This time, Hitler summoned the three high-level leaders of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex to determine the development nodes and specific details of the German tank project. However, this also needs to be held with the Dragon Soul Ordnance Industry as the main body and a new tank development coordination meeting, after all, some parts of the new tank have to be subcontracted! Therefore, Hitler decided that a week later, Guderian would chair this special coordination meeting for the development of tanks! In addition to the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex, the companies participating in the tank development coordination meeting also include: Daim-Benz AG, Porsche AG, Carl Zeiss AG, Siemens AG, Krupp AG, etc.

Of course, as the winning bidder for the new German tank, the Dragon Soul Ordnance Consortium must also immediately formulate a detailed tank development plan! At the coordination meeting for the development of new tanks, this development plan was also brought out, and for this reason, Xiao Weiguo, Karl, and Messerschmidt hurriedly worked overtime to study the compilation of the new tank development plan after they returned!

Messerschmidt, the general manager's office, Xiao Weiguo, Karl, and Messerschmidt are discussing the preparation of the tank development plan. In fact, Karl and Messerschmidt did not know much about tank development, but Xiao Weiguo was singing the leading role.

Xiao Weiguo said excitedly: "Carl, Willy, don't underestimate the tank, which is not an impressive iron lump, in fact, to develop an advanced tank is not simpler than developing an aircraft, and even more complicated in some aspects!" The tank is a ground main battle weapon that uses a variety of technologies to synthesize, and its tactical and technical performance requirements are many, and they are also very high, I believe you have seen it from the tender of the German Ministry of Defense! To achieve the specified tactical-technical performance, it is not a simple matter, in addition to design, it also involves manufacturing production. There is also a lot of subcontractor collaboration involved! Therefore, when designing, it is necessary to take into account not only the advancement of technology, but also the feasibility of production, so that in the future the tank can be mass-produced. Now what we have to do is to carry out a general design of these two tanks, and we need to carry out a preliminary design of the main components. Then the various subsystems will be determined, for example, the system that our Dragon Soul Ordnance Industry can not produce will be subcontracted, and the relationship with these subcontractors will be constantly coordinated in the development process, so that the development node of the new tank can be successfully completed, which is a systematic project, which is more difficult than our development of the Wind and Thunder series engine and the M40 large transport aircraft! ”

Messerschmitt nodded and said, "Yes! In the development process of the Fenglei series engine, I have deeply experienced the difficulties of industrialization cooperation! It's not easy to get a lot of subcontractors to keep the same pace! At the trial stage, there may also be serious problems with the subcontractor's subsystem. And to make significant revisions, then it will not be possible to ensure that the development of the tank is carried out strictly in accordance with the design nodes. ”

Karl exclaimed, "I totally agree with that!" So the subsystems of the new tank must be handed over to the most reliable subcontractors, and they must be committed. The development of a new tank must not be delayed because of a problem with a certain subcontractor, which will seriously damage the reputation of our Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex! ”

Xiao Weiguo nodded and said, "Carl is right!" At that time, we can ask them to sign a product warranty, and if they can't meet the requirements specified in the agreement, they will be heavily fined! Although, theoretically, we are working on the design of a tank from scratch. There will certainly be a lot of technical problems in the process, compared to the use of original tanks by companies from other countries. Using the experience we have in the design process, we will encounter greater difficulties. However, both of our tanks are revolutionary new tanks, and as long as they succeed, there will be a huge generation gap between them and the tanks that are currently equipped or under development in various countries, and our tanks will be as successful as the M30 business transport aircraft! The prospect is very enticing! Our tanks, in terms of longevity, can remain unleashed for twenty years. It is even possible to form an overwhelming advantage over the main battle tanks in the world! ”

Messerschmidt mused: "Now we have to hurry up and make the overall design of the two new tanks, and the time is only one week!" I want to leave the detailed design and drawing to our aircraft designers after determining the main structure and parameters, and they will definitely be able to do it well! ”

Xiao Weiguo smiled: "That's right! It's just the three of us. There is no way to complete the overall design of two of the world's most advanced tanks in such a short period of time. First of all, we had to design the details of the two tanks according to the design of the bidding scheme. For example, divide the space of driving, combat, transmission and power, and finally determine the components and layout used in each part, accurately calculate the overall dimensions of the vehicle again, calculate the weight of the tank and the position of the center of gravity in detail, etc., and then draw the horizontal and longitudinal cross-sectional layout of the tank according to these, as well as the three views of the tank, it is best to draw a three-dimensional structure diagram, because after the overall plan is determined, we are about to enter the real design and development stage, and we must prepare a wooden model for component coordination. After confirming that there are no mistakes, we will start to design the detailed drawings and enter the trial production stage. ”

Carl muttered: "Yes, as the design of the components progresses, various problems will be gradually refined, and the problems will be exposed, which should be similar to the development of the Vulcan cannon!" For example, the size and weight of each component exceed the control index, and there is a problem with the coordination and matching of components. Finally, we also need to consider the overall assembly at the time of manufacturing, and how to achieve the fastest assembly. I think there will be a lot of revisions to the design drawings in this process! ”

Xiao Weiguo said with a smile: "In addition to these, the overall design plan also needs a detailed design specification, although this is just text, but compared to the drawings, its importance is not bad at all!" Through the combination of drawings and text, we want to make the Ministry of Defense, subcontractors and our designers fully understand what our intentions are! How should they do it! We should focus on the functional requirements and implementation principles, structure and battlefield applications of the new tanks, as well as what obvious advantages they have in terms of firepower, mobility, protection and other performance compared with the world's typical main battle tanks. Our tank design thinking should reflect a high degree of integration with the armored combat theory of the Ministry of Defense, and we pay more attention to the good bullet avoidance shape of the tank and pay more attention to the firepower of the tank, which are the keys to our victory. (To be continued.) )