Chapter 541 Yin and Yang Master Gao Zhendong

The Defense Work Committee and the Caomo Factory thought it was okay that Gao Zhendong had said this several times, as similar situations had happened before.

Moreover, as a technician in a steel rolling mill, it seems reasonable for me to cross the boundary a little and move into welding technology, right?
Besides, Gao Zhendong has crossed boundaries to an outrageous extent many times. Working on materials is itself a result of cross-border activities.

If the people above have already gotten used to it, then other comrades are numb. Are you here to cut a path through the mountains and build bridges over the water?

Even if you really have the ability, it depends on whether the engineering team in your head can handle the workload of both building roads and bridges, right?
Two-stroke engine materials are no small job.

Someone raised a question: "Deputy Chief Engineer Gao, isn't your workload a bit too much?"

Gao Zhendong shook his head: "It's okay, it's not a big problem."

He doesn't know anything else about welding, but this is the only thing he knows, or it can be said that this is all he has.

In the past, when people were fighting crickets online, tank armor and shells were always the hardest hit area. There were all kinds of rumors, and the data of the same thing could produce many contradictory versions.

But I don’t know how to process it, it’s too biased and not easy to edit.

Gao Zhendong actually looked for relevant materials very seriously. Fortunately, although their school was not the best, it was still a first-class one, so they naturally had the resources and pride to match it.

For example, finding information is a little easier than for ordinary people.

Gao Zhendong, who specializes in thick plate welding and human alignment, has some experience in this area.

After hearing his confirmation, Caoto Factory thought - it's stable!
Gao Zhendong added: "It is easier to design and produce the tail compartment of the welded turret."

His words brought up another controversial point about the vehicle body design.

Where are the ready-to-fire shells placed?
When it came to plan preparation, the Caotuo Factory was influenced by Gao Zhendong and hoped to put as many as possible in the tail cabin.

It's not entirely because of the fear of ammunition detonation, because no matter how many rounds are placed, there are still some spare rounds in the vehicle body. The most radical M1 has 34 rounds loaded in the rear compartment, and 6 rounds are still placed in the vehicle body.

As for older tanks, they were all kinds of different. Basically, they squeezed in wherever there was space, a few rounds here and a few there. Some even stuffed shells into the fuel tank, or to be more precise, the other way around, and stuffed oil into the shell rack.

However, some reviewers felt that the shells were not well protected and would easily lose their combat effectiveness once hit.

The body designers had already had a lot of communication with Gao Zhendong and were very confident about this issue.

"With this arrangement, firstly, it is easier to balance the turret. Secondly, the shells are arranged as centrally as possible, and the ammunition racks are easier to protect centrally. There are fewer shells in the hull, so it is easier to optimize the overall design if they are concentrated."

"Concentrated protection? You can't cover this thing with armor several hundred millimeters thick, right?"

"No, this centralized protection mainly refers to concentrating the shells and isolating them from people with protective steel plates. This makes the design of our automatic fire extinguishing and explosion suppression device more convenient and more efficient. In case of a secondary explosion, the structural design can be used to release the energy of the explosion to the outside of the vehicle, minimizing the probability of threatening the people inside the vehicle. Especially in the tail compartment with the largest ammunition load, the impact of the secondary explosion of its ammunition on the vehicle body can be minimized through the reasonable design of the protective partition and pressure relief structure."

If there are only two locations for storing heavy ammunition, namely the tail compartment and the ammunition compartment of the vehicle body, it is relatively easy to design automatic fire extinguishing and explosion suppression, protective plates and pressure relief vents.

"Can the automatic fire extinguishing and explosion suppression system be that fast? Could it be that they are all concentrated together and wiped out at once?"

"Don't worry about that. During our preliminary research, we have already developed an automatic fire extinguishing and explosion suppression system with a response speed of less than 10 milliseconds."

Everyone understands what this means. If it can't be fixed within a few milliseconds, then it will explode directly, and it has nothing to do with automatic fire extinguishing and explosion suppression.

When the meeting reached this point, all the comrades were extremely shocked.

The preliminary research of this second-generation tank was extremely impressive. The firepower, protection, automatic fire extinguishing and explosion suppression were basically all ready-made. Even the engine had at least gone through all the principles and some tests.

This is unprecedented in the history of preliminary research of new equipment.

"But in this case, isn't the probability of equipment being damaged greater? We were so busy protecting people that we didn't take care of the equipment?" someone said.

Although weapons are the life of a soldier, this statement still made the comrades from the Defense Work Committee and the Armored Forces frown.

This question is not easy to answer, as it is easy to fall into a trap.

