Super military empire

"Isn't your 617 researching medium tanks? Director Liu, it's not that I look down on you. Although you have far more scientific researchers than ours, you absolutely can't compare with us..." Qian Dayong was very embarrassed.

If the Republic could produce heavy tanks, it would not be what it is now.

The 59 tank has been desperately produced. The 69 tank has not improved much because of its technical performance. It cannot compete with the Soviet t64, and the number of production is not very large.When all countries are getting three-generation tanks, the Republic naturally has such a project.In the true sense of the third-generation tank, the Type 96 can be regarded as the third-generation main station tank in a complete sense.

"Huh! Let's ride a donkey and read the songbook!" After Li Yuming finished speaking, he ignored Qian Dayong and Jiang Ming.They and Liangzi from the Ninth Hospital Base were settled.

Li Yulong, Long Yaohua and others all saw these things in their eyes, and they didn't say anything to stop them or anything else.

In the development of science and technology in the Republic, a strong competitive spirit is lacking.Liu Yijiu has now put enough pressure on the tank research and production bases of the 617 and 541 Republics, and a beam has been formed between them. This is what the top bosses are very happy to see.

Under the current circumstances, the Ninth Institute of Finance raises its own funds, and there will not be too much conflict of interest between the two parties until there is no military order.What's more, whoever wants to develop must make every effort to develop more advanced tanks, otherwise they will be reduced their research funding.

For people like Li Yuming, Liu Yijiu didn't bother to pay attention to him.

This kind of person is self-righteous. He is not too young now. Otherwise, Liu Yijiu would have to get him down. Otherwise, when he is promoted, he won't be confused by other units in the future.

The tank test continued. Li Yunlong and Long Yaohua did not say that they would continue to produce the test vehicle. They need to go back and discuss with other leaders in the military.After all, it is related to the development of the entire military, and the country wants to disarm. This is already a sign.

It's just that the current situation makes it impossible for the country to raise this matter directly.

The Soviet Union is aggressive in its struggle for hegemony with the United States, and its expansion ambitions are getting stronger and stronger. Afghanistan has been occupied by them, and various rebellious guerrilla forces have also been pulled up.A batch of light weapons in transit in Pakistan has been shipped out.

In particular, their pressure on China at the northern border has not been reduced because China is currently taking the path of reform and opening up and shifting the focus of development to economic construction. On the contrary, the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and the United States has increased the pressure on China, regardless of the international community. Against the opposition, they are desperately supporting Vietnam to expand their territory, and Cambodia is still in Vietnam’s hands.

The war situation in northern Burma has a tendency to expand, the contradiction between Iran and Iraq is beginning to escalate, and the squalor between Argentina and the declining empire of Britain is also expanding.

The whole world is not peaceful.

The wise Chinese leaders knew that the possibility of a third world war was very small, so they decided to shift their focus to economic construction.The development of military industry is not because they want to stop. The country’s economic foundation is too poor. It is basically impossible to expand infrastructure and maintain all military projects.

"Should we continue to improve the prototype we are testing or just make heavy tanks?" After the big guys left, the test continued. On the unfinished proving ground, two tank engines were ringing day and night. The roar.

They should find out as soon as possible whether there is any bad fit between these assembly designs.

After the improvement, it will be transported to the northern desert in the hot summer for high-temperature environment testing, and then to the northeast for cold zone testing.As for whether to transport it to the plateau for testing, this is not what they are considering now.

Knowing that China has no plans to customize prototype cars for the time being, Liu Yijiu and the others do not plan to conduct plateau tests due to funding problems. The Pakistanis specially allocated 5 million US dollars to produce two prototype cars for plateau testing.

Then the test will be directly on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

If appropriate, the two prototype vehicles will be driven directly from China to Pakistan at that time!

After all, the biggest dispute between them and India's Asan is in Kashmir.As long as there are suitable tanks over there, if the Dragon Guard I can maintain this performance in the thin air plateau, they will definitely not be stingy with more equipment.

"It's still the old rule. While improving, start the design and research of heavy tanks. First of all, we must work hard on the chassis. This will not require too much manpower. We can't get rid of our arms in this regard. In addition, armored vehicles must also It's on the agenda..." Liu Yijiu proposed that armored vehicles must be given priority.

This is not only Yang Wei's request for domestic support for a batch of armored fighting vehicles, but also because of the mechanized forces, tanks must have armored vehicles for coordinated operations.

