Lin Chenran had just stepped into his office, and before his butt could even touch the chair, a rapid knock sounded at the door.
"Come in!" he called.
The door opened, and Song Xiyun hurried in from outside.
The moment Lin Chenran saw who it was, he quickly went forward with a warm smile. "Old Song, it's you! Please come in, come in!"
"Sit, sit! Come on, sit over here!" Lin Chenran said as he led Song Xiyun to the sofa beside them, and the two sat down together.
Then Lin Chenran turned to his assistant and instructed, "Go pour us two cups of hot tea."
It couldn't be helped. For the past week, Lin Chenran had been practically rooted in the laboratory at 077 Machinery Military Factory, never leaving for even a step, so naturally...
"Old Song, you came looking for me in such a hurry. Is there something important?" Lin Chenran asked after taking a light sip of his tea.
"You brat, did you forget about this?" Song Xiyun immediately complained.
A flash of insight suddenly struck Lin Chenran. Before traveling to Wakanda Kingdom, he had specifically instructed Song Xiyun to design and develop an entirely new Main Battle Tank.
And now that Song Xiyun had come to visit in person, it was surely related to the tank's design and development.
"Hahaha, I'm really sorry, Old Song! I've just been far too busy lately."
"I just rushed back from the factory laboratory, and my butt hasn't even warmed the chair yet before you barged right in," Lin Chenran joked with a laugh.
Song Xiyun did not waste time on pleasantries. Getting straight to the point, he quickly took out the original design blueprints for the new Main Battle Tank, containing the hard work of himself and numerous engineers from 077 Machinery Military Factory.
"Chenran, take a look!" Song Xiyun carefully spread out the original design blueprints for the Main Battle Tank.
Lin Chenran immediately began examining them with complete concentration...
Because time was tight and they had only had a week, the original design blueprints were relatively rough and hastily drawn.
Even so, every parameter marked on them was still clear and easy for Lin Chenran to understand at a glance.
After carefully studying them, Lin Chenran realized that Song Xiyun and the other engineers at 077 Machinery Military Factory had actually carried out extensive modifications and revisions based on the Type 59 Tank.
Despite the large-scale changes, Lin Chenran could still catch the familiar outline and traces of the Type 59 Tank in the original blueprints.
After seeing the original design for Song Xiyun's new tank, Lin Chenran raised his deep eyes slightly and asked calmly, "Old Song, could it be that this new tank underwent extensive modifications based on the Type 59 Tank?"
Song Xiyun did not deny it. Instead, a faint smile appeared on his lips. "That's right. This new Main Battle Tank was indeed based on the Type 59 Tank, with extensive modifications and improvements."
Song Xiyun then explained in detail, "We have not only comprehensively upgraded key areas such as the power system, main gun, and armor protection, but also incorporated innovative technology unique to our 077 Machinery Military Factory."
In fact, 077 Machinery Military Factory knew the Type 59 Tank inside and out.
It was precisely because of this familiarity that they had successfully converted it into civilian engineering vehicles, earning enormous profits and building up substantial capital for the company's development.
Lin Chenran nodded slightly in agreement. "Old Song is absolutely right. As a classic product, the Type 59 Tank's strengths are beyond question. But as the times keep advancing, it can no longer keep up with the trends of the era and has gradually fallen behind."
"I personally strongly agree that the new Main Battle Tank designed and developed by our 077 Machinery Military Factory should undergo deep, radical modifications based on the Type 59."
"After all, this approach would not only make the fullest use of our existing mature technology and resources, but also reduce development costs and risks."
"Even if the military ultimately does not adopt our new Main Battle Tank from 077 Machinery Military Factory, we can still push it onto the international market for export."
It would both showcase the strength of 077 Machinery Military Factory and earn a large amount of foreign exchange. Why not?
Song Xiyun's face broke into a bright smile.
He had originally thought that their factory director, Lin Chenran, would not support their idea. That was why he had hurriedly brought over such roughly drawn designs to seek advice.
To his surprise, Lin Chenran strongly supported designing the new Main Battle Tank around the Type 59 Tank, even reassuring him that if Flame Nation's military did not purchase it, they could simply export it overseas.
Although Lin Chenran supported Song Xiyun and the other engineers of 077 Machinery Military Factory in using the Type 59 as the basis for designing and developing a new tank, he still put forward some of his own unique views.
First, when it came to the main gun, the Type 59 Tank had previously been equipped with a 100mm Smoothbore Cannon. Back in the fifties and sixties, that level of firepower had been more than sufficient.
However, times had changed, and by the eighties, it was clearly no longer enough.
One had to know that both Eagle Country and the Bear had already begun replacing their Main Battle Tanks with 125mm Smoothbore Cannons.
Not only that, the Bear was about to equip its newest Main Battle Tank with an even more powerful 130mm Smoothbore Cannon.
If Flame Nation's new Main Battle Tank continued to use a 110mm or 115mm Smoothbore Cannon,
then in any future tank battles, they would be at an extremely severe disadvantage. They would be at a loss two hundred percent of the time.
Although gun caliber was not the sole factor determining victory or defeat in tank warfare,
there was no denying that tanks equipped with larger-caliber guns were indeed more capable of penetrating the armor of tanks armed with smaller-caliber guns.
"Indeed, we've been too conservative!!!" Song Xiyun could not help but sigh.
According to their original plan, the new Main Battle Tank would be equipped with a 115mm Smoothbore Cannon.
If that were truly the case, Flame Nation's military would probably have no interest in 077 Machinery Military Factory's Main Battle Tank design and development proposal.
"I seem to remember that a domestic military factory has already begun designing and developing a 120mm Smoothbore Cannon."
Lin Chenran suddenly turned and looked toward Song Xiyun, his tone questioning.
"That's right. 212 Machinery Military Factory is indeed developing a 120mm Smoothbore Cannon."
"But as far as I know, because 212 Machinery Military Factory is severely short of funds, the 120mm Smoothbore Cannon development project has practically stalled."
Song Xiyun helplessly waved his hand.
At present, domestic 115mm Smoothbore Cannon technology was relatively mature.
That was also the main reason why Song Xiyun and the many engineers of 077 Machinery Military Factory had chosen the safer 115mm Smoothbore Cannon when designing and developing the new Main Battle Tank.
They did not choose the seemingly unattainable and illusory 120mm Smoothbore Cannon.
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