Rebirth of Military Workers

Chapter 292

“How exactly do you do it?” Wang Hao asked Xie Kai tentatively.

He is more interested in the modularity that Xie Kai said, especially the design of the basic model by replacing the main weapon and some other devices to form a complete series of infantry fighting vehicles that can cope with any form of task.

At this moment, he ignored the contradiction between Xie Kai and him.

As Xie Kai said, there was no major conflict between the two.

Even, it can be said that they have been fighting since they were young, and all kinds of fights were caused by the boring base.

“Modular design is just like the building blocks we play in the kindergarten. Everything is standard. When designing, it solves the assembly interface problem of various parts. The basic car, chassis, power system, etc. are common. Yes, the weapon station, armor, etc., can be designed according to our own standard, and then we can install weapons or hang armor according to our needs…” Xie Kai introduced the modular design, not only for Wang Hao.

It is even more to Zhang Huazhong and others.

The benefits of modular design are more obvious as you go to the back.

In the 21st century, a large number of products are modularized. As long as the design problems of various basic functional modules are solved and the technology is solved, new products appear faster.

The development of automobiles is the most obvious.

For any kind of car, the manufacturer will launch a basic model, and then carry out various configurations according to the needs of customers…

“In the transformation of Type 63 armored vehicles, we are planning to adopt composite armor. We have always been unable to decide due to cost issues and the long production cycle.” Zhang Huazhong said.

Armored vehicles must consider not only firepower, but also protection performance.

“Composite armor?” Xie Kai asked.

“Yes, put on the composite armor, so the protection ability is higher.” Wang Hao nodded and said.

Seeing Xie Kai’s doubts, he turned to the office and took out a drawing.

Above the drawing is the composition diagram of the entire armored vehicle protection system.

“You want to make this thing into tank-like armor?” Xie Kai’s mouth twitched, looking at Wang Hao.

No wonder it is not satisfactory.

This should not only be a cost issue, but also a production cycle issue.

The main reason is that such heavy armor will completely redesign the power system and suspension system of the armored vehicle, and the structural strength problem also requires a lot of calculations.

It is very possible that even the chassis of the Type 63 armored transport vehicle cannot withstand it.

Both Wang Hao and Zhang Huazhong were embarrassed, while Wang Guilin was watching without speaking.

“At present, the performance of the steel we use to make protective armor is insufficient, and the cost of using the newly developed tungsten-nickel alloy to make armor is too high…” Zhang Huazhong explained.

Wang Hao looked at Xie Kai with disapproval in his heart.

The armor material is not good, if you want to improve the stronger protection ability, naturally you can only make the defensive armor thicker.

“This is not a tank. I personally think that it is not necessary. Armored vehicles need more flexible operation performance instead of developing towards a tank.” Xie Kai looked at Wang Hao and said.

He knew why Wang Hao wanted to do this.

The opponent wanted to use an armored vehicle to kill the tank he made.

“You don’t have a backache when you stand and talk. Otherwise, how can you improve your protection?” Wang Hao couldn’t help it, looking at Xie Kai, and said angrily.

“It is completely possible to adopt the structure of base steel plate + composite armor. The base steel plate is the main component of the car body, and the composite armor is designed as a hanging form…” Xie Kai is entirely based on the various designs of ZBL-09. “In order to increase the speed and make the operation more flexible, even a wheeled design can be adopted.”

“Wheel design is not good for off-road purposes!” Wang Hao immediately retorted.

Wheeled armored vehicles are mostly used abroad, but they are not suitable for off-road use.

There is no crawler-type climbing ability and trenching ability.

“We don’t consider the wheeled version for the time being. The tank itself is not designed for urban combat.” Zhang Huazhong also shook his head.

In order to prevent Xie Kai from biasing them, naturally he would not be willing to study in another direction.

Xie Kai did not say much, “In terms of defense, armored vehicles cannot develop in the direction of tanks. The same is true for firepower. I personally suggest that it can mainly develop toward air defense. Of course, it is also possible to have advanced anti-armor missiles… …”

The Hongjian-73C anti-armor missile, which is the standard weapon of the ZBL-09 type.

