The crisis of 404 existence, Zheng Yucheng and others can't see it because they are in the bureau.

If it weren't for Zheng Yucheng saying that the superiors asked 404 to consider moving out, Xie Kaizhen would not have considered such a problem.

If you move out and go to the local area, you will definitely be allocated to the local government in the end, so that the 404 will become troublesome in the future, and the policy of not paying the funds to the competent unit will definitely be gone.

If you want to do the project directly, can it be done without the approval of the superiors?

The money is handed in, and the project can only be carried out with the approval of the above, can 404 still be 404?

Xie Kai watched his father leave with mixed feelings, and his heart ached, but he didn't feel guilty at all.

This is something that can't be helped, if you don't do it like this, Dad will be very troublesome when he takes over the management of 404 in the future.

As for taking over 404 yourself?

Xie Kai didn't think about it at all, anyway, he would register his name at the base, and then receive a salary every month, and that salary was not used in ordinary times.

Xie Jianguo returned to the headquarters and went to report Xie Kai's views to Zheng Yucheng and others, but as for how to solve it, Xie Jianguo didn't ask at all. Xie Kai has talked about this, do you want him to solve these things all the time?

Indeed, the base management committee should address these issues.

Xie Kai took a casual bite in the cafeteria and went to the Armored Research Center.

The 359 tank that was exported to domestic sales was about to roll off the assembly line, and he didn't know what this thing had changed to look like, and whether it still had the combat performance of the 359 tank, he didn't know at all.

He didn't ask about the specific performance indicators.

The 359 tank was born from him, and even the first prototype was drawn by him.

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

"Why are you here?" Zhang Deming didn't expect Xie Kai to come at this time.

Xie Kai looked at Mr. Zhu, "Hey, Mr. Zhu hasn't left yet?"

"Do you 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 rolls off the assembly line." ”

"You weren't bought by 617 to be a spy, were you?" Xie Kai asked jokingly.

Mr. Zhu didn't care at all, "Are you worried? Is it too late to worry at this time? Why don't you have a meeting with them, why are you running here?"

"Let's see what's going on with this thing. It's not fun to experience driving, I haven't driven a tank for a long time, and the previous 59 tank was too hard to drive. Xie Kai said jokingly.

Then the eyes fell 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 power.

Unlike rifled guns, smoothbore guns need to rely on higher barrel bore pressure to increase the initial velocity of the cannon's chambering, and the higher the initial velocity, the more powerful it is for armor-piercing shells.

However, the high bore pressure caused the problem of insufficient service life of the barrel.

"It's longer, it was originally 42 times the caliber, but now it's 48 times, and 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 processes used in these tank guns are the latest domestic technology.

Electroslag remelting, self-tightening of body tubes, more advanced light alloy thermal sheaths, etc.

The performance of tank guns used in China is definitely much better than that of foreign countries.

It is not always possible to export first-class weapons and equipment, and second-rate equipment for domestic troops is not?

In the area of national defense, it is not possible to save money to decide the problem.

The three tanks on the production line are quite different from the exported 359 tanks, the thermal sheath on the barrel has been increased a lot, and the barrel is longer.

In terms of overall appearance, the changes are greater.

The angle on the wedge-shaped turret is also quite different from the original.

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

You can't see the change in the material at all, you can only see the change in the design.

"Don't install the reactive armor outside?" Xie Kai obviously saw that there was a lot of change, but he couldn't compare it directly.

It stands to reason that this should be equipped with reactive armor.

"It will be loaded, and it will be tested first. The armor is made of several newly developed alloys inside, and the outside is made of ceramic materials and carbon fiber, which is in line with the armor ......," Zhang Deming said, "The main reason is that the power system is not enough, and this tank is only equipped with a 780 horsepower diesel engine." ”

"The automatic loading mechanism reduces the staffing, and in terms of structure, it is much more compact, and at the same time saves the weight of the turret, which saves the pressure on the power system is not so great, right?" Xie Kai was a little puzzled.

Starting from the very 359 tank, unlike the original, the base got an automatic reloading mechanism through the T-72 that it got at the beginning, which saved an operator.

