Chapter 386: A New Tank
Far to the east, Mhammad soon received news from Rick that the negotiations in South Africa were going very smoothly and that the South Africans were friendly.
This is a huge progress, Mhammadtu's, not only to transform the Mirage 3 and gunships, what he values most is those technicians, it will not be a few years before the end of the apartheid policy in South Africa, and when the blacks begin to be in power, the lives of the whites will not be able to live, and when the time comes, the best choice for these technicians is to come to Pakistan to continue to develop!
At this time, Bai Xue was still dining with President Mhammad, which was a great honor for an ordinary scientific researcher.
When eating, be sure to be gentle, don't let your mouth make a sound, and chew slowly.
When she was in the unit, Bai Xue, like everyone else, was used to finishing her meals quickly and without delaying her work, but now, she eats quite slowly.
"Bai Xue, pay more attention to rest." Mhammad said as he ate.
"It's so boring in the hospital." Bai Xue said: "President Mhammad, do you have any other arrangements for your trip?" ”
Hearing Bai Xue's question, Mhammad ignored the adjutant's head and said, "Tomorrow, we will go to Inner Mongolia to inspect." ”
Inner Mongolia! Hearing this, Bai Xue's eyes suddenly flashed with longing: "President Muhammad, can I go with you?" The sky is blue, the wilderness is vast, and I would love to go to the grassland. ”
"Okay, but your doctor has to let you go." Mhammad said.
"Of course it's no problem, I'll go through the discharge procedures when I get back." Bai Xue said: "That room, I'm tired of staying for a long time, so I'll come here tomorrow morning to find you?" ”
"I'll send someone to pick you up, I'm passing by anyway." Mhammad said.
"Great!" Bai Xue said very happily, those black eyes. Looking at Mhammad, his face began to become ruddy, still pure and moving.
At this moment, Mhammad really wanted to lean his mouth over, but he was the president and could not do such a thing. That would escalate into a diplomatic affair.
When the meal was over, the snow bird walked away, and Musha'f, who accompanied Mhammad next to him, said: "President, you are too inconsiderate in doing this, our itinerary is secret, how can you let an ordinary technician know." ”
"It's okay, it's very safe here." Mhammad said: "This white snow has made a great contribution, and we need the flat slit radar the most." She made it up. ”
Musha'f shook his head anyway, undeniable about it.
Going to Inner Mongolia is another important thing, to visit the new main battle tank developed in China!
In later generations, the development of the 99 tank was extremely difficult, with a high-horsepower engine and advanced fire control. Suspension, none of these. That is, the tank gun can still be handled. Even so, when the one-armed chief engineer accepted the task, he still carried the banner of development, and after going through difficulties, he successfully finalized this main battle tank, and since then. There are also first-class main tanks in the country, which is very proud of a traditional Continental Army country.
And now, thanks to the Pakistani side, these are difficult problems. It has become easier to solve, Pakistan has been able to manufacture German 1500 horsepower engines and gearboxes, and at the same time, Pakistan has recently obtained advanced production lines of infrared imaging night vision devices and optical sighting systems, as long as Pakistan has it, it is equivalent to having it in the country.
Therefore, now the domestic main battle tank has developed a prototype and is undergoing test runs.
In fact, even if it is the 99 tank of later generations, the design and production time is only two or three years, and a lot of time is used in the test run, from the cold land in the far north, to the hot land in the south, from the desert in the north, to the plain in the east, constantly test the run, expose a large number of problems, and then continue to improve, the one-armed chief engineer leans on one arm, I don't know how many times he climbed up and down, before this tank was finalized.
And now, the path to the development of such a tank has become much smoother.
Bai Xue, who returned to the hospital, was very excited, looking at a few clothes in his luggage, which one was not satisfied, and wanted to go out to buy another set, time did not allow, it was so dark, all the shops must be closed, when he saw the bottom of the military uniform, Bai Xue suddenly had an idea, although he said that he was going to investigate, but it must be a military-related facility, he can't wear too casually, or the military uniform is the most suitable!
She took out her military uniform and gestured on her body, in order to set off her slender body, she should change it again! So, pick up the needle and thread, and do what you say.
At 12 o'clock, putting on the fitted military uniform, Bai Xue was finally satisfied.
In the endless steppe, a horse galloped on it, and on horseback, a young man in national costume, who was waving a horsewhip and running towards him quickly.
