Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

The night was already deep, but the offices of Institute 201 were still brightly lit.

"This is too frustrating!" Zhang Baozhong clenched his fist: "Now that we've got the Perkins engine, we can only put it on a tracked chassis, and we can't take it apart to study it!"

"That's right, all the places that can be disassembled are sealed with tape. These foreigners are too annoying!"

"Even if they give us the engine structure diagram, it's useless! We have to see the specific parts and study their details."

"I think we should find a few skilled copyists to imitate the seals, disassemble it at night for research, and then put our seals back on in the morning."

Everyone was cursing the British for not being honorable while discussing countermeasures, but the ideas they came up with didn't seem appropriate.

Zhu Lao didn't speak, listening to everyone's complaints. When everyone had said almost enough, he turned his gaze to Qin Yang, who was yawning: "Qin Zong, you must have a solution, right? Tell us all about it."

"I do have a solution, but it depends on whether you all have the guts," Qin Yang said.

Guts?

Zhang Baozhong was excited: "Qin Zong, tell us what the solution is! Just think it up, and we'll take care of the rest!"

"Okay, then I'll say it. Simply put, it's a case of 'swapping the prince with a wild cat'..."

Qin Yang's first sentence didn't seem like much, but the second sentence stunned everyone, and the third sentence left everyone speechless.

After Qin Yang finished speaking, the scene was silent. You could hear a pin drop, only the sound of countless people swallowing. Their expressions were complicated. This, this is too ruthless, isn't it?

"You can't catch a wolf without putting out a child, and you can't get a Perkins engine without sacrificing a 1223 tank!" Zhu Lao decided: "Let's do it!"

The engine of the domestically produced third-generation tank is of great importance. Having a prototype to study is much better than building it behind closed doors. Although China has already imported 8V331 and 396 diesel engines, those are, after all, civilian modifications and not true tank engines.

This time, the Perkins tank engine is the first 1,200-horsepower tank diesel engine that China has officially come into contact with. It is purely military-use and of great significance to the research and development of our third-generation tank engine. So, there's no need to wait. Let's roll up our sleeves and get to work!

"If something really happens, I will take responsibility!" Zhu Lao continued.

"As long as we plan carefully, nothing will happen," Qin Yang said: "If we are really held responsible afterward, just push it onto our Fangbei Company. Anyway, we export arms and will have to compete with British arms dealers sooner or later. We're not afraid of offending them now."

"No, you are still young. Don't let this affect your future," Zhu Lao said: "The responsibility is mine!"

"Okay, I'm going back to sleep," Qin Yang continued to yawn.

"Qin Zong, no need to go back and forth. Just stay at our Institute 201."

"I really can't today. The old factory director of Factory 447 brought people to our factory. I have to take care of them. Anyway, it will take several days to install the engine. Let's not rush and prepare first," Qin Yang said.

"People from Factory 447 are here?" Zhu Lao was stunned: "Is there some conflict? If needed, I can help mediate."

"No, they are here to help us. Deputy Factory Director Fu's character is this." Qin Yang raised his thumb.

The next day, at eight o'clock in the morning, Christopher arrived on time. Seeing that everyone was wiping the tractor chassis and not touching the engine, he walked to the engine with satisfaction and checked all the seals.

Everyone secretly glanced at the Englishman out of the corner of their eyes. When they discovered that he was shining a special flashlight on the seal paper, everyone was surprised and secretly relieved that they hadn't fooled the other party with fake seals. There was something special about this seal paper. Did they use the anti-counterfeiting methods of banknotes? They really are cautious!

"Mr. Christopher, can we install it now?" Zhang Baozhong walked over and asked: "As you instructed, no one touched this engine before you arrived."

"Good, you did very well. Now we start installing the engine. First, clean up the engine compartment, weld the special bracket, determine the size, and then we can directly hoist the whole thing in."

The Western tank engines have long adopted the concept of overall hoisting, which is convenient for replacing engines on the battlefield. However, China has also begun to study this technology. The later 122 series tanks also used this method.

After three days of various measurements, modifications, and tossing, the engine was finally installed.

"Great, tomorrow we can officially start testing," Christopher said: "If it weren't for your delays, we could have completed the modification in one day. When testing, you will definitely be amazed by the technology of this engine!"

"Mr. Christopher, our space here is limited. Tomorrow, we need to go to a special tank unit training ground to test the performance of this tractor chassis," Zhang Baozhong said: "Are you going with us?"

"Of course," Christopher said, and once again began to put special seals on the engine compartment cover, and then put on a lock, which made it even safer: "I must supervise the whole process. When we demonstrate the powerful performance of our engine, you should be able to put aside all your concerns and place a large order, right?"

Christopher nodded.

"These days I've been dealing with the French. They seem to know that we are about to start testing the tractor engine you provided and are very anxious. They asked us to wait a few more days until their engine arrives so that we can test them together. That would be fair enough."

"Hmph, their engine is too backward and cannot meet your needs at all. We'll test first. By the time we've completed all the test items, their engine will probably arrive. Then we'll have a competition and achieve a crushing victory over their engine!"

"We also have high expectations for your engine. After all, your country has the strongest industrial strength in Europe," Qin Yang said: "We have maintained good cooperation with your country in the Spey engine, L7 tank gun project, and other fields. Now, we hope that this tractor engine can also continue to cooperate."

"Yes, our industrial strength is the strongest," Christopher said with a proud face.

After sending Christopher away and returning to the office, the expressions on several people's faces were very serious.

"Qin Zong, everything has been arranged."

"Okay, then let's work hard tomorrow. Relax, don't be so nervous."

1223, it seems there is only this one picture.