Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

"Mr. Xu, this gearbox is not good. It can't bear such a high horsepower. You can see that it is broken inside..."

"Then design a gearbox and leave it to me..."

"Mr. Xu, the drive shaft needs to be replaced. According to our calculations, once we test it at full horsepower, the drive shaft will be twisted into a twist..."

"Then use our materials to make a few new ones..."

"Mr. Xu, the suspension strength is probably not enough..."

"Change..."

"Mr. Xu, I think the road wheels can use our new materials, which can reduce a lot of weight..."

"Change..."

The Power Research Institute was completely lively. The Yangcheng military handed over two Type 59 tanks to Xu Huasheng and left.

After the two Type 59 tanks were sent to the modification workshop of the Power Research Institute, the people of the Power Research Institute immediately found new toys.

Xu Huasheng also participated in it with great interest and began to modify the two Type 59 tanks.

The engine was dismantled and replaced with his own engine, the gearbox was dismantled and replaced with a new gearbox, and the drive shaft material was not good, so it was replaced with a better material.

The suspension system materials were not good, so they were replaced with new materials from Huasheng Group.

This group of people had a lot of fun. When the modification started, they felt that the Type 59 was not good at all.

In their opinion, the power was not up to standard, the parts materials were not up to standard, the transmission was not up to standard, and it was too backward.

Finally, after the modification by this group of technical madmen, except for the shell, the interior of the two tanks had almost nothing to do with the original.

The power was replaced with a new power, the gearbox was also replaced with a new gearbox designed by Xu Huasheng, and the suspension system was replaced with a more powerful suspension.

This group of crazy people who had a lot of fun even reforged the tracks, road wheels, and bearings with new materials. These new parts look exactly the same as the original parts, but in fact, all kinds of data are directly beaten.

Take the ordinary road wheels for example. The road wheels made of new materials are directly one-third lighter than the original road wheels, but the strength is stronger.

There was no other way. Xu Huasheng was also having fun. He required that the two tanks must be able to run at full speed in complex environments without falling off.

This requirement is very high. After all, the original Type 59 tank engine horsepower is only 520 horsepower, and everything is designed based on the engine horsepower and maximum speed.

Now Xu Huasheng directly stuffed this 1100 horsepower engine into it. If it goes at full speed, no one knows how fast it will reach in the end.

So they must modify many parts. It doesn’t require much change, but at least it can’t fall apart when going at full speed. To be frank, the bolts and nuts on this car are all new.

After a week of tossing, the two Type 59 tanks were finally modified.

After the modification, the data of the two tanks also changed a lot.

The original net weight was 34 tons. Now after a lot of tossing, the weight of this tank has directly reached 30 tons, which is a direct weight reduction of four tons. Reducing weight by four tons is too important for tanks of this level.

The appearance seems unchanged, but the interior space has become more spacious. After all, the size of this new engine is much smaller than the original engine, and the gearbox is also smaller than the original gearbox, which frees up a lot of space.

"Mr. Xu, if you want to test these two vehicles, you have to find a suitable place. Ordinary places are simply not enough..."

Zhao Changhe said as he looked at the two modified tanks, and Xu Huasheng nodded. Yes, if you want to test the performance of the two vehicles, it is definitely not possible at the headquarters, let alone the headquarters, and there is no suitable place in the entire Guangdong Province.

Thinking of this, Xu Huasheng called Wu Zhengliang again.

"Hello, Chief, it's me, Xiao Xu. We modified two fun toys and want to test them in this suitable place. Do you want to take a look together..."

Xu Huasheng hung up the phone after reporting, and Wu Zhengliang reported the matter directly after hanging up the phone.

It was too scary. Xu Huasheng only told him one data, 1100 horsepower for the Type 59. Just this data almost gave Wu Zhengliang a heart attack.

1100 horsepower for the Type 59, this is too exaggerated. You should know that the engine on the Type 88 tank in China now has only 730 horsepower.

A diesel engine with a power of more than 1000 horsepower is something that the Chinese Army dreams of getting. But China does not have the technology for this kind of thing, and it is impossible to import it from foreign countries now. Rich people will not sell it to you. Even if a few countries are willing to sell it, the price is so high that China can't buy it at all.It's too much.

Now Huasheng Group has actually made a 1100-horsepower diesel engine and installed it on the Type 59. This news is too shocking.

The Chinese military took action. After Wu Zhengliang reported it, the matter immediately attracted great attention from the army.

Just a few hours later, two heavy trucks drove to the Power Research Institute, and the two modified tanks were directly loaded. There was also a military vehicle in front and behind the two trucks, and the two military vehicles were full of fully armed soldiers.

At the same time, some parts were also loaded and taken away, and Xu Huasheng also took some technicians from the Power Research Institute with the military.

After the two tanks were transported to the railway station, they were quickly loaded onto a freight train, and then the train headed northward towards Mongolia.

At the same time, after several bigwigs in the army got the news, they also put down their work and went to the Mongolian grasslands.

Three days later, at a training ground deep in the endless Mongolian grassland, two heavily protected heavy trucks pulled two Type 59s to the training ground.

"Here we go..."

An old man in military uniform and sitting in a wheelchair looked at the truck coming over with expectation in his eyes.

It was Xu Huasheng who pushed the wheelchair for the old man. Xu Huasheng and the old man arrived yesterday. The old man and the young man talked a lot after meeting each other. After the two talked, the old man was in a good mood, so the job of pushing the wheelchair was handed over to Xu Huasheng.

The truck stopped and the two tanks were driven down directly.

The technicians of the Power Research Institute checked the two tanks again and made a gesture after confirming that everything was fine.

"Old general, it's time to start..."

Xu Huasheng looked at the old man and said with a smile. This old man is not an ordinary person. He has been a soldier all his life and is also a vigorous and iron-blooded warrior.

Xu Huasheng was also surprised that the old man could come this time.

After all, the old general's health is not good now, and this journey is not friendly to the old man's health. But Xu Huasheng can understand the old general. Their generation has been thinking about the development of the motherland until death. Because this China was watered with countless blood by their generation. For this country, many of their relatives and comrades-in-arms gave their lives for it.

"Let's start..."

The old general sat in a wheelchair and looked into the distance. This position was a high ground, where he could see everything in the test field below.

"Start the test..."

Xu Huasheng picked up the walkie-talkie and directly issued an order to start the test. The drivers selected by the military and the technicians of the Power Research Institute got into the two tanks. The two tanks started, and the whole test officially began. Everyone's eyes were full of expectations. Xu Huasheng couldn't help but pick up the telescope to look at the test car.