Rebirth of Military Workers

Chapter 1189

“What about the above fire control system? What is it used for? How much horsepower does the engine have?” Xie Kai had to ask this.

He suddenly realized a problem, he seemed to remember something wrong.

Or, his identity as a pseudo-military fan has been exposed.

According to his memory, the Type 88 main battle tank almost always uses technology from the United States, and now the 617 also has a very good cooperation with the United States.

When the 359 tank appeared and took away the order of the Type 80 tank, the 617 introduced some technology from the United States to enhance the combat effectiveness of their tanks.

“The 37A used in the fire control system is a domestically improved version; the engine is imported from Germany…” An old man with gray hair and wearing a Zhongshan suit walked in.

“Manager Luo?” Xie Kai looked at the thin old man and called out in surprise.

He knew this person, Luo Zhiyu, the deputy chief engineer of 617, and Xie Kai knew Xie Kai when he was grabbing orders from Pakistan.

I haven’t seen it in years.

“Xie Kai, your 359 tank is good. It brings a lot of ideas to our new tank design.” Mr. Luo said with a smile.

He didn’t show any hostility towards Xie Kai.

Xie Kai was a little embarrassed, “Mr. Luo, why are you here?”

“Let’s see how far your tanks have been changed. Before, your people would not be allowed to get close…” When Luo Zhiyu spoke, he looked at Zheng Yucheng next to Xie Kai.

Obviously, not allowing 617 to approach is an order from the top 404.

“How?” Zheng Yucheng asked Luo Zhiyu somewhat hesitantly, “Your new tank has six pairs of road wheels, and ours is also six pairs!”

Xie Kai’s mouth twitched.

When did the 359 tank become 6 pairs of road wheels?

For the original 359 tank, most of the mechanical parts are compatible with the 59. The 59 tank chassis is used, which is also to allow the 59 tank with a large number of domestic equipment to improve its performance without replacing too much.

I usually didn’t pay attention to this. Even the last time I was sitting on this tank in the base, Xie Kai didn’t notice that the 359 tank had become 6 pairs of road wheels.

“Tank performance is not determined by several pairs of road wheels.” Luo Zhiyu smiled, ignoring Zheng Yucheng.

Those who engage in technology, for those laymen who don’t understand technology, have never caught a cold, even with a certain degree of contempt.

“Originally, Zhao Yuming said that their tanks with 6 pairs of road wheels were too arrogant…”

Xie Kai is a little bit unable to understand Zheng Yucheng’s mentality. Six pairs of road wheels are not just six pairs of road wheels. I have to be here.

Is the performance of the 359 tank improved by 6 pairs of road wheels?

Luo Zhiyu originally wanted to chat with Xie Kai. Zheng Yucheng, the shit-chucking stick, was here. After a few casual chats, he soon left.

The Type 88 main battle tank in front of me is not the type 88 in my memory. Xie Kai really doesn’t know where the problem is.

Although the tanks are all in the same workshop, just as the 617 people are not allowed to approach the 359 tanks, the 617 people also forbid Zheng Yucheng and Xie Kai to approach their Type 88 main battle tanks.

From the appearance point of view, the 88-style is very different from the 88-style in memory.

Perhaps it’s just the beginning of the wedge-shaped turret design. The 88-type turret produced by the 617 is far less rounded than the 359 tank, and even has a cumbersome feeling. The angle of the main armor on both sides of the main gun is not small, and the sides are straight. .

At least it is no longer a hemispherical cast turret like the Type 79.

“What do you think of their tanks?” Zheng Yucheng asked Xie Kai, only to roll his eyes.

Xie Kai ignored Zheng Yucheng, and asked the staff where Luo Zhiyu lived alone, and went to find Luo Zhiyu alone.

He found that he had a big misunderstanding about Type 88.

What he saw was very different from what he remembered.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“It has always been like this. Although the engine has 1,000 horsepower, they have not negotiated a technology introduction plan with Germany. They are only willing to provide the whole machine rather than the technology.” Luo Zhiyu did not expect that Xie Kai came to him to ask this.

Xie Kai game puzzled, how did 1200 horsepower become 1000?

“Isn’t it talking about the imported American M60 tank gun?” He didn’t care about the horsepower issue. Now he wanted to know where he didn’t get it right.

Luo Zhiyu was a little surprised, “Where did you hear it? We only introduced the 105mm tank gun from the UK only a few years ago. How could we introduce the 105mm tank gun technology from the United States? Isn’t that a waste of money?”

Xie Kai was completely speechless.

“You can’t be mistaken? South Korea’s K1 is also known as the 88 type.” Luo Zhiyu looked at Xie Kai, “Their tank was once sold to us by General Motors. It has a combat weight of 51 tons. What you said is similar. At present, the domestic tank tonnage has not exceeded 40 tons due to engine power and design issues. We have made a breakthrough, but the future is uncertain.”

Xie Kai was completely speechless.

He didn’t expect Korea to have another 88 style.

