Super military empire

"In this case, let's directly produce prototype cars. But is one prototype enough?" Xie Heping directly asked this question.

Under normal circumstances, two prototype cars are produced. This is to comprehensively test the various performance of the prototype cars and demonstrate whether the technology is feasible.In any country, after completing the design and theoretical research, when the demonstration model is produced, there are two vehicles.

One car is probably due to luck.

"It's better to produce two vehicles. Although it will cost a lot of money, if problems are found during the experiment, one can be modified and designed to improve performance, and the other can continue to be tested. This tank is no longer 59 The model has been improved. Isn't it inappropriate to use 59 for this project?" Jiang Ming grinned when he saw the excitement on the faces of Chen Yang and others.

Proposed to change the name of the entire project.

Originally, they only made modifications on the basis of 59. Who knew that after Liu Yijiu came up, they changed this tank beyond recognition, except that the chassis was still the 59 tank chassis, and all other aspects were brand new.

Power system assembly, fire control assembly, commander viewing system, gunner viewing system, armor and even compound power.

With the 1500 horsepower diesel engine provided by the Americans, it is not too difficult to use this technology to produce a 780 horsepower diesel engine.It is more complicated for them to design and develop to higher power, but lowering the requirements makes it less complicated.

"The specific model name is not important. First produce the prototype, if it can be approved by the military, complete the test, and then discuss these things. Now there is no big problem with the tank gun. Automatic loading. The mechanism problem is not too big, the hydraulic suspension has not been strictly tested, and the fire control system has not been fully and effectively tested. More importantly, the power system is still a drawing, and the 780 horsepower drawing design has not been completed..." Wang Shunyi frowned and said.

It is indeed early for the production test of the whole vehicle to be carried out.

As soon as Wang Shunyi finished speaking, everyone looked at Wang Yueshan expectantly. As long as he said there was no problem, there would be no problem with the production of the entire prototype.

Power, there has always been no reliable solution.

From the beginning, Liu Yijiu was expecting to obtain a power system from the Americans. Now they have acquired a 1500-horsepower compression diesel engine in the American hands, and they have also acquired a 1500-horsepower gas turbine for aerospace conversion. Just the most original technical drawings.

The Americans will not stupidly directly give the blueprints and technologies that can build gas turbines and diesel engines, and set up many artificial difficulties for the Chinese.

"Yes, Director Wang, it's your side now. If your power is okay, then the tank can start moving." Liu Yijiu licked his lips and said to Wang Yueshan.

One can imagine how much pressure Wang Yueshan has under such circumstances.

He didn't speak, but looked at Tao Mingyuan, who was in charge of this work beside him.

Tao Mingyuan was originally responsible for designing a 780-horsepower diesel engine in order to support the Republic's new tanks.Because the entire engine has not achieved technological breakthroughs, even the theoretical design has not been completed.

You can imagine how stressful it is.

Now that he has American technology, and it is still extending from advanced to intermediate, he knows how many difficulties there are.

"My heads, there is no problem in this aspect, and there is no pressure. After all, we have invested more than ten years on the 780-horsepower diesel engine, but even with American power technology in this regard, There are not many that can be fully used. Our engine technology at the beginning was of the Soviet line. There are many differences between the Soviet line and the American line. In addition, in order to prevent us from obtaining their technical results faster, Digested and used, and moved a lot of hands and feet on the elevation of the technical drawings..." Tao Mingyuan said embarrassedly.

It's not that he doesn't want to get an engine as soon as possible.

But he couldn't get an engine as quickly as possible.

To digest the American drawings, there will be no more than three or two months, and then technical demonstrations, theoretical verifications, and experimental production must be carried out. All of this will take at least a year or more.

According to the current situation, Liu Yijiu proposed to realize production as soon as possible and start the production of prototype cars ahead of schedule. It is impossible to give him more than one year.

At most, they only have five months from digesting American technology to the appearance of finished products.

This is the time Tao Mingyuan guessed in his heart. The actual situation may be shorter!

"This is a problem, but a living person can't let the urine suffocate to death. If there is no engine, it is like a human being without a heart. No matter how strong it is, it is no use!" Liu Yijiu bit his lip and said to everyone seriously. It cannot be completed on time. Even if the tank is produced, there will be no way to test the performance of the tank in the end.

