First of all, I will give you an introduction from the turret. Zhu Lao took this model and showed it, and then put the model down, and then, grabbed it with his hand, and actually grabbed the turret!

"The main armor is mainly placed laterally in front of the turret, rather than at a large angle and tilt of the Russian tank, which ensures that the thickness of the armor is the same anywhere in the front, and there will be no situation where the thickness of the armor becomes thinner towards the center. The cast turret we pursued, although the frontal protection is very strong, but the ability to deal with the top is very poor, and in the future, we can find that in the threat faced by the tank, the blow from the top will become more and more common. We have to take into account the threat situation that we face in the future. ”

This model is really exquisitely made, and after a lot of hard work, the turret can still be taken out!

The turret turned over, and Zhu Lao introduced: "The overall structure of our self-developed 125 mm tank gun is still very similar to the Soviet Union's 2A46 tank gun, and the automatic loader is the same, using the method of pushing the bullet twice." ”

It's more delicate inside, but unfortunately, it doesn't look intuitive, it would be nice if you made a slideshow! Qin Zhenhua thought secretly in his heart.

Take a gun as an example, what material is used for the barrel, what process is used, it is quite important, it directly determines the performance of a tank gun, but at the same time, there are other things, how to solve the loading method of the tail of the barrel, what structure is the tail of the barrel, are very important.

"As for this cannon shield." Zhu Lao shook the model and continued, "We also intend to follow our own path. ”

The M1 tank I saw last time is a common cannon shield in the West, and the shape of the gun shield still retains the tradition of Soviet-style tanks, and the huge gun shield cannot be seen, but the protection is not weak at all, and a new structure has appeared around the trunnion and behind the gun shield.

"We can call it the third type of armor, or the fixed gun shield, which can provide the same protection as the Western cannon shield, protecting the gap between the main armor and the gun mounting hole, but it does not move with the barrel like the Western cannon shield."

In any tank design, the gun shield is actually a key, this is the most skillful, test the designer's skills, now, Zhu Lao introduced this kind of gun shield, absolutely a combination of the common characteristics of the East and the West, this novel scheme, the thickness of the armor is similar to the main armor, plus the plug gun shield in front, completely solves the problem of the weakness of the three generations of tank gun shield. At the same time, there will not be a huge area of bombs like the artillery shields of the West.

Of course, there will still be weaknesses, such as how much will continue to affect the pitch of the main gun, but this compromise is already the best solution.

The turret, the automatic loader, the various designs are introduced, and the chassis is finished.

"We plan to adopt the longitudinal diesel engine scheme, and the current design is based on the data of the existing Panther diesel engine." Zhu Lao continued: "This is convenient for the lifting of the entire power system unit, and it is easy to replace it in the field. ”

"Earlier, we moved the cockpit to the middle, which was the most suitable driving position, and the operation of our tankers would be easier and more efficient. We plan to adopt a scheme of steering wheel operation..."

The experience of developing second-generation tanks and foreign trade tanks in a machine factory has greatly broadened the horizons of Zhu Lao, and now, almost all of the planned tanks are planned in accordance with the latest concepts and the latest standards, so to speak, this can meet the standards of the third-generation tanks and achieve the indicators put forward by the troops, of course, it will also face the problem of greatly increasing technical difficulty.

"Finally, the research and development of the third-generation tank will face great difficulties, so I suggest that we should pay more attention to the role of the factory in the research and development of this tank, and give full play to the advantages of the combination of the factory." Zhu Lao talked endlessly for more than an hour, introduced all kinds of details, and finally, mentioned this issue again.

Tank design institutes and tank factories should not be isolated, everyone should unite with each other and cooperate with each other to jointly realize the leapfrog development of three generations of tanks!

Now, there have been great changes from before, a machine factory will not come to bid for this third-generation tank project, a machine factory still has a lot of scientific research work waiting for it, so the main research is still the tank design institute, this is no doubt, then, the combination of the factory and the tank design is the leading, that is also a certainty.

Secondly, Zhu Lao has worked in the No. 1 Machine Factory for several years and has a good relationship with the No. 1 Machine Factory, and there are still a large number of technical backbones in the tank design institute, which also come out of the No. 1 Machine Factory, so now everyone will definitely be close to each other.

"Okay, we thank Zhu Lao for his explanation, and now, on this project, if you have any questions, or have any better suggestions, you can put them forward."

This is also a process within the system, and it is already a sure thing that the tank design will lead the entire design, but this is not completely up to the tank design, everyone present is the most professional, and may also see some of the problems.

Now, Yu Lao presided over the meeting again, speaking of these, looking below, soon, someone raised questions.

"At the time of the introduction, we didn't hear much about armor protection, how to do this tank if it wants to meet the army's indicators?"

At the beginning of the army, it was required to have a level of 600 mm anti-kinetic energy armor-piercing projectiles, which is already the first echelon in the entire world.

The current tank, it is impossible to reach a physical thickness of several hundred millimeters, such an iron lump simply cannot be opened, after the use of composite armor, then the method of conversion, what is the equivalent thickness, moreover, the equivalent thickness of anti-armor-piercing shells and armor-piercing shells, is different, because the way of physical destruction is different.

And now, this indicator is still too high, and Zhu Lao didn't say much in this regard when he introduced it.

"Well, first of all, it depends on the weight of our tank, after enlargement to fifty tons, our weight increases, and the weight that can be used for armor protection is more, on the other hand, we also look forward to the technological breakthrough of our relevant departments and brother units." After pondering, Zhu Lao said.

Regardless of the research and development of armor, the tank design institute is also looking forward to the research and development of brother units.

"Brother units?" At this moment, the voice below was not loud, but it made everyone hear: "Do you still know the brother unit?" Brother unit, what projects can be fished? ”