Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

"What car?" Qin Yang asked, still curious. Sending the Black Hawk, he understood, but what did sending a car mean?

"They said it's some kind of horse-drawn carriage," Zhang Chao said, somewhat indignantly. "Hmph, those Americans are too stingy, actually sending a horse-drawn carriage!"

"Is it a Hummer?"

"It seems like it, but it's definitely not some Akhal-Teke horse. It's just a gimmick…"

Zhang Chao was a little curious. A horse-drawn carriage, was it really worth getting so excited about? If you want one, we can go to the grasslands, and find you all kinds of horses.

Qin Yang was still lost in his imagination: "The interior of this car must be luxuriously modified. I'll ride in it when I go on business trips!"

"Yang-ge, Yang-ge!"

"What's wrong?"

"Have you forgotten something?"

"Forgotten? What could I have forgotten?"

"The Jaguar tank!"

Qin Yang instantly realized: He seemed to have forgotten about that. Good thing his wife had a good memory.

"You promised the Americans to improve the Jaguar tank and hand it over to them within a month, so they can modify the exterior. After returning, we wasted another week, leaving only three weeks. You need to hurry," Nie Xiaoqian said, a little worried.

"Oh, it's okay. I'll make the helmet these few days first, and then work on it later. It's not a big project, about a week should be enough. It'll probably take them a month to ship the equipment over."

"Yangzi, they said they're sending it over by transport plane. It'll probably be just a few days…"

"What?" Qin Yang finally showed some emotion.

"Yang-ge, you finally know to be anxious. Hurry up and get started," Nie Xiaoqian urged.

"No, I'm just wondering what kind of transport plane the Americans are using, and if there's a way to keep the transport plane… Forget it, we can only do this kind of thing once. It's better for us to trick Xiong Mao. " Qin Yang muttered, then looked at Zhang Chao: "Chaozi, go to the engine institute and tell them to assemble the Jaguar's engine for me."

Nie Xiaoqian widened her eyes. Yang-ge's thinking was indeed different from ordinary people. What was going on with tricking Xiong Mao?

"But we really need to hurry. Let's make the helmet first," Qin Yang looked at Nie Xiaoqian: "Xiaoqian, what are your plans next?"

"I'll just stay here and witness the miracle."

Qin Yang got busy.

The American Kevlar helmet used a single-layer sample, random thermal lamination process, which not only wasted raw materials but was also bulky. The one Qin Yang was working on used a modular laminated sample, using a scientific lapping, butt-joint, non-thermal lamination process. Only one layer was aramid material, and the others were other composite materials. This combination had good protection and was also cheap.

When Qin Yang arrived, Wu Feng had already completed the preheating work. Qin Yang took the pliers and stacked the preheated materials layer by layer, quickly forming a thick plate.

"Now, heat to one hundred and eighty degrees, and be careful to heat evenly."

"Understood!"

"Quickly heat to two hundred and thirty degrees, then put it on the hydraulic press!"

"Understood!"

"Attention, the hydraulic press is starting, pressure three hundred tons!"

The four oil cylinders of the vertical hydraulic press moved, and the mold slowly came down. The material, which was just a flat plate, was visibly pressed in. When the hydraulic press rose again, a helmet-shaped protrusion had already emerged, with the edges around it still flat.

"Cut off the edges!"

"Understood!"

Lin Heping had been watching from the side. After the edges were cut off, he excitedly picked up the helmet and weighed it in his hand: "It doesn't feel heavy, but it's very thick, it seems very strong!"

Compared to the current steel helmet, its thickness was almost three times greater, but the weight had not increased, making it seem very unique.

As Lin Heping spoke, he planned to put the helmet on his head.

"Lin-ge, don't rush, we haven't made the lining yet, please wait a moment!" Qin Yang said, continuing to direct the people around him: "Find some leather straps! Take the helmet to the drill press and drill some holes!"

The helmet cannot directly contact the head. There needs to be a lining inside, so that the inside and outside are softly connected, which can play a buffering role. If a bullet hits, as long as the helmet can block it, the person wearing the helmet will definitely not break their neck under the impact.

There were also chinstraps under the helmet, directly attached to the chin.

"By the way, where are the scraps of our camouflage uniforms? Lin-ge, get us some… Forget it, let's go to the clothing factory and have Xiao Fang personally process a jacket for us."

With the start of construction of the Second Factory, many of the original simple workshops were moved over, including the clothing factory that originally worked in tents. The camouflage uniforms they produced were already essential for the front lines, with heavy tasks and a simple environment. After moving to the Second Factory, they finally had a fixed factory building.

"Scraps of camouflage uniforms?" Lin Heping asked curiously.

"That's right, our helmet also needs to be disguised well, so as not to expose the target."

Not only aramid helmets, but in later generations, even ordinary steel helmets were covered with a layer of camouflage cloth, which was more convenient to hide than ordinary green steel helmets.

Anyway, they were all in the Second Factory, so they just walked over. Wang Fang received the task and immediately got busy.

Before dark, the new generation of helmets finally appeared in Lin Heping's hands.

It was short in the front and long in the back, so that it could cover the entire back of the head, providing a larger protection area. The sling fixing points were far apart, so wearing the helmet would be more secure. The outside of the helmet was entirely covered with camouflage cloth, looking full of jungle warfare style. The protruding helmet brim at the forehead was obviously retracted inward, making it easier to aim and shoot, and would not block accessories such as goggles and night vision devices. The helmet also had pre-reserved rails, which could be installed with equipment according to battlefield needs.

Looking at this helmet, Qin Yang finally clapped his hands in satisfaction: "Good, the helmet is finally completed."

Lin Heping looked at it carefully, a little puzzled: "Xiaoyang, what are the side rails for?"

"Reserved for future use. Such as night vision devices, tactical lights, goggles, cameras, etc. can be installed. Originally, I also planned to get some Velcro, which can be convenient to attach some additional signs, strobe lights or night vision battery, etc., but I guess it won't be used now, so it's just reserved."

Lin Heping widened his eyes, indicating that he really didn't understand. Isn't a helmet just for bulletproofing? It can also install so many things?

"Yang-ge, shouldn't the first helmet be tested for bulletproof performance first?" Nie Xiaoqian was also confused.

Qin Yang patted his forehead: "That's right, it's time to test the bulletproof performance. I'm putting the cart before the horse! I can't help it, I'm used to it, I always want to make it the most advanced. Wu Gong? You guys make another one according to my process tomorrow, and then take it for testing. Let's send this first one to the higher-ups for review."