Rebirth of Military Workers

Chapter 1173

Zheng Yucheng and others could not see the crisis of 404 because they were in the game.

If it weren’t for Zheng Yucheng’s statement, the superior asked 404 to consider moving out, Xie Kai really would not consider such a problem.

After moving out and arriving at a place, it will definitely be allocated to the local government in the end. In this way, 404 will become troublesome in the future, and the policy of not paying the funds to the competent unit will definitely be gone.

If the project is to be carried out directly, can it be done without the approval of the superior?

The money is turned in, and the project must be approved above. Can a 404 still be a 404?

Xie Kai watched his father leave in a complicated mood, a little heartache, but he didn’t feel guilty at all.

This is something that can’t be helped. If you don’t do this, the old man will take over the management of 404 in the future, which will be very annoying.

As for taking over 404 yourself?

Xie Kai didn’t even think about it. Anyway, he put a name on the base and received a monthly salary. That salary was never used.

Xie Jianguo returned to the headquarters to report Xie Kai’s views to Zheng Yucheng and others. As for how to solve the problem, Xie Jianguo didn’t ask at all. Xie Kai has talked to this point, is it necessary for him to keep solving these things?

The base management committee should indeed address these issues.

Xie Kai took a sip in the cafeteria and ran to the Armored Research Center.

The 359 tank that was exported for domestic sales was about to roll off the assembly line. He didn’t know what it was changed to, and whether it still had the combat performance of the 359 tank. He didn’t know at all.

He did not ask about specific performance indicators.

The 359 tank was born because of him, and even the original prototype was drawn by him.

Up to now, after so many years of research and improvement, the performance of the 359 tank is much better than the original prototype. Even the image stabilization fire control system and the computer-aided system are much better than before.

“Why are you here?” Zhang Deming didn’t expect Xie Kai to run over at this time.

Xie Kai looked at Mr. Zhu, “Huh, Mr. Zhu hasn’t left yet?”

“You don’t welcome me?” Mr. Zhu looked at Xie Kai with a smile on his face, “I want to see the specific situation of your tank after it goes offline.”

“You were bought by 617, did you come to be a spy?” Xie Kai asked jokingly.

Mrs. Zhu doesn’t care at all, “Are you worried? Is it too late to worry? Why don’t you run over if you don’t have a meeting with them?”

“Let’s see what’s going on with this stuff. It’s not the fun of experiencing a driving. It’s been a long time since I’ve driven a tank. The previous 59 tanks were too hard to drive.” Xie Kai said jokingly.

Then the line of sight was cast on the three assembled tanks parked on the production line.

“The barrel is longer?” Xie Kai saw the problem at a glance.

The original 359 tank used a 42-caliber barrel, which was already the limit of domestic manufacturing capabilities.

The smoothbore gun is different from the rifled gun. It needs to rely on a higher barrel pressure to increase the initial velocity of the gun. The higher the initial velocity, the greater the power of the armor-piercing projectile.

But the high chamber pressure caused the problem of insufficient service life of the barrel.

“It was longer. It was originally 42 times the caliber. Now it is 48 times. The initial velocity of the muzzle has increased a lot, but the service life has also been reduced.” Zhang Deming introduced the situation.

The materials and production techniques used in these tank guns are all the latest domestic technology.

Electroslag remelting, self-tightening of the barrel, more advanced light alloy thermal jacket, etc.

The performance of domestic tank guns is definitely much better than that of foreign ones.

We can’t export first-class weapons and equipment, isn’t it for domestic troops with second-rate equipment?

With regard to national defense, problems cannot be determined by saving money.

The three tanks on the production line are quite different from the exported 359 tanks. The heat jackets on the barrels have been increased a lot, and the barrels are longer.

The overall appearance has changed even more.

The angle on the wedge-shaped turret is also quite different from the original one.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

Xie Kai looked at this gadget, compared it with the original design in his memory, and even compared it with the exported 359 tank, to see what changes had been made.

The material changes are not visible at all, only the design changes.

“Don’t install the reactive armor from the outside?” Xie Kai clearly saw the big changes, but couldn’t directly compare them.

Logically, this should be equipped with reactive armor.

“I will install it, test it first. For the armor, several newly developed alloys are used inside, and the outside is made of ceramic materials and carbon fiber. The outside is suitable for armor…” Zhang Deming said, “The main reason is that the power system is not enough. The tank is only equipped with a 780-horsepower diesel engine.”

“The automatic loading mechanism reduces the staffing. In terms of structure, it is much more compact. It also saves the weight of the turret. With these weight savings, the pressure on the power system is not so great, right?” Xie Kai was a little confused.

From the very beginning of the 359 tank, it was different from the original. The base obtained an automatic loading mechanism through the T-72 that it had acquired at the beginning, which saved an operator.

