"Mr. Paulson"

Phelps, who was standing in the corner of the corridor, spoke in a somewhat choked voice, although he was an Air Force pilot, but as a former CIA agent stationed abroad, he was also very familiar with army equipment, not to mention that Paulson had pointed out the importance of the two tank armored vehicle subsystems that the two Chinese technicians had just mentioned.

If a tank is like a human body, then the fire control system is the tank's eyes, ears and brains, and the armor is the bones and muscles of the tank.

In this way, the developed tanks are bound to be first-class products, and even if they are brought to the world, they are far ahead of the world, after all, the tanks that can be installed with such a system are the goal of every country, even the United States and the Soviet Union, which are extremely mature and advanced in technology.

However, it is precisely for this reason that at this moment, when he hears Chinese technicians talk about advanced technology that is more mature and reliable than that of the Soviet Union and the United States, and may even be put into practice, Phelps, who used to be an agent, is this still the China that he has in his impression of being so poor and so poor that he can't even wear pants? Is it still the China that he often heard when he was serving in Japan, and that ordinary families have no household appliances except for radios and flashlights? Is it still the same China that relies on the numerical superiority of the army and has no advanced technological capabilities?

China, or that China, but it is very different from the one in Phelps's mind, think about the scene of soft knife cutting in China that he talked with Paulson in the North ~~ Beijing Hotel a few days ago, at this time Phelps only felt that the old face was flushed, and the soft knife was still effective in cutting cheese. But if you encounter a steel plate, let alone cut it, even the knife in your hand will have to be broken.

However, although Phelps's mind was very calm, he still couldn't accept this reality in his heart, not because of anything else, but because the country was called China. If it were Britain, Germany, France, or even the Soviet Union, Phelps would probably accept it.

But the name of this country is China, a country that has no advantages except for the population that can be shown off, and even if Phelps has more reason, he can't eradicate the prejudice that has been rooted in his heart for a long time, so after a moment of surprise, Phelps quickly came back to his senses, even if there was a slight loss of voice in his voice. But there is still a strong suspicion of what Paulson said:

"Even if China has the ability to develop a hunt-fighter fire control system, even if they can come up with some expansion reaction theory, so what? With just a few pieces of paper, can they really build it? I am not very familiar with the hunt-fighter fire control system, and it is inconvenient to say more, but that Chobham armor was an introduction project that I personally participated in when I was a special agent in the CIA, and it took decades for the British to come up with such a world-leading armor technology.

If it weren't for our special relationship between Britain and the United States, they would not have been able to cede this core technology to us. But how could they have developed it in China? As long as anyone has an open mouth, anyone can say something, but the key is to see whether they can be made. It's like the original ~~ sub~~ bomb, the principle of which is understood by ordinary undergraduates in the physics department of universities, but it is not as simple as touching the upper lip to the lower lip!"

"Sometimes, however, the difficulty of a technical achievement is not in the manufacturing and materials, but in the basic theory!" said Phelps, where did Paulson hear it. To be honest, he also thinks that as Phelps said, China has no theory but no way to realize it, but Paulson, a senior American military technician, knows that some things are simple in principle but complex in manufacturing.

It's like an aero engine. The basic principle is that the air is heated, creating a huge jet to propel the aircraft forward, but simple things require extremely high machining precision, precise assembly methods, and strict production processes to complete, even if every country knows how the aero engine works, but it is more difficult to produce than to ascend to the sky, and this is the jewel in the crown of industry.

And some things are just the opposite, it is not something difficult to produce, but it is precisely the lack of advanced concepts, overall methods and fast and effective screening skills, collectively referred to as technical theories, if you don't understand the truth, it is like drifting in the ocean, moving forward in the black with no fingers in your hands, you can't see the goal at all, let alone hope.

