Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

The Chieftain tanks produced by the UK are still very advanced. Their protection and firepower are both top-notch. Even its power unit has many remarkable aspects.

It uses an L60 two-stroke opposed-piston water-cooled multi-fuel engine, similar to the T-64's engine, except that the T-64's engine cylinders are horizontally opposed, while the L60's are vertical, which leads to an excessive engine height. At the same time, the disadvantage of the two-stroke engine is that the thermal load and mechanical load are too large, which is even more serious in desert areas. To put it simply, the engine is prone to overheating.

Of course, the British are also constantly improving it. Initially, it only had 585 horsepower, but when it was exported to Iran as the Chieftain MK5 model, the power had increased to 810 horsepower, and it still only had a speed of 2250 rpm, which is considered very mature.

At the same time, in terms of the transmission system, it also uses a special TN12 transmission, which is a mechanical planetary gear transmission designed according to the Wilson shifting principle and the Merritt steering principle. It has six forward gears and two reverse gears, can shift fully automatically, and can also perform in-situ center steering.

Purchase? Is that okay too?

Burdistan shook his head: "Let's forget it. If we want to purchase, the price will definitely not be cheap."

Just having the Orientals help improve the tank gun costs so much. Now, if the Orientals import it from a third party, let alone whether it will be exposed in the future, just the price alone is not affordable.

It is estimated that two million US dollars would not be enough!

The Iranians were indeed tempted, but they restrained their desires. After all, the price was too high to be worthwhile.

So, Qin Yang could only stop when he saw the opportunity: "Okay, since you don't want to upgrade the power, then forget it. However, do you want to improve the protection?"

"How can the protection be improved?" Burdistan became interested again.

You need to know that the current 69 tanks do not use any advanced composite armor. They are purely iron lumps. The protection all depends on the shape. The round turret, like a turtle shell, has a maximum thickness of more than two hundred millimeters. It cannot block the attack, but it can cause ricochets and other situations, making the enemy's attack ineffective.

If you are unlucky, as long as you are hit by a shell, everyone may ascend to heaven.

Although they are not afraid of dead people, if they can improve some protection, it is still worth considering.

"I wonder if your side has studied the losses on the battlefield. What is the biggest threat to tanks?" Qin Yang asked.

"The biggest threat to us is not the enemy's tanks, but the ubiquitous RPG-7s!" Burdistan said.

The most brutal battles they fought were street battles, known as the modern version of the Verdun meat grinder. No matter what tanks went up, they would be wasted. A small rocket launcher could knock them down.

Iraq is equipped with a large number of Soviet-made weapons, including the RPG-7. This rocket launcher, developed by the old Maozi in the 1960s, has a penetration capability of more than 350 millimeters of homogeneous armor. No matter what tank can withstand its attack.

"That's right, it's this kind of rocket-assisted extended-range armor-piercing projectile!" Qin Yang said: "No existing tank can withstand its attack, but with a slight improvement, its threat can be greatly reduced!"

If the experts from the 201 Institute were present, they would definitely be excited. President Qin is too amazing. No matter what the problem is, President Qin can easily solve it.

"I wonder how you can solve it?" Burdistan asked.

"Well, of course, it is to add extra armor protection to the tank turret." Qin Yang said: "If you don't plan to use imported power units, then the weight of the tank cannot be increased too much. Therefore, we can only increase the protection on the front of the turret. If you are willing to add money to replace the engine, we can increase the weight of the 69 tank to forty tons and completely strengthen its protection capabilities."

"The frontal protection of the 69 tank is only two hundred millimeters. You can actually increase it to the point of protecting against RPG-7 rocket launchers? How thick of armor would you have to add?" Burdistan asked.

He felt a little unbelievable.

"Ordinary homogeneous steel armor is certainly not enough. We have to install special armor. However, we are all friends, so naturally we can't ask you for too high a price. Just add another 100,000, and we can complete the armor protection on the front of the turret, guaranteeing that it will not be penetrated by the RPG-7. If you don't believe us, we can demonstrate it on the spot."

"Okay, as long as your side demonstrates successfully, then we can order this improved 69 tank." Burdistan said: "We expect to purchase a thousand vehicles."

A thousand vehicles!

Leader Dong's face was full of excitement. Adding the order from Iraq, it would be enough for the domestic tank factory to operate at full capacity for ten years! Not having to worry about orders for ten years is another great achievement for their Fangbei Company!

However, how can Qin Yang modify it to meet the requirements? This cannot be fooled!

"Then when can we see the effect?"

"Within five days."

"Okay, then we will wait here for five days!"

The matter was settled. Qin Yang waved his hand: "Let's go, I'll take you to dinner! Our Eastern cuisine will surely make you happy to stay, Uncle Dong, Xiaoqian, Brother Lin, let's go together!"

It was already ten o'clock in the evening when they came back from dinner. The sky was full of stars. Nie Xiaoqian and Qin Yang walked back together. Seeing that she was a little cold, Qin Yang put his coat on her.

Nie Xiaoqian smelled Qin Yang's scent on the coat, and her heart felt warm.

"Brother Yang, the modification progress time is a bit short! Can we do it?" Nie Xiaoqian still turned the topic to work: "This is a big order, we can't let it fly away!"

"It's not difficult. Just transfer a 69 tank from the 617 factory and modify it in our 960 factory. Isn't it just adding a bra? It's not troublesome at all." Qin Yang had already prepared, so naturally he didn't think it was too difficult.

But... under the street lamp, Nie Xiaoqian's face turned completely red. Her lips trembled twice, and finally she swallowed and swallowed the word hooligan back.

"Huh, what's wrong with you?" Qin Yang looked at Nie Xiaoqian's appearance: "Could it be that you are sick?"

Saying that, Qin Yang reached out and planned to touch Nie Xiaoqian's forehead.

It is this bra, added to the front of the turret, and the installation drawing is on the back.