"The 59 tank is not very good, especially this chassis restricts the improvement and development of the entire tank, so the tank is not very good, but the territory of this tank is indeed very good, and there is no problem in converting it into a light special vehicle, or even a bridge erection vehicle, etc., and the development prospect is very extensive, when there is such a foundation, there is no need for us to waste energy on developing a new tracked chassis...... "Jiang Ming told Long Yaohua. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

For the transformation of the 59 tank site, it simply will not stop.

The Ninth Academy has a series of plans, many of which are ideas put forward by the five districts themselves.

"Why not consider reworking a light infantry armored vehicle with the chassis of the 59 tank?" Long Yaohua never forgot about infantry fighting vehicles and paratrooper fighting vehicles.

After all, this is what is lacking in the country.

There are light amphibious tanks in China, but they obviously can't keep up with the development of modern science and technology, whether it is the degree of informatization or the degree of science and technology, it is a lot worse.

The Type 63 amphibious tank, adapted from Soviet technology and design, is clearly outdated, and the current design of the redesign has not made a breakthrough. More importantly, this amphibious tank, although it has the ability to float on water, the weight is also up to 38 tons, and the tank is not an armored vehicle.

With the current transportation capacity of the PLA Air Force, these tanks even need a Y-6 aircraft to transport and then airdrop, but it is very reluctant.

So, so far, paratroopers training do not parachute with heavy equipment.

As the chief of the general staff of the People's Liberation Army, how can Long Yaohua not worry about these problems?

"The design of the modification with the tracks of the Type 59 tank does not meet our requirements for use, if this is carried out, the entire weight will exceed 15 tons, and our transport helicopter can barely lift it, but the transport helicopter cannot carry anything else, and there is no way to carry the Z-91." Jiang Ming explained to Long Yaohua.

This kind of thing, his explanation is more appropriate than Liu Yijiu.

is also very familiar with Long Yaohua, after all, in the entire Ninth Academy, what the military cares about the most is their fighters, tanks and armed helicopters, which have a relatively low level of domestic technology, and have always been several heavy equipment that has been a short board in the development of the domestic military industry.

"How long will it take to redesign the chassis, see the prototypes, and equip the troops? According to the transport capacity of the Yun 20, how many such armored vehicles can be put on at a time when carrying out battlefield support? ”

"Airborne?"

"Hmm!" Long Yaohua nodded.

The equipment of the paratroopers must definitely be considered for airdropping, and if it is not possible to carry out the airdrop, the role of the paratroopers will not be so prominent.

"If it is less than ten tons, even with the operators and soldiers inside the combat vehicle, the design transportation capacity of the Yun 20 can be airdropped four at a time, or three at a time, carrying more personnel and equipment. At the time of the parachute jump, these vehicles of the paratroopers were only used for fire support and to provide protection, and it was impossible to carry too much heavy equipment. If it's just an airdrop tank, only 4 can be put into it, and a transformation project must be carried out...... "Jiang Ming calculated, Yun 20 is a wide-body aircraft, and the carrying capacity is huge, but the length and width of the space behind the cargo hold are limited, so you can only find a way to go up to the height.

They actually took this into account before designing.

"According to the current situation of your wheeled infantry combat vehicle, after switching to the tracked vehicle, what is the performance?" Long Yaohua asked with some concern.

"The current wheeled infantry combat vehicle, using a 380 horsepower turbocharged engine, the maximum speed can reach 120 kilometers per hour, the off-road speed can also exceed 30 kilometers, when fighting, can carry 6-7 fighters, there are two operators in front, a driver, an intelligence support and weapon control, the main thing is to contact the surrounding friendly forces, and operate weapons and equipment to support the need for fire support, carrying short-range anti-tank missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, and smoke grenade launchers, etc., The main combat equipment is a 37 mm high-level dual-purpose rapid-purpose cannon, which can fire both manually and automatically. However, in the case of being used as an anti-aircraft gun, the firing range is too close, and the firing height is not very high, after all, the barrel is relatively short......," Jiang Ming introduced their new wheeled infantry chariot.

Hearing that there were anti-tank missiles and anti-aircraft missiles on it, Long Yaohua couldn't help but smack his tongue a little.

The design of the Ninth Academy, it seems that all kinds of vehicles and equipment are equipped with various missiles!

Isn't this design a bit redundant?

If you have questions, you will naturally ask them.

For paratroopers who are parachuting in the air, it is better to carry more shells and ammunition than to carry these missiles!

