Your second machine factory, you are really bold, and your appetite is really big, you have to occupy both, how is this possible?

The parade project is confidential, it cannot be spread randomly, and it cannot be exhibited publicly, if you withdraw from the parade project, it will be almost the same, but who will? This is a glorious and great political task, and if you take the initiative to abandon this kind of task, you will definitely be in the water.

The Second Machine Factory naturally refused, but at the same time, it also fantasized about selling this kind of cannon and participating in the International Defense Exhibition, this kind of behavior, even Qin Zhenhua had to laugh at them, what you think is really beautiful.

However, at this time, Xie Huimin naturally has bitter water.

"Although it has been set as a military parade project, there is still a lot of opposition to this kind of artillery within the army, especially since we have so many 152 mm shells in our domestic stockpile, and now if we want to change the caliber, of course they will not agree with the 155 mm caliber. We have already calculated that even if we can participate in the parade and want to sell the artillery, the prospects are still not optimistic, so we hope to sell it on the international arms market. ”

"Last time, you mentioned to us about the issue of auxiliary power, and we are also studying it now, and we should be able to launch related products soon, and when the time comes, it will not be difficult to enter the international arms market, and we will win by performance." Xie Huimin said: "Now, the main problem is this stage. ”

Qin Zhenhua shook his head: "The towed artillery can't be exposed, after all, it's going to be on the parade ground, but have you ever thought about turning it into a self-propelled one?" ”

Self-propelled?

Towing artillery has already made the Second Machine Factory invest a lot of money, and now, what is Qin Zhenhua talking about self-propelled? If it is converted into a self-propelled gun, then the investment will be even greater!

"On your own? In the case of an uncertain future, we will invest too much, and it is easy to drag down the factory. Xie Huimin said.

When he was a R&D personnel, Xie Huimin always thought that the R&D funds were not enough, and now, as the director of the second machine factory, he also realized that he didn't know the truth that firewood and rice were expensive.

"Too much investment? What's more, just replace the barrel of our Type 83 self-propelled howitzer? If you are afraid of investing too much, then it should be regarded as a project of our first machine factory, anyway, this chassis, our first machine factory is also quite familiar. ”

Back then, when developing a 152-mm self-propelled howitzer, the relevant units encountered a lot of problems, and a machine factory stood up at that time and solved a lot of problems. Of course, at that time, there was no competition with the other side on the 152-mm gun, at that time it was just a 120-mm self-propelled anti-tank gun, and this ran and was developed quite successfully.

Through this operation, a large number of designs of this chassis have also been mastered, and now, just change the barrel, what's so difficult?

Hearing Qin Zhenhua's words, Xie Huimin's eyes lit up, yes, why didn't he think of it?

Replace the barrel, that's a 155 mm gun, it's three mm short, and the installation inside is also very convenient, semi-automatic loader, etc., a slight adjustment is fine.

"Let's just do it ourselves." Xie Huimin said: "When I go back, I must get it out as soon as possible and participate in this year's international defense exhibition." ”

This is the first time, if you make a name for yourself this time, it will definitely be better and more convenient in the future, Xie Huimin's heart is full of excitement.

"Well, when you are developing, you can also consider whether you can take out the automatic loader."

Pick it up? What's going on here?

"Make a special bomb supply vehicle with the same chassis, and connect the two sides butt-to-butto, so that when firing normally, you can use the ammunition of the bomb supply vehicle, and in case of emergency, you can use your own ammunition." Qin Zhenhua introduced.

Self-propelled howitzers are more widely used than towed howitzers, and they can run and run, but after all, the shells they carry are limited, and they have to go back to replenish them after they are finished, and time is precious on the battlefield.

If there is a special ammunition supply vehicle, it is usually played and transported directly from the ammunition supply vehicle. This is also a trend, take the Americans for example, their M109 self-propelled howitzer has been used for decades, and in these decades of use, the M992 field artillery ammunition supply vehicle has also been specially developed.

The chassis of the same M109 self-propelled gun is used, so the mobility on the battlefield is the same, ninety shells are loaded inside, which is three times that of the M109, and in order to reduce consumption, there is even a special auxiliary power unit. Without starting the engine, it can still provide electricity for ammunition replenishment operations.

If we want to be in line with the world, we have to do this, a self-propelled howitzer equipped with a special ammunition supply vehicle, so that you can also package and sell it and make more money.

"Well, it seems that our second machine factory has to step up research and development." Xie Huimin said.

Qin Zhenhua patted him on the shoulder: "You remember to set aside a place for high-power air conditioners." ”

Leave a high-powered air conditioner? Xie Huimin said: "You mean, to export to desert areas? ”

"Of course, it's the easiest place to open up." Qin Zhenhua said.

Now, the fighting in the desert area is still going on, in this war, the weapons of the eastern powers have also begun to appear in the eyes of the world, the technology may not be the most advanced, but we are reliable, so there is still a market.

The suppressive artillery that Qin Zhenhua said was also intended to be marketed there first.

As for the truck gun? It's not easy to load a 155mm gun onto a truck, and you have to find a way to do it.

The superiors really have to let themselves preside over this international defense exhibition, and they also say that this plan was proposed by themselves, so they have to be responsible for it to the end.

In a sentence from later generations, what is called what I have made, I have to finish it with tears, I have so many things, I still have to focus on this now, and some of them will be busy in the future.

However, how busy it is, that's a matter for the future, according to the plan, after this meeting, it's time to go out to see the progress of the Jaguar project, this international defense exhibition, is to sell things, if you put the Jaguar tank there, it can be sold, then it can be regarded as your hard work is not in vain.

I went to the United States, and at the same time, I could also see my wife, who I hadn't seen for months before I knew it. I have always missed my wife in my heart, and now, I have begun to stir my heart non-stop.