Chapter Twenty-Three: Crazy Test Drive! Charge into the Yangtze River!
The acceptance of the "Meow Meow Car" was successful.
Zhao Jianjun, with his keen nose, appeared uninvited.
He had been quite busy lately.
As people often say, military research is not just about developing new weapons and equipment.
The emergence of new weapons and equipment actually opens up new combat ideas, creates new combat methods, and represents new forms of combat concepts.
Zhao Jianjun's recent busyness, adjusting the entire regiment's training plan, disrupting the original combat units, re-allocating personnel, adjusting tactical arrangements, and re-distributing weapons, were all to adapt to the appearance of the Meow Meow Car.
Changing the entire combat system is not an easy task.
Neighbors' disputes can disrupt a whole community, let alone a regiment of over 1500 mouths!
Especially when Zhao Jianjun demanded that the entire regiment become more proficient in using heavy weapons, and even managed to borrow several tanks from a neighboring unit, requiring everyone to master tank driving.
Questions and doubts arose within the regiment.
They all failed to understand the purpose of these training exercises.
Fortunately, it was the army, where orders were obeyed without question.
Zhao Jianjun had a good reputation, so even imposing his training plan during discussions was considered natural.
However, with such a large-scale endeavor, Zhao Jianjun still felt pressure.
The pressure stemmed from the success or failure of the Meow Meow Car's development.
If it failed, he wouldn't be able to face the consequences.
So, as soon as Chen Jinchao announced that the first batch of prototypes had been finalized and passed acceptance, marking the completion of the first stage of the Meow Meow Car development, Zhao Jianjun rushed over again.
"This is the Meow Meow Car?!"
Zhao Jianjun was overjoyed to see the Meow Meow Car.
His surprise was plain to see.
He looked at the small and adorable real-life Meow Meow Car, cherishing it more than his favorite, massive military off-road vehicle!
"Want to try it?"
Chen Jinchao asked, a mischievous smile on his face.
Driving the Meow Meow Car with someone on board had become his biggest pleasure recently.
"Of course!"
Without hesitation, Zhao Jianjun eagerly jumped into the Meow Meow Car, eager to experience its performance firsthand.
"Hold on tight!"
With a stomp of the gas pedal, the first-generation Meow Meow Car, which lacked a steering wheel, sped off with Chen Jinchao controlling it with two levers.
The Jiangling Special Vehicle Manufacturing Plant had a vast vehicle testing ground, simulating various complex terrains like swamps, mountains, stairs, and steep slopes.
Chen Jinchao drove the Meow Meow Car, taking Zhao Jianjun on a thrilling "roller coaster" ride across this test ground.
"Holy crap!"
Zhao Jianjun couldn't help but shout.
The Meow Meow Car, charging up a steep incline, had a view that only included the sky and no road ahead!
"Holy crap!"
Another exclamation of panic.
It was the brief sense of weightlessness that came from the Meow Meow Car's tires slightly slipping on the muddy gravel path, before quickly regaining traction.
"Holy crap!"
In the testing ground filled with exclamations of awe,
The Meow Meow Car, climbing the tiered stairs with a 60-degree incline, moved smoothly upwards as if it had tentacles, going "clunk, clunk, clunk."
When descending the dirt slope, the Meow Meow Car, unfazed by the large departure angle between the ground and the slope, landed with a "thud" without reducing speed.
"Exciting, right?"
Chen Jinchao, driving on the highway section, was pushing the gas pedal almost into the engine compartment, not caring about the Meow Meow Car's limits.
The 1.4t diesel engine roared with all its might, like it was shouting, "I can't take it anymore!"~
But at the same time, its actions said, "Bring it on!"
"Exciting!"
"It's damn exciting!"
Zhao Jianjun didn't know whether it was from fright or the icy wind brushing against his face, but his face was flushed red.
He finally understood what it meant to be red in the face from excitement.
The speed of 60 kilometers per hour wasn't really fast, but it was undeniably thrilling.
After Zhao Jianjun experienced all the terrains and thought it was over.
Just as he was about to turn around and praise the Meow Meow Car with all his knowledge, he looked up and saw the Meow Meow Car turning out of the factory area, not slowing down, and charging towards the mighty Yangtze River not far away.
"Holy crap!"
"Holy crap!"
"HOLY CRAP!!!"
.....
Chen Jinchao, without warning, drove them into the river, who could withstand such a shock?
Zhao Jianjun's throat was sore from yelling, but he couldn't resist the impact of that moment.
It was a natural human reaction.
"Alright, share your thoughts. Satisfied?"
The Meow Meow Car's movement in the water relied on its rear propeller, achieving a speed of only 4 kilometers per hour, making it seem like a drifting raft once it entered the water.
But for its application in wartime, this was enough.
In fact, it was more than sufficient.
The Meow Meow Car, floating steadily on the Yangtze River, took a while for Zhao Jianjun to recover from his terror.
His face was a kaleidoscope of colors - white, black, red...
His large, strong hands firmly gripped the car frame above, his knuckles turning white, even now he didn't dare let go.
"Don't worry, it's very stable. I've been driving it around fishing in the Yangtze River every day recently."
"Is there any chance that, although I'm an airborne soldier, I can't swim...?"
"......"
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