The thing that caught their eye the most was naturally the front of the turret.

The original 85 tank, in front of the turret was two inclined gun shields, but now, it has become two pieces of reactive armor at an angle, so when installed, it suddenly seems that this tank is more domineering.

The 125 mm gun barrel, standing tall in front, looks even more majestic and magnificent, this front view, has already attracted all their attention, it is really taller than the 85 tank!

In fact, it is just an increase in the reactive armor of the 85 tank, the ability of the design office of a machine factory, of course, can not be compared with the tank design institute, but because the tank design institute put all its energy on the research and development of the third generation of tanks, this kind of foreign trade tank can only be handed over to the first machine factory to do, moreover, a machine factory from the 122 tank, has been trying for many years, and the design ability is also top-notch.

Now bring the design drawings, attracted a lot of people's attention, in fact, the back of the body, or the original 1,000 horsepower engine scheme, if you change to MTU's 396 diesel engine, the size of the power compartment behind, obviously much larger, the entire body, will also be more than seven meters of total length, the weight of the entire tank, it will have to soar to about 48 tons.

Now, with this front view, Qin Zhenhua introduced, this is just a process, since Lao Ba has made up his mind, he has also begun to allocate funds, of course, according to this plan, he will make a sample car first.

This season, Lao Bus is still more comfortable here? Not particularly hot? When you get back to your hotel, you don't have to turn on the air conditioning? You can sleep comfortably.

"Lao Ba temporarily asked for an increase in the horsepower of the engine? It really caught us off guard. When he returned, Uriva said, "But? It's good that we have a 396 engine to replace it, otherwise? Today's meeting? It's just a matter of the engine, I'm afraid it will have to be discussed for a long time. ”

If you say you don't have a good engine, then what? Lao Ba will definitely ask to switch to imported engines from the West.

As a result, the project doesn't know how long it will be delayed.

"yes." Qin Zhenhua said: "We haven't made any preparations yet? What if our own power plan is denied? If you buy from the West, it will take a lot of effort. However, we also need to do some preparatory work, in case the car comes out, our engine bus is not satisfied? We also need to have temporary replacements. ”

Can't hang yourself from a tree, you need to do all the preparations? This is the experience that Qin Zhenhua has gained from many years of work.

"If you want a backup scheme, the British Perkins CV-12TCA type 1200 horsepower engine? It should be more appropriate. Uruihua said.

No R&D results can be achieved overnight? The British in terms of the power of developing the main battle tank? Is it also a step-by-step improvement? In the past, the power of the Vickers tank was increased from 600 or 700 to 900 and 1,000, and now it has only increased to 1,200 horsepower, and this set of power has also been used in the Challenger tank of the British.

Moreover, the British were confident that they would continue to increase the power of this tank engine to fifteen hundred horsepower, or even eighteen hundred horsepower.

Now, if the old bus requires stability and reliability, and the key is a smaller engine, this one of the British should be more suitable.

"In addition to the British one, France also has a V8X-1200 type 1200 horsepower engine, which can also be matched." Wang Erzhu said on the side. Although in recent years, Wang Erzhu has mainly engaged in the research and development of heavy trucks, but after all, he came out of the tank factory, and he is very interested in these technologies, and he also understands the advanced development trend at home and abroad, so these engines can be suggested almost casually.

Qin Zhenhua nodded: "Yes, we also have to prepare these backup plans so that we can take them over at any time, but these engines may not necessarily win the favor of Lao Ba, after all, the price is too expensive!" ”

Why does Lao Ba have to develop it himself? Why does Lao Ba cooperate with the big countries in the East? In addition to the traditional friendship between the two sides, a very important reason is that it is cheap!

If purchased from the world, the current main battle tanks, the unit price is several million, Lao Ba himself plans to produce the world's most advanced main battle tank, is planned to control the unit price within one million, after all, Lao Ba's economic situation is not very good.

In this case, the price of diesel engines in Britain and France will not come down, and if Lao Ba wants to equip it for a long time, he is afraid that people will not sell it.

Moreover, with Lao Ba's character, it is estimated that he will not buy the finished product, but intends to buy the production line, these manufacturers are all ghosts, it is estimated that no one will sell it, even if the Germans sell their own huge volume of 396 diesel engines, it is just to sell a production license, you can build it, but whether it can be made, we don't care.

396 diesel engine, the power is enough, the reliability is OK, and it is produced by a large country in the East, the price is cheap enough, and the old bus can also get an overhaul line or something in the future, the problem is that this diesel engine is not prepared for tanks at all, and the volume is too large.

"Let's study the assembly of the 396 diesel engine." Qin Zhenhua said: "In my opinion, if this diesel engine is assembled, the design of our tail will have to be modified, like a Western tank, the tail will be a lot higher." ”

"yes, that's for sure, we haven't made similar changes before." Wu Ruihua said: "It's a big project, I don't know if such a car can be built by the end of this year." ”

"Although we haven't changed it, we have changed it on the Jaguar tank that cooperates with the United States." Qin Zhenhua said: "Therefore, we are still confident in changing the engine at the tail." ”

The Jaguar tank, the weight has been increased to more than 40 tons, so the Detroit Company's 750-horsepower diesel engine is also used, and this diesel engine is also relatively high, so the tail of the Jaguar tank is raised, and it looks like a small M1 tank.

At that time, the tail of the 59 tank was directly cut, lengthened and heightened, and none of this wasted any effort, so now, improve the existing design and stuff the 396 diesel engine, which should be no problem, the key is, whether Lao Ba likes to change it like this.

"You say, can our Panther diesel engine be used as a [new] backup plan?" Qin Zhenhua asked suddenly.

The Panther diesel engine produced by our own side is 1,200 horsepower! It's just that it's not mature yet.