Chapter 171 The new tank gradually becomes clear (4k)
At this time, Gao Zhendong also basically thought clearly about the things in his memory and organized them. There is no way, the memory is too complicated, and it is already similar to hyperamnesia. Now, unlike a computer, there is an index.
Seeing that everyone was a little surprised by his statement, Gao Zhendong said: "No, it means not now. It doesn't mean not at all, it means to retain the possibility of missiles."
But here, everyone did not notice that Gao Zhendong said "up missiles" rather than "up anti-tank missiles."
Knowing that Gao Zhendong must have his own reasons for saying this, everyone is waiting for him to continue speaking.
"At this stage, the combat effectiveness of anti-tank missiles is no better than that of tank guns within its range. Even because the missiles fly slower than artillery shells, their battlefield adaptability is even lower than that of tank guns. For tanks, Now that we already have the cannon, there is no need for missiles."
Others are not clear about the details of missiles, but it is clear that missiles do not fly as fast as artillery shells, especially the new ones. Wing-stabilized discarding sabot armor-piercing projectile.
"Well, that makes sense. Tank guns can run away with one shot, but anti-tank missiles still have to be watched."
"An anti-tank missile may take ten to fly two or three kilometers. For a few dozen seconds, the tank will be unable to do anything else at all, and it will not even be able to retreat."
"Yes, and the missile launch has undoubtedly exposed the target. During this period, the tank will basically be incapable of doing anything else. became a target.”
Anti-tank missiles at this time do not have the ability to "fire and forget", which means that once the missile is launched, the tank has to stare at the target until it hits.
Gao Zhendong added: "The ammunition capacity of anti-tank missiles cannot be compared with artillery shells. Relatively speaking, my view of anti-tank missiles at this stage is still more inclined to serve as infantry and artillery shells. It is not recommended to be used as an anti-tank weapon on other lightly armored vehicles or even unarmored vehicles. "
Gao Zhendong's words undoubtedly provided some basis for the anti-missile faction. , such as the amount of ammunition, are problems they have already discovered.
But at this point, Gao Zhendong changed the subject: "However, missiles are, after all, a very unique advanced weapon. In my opinion, tanks with missiles are not designed to fight against enemies at the main combat distance. Used by enemy tanks.”
This made everyone a little confused. If you don’t fight tanks, what are they used for?
Gao Zhendong said with a smile: "When the missile matures, it can be used to supplement the firepower of the tank outside the main combat distance, such as the distance between 3 kilometers and 5 kilometers. In this way, our tanks will have a way to fire before the enemy. This method is very useful for combat. At the same time, it can also be used as a supplementary method to support infantry in attacking fortresses. "
What Gao Zhendong didn't say is that when the armed helicopters come out, even if the tank's head is quite 12.7. , it is just a small water pipe in front of the heavily armored armed helicopter. At this time, it is time to compete for "the height of a tree". With missiles, at least the tank will not be completely passive.
Someone asked: "Commander Gao, where is such an almighty missile?"
Gao Zhendong smiled and said: "Didn't I tell you, it's not mature yet. That's why I have to keep it. "The possibility of installing missiles in the future."
Mr. Luo pondered for a moment: "Mr. Gao, for the sake of future possibilities, some redundant designs should be made on the tank now, and even some should be made for this purpose. Isn’t the cost of compromising a bit high?”
These words made many people nod their heads. After all, the financial resources are not so good now, so if you can save, save.
Gao Zhendong smiled and shook his head: "There is no need to specialize in any redundant design. What I said about leaving the possibility is more ideological, that is, we must leave this string. When conditions are ripe, Just remember to make up for it.”
As soon as he said this, Mr. Luo felt that it was reasonable and he should solve the problem mentally.
Before he could open his mouth to agree, Gao Zhendong changed the subject: "As for the next generation of tanks, there is no need to leave any interfaces and room for missiles. They already exist."
Luo They were all confused by Gao Zhendong's eighteen turns on the mountain road. Mr. Gao, it's not over, right? Turned around again.
Mr. He smiled and said: "Mr. Gao, don't go around. I'm dizzy. Just say it."
If you don't go around, you won't be impressed enough.
Gao Zhendong thought as he said: "Tank guns, smoothbore guns, are naturally similar to the directional tubes of missiles. Use reduced charge to shoot out the missile, and then the missile engine will ignite again, hahaha. According to Mr. He’s current 105mm gun caliber, missiles of this caliber can do a lot of things.”
