"Eagle Country?"
Everyone at the scene looked at Song Xiyun in confusion.
Why had this suddenly been dragged over to Eagle Country for no reason!!!
"If we can import the 760-horsepower, four-stroke V-12 V-46 diesel engine from Bear Country, then there's no need to import diesel engines of the same class from Eagle Country."
Old Wei directly rejected Song Xiyun's idea.
After all, Eagle Country had always remained wary of Flame Nation. Importing diesel engine-related technology from them would not only be expensive, but would also come with all sorts of harsh conditions.
Bear Country, on the other hand, was different.
As long as the price was right and they got all those officers and engineers drunk at the dinner table, everything could be negotiated.
Although Flame Nation and Eagle Country were still in their so-called "honeymoon period," it was actually already nearing its end.
Especially now that tensions between Flame Nation and Bear Country had eased, the "honeymoon period" between Flame Nation and Eagle Country would end ahead of schedule.
As the head of Flame Nation's military equipment department, Old Wei knew the inside details well.
Since Lin Chenran had proposed obtaining the 760-horsepower, four-stroke V-12 V-46 diesel engine from Bear Country, there was no need to consider diesel engines of the same class within Eagle Country.
Lin Chenran smiled faintly. "Old Wei, and all the military leaders here, we are buying Eagle Country's diesel engines for export sales."
"Sha Country—the nation with a cloth on its head and the richest in the world—uses exclusively American-made weapons. One of the export versions of our Second Generation Main Battle Tank will be assembled using various American-made components."
To cater to the needs of clients around the world, the 077 Machinery Military Factory had truly gone to great lengths.
For countries with large quantities of American-made weapons and equipment, they would directly assemble a second-generation main battle tank with American-made components.
For countries with large quantities of Soviet-style weapons and equipment, they would assemble a second-generation main battle tank with Soviet-style components.
Old Zhu and Su Yiming, seated below the stage, were both astonished. They had not expected the 077 Machinery Military Factory to possess such refined market positioning and product strategies.
This would not only satisfy the needs of different countries, but also improve the product's adaptability and competitiveness.
Lin Chenran had once said that the 077 Machinery Military Factory would not only compete for Flame Nation military orders, but would also claim a share of the overseas arms market.
And now, that claim had indeed been proven true.
Brilliant!
Truly brilliant!
Just as expected of you, 077 Machinery Military Factory.
It had long surpassed the many other third-tier machinery military factories in Flame Nation and stood far ahead of them all.
The various domestic third-tier military factories were all fighting over Flame Nation's orders for second-generation main battle tanks, without broadening their sights toward overseas arms markets.
They had originally thought that the 077 Machinery Military Factory was on the same "level" as them.
Yet unexpectedly, the 077 Machinery Military Factory had long since reached the "stratosphere."
It had set its sights directly on second-generation main battle tanks in the international arms market.
"Our primary target remains Bear Country's 760-horsepower, four-stroke V-12 V-46 diesel engine."
Lin Chenran agreed with Old Wei's proposal and emphasized that they should prioritize securing this powerful "heart" from Bear Country.
Although Bear Country and Eagle Country had abandoned diesel engines while developing their next-generation main battle tanks, Flame Nation did not yet possess a diesel engine with such high output.
For now, diesel engines were still the best choice for Flame Nation's tanks.
Lin Chenran continued, "As for tank armor, our 077 Machinery Military Factory has made a new breakthrough."
"We have independently developed a Special Steel Material whose strength is several times greater than the Special Steel Material currently used in our country."
"Although it has not yet entered the final testing stage..."
Everyone revealed looks of utter disbelief.
The 077 Machinery Military Factory had actually developed a Special Steel Material whose strength far exceeded the Special Steel Material currently available domestically?
"This..."
"Gasp!"
Hearing Lin Chenran's confident answer, the leaders present could not help but draw sharp breaths, a profound sense of disbelief rising within them.
The same thought surfaced in all their minds: Could Lin Chenran really not be deceiving them? Did the 077 Machinery Military Factory truly possess such capabilities?
Old Zhu trembled with excitement. His eyes widened as he asked in disbelief, "Director Lin, your 077 Machinery Military Factory really developed a Special Steel Material independently? How is that possible?"
The other leaders also chimed in. "Yes, Director Lin. When can you let us see this Special Steel Material with our own eyes?"
However, Lin Chenran merely smiled faintly and replied casually, "Everyone is being far too impatient!!!"
He continued explaining, "The Special Steel Material has not yet been fully formed. It still requires a series of tests and verification procedures."
"So please, everyone, remain calm and wait patiently for a while."
After hearing this, everyone wore expressions of sudden understanding, yet deep down, they remained immensely shocked by the news.
After all, they all knew perfectly well what it meant to independently develop Special Steel Material.
After Old Wei and the other Flame Nation military leaders exchanged glances, they came to a unanimous decision.
If the 077 Machinery Military Factory could truly produce a Special Steel Material stronger than the one currently used domestically,
then it would directly affect all of Flame Nation's weapons and equipment.
For example: Nuclear Submarines.
Lin Chenran then continued introducing the design and development plan for his own second-generation main battle tank.
The 077 Machinery Military Factory's second-generation main battle tank had an extremely low hull.
Its height from the ground to the top of the turret was only 2.5 meters.
Its armor thickness ranged from 12.5 millimeters to 125 millimeters.
To enhance its protection and deflection capability, multiple sloped angles had been deliberately incorporated into its front and sides.
Fire-control system: a periscope-type, low-disturbance simplified fire-control system that used electrical synchronization to automatically synchronize the gun axis with the sight line, integrating daytime sighting, nighttime sighting, and laser ranging into one system, while adding an NBC protection system.
After half an hour of explanation, the Flame Nation military leaders present, along with representatives from the other two machinery military factories, had gained a fairly thorough understanding of the 077 Machinery Military Factory's second-generation main battle tank design and development plan.
This was not even a second-generation main battle tank—it was a two-and-a-half-generation main battle tank.
Other than the main armament and artillery systems, which still lagged behind Eagle Country's and Bear Country's third-generation main battle tanks, it was nearly identical in every other respect.
Especially in terms of tank armor protection, the 077 Machinery Military Factory's second-generation main battle tank was even superior.
Under equal conditions, the second-generation main battle tank designed and developed by the 077 Machinery Military Factory could destroy its opponent, while the opponent could not penetrate its armor.
At this moment, Old Zhu of the 617 Machinery Military Factory and Su Yiming, representative of the 625 Machinery Military Factory, both wore grim expressions.
Compared with the 077 Machinery Military Factory's second-generation main battle tank, their design and development plans appeared rather outdated.
It was not that they were inadequate; their opponent was simply too powerful.
Type 80 Tank Basic Specifications (WZl22) Weight: 38 tons Length: 6.325 meters Width: 3.37 meters Height: 2.86 meters Crew: 4 Armor: homogeneous steel Main armament: Type 81 105 mm rifled gun (44 rounds) Secondary armament: 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun Engine: 12150ZL turbocharged diesel engine, 730 horsepower (537 kW) Power-to-weight ratio: 19 horsepower per ton Suspension: torsion bar suspension Operational range: 450 kilometers 600 kilometers with external fuel tanks Speed: 60 kilometers per hour
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