Chapter 1664 The new generation of tanks (first update, please subscribe)
What will a war bring?
Of course it is a lot of experience, and how do you absorb these experiences?
It does not mean that keeping veterans is learned by learning from experience.
This is a systematic and complex job.
There are specialized institutions that implement them from multiple angles, and the Defense Command Soldier Research Center is one of them. At the first time of the war, it joined forces with the Army Ordnance Equipment Preparation Command and the Research, Development and Engineering Command to form a joint project. Investigation team.
The team members summarized the investigation of Army soldiers participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The survey content revolved around the various weapons and equipment used by Army soldiers. The purpose of the investigation was to give some inspiration from the feedback from these soldiers. or directly suggest, thereby improving the Army's existing weapons and equipment or as design reference for future equipment.
The officers and soldiers who participated in military operations visited, from brigade commanders to rifles, from artillery to armored soldiers, from ground forces to air force.
This is a very large coverage and extremely time-consuming job. After all, this involves thousands of officers and soldiers and thousands of reports.
In the end, all reports will be sent to the Soldier Research Center in Taiping, where they will be collected.
"Everyone is extremely dissatisfied with the performance of the Type 46 pistol." Captain Fredrich, a researcher at the center, said: "On the one hand, it has too few magazine bullets, On the other hand, the soldiers felt that its stopping effect was insufficient. They hoped to improve the shooting accuracy under low visibility conditions..."
Sweeping with cigarettes squeaking, realizing that the cigarette had burned out Major Liang Guanjie pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray. "This is no problem. The military is testing a new type of pistol. As for the stopping effect of the bullet, can we develop a new type of bullet? What about the rifle?" he asked.
Opposite the conference table, Sergeant Qiao Changlie raised his head from the page of the document in his hand that he was looking at.
"Everyone is very satisfied with the AR15 weapon, especially with its accuracy, as a brigade commander said: "It was the AR15 that defeated the AK47 and RPG that threatened us. "
All riflesmen basically agree that this is a very excellent weapon, with small recoil, high accuracy, and long shooting range. However, almost everyone mentioned that they hoped to get a scope or something. device.”
He said as he flipped through the report.
"Many people think it is extremely necessary to equip the scope on the battlefield."
Major Liang Guanjie nodded.
"Record and conduct further research."
"About the gun-mounted grenade launcher, this weapon is very recognized, and many soldiers feel that it is the best combat weapon." "MG1 machine gun, soldiers are confident in this weapon, most of the opinions affirmed it, and most of the negative opinions are about the load of auxiliary gunmen. Soldiers recommend lighter materials Make a tripod. "
The MG1 machine gun is a imitation FNMAG universal machine gun, which is a very outstanding weapon.
"About 23% of the soldiers reacted that it was too heavy," the sergeant who reported smiled reluctantly and said: "This is a general-purpose machine gun, so it's probably not easy to lose weight, right?"
But no one answered. Liang Guanjie lit another cigarette, took a sip before continuing.
"Since the requirement is put forward, corresponding research must be carried out, which is the significance of establishing a Soldier Research Center."
Next, they kept discussing the report there. Finally, they would gather a report based on the situation reported by the soldiers, and then solve some problems in a targeted manner.
Of course, they will first study some weapons and equipment issues, and then submit targeted reports, such as requiring companies to improve certain equipment.
The extremely serious attitude can be seen from their faces. All of them know that the importance of this job is related to the life and death of the soldiers.
In fact, the investigation report is not just weapons and equipment, but also various other equipment, from bulletproof inserts, to carriages, to helmets, military boots, etc. Many of these reports are soldiers Their emotions were vented, such as they directly called military boots "the worst garbage ever."
They also need to write this in the report, but as for whether they can create military boots that meet the requirements of the soldiers, only God knows.
As usual, these reports will eventually affect the procurement and development of many weapons and equipment and personal equipment.
However, compared to these equipment, what is the fastest feedback?
It's still heavy weapons and equipment!
After all, compared with ordinary equipment, the military is more sensitive to the application and damage of heavy equipment on the battlefield.
In the office of Nanyang Defense Equipment Company, Huang Zhiyuan, as a tank engineer, looked at the photo in his hand and asked.
"Is this destroyed by an anti-tank missile, right?" Zhang Hu nodded. Although he did not go directly to the battlefield this time, as the first ace commander in SEA, he has now been promoted to colonel. He has his own opinion on the research of equipment.
After the Suez Canal crisis ended, he, who was on the front line, used his "Ace" identity. Tank-like manufacturers provide a lot of valuable advice, such as increasing the shooting angle of tank guns, which is the experience he gained in the battlefield.
Not only that, he also asked to develop a new turret, because in actual combat, he found that the turret of the VT1 tank exposed many problems. In addition to the narrow internal space, its protection ability also has certain shortcomings.
After all his suggestions were adopted by the Company 11 and used to further improve the VT1 tank, which also made this tank called the most powerful tank in the Western world.
