Chapter 206: Universal tank chassis

Fortunately, there is no cost.
Otherwise, Wang Bu'an would really not do it!
I feel that the level of Rock 150 can't be used. wasted.
The weight of the Type 59 tank is only a mere 30 tons. Does it require an engine with more than 3000 horsepower?
Absolutely big cow pulls a cart!
Absolutely overkill!
Most of the motivation seems to be wasted.
No way.
Must be reduced.
It is enough to reduce the power to 2000 horsepower.
What the army needs most now is the reliability and stability in the cruel environment, in addition to the super-powered engine. Even the latter is more important.
One sentence summary is that no matter when and where, you can't fail.
However, in terms of cost alone, there is no difference between 2000 horsepower and 3000 horsepower.
All have the same principle and the same architecture.
It's just that the amount of hydrogen injected is different.
"Hello, my name is Ding Mao."
"Hello, my name is Wang Bu'an."
Along with the 14 tanks, there were dozens of tank company commanders.
Ding Mao, turned out to be the chief of staff of a tank regiment.
This time the tank company action, he is the highest commander.
Peng Deming was inserted temporarily. It is not a formal establishment.
The fourteen tanks that Ding Mao brought was simply too old to be any longer. It is probably the earliest model that can be found.
It was almost impossible to pull a team of t-34s from the Polar Bear Museum.
Wang Bu'an turned his head to find Cai Yunheng.
"I have one condition." Wang Buyan said bluntly.
"What are the conditions? Tell me." Cai Yunheng was obviously mentally prepared long ago to be blackmailed by Wang Bu'an.
"I will make you a general-purpose tank chassis. I don't care about the others."
"sure!"
Cai Yunheng agreed without thinking.
This is also a project he has been working on.
For the army, a common chassis for armored vehicles is very necessary.
This can greatly reduce the workload of logistics maintenance.
Tanks, armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, rocket launchers, etc. can all use a unified chassis.
However, this unified chassis is not easy to design.
The tank has the characteristics of a tank.
Armored vehicles have the characteristics of armored vehicles.
The self-propelled artillery has the characteristics of a self-propelled artillery.
The rocket launcher has the characteristics of a rocket launcher.
It must also consider the supporting command vehicles, radar vehicles, ammunition vehicles, and logistics vehicles.
Moreover, just a tank has a distinction between light, medium and heavy. There are amphibious tanks, amphibious tanks, landing tanks and so on. How easy is it to use the same chassis as much as possible? There is no perfect chassis anywhere in the world.
Lightweight and fast, not suitable for heavy tanks. Not suitable for heavy artillery.
The heavy weight is not suitable for light tanks and amphibious tanks.
There is also the issue of motivation.
Insufficient power will definitely not work. But excess power is not good, wasteful.
How to do?
Had to be divided into several chassis.
Heavy-duty chassis, medium-duty chassis, light-duty chassis... and more and more points, eventually losing versatility.
Now, how easy is it for Wang Buyan to integrate them?
However, Wang Bu'an is also very cunning.
His design is also very simple.
He completed the design in five minutes.
Simple and rude.
Increase the track width by more than 50%. Increase passability. To meet the needs of heavy tanks.
Increase the height of the road wheels by about 20%. Increase the wading height.
There are still five road wheels.
Wang Bu'an likes five pairs of road wheels. Simple and easy.
Each road wheel can be made very strong. Even if it is bombarded by a depleted uranium bomb, it can be safe and sound.
The engine of Rock 150 is used uniformly. The maximum power exceeds 3000 horsepower.
Increase air conditioning.
Increase the water molecule synthesizer. Connect the automatic spray system. You can put out the fire immediately.
The original fuel tank was changed to an ammunition tank.
This will greatly increase the ammunition reserves. At the same time ensure the safety of ammunition.
Many models of Huaxia tanks generally have around 40 rounds of ammunition, and very few have more than 50 rounds. The number of bullets is not large.
For tanks, this amount of ammunition is basically sufficient. But it is not enough for self-propelled artillery.
After adding the ammunition bay, the ammunition capacity has reached at least 120 rounds.
It is almost three times the original.
If it is not a very fierce battle, it should be enough.
The thickness of the side armor and rear armor has been increased to 100 mm. All use three-grade hard alloy.
Wang Bu'an named this chassis "Gesanghua".
The only dazzling plant on the plateau in northern Tibet is Gesang flower.
"The cost of this chassis is very high!" Professor Cai Yunheng said slowly, "With a lot of equipment, the troops can't afford it!"
"Give it away! Give it away! Give it away!" Wang Buyan said, "Is it all right?"
"It's pretty much the same." Cai Yunheng nodded in satisfaction.
Wang Bu'an looked at each other contemptuously.
Sure enough, it's cheaper to sell well.
