Chapter 84 Gao Zhendong's small class begins
Thinking of this, Gao Zhendong suddenly had an idea. He decided to tell those who were working on tanks about some of the characteristics of future tanks in advance. Since he himself couldn't possibly work on this, he might as well give them some ideas. They might not be used now, but perhaps the next generation would, and he could avoid taking detours.

Moreover, some of these concepts can just eliminate homogeneous steel armor ahead of time. Although this generation of tanks cannot solve the problem, it is better than what we saw in the previous life, where the problem was not solved by the next generation of tanks.

So, Gao Zhendong carefully considered his tone and said, "General Guan, you just heard that I was also on the battlefield before. At that time, when my comrades and I were holding explosive packs to blow up enemy tanks, we were looking forward to having enough tanks."

Before General Guan could reply, Staff Officer Lin and the others' eyes turned red.

Gao Zhendong changed the subject: "So, I also thought about this thing a lot during my breaks from fighting."

Guan's eyes lit up: "Practice is the best teacher, Senior Engineer, as an opponent of the tanks at that time, you must have had your own thoughts about the tanks. Tell us, tell us, and we will learn from you."

After saying that, he took out a notebook and a pen, looking as if he was humbly asking for advice and preparing to take notes.

Gao Zhendong himself didn't understand things like transmission and engine, and explaining them wouldn't improve the situation at all, but he still remembered a little bit of other things.

Gao Zhendong thought and said, "At that time, I remember that once the engine was damaged by us, the American devils would not repair the tank even if they temporarily took back control of the battlefield, because it was very difficult to disassemble and assemble the engine and gearbox. I thought, if the engine and gearbox could be made into a whole that is easy to hoist and replace directly, would it improve this situation?"

In fact, Gao Zhendong said this because he remembered what he saw in his previous life. A foreign trade tank was eliminated when it was tested by a foreign customer because it did not have an overall power package. Fortunately, other aspects were still good, and the international environment of the customer changed. In the end, the tank was sold after many twists and turns, but a batch of orders were still lost.

Moreover, the idea of ​​the overall power package, whether it is for delivery or personal use, is a way to improve the ability of rapid maintenance on the battlefield. The third-generation international tanks in the future generally used this technology, and it was not purely for delivery.

Mr. Guan thought as he took notes: "Yes, yes, yes, this is a good idea. It is very helpful for rapid repairs on the battlefield. People who have been to the battlefield personally have different ideas from us who work behind closed doors. Zhendong, please continue."

"When we were fighting enemy tanks, if we had the choice, we would definitely choose the tank with the most braids on its head."

Guan always looked confused about this: "Ah? Why is that?"

Gao Zhendong laughed. This was really a purely practical problem. It was totally unthinkable from a technical point of view. "Because there are many braids, it means that there must be an enemy commander inside. If we knock them out, the command of the enemy tanks will be disrupted."

The braid Gao Zhendong mentioned is actually the tank’s communication antenna. Command tanks often have one or more braids than ordinary tanks due to communication needs.

All tanks were equipped with camouflaged antennas, which was one of the improvements added when the 5DL tank was later improved.

Guan Zong suddenly realized: "Ah, I see, the command tanks should have more communication equipment, so they can be easily recognized. Right, right, we should add camouflage antennas to all tanks, so that the enemy can't tell who is who."

Mr. Guan wrote very quickly on the notebook.

Factory Director Yang, Old Chen, and Staff Officer Lin nearby were even more impressed. They could tell whether a master had a good design just by looking at his moves. Although Gao Zhendong himself did not work on tanks, what he said were all very close to actual combat experience in tank design.

Gao Zhendong continued to talk about some things he still remembered in his head, such as infrared headlights, two-way stabilization, automatic fire extinguishing and explosion suppression system, laser ranging, automatic solution, collective three-defense device and so on.

Of course, Gao Zhendong did not mention things like millimeter wave radar + hard kill active defense system, which would not be reliable for decades. Although some of them were not within Guan's professional scope and were related to other subsystems, he still wrote down Gao Zhendong's words very seriously.

What Gao Zhendong said are all experiences or suggestions from all aspects. Remember more of them. If people from other professions can achieve them, perhaps you can kill one more enemy and save one more soldier.

As they talked, the topic returned to Mr. Guan's professional scope.

"Boss Guan, can we pre-embed or weld some screws outside the turret or on the front of the hull?"

Gao Zhendong originally wanted to talk about welding the turret, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that at this time, the difficulty and cost of welding the turret are much higher than casting. It is difficult to ensure the strength of the weld when welding thick plates, and it is not realistic to eat a big fat man in one bite.

However, the concepts of modular armor and composite armor can be put forward.

Mr. Guan was a little confused about this proposal: "Embedded or welded screws? What is the use?"

Gao Zhendong took a basin, turned it over and placed it on the table with the mouth facing down, then took a book and gestured on the basin.

"If this is a turret, I wonder if it is possible to cast the turret thinner and then make more armor into modules and fix them to the turret surface with screws."

Mr. Guan became interested: "Modular armor?"

Gao Zhendong slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, that's the name. Mr. Guan immediately thought of the key point. I think that in this way, if the armor is damaged, it will be easy to replace. In case the technology advances and newer and better armor is available, there is no need to replace the turret. As long as the original turret's cast base armor is acceptable and the new armor performance is good, we can directly replace the outer module."

Guan's eyes lit up. "Yeah, that's right. This way, upgrading and improving the tank armor will save money, save trouble, and make it easier to repair. If things get really bad, we can even ignore the power-to-weight ratio and just install an extra layer of armor modules. That would save a lot of trouble."

Gao Zhendong added: "If the materials are insufficient, we can just build the cast turret with only the base armor first. We can also add the armor module when conditions are ripe or when needed."

"Moreover, if our welding technology improves and the cost is reduced one day, we won't even need to cast a turret. We can just weld one with suitable steel plates. In terms of automated production, welding a turret is definitely faster than casting one."

These few words made General Guan very excited: "Zhendong, your idea is very feasible! It takes good care of all aspects, is flexible and convenient, can quickly enhance and improve the tank's protective performance, does not increase costs, and is not technically difficult."

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "Also, I have another idea about the armor block."

　Finally, everything is back to normal and both chapters are released together.

　　The following book was written by a netizen I met last month when I was looking for information to write a book. It's not that I'm too proud to promote a chapter. This kind of thing has nothing to do with us little authors. It's a blessing and promise between the two little authors before they wrote their first book. However, he prepared for it much longer than me, so the book was published.

　　
　
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