And in some areas, tanks are not suitable, and armored vehicles have become more important than tanks.

This is a future development trend.Not all battlefields have a large-scale anti-armor capability. If they can withstand the blows of individual rocket launchers, the armored vehicles can go sideways.

In northern Myanmar, the demand for armored vehicles is indeed very urgent.

On the other hand, the tank will not be able to exert its maximum performance due to insufficient mobility in the terrain and the scattered jungle.

"Armored vehicles should indeed be used in this area. The war on the southwest border reflects the shortcomings of our troops in this area. If we have a sufficient number of armored vehicles, we will not be able to tie the infantry in cooperation with the tanks to the tanks with straps and transfer. All of the soldiers died in vain because they were attacked during the march and could not quickly get out of their straps." Wang Shunyi was very in favor of this matter.

"So, before developing new heavy tanks, we must give priority to developing what we urgently need." Qian Dayong also agrees with this view.

"Since everyone has reached an agreement in this regard, let's discuss our armored vehicle technical indicators first, and then follow this when the project is established. However, the pre-research work of heavy tanks can be carried out. This aspect is still in charge of Mr. Jiang. ." Liu Yijiu glanced around, no matter whether it was from the base management committee or the personnel in charge of management and technology in the five districts, there was no opinion.

For armored vehicles, Liu Yijiu still wanted to rush to the world’s best armored fighting vehicles like the German Boxing Dog from the very beginning. This thing takes a long time, and it can be developed to ensure that it will not be outdated for decades and has the potential for upgrading. huge.More important is the modular design.

This is what the Chinese military industry needs most urgently.

The only bad thing is that this car is too heavy.

China's vast territory requires good strategic mobility.Moreover, the water network in the south is dense, which is too heavy and not suitable.

"At the beginning, we discussed that with the tank’s 120 or 125 caliber guns, there is no need to make the armored vehicle’s guns too big. 30-40 caliber machine guns or howitzers will do. They are mainly used for infantry and some The suppression of fortifications. There is no need for everyone to argue in this respect..." Wang Shunyi first proposed to make the gun caliber of armored vehicles smaller.

When it was proposed to engage in armored vehicles, everyone discussed it for a long time. After all, armored vehicles need to fight independently. The generals of the Republic and most of the scientific researchers advocate large-caliber artillery. If they have the ability, they don’t even mind giving The tank is equipped with heavy artillery over 200mm.

Many people hope that armored vehicles can be equipped with guns over 70 mm.

"I'm here to make some requirements. For armored vehicles, I hope to be able to modularize production, which can effectively improve our production efficiency and reduce costs. In addition, this modular armor can resist attack and guide Zen at the top. The chassis is resistant to landmine damage. The number of members must be more than eight..." Liu Yijiu saw that everyone did not say anything, and took the lead in requesting.

"Are we using a crawler or a wheeled armored vehicle?" Originally, there were no people who specialized in armored vehicle research in the base. After I got the Jialing Machinery Factory and asked them to start the pre-research, the result was not satisfactory.Liu Yijiu directly mobilized several people with relevant experience into the base.The entire team had just arrived in the base for a few days, and the person in charge Meng Fan was very uncomfortable with it.

If you are not sure whether to use a crawler or a wheel, a lot of work cannot be carried out.

The chassis determines the various structures of the entire vehicle.

"It is best to have two options at the same time. This does not affect anything. The only difference is the chassis." Although Jiang Ming said that he would continue to be responsible for the improvement of the Longwei I tank, he was also responsible for the new generation of heavy tanks. In the pre-research work, he certainly couldn't get rid of all of the armored vehicles.

There is a shortage of people in the entire base.

"Yes. One wheel type and one track type are designed. Without the addition of a weapon system, I hope that the weight can be controlled within ten tons. After all, we have the experience of Long Weiyi in armor. Leave it to Cao Feng."

Cao Feng did not expect that he would be able to obtain such a task, staring at Liu Yijiu and everyone in surprise.

"Should we use 6x6 or 8x8? To transport more than eight soldiers, at least the length of the entire vehicle must not be low, otherwise the space inside will become crowded, and the space required for control, the turret and the location of the machine gunner must be added. "Meng Fan's questions came one after another.

What they initially considered was to directly use the 59 tank chassis to develop a medium-sized armored vehicle, but the effect was far from satisfactory.