Chapter 21: All main weapons other than the 120mm smoothbore cannon will be eliminated
As the mechanical arsenal representative expressed his doubts unabashedly, the scene suddenly became noisy.
All the military leaders of Yan Kingdom were whispering to each other and discussing in low voices.
They are full of confusion and worry because they have been looking forward to the second-generation main battle tank being equipped with a more powerful 120mm smoothbore gun.
However, reality dealt them a heavy blow.
The performance of the 212 Machinery Ordnance Factory on this key project is extremely disappointing. The proposed 120mm smoothbore gun project is still on paper with no progress at all.
This situation makes military bosses feel very helpless and anxious.
They know that time waits for no one. If this problem cannot be solved as soon as possible, it will seriously affect the country's military strength and strategic layout.
But it’s no wonder that 212 Machinery Arsenal.
Without financial support from the military, it would be almost impossible to ensure that the project proceeds normally.
Especially in the early days of reform and opening up, everything had to make way for the economy.
The Yanguo military's military expenditures have been cut again and again.
All major third-tier military factories are in trouble.
The same is true for 212 Machinery Arsenal!
Even workers’ wages and welfare benefits are difficult to guarantee.
Where is the extra money to invest in the research of the new 120mm smoothbore gun project.
Being able to develop a 115mm smoothbore cannon can be said to be very awesome.
At present, the 120mm smoothbore gun project is still in the planning stage, but as long as sufficient funds are invested in it, success will be just around the corner.
Not only that, the research work on the second-generation main battle tank is not accomplished overnight.
Even if the progress is the smoothest, it may take several years to complete the verification process.
It should be particularly emphasized that the second-generation main battle tank design and development plan proposed by 625 Machinery Military Factory is a brand-new concept, and many aspects need to be re-evaluated.
Su Yiming, who was standing on the stage, naturally knew all this.
He responded calmly: "Although it is not possible for the 120mm smoothbore gun to come out in the short term."
"The second-generation main battle tank also takes a lot of time from verification, testing to official rollout."
"I believe in the strength of the 212 Machinery Arsenal. As long as they give the other party enough funds, they will definitely be able to design and develop a 120mm smoothbore gun."
Su Yiming said very confidently.
Just when the representative of the mechanical arsenal was about to refute Su Yiming, Lin Chenran, who was sitting in the last row, suddenly raised his hand, as if he had something to say.
Seeing this scene, Mr. Wei raised the corners of his mouth slightly and nodded, indicating that he agreed to let him speak.
After receiving permission, Lin Chenran stood up and bowed deeply to everyone present.
Then he said in a clear and firm voice: "Maybe you are not familiar with me yet, so first allow me to introduce myself."
"I am the representative of 077 Machinery Military Factory. My name is Lin Chenran."
When Lin Chenran finished introducing himself, the whole scene instantly became lively, and everyone began to whisper among each other.
"It turns out that he is Lin Chenran, the director of the 077 Machinery Military Factory!" Someone said in surprise.
"You are so young and promising!" another person praised.
"I heard that the idea of converting the Type 59 tank into a civilian engineering vehicle came from him." Upon hearing this, Mr. Wei immediately waved his hand to signal everyone to quiet down.
No, the voices of the mechanical arsenal representatives at the scene gradually weakened.
Lin Chenran continued: "If our second-generation main battle tank uses a 110mm smoothbore cannon or a 115mm smoothbore cannon, then it would be a fool's errand for us to reach the international first-tier level in the field of tanks."
His tone was firm and serious, and everyone couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"Everyone should be aware that military powers such as Mao Xiong and Yingjiang have already applied 125mm smoothbore guns to their main battle tanks and have used them for many years."
"Even some second-rate countries have adopted 120mm smoothbore cannons. Do we still have to stay at the stage of 110mm or 115mm smoothbore cannons?
"This is undoubtedly a sign of falling behind. "
Lin Chenran's words sounded in everyone's ears like an alarm bell.
At this time, Zhu Lao also stood up and agreed with Lin Chenran's words: "Yes, although our country's 120mm smoothbore cannon has not yet been successfully developed, with our country's scientific research strength, we will definitely be able to make a breakthrough in a few years."
He glanced firmly at everyone present and continued: "We can't just focus on immediate interests, but also focus on future development. Only with advanced weapons and equipment can we ensure national security and military combat effectiveness."
Zhu Lao then revealed a piece of information: "The second-generation main battle tank of our 617 Machinery Arsenal will also be equipped with a 120mm smoothbore gun as the main weapon."
Although there is a tense competitive relationship between the 617 Machinery Ordnance Factory and the 625 Machinery Ordnance Factory.
But "right is right and wrong is wrong."
The interests of the country cannot be damaged just because the 617 Machinery Military Factory and the 625 Machinery Military Factory are in a competitive relationship.
Mr. Zhu is known as the "soul figure" in the Yanguo tank industry. With his outstanding wisdom and profound attainments, he has become a legendary man who supports half of the Yanguo tank history.
Every decision he makes affects the development direction of Yanguo tanks.
At this time, when he expressed his support for Yanguo's second-generation tank to use a 120mm smoothbore gun as the main weapon, this decision undoubtedly became the final conclusion.
No, the faces of the other representatives who had not yet introduced the design and development plans of the second-generation tank from their own mechanical arsenal suddenly became very embarrassed.
These representatives were secretly complaining, and they were confidently preparing to show everyone their plans.
But at this moment, they discovered that the second-generation tank design and development plan they brought had no advantages at all!
They had always believed that their plan was much better than the previous two plans.
Although they are both 110mm or 115mm smoothbore guns, they are better in terms of speed and defensive armor.
However, reality dealt them a heavy blow - the design and development plan for a second-generation tank that was not equipped with a 120mm smoothbore gun was directly rejected by the Yanguo military.
At this time, the conference room fell into a dead silence, and only the second-generation tank design and development plans of three mechanical arsenals survived.
These three lucky ones are: 625 Mechanical Military Factory, which was just introduced on stage, 617 Mechanical Military Factory, which Mr. Zhu belongs to, and 077 Mechanical Military Factory, where Lin Chenran, who just supported Su Yiming, works.
Faced with this situation, everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Some people showed surprised expressions, as if they couldn't believe what was happening in front of them;
Some people frowned and fell into deep thought;
Some people opened their lips slightly and wanted to say something. What, but finally chose silence.
The entire conference room was filled with a tense and depressing atmosphere, as if a storm was coming. "
"this"
"That"
Various exclamations and doubts intertwined, making the already chaotic scene more complicated.
077 Machinery Arsenal is so avant-garde?
Put the main weapon of the second-generation tank on the "120mm smoothbore gun".
(End of chapter)