Qin Zhenhua was bold and ambitious, and in the warm applause, the leaders who had just presided over, Zhu Lao, Zhao Guodong, Qin Zhenhua, and the four of them walked to the front of the tank, pulled a corner of the red cloth, and slowly dragged the red cloth down, officially announcing the 123 tank prototype off the assembly line!

Zhang Xiangqian was excited, as a former veteran test driver, now, the first start of this latest 123 tank is also operated by him.

Jumping into the cockpit, Zhang Qianqian opened the electric door, rotated the start switch, and in a burst of humming sound of starting the motor, the sonorous and powerful high-pressure oil pump clicked loudly.

The improvement of power comes from the performance improvement of the supercharger and the increase of the pressure of the high-pressure oil pump, and now, almost everyone can hear the sound of the new diesel engine, which is more crisp and more powerful.

Zhang Xiangqian slowly stepped on the accelerator, the tank track began to squirm, in the eyes of everyone, the new type of double-pin track drove the whole tank, from the production workshop, towards the test site.

The test run of the third-generation tank will also officially kick off with this!

For many people, this day is unforgettable, and the three generations of tanks of the eastern powers have finally firmly taken new steps and moved towards a better future.

Some people may criticize the list of the international tank rankings of the eastern powers, thinking that the 85 tank occupies the third position, which is unreasonable, but after the third generation of tanks is developed, it is already justified to occupy the third position!

"The 1,200 horsepower engine, with the German hydraulic transmission, the maneuverability is good." After going around in a circle, Zhang Xiangqian sighed: "I guess its maximum speed should be able to go up to 80 kilometers per hour." ”

The design speed is also this indicator, but whether it can be achieved depends on the performance after the actual test run, in short, from the maximum speed of the 59 tank 50 kilometers per hour, to this speed of the third generation of tanks? Arguably? The progress is just too great.

"yes." Qin Zhenhua sighed with emotion: "The tank we developed for Lao Ba hopes to have such a standard." ”

For a machine factory, this year's task is still arduous? 88 tanks? Three generations of tanks, all under testing? There will be a lot of problems to be solved, and at the same time, the tank designed for Lao Ba will also have a prototype this year? Think about that bulky engine? Qin Zhenhua also scratched his head.

Time flies by at work, and in May of this year, the Soviet Union sent people to the big eastern countries, and since then it has taken an important step? The relationship between the two sides has changed from hostile to friendly, which is also a matter of great significance for the big countries in the East.

For Qin Zhenhua, it is more meaningful, when the visiting team left, the exchange between the military industry of the two sides also kicked off.

The Air Force was in the most anxious and immediately sent a delegation to the Soviet Union to see their fighters.

In terms of tanks, the big countries in the East have tried to catch up, at least on the battlefield, the tank crews of the big countries in the East are confident to fight the enemy, the air force is not good, within a few decades, just tinkering on the basis of the MiG-21, making a double-shot large version of the J-8, until now it is still the nose air intake, and the fighters on both sides are still testing in the United States.

The gap between the Air Force and the rest of the world has widened for twenty or thirty years, and this gap needs to be changed through the introduction of fighter planes.

Originally, I was optimistic about the French Mirage 2000, but the French asked for too much black, and they definitely did not let go, nor did they export the production line, and in the end it was over, and the air force of the eastern power finally saw new hope in the grievances.

After all, after learning from the big brother of the Soviet Union for so many years, and now, since it has become a friendly neighbor again, then it is the air force of the eastern powers that it wants to do the most at present, to inspect the Soviet fighters and purchase a batch if appropriate.

About half a month after they left, the army inspection team finally embarked on a trip to the Soviet Union.

At this time, Qin Zhenhua, who has taken over the position of director of a machine factory, although he is entangled in the mundane affairs of the factory every day, he is still ready to set off quickly.

Of course, since he was given a quota, Qin Zhenhua was not ambiguous, and quickly selected the team for travel.

Qin Zhenhua, wife Wang Xiaoyu, Wang Erzhu, Zhang Xiangqian, Li Changjiang, Wu Ruihua, Wang Xiaoqiang, these are six people, the next three places are the outstanding workers in the factory, the old welder Lu Feng and others, when they were selected, it was unbelievable, and then they packed up their things excitedly and embarked on this trip.

The last place was given to Nie Qianqian, although Nie Qianqian has only been here for a short time, but as a reporter, she is more sophisticated, and may be able to unearth more clues, especially that she is also proficient in many foreign languages.

There are many people who know Russian, but there are not many people who know professional knowledge.

The whole team was mighty, with more than 50 people, which made Qin Zhenhua feel like he was going abroad for the first time.

"Look, there's a cloud outside, we're flying inside the cloud." Nie Qianqian said a little excitedly, although she used to stay in the mainstream media, but an ordinary reporter, it would be good to get a sleeper ticket when she took the train, and now she can take a plane, which is definitely the first time in her life, so she is also quite excited.

"Looks like you should change magazines." Qin Zhenhua glanced at him: "Aviation Knowledge Magazine, there must be many opportunities to take a plane, and maybe even a fighter jet." ”

Nie Qianqian shook her head: "No, I just like tanks, hey, Director Qin, are you driving me away when you say that?" Don't cross the river and tear down the bridge, our tank and armored vehicle magazine, after its inception, has not asked the company for money, and now the income is like flowing water, many military factories want to advertise on the clip pages of our magazines, and the advertising expenses are a large amount. ”

Others spend money like running water, but after the establishment of the tank armored vehicle magazine, the income is like flowing water, so many leaders have set this magazine, so if you advertise on it, the leaders will pay attention to it.

"And I've made a lot of preparations for this trip." Nie Qianqian continued.

"Okay, then you can introduce you to the Tagil Design Bureau, the first stop of our trip this time is the Urals."