Qingshan Factory had already built it, and from now on there would be nothing left for Wan Shan Factory to do!

Ah!

Comrade Qin Miao, please help our Wanshan Factory; our factory is a Third Line Factory, it's not easy, ah...

Cough cough, Section Chief Fan, don't come over, don't wipe your snot on me!

Qin Miao fled in defeat.

Space Institute, inside the meeting room.

Leaders, our launch vehicle is equipped with a large amount of electronic equipment...

As Qin Miao introduced it, everyone kept nodding; hearing that this positioning system works all the time, can always determine orientation, and can also dynamically adjust the launch procedure, everyone was dumbfounded—this technology is truly beyond imagination, ah!

It's too advanced!

As for future development, we will develop a wider axle, lower the vehicle's center of gravity, also increase the number of axles, and later we will need a steerable trailing axle...

These techniques, Qin Miao knows them inside out; the only problem is the manufacturing process, which with 1980s Eastern technology level would originally be difficult, but... now we have it!

Good, this way we won't have to worry about lacking a launch vehicle!

Comrade Qin Miao, you are our lucky mascot, ah!

Everyone felt deeply moved.

Report, Locust Tree Ridge called, asking when Comrade Qin Miao would be free...

Qin Miao yawned: "This... can I go tomorrow?"