It is not the first time that he has been stuck in the neck at a critical time, and Lao Ba has a deep understanding of this.

At that time, the war between the two countries was in full swing, and after independence, Lao Pakistan had been mainly using Western weapons, and as a result, the West suddenly came to an arms embargo.

On the surface, it seems to be impartial, no one is partial, and there is an arms embargo on both sides, but Ah San on the other side uses Soviet-made weapons, and the Western arms embargo is a mouth cannon, and Lao Ba was cut off at that time.

Fortunately, at that time, there were still big countries in the East, and they immediately gave what they wanted, J-6 fighters, 59 tanks, and a large number of weapons and equipment to support Lao Ba, so that Lao Ba won the war.

And in the late seventies, due to the war in the nearby Imperial Cemetery, the West, especially the United States, needed to win over Lao Ba, which could be regarded as getting closer to Lao Ba and began to provide all kinds of military aid to Lao Ba.

Lao Ba's life is a little better, but it can also be clearly felt that the restrictions of the West, almost all of them are defensive weapons, as far as the fighter is concerned, you can only get the F-16, it is impossible to get the F-15, as for the ground weapons, for a long time, only the restrictions promised to the M60 and M1 tanks have been released recently.

Now, although the restrictions on the M1 tank have been relaxed, they must also have sufficient mental preparation, after all, the M1 tank, if it becomes their main tank, will reach the end of its life in long-term use and need to be overhauled.

When he thought of this, Berg's expression had become serious: "We must get this overhaul." ”

Lao Ba still has a certain industrial base, whether it is 59, 69 tanks, or J-6 fighters, etc., Lao Ba has an overhaul factory here, and even, even the legal Mirage 3 fighter can be overhauled here.

Lao Ba understands that he does not want to be controlled by others, and now, if he wants to buy an M1 tank, he must negotiate an overhaul of his own side.

Tank overhaul is a complicated affair that requires the tank to be completely disassembled, broken down into basic parts, and then completely refurbished and reassembled.

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So, if you look at it this way, isn't it more troublesome than rebuilding a tank? After all, disassembling and assembling, where is it easier to assemble directly?

In fact, there is still a difference, for example, take the most important body of the tank, welding, assembly, will produce various stress problems, and the old body in the long use, the internal stress is fully relieved, so the stability is actually better than the new one. As for the rust on the outside, etc., it is not a problem for the tank, after all, the tank is such an iron lump, and it is not normal not to rust.

"Especially its engine." Qin Zhenhua continued: "The engine of this tank uses a gas turbine, the speed is very high, in use, all kinds of sand and dust in the air will bring wear and tear on the blades, so if there is no overhaul line of the engine, the engine is disassembled, and the blades are repaired one by one, the tank is estimated to lie down after a period of use." ”

This kind of tank engine is fuel-efficient and is recognized all over the world, so Qin Zhenhua did not talk about the fuel problem of this tank, etc., but talked about its engine overhaul.

For a tank, the overhaul of the engine is quite necessary, and the old 59 tank, which has only a life of five hundred hours, is even more often overhauled.

Now, the M1 tank, if it is purchased, it uses a gas turbine, which is the principle of a jet engine, and the army has no ability to repair it at all, but if it is really introduced, it must be repaired, otherwise, once there is a problem with the United States in the future, all the M1 tanks will lie down because they have no qualified power.

Speaking of this, Berg's face became even more serious: "You are very correct, we didn't expect this before, the overhaul line of this tank and the overhaul line of the supporting engine is a necessary requirement, and we cannot make any concessions." ”

With these, it is enough to make enough trouble for the Americans, after all, these principled things, of course, the Americans will not give in, if their weapons are in the form of military aid, it is estimated that they will have to rely on later maintenance to make money, they can sell eggs, but they will never sell hens that lay eggs, who has ever seen what production line the Americans take the initiative to sell, overhaul the line and the like?

In this way, the contradictions between the two sides will become more and more acute, and in the end they will be irreconcilable, and the project will fail.

Qin Zhenhua is full of confidence in this, and after such a play, it can show that the friendship of the eastern powers is precious, the eastern powers are their good friends, in the research and development of the Khalid tank, they will learn all kinds of experience, and they will produce it themselves in the future, since they have started production, they will definitely overhaul it.

In this way, you have more chips.

At that time, the introduction of the M1 tank to Lao Ba was just a few casual mentions by himself, and if he didn't mention it, people could still think of it in the end, and now, he is a good person inside and out.

Qin Zhenhua, a good old man, watched the 85 tank start with a smile, and said to everyone: "Everyone, let's take a look at our tank." See if there's anything else you don't think is appropriate, and we can change it. ”

Continuing to talk about the M1 tank, there is no need anymore, so let's continue with our own tank.

Qin Zhenhua pointed to the hull and said: "Although the overall appearance is no different from our previous 85 tank, in fact, there are still some changes to the interior, for example, the hull armor of this tank has begun to use the composite armor we developed." ”

The appearance is the same, but there have been a lot of changes inside, it is no longer the previous homogeneous steel, and finally on the advanced composite armor, in this era, the composite armor that is not on it, I am embarrassed to say hello when I go out.

"This is our newly developed gap composite armor, you can see our turret front, both sides of the gun shield here, there are two replaceable composite armor blocks in the middle of it, the panel and back plate of this composite armor are homogeneous armor steel plates of high elastic resistance of unequal thickness, and the interlayer is composed of a small amount of non-metallic materials and a layer of ultra-high hardness armor steel plates. The protection has been greatly strengthened compared to before. ”

Why welded turrets? It's to facilitate the use of composite armor, although the previous cast turret can also be mixed with things, but it is definitely not as convenient as the welded turret, and it has also made a detachable scheme, which can be replaced at any time according to the needs of protection in the future.

For a tank, the front of the turret is the thickest part and the easiest part to hit. The strength of the protection here directly determines the survivability of the tank.