The technology of each generation of tanks in the past was not advanced enough, so tank designers must take care of them. For example, some should pay attention to firepower. As a weapon, of course, they should first attack the enemy, and some should pay attention to it.
Protection, the life of a soldier is precious. On the battlefield, you must first protect yourself before you can eliminate the enemy.
Different ideas lead to different effects of tank design, some are more extreme, just like Israel, in order to protect the lives of its warriors, they even put the engine in front, becoming an extremely protective one.
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As for those who only focus on maneuverability? That is not called a tank. In the past, due to the limited power of the engine, if you want to maneuver quickly, you can only reduce armor protection. The result is thin skin and large filling.
During World War II, some fast tanks built by the British were based on this idea.
Now, with the continuous development of technology, we can finally consider the three.
Take the Leopard 2 tank as an example. This tank is a good compromise. With a 1500 horsepower engine and super power, this tank can have a high enough weight and sufficient weight.
Under the slightest level, there will naturally be enough armor protection. In addition, the advanced tank guns smelted from Germany's advanced industrial foundations can be said that the three have been effectively compromised, and the three indicators are balanced.
Now, if the French want to innovate, they must make improvements based on these three elements. What is this improvement? What the French proposed is to integrate the needs of many infantry ground vehicles into one
When a tank comes up, it becomes a comprehensive tank. This kind of tank is naturally a step further than a tank with only three indicators of protection firepower maneuver. This can be called the fourth-generation tank.
The French proudly began to introduce their ideas. In any place, the French must be the most dazzling and charming one.
Qin Zhenhua's face was holding a smile on his face at this time. He had long known that the French liked to be self-indulgent the most, and now they were the same. They took a tank on paper of the future to go with the current German, Eagle Country.
Compared with the tank, it is worthless to belittle other people's tanks. This is simply a big laugh.
To be honest, if you look at the tank, you really have to look at Germany. Even if you look at the United States, you will never think of France. There is no way that can be used to make the ground weapons in France now!
Qin Zhenhua thought in his heart that, however, he came here mainly to learn more, and he would not get involved in such disputes.
Being an audience is better.
While he was thinking, he looked around. Wang Xiaoyu, his wife, was holding a pen and recording it on paper. She cherished this opportunity to go abroad very much. Now this academic
Of course, she will not miss the opportunity to communicate. She will remember whatever the other party says.
It can be said that when working hard, my wife looks more charming and full of the unique charm of oriental women. No matter how you look at it, how you like it.
Qin Zhenhua, you kid, you are lucky. There is such a beautiful woman as a wife, so you must treat others well in the future.
As if he knew what Qin Zhenhua was thinking, Wang Xiaoyu suddenly raised her head and looked at Qin Zhenhua. Her eyes were full of love, which instantly made Qin Zhenhua's heart melt.
"The concept they mentioned seems to make sense." At this moment, Mr. Huang, who was standing beside him, spoke in a low voice.
Qin Zhenhua then focused his attention on the other party's speech. Since the French had to claim that their tanks were fourth-generation tanks, they had to have new ideas. Now, what they were talking about was a new idea.
"The engine must be compact. If there is no compact engine, it will bring unnecessary burden to the design of the entire tank. Take the current example. The tank we designed and the engine volume is only the Leopard-2 tank engine.
Half, this way, the length of the entire vehicle body can save at least one meter of distance. This meter length will lead to the weight of the vehicle body, which can be reduced by at least five tons. Everyone, you all like large tanks, but
, Isn’t it good to save a certain amount of weight with the same protection ability?”
The French are proud, and these ideas really make sense when they say them.
The Leopard-2 tank is good, but there are still some criticisms, that is, the engine behind it. The size of this engine is too large, especially with a radiator, which is even bigger. As a result, it leads to
The tail of this tank is raised high, and the tank's weight has also increased a lot due to the size of the engine.
why is that?
Of course it's the length.
The length behind the tank is prepared for the engine. The smaller the engine size, the smaller the length behind it. As the French said, if you reduce the length by one meter and your weight can save at least five tons!
So, how can we reduce the length of the vehicle body? It can only be achieved with a small-volume engine! A compact engine is an important solution to reduce the length of the vehicle body!
Qin Zhenhua was also thinking quickly in his mind. In fact, this involved another aspect, that is, the layout of longitudinal engines and transverse engines.
The Soviet-style tanks have always been arranged with horizontal engines. This layout gives the tank a relatively compact size, while the Western engines are arranged with vertical layout, so the engine compartment is very large, so,
What should we consider when our third generation tanks are laid out? horizontally or vertically?
Just like a sedan, the engines of an economical car are horizontally mounted and driven by the front wheels, so the engine compartment looks very short, while the luxury car is vertically mounted and driven by the rear wheels, so the front of the car looks very long.
Of course, there are also weird things. For example, a certain Zida has a horizontal engine, but it has to build a large front, which makes the interior space very narrow, and the engine compartment is empty.
It seems that all of these need to be explored by our side. The other party’s plan is just what they think is the most suitable one, not necessarily what they think is suitable for them.
The engine of the Leopard-2 tank is basically a cube. If you want to be horizontal and vertical, there is no difference. The French saw this defect, so they deliberately took it out and criticized it. Moreover, the French have been targeting the German tanks.