"Chief, that's not the case. As paratroopers, their main role is to carry out aerial drops in the rear of the enemy or in some strategically important places, and before the ground forces arrive, these units are faced with the situation of being surrounded by all the enemy. In such a combat environment, the long-range fire support they need may not be able to provide it, and although we have various types of missiles, no one can guarantee that the area around them will be properly deployed...... Considering the combat environment they are in, we designed it more to give them more powerful combat capabilities. Anti-tank missiles, which are mainly used to defend against the enemy's armored forces, and anti-aircraft, which are used to defend against enemy helicopters......"

Liu Yijiu's thinking does not have too many limitations of the times.

If it were possible, paratroopers could even be put on tanks!

However, there is no super heavy transport aircraft like the An-225 in China.

Even if there were, the Air Force couldn't afford it, and it would be too expensive to fly that thing once.

"This is the reason why all the equipment of your Ninth Academy is considered like this, and the air defense and anti-armor missiles are used?"

"No, when we designed our weapons, we didn't think they just had to be the same as they are now. Instead, we have to consider the various situations that combat units encounter with these equipment, and what we need to do is to strengthen their offensive and defensive capabilities! Jiang Ming said a little seriously.

The biggest difference between the Ninth Academy and other units is that from the very beginning, they have taken into account the environment in which weapons and equipment are used.

Not all equipment is retrofitted with these modules.

"Now we can see the benefits of modular design of weapons and equipment, when designing, only need to reserve a position, and the weapon system can be directly installed. It saves a lot of trouble, and it is conducive to logistics support, unified standards, and everything becomes easier. Long Yaohua nodded in approval of the design of the Ninth Academy.

The modularization of weapons has been going on since the development of the Ninth Academy.

Now they are designing all kinds of weapons faster and faster, and missiles launch modules, and after the design is completed, whether it is a helicopter gunship, a tank, or even an infantry combat vehicle, these modules can be directly installed to have the function of missile launching.

So far, it seems that this design has been very successful.

"At present, our missile research department is developing a man-made surface-to-surface missile for short-range support operations, and once successful, the problem of insufficient fire intensity and insufficient firepower carried by light infantry combat vehicles can be effectively solved. And unlike heavy artillery, this missile will make precision strikes much easier......"

"Isn't the cost of such a missile too high? Ground support, if the distance is not too far, artillery and rockets can solve the problem! Long Yaohua felt that these designs were a bit wasteful.

In general, surface-to-surface missiles, if the range is only a few kilometers or closer, the cost is a little too high.

At such a range, the cannon is capable of accurate fire.

"No, rockets and mortars generally have a range of less than a thousand meters. As a result of our careful study, at a range of 1,000 to 5,000 meters, apart from the effective fire support of various artillery, there are currently no individual missiles specially developed for clearing ground targets in the domestic missile or even in the entire world. Although the cost is higher, it is easier to carry and more powerful. Liu Yijiu knows this best.

The development of this missile actually has a lot to do with his new generation of automatic fire platforms after the Destroyer.

Anti-aircraft missiles and anti-armor missiles have completely different guidance systems from ground-to-ground. At close range, ballistic missiles also need to be calculated, and the cost of technology development is quite high.

Fully automatic fire platforms, which cannot carry out saturation shelling of a certain area like a tank.

The role of this kind of missile, which has a somewhat weak range, is highlighted.

At present, various basic technologies have not been studied, and now it is somewhat inappropriate to say that the automatic fire platform.

However, other kinds of weapons must be at the forefront, as long as the intelligent control technology is mature, after adding various weapons and equipment modules, the design will be successful.

Just like the current UAV unit, when there is no satellite system support, it begins to study the operation of UAV, once the satellite communication system is built, it only needs to replace the network to be able to operate quickly.

It's like playing an online game, at the beginning it's a stand-alone version of the man-machine battle, and after the network, the map becomes larger, and the basic operation of the combat mode or something will not change in any way.

"So be it. The role of paratroopers, starting from the beginning of construction, is to quickly send troops, seize strategic points or quickly provide battlefield support, and the firepower is stronger, which can also improve their combat effectiveness. Long Yaohua has obviously accepted Liu Yijiu's line of thinking.

He did not explicitly say that let them design paratrooper combat vehicles, after all, the projects of the military, individual units are not easy to get.

The Ninth Academy has project autonomy, and as long as they start developing, as it stands, if it succeeds, the military will be able to procure from them.

(To be continued.) )