The M1 tank uses a gas turbine, and when this engine was introduced, it was tall, simple in structure, small in running parts, easy to start, and it can be said that it was simply the most ideal source of power.

However, these are all on paper, and after they are actually transformed, they are not necessarily.

Take its volume as an example, the volume of the gas turbine is far smaller than that of the ordinary diesel engine, but the gas turbine needs several times the air intake of the diesel engine, and the air required is still very clean, and the air required must be extra-large to ensure the smooth operation of the ground gas turbine.

This is different from the plane in the sky, fly up, the air is very clean, this is running on the ground, all kinds of dust near the ground are everywhere, if you drive in the desert, roll up the yellow sand, it is a serious test of the engine, tens of thousands of engine blades, once hit by a gravel, it will cause catastrophic consequences.

In addition to these, there is an even more obvious problem at a glance, logistics supply.

Although the gas turbine used in the ship can burn even heavy oil, the tank is not, it has to eat aviation fuel.

According to their tall brochures, they can use diesel, kerosene, and even a mixture of various fuels in addition to aviation fuel, but when it comes to reality, there are all sorts of issues to consider.

For now, the Americans are quite dissatisfied with the replacement of diesel, and now, hearing Crete's words, they are even more dissatisfied: "Of course, you can use all kinds of fuel, but since we are here to demonstrate, we naturally want to use the most suitable fuel, please prepare aviation fuel for us immediately, is this your attitude towards world-class tanks?" Only with the best fuel can it show its strongest performance! ”

We are world-class, those low-grade fuels, we still can't look at it, just like some cars in later generations, when they enter the gas station, they must add 95, or even 98, that is called high-end, now, let's add inferior diesel? We don't do it.

The other party looked high, and Crete here was also quite helpless.

Yes, you are here to give us face, but so what? Can you just tell us anything?

At this moment, the others had already arrived, and Calamat was there with a black face: "What's going on?" Crete, how not to meet the needs of our American friends, what they want, just give them well. ”

Calamate's words made Mahmoud's face on the side a little difficult to look at, he frowned, and said in a somewhat low tone: "Our troops, there is no aviation fuel, if you want it, you need to be seconded from the Air Force, and it is not easy for our First Armored Division to find the Air Force to second." There are complex processes to go through. ”

No!

Ground armored forces, how can they be equipped with aviation fuel?

The main fuel used by the ground armored forces is diesel! What they are providing now is already the best quality fuel, but the other party just doesn't want it, and they keep saying that they want aviation fuel, but Lao Tzu doesn't have it at all!

Mahmoud explained as calmly as possible that he did not like this Kalamat behavior in his heart.

"We can't blame our American friends for this." Qin Zhenhua began to explain: "That's right, this gas turbine can be used with more fuel, but if it is used, it will face the problem of complex cleaning of the oil circuit, and after switching back to fuel, it will have to be cleaned again, causing more trouble, so please forgive me." ”

Qin Zhenhua explained!

On the surface, it is to speak for the Americans, but in fact, it is pointing out the most important flaw of this gas turbine, the so-called multi-fuel use, which is only idealized, and it is really in the hands of the troops, and there are too many troubles.

The T-72 tank is also a multi-fuel hybrid engine, usually mainly with diesel, when critical, gasoline kerosene and all kinds of oil, can be added, such benefits are huge, convenient logistics supply, what do you want, do not pick oil, moreover, the operation is also simple, as long as you turn a fuel selection wheel.

They originally thought that the gas turbine was the same, and when they turned the fuel selector switch, they definitely didn't expect that they would have to clean the oil circuit thoroughly, so that the convenience would be greatly reduced immediately!

This is even more of a serious challenge for the ground forces, the ground forces, there is no aviation fuel!

This is just a tank, it poses a huge challenge to them, if a large number of such tanks are purchased, it means that the army needs to have two sets of logistics support systems, there are fuel tankers around, but the diesel fuel that is transported over, sorry, it can't be used!

For the army, diesel fuel is the most scarce, and all kinds of vehicles use diesel, so from the perspective of convenient logistics support, this kind of tank can be sentenced to death.

Qin Zhenhua is in one sentence, saying what the other party doesn't want to say, it's okay to use other fuels, but it's too complicated, they have something difficult to hide, and if they say it, it will cast a shadow on this advanced engine, so they can only be tougher.

As a result, Qin Zhenhua pointed it out.

Derek began to frown and looked at Qin Zhenhua, over there, Qin Zhenhua was looking at Derek with a smile, and continued: "Am I right? Do you have to clean the oil circuit before you can use it? If not, why do you insist on using only jet fuel? Will it reduce the life expectancy? ”

One sentence is more vicious, and it was said earlier that the diesel fuel has to be cleaned, which has made them very unhappy, you know it, why do you want to say it, and let us admit it? How can our tall automotive gas turbines have such a problem?

And now, the latter words are even more speechless, why are you so resistant? It can be used without cleaning the oil circuit, and it is a matter of minutes, will it reduce the lifespan?

If you want to reduce the life expectancy, it will be even more annoying.

Actually, there are two reasons, the other party is simply the devil!

Derek looked at Qin Zhenhua and didn't speak, he had already recognized it, this person was a person from a big country in the East, and it was Qin Zhenhua who Dr. Wright had told him to be careful before leaving!

Sure enough, there was a problem as soon as he came, could it be that this person was doing ghosts? How should I answer now?