This tank also has two carrier wheels, I don't know how effective it is. "After looking at the engine in the back, and then looking at the side, on the body, the two carrier wheels are quite conspicuous, and they can be seen clearly before the side skirt is installed.

The 59 tank was copied from the T-54 tank, and the T-54 and T-44 were originally derived from the T-34.

The running mechanism of the tank, which does not look complicated, is a row of large wheels below, called load-bearing wheels, which are used to bear weight, and at the same time are connected to the body by torsion bars and so on for cushioning.

Then, go to both sides, above both sides, there is a wheel with teeth, respectively called the driving wheel and the induction wheel, among them, the engine is connected, is the driving wheel, the other one is the induction wheel, of course, some tanks do not have the induction wheel, some are the induction wheel is broken, remove a few sections of the track, and it can be used continuously.

Finally, it's up to the top.

The top of the track, across the length of the entire body, what to do with this part of the track?

There will be two ways.

If the load-bearing wheels are relatively small, then there must be special carrier pulleys on it, which support the track and prevent it from falling, so that the track appears to be tight.

If the load-bearing wheel is relatively large, then you can see that the track is drooping down, and it is directly pulled onto the load-bearing wheel.

The 59 tank, originally the latter, and the other tanks, for the most part, were the former.

Both have their own benefits.

For the latter, the biggest benefit is, of course, the convenience of convenience. The carrier pulley was omitted, and the number of parts was reduced, which prepared for mass production in times of war.

However, there are also downsides.

If you sit inside the 59 tank, when it is running, you will hear the sound of crackling outside in many cases, which is caused by the phenomenon caused by the continuous beating of the load wheels during the high-speed operation of the tracks.

If the carrier pulley is added, then there will be no such sound, and the noise will be much smaller, so when studying the second-generation tank chassis, the carrier pulley is used.

This can prevent friction between the track and the load wheel or due to the bump track slapping the load wheel, can also tension the track, prevent the track from falling off, and it is convenient to repair it manually after the track is broken, however, this is all in the later stage, and on the current 59 tank, this kind of device is also installed, it is the first time.

"The effect will not be known until later test runs." "However, with the addition of carrier pulleys, the transmission efficiency should be a little bit higher," says Thomas. ”

The tank track without carrier pulleys is destined to be very loose, because the track has to be pulled to the load wheels, but after having the carrier pulleys, the track can be tightened, so that the transmission efficiency will naturally be improved.

Thomas is sure of that.

Qin Zhenhua nodded: "Yes, the power of the engine has been increased, but the power cannot be wasted because the track is too loose." When we test the run, how about the test run in our country? ”

The body of the tank was provided by a machine factory, and then it was modified across the ocean, and after the modification, it could be transported back to China for testing.

Here, although you are also accompanied by technicians, after all, there are only a few people, and if you go back, the big guys can see whatever they want.

Anyway, it is also a joint research and development project between our two sides.

"Absolutely." "Once it's done, we can ship it over, or we can modify a few more vehicles, and we'll test both sides at the same time to speed up the process," Thomas said. ”

Foreign trade is foreign trade, in order to make money, as long as you can make money, you are willing to do anything, the two sides jointly research and develop, of course, you can also test the two sides together.

"This is very good, but our progress is still a little slow, and it is estimated that we will not be able to catch up with the upcoming international defense exhibition in our capital in China."

When Qin Zhenhua said this, he looked a little regretful, and when he heard this, Thomas's eyes immediately widened, and he looked very curious: "What, you are going to hold an international defense exhibition in China?" ”

"Yes, it is planned to be in November this year, and it is estimated that this defense exhibition, our Jaguar tank will not be able to catch up."

"Yes, our Jaguars can't catch up, but since we have heard about it, we must vigorously support it, and we will bring our Stingray tanks over to participate in this international defense exhibition!"

Cadillac-Gage is a company mainly engaged in munitions, the company mainly produces ground combat vehicles, from wheeled to tracked, and now, the company's main fist product is the "Stingray" light tank.

This light tank, in the eyes of the company's analysts, has a large market, it has the firepower of a main battle tank, and at the same time has a high level of strategic and tactical mobility, for example, it can easily be stuffed into the belly of the C-130 for airlifting.

In the plan, this tank will be widely acclaimed, welcome a large number of customers, although developed for foreign trade, but there are also ideas to replace the current American M551 Sheridan tank.

However, after several years of project development, nothing was found, not a single order was placed, and for Cadillac Gage, if it could not be sold, it would mean that a huge amount of R&D investment was wasted.

Why are they so interested in cooperation with the great powers of the East? In fact, it is a stop loss, and now the technology of improving the 59 tank, most of it comes from this light tank, engine, artillery, fire control, etc., are transplanted, after all, there are a large number of T-54 series tanks in the world, if you aim at these tanks to modify, maybe you can make a lot of money?

With such an idea, they enthusiastically threw themselves into this project, and now, hearing that the big countries in the East are also going to hold an international defense exhibition, they are naturally quite happy.

We're going to participate!

After all, if you want to hold an international defense exhibition, you have to have a lot of international advanced tanks to participate, and the Americans' M1 tanks are estimated to be immovable, and it is also very good to be able to let the Cadillac company in front of you participate.

Originally, I thought it would be a waste of words, but I didn't expect that people would agree directly, which is naturally much more convenient.

"On behalf of the great powers of the East, I welcome your participation." Qin Zhenhua said: "What products are you going to send over, is there only this light tank?" ”

"No, of course not, our other vehicles, such as 4x4 armored reconnaissance vehicles, will go to the exhibition, we need a large exhibition stand!" Thomas said.