Chapter 86 The Shock of Automation
Gao Zhendong began to speak while counting on his fingers.

"The ability to prevent armor penetration is much lower than the ability to prevent armor penetration. To achieve 'armor penetration and defense', further efforts are needed."

"It poses a certain threat to the accompanying infantry in coordinated infantry-tank operations."

"It can only be used on equipment with thick armor, such as tanks. It cannot be used on equipment with thin armor, such as armored vehicles."

"It takes effect once, and after it takes effect, the area where the protective ability is disabled is relatively large, so it needs to be repaired and replaced in time."

Finally, Gao Zhendong concluded: "Based on the above situation, explosive reactive armor is not suitable as the main armor. It can be used to upgrade the protection capabilities of old tanks, or hung on the main armor of new tanks, such as homogeneous steel armor or composite armor, to further improve the protection capabilities."

General Guan no longer cares about any damn shortcomings. The two functions of "upgrading the protection capabilities of old tanks" and "further improving the protection capabilities" are worth doing.

Moreover, the ideas proposed by Gao Zhendong are very complete in structure, materials and technology. The Grassland Tractor Factory only needs to follow the instructions and conduct experiments to produce results.

He took a pen and paper and asked Gao Zhendong questions carefully. The two talked for a long time.

Finally, Gao Zhendong finished talking about armor, and General Guan straightened up from the table with a great deal of satisfaction.

Then, he heard Gao Zhendong say something that surprised him, and even frightened him a little: "I also have some ideas about artillery."

Comrade Zhendong, you are not done yet, right?

Prime Minister Guan sorted out his thoughts and said, "Zhendong, wait a minute. The three major elements of a tank are firepower, protection, and mobility. Are you going to take care of both protection and firepower? But don't tell me for now. Wait until I get back and ask the chief designer of the firepower subsystem to come here in person."

Gao Zhendong was a little confused. I'm telling you this, why don't you just go back and convey it? Why make such a trip?

It’s not as easy as riding a bicycle to get from the Grassland Tractor Factory to Beijing.

Mr. Guan explained, "I'm not from the firepower line. First, what you said is very detailed, very feasible, and very advanced. It crosses disciplines, which will bring about some confidentiality requirements. Secondly, I'm not professional enough. I'm afraid that in the process of relaying, there will be omissions or inadequate understanding. That would be a pity."

After hearing this, Gao Zhendong expressed his understanding that confidentiality is of great importance.

Seeing that it was getting late, he and General Guan stood up and went out to greet the comrades outside, and also prepared to find a way to solve the problem of offering sacrifices to the internal organs.

When the two men went out and took a look, they were stunned. Director Yang and General Manager Chen were there. Staff Officer Lin and several soldiers were also standing vigilantly around Gao Zhendong's house.

The two thought that Director Yang and the others had already left, but they didn't expect that they had been waiting here.

Seeing the two men coming out, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Director Yang said, "Comrades, you have worked hard. Come on, I have arranged dinner. Fill your stomach first."

The two agreed, and Gao Zhendong was about to walk out of the yard, but Director Yang stopped him with a smile: "This way, this way, I asked Chef He from the canteen to get the materials from the factory and made it at his house."

Gao Zhendong gave Director Yang a thumbs up in his heart. Look at how well this leader is doing. As General Guan followed Director Yang and his team to Sha Zhu's house, he reminded the comrades from the Grassland Tractor Factory and Staff Officer Lin and his team, "We can't drink today. We have to go back to the factory as soon as possible tomorrow."

Staff Officer Lin's eyes narrowed, and he probably understood what General Guan meant. He turned around and told the soldiers who came with him: "Everyone remember, on the way back to the factory, General Guan's safety is the most important thing."

Several soldiers responded with a short and powerful "Yes!"

At Sha Zhu's house, he was guarding a table full of food, and He Yushui was drooling beside him. However, the two of them had already eaten, and Gao Zhendong and General Guan were talking very late.

Seeing a group of people coming in, Gao Zhendong was also among them. Sha Zhu guessed that he must have done something extraordinary again, otherwise Director Yang and General Manager Chen would not have been waiting in this yard with hungry stomachs for him and another person to have a meal.

This made Sha Zhu feel a little proud.

Director Yang warmly invited everyone to sit down, but General Manager Guan firmly rejected the suggestion of having a drink. Looking at his attitude, Director Yang and General Manager Chen probably guessed something and secretly sighed that Gao Zhendong was extraordinary. Such a temporary exchange could make General Manager Guan and others attach so much importance to the content of the exchange.

After dinner, He Yuzhu happily cleaned up the leftover dishes, and Gao Zhendong sent everyone out of the yard.

Before leaving, Mr. Guan asked, "Zhendong, do you want to work with us?"

He was very jealous of Gao Zhendong. Even though Director Yang and General Manager Chen were present, he couldn't help but swing his hoe.

Before Gao Zhendong spoke, Director Yang spoke first: "Zhendong is a level 8 engineer in our factory and the head of the scientific research team." Director Yang did not say anything explicitly, but emphasized the importance of Gao Zhendong from the side.

Mr. Guan is really too much. He just helped you solve the problem, and now he turns around and poaches you.

Comrades at the Grassland Tractor Factory were surprised at Gao Zhendong's age and his title of Grade 8 engineer. However, when they thought about his great achievements from what they had heard at the Third Steel Rolling Mill, it didn't seem surprising.

Looking at Director Yang's behavior, it was clear that it was impossible to pry open the corner of Gao Zhendong, the big fish. Mr. Guan, who was excited about the prey, thought it would be nice to reserve some small fish.

"Zhendong, do you have any classmates who will graduate next year to recommend? Your school's metallurgy major can produce a talent like you, so other students must be no worse."

Gao Zhendong was confused. What? Metallurgy?

"Mr. Guan, I major in automation."

Mr. Guan was confused. What? Automation?
With a little "automation shock", Mr. Guan said goodbye to Gao Zhendong with a buzzing mind.

Decades later, when General Guan was interviewed by a reporter for a documentary on the development of domestic tanks, he talked about his trip to Beijing: "This trip to Beijing solved the material problem and obtained two advanced armor designs, which made us very happy at the time. When I learned that Comrade Gao Zhendong was majoring in automation, I was so surprised that I couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time. His talent, attainments and achievements in materials made it completely unimaginable that his major was automation. In my opinion at the time, he had chosen the wrong major to study automation. If he could have studied materials from the beginning, I am afraid he would have achieved greater success at that time."

Amid the exclamations of the reporters, Guan continued, "However, facts have proved that my idea was completely wrong. After many confidential materials were declassified, we heard about Comrade Gao Zhendong's great achievements in his major and other majors. It can only be said that the heights of a hard-working genius are difficult for ordinary people to imagine and reach."

(End of this chapter)