When I thought about this, I was relieved. Only South Korea, who has completely followed the United States, can obtain so many advanced technologies for China.

“A powerful 1000-horsepower engine installed on a 43-ton tank is not wasted?” Xie Kai changed the subject in order to conceal his embarrassment.

The 359 tank also hopes to get a more powerful engine. The current armor thickness of the tank gun has brought a lot of weight increase, and the 1000 horsepower engine has not been developed.

“Is there any way to waste it? I only got 4 units from Germany.”

The news from Luo Zhiyu made Xie Kai deeply aware that he was really just a fake military fan.

Until the 99 type, the tonnage was only 51 tons. Before that, there were no heavy tanks in China.

The information on the Internet is messy, and he actually chooses to believe the fake information.

In fact, it is not fake data, but he hopes that the domestic 88-type performance is more powerful, so he directly and selectively ignores the data of the tank with a tonnage of only 38 tons, thinking that the Korean one is Chinese…

“Mr. Luo, in this way, even if you win, you won’t be able to hand it over to the troops in the end, right?” Xie Kai is puzzled, knowing the situation, why did 617 do it like this?

Isn’t this cheating?

The 1,000-horsepower engine has not been developed in China. Even if it wins, how will it be delivered to the armored unit?

You can’t fit a 43-ton tank with a 780-horsepower engine, right?

Luo Zhiyu shook his head and did not answer Xie Kai’s words.

These things belong to the management staff and have nothing to do with the technical staff.

After Xie Kai went back, he also didn’t tell Zheng Yucheng the news to them. Xie Kai didn’t know what the 617 people were thinking.

There is a 1,000-horsepower engine, but it cannot be mass-produced in China, and even the technology has not been thoroughly researched.

“Is there any other way? It’s not a problem to do this right now. The mobility cannot be compared with them, and the firing range of the main gun is also worse…” After Xie Kai returned, Zhang Deming and others were still in a meeting to study how to solve it. This situation.

“The Ministry of Armored Forces really disagrees with the plan?” It should be impossible for the Ministry of Armored Forces to not know the situation of Type 88.

No matter how good the mobility is now, it’s no use.

There will not be enough engines available in the future.

“It’s not unwilling, but they don’t agree with the plan we originally proposed.” Wang Guilin said.

Originally they didn’t pay much attention to this competition, so they didn’t take it seriously. Xie Kai made it clear that it is difficult to obtain a large number of orders internationally. Even if only one battalion can be equipped in the country a year, they are not willing to give up.

“What plan?” Xie Kai asked.

“It’s the usual training plan of the special warfare brigade in the base.” Wang Guilin said.

Xie Kai thinks this is too much.

The tank training of the special operations brigade is designed based on the performance of the 359 tank. The entire tank training field is not only complicated in terrain, but also has various obstacles, which is unmatched by any tank training field in China.

Domestic tanks in active service cannot even complete training in such a complex training field in accordance with the prescribed time. Not only need to pass at a higher speed, but also need to fire and shoot in the process of traveling.

“That they will definitely not agree to it, just as we do not agree with their plan. We must make a plan that can thoroughly demonstrate the performance of the tanks on both sides, otherwise the Armored Forces will not agree. Why did our price scare the Armored Forces some time ago? Is it?” Xie Kai felt helpless. “Just get a tank biathlon out of it.”

Xie Kai thought of the water tank competition held by Lao Maozi behind.

No one knows about the biased view of the Type 88 tank, but Xie Kai feels that it is a miracle that he is not dead at the 404.

In order to make up for it, both the military and 617 must agree to the plan.

“It’s too late to revise the plan. Tomorrow there will be not only the chief of the military, but also some foreign guests.” Wang Guilin said, “Especially to renovate the competition venue…”

Under the current circumstances, the plan can only be modified at most.

“It doesn’t take too long and can’t move too many places. Isn’t there an excavator for repairing obstacles in the test field? It can be done in one night. Besides, the game is tomorrow afternoon.” Xie Kai immediately put his thoughts on said.

He didn’t know the specific water tank competition.

However, the content of the water tank competition is relatively well understood.

“It’s not only better than tank performance, but also better than the water quality of the operator?” Zhang Deming looked at Xie Kai questioningly, “We only need to compare performance.”

“Our troops have always had more personnel than equipment, and the number of equipment is not enough. How many sets of personnel will operate each equipment? Even the special operations brigade, because of the lack of equipment, is trained in this way…”

Xie Kai immediately stated the rules. The specifics need to be communicated with the 617 from the Armored Forces Department.

617 If you try to oppose it and the Armored Forces disagrees, there is naturally no possibility of change.

For the two tanks, relatively speaking, the 617 has more advantages.

There are currently three tanks, and there is no need to replace the operators. After all, it is only necessary to show the performance of the tanks.

“Change the plan? It will start tomorrow!” Hong Aiguo, the head of the Armored Forces Department, frowned as he looked at these people at 404.