There is no automatic loading mechanism in Western tanks.

Whether it is the American M1 or the German Leopard-2, they are all manually loaded shells, which requires three operators inside the turret. The volume of the turret increases due to the increase in internal space, which causes the weight of the main armor to soar. .

The 359 tank has no such problem.

And on this tank, almost the top domestic technology is used.

“A five million yuan, in fact, the production cost of this kind of car is more than 6 million yuan. After mass production, as the material production technology is stable, the cost will be reduced a lot, but the profit will not be high. “Zhang Deming was worried about Xie Kai’s cost, so he was vaccinated first.

“No wonder you are unwilling to accept domestic orders.” Mr. Zhu finally understands why 404 is unwilling to export to domestic sales.

A 359 tank is priced at 2.8 million U.S. dollars. The armor material and the fire control system configuration inside are much different, so the profit is naturally much higher.

The manufacturing cost of this gadget is up to 6 million. How much advanced technology is used?

Many of the core components of the Type 88 main battle tank are technology and equipment imported from abroad. The cost of one is less than 4.3 million. With the expansion of production, the cost will be reduced even more.

“Cost is not a problem. The more domestic equipment, the lower the cost!” Xie Kai said.

If the number of exported 359 tanks is integrated with domestic production, the cost will be much lower.

“Go in and take a look.” Zhang Deming suggested.

Xie Kai wanted to get in and see what’s different inside this.

Nothing can be seen on the outside, but the real performance can be seen on the inside.

“Isn’t it offline? Can it work?” Xie Kai was a little worried.

“Okay, the original plan was to start the test in the afternoon. Mr. Zhu is here to wait for the test to see the situation.” Zhang Deming pointed to the tank introduction.

Xie Kai hadn’t seen the staff inside the tank, and there was no one outside. He thought it was the staff taking a break at noon.

At this moment, just a few people in work clothes came over.

“Let’s try the No. 1 car first, and the experimenters will first take the car to the test site.” After Zhang Deming instructed those people, he greeted Xie Kai and wish the boss to put on headphones and get on the walkie-talkie.

Zhu Yusheng had only one arm, and it was not respectable. With the help of Xie Kai and Zhang Deming, he entered the tank and sat in the position of the captain; Zhang Deming asked Xie Kai to go to the position of the gun commander, and he personally acted as the driver.

Xie Kai entered the tank and was a little surprised.

“So advanced?”

It was not only him that was surprised, but also Mr. Zhu.

Inside the tank, there are no longer the various instruments of the original 59 tank. Instead, some display screens are displayed in front of the position of the commander and the gunner.

The internal space has become tidy because of the lack of some mechanical controls.

“The control of the entire tank is based on three digital computers with 36 processors as the core. Sensors, target observation devices, laser rangefinders, etc. are all integrated in it…” Zhang Deming introduced, “The basis is that your father used to be The computer-aided system designed.”

“Is it too advanced? It feels like the cockpit of a fighter plane.” Mr. Zhu murmured, “Can our technology reach this level?”

For Mr. Zhu, this thing is a bit sci-fi.

Domestic technology may not necessarily support such technology.

Xie Kai was also puzzled.

Although he knew that the 99 tank was the most advanced in the country and also knew the technical content of the 99 tank, he did not have the opportunity to enter the inside of the Type 99 main battle tank, let alone understand the internal situation, which is absolutely confidential.

“So, 6 million?” Xie Kai didn’t believe that 6 million could make such a tank.

The degree of automation is high.

A high degree of automation means that more advanced technology is needed. Advanced technology represents money!

“There is no scientific research cost.” Zhang Deming was a little embarrassed.

Xie Kai didn’t say anything. In this case, he can actually think of it, otherwise, he would not propose reforms at the management committee meeting.

At this moment, Zheng Yucheng and the others are still in a meeting to discuss how to reform.

I wish the boss did not know what to say.

Obviously, he knew that such a tank could not be as small as 6 million.

“Boom~”

On the production line, the engines of the two tanks in the back had already ignited, making a slight roar.

Zhang Deming also turned on the ignition switch. Fortunately, Xie Kai didn’t see that he could start the ignition by pressing a button, but the operation was similar to the original 59 tank, and the other switches had to be turned on after ignition.

At least, this thing is not sci-fi to have a one-button start function like the future car.

“Boom~”

The engine began to roar, and the whole tank trembled slightly.

As the engine ignited successfully, Zhang Deming instructed Mr. Zhu and Xie Kai to activate some of the devices in front of them through the walkie-talkie. The monitor, which was originally black, turned on after it was turned on. Except for the blue screen, there was no boot screen.

Then Xie Kai just saw a bunch of indicator parameters on the display…