Chapter 71: Sidecar

"Our troops want to achieve mobility. The bicycles in the past must be eliminated. Therefore, we must vigorously develop military motorcycles." Looking at the neat factory building and the workers responsible for assembly on the production line, Cyric and The people around said.
　　Here is the famous BMW company of later generations!
　　 The spirit of German craftsmanship is not in vain. It can be found that many of the world's famous automobile manufacturers are German! At the same time, many famous figures were born.
　　 For example, Gotlieb Daimler and Karl Benz, the two founded Mercedes and Benz respectively, and recently merged into one company. August Horch is the founder of Audi’s predecessor Auto Union, Ferdinand Porsche, the founder of the famous Porsche company.
　　 However, BMW, which is also one of the three luxury brands, rarely mentions its pioneer.
　　 If you have studied thermodynamics in college, you can clearly know the "Otto cycle", which is the most common form of internal combustion engine cycle. And this Otto is the name of the person, the name of the founder of BMW!
　　 Gustav Otto, the greatest aircraft manufacturing expert in German history, and his father Nicholas August Otto is the inventor of the famous Otto internal combustion engine. In 1876, he produced the first four-stroke cycle engine in human history!
　　 In 1913, Otto and his sons established the Bavarian engine factory in Munich. At that time, it mainly produced aircraft engines. A few years later, BMW was registered and established. The blue sky and white clouds logo has been used for later generations and has become an artifact.
　　 Unfortunately, after World War I, according to the Treaty of Versailles, Germany will not be able to produce any military aircraft, let alone aircraft engines, so BMW can only make changes.
　　 Just in 1922, BMW started producing motorcycle engines. In the early days, they only supplied engines for British motorcycle brands such as Victoria.
　　 And a year later, the first BMW motorcycle was born, this is the cross-age R32!
　　 This kind of motorcycle was successfully developed in just five weeks. It has the world's first horizontally opposed engine and is also the world's first motorcycle with shaft transmission!
　　 Since this time, the shaft drive design has become one of the most well-known features of BMW motorcycles!
The R32 can reach a maximum speed of 90 kilometers per hour. Compared to other motorcycles, it may not be very fast, but its durability is quite strong. Especially in many races, it can win by virtue of its durability. The motorcycle fell apart before finishing the race!
　　 Now, although BMW has entered the field of automobile production, its motorcycle production is still its main business. Now, with the development of the army, BMW's motorcycle development will also enter a new stage!
　　 The current Cyric, who is a colonel, works in the weapons and equipment department, and can be responsible for almost all the weapons and equipment of the German army. This is also related to his previous foreshadowing.
　　 Panther tanks, battleships, aircraft carriers, these all started with Cyric's intervention. Therefore, it is most appropriate for Cyric to take charge of these.
　　 After taking this position, Cyric has put forward many other ideas in addition to the assembly line production of the Panther tank.
　　 For example, about getting motorcycles into service in the army!
After the First World War, Germany became a defeated country. In addition to the drastic reduction in the size of the army, due to the deterioration of the country’s economy, the renewal of the German army’s equipment was also quite slow, so much so that many armies are still equipped with bicycles for transportation tool!
　　Bicycles of course cannot really be used as equipment for the army. Think about the German army riding a bicycle to conquer Moscow. Cyrenk is absolutely drunk. Therefore, it is necessary to develop new means of transportation to replace bicycles!
　　 What is the most suitable?
　　 Of course it is a motorcycle!
　　In the movies of later generations, you can usually see the German soldiers, riding a sidecar in the wilderness. In the army, motorcycles also play a huge role.
Before the start of each attack, the motorcycle reconnaissance unit is often the advance of the entire attack sequence. The motorcycle is smaller in appearance than other vehicles and is easy to conceal. It is equipped with a machine gun on the side and gives it good combat performance and can provide fire support to its own infantry. , Germany’s various mechanized troops are equipped with a large number of motorcycles, after all, they are cheap.
　　At the same time, motorcycles can also be used for various other purposes. For example, it is an important piece of equipment for the German communicators. Riding on it, it quickly transmits combat commands between various combat units in motion.
　　 Put the radio equipment on the vehicle, and it becomes a communications command vehicle; on the front lines of war, it is an ideal vehicle for fast ambulance and transportation of the wounded.
　　 Heavy-duty military motorcycles have great traction and are equipped with a special trailer. It is an ammunition/supply transport vehicle; if necessary, it can also act as a tractor and tow some light artillery!
　　 It can be said that one car has many functions.
　　Of course, the off-road capability of motorcycles has always been inferior to that of tracked vehicles. However, at this stage, it is necessary to equip various military forces with a large number of motorcycles.
　　 Cyric takes this seriously.
　　 For BMW, this is a good development opportunity!
　　 After receiving the order from above, BMW quickly carried out the corresponding research and development. It took two months to produce the BMW R75 motorcycle in front of you!
　　 "Colon Cyric, this is the latest military motorcycle developed by our BMW company." Next to Cyric is BMW's chief engineer Fritz. He introduced Cyric to the motorcycle in front of him.
　　 "According to the original mechanical indicators, our motorcycle has a displacement of 746 ml, a power of a 26-horsepower two-cylinder air-cooled engine, a four-speed gearbox with reverse gear, and a top speed of 95 kilometers per hour."
　　This motorcycle looks quite rough. The first thing that attracts people's attention is not the steel frame of the car, nor the spoke-style wheels, but the seat instead of the powerful exhaust pipe.
　　 Yes, from the perspective of later generations, the first thing you see is the seat, because it is the most primitive bicycle seat!
　　 looks definitely not as comfortable as the sponge seat foreskin of later generations, but if you sit on it...
　　 In the eyes of everyone's attention, Cyric stepped up, feeling the same as riding a row in later generations.
　　 Yes, this is an absolute large displacement!
　　 Although it does not look great, when you sit on it, you can feel that it is still very ergonomic, except for the brake on the front handle, and the hinge is on the outermost side.