Chapter 2490

The Army's need for this kind of special heavy equipment is indeed not urgent. In terms of current strength, there is basically no armed force in Asia that can confront the Haihan Army head-on. It's just that the Haihan Army's combat method is too

Because of its over-reliance on logistical support, the Army's operational scope is generally still focused on coastal areas and rarely goes deep into the inland areas.

But since the relevant technology for manufacturing this kind of weapons and equipment is basically available, how can the ordnance industry department sit back and watch such a treasure remain on paper, or invest resources to slowly build such an experimental armored fighting vehicle?

Along with the roar of the engine, Bai Kesi quickly introduced to everyone. The body of this tank is made of cast iron and is made of welding and riveting. The rotating turret on the body is equipped with a 70mm caliber short-barreled howitzer.

The combat weight of the entire vehicle is about just over twelve tons. The power comes from a 220-horsepower diesel engine installed at the rear of the vehicle body, which relies on crawlers on both sides of the vehicle body to move forward. There are three people in the vehicle, namely the commander,

Driver and gunner.

Due to the limited engine power and weight reduction considerations during manufacturing, the body armor was mainly concentrated on the front side. The weapon only had a howitzer. It was not even equipped with a machine gun to deal with infantry, and there was no equipment such as external fuel tanks.

To ensure that this engine can drive the already very heavy car body.

"If the engine has enough power, we can gradually increase the load on the body. But if the car is built too heavy from the beginning and the engine cannot bear the load, it will be more troublesome to reduce the weight." Bai Kesi also specifically explained.

Let’s see why this tank looks so “rough”.

Although the people present may not all be military experts, they still have a basic understanding of weapons such as tanks. Naturally, they knew that this thing could not be judged by its cumbersome appearance, so they immediately asked the tank to demonstrate its basic combat capabilities.

The tank's main strengths are three, direct firepower, off-road capability and armor protection. Under the command of Bai Kesi, this tank demonstrated these one by one. Although its tactical movements were obviously slow and clumsy, after some operation,

Finally, the instruction was basically completed.

However, the senior Haihan officials present would not be disappointed by this. They are very aware of their own industrial technology level. The first tank they built was a test product. It is already good to have such a level.

Yan Chujie, as the head of the military, also took the initiative to express his views: "At this stage, this is actually a tractor equipped with an iron shell and a turret. There are still many unresolved problems to get it to the battlefield.

It’s impossible to go up and do it alone, it’s mainly used to improve and improve our existing ordnance manufacturing technology and accumulate experience for the future.”

Ning Qi also laughed when he heard this: "Transporting such a heavy iron lump across the sea is a big trouble... Do we have a cargo ship that can transport this thing now?"

Sun Changmi nodded and said: "It can be transported, but to get such a heavy thing on the ship, the hull must be greatly modified, and special lifting equipment must be built on the dock."

Bai Kesi added: "Although this tank only carries three people, the reserve crew plus the maintenance personnel must be more than 20 people. In addition, the performance and service life of this high-power engine are still very unstable.

Once you give up the pick, it will become a piece of scrap metal and cannot be put on the battlefield yet."

The opinions given by these two people basically confirmed that the tank in front of them does not have the ability to be put on the battlefield to perform combat missions. Although it will inevitably make people a little disappointed, the senior officials present also know that this is the status quo.

, but did not show dissatisfaction with such a conclusion.

Bai Kesi continued: "Today I invite you to witness the combat capabilities of this tank. It does not mean that we will install it into the army next time, but it shows that we already have relevant technical reserves. At some point in the future,

, when we need to use this kind of heavy weapon, we can manufacture it in a very short time. Of course, we will continue to improve the various defects and shortcomings just mentioned through technological research and development. I believe that when this kind of

When the weapon is officially installed, its performance will be much better than it is now!"

As a prototype under development, this tank still has a lot of room for upgrades, but despite its various shortcomings, it already has the most basic combat capabilities. This means that the ordnance industry department has invested in

The resources for this project have not been wasted, and it also means that related research and development work will continue in the future.

Yes, that's right, this is actually an internal staged results conference, allowing the executive committee to witness the research and development results and obtain better conditions for the ordnance industry department to apply for the next period of research and development funds. Even if this is a current matter

From a development perspective, Haihan still has to rely on existing technology platforms to continue to develop and upgrade weapons that are almost useless. Only in this way can we ensure that Haihan will still be in the field of heavy weapons and equipment in the next few years.

Maintain absolute advantage.

Weapons and equipment in the research and development stage like this go far beyond tanks. The Army alone has mortars, large-caliber howitzers, wheeled infantry fighting vehicles, heavy machine guns, etc. The Navy is also currently equipping high-power diesel engines.

Warships are being put on trial. If the relevant manufacturing processes and service life can be greatly improved, existing sail warships will be gradually replaced in the near future.

As for the more advanced air force, it is now in the planning and preparation stage. Relevant departments have circled a large area of ​​land in the plain area upstream of the Sanya River to build runways and supporting facilities. Haihan Ordnance Industry has also set up a flight center to be responsible for research and development.

Manufacture of Haihan's first generation aircraft.

However, the development process of this thing is much slower than that of tanks. In addition to the difficulties in manufacturing technology, the training of pilots is also an extremely difficult matter. Although Chuanzhong has mastered the technology of manufacturing aircraft, it is difficult to actually fly the aircraft.

Very few people cross the sky. After some investigation, it was found that only Qiao Zhiya held a professional pilot's license before crossing the sky.

But Qiao Zhiya was not a pilot when he joined the army. His pilot license was a civil aircraft license he obtained after retiring from the army. His total flying time was only a few dozen hours. The most important thing is that he has not piloted an airplane for almost 30 years.

It will undoubtedly be a very risky test to expect him to fly for the first time or to train a group of reliable pilots. So as of now, the flight plan is still in the preparation stage, and even Qiao Zhiya himself dare not guarantee anything.

It will be possible to achieve the first flight.
Chapter completed!