"Ladies and gentlemen, this is our third-generation tank modification. As you can see, these are all models! To demonstrate our design...... "In workshop 359, a large group of Middle Easterners appeared, which suddenly became crowded in this usually empty workshop.

Xie Kai, who was named by the Pakistanis to introduce the project, was arrested and had a final exam in three days, and his helplessness can be imagined.

The Pakistanis and some of them had no idea that these models were really made of wood.

The workshop is not an assembly workshop for the production of tanks, and there are not many metal parts to be seen, many of the parts are models, or molds in the natural color of wood.

Mubara and Kachihead's faces were filled with anger.

They brandished American knives, cried and shouted for cooperation with this unit, and the president personally called China to intercede with some leaders, only to show them wooden models.

"Thanks, this is your plan, a plan made of wood?" the general could not speak, and Musharraf could not help but speak. "A third-generation tank made of wood?"

The gold lord in the team looked at their smiles playfully.

Deceived by the Chinese!

Even Long Yaohua, Li Mingshan and others were so angry that their faces were gloomy.

I called them in advance to tell them to be ready, and I actually brought the Pakistanis directly to this workshop.

Even in this workshop, don't make a wooden model, right?

It hasn't been painted yet, revealing the true color of the wood.

In such a situation, they can't even help to speak.

"What else is not wood?" Luo Zhiyu sneered, now the other party made a big joke, and the nest fire in his chest because of the robbed project dissipated in an instant at this moment, "General, the wooden tank can be used to scare the enemy." Lo and behold, the stout barrel, the wedge-shaped turret on the western face, and the missile launchers at the back are still very good to scare the enemy. ”

When Luo Zhiyu said this strange thing, he was glared at by Long Yaohua and others, but he was not embarrassed at all.

It was clearly Long Yaohua who was biased towards them, and as a result, such an international joke appeared, leaving Long Yaohua and others with no place to put their old faces.

He wanted to see how 404 and the others ended.

Zheng Yucheng saw that the fat sheep were angry, and secretly scolded Xie Kai in his heart, the little king and eight calves, last night let him say the plan, he dropped a sentence and ran back to sleep when he saw the move, why didn't they ask more!

The base managers are all full of shame.

If you look at other technical achievements first, such as the Chobham model, etc., and then look at the finished wood, it won't be like this, right?

can only cast a "you can do it yourself" look at Xie Kai, and there is even a threat.

If it doesn't work, let alone the funds are gone, even Long Yaohua and others will not help them in the future.

They couldn't explain it.

The $50 million project fund is already in his pocket.

"Yes, it's all a wooden model. Xie Kai nodded calmly.

"We want a third-generation tank, and you are introducing a third-generation tank plan!" Musharraf's anger in his tone was not concealed in the slightest. "This is our joint project?

Mubara and the others all looked at Xie Kai, and as long as they didn't explain it well, they immediately turned around and left.

The joke of this unit is indeed too big.

Long Yaohua, Li Mingshan and the others were all red-faced, and the soldiers who came with them did not discuss, and the expressions on their faces already reflected their hearts.

Schadenfreude, worry, anger, etc. all appeared.

"Sir, if that's the case, will we show you around here?" Xie Kai looked at everyone for a long time.

He knew that the anger of the Pakistanis was on the verge of exploding and that his purpose had been achieved. "When I first came into contact, the whole project was introduced. You have already seen the technology of the fire control system of the command ceremony, and before you came, you have already visited the 541 factory and seen the 125 mm tank gun being trial-produced......"

When Xie Kai said this, the anger of the Pakistanis did not rise again, and they began to become suspicious.

"It's a real wooden model, but it's a full-size wooden model! First of all, I'm not going to show you here, not for kidding, but to tell you that we take the cooperation between the two sides very seriously. In order to save research funds, the cost of these wood models is dozens or even hundreds of times different from the cost of full-scale metal models!" Xie Kai's face was very serious.

Even if the face is childish, at this moment, no one despises it.

Even Luo Zhiyu was stunned.

Help customers save costs and tell them that we will not spend money arbitrarily because the funds are from the customer.

They do the same thing, and never so directly let the customer know how they save money.

"This kind of model manufacturing, since the existence of our domestic military-industrial complex, has been adopted. Our fighter jets, tanks, helicopters and other large equipment are all verified at full scale in this way......" Xie Kai did not say nonsense.

In order to save development costs, experimental samples of full-scale metal models are manufactured abroad, while wood models are used in China, which is not as difficult to process and costly as metal.

