"Their logo should be a crab, and they have to show their teeth and claws, and they are full of momentum, so that they can be domineering!" Xie Kai is always easy to get distracted when he is in class.

These days, it's been waiting.

Wait for the 359 tank prototype to complete production, and then transfer it to coastal ports and load it to the sea.

Not only the order for the purchase of 11 Iraqi tanks, but also two from Pakistan and two from China, 359 tank prototypes, this batch was mass-produced without finalization and even without completing many tests, and only in the Second World War of that year.

The 11 tanks delivered to Iraq have already been transported, and the remaining ones in Pakistan, Xie Kai did not agree to be directly loaded and shipped away, but proposed to start from the base, cross the entire northwest, cross the Karakoram Mountains, the Hindu Kush Mountains, the Pamir Plateau, and the western end of the Himalayas, and enter Pakistan through the Sino-Pakistani border port Khunjerab Pass.

It's good to say that the front is a long way to the back, which is an extreme challenge for the various performance of the tank.

"Pakistani tanks, are you really going to let them drive over like this? Starting from us, they will pass through deserts, Gobi, plateaus, basins, etc., and the performance assessment of the entire tank is very severe...... Wang Guilin looked at the two yellow-brown painted tanks in front of him, his hideous muzzles hanging down, as if he was frustrated with the whole trip.

"This is the most intuitive experience of various performance tests of tanks. Xie Kai nodded and said, "The next stage of extreme testing is very important for the tank to be finalized." ”

"But now it's winter! We all know the severe cold of winter in the northwest region. ”

"Our tanks have to be tested at extreme low temperatures! The two domestic ones, traveling thousands of kilometers from here to the northeast, are not also for testing ......" Xie Kai asked rhetorically.

He knows the bitter cold of winter in the Northwest.

Many of the electronic equipment on the 359 tank are relatively sophisticated, and no one knows how it will work in an extreme environment, whether it is reliable or not.

"From us to the northeast, it is through the desert, across the Mongolian Plateau, and then into the northeast, and ......it is easy to supply on the northern border," Wang Guilin advised, "The logistics supply in the northwest is not an easy thing, once the parts are broken and need to be replaced, and even if there is a problem with the tank itself, it is difficult to find a place to repair!"

"Then build a complete logistics supply vehicle for these two tanks and logistics maintenance and support personnel!" Xie Kai did not deny it at all, "The Pakistani side is very much in favor of such a plan, and at the same time, such an extreme test environment is difficult to find abroad." As long as it is tested on this route, the tank will be completely finalized. ”

This journey has been thousands of kilometers.

Moreover, the road conditions are extremely complicated, and it is not easy to replenish supplies.

"The cost is too high. ”

"If you want to build a tank that performs well in most terrains around the world, you can't think about cost. Xie Kai continued to emphasize, "This tank is for customers all over the world who need it!"

"The R&D team is very worried about the security of this journey. ”

"If we don't face such a challenge, how can this tank be sold? Many countries are freezing and snowy in winter!" Xie Kai looked at Zhang Deming and the others, and said meaningfully, "This kind of test is also to explore the way for the test of the third-generation tank in China." ”

"Since it is an advanced tank, it must be well adapted to complex terrain and extreme temperatures. We use these tanks mainly for national defense, and in the Kashmir highlands, the winters are very cold!" Musharraf stressed, "In Pakistan, the terrain changes a lot. ”

Pakistan is far less large than China, but its terrain is no simpler than China's.

Both sides know that Pakistan wants Gen 3 tanks in order to deal with T72 tanks from the Soviet Union in the disputed area of Kashmir.

As long as it can be tested on this route, and the damaged elements do not affect the movement and combat of the tank, then it is considered a real success. The Pakistani tank force also has an advanced and powerful tank.

"It's also very strategic, and it's better to record the whole test, so that when we sell this tank to the military in the future, it will be easier. For such a test, Zheng Yucheng is supportive. "Our tests, the military will definitely pay attention, so far, there are no advanced third-generation tanks in the country!"

Zheng Yucheng's greatest wish is to enable the domestic armored forces to equip the weapons and equipment developed by the base.

Once the tests are completed, it is impossible for the military to remain indifferent.

At the request of Shekai and Musharraf, even if the base had no way to test the 359 tank in this way.

The whole trip is too long, most places are vast and sparsely populated, and logistics are not easy.

As a result, a large number of various materials were prepared for the two tanks for testing, especially various electronic components that were easily damaged on the tanks.

The car fleet, which had been of little use to the base, finally began to come in handy.