Can't test, how can it pass the national acceptance?

The equipment that the military needs depends on actual performance, not theoretical design performance.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for any unit to deliver a lot of theoretical design drawings and demonstration parameters to the military, and to produce these drawings when needed. This is simply impossible.

"Shall we ask the 541 tank base and the 617 tank base, they may be able to provide us with a more efficient 580 horsepower power. Before our engine is completed, we should replace it with a 580 horsepower diesel engine?" There is no way, Tao Mingyuan can only suggest My own opinion.

780 horsepower engine, which is not available in China.

China can produce only 59 tanks, as well as the 69 model whose technology has not achieved a key breakthrough in the modification of 59 tanks.All this is because the power system does not work.

Liu Yijiu deeply understands that the Republic of China has for a long time, as if it had to wait until the emergence of the Type 99 heavy tanks before it had the technology to produce the 1,000-horsepower compressed diesel engine.He couldn't wait that long, so he got a 1500 horsepower gas turbine and a compressed diesel engine from the Americans from the beginning.

"With 580 horsepower? If this is the case, it is better not to produce prototypes. According to our calculations at the beginning, under the current design scheme, 580 horsepower allows our tank to reach a travel speed of 54 kilometers, which is the same as the required 70 The kilometer difference is too big! What's more, the ability to climb hills and cross ditch will be reduced to a terrible speed!" Jiang Ming said with an ugly expression.

If they can use 580 horsepower, they are so entangled?

"In this case, maybe we can cooperate with the 541 tank base. Chen Gong and Shigong, you are originally from the 541 tank base, you can communicate with them and let them send professionals here to work on technical problems with us! At that time, we will share technology with them with the 780-horsepower diesel engine." Liu Yijiu sighed.

After less than the 1930s, there was no viable heart of the Republic’s military industry.

No aero engine with the highest technical requirements and the worst working environment!Therefore, the Republic until now can only be a light fighter, the most powerful is only a second-generation aircraft Ba Ye, Qi Ye is a large-scale equipment of the Republic’s air force, for the old Maozi double three performance (maximum speed 3 Mach, the highest ceiling is 30,000 meters) high-altitude high-speed fighter, can only be seen from a distance.Not to mention other heavy bombers and fighter jets.

The overall design is complex, the working environment is harsh, continuous reliability and stability are required, and the long-running ship-use gas turbine or older steam turbine is still not enough!The Republic has not had a large warship until now. Since the annihilation of the Beiyang Navy in the Sino-Japanese War, the Republic has no more warships.If you can't buy it, making it yourself is even more difficult.The key is the engine.

And now, even the right heart of a tank is a problem!

Think about it, but relieved, after all, the Republic can't even manufacture car engines...

Hearing Liu Yijiu said that he wanted to contact 541 base, and he still let his few people take the lead, Shi Chuanxiang was the first to raise an objection.

Because he is in charge of the hydraulic system, not the power system.

Chen Yang shook his head even more.

541 is already something they don't want to mention.

"Let me contact there. Anyway, we belonged to the Fifth Machine Department before." Qian Dayong shook his head when he saw this situation. Why did Liu Yijiu ask Shi Chuanxiang and others to talk to the old boss? Contact, he didn't understand, but he, as the dispatcher, should be responsible for this matter.

He serves the entire project.

"The potter also communicates more with that side. In half a year, I want to see the engine! In half a year, our new tank must run. We don’t have much time. Once we miss this opportunity, we will lose more Many opportunities!" Liu Yijiu was too lazy to worry about this, he directly pointed out that in half a year, he must see the new tank appear in its entirety.

I can’t tell everyone that the Iran-Iraq War in the Middle East will be getting closer and closer. Iran and the Iraqis will purchase tens of billions of dollars in arms. These countries have endless black soft gold under their butt, and their domestic military production system is not How about it, but the army is very strong!

Once the war that can bring huge profits to the military industry of the Republic is missed, the military industry of the Republic still has the original path-military conversion, restructuring, and bankruptcy.

Especially 541, if there is a huge number of foreign trade purchase orders, it will not allow such a huge base to eventually sell cabbage prices to people with a certain background and become a completely private enterprise.