"It's just an assembly design, and it doesn't look intuitive. Xie Kai continued, "With this model, everyone can understand what our design will look like in the end. ”

"That's good. A Middle Eastern man in his forties said. "Very nice approach. ”

Even Long Yaohua and the others were relieved to see the anger of the Pakistanis and the special guests dissipate.

China has indeed been using such a method, and does not want to be known by outsiders, and many people feel that this is a shame.

Every military unit in the country is equipped with a carpentry workshop.

The design of many equipment is to continuously improve the design after the model is manufactured.

In this way, the cost of equipment research and development is far cheaper than that of foreign countries.

"The whole model is manufactured one-to-one according to our design, and if there is a problem with the assembly, or if one of the parts of the design does not match the parts assembled next to it, we will improve the design of all the parts in these places and ensure that the performance is ......," Xie Kai continued.

"This model, as you can clearly see, only has the chassis, the load wheels, and the engine. Xie Kai pointed to the chassis made of wood in front of him, which was not armored and closed, and he could intuitively see the position of the engine on the chassis.

The metal engine is very large, and this is the 730 horsepower engine that was transferred from the 617 factory.

When Luo Zhiyu saw this engine, the corners of his mouth twitched.

Their unit modified the design of the engine, which made it a perfect match for the competition.

"Due to the need to reserve the ability to replace the 1,000 hp diesel engine, the layout needs to be more reasonable in terms of space. Improvements on the drawings, there is no way to experience the real feelings of the combat crew. Xie Kai continued.

The Pakistanis, who had just been angry, nodded their heads incessantly after listening to his introduction.

They are not designers, and they know that if the interior space of heavy weapons and equipment is not properly designed, it will seriously affect combat capability.

Workshop 359 is not large, except for the finished product that was manufactured at the beginning, there are no other finished products.

The chassis of several 59 tanks are showing different assembly states, some can see the layout design of the ammunition compartment and the engine behind it, and some can show the space of the cockpit.

The model gave the Pakistanis a very intuitive feeling of the 404 base tank project, and no one said that the 404 was a joke anymore.

Before the change, they could not have imagined that they would be able to intuitively experience all aspects of this kind of weaponry when there was not much progress in a project.

Integrate into the various systems you see, and you can feel the performance intuitively.

"You don't make models out of wood, why are there metal models in here? full-size metal models?" Musharraf had served in the armored forces and knew a lot about the performance of tanks.

The person in front of me started out saying that they were using a wooden model to save money, but ended up showing them a full-scale model of metal.

"Well, in order to verify that the powertrain can meet the design requirements, we have to make a metal model, at least as much as or even higher than the design of the tank we designed, and if the powertrain can't meet the design requirements, we will continue to improve the powertrain...... Xie Kai said.

"In this way, we can speed up the study and avoid a single system that affects the progress of the entire project. Zheng Yucheng is now starting to get nervous again.

When he said this, he also glanced at the special guests in the Pakistani team from time to time.

Although they have always been in the Pakistani ranks, they are not so harmonious.

They were constantly recording some of the things Xie Kai said, and then communicating with the people around them.

Zheng Yucheng had already discovered them, this is the fat sheep.

"That's why we were able to guarantee that we would produce samples within three years with sufficient funding. Xie Kai continued.

Mubara asked curiously, "If the funds are not sufficient, how much time are you going to spend on your current situation?"

"Ten years, or even more time. Xie Kai said categorically. "Of course, in the process, advanced technology emerges, and we will incorporate it so that our project does not fall behind because it takes too long. ”

In the field of military industry, ten years of sharpening a sword abounds.

Many of them have been sharpening their swords for more than ten years, such as J-10 and 99 tanks.

J-20 even took nearly twenty years.

Of course, this was actually said to Long Yaohua and others and Pakistanis.

If you really let a unit like the 404 base, which has no state funding support, engage in such a costly project, and you can't see the benefits for such a long time, Xie Kai will definitely not do it.

Tanks are not big planes, big planes are parked and the whole country is gone.

"How much have you invested in this project so far?" asked Mr. Zheng.

"About 50 million. This project has been going on for almost ten years...... "This is what Zheng Yucheng discussed with Xie Kai.

When Long Yaohua and the others heard this, their eyes widened suddenly.

Black!

It's so TM black!

How much they invested in the early stage, this is what they can take out of the hands of the Pakistanis and dispose of themselves.

"Aren't they all wooden models, how can they cost so much!" Kachhead was not a fool.