Chapter 418: Infantry Fighting Vehicle Development Storm
What is wrong? In his previous life, Mhamad was a Chinese army personnel. Mhamad was very clear about China's equipment and naturally knew about infantry fighting vehicles.
China's industry was taken from the Soviet Union, and tanks began to develop from Type 59, while infantry fighting vehicles were blank for a long time. As a result, during the Vietnam War, the dilemma of no infantry fighting vehicles was shown. Therefore, BMP infantry fighting vehicles were obtained from abroad, and after surveying and mapping, they developed their own armored personnel carriers.
However, the tracked type has high fuel consumption and poor comfort. Therefore, when wheeled infantry fighting vehicles became popular, China also began to develop wheeled infantry fighting vehicles.
The early development of the z521 and 64 armored conveyors in China are all products of simple transformation on the truck chassis. Based on the Dongfeng Off-road Truck equipped in China, steel plates are added outside, and it becomes a wheeled armored vehicle. In fact, it is just a bulletproof truck, and its performance cannot meet the actual needs. In the early 1980s, the z5 armored vehicle was developed, which was developed based on the eq-245 off-road truck. However, the chassis of this model is no different from the truck. It still adopts the unequal wheelbase layout of the original off-road truck. The two tires at the rear are very close and the steering shaft distance in the front is very far. In this way, in actual off-road, the performance is low.
Although this armored vehicle was equipped with the troops stationed in Hong Kong and armed police, it was just an excessive model and could not meet the needs of the combat troops at all. Later, the z551 armored vehicle was developed in China, and a large number of foreign technology was adopted.
Now, what is presented to Mhamad is such a transitional product. When you see the tires that are not equally distributed in wheelbase, and are next to each other. The front is separated by a certain distance, Mhamad knows that this off-road ability is absolutely not enough to meet the needs! Moreover, when you see that tires, just ordinary off-road tires, are not special wide bulletproof tires at all. Mhamad knows even more that the off-road ability of this car is definitely a slag.
Such an infantry fighting vehicle can be finalized? Is the designer a shit-eating? Mhamad was quite dissatisfied with this doctor who returned from studying abroad.
Now, when we heard the other party’s question, Mhamad immediately said: “Wheelbase is the biggest problem. Look at the wheelbase of foreign wheelbases, front and rear, so that there will be no risk of grounding in the middle. When our infantry fighting vehicles are off-road, once they go on a small slope, the current cars will get stuck in the middle.”
This is the simplest truth. Dr. Sta. Don’t you even know this?
"We have the advantage of designing this way," said Dr. Sta. "In this way, we have minimal changes to the original chassis and can use the existing production line to produce in large quantities. Moreover, there is space in the middle, just to set the door."
"What our army needs is a tank with good performance!" Mhamad couldn't help but get angry when he heard Dr. Sta's saying this. The truck's public production line was originally unreliable. The off-road performance of wheeled infantry fighting vehicles was much better than that of trucks.
If the tires are arranged at the wheelbase, there will be no place for the car door on the side. Looking at the car door, Mhamad couldn't help but sneer, at home and abroad. Which kind of infantry fighting vehicle opens the door on the side? Infantry fighting vehicle directly transports personnel to the front. It is safest to open the door from the back. If the door is opened from the side, will it be shot directly by the opponent?
Seeing Dr. Sta open the car door and signaling Mhamad to visit the interior, Mhamad walked in and looked at the layout inside, and even more annoyed.
The engine is located behind the driver's buttocks and is arranged in the center. Although it is not exposed, it can be seen from the bulge. In this way, it occupies a part of the space in the rear passenger compartment, with a relatively low floor, and small bulges can be seen.
It can be said that this is completely the chassis of an ordinary off-road truck, and then a shell was added on it and a large tire was replaced, which could not meet the actual needs at all!
No need to experiment, this is absolutely not possible!
"I remember, we allocated 500 million rupees?" said Mhamad.
Mhamad is not stingy about Pakistan's national defense. Although this modified infantry fighting vehicle is just a small project, Mhamad also allocated 500 million rupees, which is equivalent to US dollars, and is also worth 5 million US dollars.
With so much money, I have developed such a thing? Mhamad's tone is cold.