In the future, both Lao Maozi’s and our own tanks and infantry fighting vehicles will have this. The thing on the infantry fighting vehicle is the 100mm caliber.
When Mr. Luo and Mr. He heard this, they thought, eh, this is really a good idea, it works.
It has to be Mr. Gao, who is original and yet simple and practical. When it comes to the things he does, when they are advanced, they are really advanced. But when they are down to earth, the principles are so simple that even a child can imagine them, but they can also solve problems.
Mr. Luo couldn't help but applaud: "Wonderful! What a great idea! Without changing anything, the tank has an additional magic weapon to defeat the enemy from a distance and support the infantry! Great."
Mr. He suddenly felt itchy: "Commander Luo, Commander Gao, how about we use anti-tank missiles? When Mr. Gao said this, I felt itchy."
Others also praised it.
“Hey, why can’t I think of it?”
"If you want to get it, well, over there, Chief Master Gao's position is waiting for you."
"No, I'd better keep practicing."
"This method of Chief Master Gao is still good. Really, you say it’s simple, it’s really simple, you can’t think of it, but I didn’t expect it anyway.”
Seeing everyone’s excitement, Gao Zhendong said: “But the current missiles are not good at guiding. The high G endurance, miniaturization and versatility of the system are not enough, and the current reliable and functional anti-tank missiles are wire-controlled, which is an unacceptable shortcoming for launching from the muzzle. "
At least we have to wait until laser guidance matures. Gao Zhendong swallowed back half of his sentence.
Everyone thought about Gao Zhendong's words carefully and felt that it made sense. It is indeed not suitable to engage in artillery-launched missiles now.
Although he knew that it would not be possible for the time being, Mr. Luo still included the "artillery-launched missile" in the future planning of the next generation of tanks, and marked "waiting for opportunities". This is a highlight, even if it cannot be done for the time being. , the highlights should also be retained.
Mr. He had a look of regret on his face, as if something was missing.
This matter has come to an end. As for conventional things such as anti-aircraft machine guns and parallel machine guns, there is nothing to say. It is worth mentioning that after discussions among the people at the Prairie Tractor Factory, they canceled the directional machine gun. The reason is very simple: it affects protection and is of little use.
Especially after planning an infantry fighting vehicle to attack with tanks, this thing is even more useless.
After hard firepower, there is the aspect of sighting. At this time, there is no such fashionable term as "battlefield situational awareness" in the future.
There is no doubt that the independent periscope sight that Gao Zhendong proposed a long time ago will not change. This thing has too many benefits.
As for the laser rangefinder, Gao Zhendong didn’t mention it. At this time, the world’s first laser had not yet been built.
In his opinion, among the various ranging methods that can be achieved now, for tanks, except for laser ranging, none of them are suitable. Laser rangefinding happens to be a sub-project related to the development of second-generation tanks in the future. During the process, there were no problems with the equipment. Although it came out a little late, it kept up with the international pace, so I won’t say much.
It can be seen that if we race on the same starting line, we are no worse than others. Even during the period when scientific research strength was at its lowest, laser technology was one of the things we were relatively good at.
But sighting is more than just this. Needless to say, bi-stabilization will definitely be mastered. As for which one to use, we will wait until Mr. He’s preliminary bi-stable plan comes out.
But there are differences on what to use in night battles.
Whether to use infrared headlights or low-light night vision devices, there was no consensus at the beginning.
The disadvantages of infrared headlights are obvious, the effect is poor, and the goal is obvious. The advantages are also obvious, that is, the technology is simple, basically fully mastered, and there are no technical risks.
In fact, as far as Gao Zhendong knows, later second-generation tanks still used this thing.
As for low-light night vision devices, they are very effective and have shortcomings. But compared with infrared headlights, they are in the sky and on the ground. But there is one shortcoming that there is no solution for. For those with high emotional intelligence, it is technology. If you are immature and have low emotional intelligence, you cannot understand it.
Gao Zhendong has a wired scanning infrared thermal imaging camera, but he can't bring it up now. He can't yet determine the practical progress of this thing. He can't rely on him to extract it repeatedly in the system. That can be Something is really going to go wrong.
