The design of the emblem is also a headache.

When the requirements of this solicitation were issued, many units and individuals responded positively, and now a large number of design plans have been gathered, but most of the plans are too one-sided, and they can't be passed here in Qin Zhenhua first, so they have not been reported to the above for processing.

After sending Mia away, Qin Zhenhua sat on the chair and pondered, and then continued to look through the mountains of information, and when Zhu Lao walked in, Qin Zhenhua raised his head again.

"Zhu Lao, why are you here?" Qin Zhenhua looked at him with surprise on his face.

Since accepting the task of developing the third generation of tanks, Zhu Lao has entered the most intense work, even if it was the last 8*910 meeting, although Zhu Lao also participated in the meeting, he did not perform anything at the meeting, but he was just a participant.

Zhu Lao has been busy developing tanks, how can he have time to come over today?

Qin Zhenhua was very curious.

"Well, come and see, how many foreign units have sent requests from our international defense exhibition? What equipment is there? Are there any tanks? ”

This is a good opportunity, of course, I can't miss it, I wish you to study the three generations of domestic tanks, and you can't do it behind closed doors, if you have the opportunity to look at foreign tanks, of course, you can't miss it.

I've gone out to study before, and this time, I can see it at my doorstep, which is a good opportunity, I originally thought that I would go directly to the scene when the time comes, but on this day, I finally couldn't help it, and came to see it in advance.

Qin Zhenhua flipped through a thick catalog, and then said: "In terms of tanks, it has been determined that there are American light tanks, and France is said to bring their Leclerc tanks over." ”

France, Leclerc tank? Zhu Lao thought seriously for a moment and said, "Their tank, is there already a prototype?" Are you going to send a sample car this time? ”

The proud French, no matter in what field, want to be the leader, in terms of air force equipment, there is the famous Dassault company, in the army is also the best, this Leclerc tank project began in 1978, and now, it has been carried out for eight or nine years, that is, in a few years, this third-generation tank project was named the AMX-56 Leclerc tank, in honor of General Philippe Leclerc, who led the French Panzer 2nd Division to liberate Paris during World War II.

However, the progress of the French should not be as fast as the front, and in such a short time, the development of the prototype car was completed?

"Probably not." Qin Zhenhua said: "There is a high probability that they will come with models or only brochures, and the French will not give up any opportunities in terms of publicity." ”

The French are proud, they always think that their tanks are the most advanced in the world, and now, the German Leopard-2 and the American M1 tank have begun to enter service, and the Leclerc tank developed by the French is of course intended to outperform these. When the tanks of other countries were called third-generation tanks, the French proudly claimed that their Leclerc tank was the first fourth-generation tank.

Now, speaking of this tank, Zhu Lao and Qin Zhenhua also commented.

"This kind of tank, in terms of main performance, has reached the first-class level in Europe, especially if it intends to use an automatic loader, it is the first in Europe." Zhu Lao said.

Any project developed in China is developed in a state of secrecy and secrecy, but the West is different, especially France, no matter what weapons the French research, the final price is expensive, and it is absolutely impossible to use it only for their own use, and there will inevitably be a large number of export versions.

Therefore, since the beginning of research and development, the French have been constantly promoting how advanced their tanks are, and the last time Qin Zhenhua went to the United States, he had seen the other party's boasting, and now, when the other party came to their own international defense exhibition, they would definitely sell it vigorously.

Of course, if you want to open the market of the big eastern countries, it is too ideal, and the big eastern countries have no money.

"yes, especially the engine, it's even more unique." Qin Zhenhua said.

The weight of this tank is said to reach more than 50 tons, and it can only be satisfied with more than 1,500 horsepower, and the French did not have German internal combustion engine technology, so they took an alternative route and used gas turbines to supercharge the engine.

The complexity of such a scheme is conceivable, and it will certainly not be used in China, but the benefits of this dynamic are also obvious.

"The development of the Leclerc tank is centered on the development of this tank engine, they integrated the engine and gearbox into one power unit, and the volume of this unit is very small, so the Leclerc tank only has six pairs of load wheels."

Whether it is the M1 tank or the Leopard-2 tank, the hull is very long, and the structure of seven pairs of load-bearing wheels is used, while the Leclerc tank uses six pairs of load-bearing wheels due to the compact structure of the power compartment and space-saving.

Speaking of the French tank, Qin Zhenhua also heard the meaning of Zhu Lao's words, in fact, the focus of the development of his own third-generation tank is also this set of engines!

After all, on the latest 85-2AP tank, the 125-mm tank gun and automatic loader have already begun, although there is still a certain gap in the tank gun needed for the third generation tank, but it has gradually matured, so the main problem of the third generation tank is still the engine!

For the Panther diesel engine of a machine factory, Zhu Lao is quite supportive, and the Panther diesel engine is also powerful, and now the power has been increased to 1,000 horsepower.

It's just that the power of your own third-generation tank also needs at least 1,200 horsepower to be enough.

"Our Panther engine, the project is also underway, and when the overall design of our tank comes out, the power should be able to increase to 1,200 horsepower." Qin Zhenhua said: "Of course, there may be some problems in the early stage, which will take time to slowly solve and improve. ”

Zhu Lao shook his head: "No, no, I'm not urging you, I'm thinking, if our engine can be transversely placed inside the tank, the overall length of the tank can be reduced by about one meter, right?" In this way, the dead weight can also be reduced by several tons. ”

Transverse engine?

In the previous tanks, the transverse engine was used, which was to shorten the overall length of the tank, but when studying the third generation of tanks, in order to achieve the overall hoisting and the engine itself increased the length caused by the increase in the cylinder center, the longitudinal positioning became the most suitable solution.