These are the fronts of all Northern Mercedes-Benz cars. Behind the fronts of the cars is a flatbed trailer. The trailer is equipped with blue and white equipment. It cannot be seen clearly from a distance. It can only be seen after entering and exiting.
There is a small turret attached to it. It has an angular appearance and is welded. At the front of the turret is a 105mm tank gun. This is already a domestic standard tank gun. Below the gun is a huge ship shape. The body of the car, especially the front part, is like a boat.
Like the 98 tank just now, Qin Tao could recognize its model at a glance: "Is this our 63A amphibious tank?"
This model will not be biased. After all, there are only two domestic amphibious tanks.
That year, when the People's Republic of China was just founded, the East China Military Region established the first amphibious vehicle regiment. The equipment used was the American-made "Buffalo" LVT-2 tracked landing vehicle captured from the Kuomintang army. These equipment made great contributions to the motherland. Contribution, but soon fell into the awkward position of falling behind.
After that, the Soviet Union assisted in the construction of a medium tank project. The emergence of the 59 tank gave the army advanced tanks that were in sync with the world. However, the armored force cannot have only one tank. It must also have other supporting equipment, including light tanks. , amphibious tanks, amphibious armored transport vehicles, etc.
Especially the motherland has the most important national defense mission, so the need for amphibious tanks is very urgent. In 1958, the country decided to develop amphibious tanks for forced crossing of rivers, landing in coastal areas and anti-landing operations, destroying Defend facilities at enemy beachheads, eliminate enemy effective forces, coordinate infantry operations, and implement fire support; at the same time, it can perform combat and reconnaissance missions in water network areas.
The researchers who initially developed this tank were all young first-generation armored vehicle designers of New China, including the 60 Research Institute and the 615 Factory, as well as fresh graduates from the Armored Engineering Department of the Kazakhstan Military Industry. They relied on their newborn calves to not be afraid of tigers. Spirit, using the Soviet ΠΤ-76 amphibious tank as a prototype, developed the first-generation domestic amphibious tank, and it is still better than the previous one.
For example, for the artillery, they used a more powerful 85mm tank gun. For the cooling of the engine, they used a unique water channel sandwich cooling device, which directly uses river water for cooling, which improves the reliability of the engine.
After it was developed, this tank was handed over to Factory 256 for production and continued to be produced until the early 1990s. Although it was developed for the navy, its various combat capabilities on land were also better than the Type 62 light tank.
But after all, this is a tank that was finalized in the 1960s and has long been outdated. Therefore, after entering the 1990s, relevant domestic institutions are also developing an upgraded version of this tank, which is the 63A tank in front of us.
Its biggest change is of course the turret, which was changed from casting to welding, and a more advanced 105mm tank gun was used. This L7 tank gun from Europe has had its second spring in the East, and has been modified to an incredible extent. Facing potential enemies, it can blast them into pieces with one shot.
As for its car body, it mainly adds a flotation control box at the front and rear to increase the stability when floating. This is used to offset the increase in weight.
For a tank that pursues water navigation capabilities, the protection level is not very high. This well-equipped thin-skinned tank is mainly used to open up beachhead positions under the cover of air power on the battlefield. As long as it can stand its ground That's it, a steady stream of main forces will arrive later. When the 99 tanks come up, they will be invincible.
In all the previous landing operations, the first batch of troops who stepped onto the beach suffered a lot of sacrifices, but for the sake of the motherland, they had no regrets!
Seeing these tanks coming, Qin Tao was also filled with excitement, and Leader Li's complaints came again: "Old Zhu, did you see it? You have reasons, and they will also have reasons. Every army has its own reasons. reason!"
"Leader Li, we came uninvited. Our Marine Corps usually trains amphibious capabilities. We have never done embroidery on land. We really can't train anything in our own base. We put the most Excellent tank crews have been brought here and are ready to undergo rigorous training!" said the officer leading the team.
After the 63A was manufactured, it was first equipped in the Marine Corps Brigade, and then successively equipped in the Army's two amphibious mechanized infantry divisions. Each division included a 63A amphibious tank regiment, about 100 vehicles.
The current batch of navy blue and white ones must be from the Marine Corps.
"You are all causing trouble for me!" Leader Li was very unhappy, but he couldn't say anything now. If the 98 tanks were left, why should they drive away the 63A? If they were all driven away, Zhu Lao would definitely be dissatisfied, and he also respected Zhu Lao.
“Since you’re here, let’s stay. At worst, our Mingzhou Group will work overtime for a few more days and build the accommodation and other rooms they need.” Qin Tao said.
