It's been hard work along the way. Finally, the tank drove out of the mountainous area, and at the foot of Yanshan, I saw the tank unit guarding the west gate of the capital, and He Lao also came to this unit to personally greet the test team of a machine factory that came from a long distance.

An 80 tank, the color of the original paint can no longer be seen, dirty, and the two in the back are too much to drag heavy trucks, the same. Looking at the arrival of this team, He Lao's eyes were filled with satisfaction.

"Yes, along the way, it has really experienced twists and turns." Even Qin Zhenhua couldn't help but sigh when he came out of the tank.

Originally, it was just a long-distance test of the tank, where could I have thought that there would be a lot of things, which had the element of luck, and there was also inevitable, since I passed from the mountains, and I wanted to take a shortcut, then I would inevitably meet some H coal kilns!

In those deep mountains, there is more than one H coal kiln!

After controlling the situation there, the two cars behind were too dragged, and they also followed the tracks of the tank, and when they saw the bullet casings scattered next to the tank, everyone was flustered, and then, it was routine.

In order to avoid some unnecessary troubles, they did not contact the nearby police station, but directly contacted the nearby garrison, and the army helped to deal with the aftermath, and then the time was delayed.

But now, it's finally over.

In the long-distance travel, the 80 tank did not have any mechanical failure, sometimes, even beyond the performance level of the tank use, the excellent performance of the tank, has been successfully tested, now, Qin Zhenhua jumped off the tank, He Lao circled around the tank, said: "This tank, just stay with us, continue to test it." ”

"Yes." Qin Zhenhua said: "Overall, the operation is not much different from the previous tank, and the tanker can adapt quickly, specifically, it should be like changing from the old liberation to the Dongfeng EQ240."

Qin Zhenhua made this analogy is very appropriate, they are all cars, but Dongfeng car uses a diesel engine, the performance is more powerful, his own tank, the operation is still three boards and three rods, and the tank gun behind is also 105 mm, there is not much difference, the main thing is that the body is enlarged and the new high-horsepower engine is replaced.

"The fire control system, we are still in research and development, and now we are still using the disturbance type, the latest stable image fire control system, which is only used in the storm tank of foreign trade, and our troops are required to be mature, so the new technology has not been used." Watching He Lao jump up, Qin Zhenhua introduced.

"Well, take the time to go to a machine factory another day to see your foreign trade tanks." He Lao said: "You are not righteous in a machine factory, and good things are used in foreign trade." ”

"He Lao, when you say this, you are wronging us, advanced welded turrets, 1,000-horsepower engines, 125mm tank guns, as long as you say hello, they will all be installed for you, the question is, do you dare to ask for it? To tell the truth, the army is still holding on to our casting turret, I came here this time, but I have summed up a lot of lessons and lessons, the casting turret will definitely be outdated, and it will be the world of welding turrets in the future. ”

Qin Zhenhua pointed to the inside of the turret and said, "Don't say anything else, look at it, the equipment in our house is all square, and the turret is round, how wasteful it should be!" ”

He Lao nodded inside: "Yes, but, we all came here like this, and the same is true for the T-72, by the way, I think of one thing, Zhenhua, you are an authority in this regard, if we map and copy the T-72, as our third-generation tank, how about it?" ”

He Lao asked Qin Zhenhua this question.

Domestic tanks, all along, are quite backward, 59.69, 79, no matter how you change, no matter how you boast, it has always been a T-54A foundation, and in recent years, it has only begun to exert force, 80 tanks are already mature, even if there are qualified second-generation tanks, so the research and development of third-generation tanks will be put on the agenda.

As soon as He Lao said this, Qin Zhenhua frowned: "Surveying and mapping imitation T-72? ”

Qin Zhenhua expressed his opinion: "We can continuously improve the existing 122 tank and make it reach the level of the third-generation tank!" ”

He Lao nodded: "Yes, this is also a route, it seems that we need to think carefully." ”

"In our factory, the 1226 tank has been built and is being tested, and this tank uses steering wheel operation, which is the technology that only three generations of tanks have." Qin Zhenhua continued: "If you go to our first machine factory, you can stay for a few more days, there are many good things in our factory!" ”

There are indeed a lot of good things in the first machine factory, and the current self-propelled 120-mm anti-tank gun has also been refitted, and it can also be preliminarily introduced to the troops.

"We rashly pursue the new third-generation tank, and there is no guarantee of success, or our step-by-step, small steps and fast running, is the most suitable plan for tank upgrades, we rely on the 122 tank chassis, with ten years, can also change to the third generation of tanks, why have to start anew, surveying and mapping imitation of others, when the time comes, surveying and mapping imitation, not necessarily as good as our own use!"

"You say that, is that unnecessary?" He Lao raised his head, squinted his eyes, and asked Qin Zhenhua.

Qin Zhenhua said this, for what purpose?

The current 122 tank is finally considered to have matured, as an 80 tank, it is already competing for the qualification of the military parade, and now it has been confirmed with practical actions that it is reliable, so for a machine factory, it must be willing to continuously improve and upgrade, so that it can reach the level of the third generation of tanks.

And to develop a third-generation tank from scratch, is Qin Zhenhua's objection out of selfishness?

Hearing He Lao's question, Qin Zhenhua was silent for a while, and then, when he raised his head again, his eyes finally brightened.

"If you really want to start from scratch, then, I personally do not recommend surveying and mapping the imitation of the T-72, absorbing the technology on it, and developing our own new tank, in order to avoid repeated waste, I propose to set the weight of this new tank at the level of fifty tons!"

For a long time, domestic tanks are of the order of more than 30 tons, and now 80 tanks, the full weight in combat state, is only 38 tons, and its foundation is limited, so in the end, the weight is about 40 tons, if you really want to make up your mind to do it, then it is necessary to aim at the 50 ton level, it makes sense!