notmuch_23
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((Of course, depending on what the switchblade short-circuited, the battery pack could heat up to the point of catastrophic failure as all of the batteries' potential gets drops rapidly as the maximum amount of current possible flows from one pole to another; something you learn in electrical engineering classes))
The medics finally closed Horace back up, and for now they leave him to recover from the anesthesia.
Still the production drive continues, as the arc furnace crucibles pour 500 tons of steel at a time into sand molds, which get set aside and cool while empties are put in their place and another batch of ferrous scrap is thrown in.
Workers take the filled molds, take apart the boxes on top of a shake table, then take the castings out.
The castings are taken to the first cleaning where the rest of the molding sand is taken off.
The parts are then cut off the rest of the casting tree with power saws, then taken to one of the production machine shops.
The parts get automatically machined to spec in a series of lathing, milling, drilling, and grinding operations, then immediately get shuttled out to the appropriate factory (the armor factory in this case.
The assembly line workers assemble the tank, starting first with the welded chassis, on which the bottom armor is riveted. The engine and hydrostatic pump go in next, then the radiator, batteries, and fuel tank.
The side tread plates are then attached before the hydrostatic motors get bolted in the rear. The whole time a worker is attaching fuel lines, hydraulic lines, and wires to the appropriate places.
The driver's compartment goes in next, while the workers, (including the one from before) quickly attach the controls and gauges.
The track suspension is installed on both sides.
The rear plate and top are attached next while the exhaust gets routed through it.
The turret group is now attached, followed by the turret itself, with weapon attached. Workers now connect the wiring for the turret controls, fill the crankcase with oil, the cooling system with antifreeze coolant, and the tank with diesel.
The tank now comes to three massive lines: one to provide hydraulic oil, and the others hooked right onto the bleeding valves to catch it.
As these are being hooked up, two hoses go over the exhaust tips, and a worker starts the engine, then shifts to first and opens the throttle a little, keeping the steering bars straight. the pump sucks air, then hydraulic oil, as both of the track sections start to wrap around the drive sprockets. Once the oil reaches the pump, it pushes the oil quickly to the hydrostatic motors, and then to the return, which is out the bleeding valves. First the air is pushed through, then oil with air bubbles. The track sections are guided around the rest of the tank, moving from the drive sprockets, until the two ends meet, at which point they are joined and the drive system is fully bled.
The last of the armor goes on, all hatches are attached then closed.
Then the completed tank touches the ground, and the worker still inside drives it over to the staging area with the rest, ready for the soldiers there to attach the secondary Browning M2s and load the munition compartments with shells.
((Didn't really have much else to post, so I wnt into How It's made mode with the tanks: just picture the vast majority of the post like a segment from that show and you'll get the right mood.))
The medics finally closed Horace back up, and for now they leave him to recover from the anesthesia.
Still the production drive continues, as the arc furnace crucibles pour 500 tons of steel at a time into sand molds, which get set aside and cool while empties are put in their place and another batch of ferrous scrap is thrown in.
Workers take the filled molds, take apart the boxes on top of a shake table, then take the castings out.
The castings are taken to the first cleaning where the rest of the molding sand is taken off.
The parts are then cut off the rest of the casting tree with power saws, then taken to one of the production machine shops.
The parts get automatically machined to spec in a series of lathing, milling, drilling, and grinding operations, then immediately get shuttled out to the appropriate factory (the armor factory in this case.
The assembly line workers assemble the tank, starting first with the welded chassis, on which the bottom armor is riveted. The engine and hydrostatic pump go in next, then the radiator, batteries, and fuel tank.
The side tread plates are then attached before the hydrostatic motors get bolted in the rear. The whole time a worker is attaching fuel lines, hydraulic lines, and wires to the appropriate places.
The driver's compartment goes in next, while the workers, (including the one from before) quickly attach the controls and gauges.
The track suspension is installed on both sides.
The rear plate and top are attached next while the exhaust gets routed through it.
The turret group is now attached, followed by the turret itself, with weapon attached. Workers now connect the wiring for the turret controls, fill the crankcase with oil, the cooling system with antifreeze coolant, and the tank with diesel.
The tank now comes to three massive lines: one to provide hydraulic oil, and the others hooked right onto the bleeding valves to catch it.
As these are being hooked up, two hoses go over the exhaust tips, and a worker starts the engine, then shifts to first and opens the throttle a little, keeping the steering bars straight. the pump sucks air, then hydraulic oil, as both of the track sections start to wrap around the drive sprockets. Once the oil reaches the pump, it pushes the oil quickly to the hydrostatic motors, and then to the return, which is out the bleeding valves. First the air is pushed through, then oil with air bubbles. The track sections are guided around the rest of the tank, moving from the drive sprockets, until the two ends meet, at which point they are joined and the drive system is fully bled.
The last of the armor goes on, all hatches are attached then closed.
Then the completed tank touches the ground, and the worker still inside drives it over to the staging area with the rest, ready for the soldiers there to attach the secondary Browning M2s and load the munition compartments with shells.
((Didn't really have much else to post, so I wnt into How It's made mode with the tanks: just picture the vast majority of the post like a segment from that show and you'll get the right mood.))
