Guys, this is our Type 85 main battle tank. On the morning of the next day, Qin Zhenhua took a group of people to visit the fist products of a machine factory, the 85 tanks that focus on foreign trade.

The 85 tank, in fact, there are many models, the original 85 tank, also used a 105 mm tank gun, at that time it was also codenamed Storm Tank, until the Pakistani guests came, felt that the power of the 105 mm gun was not enough, so it was decided to replace the 125 mm tank gun.

As a result, the time and progress were delayed a lot, but when the 125-mm barrel was lifted, the whole tank still looked majestic.

Anyway, it was a foreign trade tank, which was originally going to be taken out and sold, and I didn't care if there would be any technical leaks, and now it was shown to these guests in a corner of the assembly workshop.

At this time, the weather is cold, if you put it outside, they can't see it for two minutes, and they have to be frozen back.

I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, the Jaguar tank was also placed next to it, and the two tanks seemed to be in contrast.

If you look at it from the outside, although the Jaguar tank is five pairs of load-bearing wheels, it is more bluffing to make, and after modification, the weight of the Jaguar tank has reached about 40 tons, which can be regarded as equal to the 85 tank.

Of course, if you look at the firepower first, the potential of the 105-mm gun, no matter how much it is tapped, cannot be compared with the 125-mm gun, and now, looking at this 85 tank, everyone first focuses on the gun.

"When choosing the caliber of artillery, why did you choose 125 mm instead of 120 mm as a standard?" Dr. Wright asked first.

In recent years, the relationship between the eastern powers and the West is relatively good, in terms of tanks, the introduction of 105 mm guns, which is the standard tank gun of the West, after the introduction, everyone in logistics, can also be unified, that is, in the future, in case of war, the two sides can easily help each other, as allies, the benefits are many.

This is also the reason why the British were able to export 105 mm gun technology to the big countries in the East.

And on the next generation of artillery, the West has chosen the 120 mm caliber as the standard, and what about the great powers of the East? But here to get a 125-mm gun, why on earth? Don't you share the same standards as us?

Faced with this question, Qin Zhenhua smiled: "Everyone, our tank is an export model, we are engaged in it according to the requirements of the target country, the customer asked us to install a 125 mm gun, but we installed a 120 mm gun instead, can we sell it?" ”

In a few words, the other party's problem was easily resolved, what you see in front of you, this is our export tank, what kind of artillery this tank is equipped with, that is decided by the customer.

Anyway, this matter is not a secret, the 85 tank has been hit by Lao Pakistan, India opposite Lao Pakistan, already has a T-72 tank, people are holding a 125 mm gun barrel all day long, our side of the gun barrel is small, how to overwhelm the other party in momentum?

"What about your own use?" Thomas asked.

Occupied?

Qin Zhenhua had a smile on his face: "Confidential." ”

If you say it again, it is a military secret, there is nothing to comment, in fact, in a few years, when it is time for the National Day military parade, on the parade ground, you will be able to see it. At that time, the 88 tank will become a car family, and it will definitely be more spectacular to walk through the parade ground together.

At this time, in China, almost all military industrial units are excitedly looking forward to the arrival of this military parade, and everyone is also full of energy, wanting to use the most advanced equipment produced by themselves on the parade ground.

As for now, that's a secret.

A word of secrecy, so that the other party has nothing to say, after all, when we went to the United States to visit, you didn't get the M1 tank over, let everyone see the bottom up, this time let you see the foreign trade version of the 85 tank, it is already very good, moreover, it is the latest tank.

The overall appearance of the tank is still relatively smooth, and after looking at the appearance, Dr. Wright stepped on the tank again, climbed up, and then, opened the hatch of the turret and looked inside.

"You use an automatic loader? Look at this structure of yours, it's very similar to the T-72's. Dr. Wright shouted.

This is natural, Qin Zhenhua thought in his heart, we are based on the T-72's automatic loader.

"That's what the customer asks for." Qin Zhenhua explained to the other party: "The customer asked us to install a 125mm gun and an automatic loader, in order to compete with potential enemies, but we can guarantee that our equipment is more mature and reliable than that of the T-72." ”

Although it is imitated, the processing accuracy of its own side is higher, so the theoretical reliability will be higher.

"What is the performance of the engine used in this tank?" Thomas asked.

At this time, Thomas's heart was also thinking quickly, will this tank rob the export market of the Jaguar tank? This looks very strong in terms of firepower, and it is about the same as the Jaguar tank in terms of weight, but I don't know what the power is.

The improved Jaguar tank is equipped with an eight-cylinder 730 horsepower diesel engine, which has very good performance and is equipped with a hydraulic transmission system, which can be said to be the standard equipment of Western main battle tanks.

What about theirs?

"We equip it with a 1,000-horsepower diesel engine." Qin Zhenhua said: "This is an advanced engine developed by our engine unit, its base power is 1,000 horsepower, and there is a plan to further increase it to 1,200 horsepower." ”

"A thousand horsepower? How is this possible? Hearing this, Thomas shouted, "How can you build such a powerful power system?" ”

The engine is the heart of the tank, and it is the crystallization of a country's basic industry! The big country in the East, now in the impression of many people, still belongs to a basic agricultural country, and the level of industry is very low, and it is impossible to build advanced and modern tank engines.

The industrial base, which determines the performance of the engine, they absolutely do not believe it.

Thomas came over this time, naturally there are a lot of ideas, this 85 tank, since it is a foreign trade product, maybe they can still plug in it, if the customer feels that the power is not enough, choose the American product? At this time, they can recommend American engines for them to use.

Who would have thought that their self-developed power would be able to reach 1,000 horsepower?

Qin Zhenhua glanced at him: "Mr. Thomas, didn't your company also participate in our international defense exhibition?" Haven't you read the brochure we sent? Why is there such a fuss? ”