Although the two used to be rivals, they are like two old friends who haven't seen each other for many years.
At that time, Wang Dalu also served as the deputy chief engineer of the Type 85 tank, but the Type 85 was defeated in the hands of the T80UD.
Sergei laughed and said: "Mr.
Wang, I heard that you are now cooperating with Pakistan to develop a new generation of main battle tanks, which is really a good thing, Pakistan has taken a fancy to our engine, and it can be said that this is a win-win situation!"
” Wang Dalu laughed and said: "No, speaking of which MBT2000 main battle tank is also specially tailored for Pakistan Railway, they selected your engine, it can be said that it is also based on the excellent performance of T80UD in Pakistan test, for this tank diesel engine, I think it is indeed one of the world's top tank diesel engines!"
” Hearing the dialogue between the two chief teachers, Shen Huan also felt a lot of emotion.
On the road of developing the power plant of the main battle tank, the Chinese military workers have also walked an extraordinary road.
It's the same as marine power.
As early as the seventies, the domestic Weifang Diesel Engine Plant began the development of turbocharged diesel engines for V8 tanks.
At that time, this diesel engine was still based on the 4160 marine diesel engine as a reference object, with a design power of more than 500 kilowatts, and was later installed on the medium-sized tank manufactured by the medium-sized Luoyang Tractor Factory for testing.
It's just that this attempt failed, because during the test run, a series of serious failures that could not be solved occurred, and finally died, like many models.
At the end of the seventies, China's Fifth Machinery Department bought ten 8V331TC41 turbocharged diesel engines produced by MTU from Germany, which was a civilian version of the Leopard II tank engine, compared with the military type, only the number of cylinders was reduced, the material of the load-bearing parts was changed and some performance was reduced.
With such a good reference object, the task of developing a tank engine began again.
Of course, the means used at this time are still reverse imitation.
It's just that the imitation engine has a serious cylinder pulling phenomenon.
This is the problem caused by the lack of a full set of technology and drawings, and the imitation is difficult to solve after the failure because it does not understand some of the principles of the prototype design.
This is also a common problem encountered by China in the development of its military industry for decades, not only in the diesel engine for tanks, but also in the development of military aviation engines, as well as marine diesel engines and gas turbines.
So naturally, this model also died.
It was not until the mid-80s that the development of a domestically produced 537 kilowatt engine for the Type 69 tank was finally successful and officially finalized, which was the first type of tank engine successfully developed by China.
Then, on this basis, with reference to the design of the diesel engine of the German MTU company, the 1,200-horsepower diesel engine used in the third-generation main battle tank Type 99 was made, which was extremely difficult along the way.
Comparatively speaking, Ermao is too happy, it inherits the legacy left by Mao Xiong, it can be said that it is guarding a mountain of gold, but now it does not know how to develop, if it is not for the order of Pakistan Railway, and the engine order of the Khalid main battle tank will also be MTB2000, I am afraid that this Malyshev Machinery Factory will also be in trouble.
Sergei stopped, pointed to the tank on the tank assembly line and said: "Mr.
Wang, if there is a chance, I hope we can carry out more in-depth cooperation, I believe that our factory still has the technology you need, such as our tank diesel engine technology!"
” Wang Dalu smiled and said: "Of course, I also hope to cooperate more deeply with Chief Sergei, and I think that the MBT2000 main battle tank developed by China and Pakistan Railway will continue to develop in the future and be exported to other countries. ” After visiting the tank engine assembly line, everyone came to the tank test site again.
This is what attracts Shen Huan the most.
I saw that this tank test site was also very large, and it was estimated that it was also arranged by the Bukelan side at this time, and I saw two brand-new T80UD tanks rumbling on the test site.
These two tanks were like two huge rhinoceros, rampage across the wide field, the huge roar, and the billowing black smoke, it was really spectacular, and more than a hundred experts of the Chinese military delegation could not help but be attracted by their figures.
Shen Huan looked at these two galloping tanks, and thought to himself that the Type 85 main battle tank did not lose unjustly, and compared with the two, it was indeed the T80UD that won a lot.
The 85-III tank can be regarded as a ready-made technology integrated tank, of course, it can also be said to be a leap in the development of Chinese tanks, it absorbs the mature technology and experience of 85II.M/85II.AP and improves it, using a variety of advanced technologies such as automatic loader, large-caliber artillery, lower anti-stabilized image fire control system, modular composite armor and external armor.
It's just that it's really a lot worse than the mature T80UD in terms of reliability.
At this time, Chief Sergei was also there loudly introducing the main performance and characteristics of this type of tank to Chinese experts.
However, the most surprising thing for all Chinese experts is that Wu Kelan has arranged a very blood-pumping project, that is, to let Chinese experts send two representatives to experience the performance of the T80UD tank, that is, to sit in the tank and experience the feeling of hurricane.
Of course, this task, you can't find an old expert, you can only find a younger one, Shen Huan can be said to be the youngest one in the entire delegation, of course, he himself actually wants to experience it, so of course these two candidates are indispensable Shen Huan, and the other person is the tank chief engineer Wang Dalu, after all, he is the tank chief engineer, and the 85 type he participated in the design was defeated in the hands of the tank in front of him, so of course he still has to experience it.
Shen Huan and Wang Dalu got on one respectively, and then the exciting experience began, for Wang Dalu, the tank commander, this is nothing, after all, he is the tank commander, and he doesn't know how many times he has been in the tank, but Shen Huan is the first time.
At this time, Shen Huan sat in the position of the commander of the tank, and the driver drove the tank like a galloping rhinoceros, and the speed soon increased to more than sixty yards, and Shen Huan was also stunned.
Sitting in a tank is not as comfortable as riding a car, after all, Maozi's tank ergonomics are relatively poor, so Shen Huan at this time is not enjoying it, but suffering it.
However, being able to experience the feeling of tank racing and not many people have this opportunity, Shen Huan is still very excited.
This test site is not a smooth road, but ups and downs, and there are potholes, so the tank will take off when it is fast, and the crew sitting in it will not feel so good.
Fortunately, Shen Huan is young, if he changes to an old expert, he is afraid that he will faint on the spot.