Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Qin Yang was confident. It wasn't like going to war; it was just flying around a few circles. As long as the aircraft's aerodynamic layout and operating system were fine, and the engine was powerful enough, that would be sufficient. Currently, there were no issues in these aspects.

When the J-8 encounters technical problems and can't fly, our J-11 will fly instead. The higher-ups will be even more aware of the unreliability of the Northern Institute.

"It's been many years since we had a military parade. This time, the parade must showcase the development of our country's military industry. Your 960 factory will shine brightly this time. Five confirmed formations will use products from your 960 factory."

"Really? What are they?" Qin Yang was also very curious.

"For example, the Type 85 tanks in our parade use the 125mm gun barrel produced by your factory."

"Isn't that an export tank?"

"That's right, it's an export tank, but its performance is good. The army urgently needs modern tanks, so they purchased a batch. It's a classic example of export to domestic sales. As for the previous Type 80 tanks, they will also participate in the parade. Your 960 factory will be represented in two projects just within the tank units, not to mention other self-propelled artillery and other equipment."

Qin Yang nodded.

The Type 80 tank used a 122 chassis with a cast turret. Although it looked mismatched, its performance was still good, and the army was satisfied. Later, at Qin Yang's suggestion, a welded turret was added, designated as the Type 85 tank, specifically for export. Old Ba was very satisfied and had already purchased more than two hundred vehicles, with the overall purchase quantity even reaching thousands.

The domestic army was also anxious, so they simply purchased a batch of the same model to use for the time being, after all, their own tanks…

Thinking of this, Qin Yang's expression suddenly changed: "Old Lin, I can't drink with you anymore."

"Why? We've only had a little bit."

"For the past few months, I've been busy with your air force. I almost forgot that I'm also the assistant chief designer of the domestic third-generation tank! Chief Zhu and the others must be scolding me," Qin Yang said. "If the third-generation tank can lead the parade this time, that will be a shining moment for our military industry!"

The Type 85 tank has already verified technologies such as the gun and automatic loader, and the fire control system can also be used for now. The key is the engine!

Because China only has mature 730-horsepower engines, the Type 85 tank has always been underpowered. Later, Old Ba requested an upgrade to 800 horsepower, but that was already the limit.

During the design phase, the domestic third-generation tank was planned to use a 1200-horsepower engine. Only this level of engine can give the tank first-class mobility and allow the tank to have sufficient weight to increase its protection.

Qin Yang only proposed various technical solutions and then became a hands-off manager. With the parade coming up next year, what would be the point of Qin Yang's rebirth if the domestic third-generation tank couldn't be produced?

After all, Qin Yang's main focus is ground weapons!

Old Lin wanted to say something, but he heard a whooshing sound. When he looked again, he could only see Qin Yang's back.

Past events were vivid in his mind as Qin Yang walked towards Warehouse No. 3 in his memories.

Various discussions came from the warehouse.

"Seriously, it's failing at a critical moment. We're supposed to give a dynamic demonstration to the higher-ups tomorrow, but today we found a sudden oil leak!"

"Yeah, we have to find the leak and fix it overnight!"

"It's weird, it only leaks when the vehicle is moving, but when it's moving, we can't observe it!"

"Stop, who's there!" Amidst the discussion, the guard at the door shouted loudly.

Qin Yang originally planned to go straight in, but he didn't expect to be stopped by the guard at the warehouse door. This guard must have been newly transferred and didn't recognize Qin Yang.

"I'm a tank developer."

"Developer? I've been stationed here for three months, and I've never seen you before?"

Qin Yang was a little embarrassed for a moment. Had it been several months since he'd been here? Even the guard didn't recognize him anymore. What a shame.

"Let him in, he's my assistant." At this moment, Chief Zhu's voice came from inside.

Qin Yang looked up and saw Chief Zhu's figure.

He hadn't seen him for a while. Chief Zhu had much less white hair. It seemed that the hard work of the past few days had caused him to lose a lot of hair. The wrinkles on his face were also deeper, but his eyes were still full of warmth.

"Chief Zhu, I'm sorry, I've been busy with the air force these past few months and haven't been over here." Qin Yang had always been one to argue with everything, but this time he felt guilty.

"We've all heard that you developed an advanced fighter for the air force and even developed missiles. The money was all from foreigners. Amazing," Chief Zhu said. "We figured that once you finished with the air force, you would definitely come back. After all, this is where your roots are."

Qin Yang nodded: "That's right, I was just guest-starring in helping the air force. By the way, is this tank the prototype of our third-generation tank?"

"Yes, this is the dynamic demonstration prototype of our third-generation tank. It was just sent over from the factory yesterday and we plan to show it to the leaders tomorrow," Chief Zhu said. "However, after parking it here, we found an oil leak in the engine, but we can't find the leak."

Qin Yang looked at the prototype.

The turret on top was similar to the Type 85 tank, after all, the Type 85 tank was originally used to test the turret for the third-generation tank. Even the fire control system was still using the inferior down-looking type. Until an advanced up-looking fire control system could be made, they had to make do with it.

The gun barrel had been increased to 50 calibers, which was also Qin Yang's original arrangement: the firepower for domestic use would always be greater than that for export, with changes to both the shells and the gun barrel.

The chassis below was mounted with six pairs of road wheels, but the appearance was obviously larger than the Type 85 tank, especially the engine compartment at the rear. Although it wasn't as high as Western ones, the protective skirt from front to back was still constantly increasing in height.

At this time, the engine compartment cover was open, and a group of technicians were studying it.

"I have an idea."

"Chief Qin, tell us quickly!" Everyone became excited.

"Since the problem only reappears when it's moving, then tie me to it, then start the tank, and I'll use a flashlight to find the leak while it's moving."