"Here, this is the T-80UD tank we are producing, because of secrecy, I won't take everyone in the workshop to see it." After getting off the train, Dulaba led everyone to the outside of the tank assembly workshop, where there were already produced tanks waiting to leave the factory.

A row of T-80UD tanks, with their barrels held high, looked extraordinarily different.

"It looks like it's no different from the T-64 tank." Qin Zhenhua said.

If you want to talk about the difference, of course, there is, but now, just say that there is no difference, just let the other party talk about it.

"That's right, it's an upgrade on the basis of the T-64, if you don't look closely, it's not much different from the T-64, but, if you look closely, there are still a lot of differences, for example, its tracks are wider than the T-64."

The weight of the T-64 was already heavier, so widening the tracks would allow the tank to reduce ground pressure, which seemed to be quite important to the Soviets. Moreover, this set, in fact, was inherited from the gas turbine tank, using the same body structure, compared with the original T-64, it is much larger.

"Can we take a look at the engine?" Qin Zhenhua asked.

T-64 and T-80, the biggest difference is the difference in the engine, one uses a 5TD diesel engine, the other uses a gas turbine, and the model of T-80UD here has changed to a 6TD diesel engine, and now, Qin Zhenhua mentioned to look at the structure of the diesel engine, of course, the other party can not refuse.

"Inside it, a 6TD diesel engine is installed, which is the first diesel engine in the Soviet Union with an output of 1,000 horsepower." Dulaba said proudly.

As an employee of the Morozov Design Bureau? Is he quite satisfied with this tank? Is it even more proud of the engine inside? Meantime? This plant, and the pride of the whole of Kharkov? And even the pride of the entire USSR.

Is this city just 1.5 million people? At the Malyshev plant? With 60,000 employees, it can be said that the city revolves around the Malyshev plant, in order to continue the production of advanced tanks? Will the 5TD diesel engine? Upgraded to 6TD.

The cover at the tail of the tank is a hydraulic support rod, and when it is opened, you can see that there is a white shiny partition on the cover, which engine? Just below the cover, stands quietly.

Boxer engines? The features stand out, and its height is small? Can't see the two exhaust cylinders of the V-engine, the cylinders are flattened? Right in the middle of the engine compartment? If you don't understand someone? There is no way to know how unique this engine really is.

In an ordinary engine, one end of the cylinder is closed, with fuel injectors, heating plugs and other devices on the top, and an open one below, through the cylinder, the piston is reciprocating in the cylinder, and a crankshaft is jointly driven through the connecting rod.

The only exception is this boxer engine, which has two crankshafts!

A cylinder has two pistons, when the engine is working, the two pistons are on both sides to jointly complete the process of air intake compression, and when the work is done, it is also to push the two pistons to move to both sides and drive the crankshafts on both sides.

That's right, its crankshafts are on both sides of the engine, which looks weird, and these two crankshafts, and then through the gears, converge the power to a flywheel in the middle, to complete the transmission of power, which is somewhat similar to the parallel of two cars on a ship.

"The detailed model of this engine is 6TD-1, and we will continue to improve on the basis of it, we will change the compressor of the compound supercharger to a two-stage series structure, so that the power of the 6TD-2 engine reaches 1,200 horsepower, and at the same time, the engine speed is reduced to 2600 rpm, and the engine reliability will be further improved."

The improvement of power is endless, and of course they know that the B2 series diesel engines are constantly being improved in the lower Tagil, how can they stop there?

The original 5 cylinders, increased by one, into six cylinders, by increasing the displacement of the way to increase the power, but this is not satisfied, but continue to improve the performance of the supercharger, reduce the speed, now, this engine, is about to expand to 1,200 horsepower.

To say that the most advanced tank technology in the USSR is definitely in Morozov, in Kharkov!

Although it is said that the Kirov plant has already begun to work on 1,250 horsepower diesel engines, the gas turbine, with its huge fuel consumption rate, is not suitable for tank power at all! They firmly believe that only the diesel engine is the most suitable, if we talk about the smallest volume of the diesel engine, only their 6TD diesel engine!

It is precisely because the size of the diesel engine is small enough that the front and rear of this tank look the same height, and it will not be like Western tanks, with the butt in the back cocked, in that case, if the tank shoots backwards, the depression angle will be greatly limited.

They are proud of it.

"That's pretty good." Qin Zhenhua said: "I don't know if we can, can we purchase a set?" ”

Now, Qin Zhenhua never thought that this kind of engine should be stuffed into the butt of the Khalid tank, he didn't like this kind of engine, although the two-stroke engine was small in size, but the fuel consumption went up, he insisted on taking the current road, and he did not shy away from learning from others, if there were many manufacturers' engines, he wanted to study all kinds of engines.

"Well, it's not easy." Hearing Qin Zhenhua say that he wanted to purchase a set, Dulaba's face was a little embarrassed.

"Okay, then I didn't say it, the explosive reactive armor on the outside is so beautiful."

Now, the Soviet Union's explosive reactive armor has matured, this T-80UD tank, the outside is also covered with explosive armor modules, there is a sense of majesty, at the same time, it also illustrates another truth from the side, the hull protection of this tank is definitely not enough, so it is necessary to use this explosive reactive armor to enhance the protection force.

The Soviets have been limiting the weight of their tanks, and as a result, they have not been able to improve their protection, but in recent years, the weight of their tanks has also begun to increase, and it has long exceeded the 37-ton limit.

"Yes, this is our newly developed explosive reactive armor, and the protection is first-class." Duraba said: "Your 85 tank can hit [Cuiweiju] through 500 mm of armor steel, but we are very confident that our tank armor can block the bombardment of the 85 tank head-on." ”

Dulaba said it proudly, but after saying that, I felt that something was wrong, we are good friends, why do we always say it in a hostile direction?

"Okay, let's pull it out, two of them will hit each other, how about trying?" Qin Zhenhua really seized the opportunity.