Dominate South Asia

What's inappropriate? In his previous life, Mhamad was a member of the Chinese army. He was very familiar with Chinese equipment and was naturally familiar with infantry fighting vehicles.

China's industry was inherited from the Soviet Union. Tanks were developed from the Type 59. Infantry fighting vehicles were blank for a long time. As a result, during the Vietnam War, it was shown that there was no infantry fighting vehicle. Difficulty, so they obtained BMP infantry fighting vehicles from abroad, and after surveying and mapping, they developed their own armored personnel carriers.

However, the tracked type has high fuel consumption and poor comfort. Therefore, when wheeled infantry fighting vehicles became popular, China also began the development of wheeled infantry fighting vehicles.

The WZ521 and Type 64 armored personnel carriers developed early in China were simply modified on truck chassis. Based on the domestically equipped Dongfeng off-road trucks, steel plates were added to the outside to become wheeled armored vehicles. In fact, It's just a bulletproof truck, and its performance cannot meet actual needs. In the early 1980s, the WZ523 armored vehicle was developed, which was developed on the basis of the EQ-245 off-road truck. However, the chassis of this model is no different from that of the truck. It still uses the original off-road truck. In the wheelbase layout, the two tires at the rear are very close to each other and the steering axis at the front is far apart. This results in poor performance in actual off-road situations.

Although this kind of armored vehicle is equipped with the Hong Kong garrison and the armed police, it is just an excessive model and cannot meet the needs of combat troops. Later, the WZ551 armored vehicle was developed domestically, using a large number of foreign technologies.

But now, what is displayed in front of Mhamad is such a transitional product. When he sees that the tires are distributed in unequal wheelbases, they are closely behind. There was a certain distance in front of him, and Mhammad knew that this off-road capability was definitely not enough to meet his needs! Moreover, when he saw that the tires were just ordinary off-road tires and not specialized wide bulletproof tires at all, Hamad knew even more about the off-road capabilities of this car. Absolutely scum.

How can such an infantry fighting vehicle be finalized? Do designers eat shit? Hamad was quite dissatisfied with this doctor who had returned from studying abroad.

Now, after hearing the other party's question, Mhamad immediately said: "The wheelbase is the biggest problem. If you look at foreign wheeled chariots, they all have equal wheelbases at the front and rear. In this way, there will be no risk of stranding in the middle. "When our infantry fighting vehicle goes off-road, once it goes up a small slope, the current vehicle will get stuck in the middle."

This is the simplest truth. This Dr. Star doesn’t even know this, right?

"We have the advantage of designing this way." Dr. Star said: "In this way, we have minimal changes to the original chassis, and we can use the existing production line to produce in large quantities. Moreover, there is space in the middle, which can just fit the door. ”

"What our army needs is tanks with good performance!" Mhamad heard Dr. Star say this. I can't help but feel a little angry. Sharing a production line with trucks is inherently unreliable. The off-road performance of wheeled infantry fighting vehicles is much better than that of trucks.

If the tires were arranged with equal wheelbase, there would be no room for the doors on the side. Looking at the doors, Mhammad couldn't help but want to sneer. At home and abroad, what kind of infantry fighting vehicle has doors on the side? Infantry fighting vehicles transport personnel directly to the front. It is safest to open the door from the back and open the door from the side. Come down and be shot directly by the opponent?

Dr. Star opened the car door and motioned for Mhamad to visit the interior. Hamad walked in and became even more annoyed when he looked at the layout inside.

The engine is placed in the center just behind the driver's butt. Although it is not exposed, it can be seen from the bulge. In this way, it occupies part of the space of the passenger compartment at the back. The floor is relatively low, and small bulges can be seen.

It can be said that this is completely the chassis of an ordinary off-road truck, and then a shell is added to it and big tires are replaced. It cannot meet actual needs at all!

No need to test, this will definitely not work!

"I remember, we allocated 500 million rupees, right?" Mhammad said.

Mhamad is not stingy about Pakistan's national defense. Although this modified infantry fighting vehicle is only a small project, Mhamad has also allocated 500 million rupees, which is equivalent to 5 million US dollars when converted into U.S. dollars.

With so much money, just develop such a thing? Hamad's tone was cold.

"I'm sorry, Mr. President, I think the infantry fighting vehicle we developed is the most suitable for Pakistan." Dr. Star continued.