In the end, after everyone discussed it, we decided to use low-light night vision devices as the planning target and infrared headlights as backup. There was no other way and conditions were limited.
When we got to the protection area, everything was smooth sailing. There was nothing to say. In General Manager Guan’s words: “It’s easy to handle here. General Manager Gao basically did everything. I just tuned, but The basic things will not change.”
The car body uses 592 armor steel as the base armor, and external composite armor blocks are used as the main armor. Explosive anti-reflectors are not available for the time being. We will consider adding anti-explosive anti-reflectors after it becomes clear that the threat has increased.
The turret is welded with 592 armor steel, and external composite armor blocks are used as the main armor. The explosion resistance is the same as above.
As for the 593 cast armor steel, it is used on the 5DL and not used on the new tanks.
In terms of soft protection, it is equipped with automatic fire extinguishing and explosion suppression systems, thermal smoke generators, and smoke grenade launchers.
And equipped with a collective three-defense system, this is the only area where Gao Zhendong did not help, but this is also a problem that will not be solved for a long time in the future.
It seems that I am quite important? Gao Zhendong thought.
For this plan, Gao Zhendong only made one suggestion: on the top armor of the turret, bolt interfaces for anti-armor blasting should be reserved.
This suggestion is a bit strange to everyone. Generally speaking, it is impossible to hit that place.
Gao Zhendong smiled and said: "Because it is generally impossible to hit, everyone's Tianling Cap is not protected. With the development of technology, there may be enemies who take a fancy to this weakness. It is always good to be prepared for any danger. If you consider it from the beginning, the protective area and protective parts can be maximized, which is much better than temporary installation when there is a threat."
Mr. Guan heard this. He nodded repeatedly: "This problem is really possible. It is impossible for everyone to not see such an obvious weakness. This is different from the rear. When we are assaulting, the rear is relatively difficult to attack, but there may be a solution for top armor."
Mr. Luo smiled and said: "Chief Engineer Gao still takes a long-term view. This is not troublesome anyway. Stay, stay."
Gao Zhendong didn't say much about the car body. His experience in this area It's not enough. Regarding the weight, width, height, and length of the vehicle body, and how much pressure the unit has, only those who actually work on this thing can understand. The final indicators are very different from those of the later second-generation tanks.
The overall layout of the vehicle body is still a 4-person vehicle crew. The Prairie Tractor Factory is more conservative than the later users, who seriously proposed the automatic loader and included it in the plan. Everyone knew what happened next, and it didn’t happen.
There is no doubt that the engine is placed at the rear. No serious armored country puts the engine of the main battle tank in the front. In fact, it is of no use for protection.
Of course, it is not impossible. In some places where novices are pecking each other, this logic is not followed. In fact, the front engine is probably a stop-gap measure that cannot provide protection.
The size, firepower, and protection are all determined, and all that remains is mobility.
The maneuverability indicators are readily available, such as maximum speed, cross-country speed, and maximum stroke. Basically, it only needs to be slightly increased than the previous generation. Prairie Tractor Factory is not too radical.
In terms of transmission, suspension and travel, Prairie Iron and Steel Works has been radical, with three liquids! Planetary gearbox! Come on all!
In fact, it cannot be called radical. After all, the three-liquid thing seems not difficult. The difficulty of hydraulic equipment is not the principle. Similarly, the planetary gearbox is just a bunch of gears.
Gao Zhendong has no objection to this. Anyway, if it really can't be done, it would be quite fast to switch back to the torsion bar suspension and add hydraulic shock absorbers. These two things are readily available and can replace the clutch transmission of the planetary transmission. Box technology is also basically mature.
Besides, with my little butterfly, I might be able to do things that I couldn't do before.
When it comes to the engine, there is a little problem.
The index of the new tank has gone up, and the weight must also go up. As the weight goes up, the engine power has to go up. But with the current technical capabilities, as the engine power goes up, the size and weight of the engine have to go up. In short, if you add too much noodles and add water, you may not be able to cook it even if you add too much water.
Although this is planning and pre-research, and there is time to do research on the new engine, the people on the engine side still feel not very sure.
This is normal. Not to mention now, even for a long time in a few decades, engines will be a chronic disease that plagues basically all walks of life across the country, not just military, but also civilian, not just for land use. Yes, everything flies in the sky and swims in the water.
(End of this chapter)