Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Watching the angry figure leave, Qin Yang was a bit curious.

"Elder Zhu, the third-generation tank project is a key project for the army. So many meetings were held initially to determine the various specifications, and there was even a bidding process. The plan has already been finalized. When did it become the turn of a university researcher to make demands?"

"The third-generation tank is related to the development of our military for the next few decades. The design cannot have any flaws. At the beginning of this year, the military academy launched a research project to predict the international situation ten or twenty years into the future, the balance of power between countries, and the weapons and equipment of various countries, etc. Old Wang was transferred back to the capital at the beginning of the year to participate in the ground warfare simulation task. He concluded that armed helicopters are tank killers and began lobbying various leaders of the army." Elder Zhu introduced, "After that, he came here, trying every possible means to get our project overturned and restarted. It's not convenient for me to fall out with him, so I've been enduring it every day, just waiting for you to come back."

"When Wang Hai went in before, how was he okay?"

Qin Yang actually guessed this?

"He has been away from home and stubbornly insisted that he knew nothing about the huge amount of property found in his home. The higher-ups transferred him back to be a researcher, which was also a disguised way of dealing with him." Elder Zhu sighed, "Besides, you are now married to Old Nie's granddaughter, so he shouldn't be able to cause much trouble. He just wants to make things difficult for us."

"It's okay to make trouble for me, but absolutely not to hinder our third-generation tank!"

"Yes, but he still has a lot of influence in the army. If he convinces others to agree to this plan, then we..."

Qin Yang smiled: "He doesn't have that ability. I will stay in our Institute 201 for the next few days, waiting for him!"

Qin Yang didn't wait long. On the third day, a large group of leaders came to Institute 201.

The atmosphere in the meeting room immediately became tense, with a sense of anxiety in the air.

Qin Yang swaggered in and glanced at the people on the rostrum.

"Yo, Elder Huang, what wind has brought you here?"

"General Qin, of course, it's for the matter of our third-generation tank." Elder Huang said, "This project is of great importance, so we must be cautious. While we are still in the prototype vehicle development stage, it's good to make improvements if there are new needs. If we wait until it's finalized and then make changes, it will be too late."

"Improvements?" Qin Yang asked curiously, "The three major elements of a tank are firepower, mobility, and protection. Where do you think needs improvement? The tank gun was developed by our Factory 960. There shouldn't be any problems with firepower, right?"

"General Qin, of course, there is no problem with the 125mm tank gun produced by your factory, but we are very dissatisfied with the anti-aircraft machine guns used on the tank. In future wars, anti-aircraft machine guns will not be able to meet the needs of countering armed helicopters at all. We have to install anti-aircraft missiles."

It seems that Elder Huang has also been persuaded.

"Install anti-aircraft missiles?" Qin Yang looked at Elder Huang: "I want to know, how are anti-aircraft missiles guided? Do we have to install radar on our tanks?"

"Yes, if there is no radar, how can we detect armed helicopters?"

"If we install radar, I'm afraid there won't be enough space, right?"

The technical personnel of Institute 201 began to discuss.

"No radar is needed. We only need to install the simplest man-portable air defense missiles." Wang Chongming said, "The United States has Stinger, the Soviet Union has Igla, and we also have the Feinu anti-aircraft missile."

This guy isn't completely stupid. He still knows that to install anti-aircraft missiles on a tank, only man-portable anti-aircraft missiles can be installed. There are similar products in China, which are the Feinu anti-aircraft missiles that imitate Stinger, which have also been exported under the name of Hongying.

"That's right. If we use our Feinu anti-aircraft missiles, it shouldn't take up too much space."

"Deploy two on each side of the turret, which shouldn't have too much impact on the tank."

Everyone discussed again.

Wang Chongming's face was proud, and he looked at Qin Yang with provocative eyes: "General Qin, what do you think?"

"This plan sounds quite interesting." Qin Yang said, "I just don't know who will control these missiles?"

"Of course, it's the people inside the turret."

"The people inside the turret? Old Wang, have you ever been in a tank?"

Everyone immediately reacted.

Not to mention the surrounding airspace, even the ground around them cannot be seen clearly. When the tank is speeding along, it often accidentally drives into a ditch.

Why?

Isn't it because the tanker can only see a very narrow field of vision in front of him!

With that little field of vision, you still want to operate anti-aircraft missiles to hit armed helicopters? It's simply impossible! Even if the commander has a panoramic sight, it's impossible to keep staring at the sky, after all, the tank is used for ground combat.

"If you want the tanker to be able to observe the air situation around him and aim at the enemy's armed helicopters at any time when needed, there is only one way." Qin Yang said, "Find a dedicated tanker who always squats on the tank, looking up at the sky, just like having a nosebleed."

Everyone laughed. A technician couldn't help but say, "This is like taking off your pants to fart, it's better to have an infantryman carrying an anti-aircraft missile outside who is more flexible."

Wang Chongming's face turned black. He had originally planned the design plan long ago, just waiting to overwhelm Qin Yang at this time. He didn't expect that his design plan was working behind closed doors and was not practical at all!

Qin Yang glanced at Wang Chongming again: "Old Wang, you are a researcher at the National Defense Academy, you have a lot of knowledge in your belly. Tell everyone, how far is the range of anti-tank missiles carried by modern armed helicopters?"

Test me?

Of course, Wang Chongming would not be stumped: "The Tao anti-tank missile is mainly used in Europe now, with a maximum range of three kilometers, what's wrong?"

"What about Tao 2?"

"What is Tao 2?"

"Of course, it's the modified version of the Tao missile. The data you mentioned is from the early 1960s model, which is already outdated. The West has already developed Tao 2 a few years ago. The range of this missile has been increased to five kilometers. After being installed on a helicopter, due to the speed and altitude of the carrier aircraft, the range can be increased to six kilometers." Qin Yang said, "What is the maximum range of our Feinu anti-aircraft missile?"

"The maximum range is five kilometers, but in fact, it is best to use it within three kilometers." An officer present said, "In this way, the enemy's armed helicopters can fire at any time outside our range. Installing this Feinu missile is useless at all!"

"That's right, taking off your pants to fart, you can't even reach the opponent to fumigate him! This plan is not practical at all!"

The truth is always argued out. Now no leader insists on installing anti-aircraft missiles on the tank.