Rebirth of Military Workers

Chapter 261

Regarding the dispute between the 122mm caliber and the 155mm caliber, everyone knows that this is not for this project, but the influence of the domestic artillery.

For the first time, Xie Kai visually saw the dispute about the caliber of the artillery.

At the beginning, it reached a fever pitch.

No one is willing to give up their ideas.

The 122mm caliber is conservative, and the artillery of this caliber is more mature in domestic use.

The 155mm caliber artillery is the star in China, even if it is only 3mm larger than the 152mm caliber, it is certainly more powerful for the people with the traditional thinking of the artillery.

Even the 155mm caliber gun is not as powerful as the 152mm caliber in some cases.

The military chiefs are also thinking the same way.

Since the birth of the Red Army, the power of artillery has always been a stalk in the hearts of military leaders.

At that time, the enemies were all aircraft, tanks and artillery, but the Red Army had great swords and spears, and how much artillery it suffered was impossible to explain to outsiders.

Since then, the domestic development of artillery has become far more active than the entire world. After improving relations with Western countries, many artillery technologies were even introduced.

Electroslag remelting, barrel self-tightening, long barrel manufacturing process, advanced fire control system, etc.

That’s why the PLZ05 155mm 52-diameter self-propelled artillery, which was far ahead of the world.

Seeing these guys arguing about the caliber, his original hope of using them to determine the caliber of the artillery fell through.

Most people admire large-caliber artillery, the greater the caliber, the greater the power.

Of course, the required technology is also higher.

The charge capacity of a shell and the stability of the propellant performance are all related to the range and power. The larger the projectile, the greater the recoil produced when it is fired. Everyone knows this.

Now if you build a 152mm self-propelled howitzer, the technical difficulty is much more difficult than that of a 122mm one.

“Since our artillery is positioned for export, we have to consider launching NATO national artillery shells, otherwise, we will lose a lot of market…” Cao Yunyang saw that everyone was deadlocked about the caliber, and no one was willing to give up.

Even the people in the base are divided into two factions, starting to make their own words more credible from the side.

Zheng Yucheng smiled and nodded, “So, the 155mm caliber is more appropriate. Western suppressed artillery has only three calibers: 105, 155, and 203. The 273 is used for multiple rocket launchers. If we use the 203mm caliber artillery, it will be technically difficult. Too big… 105 is not as powerful as a tank gun, so the most suitable is the 155 caliber. Use the 152 mm caliber to improve it, and you can get it out…”

“Let’s see what Xiao Xie said.” Qi Yuanzhi and Bai Yanjun were not interested in artillery. They had always watched with cold eyes. Wang Guilin wanted to let them speak, but they both shook their heads and refused. The fire hit Xie Kai, “After all, Xiao Xie proposed the project.”

Xie Kai was also entangled at the beginning, whether to develop a gun that can fire Western-style shells.

It can fire Western-style artillery shells. For these artillery, the market sales situation will definitely be much better.

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and other countries that have purchased the domestic PLZ45 155mm self-propelled artillery, all require Western artillery shells to be fired.

They were originally equipped with NATO equipment.

On 155, it is too difficult.

“It seems that there is a 155mm self-propelled artillery in the Northern Weaponry Industry. They imported technology from abroad. I don’t know to what extent.” Xie Kai didn’t say how large the caliber it was, but asked everyone.

Cao Yunyang looked at Xie Kai suspiciously. What does this have to do with the artillery project of the Northern Weapons Industry?

“You mean to get the technology from them, let’s go directly to the 155mm caliber?” Zheng Yucheng knew that Xie Kai, the boy, was often the idea of ​​hitting other people’s technology. He thought that he was thinking like this again, and his face became happy. “No. I’ll get it back if I need any technology.”

“What do you get back for? People have been doing it for a few years, so let’s intervene again, what’s the matter?” Wang Guilin was unhappy, “It’s not easy for us to accumulate some wealth.”

“I said the two of you were quite boring, and Xiao Xie didn’t say anything and started fighting again. Let’s listen first!” Bai Yanjun couldn’t bear it.

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The two blushing and thick necks looked at Xie Kai.

Xie Kai mentions this, not without purpose.

“Since the Northern Weapon Industry is engaged in 155mm guns, why should we go on the same project with them?” Xie Kai said.

Zheng Yucheng is anxious, “What caliber guns are now being done!”

He was worried that Xie Kai would not support him. Xie Kai’s words were very important.

Bai Yanjun and Qi Yuanzhi were not interested in this thing, one wanted to do it in the sky, the other wanted to do it at sea.

“The 122mm howitzer has technology in China in the 1950s. It has been developing over the years and the technology has become more stable.” Xie Kai said slowly.

“We have to consider the issue of customer ammunition matching!” Zheng Yucheng emphasized.