Now Zhang Hu is here for the same reason - for a better tank. "Yes, we encountered anti-tank missiles made by the Russians there. Although it did not change the overall situation, the threat was realistic. Our tank armor could not withstand the attack of anti-tank missiles."
< Looking at the destroyed tank in the photo, Huang Zhiyuan frowned and said: "At present, there is no tank in the world that can withstand the armor of any kind in the world. Anti-tank missile attack..."
This is the biggest challenge facing tank applications in modern warfare. Just like after the Cobra armed helicopter was released, the eight anti-tank missiles he carried were extremely threatening to tanks.
After all, he can easily destroy tanks using anti-tank missiles from a few kilometers away from the tank battle group.
The seemingly invincible tanks are almost unbearable in the face of anti-tank missiles. One hit. Because of this, Huang Zhiyuan, as a tank engineer, even had an idea that tanks may have really reached the threshold of being eliminated.
But will the tank really be eliminated?
Put down the photo in his hand, Huang Zhiyuan continued.
"Just like the popular armor-useless theory in Europe nowadays, steel armor is vulnerable in the face of armor-piercing bombs, so the armor of German and French tanks can only be 40 mm in diameter to protect the armor of German and French tanks. The following weapons."
The theory of armor uselessness is a popular theory at present. Another idea that was born due to the power of energy-concentrated warhead ammunition was the "the theory of armor uselessness", which was popular in Western Europe, especially West Germany and France. This idea is that no matter how armor is designed, it is impossible to provide the tank with sufficient protection against the energy-concentrating warhead, so it almost abandons armor protection and turns to strengthen firepower and mobility.
As an armored soldier officer, Zhang Hu is no stranger to this argument. he asked. "Mr. Huang, do you think this theory is correct?" Huang Zhiyuan replied in response to his inquiry.
"As for current armor technology, this argument may be correct, but... we can develop a new type of armor that may make up for the current shortcomings of steel armor."
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"New armor?" Zhang Hu looked at Huang Zhiyuan with some confusion and asked.
"Are you referring to using other materials?"
"Yes, it is other materials, such as alumina ceramics!"
Any soldier who has a little knowledge of technology has a certain understanding of alumina ceramics, after all, it is their clothing on the battlefield.
"Alumina ceramics is the kind of material that makes bulletproof inserts?"
"Yes, we all know why the military uses alumina ceramics to make bulletproof inserts, because it is more than steel Harder and lighter." Huang Zhiyuan explained: "Because of weight, under the same weight conditions, we can use more alumina ceramic armor, since it can If you can withstand rifle bullets, you can also withstand armor-piercing bullets, and we can also use some other materials in the armor. Increase his resistance to the energy-concentrating warhead."
Then Huang Zhiyuan explained his idea there.
"The energy-concentrating warhead penetrates the armor by metal jets, but this metal jet is easily affected. Even air can greatly weaken its power.
If we use metal and Armor is made of a variety of non-metallic materials. Because the materials are different, it will cause great interference to the metal jet. In this case, its defense ability against the energy-concentrating warhead will naturally be improved. "
As an armored soldier officer, he is not ignorant of technology. He said while thinking about Huang Zhiyuan's idea.
"Using composite armor to enhance the defense capabilities of the armor while interfering with metal jets... it seems very feasible in theory."
Then he said:
"In addition to " In addition to alumina ceramics, the company seems to have also developed some new bulletproof materials. Perhaps we can learn from this research. "
The reason he came here is to cooperate with the company, and it is targeted. For the vT1 tanks, targeted improvements have been made to the problems exposed in this military operation.
The new expert theoretical concept mentioned by Huang Zhiyuan can not only solve the problems exposed in the actual combat of the vT1 tank, but also point out the development direction of tank armor.
Although they do not know whether the development direction of this composite armor is the future, who can know if it has not been tried?
"Mr. Huang, we are not just studying new composite armor. Although the VT1 tank has been improved several times, his foundation is definitely behind, so the military is currently considering the development of the VT1 tank. A new generation of tanks, the new generation of tanks is not just an improvement in armor. Compared with the VT1 tank, it should be a more powerful and more modern weapon. "
Develop a new type of tank!
In fact, since the advent of the VT1 tank, the company has been studying a new generation of tanks. The main purpose is to conduct some technical reserve research, and Huang Zhiyuan is also deeply involved in it and presided over the development of many projects.
"So the military has determined to establish a project."
Faced with Huang Gong's inquiry, Zhang Hu replied with a smile:
"Every military operation will always bring some benefits. Although this military operation was smooth overall, it exposed many problems. Therefore, the military must solve these problems in a targeted manner. Since the tank has exposed problems, it is natural to Improvement."
Thought for a moment, Zhang Hu shook his head and said:
"If improvements cannot solve the problem, then we can only redesign new weapons! Without advanced weapons, how can we win the war?"
In recent years, SEA's defense forces have been on the same road. When it comes to black, this path depends on technology - almost all soldiers believe that only advanced military technology is the fundamental prerequisite for winning the war.
So, they have never given up on the pursuit of leading military technology...
(The end of this chapter)