Leader Li looked at Qin Tao in surprise. He didn't know why Qin Tao was so supportive, but he still couldn't speak easily: "Mr. Qin, what if other vehicles hear the news and come over in a swarm?"
"We will send an excavator to block the door. If a convoy transporting supplies comes in, we will let them come. If other vehicles come, we will say that we will dig and build roads and not let them come. At least we can remove the wheels. All vehicles are blocked.”
Qin Tao came up with such a bad idea. Leader Li thought about it for a moment and realized that it would really work, so he nodded: "Okay, I'll leave it to you."
“Mr. Qin, thank you.” The Marine Corps officer came up and expressed his gratitude to Qin Tao.
"Brother Zhang, you are here. Even if I don't have a chance, I still have to create opportunities for you." Qin Tao said: "Back then, you were the first batch of escorts in our Mingzhou Group. We have to thank you for your escort. "
The person who came was none other than the security guards sent by the navy when Mingzhou Group first started building warships! These Marine Corps soldiers are all agile and skilled players. With their protection, Mingzhou Group can develop without worries. Qin Tao remembers this kindness.
Zhang Zhigang was also very moved. This is Mr. Qin, a man who values affection and justice! The superior sent him here just to take advantage of this affection. Now, he felt a little embarrassed. This was the behavior of a villain.
“Mr. Qin, we will train strictly and live up to your expectations!” Zhang Zhigang could only say this.
But Zhao Ling thought of something: "Our fault lies in training, mainly in riding the line, blocking distance and constant speed. Among these three operations, riding the line is the first. Now, I have an idea to use technology. To help our soldiers train better."
Everyone's eyes turned to Zhao Ling: "What technical means?"
Qin Tao had already thought about using a satellite navigation system, but later discovered that this system is not easy to use and the positioning signal may be cut off at any time. If he relies entirely on this thing, he may be blinded for some reason on the day of the military parade. Moreover, this The accuracy of this satellite navigation system is not high enough. How can a ten-meter-level satellite navigation system meet the five-centimetre accuracy requirement?
"Camera." Zhao Ling said: "We only need to install a camera under the head of the vehicle to transmit the signal to a small display screen in front of the driver. This display screen has three built-in lines so that the driver can always see whether Riding the line, whatever the gap is, that’s fine.”
Riding on the line is the first priority. If it's a truck or something like that, it's okay. After all, there are various mirrors and the field of view is clear, especially a ground mirror that can directly reflect the situation in front of the car.
But tanks are different!
Even if the tank driver's head is exposed, his field of vision is very limited. They can only choose a certain point on the front of the vehicle to align with the line, and it is considered to be flush. Everyone has to find their own benchmark. Position, after all, their heights are different.
It would be more intuitive if a camera was installed under the car body and shined directly on the ground!
"Okay. The cost is not high." Qin Tao thought about it for a moment, and then said: "Our Mingzhou Group will pay for the production and installation of cameras and displays for all equipment! Of course, it must be approved by the army."
Leader Li nodded: "You can produce one set first and let us try it out."
The stakes are so high that Leader Li cannot nod immediately. He must try it out first, and only after there are no problems in the trial can he promote it.
“There is also the installation of GPS and Beidou receiving terminals. Even if the positioning accuracy is not enough, the speed measurement accuracy is still good.” Zhao Ling continued.
“Beidou?” Qin Tao frowned: “Isn’t this one launched yet?”
"Yes, it hasn't been launched yet, but don't we still have more than a year? Maybe within this year, our Beidou double satellites can be launched into the sky? We have prefabricated the Beidou receiving terminal in advance, and maybe it can be launched by then Come in handy."
Over the years, Beidou has also been developing, and the ground receiving part has been subcontracted to electronics companies under the Mingzhou Group, and chip production is also carried out at SMIC. Although the satellite has not yet launched into the sky, the relevant chips have long been designed and a batch of them have been produced for trial use.
Now it is time to take these test chips and install them into the electronic auxiliary equipment for this military parade. Moreover, it is still used mixed with GPS, so that the superimposed positioning may be more accurate.
The first generation of Beidou used the principle of double star positioning, and the accuracy was not high. It was incredible if it reached the order of ten meters. However, there was no problem in terms of speed. After all, the accuracy of speed would definitely not be measured in centimeters per second. measure.
Everyone’s eyes lit up.
“Okay, if it can still be considered as speed, then we will definitely need it!” Leader Li said.
Taking the now named Type 98 tank as an example, to ensure the correct speed, it is third gear, 1460 rpm. However, this tachometer is not particularly accurate either.
