Chapter 565 The King of Land War (Third update, please subscribe)
In any business activity, Party A is always... dad!
There is no doubt about this.
As for the requests made by Party A - just obey them.
“…In terms of artillery, we chose the United States to develop a new generation of 90mm artillery. This new artillery increases the threat by increasing the chamber pressure. Its chamber pressure soared from the M3A1’s 38,000 psi to 47,000 psi. Although this new generation of 90mm artillery has not yet been finalized as M36, we have reached a basic consensus with the United States..."
In the conference room of Nanyang Defense Company, while introducing various parameters of the new tank, Zhang Shuli would pay attention to Qian Shangqin's expression from time to time. The commander of the armored corps, their father from Party A, saw that his brows were slightly furrowed, and he hurriedly He changed his words.
“Of course, in addition to this, there is also the British QF 20-pound gun to choose from, which is more powerful than the new American 90mm artillery.”
“I haven’t considered it. 88mm gun?"
Qian Shangqin asked directly.
“Can a new tank gun be developed based on King Tiger’s KwK43/L/71 tank gun?”
For Qian Shangqin who once drove the King Tiger, he naturally prefers the KwK43 tank gun.
“Although it may be a little behind, we can also use American technology to further improve its power by increasing the chamber pressure!”
Facing Party A’s father’s suggestion, Zhang Shuli would definitely not refuse, he thought for a moment and said.
“Developing a new type of artillery involves the smelting of special steel and the design of the artillery, which may delay the overall development of tanks.”
In fact, the core reason why they chose to introduce technology is Seek stability, after all, this is their first time developing a tank. So they chose the safest way. In fact, according to the plan, Nanyang's tank was basically based on imported technology - the engine was imported from BMW to Detroit, the gearbox was from Allison, and the tank gun was originally planned to be introduced. .
"Although the time is a little slower, from a technical point of view, this is a good thing. Our development of armor steel, gun steel and artillery design will eventually become our own technology. Isn't this a good thing? ”
As the commander of the Nanyang Armored Forces, Qian Shangqin knew very well that Nanyang’s need for tanks was not that urgent.
“The key is to have our own technology. Although it is our first time to develop a tank, it does not necessarily have to be imported and assembled. Some technologies can still be developed by ourselves, just like the French, don’t they It uses the technology of the German 75 tank gun, so we can imitate it. As for the time... we are not in a hurry."
Qian Shangqin said with a smile.
“Although most of our tanks now are M4, there is still room for improvement in those tanks. In-depth improvements can still be used. In terms of development speed, our requirements are not high, but the performance It must be superior!”
In fact, the reason why the demand for new tanks is not so urgent is simply because of the special geographical environment of Nanyang - Nanyang is an island country, and the enemy countries that can threaten Nanyang are basically allies.
In terms of the number of tanks, the military currently has more than 600 tanks in stock, including No. 3 tanks, Panther tanks, and some M3 light tanks.
The Army has more than 400 tanks in active service, mainly M4 medium tanks and some M5 light tanks. When external threats are not obvious, even the armored forces themselves will not be able to deal with new tanks. The demand is not that strong.
Rather than rushing for speed, Qian Shangqin prefers that they can develop a tank with sufficiently superior performance. Performance is the most important thing.
Party A has a request, and all Party B needs to do is satisfy the other party, Zhang Shuli said quickly.
"Yes, I understand that the company will set up a new design team to design a new tank gun."
After a brief reminder, Qian Shangqin asked again,
"By the way , How far is the design of our new rifle going? "
"It is currently under development,"
Zhang Shuli replied quickly.
"If Chief Qian has time, we can go to Carl Metal. The prototype gun has been completed and is being tested." Carl Metal is a subsidiary of Nanyang Defense, specializing in the production of small light weapons and ammunition. As early as two years ago, Carl Metal Not long ago, the military issued a new contract to design a new assault rifle based on the STG44 to replace the old miscellaneous weapons equipped by the military.
“There is no need to go to Karl Metal, but the development of new rifles must be stepped up. The light weapons in the army are different from tanks. The weapons and equipment are messy, although they are mainly STG44. , but in fact, only front-line field troops use it. Non-combat troops such as logistics use both M1 rifles and M1 carbines. The same is almost true for the navy and air force. These old miscellaneous weapons have affected the combat effectiveness of the troops, so they must Duan needs to be replaced as soon as possible."
Listening to Chief Qian's request, Zhang Shuli said hesitantly.
“I heard that NATO now believes that too many types of small arms and ammunition will cause logistical problems based on wartime experience, so it plans to use a common gun and ammunition combination within NATO, and our new gun is It is developed based on the 7.92x33 bullet. Considering our current cooperation with the West, will the military consider replacing it with NATO caliber? ”
Listening to Zhang Shuli's worries, Qian Shangqin said directly.
“You don’t have to worry about this issue. I don’t know where NATO is now using gun and bullet combinations. Even if we want to discuss it, we will definitely sit together and discuss it. As long as our weapons are good enough, Maybe we can still be in the limelight by using our weapons as NATO's bullet combinations."
When he said these words, Qian Shangqin obviously forgot one fact - Nanyang is not a member of NATO. , but this does not prevent him from thinking about it.
"Besides, we are us, and NATO is NATO. We only have a cooperative relationship with the Americans. We don’t necessarily use what the Americans use. Those Americans are unreliable. In Bastogne back then Just cheated us, and fought with them You have to be careful when eating rice in a pot!”
Qian Shangqin’s words express the attitude of the Nanyang military towards the United States. In fact, this is also the attitude of the entire Nanyang towards the United States - it has never been the case. They follow the same trend, and even the precautionary mentality is far greater than cooperation!
It's not just that I've been tricked, but more importantly... I have a natural defense against them deep in my heart. It is that in many cases, Americans are far more cautious than other countries.
This view is largely influenced by Your Excellency. After all, Your Excellency has told them this time that in many cases they have to be more careful with their allies than with their enemies, because you never Know when your allies will give you a blow, or what tricks your allies will do behind your back.
There is no way. During the Cold War era, the so-called superpowers did nothing unreasonable to their allies. If they were not guarded against, they might not even know how the country was destroyed.
“That’s true.”
Zhang Shuli said with a smile.
"Foreign..."
He originally wanted to say foreign devils, but he remembered that there are many "foreign devils" in Nanyang, and those foreign devils have made great contributions to Nanyang. This is There were also several German engineers in the conference room, so he quickly changed his words.
“You can trust a Yankee, and a sow can climb a tree!”
This evaluation is very pertinent and will not be subject to any objection. After all, for Nanyang, it is just a partner with the Americans, and it is still the kind to be wary of.
In this way, after staying in the company for a few hours, Qian Shangqin left the company. On the way back to the headquarters, he looked out of the car and looked at the pedestrians on both sides of the street. His face There was a smile on his face.
Everything here is what he and his colleagues have worked hard for.
I accidentally saw a poster for the "College Games" on the roadside. His mind went back to the past, when he had participated in college sports and ran in the central stadium. But that was before the war broke out, and then everything changed.
Looking at the young man running hard on the poster. The corners of Qian Shangqin's mouth rose and he couldn't help but say.
“It’s great to be young!”
After sighing, Qian Shangqin’s eyes stared at the poster in the distance, and his heart returned to the past again. In the past, when I was young.
Finally, Wei Ran let out a long sigh.
"Hey..."
Then, Qian Shangqin just sat in the car with his eyes closed, his expression slightly missing...
( End of chapter)