“There are actually tanks”

Big Ivan stood at the entrance of the dug tunnel and muttered to himself. Although these tanks are already "old antiques" from the 1980s, there are still eight to nine thousand upgraded T72s in military service in Russia to this day.

, to some extent, these tanks sealed in the Soviet era are still active equipment!

Shi Quan pulled away the dazed Big Ivan, took a few steps forward and climbed directly onto the tank turret. He stood on tiptoe and used a strong flashlight to look further into the distance.

"There seems to be something else inside." Shi Quan jumped off the tank and trotted forward, counting the number of tanks he passed.

"There are 16 T-72s in total. In other words, half a tank battalion is deployed here!" Shi Quan swallowed and pointed to the three at the end, "Are these fire-breathing tanks?"

"TOS-1 fire-breathing tank"

Big Ivan thought for a while, pointed the beam of the flashlight at the square launcher on the tank chassis and corrected, "You can also call it TOS-1 self-propelled rocket launcher, but if you look at its launcher, it still uses 30 tubes.

220mm rocket launcher, so the most accurate name for these three tanks should be 634 engineering vehicles."

"Prototype vehicle?" Elena's eyes lit up, not every tank can have the word "engineering" added to it!

"They are barely prototypes. Maybe we can call them test vehicles before they are finalized."

Big Ivan pointed to the launcher on the tank, "This fire-breathing tank was extremely secretive at the time, and it was not even finalized until the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Pay attention, the launchers of these three vehicles actually have subtle differences.

The difference. That’s why I think these three cars should be test cars sent here before finalization. Although they are not prototype cars in the strict sense, any one of them is qualified to be driven into the museum in Kubinka.

!”

Being able to drive into the museum in Kubinka is not a low rating!

Shi Quan couldn't help but look at these three fire-breathing tanks carefully. Not to mention, just as Big Ivan said, the first one had a three-layer launch tube arranged according to 3X10. Although the latter two tanks both used the finalized

It has a 3X8+6 four-layer launch tube layout, but the last tank chassis has an NSV heavy machine gun for close combat defense next to the driver, and even a small turret for this machine gun!

"You traveled all the way here to conduct experiments?" Shi Quan asked an idiotic question, "You can go to Murmansk, it's close and convenient."

"Murmansk? Near?"

Big Ivan hated the iron and pointed his thumb towards the ground, "Yuri, it's time for you to read the "Tank Illustrated Book" again. TOS-1 was produced in Omsk, right where we are.

Located more than a thousand kilometers due south, transporting these test vehicles here via railway is much more convenient and concealed and safer than transporting them to the distant and bustling Murmansk.

Think about the surrounding environment! It’s either a state-owned mine or a heavily guarded correctional camp. There is no need to worry about spies. It is even possible that this tank unit exists to guard the tank testing ground.”

"Um, I didn't say that!" Shi Quan slapped his forehead in embarrassment. Ever since he dug out the ammunition depot for the Battle of Kursk, he was indeed a little distracted.

"Since it is a testing ground worth guarding with half a tank battalion, what?" He Tianlei pointed at the gravel that had just been dug up behind him and changed the subject. Employees who can resolve the boss's embarrassment are good employees.

"The Soviet Union has disintegrated. People in the military factories are either busy embezzling state-owned assets or trying to find ways to get enough bread for their families. Who will remember these soldiers stationed at the weapons testing site?"

Big Ivan stepped on the rusty tank track with one foot, with a hint of ridicule in his tone, "The people in this tank battalion are quite conscientious. At least they have sealed all the weapons in every way they can think of. If it were another

For those who are bolder, these weapons, which were top secrets of the country at the time, might have been loaded onto trucks, ships and sold abroad.”

"Ivan, can you think of a way to get a few cars back?"

Shi Quan was a little itchy about these three fire-breathing tanks, "Before setting off for Siberia, I had arranged for the construction team to dig a tunnel from the radar station to the back mountain shooting range. Once the tunnel is dug out, I am going to

The private museum that has been applied for is built in the birch forest in the back mountain, and these fire-breathing tanks may be used as the first collection of the Dragon and Bear Museum."

"We may not be able to transport them back ourselves. Although these fire-breathing tanks have no ammunition, they can still be regarded as active equipment after all."

Big Ivan thought for a moment, and a treacherous smile suddenly appeared on Xiong's face, "But I'm sure that Andre's museum must also be interested in these three test vehicles. If you are willing to give up one of them, maybe

He can help us send the remaining two units back to the mountain behind the radar station."

"Free delivery?"

Shi Quan had a look of reluctance. If it had been before when he had no foundation at all, he wouldn't have had a choice, but now he has more than just Andre to choose from.

"How can it be!"

Big Ivan shook his head without thinking, "We are generous if we are willing to give him one. Of course he has to pay! But after offsetting the shipping cost, I estimate that I can only get 100,000 to 15 at most."

About 10,000 US dollars.”

"It's pretty much the same, but I can only give him the final model in the middle, and there is no need to negotiate with the other two." After finishing speaking, Shi Quan looked at the T-72 behind him, "What about these? They are all active equipment."

"Although it is nominally active equipment, it has not been upgraded at all."

Big Ivan spread his hands, "There is news that new tanks will be installed in seven or eight years. Regardless of whether the news is true or false, the military will definitely not be very interested in these antiques at this time. I think you can ask

Ask Ms. Valeria, if we can get her approval, maybe we can transport these T-72s back together."

"Let's see if there's anything else, and then I'll call Valeria."

