Chapter 447: M-60 is out, there is pressure

Having said that, there is nothing else to say. The origin of 130 is actually very clear, and the foundation is like that. We can only say that this time the step is too small.

It would be better if it could be lengthened while enlarging it, but the magnification is not enough. It is better, but not much better.

But the artillery comrade was still very happy. He only remembered the general idea. Anyway, the comrades in charge of the relevant work would naturally do the details.

Gao Zhendong's performance made him more interested, so he half-jokingly said: "If I still only have this gun and the improvement effect is not obvious, then how do you think I should deal with the enemy artillery group? I just heard from Lao X from the Defense Work Committee that you have been on the battlefield. Do you have any ideas?"

That's interesting. Why did you use the 30 that was a copy of the M-122 as an example when talking about dealing with enemy artillery?

"Leader, I think that when the range of this thing is not much different, the main problem is to be accurate."

"Nonsense, I know that, but our investigative methods may not always work."

Not to mention now, even when fighting monkeys almost 20 years later, in the early stages, we mainly relied on reconnaissance to find the enemy's artillery groups. Gao Zhendong had seen a very classic old movie "Lightning Operation" in his previous life, which talked about this aspect.

Later, imported anti-artillery radars, also known as artillery positioning radars or artillery position detection radars, became available. They were very effective, but there were too few of them at the beginning.

Thinking of this, Gao Zhendong got excited. He was not an expert on radar, but there were comrades in the country who were. He could bring it up first and set up a project. Even if it was poor, after 10 years or so, there would be results.

In fact, the concept of this thing has existed since World War II. In the early days, it was only useful against mortars, but useless against fast-moving ones.

It was not until the rapid development of integrated circuits in the 70s that it was truly developed and put into practical use. Simply put, calculations became faster.

As for the radar itself, it is barely usable with current technology.

Gao Zhendong touched his chin and said, "Leader, this matter is not unsolvable, but it may cost money and time."

The artillery comrades were overjoyed when they heard it. What was the second half of the sentence? I didn't hear it. But I heard the first half clearly.

He grabbed Gao Zhendong's shoulders and said, "Tell me! If it's useful, I'll give you credit!"

The leader of the Defense Work Committee laughed: "Tsk, he doesn't need that stuff."

"Go away, don't tear down my stage."

Gao Zhendong said: "Leader, you can find the comrades who are engaged in radar for this matter. Use radar to detect the flight trajectory of the enemy's artillery shells, and then use this trajectory to reversely calculate the enemy's artillery position. The artillery shells move in the air according to aerodynamics and parabolas, and there is a trace to follow. The artillery position calculated based on the trajectory of the artillery shells will basically not be much different."

The artillery comrades' eyes suddenly lit up: "Is it possible to do this? The shells are flying so fast, is there still time?"

Gao Zhendong smiled: "Leader, no matter how fast the shells fly, they are simply incomparable to electromagnetic waves. The main problem is whether we can calculate so fast. As it happens, we now have a very compact computer, and the comrades in charge of equipment have also carried out military reinforcement, DJS-60DJ, and its computing speed can still meet the requirements."

The flight time of large-caliber heavy artillery in the air is about ten to several tens of seconds. In theory, this time is enough for the radar and DJS-60DJ coordinated system to complete the response.

"Okay! I'll go back and ask the comrades who work on radar and discuss this."

"Leader, there is only one problem. The basic performance of the radar we have now may not be that good. It will take some time to develop it."

It is a good thing to get a new project for the comrades working on radar, but it would not be good if too much pressure is put on them.

Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering: Thank you very much.

"Well, then just take your time and do it slowly, but it's always a good idea to get them moving first."

While the two were talking, the armored comrade also pulled the leader of the defense committee to talk about what happened just now: "You just said that we should talk about the tanks later. Okay, you can talk about it now."

"You are so impatient."

"We have to be anxious. We have obtained information about the latest M-60 main battle tanks from the United States through the channels of the Economic Aid Association. In addition, we also have some information about the tanks being developed by the North. Overall, the pressure is still very obvious."

It is said that we have always been preparing our military forces according to the requirements of fighting a world war, and we have been considering only two countries in the world: ourselves and foreign countries.

This is a bit exaggerated, but it is not entirely without reason.

In theory, the object of imitation of 5DL is something from a few years ago, so the generation gap should not be too big. However, this is the Cold War, and all military-related technologies and equipment are updated at a very fast speed. It is no exaggeration to say that they are changing with each passing day.

Although the M-60 is actually just that, it is still highly praised, especially the earliest blank M-60, which actually has nothing.

