Chapter 45: Leopard 2 tank negotiations

In the past decade or so, the bear country in the north has always been the most threatening country to the Han country, especially in the grasslands. The bear country has deployed a large number of tank troops on the opposite side, and seems to be able to push the torrent of armor at any time. Advance to the capital.
Under such circumstances, the pressure on the ground forces of the Han State is quite high. At the same time, correspondingly, on the other hand, it is the main combat weapon of the Han State on the ground, which has not developed in decades.
It still relies on Type 59 tanks to fight the world. The so-called Type 69 is just a repair. Han Guo has also worked hard. 122 medium tanks and 704 medium tanks. These projects have been launched. However, more than a decade has passed. , The various technical indicators proposed at the time could not be reached and had to be dismounted.
In this case, relying on domestic self-research, it has been unable to achieve breakthrough progress. After all, due to historical problems, the country has fallen behind too much.
In this case, new theories have emerged. For example, some people advocate taking surveying and mapping to imitate the world’s most advanced tanks as a starting point and stride to catch up with the world’s advanced level. After all, Han has always been at the level of surveying, mapping and imitating. Know well.
At the same time, some people feel that it is necessary to proceed from the national conditions of the Han country, on the basis of self-reliance, selectively learn from the strengths of the tanks of various countries, introduce some necessary key technologies, and gradually approach the world's advanced level.
However, in any case, it is necessary to find the most advanced tank in the world of this era, and now, this name has fallen on the "Leopard" 2 main battle tank of Hans.
After all, even the Eagle Country across the ocean has not brought out the third-generation tanks, and the power system has nothing to do with it. It still uses the 105mm gun, which is not the domineering of the Leopard 2.
Therefore, just a few months ago, the country held a meeting to discuss the development of a new generation of main battle tanks, and decided to develop a new generation of main battle tanks starting from the Leopard 2 main battle tank.
At the same time, Hans State spent a lot of money to develop tanks, and the number of its own equipment was not large. In this way, it also intends to export to the outside world. In this way, after receiving the request of Han State, Hans State sent a team to come to Han State. Country negotiations.
Today is the first negotiation.
Mr. Zhu sits at the center of the negotiation table. As the deputy minister in charge of weapon development of the Fifth Machinery Department, Mr. Zhu is the main representative of the negotiation here. One of his sleeves is empty. This one-armed image has also won the opponent’s respect.
Sitting across from him was the negotiator of the Hans State, Heinz Kuhl. Beside him are representatives of several major manufacturers from Hansland, Rheinmetall, Porsche, Krauss-Maffei and Krupp, etc.
Because of the common enemy, the atmosphere between the two sides is still very friendly.
At this time, the people led by Zhu Lao each got a pamphlet in his hand, which is a concise manual for the Leopard 2 tank.
The first page is the three views of the Leopard 2 tank, front, side, and top. Just looking at the three views, you can already feel the power of this tank.
There are seven pairs of road wheels, the car body is very long, and there are only five pairs of own tanks. The turret is welded and looks bigger. The space inside is absolutely spacious. There is no need to recruit small tank soldiers.
The 120mm tank gun is even more majestic.
The three major aspects of tanks are firepower, mobility, and protection. If they are capable, they will cover everything. If they are not capable, the first thing to take care of is firepower!
The maneuverability may not be high, and the protection power may be insufficient, but the firepower must not be bad. For tank soldiers, it is the most powerless for them to not penetrate the enemy's tank.
Now, our own tank is still at 100mm, which is far from the advanced level in the world.
Zhu Lao thought, turned the back, first introduced the power system, 1500 horsepower engine, hydraulic and mechanical integrated transmission, integrated hoisting, the front control, actually using the steering wheel!
This will greatly reduce the labor intensity of the driver. With this control system alone, it will take many years for you to catch up!
Relying on the domestic technical level, this kind of engine has not been developed late. This is also the reason why the previous tanks were forced to dismount. The engine is the heart. Without a good engine, the weight of the tank will not increase. What is the protection and firepower? It's not enough.
Turning over again, I will introduce the firepower system. The 120mm smoothbore gun has amazing penetration data. There are also various sighting systems, laser rangefinders, ballistic computers, and crosswind sensors. Envious.
Seeing this, Mr. Zhu remembered going to Grassland City. Was that young man boasting at the time? Can he really study these things?
Well, at that time, I trusted him too much. These require the coordinated development of the technical level of the country, which can not be done by one person!
Thinking of this, he continued to flip back and introduced the armored fence, but it was blank.
"Protection is the secret of our tank." Heinz said on the opposite side: "Now, you have seen the general data of our tank. We came this time and did not bring a prototype. Wait until the preliminary agreement is reached. Next time we can bring a sample car over and let you see it. At the same time, you are also welcome to come to our country of Hans for field inspection."
Heinz’s words were translated. He could see the other side’s expression. At the same time, he was also very confident. This is the most advanced tank in the world. Apart from his own side, the other side has no second choice. Well, unless...
He didn't think anymore and looked at each other. At this time, Old Zhu had already spoken.
"Yes, the Leopard 2 tank has powerful performance, and all aspects are very balanced. Therefore, we hope to talk in detail. How about introducing ten vehicles at the beginning?" Zhu Lao said.
The country has no plan to introduce in large quantities. Those precious foreign exchange reserves can't be squandered like this. The original purpose of the country is to import ten vehicles, study the technology inside, and then imitate it on this basis.
"What?" Heinz who was on the opposite side stood up after hearing Zhu Lao's words: "Are you kidding us? Your north will face the invasion of the bear country at any time. Now, your border The tension was controlled by Xiong Country. The war was on the verge of breaking out. How did you introduce a mere ten tanks?"
When he set off, Heinz made a plan. This time he will sign a contract for thousands of tanks when he comes to Han. In this way, enough of his tank production line will run out of five years, and the research and development costs will be recovered , Not much to be allocated to each car.
And now, the other party actually said that if only ten cars are needed, isn't this a game?