Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 45: Street Fighter (2)

Type 94 trucks (called Type 94 six-wheel automatic trucks in Japan) are based on the tu10 truck designed by Japan Auto Industry Co., Ltd. (Isuzu) to imitate Ford trucks, and are specially designed for military use by the army Transport vehicle. In terms of performance, the requirements for use in the special climate and geographical environment of Northeast China are specially added. It can be said that this is a military vehicle specially designed for the war of aggression against China.

The Type 94 is just the production number of this standard equipment. At that time, not only Isuzu, but also automobile manufacturers such as Hino and Toyota, and even some small auto parts factories were producing this truck for the Japanese army according to the drawings.

In order to stimulate domestic military automobile production, Japan promulgated the "Military Automobile Subsidy Law" as early as the Taisho period, stipulating that Japanese private units purchase vehicles, and all those who choose military-designated models will be given cash subsidies, even the military The vehicle is paid in advance on the condition that when the army needs it, these civilian trucks will be requisitioned by the army first and will be returned to the unit after they are used up.

The purpose of Japan’s cabinet promulgation of this law was to save the military a large amount of daily maintenance expenses. Private units who want to obtain benefits will give priority to purchasing vehicles needed by the military, and manufacturers will also have production. With the enthusiasm of these military equipment, the military will be able to reserve a large number of transport vehicles in the civilian population over time. Once a war breaks out, an automated logistics force can be formed in the country at any time.

The problem is that this regulation was issued too early, and the trucks have a long service life. With the careful-calculation character of the Japanese at that time, they would never replace a new car without completely scrapping it. Moreover, the Japanese were extremely diligent and thrifty. Most of the vehicles had been carefully maintained beyond their needs. As a result, when the Sino-Japanese War broke out, the army found that most of the vehicles that met the conditions for expropriation were old trucks produced in the 1920s. It can barely be used on the road, but it is completely unable to adapt to the bad road conditions of mainland China.

At this time, the Army thought of developing a transportation model suitable for China's road conditions, which eventually led to the birth of the 946-wheel truck. With the bureaucratic efficiency and performance requirements of the Japanese Army, it took four years to toss. It was not until March 7 that this truck was truly finalized. However, because of the limitation of raw material share and production priority, this The production speed of trucks has been very slow, and the number of trucks cannot meet the demand for comprehensive mechanization of military logistics.

However, because the battle in the Chinese battlefield is going well, the Japanese army’s demand for vehicles and equipment is not very urgent. The mules, horses and manpower squadrons are already sufficient to meet the logistics needs at this time. Can't car transport win the battle? Don't forget that we also have a loyal heart and a glorious Yamato soul.

Because of its special status, the Shanghai Military Station was able to equip a batch of military trucks to transport supplies to the Japanese troops stationed in the surrounding Jiangsu and Zhejiang generations. This Fujiwara drove is a Type 94 A six-wheel truck, produced by Tokyo Gas Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Hino), and is equipped with a 68-horsepower six-cylinder gasoline engine modeled on Ford.

Theoretically, the top speed of this car can reach 60 kilometers per hour, which was quite fast in the 1930s. But now this Mercedes-Benz Type 94 six-wheel truck on Sichuan Road has obviously far exceeded its design standards. It is loaded with a truck of army soldiers, and it rushes forward like crazy with an indomitable momentum. .

"Good job, Fujiwara, that's it! Go ahead!" The wing captain in the cab, enjoying the impact of speed, cheered up for his adjutant.

The commander of the armored vehicle at the end of the Marine Corps convoy is the deputy Lieutenant Ono of the Marine Corps armored vehicle squadron. At this moment, he is about to stick his head out from the top of the domed machine gun tower, wanting to observe the traffic in front of the convoy. , As a result, I heard a harsh roar of the engine behind him.

