The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 211 Light Tanks and Amphibious Tanks

[Item: Type 81 Light Tank]

【Manufacturer: Liu Tao】

[Item Level: LV10 (not upgradeable)]

[Upgrade Points: 1530]

[Item status: intact, analyzable]

Looking at the virtual panel at the corner of his eye, Liu Tao's mouth curled up slightly.

Carefully understand the performance of this light tank.

The vehicle is 6.5 meters long, 3.1 meters wide, 2.35 meters high, 9.37 meters long including the main gun, and weighs 20 tons. The main gun is 105 mm, with an automatic loader, 30 rounds of ammunition, including 21 replacement rounds and 9 spare rounds. It is equipped with a thermal imager, battlefield digitization system, and laser rangefinder. The armor is composite armor, and its protection can withstand 50 mm armor-piercing rounds.

The diesel engine has a horsepower of 650 horsepower, a maximum speed of 90 km/h on the road, a maximum speed of 50 km/h on the off-road, and a maximum range of 600 km.

It can be said that this is a very excellent light tank.

Although its armor defense capability and main gun caliber are not as good as the Type 80 main battle tank, it is just a light tank after all.

"This tank can completely replace the Type 62 light tank!" Liu Tao said softly.

The performance of the Type 81 light tank has completely crushed the Type 62 light tank.

In terms of weight, the Type 62 light tank has a combat weight of 21 tons, while the Type 81 light tank has a combat weight of only 20 tons, which is two tons less; in terms of size, the Type 62 light tank has a body length of 6.231 meters and a width of 2.85 meters, while the Type 81 light tank has a body length of 6.5 meters and a height of 2.35 meters. The size is larger, but the weight is smaller.

In terms of the engine, the Type 62 light tank has only 430 horsepower, while the Type 81 light tank has 650 horsepower. The Type 62 light tank has a maximum road speed of 60 kilometers per hour, a maximum field speed of 30 kilometers per hour, a maximum road range of 450km, and a wading depth of 1.3m. The Type 81 light tank has a maximum road speed of 90 kilometers per hour, a maximum field speed of 50 kilometers per hour, a maximum range of 600 kilometers, a climbing grade of 70%, a side slope of 58%, a vertical wall height of 1.2m, and a trench width of 2.5m.

In terms of main gun, the Type 62 light tank is equipped with an 85mm tank gun, while the Type 81 light tank is equipped with a 105mm tank gun!
As for the fire control system, it was a complete crushing defeat.

There is absolutely no comparison between the two.

"This type of tank is very suitable for combat in the south. I guess the troops will like this light tank!" Liu Tao's mouth curled up slightly.

Although the Type 81 light tank is a light tank in terms of tonnage, its performance far exceeds that of the Type 59 tank.

Automatic driving, automatic loader, advanced fire control system, superior performance, Liu Tao couldn't think of any reason why the military wouldn't like it.

Not to mention, the price of this light tank is very attractive, much cheaper than the Type 80 tank.

"System, analysis!" Liu Tao muttered to himself.

In an instant, you can see drawings appearing on the virtual panel.

Soon, a complete set of design materials was ready.

Liu Tao looked at the time and it was already late.

He moved his body a little, and his body made crackling sounds.

Afterwards, Liu Tao went home.

When his wife and children are at home, he avoids working overtime and goes home on time.

After returning home and taking a shower, Liu Tao took the child in his arms while Zhu Lin cooked.

It was a simple dinner, but Liu Tao felt the warmth of home and thought the meal was more enjoyable than eating in the cafeteria.

"Weren't you curious about the Special Zone before? I'm going to Pengcheng in half a month. Come with me." Liu Tao said to Zhu Lin. Zhu Lin asked curiously, "Why are you going to Pengcheng?"

As Pengcheng was established as a special economic zone, its popularity has greatly increased and many people know this place.

"Our factory is cooperating with a boss from Hong Kong to produce computers. Now the first phase of the factory has been completed, and a completion and commissioning ceremony will be held. The leaders above attach great importance to it, and many of them will attend the ceremony." Liu Tao explained patiently.

Zhu Lin nodded slightly.

Ever since he got together with Liu Tao, Zhu Lin knew that Liu Tao's unit was very special and many things were kept confidential. He would not ask too many questions if he could avoid asking too many questions. Even if he asked, if Liu Tao could not tell the answer, he would not say a word.

Not long after, Liu Tao's second sister came over with her child.

Liu Tao went to the study upstairs, turned on the computer, and uploaded the design data of the Type 81 light tank into the computer.

Then he looked thoughtful. Now that they have light tanks, the next step is naturally to develop medium tanks and amphibious tanks.

Medium tanks, this will allow China's tanks to form a high and low combination of heavy tanks, medium tanks, and light tanks in the future, each with its own function.

Amphibious tanks can improve the ability to cross rivers and carry out landing and anti-landing operations on coastal areas, and are suitable for performing combat and reconnaissance missions in areas with multiple rivers, lakes, swamps, rice fields and other water networks.

Amphibious tanks do not need to be too heavy, but the body needs to be enlarged to increase buoyancy.

Therefore, it is suitable to be improved on the basis of light tanks.

Before I knew it, another week had passed.

Liu Tao was driving a tank with a strange shape. The tank had a relatively long body, forming a boat-like shape.

This is the Type 81 amphibious tank.

At this time, Liu Tao drove the tank directly onto the cement road, and the cement road surface was not damaged.

Of course, the road surface of Panshan Machinery Factory is made of high-grade concrete. Even if a Type 80 main battle tank walks on it, it will not directly crush the road surface.

When the road was first built, it was taken into consideration that the military factory would need to transport heavy objects.

Liu Tao drove the tank up the mountain. The slope of the mountain was steep, about 35 degrees, but this light tank could easily go up the mountain.

Afterwards, Liu Tao drove the tank down the mountain again. He was testing the performance of the tank.

When we arrived at Panshan River, we saw that the tank did not sink directly.

You should know that with the construction of the dam, the water depth of this section of the river has reached at least 2 meters.

Although the Type 81 amphibious tank is derived from the Type 81 light tank, there are still differences between the two. The Type 81 amphibious tank is longer, wider, taller and heavier!
The total length is 10 meters when the muzzle is facing forward, the body length is 9.6 meters, the width is 3.2 meters, the height is 3 meters, the combat weight is 23 tons, and the engine power reaches 750 horsepower.

Compared with other tanks, amphibious tanks do not have high requirements for climbing grades, because their operations are based on water networks and they fight by crossing rivers and seas!
It has two important indicators that other tanks do not have, namely, the ability to resist wind and waves, and the speed of navigation on water.

81式水陆坦克最大公路速度90公里/小时，野外最大速度50公里/小时，水上最大速度30公里/小时，抗风浪能力为5级风4级浪。

People kept looking towards the Panjiang River and discussing in low voices.

They all knew that the factory director was developing an amphibious tank, and they had seen it more than once in recent days.

They watched the tank moving quickly in the water with surprise in their eyes and admiration in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)