However, even if the engine is not installed, it does not have such a weight, less than 20 tons, what order of magnitude is this?
Qin Zhenhua continued to observe the tank and soon discovered another mystery. There were some fixing devices on the surface of the tank's body that protruded. These devices were not conspicuous under special camouflage, and they were only close to each other.
Only then can you know.
What does this mean?
The body and turret of this car are just a layer of basic armor!
For tanks, of course, the heaviest one is armor, especially the composite armor, just like the Chobam armor invented by the British, which uses ceramics and is quite dense.
What about this Leclerc tank? When it was designed, it adopted a modular idea. It uses a steel fully welded body and turret. The body and turret themselves have only a layer of base armor, and then add it around it.
Hanging composite armor is beneficial.
After a tank is manufactured, it may take decades to serve, and during these times, the tank's armor technology is constantly developing.
Ordinary tanks, even if they use composite armor, are directly welded into the vehicle body. It is difficult to upgrade. But now? Using this modular armor technology means waiting for composite armor performance in the future.
After upgrading, you can achieve higher combat effectiveness by replacing new composite armor at any time.
The French have always talked about their own tanks and are proud of them. There is a reason for this. Engines, fire control, armor, etc., all have their own characteristics.
What about now?
Now their real tank prototype has not been built yet. The ones sent to the exhibition are just such a body welded with thin armor!
It's just a shell, and the exaggerated sights on it are just a shell, and there is probably nothing inside.
However, this did not prevent the French from participating in the exhibition, showing off their advanced tanks, and trying to sell them. Of course, they would probably use the secret as a reason to not let people watch inside, only look outside
There will be a warning line for the shell.
It is impossible for everyone to take pictures, take pictures as much as possible, and if you want to board them and take a look.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Pierre next to him and said, "Sir, can we look at the inside of this tank?"
"No, no, this tank is the most powerful tank in France. It contains a lot of our secrets. You must not reveal the secrets. You cannot see them." The other party said, and after saying that, he changed his words: "If your party is in the future, you can't see them."
If you are really interested, you can order our tanks, more than 300 vehicles, and you can watch them at any time."
Order your tank?
The French's weapons and equipment are not the best, not as good as the United States and the Soviet Union, but the prices are definitely the highest. After all, they are targeting the blank arms sales areas of the United States and the Soviet Union. If those countries want to buy, almost only French weapons are left.
Available for selection.
Just compare it with Leopard-2, which may not be more technically effective than Leopard-2, but the price is at least twice that of Leopard-2.
"You have brought a lot of good things, what is that?" Qin Zhenhua's words just now were just a test. In theory, if a country wants to sell its weapons, it doesn't mind letting customers go up and experience it. When he went abroad, he was the first to go abroad.
, I drove the Qifutan, and now the other party doesn't let me go up and see, so there must be an empty shell.
However, if you can come to participate in your own defense exhibition, you don’t need to smuggle it. As for setting up the booth, of course you have to think about it and put it together with your own 85-2AP tank.
, the tanks on our own side, visit the inside and outside casually, and the other side's tanks are surrounded and not allowed to be seen. At that time, they will definitely be pointed at.
Qin Zhenhua became interested in other things again and pointed to a trailer behind and asked. On the trailer, it could be seen that it was a naval gun!
This is an international defense exhibition. The display of nature is not only the army's equipment, but the air force's equipment is mainly unveiled at the air show, so the Navy's exhibits are going to join in the fun.
At present, the main warships in China use the old 76 dual-mounted 130mm naval gun, which is just the technology of the Soviet Union in the 1950s. Although it is also an overall turret, it still looks quite old.
Now, the naval gun in front of me has edges and angular appearance and looks at a grand and beautiful appearance. Although it only has one gun barrel, it still looks very powerful.
Seeing Qin Zhenhua staring at the naval gun, Pierre became interested again: "This naval gun is the most advanced naval gun in our country. Its caliber is 100 mm and its speed of fire is the world's largest. We designed it
The purpose is to use multiple shots in one shot, taking into account the 76mm air defense capability and 127mm sea and ground strike capability."
Qin Zhenhua is not particularly familiar with the naval equipment, but when it comes to naval guns, he still knows something. After all, the tank guns from World War II were too late to develop, so he just used them directly to pull the naval guns.
Large-caliber naval guns have large projectiles, high power, and long range, but cannot increase the rate of fire, so they are often used to strike the sea surface, represented by the 127mm naval gun in the West.
Small caliber naval guns have a fast firing rate and can form enough barrage in a short period of time, mainly used for air defense. This kind of naval gun is represented by the Western 76mm naval gun.
On Western warships, 76mm naval guns on frigates and 127mm naval guns on destroyers are already a practice, while the French are mavericks. They made another 100mm caliber between these calibers.
Naval guns, trying to create a hodgepodge, taking everything into consideration.
Qin Zhenhua cannot deny these things. He cannot comment on things he is not familiar with. This is Qin Zhenhua's principle, but from the bottom of his heart, he feels that doing so seems to be a problem.
Things often have two sides. Originally, they were supposed to take both aspects of the whole world, but in the end they were not good at everything. Take our own tanks as an example. In history, how many designers wanted to carry missiles onto tanks, but they all ended up being in a mess?
At this time, Shen Xiwen also arrived and warmly welcomed the first Western delegation to introduce them. He learned that Qin Zhenhua was the head of the most famous first-machine factory in the Eastern Power, and the other party looked at Qin Zhenhua with admiration.
, in his attitude, he still couldn't hide the arrogance in his bones.
"You don't have to design any new tanks at all, just buy ours."
"Production line? Of course, the production line is not good. The technology here is too complicated. If you leave it to you, you can't create it."