A Marine Corps lieutenant who is almost half a mechanical expert, the first feeling at this time was that the movement was a bit wrong. When he turned his head with the clamshell-shaped turret hatch, the Army’s Type 94 truck was already near. Right now.

The moment the two cars passed by, the lieutenant of the navy clearly saw the face of the army driver sitting in the cab, as well as the feverish eyes that made him shudder.

"Army! It's an army truck!" Xiao Ye couldn't help yelling loudly on the radio.

The original British armored car was equipped with a full set of radio equipment, but after improvements by the Japanese military, only the commander seat car retained the ability to send messages, and other vehicles could only simply receive commands.

The sudden shout in the earphones shocked the squadron captain Fujita in the first car. He heard that it was the voice of Deputy Ono of the squadron.

"Hey, Ono, what did you yell just now." Fujita stood up on the captain's seat and opened the hatch on the top of the gun tower.

As a result, the squadron leader immediately understood why the deputy’s voice was so surprised. It was an army truck painted with ugly horse dung. He would never mistake it, because the truck’s headlights were still in the middle. Venus inlaid with army.

This truck passed his entire armored squadron from the side of the narrow road at an unbelievable speed. The only thing in Fujita's mind at the moment was that if the driver was not highly skilled, he would be a perfect one. Lunatic.

Sichuan Road is a standard two-lane road with two-way tram lanes on the road. Only a little space is reserved beside the sidewalk for non-motorized vehicles such as rickshaws.

Because Shanghai's vehicles use European and American traffic regulations, which makes it difficult for countries like Japan to drive on the left. Therefore, when the Japanese army drives out, the vehicles usually drive in the middle of the road. The Japanese army will not give way to civilian vehicles, and of course no one dares to stand in front of Japanese military vehicles.

At this time, the Marine Corps' convoy was still driving in the middle of the road as usual, and there was not much space reserved for overtaking vehicles on both sides, but the army truck was scratching the side of the road from the left and forcibly overtaking. It turned out to be like a mad dog. I heard that there is a lot of pressure in the army, which has caused more mental disorders. Now the navy lieutenant feels that the rumors are true.

Next, Captain Fujita discovered that the madman in the army was not the only one in front of him. There were eight army trucks behind the Type 94. Of course, the momentum was not as fast as the previous one, but it almost reached Fujita. The highest level ever seen.

The navy lieutenant won’t know at this moment. In fact, the army driver’s psychology in the rear car is broken~IndoMTL.com~ They are also very desperate when they encounter such a frantic leader, but the lord of the unit is sitting in that car. , At this time, even if you lay down your life, you have to keep up.

One after another army trucks madly passed Captain Fujita's car. The roar of the Isuzu engine and the roar (scream) of the army soldiers in the carriage echoed in the ears of the navy captain.

"No, they are heading for the Bund." While stunned, Fujita finally recovered his thinking ability, and he immediately judged the purpose of the army.

I wanted to rush to the scene of the incident in front of me. Such an arrogant overtaking obviously didn't take the Special Marines into consideration.

"Speed ​​up! Catch up! Quickly contact the car in front and ask them to stop the army." Fujita lowered his head to the subordinate in the carriage and ordered.

"Oh, squadron leader, the speed of that **** seems to be almost 70 kilometers, the army is really a bunch of red deer." The driver turned the steering wheel and stepped on the accelerator.

The Rolls-Royce armored vehicle has a top speed of 72 kilometers. Although the speed will be a little slower after the Japanese modification, the driver is confident that it can catch up with the army.

"How is it possible? Is that a Type 94 truck? How can it run so fast." The co-pilot seemed to have just reacted.

"The vehicle in front did not carry a radio. The commander was in an ordinary car today." The radio soldier reported.

"Where is the communication class?"

"They are riding side bikes."

"How can it be repaired! It seems we can only rely on it." Fujita poked his head out of the machine gun tower.

"Everyone, follow the long car!" The squadron commander radioed the order and made a command gesture to the car behind to follow me.

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