Shi Quan suppressed his excitement and said, thinking about his radar station, if there were two tanks at the door, it would be much more domineering than the pair of stone lions.

The four of them returned to the fork in the road and separated to continue exploring on both sides. Elena followed Shi Quan with her long legs as always. The fork on the left was not very deep but there were many rooms on both sides.

Except for the three DT30 transport trucks with crawler-type cargo compartments parked next to them, most of the storage in the other rooms is fuel, spare parts, and some expired and moldy clothing, shoes, or gas masks. And the scariest thing here is

There is nothing better than the ammunition chamber where hundreds of tank shells and rockets are stored!

"If these things had been obtained by the local rulers when the Soviet Union collapsed, and if there were more such repositories, we might all have to apply for visas here now."

There was a hint of regret in Shi Quan's tone. As the saying goes, the dead Soviet Union is the good Soviet Union, and the fragmented Russian Federation is the good federation. But things are unpredictable. Even if the Soviet Union was deceived and disintegrated, Russia today is still the same.

The largest country on the planet besides Han Bang.

"It can only be said that they are unlucky." Elena responded with gloating. As a Belarusian girl who grew up under the Soviet system, she would never have any good impression or sense of belonging to the Russian Federation.

"They are unlucky, but our luck is not too bad."

Shi Quan was extremely lucky. Fortunately, He Tianlei didn't use blasting to break open the sealed gravel and concrete. Otherwise, the small mushroom cloud in the sky might have been blown away by the wind at this time.

The two of them returned to the center of the tunnel following the yelling and screaming coming from Big Ivan. The bastard was holding a bright flashlight and having fun in another tunnel. His donkey-like laughter was in the tunnel.

The repeated echoes in it are really a bit harsh.

The tunnel on the right is much narrower in comparison, less than four meters in total, but the rooms next to each other on both sides are definitely well-equipped even though they are small.

On the left are dormitories, combat conference rooms, radio communications rooms, canteens, and even bathrooms and restrooms. On the right are various living facilities including a movie screening room, reading room, medical room, sauna room, boiler room, and power generation room.

The two brothers, Big Ivan, were standing at the door of the combat meeting. The former was waving a stack of documents in his hand, while the latter was staring blankly at the end of the tunnel blocked by rubble.

“It’s blocked here too”

He Tianlei was the first to speak, pointing to the schematic diagram hanging on the wall and said, "This blocked tunnel leads to another exit. I did a rough test and it should be in the coniferous forest outside the depression."

"Don't worry about the exit." Big Ivan shook the thick document in his hand, "I found the test data of those fire-breathing tanks!"

"Test Data?"

Hearing this, Shi Quan took the document from Big Ivan's hand and listened to Big Ivan's explanation while reading, "According to these records, the three fire-breathing tanks were shipped over in the winter of 1989, mainly to test the effectiveness of freezing in the summer."

The ability to travel in soil zones and combat capabilities in cold areas.

However, judging from the value flight records we found at the helicopter landing site, they were probably forced to seal the place and evacuate it to Europe before completing data collection."

“This test data is quite detailed”

Shi Quan flipped through some dampened documents, which included everything from fuel consumption and speed to the damage range of rocket launchers. This is today, more than 20 years later. If it were at that time, he would probably only have these hundred or ten pieces of paper in his hand.

You can sell it for a sky-high price. Of course, you may also be pursued by the KGB.

"Without these test data, the three fire-breathing tank prototypes would be eligible to be sent to the museum in Kubinka, but they would definitely not be in the main exhibition area. But with these data, their value can definitely more than double!

"

Big Ivan said greedily, "At the moment, the prerequisite is not to let that rotten policeman Ludenkov see it."

"Put it away." Shi Quan casually handed the document to Elena beside him.

"Besides these, we also found some good stuff!"

Big Iwan mysteriously pulled Shi Quan into a dormitory and shined the beam of the flashlight on a one-meter-square wooden box.

The dazzling golden color and ferocious appearance startled Shi Quan and Elena. When they came back to their senses, they realized that it was a golden mask that was more than half a meter long!

He tried to pick up the mask with all his strength, but the light weight made Shi Quan sit down on the ground.

"100 US dollars" He Tianlei, who was watching the excitement at the door, cheerfully extended his hand to Big Ivan.

"You are so disappointing!" Da Yiwan reluctantly took out one hundred dollars and handed it to He Tianlei.

"Stop laughing at him, didn't you just fall on your ass?" He Tianlei happily stuffed the gambling money he won into his jacket pocket.

"What is this?"

Elena pulled Shi Quan up and took the mask that almost covered his upper body and looked at it carefully. The mask had a wooden base and a thin layer of gold on the outside. There were depressions in shapes such as the eyes and the stars and moon above his head.

There are also some small shiny stones inlaid here, but judging from the fact that these small stones have not been dug out, I guess they are worthless agate or something like that.

"This seems to be a mask used by shamans when dancing to the gods."

This time Shi Quan was one step faster than Big Ivan, "You can also see this kind of thing in China. The complete set should also include a hat and clothes, but I didn't expect to see it here."

"Quanzi, is the Shaman you're talking about the shaman who performs the Great Dance?" He Tianlei asked curiously.

"It's that shaman. It's a primitive religion! There are still some old people over there who believe in it."

Shi Quan couldn't help laughing and said, "When I was in college a few years ago, there were people in my hometown who used this thing to fool old men and women into buying herbal medicine by jumping twice. I heard that the police later gave them thirty

Many people, more than 20 of them, have similar masks, many of which are made of plastic and have small speakers inside that can play songs."
To be continued...