Dr. Wright, who is in his sixties, is in a suit and leather shoes, and he is in good spirits, and at this age, he is at the peak of his life.

Since 1950, Wright has been working in the Ordnance Department of Kreisler AG. From there, his glory began, and 6 years later, he became the head of the design department.

In the decades that followed, he was involved in the development of a variety of equipment, such as the high-speed amphibious landing vehicle T-51 heavy rescue vehicle, the HET-70 heavy equipment transport trailer, and the bridge erection vehicle. Among them, he is most proud of the M1 Abrams main battle tank.

It is precisely by virtue of this achievement that he has now become the director of the Starling Arsenal.

The delegation from the big eastern countries came to inspect the M1 tank, so naturally they had to come to this arsenal to have a look, although the arsenal had changed from Chrysler to General Motors, and it did not change its status.

At this time, he stood at the door of the factory, greeting the guests from the great eastern countries.

The leader of the team was naturally He Lao, and when he got out of the car, he enthusiastically stretched out his hand to the other party: "Dr. Wright, it's a pleasure to see you." ”

On the land that came, after hearing Qin Zhenhua's introduction, he had a deep understanding of this person, and when he came down, he just knew that it was this person who was greeting the big guy, and of course He Lao was very happy.

"It's an honor to welcome you." Dr. Wright looked at He Lao and the people behind him, and then began to introduce: "Let's take everyone to our production line first. ”

The first time I walked into the production workshop of M1, the first feeling was high.

In order to install cranes and other equipment, heavy factories are generally built quite high, but the workshop in front of us is still beyond the scope of imagination, the roof of this workshop is twice as high as its own, so that the height of the crane is only half of the height of the roof, and it looks even more empty.

Here, at each station, the M1 tank is in full swing of production.

On the station in front of him, there was a tank chassis, which was currently hoisting the engine, and a few black uncles were there, directing the overhead crane, slowly transferring the huge gas turbine into the engine room behind.

"Back then, we summed up a lot of experience in the development of the MBT70 tank." Dr. Wright walked there and explained to everyone: "At that time, the design concept was proposed, and there were four main aspects: first, to be able to defeat the T-62 and T-72 tanks; Second, the price should be low; Third, we should pay attention to the survival rate of members; Fourth, there should be room for further improvement. Our M1 tank was developed along this line. ”

Not to mention anything else, speaking of this low price, it is really impressive, the price that the Americans say is low, it is compared with the MBT70 tank, if it is compared with the tanks of the big countries in the East, then the high is not a star and a half.

"Why did you choose a gas turbine for your tank?" At this moment, Staff Officer Wang, who came with him here, couldn't help but ask.

The last time I proposed to use a gas turbine, it was a mess that Qin Zhenhua refuted, and in the end the proposal of the gas turbine did not pass, and now, I finally saw the tank of the gas turbine, and I had to ask this question.

Hearing this question, Dr. Wright had a smile on his face: "Back then, there were many people who opposed the use of gas turbines, thinking that there were big problems in power and life, but I think that with the development of our technology, they can be overcome. And after the use of gas turbines, our tanks, the performance is even better! ”

It is 816 kg lighter than the diesel, and the saved weight allows for the installation of more armor. Without auxiliary means, the tank could be started at minus 25 degrees Celsius. In addition, the acceleration performance, speed and maneuverability have been greatly improved.

Chrysler's victory is inseparable from this gas turbine power, which is one of Dr. Wright's favorite boasts.

The other party proudly introduced a lot, and Staff Officer Wang was also a little fascinated there, look, after all, people chose gas turbines, and this kind of power is the future tank power.

"So, what is the lifespan of this gas turbine?" Qin Zhenhua raised a question there.

Hearing this question, Dr. Wright became even more proud: "The life of our engines is now 5,000 hours, but it will soon be increased to 10,000 hours, which will far exceed the life of diesel engines used in tanks." ”

Due to excessive squeezing of power, the life of the tank engine is not high, even if it is the technology of the Germans, the tank diesel engine, that is, the life of thousands of hours, and the life of this gas turbine can already reach tens of thousands of hours!

The voices of doubt at the time have disappeared with the improvement of gas turbines, which is one of the most successful options!

"Five thousand hours, only the technology of the Americans can achieve it." Qin Zhenhua said with a sigh.

Gas turbines are born from aero engines, and now, what is the life span of aero engines in large eastern countries?

It's usually around 200 hours! If it is improved to become a gas turbine, the life will not be much higher, the cost is high, the life is short, and the fuel consumption is large, so how stupid would you have to be to consider using this kind of power?

Hearing this, Staff Officer Wang's gaze turned cold again, sure enough, it was not suitable!

"The performance of this power system is quite good, and it would be great if we exported a few units." At this moment, Qin Zhenhua spoke again.

Hey, what does he mean by that? Staff Officer Wang was a little curious, wasn't he dissatisfied with the gas turbine? Why are you importing it again?

Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, testing is testing, since you have encountered an advanced power system, buy a few sets and go back to study, this is always okay.

Advanced tank power plant, it's not so easy to buy, the Germans don't sell it, the British verbally agreed, and then said that it fell into the sea, and actually used such a bullshit reason!

What about the Americans? Will the Americans sell?

"You don't think you need such a power system." "Your T-54 tank has six or seven hundred horsepower engines, and if you're interested, I can introduce you to one," Dr. Wright said. ”

Now, the 80 tank is still secret, although it may be photographed by reconnaissance satellites, but, from the sky, it is a top view, and it looks like the tank with the round turret is no different from the 59 tank.

It is impossible to distinguish the slight difference in size, and until now, the West still believes that the Eastern powers only have tanks such as the T-54.

"Okay." Qin Zhenhua agreed casually and made an OK gesture.

If you can fool anything, you can fool it, and in short, you will not suffer.