Bai Xue held the freshly knitted flower blue in her hand and walked towards the other party, the horse gradually got closer, and the young man riding a horse on it looked so familiar, wasn't it President Mhammad?
When the horse approached, I saw President Mhammad stretch out his hand and face Bai Xue, Bai Xue handed her hand over, and as soon as the other party pulled it, Bai Xue followed the horse and sat in front of President Mhammad.
"Snow, snow." There was a voice in my ears.
Bai Xue was very excited, and just wanted to agree, but felt that the voice was wrong.
"Snow, snow, knock, knock." It's loud, and it seems to be accompanied by a knock on the door?
Bai Xue opened her eyes and saw that the sun was shining outside, no, the sky was bright!
"Bai Xue, the convoy is downstairs, are you in there?" A voice came from outside.
Damn, I overslept! Actually let President Hammad wait outside!
So, Bai Xue got up quickly, got dressed, washed his face, and then ran out.
After getting into the car, Bai Xue looked at the familiar face and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I slept." ”
"I said earlier, I won't let you work overtime, last night, did you design something again?" Mhammad asked, "You must take a break." ”
"yes, got it." Bai Xue promised, last night, it was really not for work.
Looking at the green snow in a military uniform, Muhammad also felt a light in her eyes, her clothes were so feeling.
The convoy went straight to the airport, took a special plane to Inner Mongolia, and then went straight to the shooting range of the 617 factory.
Sitting in the car, looking at the scenery outside, Bai Xue was also deeply fascinated, really as the book said, the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep.
"Boom!" Suddenly, a loud noise startled her, and her body involuntarily got into the arms of Mahmad next to her.
"That's it." Mhammad said.
Bai Xue blushed and hurriedly came out of Mhammad's arms.
In later generations, ** is a proper noun, and at this time, ** is still very pure, just firing cannonballs.
When the convoy stopped, there were already people waiting for Mhammad, and when Mhammad got out of the car, the first thing he saw was the one-armed chief division.
"The President is welcome to visit us." The one-armed chief said that he was simply grateful to Mhammad, and if it weren't for Mhammad, where would the main battle tank be developed in such a short time?
Next to him, the director of Factory 617, also shook hands with Mhammad cordially.
"I'm here this time just to see our main battle tank." Mhammad said: "I heard that the initial design has been completed and the test run has been carried out? ”
"Yes, tests are underway, a total of four prototypes have been built, and they will be back soon." The one-armed chief teacher said.
"Boom, boom." The roar of engines sounded in the distance, and Mhammad looked over to see a steel monster speeding up.
One, two, three... Six, seven, Mhammad counted, and there were seven pairs of weight-bearing wheels underneath!
Historically, the domestic 99 tank was improved from the T-72 tank, using a structure of six pairs of load-bearing wheels, and now, Mhammad saw seven pairs of load-bearing wheels, which shows that this tank chassis is closer to the Leopard 2 tank chassis.
There is a lot of debate about the advantages and disadvantages of six pairs of load-bearing wheels and seven pairs of load-bearing wheels, and among the mainstream tanks of later generations, there are not many countries that use seven pairs of load-bearing wheels, mainly the German Leopard 2 and the American M1A2, and the rest of the challengers, Leclerc, etc., are still six pairs of load-bearing wheels.
Among them, six pairs of load-bearing wheels have a larger diameter, and seven pairs of load-bearing wheels have a smaller diameter, like the domestic 59 tanks and 5 pairs of load-bearing wheels, which are even larger. Many people say that the number of load-bearing wheels is related to the weight of the car, and the heavy ones need to use seven pairs, but the weight of the challenger is not light, and it is still six pairs, and the important reason is not the weight of the car, but the length of the car.
The body is long, and the spacing between six pairs is too large, so it is naturally seven pairs.
In later generations, the domestic main battle tank, which has always followed the path of the Soviet Union, was completely evolved from the basis of the T-72, so the structure of six pairs of load-bearing wheels was used, and now, the situation has changed a lot, and a Leopard 2 tank provided by Pakistan, after surveying and mapping by domestic experts, finally decided to use a similar chassis to the Leopard 2.
After all, the engine and gearbox have a lot to do with the Leopard 2, and the chassis of the Leopard 2 is the most suitable.
The chassis is of almost the same structure, but the turret on it is different. (To be continued......)