hunter commando

Chapter 1376 New Main Tank
On the vehicle testing ground of the Red Star First Machinery Factory, a colorful main battle tank demonstrated its performance along a prescribed route.

On the observation platform, the leaders of the Red Star No. [-] Machinery Factory accompanied Li Mu to watch. At first, he sat down. After starting, Li Mu walked to the railing and picked up the telescope to look. The leaders naturally accompanied him.

There is a military representative in the Red Star No. [-] Machinery Factory, and his rank is not low. He is a colonel's deputy division commander. He is much older than Li Mu, but he is cautious about breathing in front of Li Mu.He basically has no sense of existence. Although the level difference between him and Li Mu is only two levels, the gap in positions is not as simple as two levels.

As a long-established wholly-owned factory of the Red Star Defense Group, the status of the Red Star No. [-] Machinery Factory can be imagined. The director of the factory is concurrently served by the board of directors of the Red Star Defense Group. Therefore, the director is often absent, and the deputy factory is responsible for production and operations. The president is a very honest and honest middle-aged man named Han Weihua.

"135 mm caliber tank gun, 1800 horsepower diesel engine, second-generation laser defense system, third-generation improved fire-control system, and most importantly, the blessing of the third-generation army tactical data link. These are the most important features of the M-10 tank The main changes. We are aiming to improve night combat capabilities and combat capabilities in extreme terrain environments."

Han Weihua is a leader with a technical background and has very rich front-line production experience. He introduced the M-10 tank in a clear and logical way.

Li Mu knows that among the three major technical indicators, both M-10 and M-11 have achieved passive defense to the extreme level of the current technical level, and there is little room for improvement.As for subsystems such as the third-generation Army tactical data link, improved fire-control system, etc., both models of tanks are equipped.

The focus of controversy, or the focus of the military's hesitation, is the artillery system.

The M-10 tank uses a 135mm large-caliber tank gun developed by the Red Star Defense Group Gun Research Center, while the M-11 tank uses a 125mm tank gun with more mature technology.

Both sides hold different views.

The Red Star Factory believes that the performance of the 135mm gun is very stable. They have provided a large amount of test data to support the argument, and the power of the 135mm gun is 125 times that of the 10mm. There is no main battle tank in the world today. Can block an M-10's shot - not even the M-[-]'s own protection.

The Yanguo No. 135 Machinery Factory believes that the 125mm gun is suspected of having excessive power and has not passed the test of time. The 125mm gun has been improved and has the power to penetrate the front armor of tanks currently in service and under development in various countries around the world. This is enough.Moreover, the army has long-term experience in using 125mm tank guns. In terms of personnel use and logistics support, the [-]mm guns have more advantages.

在机动性上面，M-10坦克超过了M-11坦克。在车重60吨的情况下，M-10的公路极速跑到过每小时140公里的恐怖速度。这是很吓人的速度。更让专家评估委员会惊讶的是，M-10项目的三号车以这样的速度持续跑光了车载油料。

The military's requirement is that the endurance should exceed 10 kilometers. In other words, the M-140 ran continuously for more than four hours at a top speed of [-] kilometers per hour!

As soon as the test was over, the expert evaluation committee personally inspected the No. [-] car and found that except for some wearing parts, there was nothing wrong with the No. [-] car!

This is definitely a very scary indicator. You must know that tanks are not civilian vehicles, and ordinary civilian vehicles will have problems running at such a fast speed for four hours.

This shows that the M-10's walking system has exceeded the indicators required by the military and is very reliable.The three important units of engine, gearbox and suspension have been perfectly inspected.

In fact, the maximum speed on the road is not important, and even the off-road speed is not the most important, although the maximum off-road speed of the M-10 reaches seventy kilometers per hour.

For main battle tanks, in terms of mobility, the most important indicator is acceleration, which refers to the time it takes for the tank to accelerate from rest to a specified speed.

When we search for information on a certain model of tank, we will get a number of data including maximum speed, maximum cross-country speed, and maximum endurance. These data are easy to find because they are not core secrets.

However, it is absolutely impossible for you to know the acceleration of a tank.

Shorter acceleration time means more flexible mobility, which is an important indicator of life and death for tanks!
Another aspect where the M-10 surpasses the M-11 is that its acceleration time is a full second shorter than that of the M-11.Don't underestimate this second. On the battlefield, it is this second that often determines life and death.

This is due to the fact that the M-10 uses a new gearbox developed by the Power Research Center of the Red Star Defense Group.

Firepower, mobility, and protection are the three most important indicators. The M-10 tank beat the M-11 in terms of firepower and mobility. It should be said that there is no suspense in the bidding, but this is not the case.

另一项M-11远胜M-10的是——M-10的单价要比M-11的贵大约3000万。

3000 million.

This is a price difference that is enough to make the military hesitate or even prefer the M-11 tank.

Therefore, even though Han Weihua introduced the dazzling data of the M-10 like a treasure trove, Li Mu's mood was still very calm.If there is no accident, the military will not choose the more expensive M-10.Each unit saves 3000 million yuan in purchasing funds, which is a lot of money.

In other words, the M-10 tank of the Red Star First Machinery Factory has no price advantage.

The original intention of bidding is to buy better things for the least money.

Han Weihua said, "Deputy Director Li, the advantages of the M-10 cannot be seen in conventional projects. Next, we will arrange a more rigorous demonstration project."

Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "Director Han, I believe you are well aware of the disadvantages of the M-10. If the unit price cannot be lowered, I can tell you now that the military will choose the M-11."

Han Weihua was a little stunned by Li Mu's blunt statement. He had never encountered a military commander who spoke so directly and so boldly.Several committees discuss and make recommendations on which type of tank to choose, and then the military has several committees to discuss and finally come up with a conclusion. Although the Equipment R&D Procurement Committee has great power, and even though you are the deputy director, you cannot do it in person. Directly reject the M-10.

However, Han Weihua prefers such blunt words, and he certainly knows the disadvantages of M-10.No matter how advanced the performance is, it is useless if the price is not suitable. This is an aspect that is rejected by one vote.

"The M-10 uses a lot of new technologies. Deputy Director Li, I must explain that these new technologies have a lot of mature application experience, so there is absolutely no problem with reliability. As you said, the only shortcoming is It’s just too expensive.”

Han Weihua said, “Our R&D team has been looking for ways to reduce costs, and we are also looking for other solutions that can reduce unit prices.”

Li Mu shook his head and said with a smile, "Director Han, for the new technology used in the M-10, you should not expect to get approval for external proliferation in the next 20 years."

Han Weihua smiled wryly. Although this officer is young, he has a careful mind. He had already guessed what Red Star Factory's idea was—it was nothing more than changing the foreign trade model for export. This can effectively reduce the cost of research and development, and thus promote the decline of the unit price. .

"Director Han, let's take a look at the program you have prepared first." Li Mu said with a smile.

"Ok."

Han Weihua gave the order, and the No. 10 M-[-] tank drove to the designated high platform.

(End of this chapter)