In short, as long as you look at it at first glance, you will feel fresh for this structure, and it is completely different from other domestic tanks.

After all, when developing the third generation of tanks, the tank design institute studied the T-72 tank inside and out, so it is understandable that the shape of the T-72 was designed at the head of the hull.

Although it is said that it is very similar here, it will definitely not be considered a T-72 tank, because behind the driver's head, the turret, is completely different from the T-72.

The T-72 tank uses a cast turret, with a round shape, it still looks full of Soviet style, and the tank in front of it is already using a welded turret, and, unlike the welded turret in the West, it appears very small, the frontal projection area is less than half of that of the West, and the armor on the front of the turret is inclined backwards, which has the feeling of an M1 tank, and, on the armor on both sides, there are actually four rings!

This is the composite armor used on it, and if it is made like this, it must be able to be opened, and when there is a new type of composite armor in the future, it can be stuffed inside, and it is even conceivable that maybe it is empty at all now, and there is no composite armor.

The barrel is 125 mm, and at present, domestic tank guns have begun to transition to a caliber of 125 mm, but the barrel of this third-generation tank in front of you is still a little different from the barrel of the 88 tank and the 85 tank? For example, its smoking device is more forward, and the heat jacket looks more sophisticated? Are these just what you see on the outside? And on the inside? Qin Zhenhua believes that the bore pressure that this tank gun can withstand must be higher than the version produced in the factory now.

Looked at the front of the car with great interest? Then there is the side of the body.

From the side? The modernization of this tank can be seen even more.

From the 80 tank, domestic tanks entered the era of six pairs of load-bearing wheels, but? Most of the tanks? All without side skirts? Or is it just a rudimentary side skirt? Only a prototype of the 123 tank in front of you? The side skirts used are also quite exquisite? And the track cover above, perfectly blended together, like... A beautiful woman in general. It looks extraordinarily coordinated. Full of beauty. Well, it seems that Maggie Cheung is wearing a cheongsam, delicate and elegant.

Under the side skirt covering? Are it six pairs of load-bearing wheels? The same load wheel? But the spacing is stretched? As a tank veteran, Qin Zhenhua can see the elongation of the hull at a glance, especially according to the proportion of the turret? It can be found that the main reason for the elongation is the engine compartment.

All previous tanks used transverse engines, and the V-shaped engine was at an angle of 60 degrees, so the width of the engine was not large, and the gearbox was also very compact, so the overall length of the tank was controlled.

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The current 123 sample car, the use of the world's popular longitudinal engine, compared with transverse, the length of the engine compartment, will increase by about one meter, such a length, on the whole part of the six pairs of load wheels on the wheel spacing, it is also the first domestic body length of more than seven meters of the tank.

Fortunately, the structure of the Panther diesel engine developed by the company is still relatively compact, at least the height is not overrun, if the height is increased, the back will be completely uplifted.

In this era, Western tanks, Leopard-2, M1, engine compartments in the tail, are high and bulging, precisely because of the large volume of their engines.

Fortunately, you don't have this shortcoming.

On the elongated hull, the turret shown is even smaller, this turret has evolved all the way from the 85 tank, and so far, it has evolved very maturely, and the automatic loader has also been tested many times on the 85 tank, which should be a mature technology.

"Let's go up and have a look." Zhu Lao said to Qin Zhenhua: "There is a surprise. ”

Go up and have a look? Inside the turret, in fact, there will not be much change, so, what has changed, can only be the cockpit in front, Qin Zhenhua suddenly thought of something, held the shell on the track with both hands, and then supported it hard, with two legs, he jumped up, walked a few steps, came to the cockpit in front, and looked inside.

Sure enough, he saw the steering wheel inside!

Although on the 85 tank of foreign trade, there is already a prototype of the steering wheel, but, after all, it is a foreign trade prototype, the version used by the country itself, none of which is a steering wheel, and the operation mode of three boards and three rods has been used until now.

Even the 88 tanks produced for the army do not have this ability, after all, if you want to use this mode of operation, you need to cooperate with the power compartment in the back.

"We have already obtained a LSG3000 hydraulic drive system from Germany." Zhu Lao said: "Actually, the whole prototype is waiting for this transmission system, the goods arrived the day before yesterday, yesterday loaded on the tank, and then off the assembly line ceremony, it was selected tomorrow." ”

The reason why it is only arriving now is because the output of this transmission system is not high, so far, the manufacturer has only produced more than 200 units, which is completely in short supply, and at the same time, even the Germans who are first-class in the industry have mass-produced this gearbox so slowly, you can imagine how difficult the technical difficulty of this gearbox is.

Hearing Zhu Lao's introduction, the expression on Qin Zhenhua's face became solemn.

The engine can be done by itself, but this advanced hydraulic transmission gearbox still needs to be introduced, and the future of the domestic third-generation tank is pinned on this gearbox, and its technology introduction can be carried out smoothly?

The gearbox branch of a machine factory has also studied a lot of hydraulic transmission gearboxes, and has also been surveyed and copied, but the gearbox matched with a diesel engine of 1,200 horsepower is still the first time to come into contact with it, so to speak, now it is a weakness of its own side, in case the Germans do not sell, do not provide technology, the third generation of tanks, will it fail because of this?

"Let's map and copy this gearbox, and we have to start as soon as possible." Qin Zhenhua said: "When will the gearbox also use our own, this is reassuring." ”

Zhu Lao nodded: "Yes, this is also a helpless thing, after all, we owe too much in previous years, and now it is just time to slowly make up for the arrears, we can not ask others for help in the engine, it is already very good, the problem of the gearbox, I believe, will be solved in the future." ”

Qin Zhenhua nodded.

"After the performance of the engine is stabilized, we will unite with our brother units to work together on this gearbox." Qin Zhenhua said: "We now have a special chip factory, and we can also make the supporting electronic control system, and we will not be stuck by them." ”