Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Weather forecasts require advanced electronic computers. Without supercomputers, long-term forecasts are impossible. With the current level of technology, being able to forecast one or two days is already good. However, this only applies to precise forecasts. If a rough estimate is sufficient, there are many methods. Even Zhuge Liang, with a shake of his feather fan, could know about heavy fog three days in advance.

The air force has prepared various contingency plans to avoid any mishaps at crucial moments.

Fortunately, with the early warning aircraft, even if the weather is truly bad, they can still easily manage the situation!

Qin Yang nodded. The emergence of early warning aircraft has greatly increased their confidence. Moreover, this is the world's third strategic early warning aircraft. Unknowingly, they already possess a strong research and development capability.

The air force cannot conduct advance drills because they cannot fly the aircraft to that location in peacetime. They can only rely on scheduling. However, the training of ground troops is much more arduous.

Initially, they practice and are selected from various regional units. Afterward, they enter the military parade village. Even in the training at the military parade village, there is competition. If someone repeatedly fails the training, they will be returned to their regional unit and replaced by a soldier who is ranked lower.

The military parade village is divided into two parts: one for individual soldier formation practice and the other for vehicle practice.

Qin Yang is not interested in individual soldier formation practice. Although some of it involves the use of weapons and equipment produced by their Factory 960, those are all light weapons. As a designer who makes guns and cannons, he has already started making tanks, aircraft, and even getting involved with aircraft carriers. He no longer has much interest in light weapons.

As for vehicles, they are the focus of his attention, especially the 'King of Land Warfare,' which is the tank!

When Qin Yang arrived at the military parade village, the scene was dusty, with countless vehicles undergoing intense training.

It was already autumn, past the hottest time of the year, but everyone on the training ground was still drenched in sweat. White alkali had even formed on the surface of their clothes, the residue of dried sweat.

"General Manager Qin, you've finally arrived! I thought you didn't have time. What do you think of our tank formation?"

Hearing this voice, Qin Yang was also excited: "Old Zhu, why are you here?"

"The military parade is coming soon, so of course I have to be here to keep an eye on things," Old Zhu said. "If any problems arise, we can solve them on the spot. This is the most important task."

Yes, this is the most important task. If the tanks malfunction on the spot, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Well, not bad. There are enough tanks to form a dedicated formation. However, after this kind of training, won't our engines be reaching the end of their lifespan when it's time for the official parade?" Qin Yang was a little worried.

For this military parade, a batch of third-generation tanks was produced urgently to form a separate formation. Now they are training here every day. One must know that tank engines have a lifespan.

The old Type 59 tanks only had a lifespan of five hundred hours, after which they needed a major overhaul. Although there has been progress now, they still need a major overhaul after two or three thousand hours. If they are driven for ten hours a day, they will reach the end of their lifespan in two or three hundred days.

When it's time to go on stage, the engines will also be at the end of their lifespan, which would be troublesome.

"We have already prepared backup engines. One week before we need to go on stage, we will replace them with brand new engines," Old Zhu said. "Anyway, our power packs are lifted and installed as a whole, making replacement very easy."

Replace them with new ones when the time comes! Qin Yang was also filled with emotion. This is truly a case of 'having grain in hand, so not panicking.'

However, this plan is indeed the most reliable.

"Looking at the 125mm gun barrels, one can't help but feel a sense of awe. Our third-generation tanks will definitely be the most eye-catching presence," Qin Yang nodded in satisfaction. Then, his gaze fell on the vehicles in the distance, and he was immediately surprised: "Those are 8x8 wheeled vehicles? When did the 8x8s come here?"

"They came last month," Old Zhu said. "This is the last type of vehicle to participate in the military parade. Although it was a bit rushed, the training results are not bad. At that time, it will be the first formation of wheeled vehicles."

Qin Yang strode over.

A few months ago, they had just completed the determination of the chassis, proving the reliability of the side transmission. Then, they welded on the outer shell and made a wheeled infantry fighting vehicle!

In terms of appearance, it is on par with Western infantry fighting vehicles. There is no bulletproof glass. One must either stick their head out or use a periscope to drive. There is a beautifully shaped turret on top, using a small-caliber rapid-fire gun, but… if I'm not mistaken, it should just be a decoration. At most, it can stop to fire; the function of firing while moving is too late to develop.

The higher-ups are really something. In this way, more than half of the military parade equipment is theirs. Is this appropriate? Do other brother units have any objections?

When Qin Yang went over, he saw the technicians from Factory 960 also providing technical support.

"General Manager Qin, you're here!"

Looking at the familiar faces, Qin Yang nodded: "Who applied for this?"

"No one applied. After our last chassis test, the higher-ups were very satisfied. They personally came to our factory to investigate and finally decided to let us quickly weld on the upper structure to meet the needs of this military parade. Fortunately, our factory has strong technical strength and quickly produced a batch. Other factories definitely don't have this ability."

Although it was hastily made, in reality, this equipment is more mature. After all, the engine and gearbox are readily available. As long as the chassis is stable, it will be fine. When driving over, it won't be speeding, just slowly moving. What accidents can happen? This is all-wheel drive. If a wheel really has a problem, just disconnect it. Tanks aren't this easy.

"Now, everything is at the same level as the world's standards," Qin Yang couldn't help but sigh.

Tanks have reached the world's first-class level, and infantry fighting vehicles have also reached the world's first-class level. In recent years, the domestic military industry research and development has been flying at the speed of a rocket.

"Yes, when I accepted the task that year, I never dreamed that it would be developed so quickly," Old Zhu said. "Your Factory 960 has made a great contribution. Without you, there would be so much equipment."

Qin Yang's gaze turned to the entire training ground. Indeed, there is still a lot of equipment that was developed under the promotion of their Factory 960! Look at the Type 59 modifications clad in explosive reactive armor, look at the self-propelled howitzers with high gun barrels, look at the multi-mounted anti-aircraft missile launchers…

Whether it is tracked vehicles or wheeled vehicles, whether it is the army's, the navy's, or even the air force's, so much equipment is inseparable from their Factory 960!

Coming to this era, Qin Yang, step by step, has finally built a military-industrial empire! Now, it seems that he has no regrets.