Chapter 76: Choose small-caliber or large-caliber smoothbore cannon
Lin Chenran fell into deep thought, carefully weighing the pros and cons.
He knew that now was not the best time to accept the offer.
Being targeted by the Kberg operatives is no joke.
Even though the 077 Machinery Arsenal successfully signed a contract with the Design Bureau of the Ural Locomotive and Rolling Stock Plant.
But as long as they can find an excuse, such as betraying national interests, they can easily cut off the connection between the two factories.
As a result, the Ural Locomotive and Rolling Stock Plant Design Bureau will not be able to provide the 077 Machinery Arsenal with the technology and production lines for the 760-horsepower four-stroke V-type 12-cylinder V-46 diesel engine.
For 077 Machinery Arsenal, this will undoubtedly bring huge losses.
Therefore, Lin Chenran rejected Mr. Lin's proposal without hesitation.
If you want to obtain relevant technology and production lines from Mao Xiong through Lin Chenran, you must wait until 077 Machinery Military Factory brings all the technology and related production lines of the 760-horsepower four-stroke V-type 12-cylinder V-46 diesel engine back to China.
Before that, Lin Chenran would naturally resolutely reject any proposal that might affect the realization of this goal.
Because only by ensuring that everything is foolproof can we ensure that the 077 Mechanical Arsenal will not suffer any interference or loss.
As the director of 077 Machinery Military Factory, Lin Chenran must first ensure that his factory is not affected. This is his top priority.
After ensuring the interests of 077 Machinery Arsenal, he will consider other matters.
After listening to Lin Chenran's explanation, Mr. Lin showed some regret on his face, but he also expressed understanding.
He was very pleased that Lin Chenran could stick to his principles and put the overall situation first.
This 760-horsepower four-stroke V-type 12-cylinder V-46 diesel engine is not only related to the 077 Machinery Arsenal's Apocalypse tank project.
It is also related to the improvement of the technical level of tank engines in the entire Yan Kingdom.
Lin Chenran couldn't help but feel soft in his heart when he saw the disappointment on Mr. Lin's face.
He knew that this old man had devoted his life to the country, and his love and concern for the motherland were beyond words.
So, he comforted softly: "Grandpa, don't worry, I will go to Mao Xiong again after our 077 Machinery Military Factory successfully introduces the 760-horsepower four-stroke V-type 12-cylinder V-46 diesel engine into the country."
"I will go all out to contribute my small share to the development of the country."
Hearing Lin Chenran's sincere words, Mr. Lin's mood suddenly improved a lot.
His eyes shone with relief, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he smiled happily.
He praised Lin Chenran repeatedly.
Lin Chenran scratched his head and smiled innocently.
Mr. Lin turned to look at Lin Chenran, his eyes became serious and focused: "I heard that your 077 Machinery Arsenal has signed a contract with the Ural Locomotive and Rolling Stock Factory Design Bureau. In this way, the technology of tank engines is no longer Problem."
"Then when do you expect to be able to build the Apocalypse Tank?" His voice was full of urgency, as if he couldn't wait to see the birth of the Apocalypse Tank wearing Xuanwu special steel plates.
Lin Chenran frowned slightly, understanding why Mr. Lin was so anxious.
In the past few years, the border area has been unstable, and small groups of enemies often cross the border to harass, causing a lot of trouble to Yan Country.
As a senior military official, Mr. Lin desperately hopes to have a powerful tank to deter those with evil intentions.
"Grandpa, to be honest, it will take at least a year to complete the manufacturing of the Apocalypse Tank." Lin Chenran replied firmly.
He knew Mr. Lin's expectations, but building an excellent tank was not something that could be accomplished overnight.
There are also Apocalypse tanks that need to go through various tests before they are manufactured.
The most important thing is that Yan Guo does not have a 120mm smoothbore cannon. It still requires the efforts of the 212 Machinery Arsenal.
The Apocalypse tank of the Yanguo military cannot be equipped with Mao Xiong's 125mm smoothbore gun.
Mr. Lin frowned slightly, with a look of disappointment on his face. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Are you having trouble?"
Lin Chenran quickly explained: "Grandpa, although the Apocalypse Tank is only a second-generation main battle tank, it involves many advanced technologies in all aspects, so..."
"Especially the 760-horsepower four-stroke V-12 V-46 diesel engine."
"Although we have signed a contract with the Design Bureau of the Ural Locomotive and Rolling Stock Plant, it will take a certain amount of time to localize it and apply it to the Apocalypse tank. You should know that even if you get all the information about a technology, you want to apply it to the Apocalypse tank. There are still many difficulties to overcome before its successful production.”
"More importantly, the 120mm smoothbore gun project has just been relaunched. Can their 212 Machinery Arsenal produce results so quickly?" Lin Chenran said with a frown.
He knew the difficulty and complexity of the project, which would require extensive R&D and testing efforts to be successful.
As a powerful tank cannon, the 120mm smoothbore gun has a very high technical content and requires advanced manufacturing technology and material science support.
It is not easy to achieve mass production of 120mm smoothbore guns in a short period of time.
Lin Chenran was unsure.
He estimated that it would be difficult to finish it in one year.
Unless Lin Chenran has an efficiency pill similar to the world of "Doraemon" in his hand, which can directly improve the efficiency of each engineer and improve the efficiency of workers.
In this way, you can directly "pull up" the speed.
It only takes one year to prepare all the equipment and facilities of the Apocalypse Tank.
Then assemble the Apocalypse Tank.
"this……"
When Mr. Lin heard this, he frowned and his eyes became serious and heavy.
He knew that this situation was very unfavorable to the 077 Machinery Military Factory, but at the same time he also understood the difficulties faced by other military factories.
It turned out that the real reason that affected the progress was not the 077 Machinery Military Factory itself, but other military factories that were holding back.
This situation made Mr. Lin feel helpless and worried.
The previous 212 Machinery Military Factory has stalled due to financial problems.
If it weren't for the country's need for a second-generation main battle tank, they might still be in a shutdown stage.
Even with the support of national funds and the funds and technology of 077 Machinery Military Factory, the project was restarted, but the research and development speed was still slow.
One of the important factors is that the 212 Machinery Military Factory is trying to develop a 120mm smoothbore gun project. This is a completely new field for Yanguo and lacks relevant technology accumulation.
The research and development process is full of challenges and uncertainties, resulting in slower overall progress.
"Unless the military does not install the domestic 120mm smoothbore cannon on the Apocalypse tank, but chooses a smaller-caliber 115mm smoothbore cannon, or purchases the 125mm smoothbore cannon from Mao Xiong."
Lin Chenran directly chose the two paths of Yanguo's military.
Either domestically produced small caliber or imported large caliber.
But no matter what, it is certain.
There is no way, who makes the military want to get a hundred Apocalypse tanks to hunt the troops as soon as possible.
(End of chapter)