“In fact, there is a lot of domestic research in this area, and there have been many modifications of Type 63.” Wang Hao has done a lot of preparatory work, and there are a lot of changes to the crawler-type armored transport vehicle in China. “Many of the transformations are in cooperation with Western countries.”

“Yes, so many of our plans overlap with other people’s projects.”

Zhang Huazhong nodded.

“If the armored vehicle is equipped with anti-aircraft missiles and high-level dual-purpose machine guns to form a weapon station, it is best to be automated and controlled…” Xie Kai looked at Wang Hao.

Wang Hao’s eyes lit up.

“We have this solution, which is the most technically difficult of all the solutions. The full-size model is in the workshop…” Zhang Huazhong told Xie Kai.

Their work these days is not for nothing.

Over the course of several months, I thought of a lot of solutions.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

Under the leadership of Wang Hao, Xie Kai followed them to the depths of the workshop. In the corner, there was an infantry fighting vehicle completely different from other infantry fighting vehicles.

Other infantry fighting vehicles have turrets or machine gun towers on them.

But on this vehicle, there is also a turret in the middle, and the turret is low, with a small barrel on it. On both sides of the turret are two missile launching brackets with missile models.

“This is somewhat similar to the one you proposed. However, this kind of technical difficulty is too high and the cost will be very high…” Zhang Huazhong said to Xie Kai.

Wang Hao also knows that cost is the biggest problem. “If you want to have stronger combat capabilities, you must be equipped with small air defense radars, advanced commander viewing systems, etc…”

“To have advanced combat capabilities, you can only use advanced technology.” Xie Kai does not believe that the cost is too limited. “Weapon system, not the system of the armored vehicle itself. If you want to install these configurations, you need to pay for it separately?”

“Isn’t this some systematic weapon station?” Wang Hao stared at Xie Kai.

He couldn’t understand Xie Kai’s thoughts.

“We are engaged in armored vehicles, equipment used to transport infantry to cooperate with tank operations… In the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, no one knows how much we have suffered without suitable armored vehicles.” Xie Kai emphasized.

The ZBD-86 infantry fighting vehicle has not yet been designed and finalized.

In more than a year, that kind of infantry warfare was originally the first type of armored transportation vehicle in the real sense that the country paid attention to the role of armored transportation vehicles.

The ZBD-86 infantry fighting vehicle project is the same as most projects in the 404 base. From the beginning, it did not consider the equipment domestically, but exported the needs of the Middle East and North Africa.

Compared with the domestic military, the countries in the Middle East that have a large demand are rich. Otherwise, the domestic military cannot afford to develop it, and the investment will be wasted.

“That’s a fact, the problem is now in our situation…”

“There is no problem with the base funding for the time being. Of course, as long as the Iranians in the base have demand, the R&D cost is not a problem.” Wang Guilin said.

The cost of research and development can be ignored for the time being for the base.

“Iranian? Our products still don’t have a shadow…” Zhang Huazhong was surprised, and Wang Hao couldn’t understand it.

Nothing came out, expecting the Iranians to pay?

Are Iranians so stupid?

“It’s okay, he is good at selling plans.” Wang Guilin pointed to Xie Kai with a smile on his face.

“Let’s do it all together,” Xie Kai said. “We must make the plan more perfect, and then bring them to this workshop.”

Xie Kai didn’t understand why the people from the base management committee did not bring the Iranians to the 363 workshop. There are so many types of full-size models that the Iranians will need anyway.

“Uncle Wang, why didn’t you bring Iranians to this workshop?” Xie Kai asked Wang Guilin when he left.

Wang Guilin turned his head and looked at the workshop behind, and then at Xie Kai, there was nothing to say for a while.

“Worry about me and Wang Hao? Or maybe I don’t want to get a hindrance on this? I won’t come, and you may not!” Xie Kai looked at Wang Guilin and said quietly.

I am not that kind of person.

“With this consideration, it is more that they have not had a complete plan, and many things have not been fundamentally improved.” Wang Guilin said embarrassedly.

It’s not that the base doesn’t want to sell, but that Wang Hao, Zhang Huazhong and others do not have the capabilities of Xie Kai.

“What we are more looking forward to is that the Northern Army will develop an armored vehicle that can be coordinated. Their armored vehicle project is about to be finalized.” Wang Guilin said.

“They also modified Type 63, right?” Xie Kai looked at Wang Guilin.