Automatic reloading mechanism, which Western tanks do not have.

Whether it is the American M1 or the German Leopard-2, they are all manually loaded shells, which makes the turret need to have three operators inside, and the turret volume increases due to the increase in internal space, resulting in a surge in the weight of the main armor.

The 359 tank did not have such problems.

And on this tank, almost the top technology in China has been used.

"A five million, in fact, the production cost of this kind of sample car is more than 6 million, after mass manufacturing, with the stability of the production technology of the material, 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 gave him a vaccination first.

"No wonder you're reluctant to accept domestic orders. "I finally understand why 404 is reluctant to export to domestic sales.

A 359 tank, the price of the top configuration is 2.8 million US dollars, and the armor materials are much worse than the fire control system configuration inside, so the profit is naturally much higher.

The manufacturing cost of this thing in front of me is 6 million, how much advanced technology is used?

Type 88 main battle tank, many of the core components are imported from foreign technology and equipment, the cost of one is less than 4.3 million, with the expansion of production, the cost will be reduced more.

"Cost is not an issue. The more equipment in China, the lower the cost will be!" Xie Kai said.

The number of 359 tanks exported, if combined with domestic production, will be much lower.

"Let's go in and have a look. Zhang Deming proposed.

Xie Kai had long wanted to go inside and see what was different about this interior.

If you can't see anything on the outside, you can see the real performance on the inside.

"Isn't it offline yet?can it work?" Xie Kai was a little worried.

"Okay, the original plan was to start the test in the afternoon, and Mr. Zhu is also here waiting for the test to see the situation. Zhang Deming pointed to the tank and introduced.

Xie Kai didn't see the staff inside the tank, and there was no one outside, so he thought it was noon when the staff was resting.

At this moment, a few people in overalls happened to come over.

"Let's try car No. 1 first, and the experimenters will take the car to the test site first. After Zhang Deming gave instructions to those people, he beckoned Xie Kai and Mr. Zhu to put on headphones and walkie-talkies to get into the car.

Zhu Yusheng only had one arm, and with the help of Xie Kai and Zhang Deming, he entered the tank and sat in the captain's position, while Zhang Deming let Xie Kai go to the position of the artillery commander, and he personally served as the driver.

Xie Kai was a little surprised when he entered the inside of the tank.

"So advanced?"

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

Inside the tank, it is no longer the various instruments of the original 59 tank, instead, some display screens, in front of the position of the commander and the gun commander, there are display screens.

The interior space is tidy thanks to the lack of mechanical controls.

"The operation of the entire tank is based on three digital computers composed of 36 processors, and sensors, target observation devices, laser rangefinders, etc. are all integrated into ......it," Zhang Deming said, "The basis is the computer-aided system designed by your father." ”

"Isn't it a little too advanced? It feels like the cockpit of a fighter plane. Mr. Zhu muttered, "Our technology can reach such an extent?"

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

Domestic technology does not necessarily support such technology.

Xie Kai was equally puzzled.

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

"Such, 6 million?" Xie Kai did not believe that 6 million could make such a tank.

There is a high degree of automation.

A high degree of automation means that more advanced technology is needed, and advanced technology represents money!

"There are no research costs. Zhang Deming was a little embarrassed.

Xie Kai didn't say anything, in this case, he could actually think of it, otherwise, he would not have proposed reforms at the meeting of the management committee.

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

I don't know what to say.

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

"Boom~"

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

Zhang Deming also unscrewed the ignition switch, fortunately, Xie Kai didn't see that he could start the ignition with only one button, but the operation was similar to the original 59 tank, and other switches still had to be unscrewed after ignition.

At the very least, it's not as sci-fi as it would have the push-button start function of a futuristic car.

"Boom~"

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

With the successful ignition of the engine, Zhang Deming instructed Mr. Zhu and Xie Kai to start some devices in front of them through the walkie-talkie, and the display that was originally black lit up after starting, except for the blue screen, there was no boot picture.

Then Xie Kai just saw a bunch of indicator parameters on the monitor......