For example, due to the different combat ideas, it is mainly based on standing defense. This thing does not even have a gun stabilization device, let alone two-way, even one-way. The body armor is average.

The firepower is actually average.

Fire control, no generation gap.

If we want to say what is good, it is the power, hydraulic transmission, and hydraulic shock absorption, which are really good. But to say how much better it is than mechanical in actual use, that is not necessarily true. In actual use, this thing is, to some extent, the icing on the cake.

But looking at the data on paper, this thing is really good. It was one of the few highlights of the Oceanic Treaty Organization tanks in the decades before the T-62 came out, although it only lasted for a very short time.

As for why it was so bad and was used for so long and had so many modifications before being replaced by the M-1, we have to mention another piece of shit that was a collaboration between Citigroup and Hans Cat - MBT70. In a nutshell, this thing was eventually abandoned and there is no need to say anything else.

The leader of the Defense Work Committee smiled and said, "You really don't have to worry about this. We have prepared it for you a long time ago. Your comrades have also participated in some relevant meetings. The preliminary research of the second-generation tank has already begun. Now the problems of firepower and protection have been completely solved. There are still some issues of fire control and mobility to be solved, but they have already taken action."

The armored comrade looked at him and said, "You're not kidding me, are you? You're moving so fast? Have you solved the firepower and protection problem?"

The leader of the Defense Work Committee patted his chest and said, "I can guarantee this, it's a leap forward! So, since you mentioned this, you guys should prepare it later. Let's hold a meeting together and put the formal development of the second-generation tank on the agenda."

The other party nodded: "Well, okay, okay, now the situation is beginning to become clear, and this work can be accelerated."

The leader of the Defense Work Committee smiled and said, "In fact, one of the core personnel in the pre-research of the second-generation tank is someone you just met."

"Who? Are there any tank guys coming today?"

"Comrade Gao Zhendong, he is the deputy chief engineer of the second-generation tank pre-research."

"Ah? Him? So young?" The comrades from the armored troops did not directly say that Gao Zhendong could not do this job. You must know that this position must have been decided by the Defense Working Committee. If they said that, it would be tantamount to directly slapping the Defense Working Committee in the face. There must be a reason why they dared to decide it this way.

"Don't worry about your age, just tell me if you can do it."

"Haha, what you said makes sense. You are really capable."

"Let me put it this way. He figured out how to solve the firepower and protection problems. The specific production verification work is done by the Grassland Tractor Factory, but the core stuff is from him. When the meeting comes, you'll know what he did. You'll be amazed."

With the guarantee from the Defense Working Committee, the armored comrades were very happy: "Okay, within two months, we will systematically put forward the relevant technical and tactical requirements, and then we will hold a meeting."

After everything was said and done, everyone started to disperse. Before leaving, the comrades from the Army Artillery and Armored Corps shook hands with Gao Zhendong and patted his shoulders: "You've done a great job. Keep up the good work!"

When it comes to comrades in the army, they are quick in action.

The meeting will be dispersed in the afternoon. The materials on the new propellant and new charge configuration suggested by Gao Zhendong will be received by the comrades working on 130 fire the next day.

This is also due to the data communication channels and confidential transmission algorithms developed by Gao Zhendong, otherwise it would not be possible to achieve such a fast speed. The changes that information technology brings to society are sometimes in such seemingly insignificant things, but when accumulated, they will lead to huge qualitative changes.

Comrades from the 130th Fire Department received the propellant parameter table and could not wait to open it on the computer.

The above parameters are very clear. There are no words such as "estimated", "expected", "approximately" etc. throughout the page due to insufficient testing methods. It can be seen that the work on this propellant is very solid.

To be honest, if it is a long-range rocket, ordinary double-base propellant like STD imitated by Gao Zhendong is not the most suitable. Instead, modified double-base propellant with better energy characteristics should be used.

However, for a range of about 10 kilometers, it doesn’t matter, an ordinary double base will do.

Comrades who are engaged in rocket launchers should start calculating as soon as they get their hands on it. It is not important what they say, what is important is the actual result.

This calculation is fun.

"Boss, this thing is great. Theoretically, it can increase the range by about 25%."

"Haha, it's finally better than the 122mm howitzer. You don't know, I was almost dying of laughter when they were using barreled cannons."

"The proposed charge structure is similar to the one we use. It seems that the person who made the suggestion is indeed in our industry. Although I don't know that we use this structure, we have the same idea."

"That's nonsense. Just look at the propellant they made and you will know that it is impossible to make it without someone who is very knowledgeable in this field."

"Change it, change it. Let's change this propellant! Oh, by the way, split a group and try this thing on 107. If it works, make a firing table! Now we have the foundation for the modification work, haha."

(End of this chapter)