Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

The process of testing a vehicle involves constantly discovering problems, solving them, improving the design, and repeating the process until the faults completely disappear, the design is finalized, and the vehicle is equipped for the troops. Afterwards, problems are discovered again during use by the troops, and solutions are found until the vehicle is ultimately mature.

This is a long process.

Now, one major problem has finally been solved.

By the time some gear oil was extracted, repeated tests were conducted to ensure sufficient lubrication, and there was no oil spraying, the sky was already beginning to brighten.

Another sleepless night!

"Chief Qin, let's go to my place for a rest. At eight o'clock, we'll take the tank to the army's firing range, and at ten o'clock, we'll give the leaders a dynamic demonstration," Old Zhu said to Qin Yang.

Since the family compound was right next door, within walking distance, Qin Yang looked around and said, "No need. Isn't there cardboard over there? Let's spread it on the ground and lie down for a while."

Those cardboard boxes must be what these people usually use to rest when they're tired. Everyone doesn't go home, and I should share the hardships with them.

Old Zhu nodded, "Okay, then I'll stay with you and rest here for a while."

After working hard all night, many people were tired and fell fast asleep on the cardboard boxes. However, some people couldn't sleep.

"Chief Qin, why did you suddenly come here?"

"I heard from Old Lin that the equipment for the military parade needs to be confirmed," Qin Yang said. "We've been working on the third-generation tank project for so long, we must ensure that the third-generation tank participates in the parade."

"Yes, we want that too. But many of the technologies in our third-generation tank are not mature. If it breaks down during the parade, that would be…"

"Then let's work harder and strive to make the third-generation tank mature as soon as possible."

"A tank formation needs at least twenty-two tanks. But we can't produce that many third-generation tank prototypes at all," Old Zhu said.

They do need to produce some prototypes for testing, but the number of prototypes is definitely not very large, and it is impossible to meet the needs of the military parade. A parade formation is four rows and five columns, which is twenty tanks, plus two leading tanks in the front, which is twenty-two tanks.

In any case, they couldn't gather enough third-generation tanks to form a formation.

"Then let's form a mixed formation with other tanks. We'll use as many as we have," Qin Yang said. "I believe the leaders will agree. After all, this is an important stage to showcase the strength of our ground armed forces. Our tanks have also developed to the world's leading level, and we should show it to the world."

World's leading!

A sense of heroism surged in Old Zhu's heart: "That's right, Chief Qin, you're right. Our tanks are the best in the world! We military workers must develop the world's best weapons and equipment!"

Unknowingly, it was dawn outside. Everyone ate a simple breakfast, and then drove the tank onto the trailer.

Looking at the flat armor plate at the front of the vehicle, Qin Yang was very satisfied: "Old Zhu, our third-generation tank doesn't have a V-shaped splash guard in the front, so people won't say it's a copy of the old Russian T-72 tank. What were your considerations?"

"We're going to cover the armor plate with explosive reactive armor. Although it hasn't been successfully developed yet, it will definitely be added in the future. So welding that kind of V-shaped structure doesn't make any sense and will only bring a lot of trouble. Let's go, get in the car, we can sleep for a while in the car."

At ten o'clock in the morning, in the tank firing range at the foot of Yanshan Mountain in the capital, the north wind was fierce.

"Of course," Jiang Zhenguo nodded. "We received an order to dig some more shell craters, and we will definitely let the leaders see the excellent maneuverability of our third-generation tank."

You prepared it like this? Qin Yang was speechless in an instant.

In the gap between the tank getting off the trailer, several high-end cars drove in. After stopping, some leaders got out with smiles on their faces. Many of them were old acquaintances.

"Yo, Chief Qin, what wind brought you here?"

"Yes, Chief Qin, I heard you're playing with airplanes now?"

"Chief Qin, what's wrong with your arm? Why is it bruised? Did the kid from the Lao Nie family pinch you?"

Everyone was equally curious, and Qin Yang was equally embarrassed.

"Leaders, please call me Engineer Qin. I am not the president of Fangbei Company now. I am just a third-generation tank researcher."

"Really? Tell everyone about the progress of this tank's research and development?"

Listening to the test, Qin Yang was not afraid: "Okay, then I will introduce it to the leaders. The three major elements of a tank are firepower, mobility, and protection. The first breakthrough we achieved was firepower. The 125mm tank gun allows our firepower to reach the world's leading level. The domestically produced third-generation tank now uses a 50-caliber tank gun, which is longer than the export version and has stronger firepower."

"Let's look at the maneuverability. Currently, we are using a self-developed 1200-horsepower engine and a side-transmission planetary gearbox. Compared with the previous power system, there has been a complete transformation, and the maneuverability is first-class. The dynamic demonstration for the leaders today is this power system. We will go through shell craters, corrugated roads, 30-degree slopes, etc., to demonstrate the advanced nature of our tank. Now, please wait and see!"

"Okay, then we'll wait and see."

"Prototype demonstration begins!"

Three tank crew members got into the tank and started the engine. The sound was crisp. After getting used to the sound of the previous engine, hearing the current engine made all the leaders' eyes light up.

Start!

The exhaust pipe of the engine emitted bursts of black smoke, and the huge vehicle moved with a whoosh, and the speed became faster and faster.

The tracks on both sides stirred up yellow sand, obscuring the view of the crowd, and only the front part of the vehicle could be seen, with the gun barrel held high, full of murderous intent.

"What I just showed you was the acceleration capability from 0 to 32 kilometers per hour. We know that the time for advanced Western tanks is about 7 seconds. The shorter this time, the faster the tank accelerates, and the easier it is to avoid when a shell is flying over."

Although Qin Yang hasn't been here for a long time, Qin Yang has the best relationship with the leaders, is generous, and never nervous, so Qin Yang acted as the commentator.

"Our domestic tank power system is backward, and the acceleration time of the old 59 tank is as high as 15 seconds. Our third-generation tank has finally made rapid progress in the power system, and this acceleration time is within ten seconds." After Qin Yang finished speaking, he glanced at Old Zhu: "Old Zhu, what is the specific number?"

"Nine seconds."