Explosive reactive armor is the easiest of all modifications.
His design itself is not complicated, the key lies in the formula of the inert drug. It only took less than half a month for Zhao Ye to come up with the product.
It was still a military base on the outskirts of Beijing, and a tank was being modified at this time. The modification was very simple, just welding some fixings on the tank's body and turret, and then hanging pieces of reactive armor on them.
Of course, the position of the fixing parts has been strictly designed. This will make the reactive armor as dense as possible without affecting some of the performance of the tank itself.
When everything is assembled, looking from the outside, the original shadow of the tank is almost invisible.
The entire tank has gained weight and its appearance is more powerful and domineering.
"Zhao Ye, can this armor of yours really withstand close-range attacks by tanks?" General Chen still didn't believe it. He had already seen the reactive armor, which only had two layers of steel plates that were not very thick.
It can't even handle large-caliber bullets.
"Whether it works or not, you'll know if you give it a try! It's useless to say more. Let's get the live pig you prepared, right?"
"We got it, you want to use pigs for testing?" General Chen finally came to his senses. Zhao Ye wanted to put the pigs into the tank for testing.
Doesn't he want to eat pork? If the pig is killed by the explosion, he can eat pork. There is no need to find this reason. The experimental product is of course at the disposal of their researchers.
It took four or five soldiers a lot of effort to stuff a pig weighing more than 100 kilograms into it. The space inside the tank is not big, so it is really not easy to stuff a pig into it.
The tank was driven to the training ground, and after everyone around them entered the bunker, another tank drove over.
This tank was loaded with live ammunition, and its mission was to fire at the newly modified tank from a distance of one hundred meters.
"Report, 801 aiming is completed, target test tank turret position, please give instructions!"
"Fire!"
"Yes, fire!"
There was a loud "boom" sound.
"Hit the target." The 801 commander's report came, and General Chen immediately ordered: "801, keep the gun barrel empty and do not reload."
"Yes, the barrel has been emptied and not loaded."
After hearing this, General Chen led everyone out of the bunker and walked towards the tank that had just been hit.
Even though the 801 tank was not loaded, it still turned the muzzle in a direction, no longer facing this way.
The commander also opened the top cover and looked curiously at the target they had just shot at. In his heart, he hoped that he had destroyed the target, but also hoped that he had not destroyed it. As a tank soldier, of course he knew that a tank that could withstand
What does it mean for him to attack the armor at such a close range?
"Ah! There are no scars on the surface at all!" A researcher looked at the reactive armor that had just been hung up. It exploded seven or eight pieces, and there were only traces of blackening at that location, and it was not hit by the armor-piercing projectile at all.
trace.
General Chen was also in a state of shock, but he reacted immediately and shouted: "Quick, see if the pigs inside are dead!"
A soldier quickly jumped on the tank and opened the hatch of the tank.
"Report to the chief, the pig should be fine."
"What do you mean it should be fine? Can't you tell if something is fine?" General Chen was quite dissatisfied with the soldier's answer.
"Report, the pig has no external injuries, but it doesn't move. I don't know if it has internal injuries." The soldier replied aggrievedly.
"Well, it's possible that he was injured by the shock." General Chen frowned and said.
Zhao Ye doesn't think so. The explosives inside the outer layer of reactive armor are limited and it is impossible to injure the pig inside.
"Then, please find a stick and poke it to see if it was frightened by the battle just now." After Zhao Ye finished speaking, the soldier didn't look for a stick and just used the rifle.
He poked the pig's butt twice, and the pig immediately grunted.
"Okay, it seems that the pig is fine. He is quite confident in his barking." General Chen was also relieved. Of course, he hoped that this kind of armor would be limited. If it can withstand a hundred hundred meters at such a short distance,
The shooting of mm armor-piercing projectiles is enough to prove that this kind of armor is enough to resist the attack of any tank gun in the world.
Subsequently, the pig did not escape the fate of being frightened to death, and the test continued. The 801 tank fired eight rounds at the test tank, attacking the front armor, side armor, rear armor, and even the track position.
Reactive armor has not been spared.
The results of this kind of test are the most direct. If you can withstand it, you can withstand it. The test tank that can still remain intact after being hit by eight rounds of armor-piercing bullets and can continue to run is the best proof.
Immediately, this result was reported to the top management. No one could refuse such a low-cost and excellent armor.
It didn't take long for news that our country had developed a type of armor that could not be penetrated by any armor-piercing bullets to begin to spread.
Zhao Ye didn't pay attention to this. He was currently directing everyone to continue upgrading this tank.
The laser targeting system is installed, the commander's command system is installed, the infrared system is installed, the on-board computer is installed, the battlefield radar system is installed, and the stability system is also upgraded.
Finally, the 125mm tank gun was also developed by Zhao Ye. In a workshop of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, a brand-new process was developed by Zhao Ye, and the quality parameters of the tank gun were bit 72
are much higher.
It can be said that this kind of tank gun will not be outdated after thirty years of use. The top brass of the military attach great importance to it. After repeated experimental tests, it was regarded as a magical weapon and kept secret. You will not see it on the foreign trade version of the tank.
figure.
Zhao Ye doesn't care. At worst, he will just make a weakened version. Just follow the performance indicators of the Special 72 tank gun.
A few months later, a newly upgraded new type of tank was displayed in front of everyone.
It is said to be a new type of tank, but in fact its chassis, power system and armor have not changed much. It is just that there are too many reactive armors mounted on the outside, making it look fatter. The artillery has been upgraded, and some are also installed on the top of the turret.
Equipment. In addition, a fence and smoke grenade launchers are installed around the turret.
This is only an external change. Once you enter the car, the changes become even more obvious. There is an additional display screen at the commander, gunner, and driver positions to assist combat and night driving. For the top
The high-speed machine can even be operated internally and fire automatically.
And more importantly, this tank is also equipped with an air-conditioning system, which in our opinion is very luxurious.
Installing an air conditioner on a tank is simply incomprehensible to professional soldiers. Tanks are used for fighting, so what's the point of installing an air conditioner? By the way, we don't even have this condition in our dormitories.
But how could Zhao Ye think it was useless! That was in the desert area, and those young soldiers were not our soldiers. They emphasized hardship and hard work, which was not their style. Besides, in the desert environment, it would be better to make the soldiers more comfortable.
A way to improve combat effectiveness.
As a result, the world's first air-conditioned tank was named "Blizzard Tank" by its superiors. The meaning is self-evident, it means coolness.