Reborn 80s

Chapter 952 Gas Turbines
Moshi Military Industry is a company that focuses on the research and development of military equipment. All production aspects are left to other companies.

That is the foundry model adopted!

There are several military factories that now specialize in OEM for Moshi military industry, and their lives are very lively.

Moshi Military Industry is quite flexible in sales, and has even become a supplier of military supplies to a certain country.

Of course, it is not a regular supplier, and there is no contract signed.

It is a personal purchase by a soldier.

Mainly buying protective equipment, such as body armor, bulletproof ceramic plates, tactical vests, etc.

If they are mercenaries, many people like to buy a complete set of personal equipment from Moshi Military Industry, including rifles, sabers, shoes, etc.

Chen Huaiqing: "The exercise is in Zhurihe?"

Many people don’t know much about Zhurihe.

This place is a contract tactics training base!
A blue army has been built in the base, completely aiming to build the strongest army in the world.

It is to be built as a grindstone for the entire army.

If you want to make a whetstone, you must be hard enough. Otherwise, how can you sharpen a knife?

The entire Blue Army is now a fully informatized force, and informatization has greatly enhanced combat effectiveness.

"Yes, in September, this exercise will be open to foreign troops."

If we open up to foreign armies, we certainly won’t open up casually.

There will definitely be a large number of friendly countries among them!

Chen Huaiqing looked at the screen, and Basalt MAX was returning.

Even if Basalt MAX is sold domestically, the price will definitely be over 5000 million.

At such a price, I really don’t know how many vehicles I can purchase.

After all, everyone knows that although military spending is increasing every year, it is actually still at a very low level.

The military expenditure is only so much, and it is obviously impossible to spend it lavishly.

Therefore, Basalt MAX still has to rely on export sales to recover its research and development funds and make money to continue investing in the research and development of the next generation of tanks.

Regarding the performance data of the fourth-generation tank, one thing is certain, that is, it must be able to reach a speed of more than 80 kilometers per hour.

This also means that this tank will have super mobility.

Of course, higher requirements are also put forward for the engine.

According to the current diesel engine technology, it seems to be a bit difficult.

The space available for the engine in the tank is limited, so it is simply unrealistic and impossible to increase engine power by increasing the engine bore.

What about increasing the size of the tank?

The larger the volume, the heavier the tank. As the tank's weight increases, doesn't it require more power?

Now the basalt tank can have a maximum power of 1500 horsepower, and a very important point is that it is equipped with a turbocharger.

Turbocharging technology is a technology that Motta Power focuses on. It is quite mature in technology and is installed on many models.

Cars with turbocharging can not only obtain higher power, but also have good performance in fuel economy and reduced emissions.

When the potential of the diesel engine has come to an end, other technical routes must be tried.

Gas turbines are undoubtedly a very good direction!
However, the technical requirements of gas turbines are obviously higher than those of diesel engines.

Gas turbines are for aircraft.

Install the aircraft engine on the tank...

The former Alliance T-80 main battle tank was the first mass-produced tank to use a gas turbine as power.

It has been installed and mass-produced since 1976, with a total of more than 7500 vehicles produced.As a military power that spends 15% of its gross national product on its defense budget, there is no need to doubt its vision in selecting equipment and technology routes.

The Federation's third-generation main battle tank M1 is also powered by the AGT1500 gas turbine.

I cannot say that the common choice of the two major military powers is 100% correct, but in today's world, gas turbines as the power source of tanks are undoubtedly promising.

As a power source, gas turbines naturally have many advantages over diesel engines. For example, in winter, they can be started directly, unlike diesel engines that need to be preheated.

However, there is a problem, that is, the fuel consumption of gas turbines is 40% higher than that of diesel engines.

Increased fuel consumption is not just a matter of burning more money.

Military equipment has never been about money, what is pursued is performance.

The most frustrating thing about the increase in fuel consumption is that it places higher demands on logistics.

At the beginning of 1996, North Russia had more than 5000 T-80 tanks, but now, many of them have been withdrawn from active service.

There is no way, I really can’t afford it.

Mota Power has obtained the design drawings of the T-80 engine GTD-1000T gas turbine, and even the designer of this engine came directly.

The GTD-1000T gas turbine has a much higher failure rate than the federal AGT1500 gas turbine, but its improvement potential is still quite strong.

Although it obtained the drawings of the GTD-1000T and had the designer of this engine, Mota Power did not say that it would simply imitate this engine.

Instead, after conducting some research on it, a project to develop a tank gas turbine was established.

Just use the technology of GTD-1000T as a reference.

In 1995, Mota Power produced a prototype MRQ gas turbine specially used as tank power.

After having the prototype, various tests and improvements are carried out.

In 1997, MRQ gas turbines began to be mounted on tanks for testing.

Compared with the static test, many problems were discovered on the tank.

What has not been said is that we will continue to improve and improve.

Thanks to continuous improvements and improvements, the failure rate of MRQ gas turbines has now been reduced to a very low level.

Moreover, the MRQ gas turbine has a full life of 1200 hours, an overhaul interval of 300 hours, and a maximum output of 1320 horsepower.

A very important point for Motar Power to be able to handle the MRQ gas turbine is that Motar Power has extremely high technical attainments in the field of aero-engines.

In 2003, the Trailblazer tank equipped with an MRQ gas turbine was officially finalized.

The total combat weight of the Trailblazer tank is 48 tons, with a maximum road speed of 72 kilometers per hour and an off-road speed of 48 kilometers per hour.

Compared to the basalt tank, the Trailblazer tank is undoubtedly slightly worse in terms of data.

For Moshi Military Industry, the Pioneer Tank project is a project that can barely break even.

The Pioneer Tank received a total of 40 orders, and then there were no more orders.

It can even be said that these 40 orders were given because they did not want Moshi Military Industry to suffer too much loss.

The cost of daily use of the Trailblazer tank is a bit too high. For China, large-scale equipment is simply unrealistic.

As for export?

During the use of gas turbine tanks, the logistics support requirements are too high.

This not only refers to the guarantee of oil, but also includes technical guarantee.

An overhaul is required after 300 hours. As for gas turbine engine overhaul, it is not something that ordinary countries can handle.

The diesel engine tank is better, the technology is particularly mature, and apart from daily maintenance, there is no need for hundreds of hours of overhaul.

(End of this chapter)