However, once the technical theory is established, it is as simple as a layer of window paper, which can be broken with a bucket, and the best example of this is nothing else, it is precisely the British "Chobham" armor, so even if Paulson wants to happen as Phelps said, but the real reason tells him that such a situation is almost minimal, and because of this, Paulson shook his head helplessly and lamented:

"The 'Chobham' armor is a product of this theoretical type, Mr. Phelps, you have participated in the introduction of this technology, but I have had the privilege of conducting in-depth research on this British armor technology, and composite armor is not a difficult technology, it is nothing more than a sandwich that superimposes materials with different densities and textures.

The Soviet Union was the first to make a bold attempt to use the model they built, and it was also successfully applied to the T-64 and T-72, but the Soviet armor's ability to resist armor-piercing shells has been greatly improved, but the ability of armor-piercing bullets has not been significantly improved, but Britain's Chobham has solved this problem, and its technology is the theoretical model of the expansion reaction principle they constructed!"

"But"

"Xiao Zhu, you can tell me more details!" Before Phelps could put the doubt in his heart out, a calm voice came from the lounge again:

"Our armor is generally placed at an angle, so the force exerted by the penetrator on the outer plate in the horizontal direction is broken down in an instant into forces in both the horizontal and vertical directions, and the composite layer at this time produces a relative displacement against the intrusion channel, which is a vertical displacement for the penetrating channel.

Therefore, when the composite layer is broken down instantaneously, it will separate a large number of fragments to carry out a short but very violent cutting or blocking action on the penetrating object in the channel, so as to destroy the single core of the invading armor-piercing projectile or the jet of the armor-piercing projectile to achieve the purpose of protection, and through the data and verification basis obtained from this theory, we can test the corresponding materials, while building this expansion reaction layer, at present, we have selected high-strength armor steel, alumina ceramics, aluminum and rubber, etc."

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it!" When the translator translated this large paragraph out of breath, Paulson's originally shrewd eyes suddenly became a little dazed, and Phelps, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but ask suspiciously:

"Mr. Paulson, what did you not expect?"

"I didn't expect them to have come this far!"

"Mr. Paulson, you"

"The theory of expansion reaction is a set of theoretical models, as long as this model is used to find suitable materials, and now, China has found their appropriate materials!" said Paulson, who sighed a little frustratedly, and then shook his head helplessly:

"I think it won't be long before they can develop a tank with first-class performance, and then we will not sell our own tanks to others, but whether we can sell them again in the future."

"How is this possible?"

"Nothing is impossible, with Chobham armor and hunt-fighter fire control system, even if the maneuverability is a little inferior, the firepower is passable, it is a first-class tank with excellent performance in the world today, not to mention"

"We are a country that has developed the original ~~sub~~ bomb, hydrogen ~~ bomb and continent~~ji~~guide~~ bomb!" Paulson was halfway through his words when what he wanted to say was replaced by a sonorous voice from a sturdy old man in the small lounge:

"In the past, we were hungry and used abacus and straw paper to make things, but now in the era when we are well fed, warmly clothed, and computer-aided, how can we not make them? I think that as long as we have perseverance and ability, we will certainly be able to achieve them, and the perfect industrial system established by New China since the founding of the People's Republic of China is our backing, and the cordial expectations of the commanders and fighters of the troops are our driving force!"

But as he spoke, the old man's words revealed an irrepressible stubbornness and anger, and then the conversation changed, but Paulson and the others were far away, and the old man's voice was also very low, so it sounded a little intermittent, but it was still heard clearly:

"Even if there is no northern factory, then what can we still complete the development of new tanks, even if there are people who oppose me, this old man is not afraid, I dare them to compete, the northern factory is okay to stop, just give us all the funds."

"Zhu Chief, don't be angry, they young people don't understand the deep meaning of your coming, how did the Xiaohu door open? Close it quickly, I will tell you the Chief Master, let's just say this in the afternoon, and the funds will definitely be able to fight for it."

"Bang~~~" Just as Paulson and the others put their ears high and prepared to listen more, the door of the lounge was suddenly closed, and the words stopped abruptly, but although the door of the lounge was closed, but Paulson and Phelps, who were originally affectionate and depressed, exhaled easily at the same time, and then glanced at each other, both showing a cold smile of old treacherous and cunning (to be continued. )