Everyone present among the senior executives of the machinery military factories knew perfectly well just how capable 077 Machinery Military Factory was.
Although it had a relatively solid foundation in tank manufacturing and had once produced Type 59 Tanks under contract.
Compared to any of the other machinery military factories present, however, it was still somewhat inferior.
077 Machinery Military Factory's wild modification of the Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicle?
That had merely been a lucky success—a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse.
But times had changed. In 077 Machinery Military Factory's second-generation tank design and development proposal, its main armament was actually the same as that of 617 Machinery Military Factory and 625 Machinery Military Factory: a 120mm Smoothbore Cannon.
"This..."
Everyone was astonished. It truly made them see the factory in a new light.
Old Wei, seated in the main position, was especially stunned.
He had originally believed that the finalists in the Second Generation Main Battle Tank bidding conference would be 617 Machinery Military Factory and 625 Machinery Military Factory.
077 Machinery Military Factory had only been there to make up the numbers.
What surprised him was that 077 Machinery Military Factory had actually made it into the final round as well.
Since time was precious.
And to prevent leaks, Old Wei had the representatives from all the machinery military factories that had been eliminated leave the conference room first.
The representatives from several machinery military factories left the conference room with unwilling looks on their faces.
Once everyone had gone, Old Wei smiled faintly and congratulated the three of them, "Congratulations, everyone!"
"Your Second Generation Main Battle Tank design and development proposals have successfully entered the final round."
Old Wei then added in a half-joking manner, "I truly didn't expect 077 Machinery Military Factory to squeeze into the final round."
"I had initially estimated that 617 Machinery Military Factory and 625 Machinery Military Factory would make it into the final round."
"Director Lin, I never expected 077 Machinery Military Factory's design and development capabilities to be so formidable!" (In public settings, people addressed one another by title.)
Faced with Old Wei's praise, Lin Chenran remained very modest. He replied, "Old Wei, you flatter us. In truth, we never expected to make it into the final round either."
"We came to the military's second-generation tank bidding conference with the attitude of learning."
Then Lin Chenran joked, "Even if the military doesn't take a liking to our second-generation tank design and development proposal, we have other options. We can sell it overseas."
The unconcerned look on his face instantly made everyone present burst into laughter.
So that was it!
077 Machinery Military Factory had come to Flame Nation's military second-generation tank bidding conference simply to try its luck.
Even if Flame Nation's military truly didn't like the second-generation tank proposal it had designed and developed, it could still sell it abroad.
And all of this was thanks to the Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicle.
Nowadays, the Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicle's domestic sales had not only increased dramatically.
It had also successfully opened up overseas sales channels.
Especially for developing countries, where demand for civilian engineering vehicles was extremely high.
The Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicle from Flame Nation was quite affordable.
With the money needed to buy one civilian engineering vehicle from developed countries, they could buy two Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicles.
Moreover, the Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicle was of excellent quality and had tremendous power.
The most crucial point was the after-sales maintenance support provided by 077 Machinery Military Factory.
Its standards were far ahead of every other company in the industry.
This directly caused numerous civilian engineering vehicle companies to follow suit, successively improving their own maintenance support.
Why did this happen?
The reason was actually very simple: 077 Machinery Military Factory was simply too strong.
Taking the Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicle as an example, it surpassed all its competitors in every aspect.
If those civilian engineering vehicle companies continued their old after-sales maintenance practices of stalling, chaos, and even arbitrary charges.
Then it was foreseeable that one day, 077 Machinery Military Factory would seize all of their market share in the civilian engineering vehicle market.
Lowering prices was out of the question.
So they chose to improve the quality of their after-sales maintenance services.
That way, they could still retain a considerable sales market.
It might harm the interests of the engineers sent abroad for maintenance work, but before the greater good, sacrificing them was simply sacrificing them.
Afterward, Old Wei gestured for Su Yiming to continue explaining 625 Machinery Military Factory's Second Generation Main Battle Tank design and development proposal.
Su Yiming did not put on any airs and readily continued his detailed introduction of the Second Generation Main Battle Tank proposal developed by his machinery military factory.
As Lin Chenran listened from below the stage, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and his doubts grew heavier. "This..."
He muttered to himself, "Isn't this an improved version of the Type 79 Main Battle Tank?"
Lin Chenran widened his eyes and carefully examined the design blueprints from 625 Machinery Military Factory on the stage. Once he confirmed it beyond doubt, his heart filled with shock and confusion.
That was right. It was the Type 79 Tank. (Note: The Type 79 Tank in this story had not yet been born, so please do not connect it to the real world.)
It had merely replaced the main armament with a more powerful 120mm Smoothbore Cannon.
But the other aspects did not seem to have changed much.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Lin Chenran's mind, and he instantly understood.
He recalled that the Type 79 Tank had been created by 625 Machinery Military Factory.
Lin Chenran could not help patting his forehead as he said to himself, "Ah! So that's it! Why didn't I think of that earlier?"
At that moment, he finally understood why it had felt so familiar.
Since 625 Machinery Military Factory's second-generation tank design and development proposal was the Type 79 Tank.
Then what would 617 Machinery Military Factory's be?
Lin Chenran secretly guessed, Could it be the Type 80 Tank?
The thought lingered in his mind.
Later, after Old Zhu went onstage to introduce 617 Machinery Military Factory's second-generation tank design and development proposal, Lin Chenran's guess was confirmed.
After Su Yiming finished his detailed introduction of his factory's Second Generation Main Battle Tank design and development proposal, the entire venue erupted, and thunderous applause rang out from below the stage.
Flame Nation's military reacted the most strongly.
They could not praise 625 Machinery Military Factory's second-generation tank design and development proposal enough.
In terms of firepower, this Second Generation Main Battle Tank was equipped with a powerful 120mm Smoothbore Cannon capable of easily penetrating enemy armor;
In terms of speed, it was equipped with a domestically developed 12150L-7BW diesel engine.
Its rated power reached 580 horsepower, while its rated speed reached an astonishing 2,000 revolutions per minute! Such a powerful propulsion system gave the tank lightning-fast mobility.
What drew the most attention was its innovative breakthrough in armor protection.
The Second Generation Main Battle Tank used the most advanced Special Steel Material, which was not only incredibly sturdy.
It could effectively withstand attacks from all kinds of weapons, while also possessing outstanding ballistic resistance and lightweight properties.
This undoubtedly provided the tank with solid and reliable protection, turning it into an impregnable mobile fortress on the battlefield.
After Su Yiming stepped down, Old Zhu from 617 Machinery Military Factory went onstage to introduce his factory's second-generation tank design and development proposal.
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