Chapter 1940: Azra Tank

"President Qin, on behalf of the army of the Holy Nation, I pay tribute to you." Baraj said: "Originally our president was going to see you in person, but unfortunately, the Eagle nation came and was talking with the president, so very sorry."
When Qin Guan goes out now, he often encounters summons from heads of state, but here in the holy country, the president has always had problems. Qin Guan has no dissatisfaction with this. True friends will never care about this kind of red tape. , When everyone is talking, don’t be wary, relax and really provide help. This is the most joyful.
Especially, now I’m talking about tanks. Tanks are what Qin Guan is best at. Qin Guan’s fortune back then began in the tank factory.
"Your armored forces, now the main line of 59 tanks are out of date, so the first thing to consider is to modernize and improve these 59 tanks." Qin Guan said to Balaj.
Since it's a friend, you don't have to be polite. Let's just pick the main ones. The 59 tank was still good in the 1950s and 1960s, and it is now in the 80s, completely outdated.
The first is to improve this tank. Now, Qin Guan made this suggestion, and the other party nodded repeatedly.
"As far as the tank is concerned, artillery is the first. For the improvement of this tank, we first discuss the replacement of its firepower and replace it with a 105mm tank gun. How about?" Qin Guan asked General Balaj Continue to suggest.
The improvement of the 59 tanks is quite skilled in China. Now there are a large number of 59 modified tanks in the country, which are replaced by 105mm tank guns. This type of L7 cattle country standard tank gun could not be exported. It can only be used for its own use, but Han Guo simply lengthened its caliber to circumvent this export restriction. Therefore, if the holy country is transformed, this tank cannon can also be given to them. For domestic purposes , The dressing is also familiar.
Who knows, Baraj shook his head: "No, we think that the 105mm tank gun is not powerful enough. We want a larger caliber."
The original tank gun was 100mm, but now it’s the easiest way to replace it with a 105mm gun, but now people don’t like it, and they think it’s so small!
In fact, the power of the 105mm tank gun is not small. The latest armor-piercing projectile developed in the hands of tank experts in Han is already capable of penetrating all the tanks of the bear country in service, even their ace T- 80 tanks, that's fine.
But, here in Balaj, it is said that this type of tank gun is not enough!
"Our transformation will require at least 20 years of service for the tank. Since we have transformed, we must aim at the situation 20 years from now. At that time, it is estimated that the 105mm tank gun has insufficient firepower." Jie explained.
The other side's explanation is reasonable.
For any country, the sheer size of the army will make them very cautious when changing their outfits. Once they are changed, they must be able to continue to serve for another 20 years. This is enough. Now, this kind of tank changes The 105mm gun can meet the needs of the current stage, but it certainly cannot meet the needs of the later period. Even the M1 tanks of the Eagle Country began to use the 105mm gun, and later they also replaced the 120mm gun, and waited until the 21st century. At that time, the new tanks almost did not use 105 mm, almost all 120 mm and 125 mm, and even 140 mm guns were also under pre-research.
It's just that such a small turret and such a cannon is a bit nondescript.
and many more!
Qin Guan immediately thought that this kind of modification is the plan of the Holy Nation, isn't this the design plan of the "Azra" tank?
Looking at the turret from a distance, and looking at the five pairs of road wheels, this "Azira" tank can also be regarded as one of the role models.
After all, the Army of the Holy Nation is equipped with about 1,500 Type 59 tanks. They value the improvement of this tank.
In the idea that firepower is king, they first need to change to a 125mm tank gun.
Now, since the idea put forward by the holy nation, of course I must be satisfied.
"No problem. Now we have developed a mature and complete 125mm tank gun in China. Since you want a larger caliber, we will export this tank gun to you and replace the original 100mm tank gun. As the current 125mm tank gun, the firepower is at the leading stage in the world. Regardless of the same 125mm, we can guarantee that the armor penetration capability of our tank gun is percent higher than that of the bear country’s 125mm tank gun. Ten or more," Qin Guan said.
In China, I use 120mm tank guns. However, for the export market, the country has also developed 125mm tank guns simultaneously. It depends entirely on the needs of customers. Moreover, for the export market, the domestic market is mainly 125mm. Yes, so that the outside world cannot guess the real performance of Han's own 120mm tank gun.
"Yes, thank you very much." Balaj said: "What we need is this kind of tank gun. Any tank in the White Elephant Country will be penetrated by our one shot!"
Now that it is said to be improved, it must be more thorough. After all, once the 125mm gun is replaced, it means a major change. In contrast, the 59D on its own can only be regarded as a minor change.
"In order to adapt to this new tank gun, we need to build a new welded turret, use advanced armor for protection, at the same time, expand the space, add a tail silo at the tail, increase enough shell storage capacity, in order to reduce manual loading For the difficulty of bombing, we can add a semi-automatic loader. At the same time, the fire control system should be replaced with the current advanced level of fire control system."
In short, the entire turret needs to be changed. With the original shells, the 125mm gun is definitely not enough. If they need it, then give it to them.
Apart from these, is there anything that needs improvement?
Of course there is!
"After this improvement, the previous 500-horsepower diesel engine will definitely not be able to drive it. In order to make this tank possess quite high maneuverability, it needs to be replaced with a more powerful diesel engine. We happen to have a suitable improved diesel engine. , Change this tank."
Qin Guan said all the ideas for improvement in one breath, which left Balaj nodded. In addition to different ideas on the caliber of the tank gun, he really had nothing else. Opinions, these improvements are necessary, and now it’s up to the money.
"After this tank is improved, it will be completely reborn compared to the previous tank. I think it should be given a louder name, called Azira?"