However, Wang Bu'an is not at a loss. Let the fame go out first, and then slowly talk about the price.
The raw materials are free. There is no cost.
The hydraulic press is available.
CNC machine tools are available.
The only thing that needs to be paid is labor costs.
Due to a high degree of automation, labor costs should not be very high.
One million yuan per set is almost the same.
How powerful is the performance of Gesanghua chassis?
It can withstand a weight of 100 tons.
It can withstand the recoil of a 155mm, 75-caliber smoothbore gun.
Its top speed exceeds 100 kilometers per hour.
Its battery life is almost unlimited.
In other words, you can install protective armor on it. As long as the weight does not exceed 100 tons.
You can also change to a super-caliber, super-large-caliber artillery.
What is 140 mm?
The 155mm caliber, 75 times the diameter, can penetrate Abrams with a single shot from the front. You can also string two.
No need to worry about speed.
No need to worry about battery life.
Is there anything more powerful than this Gesanghua chassis?
Tanks, armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, rocket launchers...all can be used! Just install different weapons and equipment on it.
Three key research directions for tanks:
artillery.
Armor.
power.
Wang Bu'an has solved two: armor. power.
The rest of the artillery is obviously responsible for a special research institute. This is the secret realm. It is the military field. Try not to participate if you can.
Wang Bu'an became more excited as he thought about it.
He immediately ordered the production of a series of Gesanghua general tank chassis.
What does the tank chassis mainly include?
In fact, there is no technical content. It is the car shell and suspension system.
The suspension system is composed of torsion bars, torsion bar springs, road wheels, supporting pulleys, inducers, driving wheels and crawlers, and is the most important part of the chassis.
Among these components, the most critical is the torsion bar spring.
When a tank is driving, whether it will be bumpy and you can't distinguish the north, south, east, and west. The torsion bar spring plays a decisive role.
When the tank is driving on rugged roads, the torsion bar will move up and down and drive the torsion bar spring to rotate together. However, because the other end of the torsion bar spring is fixed and cannot rotate, the torsion bar spring will be twisted to absorb energy. Achieve the effect of shock absorption.
The torsion-bar suspension system is currently almost the standard configuration of main station tanks all over the world. Except for some differences in details, the overall structure principle is basically the same.
Wang Bu'an extravagantly uses a third-grade copper alloy to ensure the compressive strength while maintaining relative elasticity.
After several trials, I feel good about myself.
At least 10 times more comfortable than the original Type 59 tank.
All armors are directly forged using hydraulic presses of 100 million tons.
Everything is ready, and the turret and 100mm rifled gun of the Type 59 tank are directly transplanted to the chassis of Gesanghua.
ignition.
Test drive.
Sure enough, I felt much better.
The cockpit is very spacious.
There is air conditioning.
There is an automatic fire extinguishing system.
Can be manipulated by three people. It can also be operated by four people.
If it's a three-person group, the car and gunner. If it is a group of four, the captain is relatively independent.
Judging from the current development trend, the three-person team has gradually become the mainstream.
After all, one can save one person.
A tank platoon has twelve people, and a three-person team has four tanks. The four-person team has only three tanks.
The weight of the entire chassis is about 12 tons in total.
This already includes a three-level alloy armor with a full front of 300 mm. 200mm of protective armor on the side and back.
The thickness of the armor can effectively defend against the firing of 120 mm tank guns.
Even if the other party uses depleted uranium bombs.
"Okay." Wang Bu'an said to Ding Mao and others, "you can conduct a collective experiment."
"This is..." Ding Mao and others stared at each other.
Is this a Type 59 tank?
It feels like it's completely changed!
However, if you look at it from the outside, nothing seems to have changed.
After all, there are still five pairs of classic road wheel designs.
The side armor also looks very weak.
Feel that Wang Bu'an's design is very hasty?
The production process of the chassis is also very hasty! Is there a problem?
If it is cutting corners...
"RPg!"
Wang Bu'an waved.
Wu Maoguan immediately brought the small team over.
They are going to personally test the defensive performance of Gesanghua chassis.
The first to play was the 40mm rocket launcher. It is the RPg-7, which is known as one of the world's three biggest killers.
For tanks and armored vehicles, RPg is simply a nightmare.
Although a frontal attack is ineffective. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com rockets cannot break the 300 mm armor. However, if you attack from the side or from behind, it is still very dangerous.
Even the most advanced American Abrams, if it is attacked from behind, it is deadly.
If it were launched from a high altitude, it would be even worse.
{...Well, this is a TV movie}
"boom!"
The rocket hit the side track accurately.
A strong fire broke out from the track position, completely covering the entire tank chassis.
If it is an ordinary Type 59 tank, the track should be broken.
Road wheels, induction wheels, etc., may also break.
However, when the smoke cleared, it was found that there was no major problem. The track and side skirt armor were unscathed.
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