"Really?" Mhamad said: "Then tell me, what should I do when the engine needs to be repaired?"

The chassis of this car is the same as that of a truck. When the truck needs to repair its engine, the cab is raised and exposed. However, this is an armored vehicle, surrounded by armor! Do I need to use gas welding to cut it open?

Hearing Mhammad's question, Dr. Star suddenly scratched his head, and then he continued: "We can drive into the ditch from below and remove the engine from below."

"From below?" Mhammad was also drunk. He was probably the only one in the world to remove the engine from below!

"This is simply a complete joke." Mhammad said: "We spent 500 million rupees to make such a joke! Dr. Star, is this your level?"

"I'm sorry, I don't think there's anything wrong with this." Dr. Star said: "Our car has very stable performance and a mature chassis..."

"Enough." Muhammad said: "Now, let me tell you what a basic infantry fighting vehicle should be like."

Mhammad pointed to the engine at the back and said: "The engine needs to be arranged on the right." Muhammad pointed to the position on the right side of the driver: "In this way, open a cover on the upper armor, and the entire engine can be replaced within a few minutes. At the same time, only here can the engine dissipate heat conveniently. The arrangement you just made is to turn the entire armored vehicle into an oven! In addition, the three axles need to be distributed at equal intervals so that they can have the strongest off-road capability. And on this basis, there must be an 8*8 drive deformation. For infantry fighting vehicles, 8*8 is the most suitable, and the space is just enough to take one An infantry squad. The door should be opened at the rear, and the soldiers get off from the back. Use a high-power engine to drive the tank with better maneuverability. The tires should have a central deflation system to facilitate the adjustment of air pressure according to road conditions at any time. The infantry squad at the back should also have shooting holes and a hatch on top to facilitate fighting in the tank. At the same time, the weapon system on the top should be a series of weapon stations to facilitate the replacement of various weapons at any time. "

After Muhammad finished speaking these requirements, Dr. Star shook his head: "No, this is absolutely impossible. It is absolutely impossible to develop the armored vehicle you need using the technologies we have mastered. Needless to say, if you put the engine here, how do we deal with our transmission? Mr. President, I am an expert in vehicles, and I have more say. "

Looking at this self-satisfied expert, Muhammad finally couldn't bear it anymore. The man in front of him was a stubborn guy. If he was really capable, Muhammad could tolerate his stubbornness, but now it seems that this guy has no second ability except boasting.

Is this guy really an engineer of General Motors in the United States? Muhammad felt that it was necessary to investigate. When this guy came back, Muhammad directly entrusted him with an important task without even checking it out. Now it seems that it was too hasty.

At the same time, this guy from the West seemed to have over-developed democracy and freedom. Now this guy has no respect for himself and is completely condescending.

"Well, since you are not capable of developing this infantry fighting vehicle, now I declare that you are no longer the development engineer of this infantry fighting vehicle." Muhammad said, and asked the person next to him: "Who is the deputy chief engineer?"

"It's me." Hashim, who followed behind, said: "We are responsible for assisting Dr. Star."

"What do you think of this tank?" Muhammad asked.

Hashim glanced at Dr. Star, and then said, "During the development process, we were not very satisfied with Dr. Star's development. He just made us make a shell based on the Western tank style, and almost copied everything else. We didn't even have a design drawing, and it was welded directly in the factory."

Mhammad's face changed immediately. Just now, he thought it was a problem of concept, but now it seems that it is completely the problem of Dr. Star.

"Dr. Star, before you came, what software did you use for design in General Motors?" Muhammad asked.

Now, advanced companies have long started using computers for design, and large companies like General Motors are no exception. Even in China, the design of the Flying Leopard was done using computers.

Dr. Star's face was gloomy and his body began to tremble.

"So, you are not a doctor or engineer at General Motors, right?" Muhammad asked.

"I am just an assembly worker on the production line." Dr. Star suddenly knelt down: "Mr. President, I deceived you, but I also came back with my love for my motherland. Please give me a chance."

A worker on the production line! Relying on a bunch of fake certificates, he gained Pakistan's trust after returning and took on the task of developing the main infantry fighting vehicle of the Pakistani Army, but he did not have such ability at all. Now, hearing what this guy said, Muhammad's face turned terribly black. (To be continued ~^~)