Chapter 542 This is a monster
How come they have tested everything? All the reviewers suddenly realized something that was technically terrifying but effective.

——The second-generation tank was actually made with the money from the preliminary research, and basically most of the subsystems were made. Some of them were completely completed, and some at least the principles were verified.

In fact, it is not entirely clear. Some of the money came from the previous 5DL improvements, such as the gun and armor; some of the money came from other ministries, such as the core components of the laser rangefinder, thermal imager, etc.

But they don’t know, they only know that this is the result they see.

This was the project meeting they had, and the one with the clearest goals and prospects, or even the most explicit.

All participants calmed down and decided to get back to the main point. Since the equipment was so well prepared, they might as well add icing on the cake and make it even better.

"You are extremely conservative and don't even want to use liquid or gas in the suspension, but you are so radical in the artillery stabilization system that you directly skipped the hydraulic stabilization and used the electronic stabilization system. You even went all the way and skipped the analog stabilization and used the digital stabilization system. What's your consideration?"

This question really hit the spot for Lao He. They had learned this from Deputy Chief Engineer Gao, and after digesting and absorbing it on their own and fully considering the existing conditions, they finally decided to take this path.

It can be said that in the broad category of firepower, other things are all factors that Gao Zhendong directly contributed to, including artillery, computers, sights and observation, etc., but the bi-stabilization is the only thing that they designed based on the principles given by Gao Zhendong, purely through the research team's own hard work in learning, digesting and absorbing, and then designing it. The sense of accomplishment is superb.

"Hydraulic systems are a problem in manufacturing. It can be said that each system is a new journey, and a lot of effort and energy must be invested. However, the electronic stability system is different. It is a bit like the design of the shells together. Once the electronic components are mature, the overall difficulty for the entire system will not be that great."

Mechanical and hydraulic precision equipment has a very high technological content, not only in itself but also in manufacturing. Due to reasons such as materials, processes, and management, even if there are breakthroughs in technical principles, there are still many difficulties in manufacturing.

Under current technological conditions, each set is different, and it can even be said that each has new problems to solve.

The situation with electronics is better, as the difficulty is concentrated on the component design and manufacturing end, and the problem is either not solved or solved relatively well.

To make an inappropriate analogy, mechanical hydraulic equipment is a bit like Gao Zhendong's previous life, controlling fuel vehicles in emission pollution, with dispersed emissions and difficult to control.

Electronic ones are much better, like trams, whose emission pollution is concentrated in a few links - power plants, battery manufacturing, recycling and processing, etc., which is much more convenient.

For the same level of pollutants or problems, the difficulty and cost of decentralized and centralized management are completely different, and the difference can be orders of magnitude.

——When it comes to cars, Gao Zhendong chose a hybrid car because his hometown is in the mountainous area and a pure electric car is really inconvenient.

Another practical example is that until Gao Zhendong traveled through time, the Citigroup's F-35 was generally just like that for us. There was basically nothing that could not be achieved, such as aerodynamic design, AESA, EOTS, data link, etc. It was even stronger than the F-35B, but the drive shaft used to connect the engine and lift fan could not be guaranteed to be done.

The biggest difficulty of electronic systems at present lies in sensors and controllers. The former must be highly accurate, and the latter must be fast.

Lao He continued to explain the reason: "Moreover, digital bistable can be easily and effectively integrated into the fire control system. Our fire control is also digital. In this regard, hydraulic and analog cannot compare with it."

The expert nodded and said, "Well, that's a good idea. I also believe that the digital stabilization system can achieve the goals you mentioned. What I mean is, can our technical reserves meet the requirements of the digital stabilization system?"

Lao He nodded confidently: "Yes!"

"Then please explain in detail. As for the control core, the DJS-60D you mentioned just now does have this control capability. I believe that its computing speed of 1 times per second can be used for this purpose. But what about the sensor? I just roughly calculated that the accuracy of our best rotary transformer is difficult to achieve the accuracy required for this stable system."

It can be seen that he is also a senior technician with solid technical skills, rich experience and understanding of the current situation. He can estimate the technical risks based on the current situation relatively accurately in such a short period of time.

When he said this, he looked at Gao Zhendong curiously. Would this comrade say "I'll solve it" again?
Coincidentally, this matter just happened to coincide with Gao Zhendong's arrangement.

