"Look at its turret first. The turret of this tank is the turret of our existing 69 tank, with a 105mm tank gun imported from the UK installed on it. Its fire control system also uses products imported from the UK.
, since we already have a modified tank, we shouldn’t have too many problems in terms of turret and firepower.”
It is already the second day. The meeting of this day is about the research and development of the second generation tank. This project was originally the focus of this meeting, so the estimated time is also the longest. Moreover, the report from the first machine factory is also incomparable.
of meticulousness.
Before giving a detailed report on yesterday’s 1224 project, Qin Zhenhua first reported on the 1223 project.
This project is definitely the most mature solution, because it uses almost everything that can be used now, and there will not be any immature technology in it. This means that its research and development will almost never fail due to major problems.
and the 1224 project are almost at two extremes.
It is too conservative. It is not as conservative as a project proposed by a young technician like Qin Zhenhua who dares to innovate, but as if it is a project proposed by an old man who is about to retire and has worked at his job all his life.
This makes many people have a strange feeling that Qin Zhenhua is playing a word game. Originally, he only planned to build a second-generation main battle tank. However, Qin Zhenhua directly made a series of them here, with various designs.
Conservative, advanced, prudent, leading, so many things, how did he promote them all? Moreover, when I got this introduction manual in my hand, it was so real.
Today, they brought in several large boxes, and it was already everyone's turn to have one in their hands.
"Then let's look at its chassis. We still use the existing research results of the 122 tank and adopt a chassis design with six pairs of road wheels, so that it can have more space." Qin Zhenhua continued: "As for its engine,
We plan to use the 537-kilowatt engine developed by the Coal Provincial Diesel Engine Factory. Yesterday, I met with the technical staff of the Coal Provincial Diesel Engine Factory. They promised that they would not let us down during the final assembly of our tanks.
, will deliver qualified engines to us.”
The 122 tank back then was a failed project, immature in all aspects. If we say the only saving grace is the overall design of the chassis, it has a relatively large space, so it is easy to match. It can not only use the German 8V331 engine
By stuffing it in, you can even stuff your own improved model of the 12150L engine into it.
"Of course, considering that the power of this engine is still not very sufficient, we plan to limit the dead weight of the entire tank to about 38 tons. With this matching, we can achieve an improvement compared to existing tanks." Qin Zhenhua introduced.
: "Of course, if the Coal Province Diesel Engine Factory can come up with the 735-kilowatt engine they planned yesterday, then we would welcome it even more."
Yesterday, the Coal Province Diesel Engine Factory suffered a loss. Originally, today everyone thought that the Coal Province Diesel Engine Factory would oppose this second-generation tank project. After all, everyone is within the system and has the right to speak. If
If they strongly oppose it, the machine factory will also be in trouble.
Who would have thought that the 1223 project that Qin Zhenhua briefly introduced yesterday would have already taken into account the interests of the coal province diesel engine factory.
Their diesel engine also has its uses, and it is the engine they are about to complete research and development now!
"At the same time, we also left enough room during the design. In the future, when the power is improved and the weight can be increased, we can add more armor to the outside of the tank to enhance protection. As for now, combined with our
The current situation, when we consider three major factors, first is firepower, then mobility, and protection can only be placed last."
The three major indicators of tank design are firepower, mobility, and protection. If it is a Western country, these three indicators should be balanced. If they cannot all be met, then their first priority is definitely protection. After all, they are afraid of killing people.
Life is valuable.
For example, the Challenger tank puts protection first.
As for firepower, in fact, it has never been bad.
It is different in China. For a long time, domestic main battle tanks were not even capable of tearing apart the enemy's main armor. If they rushed up, they would be a pile of fire sticks. Only by going around to the side or behind would they have a chance.
In this case, all maneuvers and protection can only be put in the back, and the priority is firepower.
That's why Qin Zhenhua's carefully protected diary contains the saying that tanks and firepower are king.
Tanks are weapons, and they must first meet the need to be able to attack the enemy.
Under this premise, protection and maneuverability will be considered, which are closely related to the engine.
The engine is not powerful enough, so the weight of the tank cannot be too high, otherwise it will not be able to carry it. As for the engine, it is related to the entire industrial base. We have increased the 500 horsepower of the 59 tank engine to the current 730 horsepower.
It took a lot of effort, and with such power, it was impossible to push a tank with too much weight. 38 tons was already the limit.
This is a conservative plan, but it is the one most likely to succeed. At this time, no one has realized that this tank plan code-named 1223 will be finalized and eventually equipped with troops, becoming the basic equipment of domestic second-generation tanks.
"There are a lot of differences between this model and yesterday's model. Does your machine factory have the research and development capabilities?" Just after Qin Zhenhua introduced the 1223 project, a leader above said: "And
,Would this waste a lot of money?"
After all, the country is still poor. In terms of engines, it can only support one model. Now, the first engine manufacturer has reported two models. Whether to develop them together or just one model must be carefully considered.
"Please look here." As if aware of the leader's question, Qin Zhenhua held a slide film in his hand and placed it on the slide projector: "This is the design drawing of our 1223 tank project."
Then, he took it off and put another one on it: "This is the design drawing of our 1224 tank project."
Then, Qin Zhenhua stacked the two films together and placed them on top: "Now, please take a look."
The two films are stacked together, and you can see that most of the outlines overlap perfectly.
"As you can see, in fact, these are just two different configurations of one model. In the words of foreign trends, this is called modularization. Therefore, during research and development, it will not cause repetitive waste at all, it will only allow us to