"It's too long, it's not easy to resupply, and if there's something unprepared, the tank and the entire test team have to wait. When Xie Jianguo was busy preparing for two tanks to be tested in Pakistan at the base, he found Xie Kai with a serious expression. "And it's not good for technical secrecy. ”

"Dad, this was not intended to be kept secret. The journey from us to Pakistan is so long, and the terrain along the way is complicated, even if people abroad don't know, we have to disclose some details. Xie Kai knew what Daddy was worried about.

If you want to sell to the world, you have to disclose some details.

"Will the military agree?"

"Maybe after knowing, it won't be at first, and then it will agree. Xie Kai also didn't dare to guarantee that the military would not ask for export to domestic sales.

It's not impossible.

The Type 96 main battle tank, that's how it came about.

The 85-II tank was exported abroad to obtain orders, which attracted the attention of the military, and the development of the domestic third-generation tank Type 99 main battle tank has not yet been completed, and the equipment of the troops is in urgent need of upgrading, so the 85-II was brought back to China, supplemented by cold area testing, and after relevant transformations, it has become the most powerful Type 99 main battle tank in China, equipped with thousands of vehicles.

It can be said that to carry out such an experiment, Xie Kai also went to the order of the military.

For any weapons and equipment, domestic military procurement is the largest source of orders.

Now the military is poor, and the number of purchases may be small at first, but this is a long-term business.

Therefore, the 359 tank has the requirements of cold zone test, and it is also an extreme test, and it is tested in a very high-profile manner.

"What are they doing here? Are we not allowed to conduct tests? We are all responsible for the logistics support, and at most we have to ask the military logistics department to help provide some supplements, and we will not take them in vain!" What the people of the management committee did not expect was that they reported to the authorities that they would report to the authorities and travel thousands of kilometers from China to Pakistan by land.

Zheng Yucheng was very dissatisfied when he knew the news for the first time.

"I don't know, just inform us that Long Yaohua and Li Mingshan personally led the group over. It seems that there are some designers in Mr. Zhu's team. Wang Guilin didn't know what it meant. "Now the preparations are not complete, and Pakistan has been urging them. ”

"Keep preparing, regardless of them!" Zheng Yuchengcai didn't care about the intentions of Long Yaohua and the others. "Have you shipped those missiles?"

"Not yet. If something goes wrong, it won't be easy to do it in the future. Qi Zhiyuan shook his head.

His face was full of worry.

"Aren't our technicians going to test it too?" asked Zheng Yucheng. "Although the price is not expensive, it is a million!"

Zheng Yucheng is not going to test shoot in China.

Xie Kai asked for a test shot. ”

"The customer didn't ask for it, his request was invalid!" Zheng Yucheng didn't want to hear Xie Kai's name the most, and he had been angry all this time, "Don't mention that Wang Ba Lizi to me in the future, whoever mentions me is in a hurry." ”

Wang Guilin looked at Zheng Yucheng's reaction and wanted to say a few words, but finally forgot it.

Zheng Yucheng's temper is easy to do bad things.

Anyway, Xie Kai himself doesn't care about being misunderstood, does he?

"The military boss is here? This is a fancy to our tank!" Wang Guilin passed the news to Xie Kai, who was stunned for a while before he said happily, "Export to domestic sales!"

"What if they block exports? No country is allowed to export equipment in service. Exports, too, need to be reduced. Pakistan and Iraq will not agree. Wang Guilin reminded Xie Kai.

The 359 tank has much more advanced technical performance than the domestic tanks in service.

But there's no way to reduce the configuration.

"If we can't reduce the allocation, let's upgrade. Anyway, that thing leaves a lot of room for upgrades. Xie Kai didn't care about it. "Mr. Zhu is also here in person?"

"Came, brought some technicians. I'll be here tomorrow night. ”

"Okay, then let their personnel work for us!" Xie Kai said with a smile, "Did Lao Zheng speak ill of me again?"

"He is reluctant to test-fire the Red Flag missile at home. At present, the four samples that have been transformed are ready to be sent to Iran. Wang Guilin frowned and said, "He is extremely dissatisfied with you now, or if you give him an explanation, it will not be a matter to continue." As long as you bring it up, he will oppose it, unlike before. ”

"Don't! Didn't he support the tank's trip to Pakistan? That's good. You see that our entire base, isn't it much more harmonious now? Wang Hao's kid, it doesn't seem to be much of a toss, right?"

"That being said, Wang Hao may not necessarily do anything, the key is the other gang of goods. ”

"People who stop the development of the base are not suitable to stay in the base, are they?" Xie Kai said calmly.

Wang Guilin glanced at Xie Kai meaningfully and didn't say anything.