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Chapter 565: The King of Land War (Third update, please subscribe)

In any business activity, Party A is always...Dad!

There is no doubt about this.

As for Party A's requests - just obey them.

"...In terms of artillery, we chose the United States to develop a new generation of 90mm artillery. This new artillery increases the threat by increasing the chamber pressure. Its chamber pressure soared from 3psi of the M1A38000 to 47000psi. The current new generation of 90mm artillery Although it has not been finalized as M36, we have reached a basic consensus with the United States..."

In the conference room of Nanyang Defense Company, while introducing various parameters of the new tank, Zhang Shuli would pay attention to Qian Shangqin's expression from time to time. The commander of the armored corps, their father from Party A, saw that his brows were slightly furrowed, and he hurriedly He changed his words.

"Of course, in addition to this, there is also the British QF 20-pound gun to choose from, which is more powerful than the new American 90mm artillery."

"Have you not considered the 88mm gun?"

Qian Shangqin asked directly.

"Can a new tank gun be developed based on the King Tiger's KwK 43/L/71 tank gun?"

Qian Shangqin smiled.

"Developing a new type of artillery involves the smelting of special steel and the design of the artillery, which may delay the overall development of tanks."

Party A has a request, and all Party B needs to do is satisfy the other party, Zhang Shuli said quickly.

In terms of the number of tanks, the military currently has more than 600 tanks in stock, including No. 3 tanks, Panther tanks, and some M3 light tanks.

Rather than rushing for speed, Qian Shangqin prefers that they can develop a tank with sufficiently superior performance. Performance is the most important thing.

The Army has more than 400 tanks in active service, mainly M4 medium tanks and some M5 light tanks. When external threats are not obvious, even the armored forces themselves do not have a strong demand for new tanks. of.

"Although most of our tanks now are M4, there is still room for improvement in those tanks, and they can still be used with in-depth improvements. In terms of development speed, our requirements are not high, but the performance must be superior!"

"Although the time is a little slower, from a technical point of view, this is a good thing. Our development of armor steel, gun steel and artillery design will eventually become our own technology. Isn't this a good thing? "

In fact, the core reason why they chose to introduce technology was to seek stability. After all, this was their first time developing a tank. So they chose the safest way. In fact, according to the plan, Nanyang's tank was basically based on imported technology - the engine was imported from BMW to Detroit, the gearbox was from Allison, and the tank gun was originally planned to be introduced. .

After some simple instructions, Qian Shangqin asked again,
"By the way, where is the design work for our new rifle currently at? Is it going well?"

"Yes, I understand that the company will set up a new design team to design new tank guns."

Faced with Party A's father's suggestion, Zhang Shuli would definitely not refuse it. He thought for a moment and said.

"Although it may be a little behind, we can also use American technology to further increase its power by increasing the chamber pressure!"

As the commander of the Nanyang Armored Forces, Qian Shangqin knew very well that Nanyang's need for tanks was not that urgent.

"The key is to have our own technology. Although it is our first time to develop a tank, it does not necessarily have to be imported and assembled. Some technologies can still be developed by ourselves. Just like the French, they used the German 75 tank. We can also imitate the artillery skills. As for the time... we are not in a hurry.”

In fact, the reason why the demand for new tanks is not so urgent is simply because of the special geographical environment of Nanyang - Nanyang is an island country, and the enemy countries that can threaten Nanyang are basically allies.

For Qian Shangqin who once drove the King Tiger, he naturally prefers the KwK 43 tank gun.

"Currently under development,"

Zhang Shuli quickly replied.

"If Chief Qian has time, we can go to Carl Metal. The prototype gun has been completed and is being tested." Carl Metal is a subsidiary of Nanyang Defense, specializing in the production of small light weapons and ammunition. As early as two years ago, Carl Metal Not long ago, the military issued a new contract to design a new assault rifle based on the STG44 to replace the old miscellaneous weapons equipped by the military.

"There is no need to go to Karl Metal, but the development of new rifles must be stepped up. The light weapons in the army are different from tanks. The weapons and equipment are messy. Although the STG44 is the main one, in fact, only front-line field troops use it. Logistics and other non-combat troops use both M1 rifles and M1 carbines, and the same is true for the navy and air force. These old miscellaneous weapons have affected the combat effectiveness of the troops, so they must be replaced as soon as possible. "

After listening to Chief Qian's request, Zhang Shuli said hesitantly.

"I heard that NATO now believes that too many types of small arms and ammunition will cause logistical problems based on wartime experience, so it plans to use a common gun and ammunition combination within NATO, and our new gun is based on 7.92x33 bullets. Developed, considering our current cooperation with the West, will the military consider replacing it with NATO caliber? "

Listening to Zhang Shuli's worries, Qian Shangqin said directly.

"You don't have to worry about this problem. I don't know where NATO is now using gun and bullet combinations. Even if it needs to be discussed, everyone will definitely sit together to discuss it. As long as our weapons are good enough, we may be able to produce them by then." Stealing the limelight, our weapons are NATO’s bullet combinations.”

When he said these words, Qian Shangqin obviously forgot the fact that Nanyang is not a member of NATO, but this does not prevent him from thinking about it.

"Besides, we are us, and NATO is NATO. We only have a cooperative relationship with the Americans. We don't necessarily use what the Americans use. Those Americans are unreliable. They cheated us in Bastogne. , eat in the same pot with them, you have to be careful!"

Qian Shangqin's words express the attitude of the Nanyang military towards the United States. In fact, this is also the attitude of the entire Nanyang towards the United States - it has never followed suit, and even the precautionary mentality is far greater than cooperation!

It's not just that I've been tricked, but more importantly... I have a natural defense against them deep in my heart. It is that in many cases, Americans are far more cautious than other countries.

This view is largely influenced by Your Excellency. After all, Your Excellency has told them this time that in many cases they have to be more careful with their allies than with their enemies, because you never know when your allies will be there. Give you a knife, or your allies will do some tricks behind your back.

There is no way. During the Cold War era, the things the so-called superpowers did to their allies were unreasonable. If they were not guarded against, they might not even know how the country was destroyed.

"That's true."

Zhang Shuli said with a smile.

"foreign……"

He originally wanted to talk about foreign devils, but he remembered that there are many "foreign devils" in Nanyang, and those foreign devils have made great contributions to Nanyang. There are also several German engineers in this conference room. So he quickly changed his words.

"You can trust a Yankee, and a sow can climb a tree!"

This evaluation is very pertinent and will not be subject to any objection. After all, for Nanyang, it is just a partner with the Americans, and it is still the kind to be wary of.

In this way, after staying in the company for a few hours, Qian Shangqin left the company. On the way back to the headquarters, he looked out of the car and looked at the pedestrians on both sides of the street. A smile appeared on his face. .

Everything here is what he and his colleagues have worked hard for.

I accidentally saw a poster for the "College Games" on the side of the road. His thoughts went back to the past, when he had participated in college sports and ran in the central stadium. But that was before the war broke out, and then everything changed.

Look at the young man running hard on the poster. The corners of Qian Shangqin's mouth rose and he couldn't help but say.

"It's great to be young!"

After sighing with emotion, Qian Shangqin's eyes just stared at the poster in the distance. His heart once again returned to the past, when he was young.

Finally, Wei Ran let out a long sigh.

"Hey……"

Then, Qian Shangqin just sat in the car with his eyes closed, his expression slightly missing...

(End of this chapter)