The most accurate thing is the speed measurement of satellite navigation. Even if the distance error is ten meters, its time error is at the nanosecond level, and the error is still at the level of several nanoseconds per day.
(Suddenly I think of those people who shoot videos on the Internet, who complain every day that there is an error in the speedometer, and that the car manufacturer deliberately adjusts it to 120, but the actual speed is 115, and so on. They use old yellow calendars to deceive traffic and mislead people, and compare it with the speed displayed by the mobile phone navigation. You can tell at once. The watch of East China Hero’s broken car shows 120, and the mobile phone shows 121. There is also an error in the speed measurement on the highway. If the speed limit is 80 and it goes 85, it is fine. East China Hero once ran 71 in a place where the speed limit is 70, and then went to the traffic police team. Dealing with violations...)
Qin Tao just thought about using technical means to help, but it was definitely not as much as Zhao Ling thought. Comparing the two, Qin Tao's major is shipbuilding, and Zhao Ling's major is electronics. These are the two of them. The gap.
In later generations, a mobile phone’s GPS navigation module cost more than ten yuan, but now, this module costs more than two thousand yuan. Plus the Beidou module, plus the camera and display, etc., this thing costs at least five thousand yuan. bucks.
However, Qin Tao doesn't care. Mingzhou Group has become a large multinational group, and this contribution can still be made. It is completely different from the factory that was about to go bankrupt, and his father still made contributions. Moreover, this can not only be used in military parades. When the military parade is over, this set of equipment can be modified and turned into a high-end car navigation terminal!
To **** with Kay Rucker, there are Loongson and SMIC for hardware, and Goose Factory for software. If we cooperate with car manufacturers to build in-vehicle navigation, the money will be soaring. In this era, there are navigation and no navigation. The difference is twenty thousand yuan.
Let’s discuss this idea with Zhao Ling later and she will make arrangements.
The 98 tank drove into the airport runway. Although the surrounding land was being leveled, the airport runway was intact. They could just train on the runway. The 63A tank drove off the trailer and drove directly to the airport runway and entered the training. middle.
The Marine Corps has never participated in a military parade before. They have no training experience and are groping on their own. The efficiency is certainly different from coming here to groping with their peers.
Soon, there were more roars in Tongzhou City.
That afternoon.
Several luxury cars drove over. When he saw the people getting out of the cars, Qin Tao, who was still here to observe the construction and training, looked confused.
“Dad, what are you doing here?”
Wu Shengli said with a smile: "Of course we are here to see the training of our amphibious tanks. Our navy is not only a sea dragon, but also a land beast! We also have main battle weapons on land!"
This plan proposed by Qin Tao is great! After the report, the superiors quickly made a decision. It was almost from the same batch as the Type 98 tank. The emergence of this amphibious tank also meant that the army could complete its sacred mission!
Today, he learned that these tanks had officially arrived in *** and started training. Wu Shengli was even more excited to run over to see the details of the training.
This is to steal the limelight from the Army. The Army's main battle tanks are powerful, and our amphibious tanks are also very powerful!
"Yes, but if this kind of amphibious tank wants to exert its power, it must have supporting warships. We can't let the tank drive one or two hundred kilometers in the sea. That would be a waste of time and involve too many uncertainties. sex."
This kind of tank can run 50 kilometers per hour on land, but it can reach a speed of more than ten kilometers per hour at sea. If it drives for more than ten hours at sea, will it still have the energy to fight ashore? The tank is probably out of gas too.
It must be transported by ship and landed across the sea three to five kilometers away from the target. This is the most appropriate solution.
Leader Wu nodded: "Yes, our navy has ten Type 072 tank landing ships, each of which can transport ten tanks. In this way, we can send a hundred 63A tanks directly to the beachhead. What, you still have idea?"
Mingzhou Group builds warships, but there are also some models that it has not been involved in. Tank landing ship is one of them.
After all, before the Mingzhou Group became successful, the Navy already had the 073 medium-sized landing ship and the 072 large landing ship. The former had a displacement of several hundred tons, while the latter had a displacement of three to four thousand tons. In terms of cross-sea landings, the Navy has always been All serious.
In order to better carry out cross-sea landings, in the mid-1980s, the Navy started the development of the 072Ⅲ large landing ship. Compared with the previous one, the displacement was enlarged to 4,800 tons, and a flight deck was designed at the stern of the ship, which can launch The ship-borne helicopter can also perform vertical landing when landing across the sea.
It is this kind of warship that is being built in batches now.
