Building a Technological Power Starting with the Type 59 missile and Going Astray in Technological Development

Chapter 20: ColdChapter 20: Cold
Since Mr. Wei has arranged everything properly and clearly.

Then the representative of the mechanical military factory who was named would naturally go on stage to introduce the specific plan of the second-generation main battle tank designed and developed by their factory.

There is no way, after all, Mr. Wei has already established the rules and procedures.

Therefore, the person in charge of the mechanical military factory who was named had no choice but to go on stage and introduce to everyone in detail the design and development plan of their own second-generation main battle tank.

At this moment, everyone in the audience was listening attentively.

However, when Lin Chenran heard half of it, he couldn’t help but shook his head.

Obviously, this so-called second-generation main battle tank is actually an upgraded and improved version of the Type 69 tank, and its performance parameters can only barely meet the basic requirements of the Yan State military.

Compared with the advanced second-generation main battle tanks of other foreign countries, the gap between the two is not small.

Especially in terms of weapons and equipment, they actually plan to continue to carry a 110mm smoothbore gun.

You should know that foreign countries have long begun to widely use large-caliber 125mm smoothbore guns.

This 110mm smoothbore gun is simply a ”younger brother” compared to the 125mm smoothbore gun.

Lin Chenran really wasn’t in the mood to listen any further.

Because he felt that doing so was completely meaningless.

How much combat effectiveness can the modified Type 69 tank exert?
If you overhauled and modified the Type 69 tank, Lin Chenran would think it was good, but what’s the point of your minor repairs!

In this case, the Yan country’s military can just place an order to purchase the Type 69 tanks!
Why is there such a big fuss about holding a bidding conference for Yan’s second-generation main battle tank?
In fact, the purpose is very simple, which is to design and develop a second-generation main battle tank that is more powerful than the Type 69 tank.

It wasn’t just Lin Chenran who kept shaking his head and sighing.

Even many high-ranking military officials of Yan State looked troubled and extremely embarrassed.

It is obvious that the design and development plan of the second-generation main battle tank being introduced on the stage cannot meet the needs of the Yan State military.

Although it is indeed much more powerful than the standards proposed by the Yan State military, it is ultimately still just an improved version of the Type 69 tank.

If it were in the past when a military budget had to be split into multiple parts for use, perhaps the Yan State military would consider adopting this plan.

However, times have changed. Today, the Type 077 civilian engineering vehicles produced by the 59 Mechanical Military Factory are extremely popular in the domestic market, making the Yan State military, which cooperates with it, much more financially secure.

As a result, they have higher expectations and pursuits for the second-generation main battle tanks.

Seeing the faces of the military leaders becoming increasingly gloomy, the head of the mechanical military factory who came on stage to introduce his own second-generation main battle tank suddenly felt disheartened, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

It’s so cool!!!
The military leaders all looked gloomy and were dissatisfied with the design and development plan of the second-generation main battle tank of their mechanical military factory.

Although his heart was already in turmoil, the person in charge of the lecture still gritted his teeth and continued to speak.

When he finally finished his presentation, there was sparse, encouraging applause in the conference room.

The representative from the Mechanical Armament Factory felt ashamed after hearing the ”encouraging” applause. His face turned red and he looked extremely ugly.

He never expected that his carefully planned second-generation main battle tank design and development plan would not meet the strict standards of the Yan State military.

At this moment, he was in deep thought, thinking hard about how to face the top management of his own mechanical military factory.

After all, this opportunity is crucial for their mechanical military factory. They originally hoped to use this opportunity to ”turn things around” and get their own mechanical military factory to get orders from the Yan country military and get rid of the current predicament.

But I didn’t expect it to end in failure.

The Yan State military was not optimistic about their design and development plans, which undoubtedly dealt them a heavy blow.

Immediately afterwards, the second representative from the mechanical arsenal stepped forward and began to introduce their design and development plan.

Yet the results are clear.

The Yan State military is also not interested in the design and development plan of this second-generation main battle tank.

The representative who came up to introduce the work walked down the stage dejectedly like a defeated rooster.

Next, it was finally the turn of Su Yiming from the 617 Mechanical Arsenal, the arch-rival of the 625 Mechanical Arsenal, to come on stage to introduce the design and development plan of their mechanical arsenal’s second-generation main battle tank.

Su Yiming is a well-known figure in the field of tanks. At the age of only forty, he has become the deputy chief engineer of the 625 Mechanical Arsenal.

The design and development of the second-generation main battle tank of the 625 Mechanical Arsenal was completely led and planned by him.

What kind of amazing design will this young and promising deputy chief engineer bring to everyone?

Everyone present couldn’t help but hold their breath, looking forward to the design and development plan of the second-generation main battle tank of the 625 Mechanical Arsenal.

The weapon equipment in the second-generation main battle tank design and development plan of the 625 Mechanical Arsenal is actually a 120mm smoothbore gun!

This news made the eyes of the military leaders present light up, as if they were seeing their own powerful second-generation main battle tanks.

The 625 Mechanical Arsenal brought them a unique surprise.

Prior to this, the second-generation main battle tank design and development plans of other mechanical military factories all adopted the most mature 110mm smoothbore gun, or the relatively mature 115mm smoothbore gun.

However, the 625 Mechanical Arsenal chose the 120mm smoothbore gun, which was still in the theoretical stage, without hesitation. This bold and innovative spirit amazed everyone.

Just then a representative from the Mechanical Arsenal raised his hand and indicated that he had something to say.

After noticing this, Mr. Wei nodded, indicating that he should express his opinion.

The representative slowly said, ”Engineer Su, although the 212 Mechanical Arsenal has already filed a project for the 120mm smoothbore gun.”

”However, due to a shortage of funds, the project is currently only at the project proposal stage and has not made any substantial progress.”

There was a hint of worry and doubt in his tone.

”Whether we can catch up with the second-generation main battle tanks of your 625 Mechanical Arsenal by then is still unknown.”

This sentence was like a bombshell, attracting the attention and heated discussion of everyone present.

”You actually intend to use the illusory 120mm smoothbore gun as the main weapon of the 625 Mechanical Arsenal’s second-generation main battle tank? This is obviously a deception of our military!”

These words were like a sharp sword, piercing the core of the problem, causing the Yan State military to re-examine this seemingly beautiful plan.

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