Without waiting for Lao He to answer, Gao Zhendong raised his hand again: "The photoelectric encoder is being developed. There is no problem with the design of the prototype. The accuracy definitely meets the requirements of bistable. Now it is being reinforced for the tank environment."

I knew it!

Everyone was speechless. You might have some problem that the research team can't solve, so you just say this?

But Gao Zhendong's words reminded the expert who raised this question who he was.

It was him!

From the questions he asked, we can tell that this expert was from the 12th Ministry of Machine Building. Although he has been transferred to other ministries, he still knows some news about the 12th Ministry of Machine Building, especially the big news.

There is no one else but him who is so familiar with the electronics profession, has such profound attainments, and can talk about the progress of photoelectric encoders and unknown news at once.

——The comrade who was extremely exaggerated in winning fifteen Lightning Technology Awards at one time was called Gao Zhendong, but we couldn’t connect them at first.

"Oh, so I see. I understand. I have no problem with this aspect." An old comrade looked at the materials and asked, "What is this thermal imager? Explain it to me."

It’s hard to say that you don’t understand, so let me explain it to you.

Generally speaking, there are two possibilities when the review experts ask you to give a specific explanation on a certain issue.

He understands very well, but he really doesn’t understand.

Both situations require careful handling; the former is prone to technical problems, while the latter is prone to emotional problems.

But Lao He is not afraid. There is nothing wrong with this thing. If anyone says it is not good, it will not be the Caomo Factory that will be shocked, but the armored troops.

Lao He briefly introduced the thermal imager and said, "In addition to being a night vision device, it can also be used during the day and has a certain anti-camouflage effect. It does not emit any signals and is extremely concealed."

The armored troops had known about this for a long time. When Gao Zhendong announced the thermal imager, he specially invited them to go and take a look. Even the reconnaissance vehicle and the command vehicle were lured out that time, so the comrades of the armored troops had no other expression except satisfaction.

After listening to Lao He's explanation and looking at the expressions of the armored troops, the other comrades understood that they had to do this even if they didn't want to.

"Isn't it a bit difficult? The performance of lead sulfide nowadays may not be able to support this."

However, some comrades expressed their concerns that if we take too big a step, we may end up going astray.

"This has been completed and is currently undergoing final optimization. You can take a look at the results."

Lao He took out a few photos.

In one of the photos, there are two devices side by side. One monitor is black, while in the other, a tank is clearly visible. Although it is a bit blurry and the image style is strange, it is definitely recognizable at a glance. It is a tank!
In the other photo, the images of both devices are clearly visible, but one of them can only see a patch of grass and trees, while the other can also see grass and trees, but through these, one device is clearly highlighted. Through the grass and trees, the specific details are not very clear, but it can be seen that it is a motor vehicle or something like that.

After showing it to everyone, Lao He quickly put the photos away. It’s okay to show it to you, but it would be against discipline to show it to others.

This stunning glimpse was enough to make the other comrades present jump up from their seats.

“Can this thing see so clearly?”

"The effect of infrared headlights is simply incomparable."

"This equipment is extremely advantageous in night battles. It is clearly visible."

"No, I'm not awake yet. The scope of this thing is too big. I haven't heard any news about it before."

"Don't ask me about this. I don't understand it at all. Besides, they have already made the product. I'm sure the troops will be very happy about it."

"Of course. If you want to chop this thing off, I think the troops will chop you off first."

"..."

In fact, in the past decade, the people who needed this thing the most were not others but the Citigroup guys. If they had this, their losses around the 70s would not have been so great, or they would not have been so nervous.

We reported, discussed, confirmed and recorded everything along the way. When the indicators of the second-generation tank were finally confirmed, everyone found that if it was really developed according to the indicators, this tank would be amazing.

This is a weapon that weighs about 40 tons and can penetrate all current and foreseeable tanks. Its mobility is not inferior to that of medium and large tanks, and it also has an extremely advanced and exaggerated fire control system.

Even most of the participants were somewhat skeptical, wondering if the target was too high. This phenomenon was a very common problem in the development of equipment in this era.

However, all these indicators were determined step by step by all the comrades attending the meeting after rigorous questioning and discussion. There should be no problems, especially those advanced indicators. The more advanced they are, the more reasonable and even tangible they are.

This is a monster! Everyone thought as they looked at the tank indicators.

This is a monster! Someone looked at Gao Zhendong and thought.

(End of this chapter)