Return to 78: Why are all the Americans panicking about doing scientific research?

If you ask what is the most abundant thing in the desert world, the answer is naturally oil.

Next are the countless princes and princesses, and wealthy princes.

Desert countries are almost all royal systems, with thousands of princes and nobles in the country.

The top leaders of the Gou family arranged for Prince Sumer, who knew nothing about military affairs, to represent the official and go to Longguo to inspect the modification work of the Type 69 main battle tank, which did not hold much hope in itself.

It is believed that no matter how much Long Guo upgrades its tanks, it will never be comparable to the main battle tanks of the Soviet Union and the United States.

The symbolic significance of sending people to inspect is far greater than its practical effect.

Since the outbreak of the war, a large number of oil-producing countries have become the behind-the-scenes financiers of Latin America.

These countries have one thing in common: they have a deep hatred for Persia.

The hatred between the two sides lasted for thousands of years, and countries have never dared to take major retaliatory actions.

First of all, the military strength and population base of these countries are far inferior to Persia.

Secondly, Persia has long been an important ally of the United States.

Persia has the towering tree of the United States as its backer, so other countries can only suppress their hatred in their hearts.

As Persia changed its tune and joined the Eastern Camp, Lak launched a surprise attack on Persia.

The kings of various countries immediately saw an opportunity for revenge and provided war funds to the Kingdom of Lak in a steady stream.

There was only one purpose, which was to instigate the Kingdom of Lak to fight the war to the end and completely defeat Persia.

Defeat this mortal enemy that has brought humiliation to all countries for thousands of years.

In addition to providing war funds, various countries are also responsible for helping Latin America purchase weapons.

anyway.

The landlord's money doesn't just come from the wind.

Western weapons are expensive and complicated to maintain.

Whether it is airplanes, tanks, artillery, or missiles, it takes a long period of training before soldiers can operate them properly.

With the war situation tense, the country of Lak had very little time to train its soldiers.

Weapons that are easy to operate, cheap and available in large quantities have become the first choice of various countries.

Among many countries, Dragon Country weapons have become the focus of their attention.

Large quantity, strong and durable, and cheap.

The export price of a Dragon tank is less than one-fifth of that of a U.S. tank.

"I'm afraid that installing air conditioning on tanks may not necessarily improve their combat effectiveness."

Prince Sumer raised objections.

Tanks are not equipped with air conditioning because it is not conducive to front-line combat.

Once air conditioning is installed, the combat effectiveness of the tank will be seriously affected.

So it is.

Neither American tanks nor Soviet tanks have air conditioning inside.

"Neither of the two major military powers has made improvements in this regard. Why did your country install air conditioning inside the Type 69 tank?"

"Although I don't know much about military affairs, I know a little bit about why tanks don't have air conditioners installed."

Prince Sumer asked Lin Kaifeng in return, if installing air conditioners can improve the combat effectiveness of tanks, why don’t the United States and the Soviet Union install air conditioners in tanks?

Half a century has passed since the birth of the tank, the land overlord.

It has been twenty years since air conditioning technology became widely popularized.

The United States has imported a large number of weapons from the West, and Latin America also has a large number of Soviet weapons.

None of the main battle tanks of the Eastern and Western camps are equipped with air conditioners.

Lin Kaifeng said frankly: "The installation of air conditioners on tanks will indeed affect the combat effectiveness of the tanks to a certain extent. Generally speaking, there are both advantages and disadvantages to installing air conditioners on tanks."

"In that case, why ..."

"Your Highness, please wait a moment and listen to me. Then you will understand our good intentions."

Lin Kaifeng interrupted Prince Sumer with a smile on his face.

The problems caused by installing air conditioning in tanks are far greater than those caused by having no air conditioning.

First, the space inside the tank is cramped.

The crew of each type of main battle tank generally consists of three to four people, and the internal width is about two to two and a half meters.

Various operating equipment are installed in the small interior space.

The space available for the crew to move around is extremely limited.

Once air conditioning is installed inside, the space for people to move around will be further reduced.

When tanks enter the battlefield, they often need to attack while moving.

A tank with air conditioning installed will consume a large amount of fuel once started.

This will inevitably reduce the tank's mobility and sustained combat capability.

Air conditioners circulate cooling through refrigerant, continuously evaporating and compressing heat.

In the 70s, various countries had begun to research military infrared detection equipment.

A large amount of heat source will be generated during the cooling period of the tank air conditioning. Once the heat source is discovered by infrared detection equipment, tanks in the distance will become living targets.

"Your Highness mentioned that none of the tanks of the United States and the Soviet Union were equipped with air conditioners. This is not only due to technical reasons, but also geographical reasons."

Lin Kaifeng explained in detail, "As we all know, the Soviet Union has the largest land area in the human world. More than half of the land area is located in the extremely cold region, and most of the time it is in a low temperature climate environment."

"Under these circumstances, there is no need to install air conditioners on Soviet tanks."

"As for the tanks of the United States and other Western countries, they pursue technological sophistication. They are worried that tanks equipped with air conditioners will become targets in the eyes of infrared detection devices, so they are reluctant to install air conditioners on their tanks."

As soon as Lin Kaifeng finished speaking, Prince Sumer asked a new question.

Longguo installed air conditioners inside its main battle tanks. Isn’t it worried about infrared exposure?

"The United States is worried that installing air conditioners will make tanks live targets for infrared devices. Can your Type 69 tanks avoid infrared detection?"

“At this stage, it’s difficult.”

Lin Kaifeng said.

Prince Sumer looked unhappy after hearing this and asked, "Since it is impossible to avoid infrared devices, why install air conditioners that can easily expose tank targets?"

"Your Highness, you need to understand this. Not all countries have the ability to develop military infrared detection equipment. The opponent of Lak is Persia, not the West."

"Due to U.S. sanctions, Persia cannot obtain sufficient weapons and technical equipment from the United States and Western countries through imports."

"Not only does Latakia need to seek weapons supplies from around the world, Persia also needs to purchase weapons from various countries."

"Infrared detection devices are high-level military equipment. The West will not sell them to Persia. Even if Persia buys some through other channels, the quantity will not be too large."

"The Type 69 tank has air conditioning inside, so the possibility of it being targeted by Persia's infrared detection device is not very high."

Lin Kaifeng then said, "Your Highness, every problem has its two sides. We cannot only look at one side and ignore the other. As I just said, installing air conditioners on tanks has both advantages and disadvantages."

"If air conditioners are installed in tanks, it will reduce the space for activities inside the vehicle and increase the risk of the tank being exposed. If we look at it from another angle and analyze it from the perspective of the battlefield environment, it is absolutely necessary to install air conditioners."

"Can anyone tell me what the temperature can be when a tank is traveling in the desert?"

Having said that, Lin Kaifeng looked at the entourage behind Prince Sumer.