Xie Kai saw that he was so kindly considering the customer, and a helpless smile appeared on his face. The old guy wanted to make a big mouth, and it was not easy for him to say such things.

“Customers will consider the issue of ammunition. We have a lot of cannonballs in our country, and we can sell them cheaply…” Wang Guilin was unhappy, “How many years will the domestic inventory be used up? That’s all money!”

Before the international situation was tense, the domestic military industry system has been busy producing.

Bullets, artillery shells, these things, the domestic inventory does not know how many years will be used up.

Xie Kai knew this too, he had never thought about such a problem.

“Digesting part of our domestic inventory is also a good thing. Besides, for logistical issues, our potential customers are both Soviet-standard equipment and NATO-standard equipment. They will not consider such issues now. There are really considerations in this regard. We’ll do it again.” Xie Kai said. “Now we are going to 155. On the one hand, our technical reserves are insufficient, which is too difficult; on the other hand, we finish this project. What will we do in the future?”

Hearing that there are still projects in the future, Zheng Yucheng no longer emphasizes that it is too big.

“This time, it’s an accumulation of experience, 122mm is produced, the effect is good, and then a larger caliber, it will be easier, and more customers’ orders can be obtained.” Xie Kai further said.

The 122mm caliber self-propelled howitzer is indeed not a Western-standard artillery.

But this does not mean that there is no market.

Many small countries simply cannot afford heavy artillery with a 155mm caliber.

The 122mm caliber artillery is already at the strategic level.

Selling artillery, and then selling ammunition, ammunition is a consumable, it is completely a long-term business.

Can’t let the domestic-made artillery shells in the previous eras rust there?

Or learn from North Korea, where there are too many shells to use, and use shells to execute prisoners directly? Such a thing simply cannot happen in China.

“Then you do 122 caliber?” Cao Yunyang was a little unwilling.

He was originally engaged in 152mm caliber artillery, and now he went to the 404 base to build 122mm guns. Isn’t this going back more and more.

“Yes, it’s 122 mm, with a length of 39 times the diameter or 45 times the diameter of the barrel.” Xie Kai nodded and said, “It depends on our domestic manufacturing technology. It is best for this project to have results as soon as possible.”

“Why don’t we directly improve from the 70-style basis?” Huang Aimin asked. “In this way, it will be much easier.”

“No, the Type 70 self-propelled artillery is too crude.” Xie Kai shook his head and said, “We have to consider the follow-up development, not just such a project.”

“How about a newly designed chassis?” Cao Yunyang asked. “Our armored force research side has come up with a new self-propelled artillery chassis, and there are no users yet.”

Zheng Yucheng looked at Xie Kai.

Without users, who can guarantee that this thing is reliable?

They are now rushing to export, and all kinds of technologies are among the best in the country.

“Yes. Our artillery uses the best domestic technology, and the main target is foreign customers. Of course, it is also aimed at our own customers…” Xie Kai said.

Cao Yunyang said that the new chassis, I don’t know if it is the chassis used by the PLZ45.

If it was really that thing, it would be easy to get 155 in the future.

“Our requirement here has been clearly stated, everyone understands it?” Seeing that no one had any more comments, Wang Guilin asked.

Cao Yunyang and others nodded.

Whether they like it or not, people pay for 404, and the 404 decides to use the 122mm caliber. They naturally have no opinion, don’t they?

People who have opinions will not care.

If these people are not good enough, they will be replaced by a group of people.

People don’t care anyway, and there are many domestic artillery experts.

“After I come down, I hope everyone can come up with a specific plan. After the plan comes out, they will directly start the whole car according to the plan.” Zheng Yucheng said.

Others couldn’t help being dumbfounded, “No need to demonstrate the plan? No need for approval from the superior?”

“Didn’t the plan be demonstrated just now? Didn’t you think it was not feasible?” Zheng Yucheng said to the person who asked the question.

A bunch of people were completely dumbfounded.

404 project, is that simple?

“As for the superiors’ approval, we don’t need the superiors to allocate funds. Where do we need the approvals? They agree that we have to do it, and they don’t agree, we still have to do it! The meeting is over!” Zheng Yucheng got up and walked outside.

Xie Kai chased him out. He was afraid of being surrounded by this group of technicians, and all kinds of problems would easily reveal his feet.

“What are you doing! There’s nothing wrong with you here, you can go back and continue sleeping.” Zheng Yucheng said dissatisfiedly to Xie Kai who was holding him.

“Old Zheng, didn’t you say that, take me to the gun research side?” Xie Kai looked at Zheng Yucheng and said dissatisfiedly, “You don’t want to cross the river and demolish the bridge, do you?”

The old guy obviously wanted to cross the river to tear down the bridge and didn’t take himself to the gun research institute.