The armored vehicle currently installed in the North is definitely the ZBD-86 that is about to be finalized.

This thing was ordered by the Iraqis.

At the end of the Iran-Iraq War, a small number of ZBD-86s were put on the battlefield during the counter-offensive on both sides.

“Yes, using new weapon modules, more efficient weapons and equipment. The 73mm smoothbore gun equipped with Type 63 was replaced with a 30mm automatic cannon, equipped with Red Arrow-73 anti-tank missiles and some other weapons.” Wang Guilin nodded. .

Sure enough, it was the ZBD-86 infantry fighting vehicle.

Xie Kai knew in his heart that Iranians should have seen this type of infantry fighting vehicle.

The plan of the 363 workshop is almost based on this type of infantry fighting vehicle.

“Xie Kai, didn’t you go to school?” The Iranians are now negotiating with the base on the training of the troops, while waiting for Long Yaohua to bring news about the 200-kilometer ground missile.

The Iranians expressed surprise for the appearance of Xie Kai.

As long as this kid comes, they will feel that the money in their pockets is very dangerous.

Always guarding against this kid from digging out the money in their pockets.

“Don’t you need an armored vehicle? We have a new armored vehicle that can work with the 359 tank.” Xie Kai said.

Alpha looked at Xie Kai with a smile on his face, “Xie Kai, you want us to reach an agreement, that’s not the case, right. Your base has no research on armored transport vehicles…”

The Iranians stayed at this base for a long time.

“Yeah, you don’t have such a project. It’s not just a plan.” Ihor also smiled and looked at Xie Kai.

Xie Kai didn’t give much explanation, but mysteriously told them to take them to a place where the base was originally not open to outsiders.

The Iranians immediately became interested.

The base is not particularly large, but they still have many areas that they have never visited.

Originally the main body of scientific research, the underground department, there is no area for them to visit. Not right, at least the underground part of the gun research has been seen by them, although there is nothing.

“Workshop 363 is of the same nature as workshop 359. It mainly researches armored transport vehicles… all of which are the most advanced research directions for armored vehicles in our country…” Standing outside workshop 363, Xie Kai told the Iranians very proudly. .

The Iranians did not take his words seriously.

This kid runs the train with his mouth full.

But after entering the workshop, more than a dozen armored vehicles of various types were neatly placed throughout the workshop, and some even carried 100mm tank guns!

“These technologies are readily available?” Alpha is envious of China’s ability in this area.

Iran does not have a complete industrial system to support such a systematic and huge research project.

“Most of them are ready-made. These are part of the research projects of our base, and many of them are for theoretical research. As long as there is customer demand, they can be put into prototype manufacturing immediately.” Xie Kai fooled the Iranians.

The investment in prototype manufacturing must take time, isn’t it?

“This model has perfect defensive performance. The main weapon is a 30mm automatic cannon, equipped with avant-garde air defense missiles, Red Arrow-73 anti-tank missile launching module… The maximum travel speed is 64 kilometers per hour, and the cross-country speed is 30. Between ~40 kilometers per hour, it can fully cooperate with the 359 tanks.” Xie Kai’s bragging made Wang Hao and Zhang Huazhong on one side dumbfounded.

It was not the case that was discussed before.

Wang Hao wanted to ask Xie Kai, facing a group of Iranians, he couldn’t be as indifferent as Xie Kai.

“Xie Kai, your model is made of wood! It won’t be the same as a tank, do you sell plans?” Alpha was originally just a joke.

Unexpectedly, Xie Kai nodded in approval.

“If you are interested in this project, you can fully cooperate with us. Then you can also get production technology and have complete armored vehicle production technology…” Xie Kai said calmly.

“Really?” Alpha was pleasantly surprised.

Other Iranians also looked at Xie Kai, Wang Guilin and others with surprise.

“It’s definitely not a problem. We can persuade the military to talk to our superior authorities.” Xie Kai said calmly.

Anyway, Xie Kai is determined and wants to take out the Iranian money.

“You won’t let us pay a large threshold fee like the Pakistanis?” Alpha calmed down and asked Xie Kai.

They also knew about the cooperation between Base 404 and Pakistan.

It is absolutely impossible for Xie Kai to let them get the technology without paying any price.