In fact, Guo Zhuocheng really has a deep impression of the Israeli Merkava MK tank, because this tank has been famous since the day it was launched and has been prosperous for a long time.

From the bottom of his heart, Guo Zhuocheng wanted to abandon this plan based on Soviet tanks. It's not that he can't afford Soviet-made tanks, after all, Soviet-made tanks have created countless glories since the day he was born, especially in World War II, the Soviet T4 tank was even more majestic. Moreover, many countries in the world - especially the poor countries of the third world - are basically Soviet-made tanks in their tanks. If our country develops a new tank on this basis, there will certainly be a wide user base. The most important thing is that the Soviet-style tank is simple to operate, the parts are strong and durable, and although the power efficiency is low, it does not require advanced technology for maintenance or driving, and it is very suitable for the armies of developing countries, including China.

However, Guo knew that the Soviet Union would disintegrate in a few years, and although this was an internal affair of the Soviet Union, such a political blow would also adversely affect the sales of Soviet-made tanks and the credibility of Soviet-made tanks. Let a lot of countries in the middle turn to buy European and American tanks. It is difficult to change this situation with China's efforts alone, and China's tank sales will be in the same predicament as in previous lives.

Then, because the Soviet Union would completely abandon this plan because of the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the future, it was difficult for Guo Zhuocheng to make up his mind, because Guo Zhuocheng could not be sure what level China would reach by mastering Israeli technology and the tank technology of European and American countries. And the Soviet-made tanks were thrown away again, and the problem was stern. China's tanks will be cut off, which will greatly weaken the combat effectiveness of the army, not to mention the profitability of tank exports.

Another reason is that the world-famous Chinese Type 99 main battle tank was mainly developed with Soviet-made tanks, and it has also achieved great success. is also valued by the world, and the tanks that learn from Europe and the United States were unknown until the previous life.

Thinking of these, Guo Zhuocheng was very entangled in his heart: he wanted China to adopt advanced Western technology in an all-round way, but he also did not want the famous Type 99 tank in his previous life to die due to his own decision.

In the original history, China's tank research and development also had a fierce collision of two schemes, but one of the schemes in the previous life was not the use of Israeli technology. Because the design of the new tank only began in 94, when the Israeli Merkava tank was already in full swing, and China was very cautious at that time, and its relationship with Israel was very bad, not as "unprincipled" as it is now under the influence of Guo Zhuocheng. It is difficult to get Israeli tank technology, and no one dares to go to Israel to pull relations.

At that time, one plan was modeled on the American M60A tank, and the other was based on the T72, and the supporters of both sides fought over it. Because the two design concepts are incompatible. The disagreement was relatively strict, and the demonstration work of the third-generation tank project was temporarily suspended.

It was not until the summer of 96 that the research direction of the third-generation tank was determined, and the overall design scheme similar to the T72 tank was adopted, which was jointly reported by the headquarters and the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense to the State Affairs = Academy, Central Committee = Army = Commission; In the same year, the State Affairs = Academy, Central Committee = Army = Committee officially approved and agreed, and finally 99 tanks appeared.

Of course, this tank integrates a lot of advanced technologies from the West, such as the power system of this type of tank is developed on the basis of the MB70 series V-type liquid-cooled diesel engine of TU company, with an engine output of 200 horsepower.

This type of tank uses European and American technology to install a lower anti-stabilized image fire control system, which is a commander-type digital tank

The gram fire control system is mainly composed of a three-in-one anti-stabilized image sight with day and night observation and ranging, a fire control computer, a control box, a trunnion tilt sensor, a turret horizontal angular velocity sensor, a crosswind sensor, and a gun control subsystem.

It can be said that the Type 99 tank is only based on the T72 as a platform, and the control system, power system, fire control system and information system are upgraded in batches. They have the common characteristics of many means of protection, strong firepower, sophisticated command and control, and excellent maneuverability.

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Guo Zhuo said sincerely: "What should I do?" ”

Guo Zhuocheng was hesitating and entangled, but the competition between the two research institutes had entered a white-hot process. They each used all their strengths, especially during the debate, and they were even more verbally warliked, and the sparks were scattered, and they were almost shirtless.

This is because, according to the new management methods formulated by Guo Zhuocheng, the interests involved in whether or not a research institute's plan is adopted are very different: if it is adopted, it will at least ensure that all the cadres and workers of the institute will be able to eat and drink spicy food in the next five years, which is related to the rapid rise in the number of their own bank passbooks; Once they are not selected, the technicians of this institute can only help others work, and can only endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens.

As judges, the nine experts sitting on the judges' bench were happy and excited, but also nervous and uneasy.

I am happy and excited because the experts and professors of the two institutes are polite and respectful to them. Most importantly, they learned a lot of new ideas and new technologies from the debate between the two institutes. Doesn't this indicate that in the future the design of Chinese tanks will reach a gratifying new level?

Nervous and uneasy, they feel the weight of their responsibilities and how difficult it is to make up their minds, even if they don't talk about any emotional reasons, purely technical reasons make it difficult for them to make up their minds. Moreover, according to the relevant regulations, these judges are not able to deal with a few words when reviewing, you must say the reasons for taking and giving up, and you must comment on the excellence and shortcomings of each plan.

Although they had already received information from both sides before, they were already very clear about the plans of both sides, and they had their own opinions to some extent, but after listening to the speeches and debates of the two research institutes, they still had to carefully and seriously revise their opinions and say something different.

When the time comes, if you let him be an expert who is perfunctory, coping, or even selling favors, he will never let you go, not only will he not let you sit on the judge's seat next time, he will not be able to enjoy the respect of others, and he will not be able to receive a high bonus for judging experts, even the current expert status may not be guaranteed, and perhaps from the level of chief engineer and deputy chief engineer to the level of engineer and technician, it is not a little loss.

While the speeches were finished and the debates were completed, the nine judges held a meeting of judges in a secret office, and a heated argument broke out here.

Just like in the large conference room just now, the experts here are divided into two factions, and these experts are arguing completely from the technical, feasibility, applicability, and economic aspects, and the smell of gunpowder here is no weaker than the debate between the two research institutes just now.

Guo Zhuocheng can feel from their arguments that the experts at this time have not become shameless and socially righteous and moral "bricks = home" for the sake of money like some experts in their previous lives. They sincerely expound their views out of love = country and army, and they sincerely hope that the first team will rise and the Chinese nation will take off.

What Guo Zhuocheng didn't expect was that these people argued all night and didn't even eat dinner. In the end, it was Guo Zhuocheng who forcibly ordered everyone to rest and asked the canteen to bring supper, which made them pause slightly.

During supper, the two sides were divided into two very different circles, with experts who supported the use of the Israeli Merkava tank as a model sitting at the table in the north, and experts who supported the development of the T72 as a platform sitting at the table in the south.

What made Guo Zhuocheng feel particularly strange was that the table in the south was surrounded by four experts, and the table in the north was also surrounded by four experts, and only the leader of the expert group accompanied Guo Zhuocheng and Yan Yu to eat at the table in the middle.