"Sorry, Mr. President, I think the infantry fighting vehicle we developed is the most suitable for us in Pakistan," continued Dr. Sta.
"Is that?" said Mhamad. "Then tell me what to do when the engine is to be repaired?"
The chassis of this car is the same as that of the truck. The truck needs to repair the engine and just raise the cab and it will be exposed. However, this is an armored vehicle, and it is surrounded by armor! Should it be cut with gas welding?
Hearing Mhamad's question, Dr. Stah scratched his head, and then he continued, "We can drive from below into the trench and remove the engine from below."
"From the bottom?" Mhamad was also drunk. This is probably the only one in the world. Remove the engine from the bottom!
"This is a complete joke," said Mhamad. "We spent 500 million rupees to make such a joke! Dr. Sta, is this your level?"
"Sorry, I don't think there is anything wrong with this," said Dr. Sta. "Our car has very stable performance and mature chassis..."
"Enough," said Mhamad. "Now, let me tell you what it should be like as a basic infantry fighting vehicle."
Mhamad pointed to the engine behind and said, "The engine needs to be arranged to the right." Mhamad pointed to the right position of the driver: "In this way, open a cover on the armor above, and the entire engine can be reused within a few minutes. At the same time, only here can the engine dissipate heat. The arrangement you just arranged is to turn the entire armored vehicle into an oven! Also, three axes need to be distributed at equal intervals so that they can have the strongest off-road capability. And, on this basis, there must be an 8*8 driver.
For infantry fighting vehicles, 8*8 is the most suitable one. The space can be used as an infantry squad. The door should be opened at the rear and the soldiers get off from the back. Using a high-power engine, the driving of the chariot has better maneuverability. The tires must have a central deflation system to adjust the air pressure at any time according to the road conditions. The infantry squad behind also needs a shooting hole and an upper hatch cover to facilitate combat in the chariot. At the same time, the weapon system on the top should be a series of weapons stations, which is convenient for various weapons to be replaced at any time."
Mhamad finished speaking these requirements, and Dr. Sta shook his head: "No, this is absolutely impossible. It is completely impossible to use the technologies we have in place to develop the armored vehicle you need. Needless to say, if you put the engine here, how can we deal with our transmission? Mr. President, I am an expert in vehicles, and I have a say in my words."
Looking at this expert who feels good about himself, Mhamad finally couldn't bear it anymore. The person in front of him was a stubborn guy. If he really had the ability, then Mhamad could tolerate his stubbornness, but now it seems that this guy has no second ability except to boast.
Is this guy really an engineer at General Motors in the United States? Mhamad felt it was necessary to investigate. When this guy came back, Mhamad directly entrusted important tasks and even did not identify them. Now it seems that it was too hasty at that time.
At the same time, this guy from the West seems to have overdoed democracy and freedom. Now this guy has no respect for himself, and he looks completely arrogant.
"Well, since you are not able to develop this infantry fighting vehicle, now, I announce that you are no longer the development engineer of this infantry fighting vehicle." Mhamad said, asking the person next to him: "Who is the deputy chief engineer?"
"It's me," said Hashem, who followed behind. "We are responsible for assisting Dr. Sta."
"What do you think of this chariot?" asked Mhamad.
Hashem glanced at Dr. Sta who was beside him and said, "During the development process, we were not very satisfied with Dr. Sta's development. He just made a shell on it based on the style of Western chariots. Almost all the others were copied. We didn't even have the design drawings, but we were welded directly in the factory."
Mhamad's face suddenly changed. At the moment, he thought it was a matter of philosophy, but now it seems that it is entirely Dr. Sta's problem.
"Dr. Sta, what software design is used in General Motors before you come?" asked Mhamad.
Nowadays, advanced companies have long started to use computers for designing, and large companies like General Motors are no exception. Even in China, Feibao's designs are done using computers.
Dr. Sta's face was shaking and his body began to shivere.
"So, you are not a doctor or engineer at General Motors, right?" asked Mhamad.
"I, I am a worker responsible for assembly on the production line." Dr. Stah suddenly knelt down: "Mr. President, I have deceived you, but I have returned with my love for my motherland. Please give me a chance."
Chapter completed!