Li Mu's first public activity as deputy director of the Equipment R&D and Procurement Committee was to inspect the Red Star No. 1 Machinery Factory.

To put it bluntly, he is a representative of the First Army, but his rank is a little higher.

One of the core assets of the Red Star Defense Group is the Red Star No. 1 Machinery Factory. The Red Star Defense Group, with assets of trillions of dollars, was developed on the basis of the Red Star First Machinery Factory, which was still called the Red Star Tractor Factory at that time, and had a history of more than 30 years.

After packing up his emotions, Li Mu still had to continue to move forward.

The new main battle tank will be born between the Red Star No. 1 Machinery Plant and the Huaxia No. 1 Machinery Plant, five years ago, the two companies had already built prototypes based on the military's performance indicators, and at this time they had already undergone five years of testing and comparisons.

The new main tank code given to the Red Star No. 1 Machinery Factory is X-10, and the project code name of the Huaxia No. 1 Machinery Plant is X-11.

Therefore, Hongxing No. 1 Machinery Factory attaches great importance to Li Mu's inspection. The power of the equipment R&D and procurement committee is too great, and it has absolute guidance over R&D and procurement. Up to now, the prototypes of the two models have matured, the opinions of the relevant expert groups have been collected, and the feedback from the troops has been rectified.

It's about PR.

On the way to the Red Star No. 1 Machinery Factory, Li Mu sat on a land cruiser eliminated by the Third Fleet, and Su Xiaobing sat on the co-pilot while flipping through the information while introducing the relevant situation to Li Mu, and it was Wang Guoqing who was driving.

Wang Guoqing officially returned to the team.

"Boss, I specially inquired about the situation and relationship between the Red Star No. 1 Machinery Factory and the Huaxia No. 1 Machinery Factory. These two companies have been competing, but judging by the situation for so many years, it may be that for the sake of balance, they are basically taking turns to win the bid. For example, the generation of main battle tanks being used by the army is the winning bid of the Huaxia No. 1 Machinery Factory, probably to appease the Red Star No. 1 Machinery Factory, and the military handed over the project of a new generation of light tanks to them. I took a look, for so many years, the Red Star No. 1 Machinery Plant has never been solely responsible for the development of the main battle tank. ”

Su Xiaobing did his homework and used his resources to inquire about a lot of situations that would not be shown literally.

Glancing back, Su Xiaobing found that Li Mu was looking through the technical data of the X-10 tank.

Su Xiaobing looked down at the information he had sorted out, and continued, "However, the Red Star No. 1 Machinery Factory has started the first research on vehicle-mounted electromagnetic guns a long time ago, and they have strong technical reserves in terms of batteries, so the outside world generally believes that the development of a new main battle tank after the X-10 tank project will definitely fall on the head of the Red Star No. 1 Machinery Factory." I sorted out the opinions of the expert committee, and they were still inclined to the X-11 tanks of the First Mechanical Plant of Huaxia. The X tank is probably the last generation of our army's main battle tank to use traditional artillery. ”

Li Mu's expression did not change, and he was still looking at the technical data seriously.

The development of modern main battle tanks is generally considered to be one of the most challenging and difficult weapons other than aircraft carriers and fighters.

Ten years of sharpening a sword is perfect for the research and development of modern tanks.

Taking the new generation of X tank as an example, more than eight years have actually passed since the two enterprises received the pre-research funds for the project, and all kinds of outrageously complex tests alone have lasted for five years, continuous testing, continuous improvement, and rectification according to the opinions constantly put forward by the military.

If the aircraft carrier is the only military product that represents a country's shipbuilding level to reach the top level in the world, then in terms of ground defense equipment, there is no weapon and equipment more representative than the main battle tank.

Today, in the 21st century, there are only a few countries in the world that can independently develop main battle tanks: China, the United States, Russia, Germany, and France. Although some people are no longer accustomed to France, they have to face up to the fact that this is a country with a relatively complete defense industrial system. Even some people who worship British culture have to face the fact that the British tank production line has long been completely closed.

Strictly speaking, there is only one country in the world that has an absolutely complete defense industrial system, and that is China.

The development of the main battle tank involves almost all industrial disciplines and almost all industrial fields. In the past, we always said that China's materials are not up to par and the technology is not up to par, and these problems have become a thing of the past, at least at the level of the development of main battle tanks, there are no longer any technical problems.

In addition to China and the United States, other countries that can provide ample R&D funds in a stable manner have begun to be overwhelmed. No amount of very tough diplomatic statements by Putin can hide the declining Russian tricolor. A country that has to rely on the sale of natural resources to survive, no matter how vast the territory is, is still an aging polar bear waiting to be slaughtered.

In Li Mu's view, as a replacement model for 99G, the X-10 tank almost exerts the performance of traditional tanks to the extreme, and can even be said to be a little crazy, while the X-11 tank is relatively conservative in all aspects.

Li Mu prefers the X-10 tanks of the Red Star No. 1 Machinery Plant.

Su Xiaobing introduced it, and then said, "Boss, most people are inclined to the X-11 tank now. I've heard some gossip here. ”

Seeing that Li Mu had no intention of objecting, Su Xiaobing said, "Some sources say that the Hongxing No. 1 Machinery Factory represents the emerging military research and development force, while the Huaxia No. 1 Machinery Factory represents the old-school military enterprises. These two factions are actually a competition between new and established technologies. At present, the Red Star faction is at a disadvantage. The military's opinion also seems to be in favor of Huaxia No. 1 Machinery Factory, where the X-11's technology is more mature and reliable. ”

Wang Guoqing interjected, "The opinion of the military? Our leader is here, and he has not clearly expressed his opinion. ”

Su Xiaobing was embarrassed all of a sudden.

That's right, the high-ranking military representatives are still here, but they haven't made any comments.

"Squad leader, look at what you said ......," Su Xiaobing explained weakly.

Li Mu closed the information and said slowly, "Xiao Su, your investigation work is not solid. The 125-mm tank gun for the 99g was developed by the Gun Research Center of the Red Star Defense Group, have you ever understood this?"

"Red Star did it?" Su Xiaobing was taken aback, "This, this is impossible, right? Huaxia No. 1 Machinery Factory will use Red Star's artillery?"

Wang Guoqing said for Li Mu, "Why can't it? The latest batches of 99g are tank guns from the Red Star Defense Group. ”

Su Xiaobing was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that he was the only one who knew little about this aspect.

As he spoke, the technical building of the Red Star No. 1 Machinery Factory with a particularly old sense appeared in front of him.