It was dark early in winter. After it got dark, Zhao Guodong had already taken the guests to eat and rest. After the meeting of Yimai Factory was held again, someone immediately asked questions.
The first machine factory has built a 59 tank for decades and has long had the deepest understanding of this tank. If you want to replace the original 100mm rifle gun with a 100mm smoothbore gun or a 105mm rifle gun with a
Cannon, this is no problem, but if you say that this thing can carry a 120mm or 125mm cannon barrel, you won’t believe it if you kill it!
A small horse pulls a big cart and a small body carry a cannon?
At that time, the other party mentioned that he could use various technical questions to make excuses. However, he thought that Qin Zhenhua actually agreed so?
Is this possible? It feels a bit crazy to think about it.
"Yes." Wang Erzhu said from the side: "Brother Zhenhua, although we have already mastered the 59 tank, we can change whatever we want, but this is also a measure. If we want to put on the cannon barrel,
Will the turret be overturned by firing the cannon?”
The larger the barrel, the greater the recoil, and the turret can withstand the recoil force. Will it overturn the turret?
"Yes, our 125mm cannon, even if it is stuffed in, cannot be loaded automatically. It is manually loaded and the fire rate is slow, and the turret is even more crowded. What do you think, why is it not suitable?" Li Changjiang said there.
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Anyway, no one agrees, and everyone thinks that it is too crazy to change like this.
Everyone was expressing their objections when they said everything, and in the face of these opinions, Qin Zhenhua kept smiling and looked at everyone. Until everyone finished speaking, he said, "I am all worried about everyone.
I know, then, now I want to ask you a question, how many years can our 59 tank serve?"
The 59 tank has been in service for twenty years. How many years can it be in service?
No one counts this.
"In theory, our country's equipment is developing rapidly, but advanced equipment is too expensive. Therefore, on the one hand, our army has replaced new tanks in small quantities, and on the other hand, it has improved old tanks a lot. I think, our 59
Tanks can serve for another twenty years.”
Lian Po is old and can still earn three big bowls of rice. The 59 tank is a veteran and will definitely continue to serve.
"Yes, we are a big country and will also face the problem of insufficient funding, using a large number of old tanks. In the world, many countries have to continue to use 59 tanks, or similar T-54 tanks.
We will continue to serve for ten or twenty years, or even thirty years? And what is the threat they face in twenty years?"
Qin Zhenhua's eyes have always been long-term. Now, he has talked about what will happen thirty years later.
If it is an era of war, weapons will be updated very quickly, but in peacetime, the development of weapons will slow down. As long as it can be used, it will have to be used as a matter of time. In this way, it will be able to fight against other surrounding countries.
weapons and equipment.
Is the firepower sufficient?
That's right, the current 105mm gun has a pretty good firepower, which is enough to deal with the current problems, but what about ten years, twenty years, and thirty years later?
The firepower of the 105mm gun is limited by the caliber after all. In contrast, if the caliber is larger, there is more potential to be explored.
Just like now, among the domestic troops, the most powerful one is definitely not the 80 tank, but the Type 83 self-propelled anti-tank gun. This 120mm smoothbore gun is the most powerful armor-piercing ability in the army.
Before the 88 tank is in service, once a war breaks out and once a tough battle is really encountered, using Type 83 will be more powerful than Type 80.
After Qin Zhenhua said this, everyone understood it.
If you want to target the future market and if you want to give the 59 tank greater modification potential, then a 120 or 125mm cannon is necessary.
As long as you make up your mind first, then how to overcome difficulties is another matter. If you choose the direction, then move forward bravely.
"However, there are too many technical problems here, and we probably will take several years to improve it." Wu Ruihua said.
"Yes, yes, there are too many technical problems, we have to explore for a long time, but don't worry, we have time to explore mines in that country and finally discuss various cooperation, which probably will take several years.
, It's definitely not too late for us to start from now on."
This is not a matter of one sentence. In many military affairs, the protagonist buys weapons, which is the same as selling cabbage. In fact, a military trade project can be achieved for three to five years. Then when the weapons are delivered, they will have to be three more years.
Five years.
If we start planning from now on, it will definitely not be too late.
Qin Zhenhua said this, and the people present had a rough impression. Qin Zhenhua wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to complete a technical upgrade and let his 59 tank carry the cannon barrel.
If it takes three to five years, it should be possible to succeed.
"We must prepare for the 120mm caliber artillery and the 125mm caliber artillery." Qin Zhenhua continued to follow his thoughts.
Two-pronged approach, why is this?
Of course, it is to win more markets.
The standard caliber of Europe is to be increased to 120mm, and our side also has a 120mm cannon. If the ammunition is unified, it may open up the European market.
The use of 125mm caliber is for another part of the market. In short, no matter which part of the market it is, we cannot give up. We will go to whatever customers want!
"Among them, since the 125mm gun is a separate ammunition, we cannot use the automatic loader, so I suggest to build a semi-automatic loader to increase the rate of fire and reduce the burden on the tanker." Qin Zhenhua said: "Of course, of course."
, This will bring about weight gain problems, and we can solve them by increasing the engine's power. Just like our existing 730 horsepower tank diesel engine, it is a very good choice. In the process of this improvement, we
We can communicate more with our American companions and gain a lot of experience from the improvement of the Jaguar tank."
After talking about his own ideas, everyone fell into deep thought. After a long time, Wang Erzhu finally spoke: "In this way, isn't the customer's 59 tank left a shell?"
The gun barrel has been replaced, the fire control has been replaced, the engine has been replaced, and there is only a shell left in the end. Is it worth it?
It seemed that he knew what Wang Erzhu wanted to say, Qin Zhenhua laughed: "That's right, it's because of this shell that we can fool customers! The brand new one is too expensive, and it's mainly for sewing and repairing it like this, saving money."