At the vehicle test site of the Red Star No. 1 Machinery Plant, a colorful main battle tank is demonstrating its performance along a defined route.

On the observation platform, the leaders of the Red Star No. 1 Machinery Factory accompanied Li Mu to watch there, at first he was sitting, and after starting, Li Mu walked to the railing and held up the binoculars to look, and the leaders would naturally accompany him.

There are military representatives in the Red Star No. 1 Machinery Factory, and the rank is not low, he is a colonel and deputy division, and he is much older than Li Mu, but he is cautious in front of Li Mu. He basically has no sense of existence, don't look at the difference between the level between him and Li Mu is only two levels, but the gap in positions is not as simple as two levels.

As a veteran wholly-owned factory of Red Star Defense Group, the status of Red Star No. 1 Machinery Factory can be imagined, the director of the factory is concurrently served by the executive director of the board of directors of Red Star Defense Group, so the director is often absent, and the executive deputy director is responsible for production and operation, who is a very honest middle-aged man, named Han Weihua.

"A 135 mm caliber tank gun, a 1,800 hp diesel engine, a second-generation laser defense system, a third-generation improved fire-control system, and most importantly, a third-generation army tactical data link. These are the most significant changes to the X-10 tank. What we are aiming at improving is the ability to fight at night, as well as the combat capability in extreme terrain environments. ”

Han Weihua is a leader with a technical background, and has very rich experience in front-line production, and the introduction of the X-10 tank is the first to be the leader.

Li Mu knows that among the three major technical indicators, whether it is X-10 or X-11, passive defense has achieved the ultimate in the current technical level, and there is very little room for improvement. As for subsystems such as the third-generation army tactical data link, the improved fire-control system, and so on, both models of tanks are equipped.

The point of contention, or rather the hesitation of the military, is over the artillery system.

The X-10 tank uses a 135-mm large-caliber tank gun developed by the Gun Research Center of the Red Star Defense Group, while the X-11 tank uses a more technologically sophisticated 125-mm tank gun.

Both sides have their own views.

The Red Star Factory believes that the performance of the 135mm gun is very stable, and they provide a lot of test data to support their arguments, and the power of the 135mm gun is 2.5 times that of the 125mm, and no main battle tank in the world today can block a shot of the X-10 - not even the X-10's own protection.

The Huaxia No. 1 Machinery Factory believes that the 135-mm gun is suspected of being overpowered and has not passed the test of time. The 125-mm gun has been improved to have the power to penetrate the front armor of the active and research tanks of various countries around the world, which is more than enough. In addition, the troops have long-term experience in the use of 125-mm tank guns, and the 125 guns have more advantages in terms of personnel use and logistics support.

In terms of mobility, the X-10 tank surpassed the X-11 tank. With a weight of 60 tons, the X-10 reached a terrifying speed of 140 kilometers per hour on the road. It's a very scary speed. To the surprise of the expert evaluation committee, the third car of the X-10 project continued to run out of fuel at such a rate.

The military's requirement is to have a range of more than 500 kilometers, that is, the X-10 ran non-stop for more than four hours at a top speed of 140 kilometers per hour!

As soon as the test was over, the expert evaluation committee personally inspected the No. 3 car and found that except for some wearing parts, the No. 3 car did not have any problems!

This is definitely a very scary indicator, you know, a tank is not a civilian vehicle, and an ordinary civilian vehicle running at such a fast speed for four hours can also cause problems.

This shows that the X-10's walking system has exceeded the indicators required by the military and is very reliable. The engine, gearbox, and suspension are the three important units that have been perfectly tested.

In fact, the maximum speed on the road is not important, and even off-road speed is not the most important, although the maximum off-road speed of the X-10 reached seventy kilometers per hour.

One of the most important indicators of maneuverability for a main battle tank is acceleration, which is the time it takes for a tank to accelerate from a standstill to a specified speed.

When we search for information about a certain model of tank, we will get a number of data including maximum speed, maximum off-road speed, and maximum endurance, which are easy to find because they are not core secrets.

However, it is absolutely impossible to know the acceleration of a tank.

Shorter acceleration times mean more maneuverability, which is an important indicator of life and death for a tank!

Another aspect of the X-10's overpower over the X-11 is that it accelerates a full second less than the X-11's. Don't underestimate this second, on the battlefield, it is often this second that determines life and death.

This is due to the fact that the X-10 uses a new gearbox developed by the Power Research Center of the Red Star Defense Group.

Firepower, mobility, protection, the three most important indicators, the X-10 tank won the X-11 in terms of firepower and mobility, it should be said that there is no suspense in the bidding, but this is not the case.

The other X-11 is far superior to the X-10 - the X-10 is about 30 million more expensive per unit than the X-11.

Million.

This is enough to make the military hesitate and even lean towards the price difference of the X-11 tank.

Therefore, although Han Weihua introduced the dazzling data of the X-10 like a treasure, Li Mu's mind was still very calm. If nothing else, the military will not choose the more expensive X-10. Each unit saves 30 million yuan in procurement costs, which is a lot of money.

In other words, the X-10 tank of the First Mechanical Plant of the Red Star, there is no price advantage.

The original intention of the bidding was to buy something better with the least amount of money.

Han Weihua said, "Deputy Director Li, the advantages of the X-10 cannot be seen in the conventional projects, and then we arranged a more rigorous demonstration project. ”

Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "Director Han, I believe you are very aware of the disadvantages of the X-10, if the unit price cannot be pushed down, I can tell you now that the military will choose the X-11." ”

Han Weihua was a little stunned by Li Mu's bluntness, he had never met a unit leader who spoke so directly and dared to speak. The choice of which model of tank was discussed and recommended by several committees, and then several committees of the military discussed and finally came to a conclusion, although the equipment development and procurement committee has a lot of power, although you are the deputy director, you cannot directly veto the X-10 in person.

It's just that Han Weihua prefers such blunt words, and of course he knows the disadvantages of the X-10. No matter how advanced the performance is, the price is not suitable and it is useless, which is an aspect of the veto.

"The X-10 uses a lot of new technologies, Deputy Director Li, I have to explain that these new technologies have a lot of mature application experience, so the reliability is absolutely fine. As you said, the only downside is that it's too expensive. ”

"Our R&D team has been looking for ways to reduce costs, and we are also looking for other solutions that can reduce the unit price." ”

Li Mu shook his head and smiled, "Director Han, the new technology used by the X-10, in the next twenty years, you don't expect to get approval for external proliferation." ”

Han Weihua smiled bitterly, although this chief is young, he is cautious, and he has already guessed what the idea of the Red Star Factory is - it is nothing more than to change the foreign trade model for export, which can effectively reduce the cost of research and development, thereby promoting the reduction of unit price.

"Director Han, let's take a look at the program you prepared first. Li Mu said with a smile.

"Okay. ”

Han Weihua gave the order, and the No. 7 car of the X-10 tank drove to the designated high platform.

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