"The displacement of the 072 is too small." Qin Tao said: "What can you do by transporting ten tanks at a time? The tanks are on the beach, the shells have been fired, and the fuel is burned out. How to replenish it? They have to be followed by supply vehicles. One transport The ability to deliver 100 vehicles is too poor. If there is really a need, how many trips will it take? The navy needs large warships, and dozens of vehicles must be packed inside. If there is really a need in the future, will it still have to be rented to civilians? A ro-ro ship for subsequent transportation?”
Wu Shengli looked at Qin Tao seriously: "I know what you mean. Of course our navy needs tens of thousands of tons of amphibious assault ships, with a flat deck above that can take off and land vertical fighters, and a large number of tanks and tanks in the dock below. It would be better to have hundreds of armored vehicles. But our navy has no money!"
It’s only the late 1990s, so it’s impossible to make dumplings like we did in 2020. Now the navy's main focus is on aircraft carriers and supporting air defense destroyers. Where can there be funds to support professional amphibious assault ships?
"Of course I know, but the navy also needs to plan in advance." Qin Tao said: "While the amphibious tank is undergoing review, wouldn't it be better to propose to our superiors that we build a large amphibious assault ship? Strike while the iron is hot."
Wu Shengli’s eyes lit up.
Qin Tao has proposed the idea of an amphibious assault ship many times, but the Navy has never seriously considered it because it has no money. However, you cannot just not think about it just because you have no money. You must report it to your superiors!
"Okay, your Mingzhou Group will make a design plan and wait for the Navy to report it."
“Isn’t this bad? Should we hold a bidding process?” Qin Tao asked.
"What's the bid? It's not the official start of construction!" Wu Shengli directly rejected Qin Tao's request: "You take a design drawing, and our navy will report to the superiors to let them have an idea first. We will wait until the actual construction. Bid.”
Qin Tao felt a chill in his heart. Is this using our Mingzhou Group as free labor? Dad, do you know how much a design drawing of our group sells?
Wu Shengli seemed to know what Qin Tao was thinking: "By the way, this year's aircraft carrier construction funds have been allocated, and they should be available to your Mingzhou Group account soon. Our navy never owes money."
After all, the aircraft carrier is the most important project of the navy, and it is also a state-supported project. Even if there is some financial constraints in the early stage, when it is actually built, the state still has to fully guarantee it.
“So fast?” Qin Tao also became excited.
"Yes, it's that fast." Wu Shengli said: "Our national defense lottery sold very well this year, especially when the news about the military parade spread, people became even more enthusiastic about supporting the national defense cause. Of course, this is also It is related to the increase in our country's economic strength. We were not affected by last year's economic crisis. After joining the WTO, we have more trade with the international community. By the way, Eight Wolf Clothing is also developing very fast, right? It is said that after joining the WTO, we have more trade with the international community. There are a lot of big orders coming this year, and your mother’s factory has to expand again.”
"That's right, mom is very busy over there. Moreover, it's not just Eight Wolf Men's Wear. After our mom's company developed, it also drove the entire Mingzhou clothing industry." Zhao Ling said from the side: "Now, Mingzhou More than 20 clothing brands have emerged, several of which have become international brands."
Qin Tao didn't care much about his mother's career. He just knew that she was very busy. Zhao Ling was different. Even if she was very busy, she still had to pay attention to her mother-in-law's movements. After becoming Qin Tao's secretary, she had more time and less attention. Just more.
"The growth of our navy requires the strengthening of the country's comprehensive national strength, and the country's comprehensive national strength cannot be separated from our manufacturing industry. Now, our Chinese manufacturing has begun to go global, and our economy will also begin to take off!" Wu Shengli said : "We are very lucky to live in this great era!"
Wu Shengli's eyes were full of hope. The era of great naval development was coming!
In the distance, the rumble of the engine continued to sound. After some emotion, Wu Shengli strode forward. The purpose of this visit was to see if the 63A tank was more handsome than the 98 tank.
The navy does not want main battle tanks of 40 to 50 tons, but can only use light tanks of about 20 tons, but the appearance must be domineering!
When he walked in, suddenly, a stream of black smoke came out of the rear of a moving 98 tank. The driver made an emergency stop. The commander and gunner were already holding fire extinguishers and pointing them at the engine. All parts of the body squirted wildly.
As a modern third-generation tank, the 98 tank was decided to use a 1,200-horsepower diesel engine at the beginning of the project. The transmission system was the next best thing. It first used a mechanical transmission and waited until the hydraulic transmission matured before replacing it.
Although it has been tested for more than ten years, the engine still has problems. This is just at the training ground. If it breaks down in a formal occasion, there will be big trouble!