Mr. Luo took over the conversation personally: "On the contrary, this is to ensure that the main part of the equipment is protected as much as possible while ensuring the safety of the personnel."

This was a pretty comprehensive statement. Just as the questioner was about to continue, Gao Zhendong added quietly, "'It is people, not things, that determine the outcome of a war!' It is right to protect people first. Moreover, this structure is conducive to the design of an automatic loader."

This sentence immediately silenced all those who wanted to question the idea of ​​"protecting people first".

Fuck, this deputy chief engineer Gao has no martial ethics at all. Who dares to respond to you?
The leader of the Defense Work Committee almost laughed out loud. This boy is very honest when he should be honest, but when he should give full play to the results of theoretical study and guide with important ideas, he is ruthless at all.

Well, let’s put aside the question of the pros and cons of this matter, but I like the way this guy handles things.

Comrades from the armored forces, please listen to the first half of the sentence first and think, yes, yes, that’s the truth. Then listen to the second half and think, eh, this gives opponents a way out.

"Yes, that's right. Since it is conducive to the design of automatic loading machine and has so many advantages, we think that most of the shells should be placed in the tail compartment." Several comrades from the armored troops discussed for a few sentences and made the final decision.

The welded turret, ammunition storage in the rear compartment of the turret and the automatic loader were all planned.

The meeting continued peacefully.

When the subsystem of the plan was reported to the fire control system, the reviewers discovered that this second-generation tank research team was terribly radical!
The conservatism shown in the suspension design turned out to be fake! When they became radical, it felt like they were not from the same era.

Mr. He reported this with great enthusiasm! What do you mean by a big deal? This is what a big deal is.

Laser rangefinder, crosswind sensor, ballistic computer, two-way artillery stabilization, and oh, what is this thermal imager?
There is no word "line sweep". At this time, these two words themselves are secrets.

This thermal imager is beyond the knowledge structure of most reviewers. They have never even heard of it!
Although all the previous projects are full of highlights and have sky-high data, their basic principles are still at the current technological level. Even the most advanced technology can only be understood or vaguely seen.

But when it comes to fire control, the style suddenly changes and it is completely incomprehensible.

"Crosswind sensor? Is it reliable? Do you have the technical reserves?" This is the simplest one, so start with this question.

“Reliable, technically sound, using resolvers.”

When this was being considered, the photoelectric encoder was not even around yet. Although the rotary transformer at that time was an analog device and could not compare with the photoelectric device in terms of accuracy, it was still capable of coping with harsh environments, especially outdoor wind and sand.

"Laser? You're using such cutting-edge technology? Isn't that a big step? And as far as I know, the power of ruby ​​laser is still a little bit insufficient for such long-distance measurement."

Lasers have only been around for less than a year, and the research team has already opened up the entire channel from principle to application? Moreover, laser power is a hard indicator and is not easy to accumulate.

"Yes, Comrade Gao Zhendong, the inventor of the laser, is our deputy chief engineer. In this regard, he provided very good theoretical guidance and a lot of design help, and customized a laser specifically for our laser rangefinder. Now the design and test of the laser rangefinder have actually been completed, and all indicators fully meet the requirements. The ranging error at a distance of 3000 meters is no more than 1.2 meters, and it can be put into mass production at any time."

The fact that Gao Zhendong is the inventor of the laser is known to the whole world, but not many people can make the connection when the person appears in person, so Lao He does not feel any burden of confidentiality when he talks about it.

What the hell?! What the hell is the laser rangefinder?! Don't ask!

In this matter, I am afraid that even if the comrades from the original research institute came, they could only "exchange ideas" with others.

Original Research Institute: Not really, not at all. There are several methods for laser gyroscopes. We have to listen to him.

Most people at the meeting only then realized what a great man the young man was who sat in the crowd at the Grassland Tractor Factory and occasionally said something that hit the nail on the head.

No wonder, although he doesn't talk much, and only speaks in a veiled way, he always hits the mark and always achieves his goal.

Because they really understand and can do it.

Well, let’s change the discussion: “Can you control so many things?”

"It's manageable. One DJS-60D is barely enough, but two are definitely enough."

While answering, Lao He glanced at Gao Zhendong who was smiling beside him, and thought, even if it is not enough, the person next to him can also make it enough for him.

"Two-way artillery stabilization, isn't this too radical? From what we know, the latest M-60 from the Citigroup doesn't even have a one-way stabilization system."

This made Lao He confused. Ah... What does the collapse of the Citigroup have to do with us?
"Well, we do have the relevant technical reserves, and we have also carried out corresponding tests on some prototypes, and the results are good." That's all I can say.

(End of this chapter)