1959: Carrying the achievement system, she rolled

The basic parameters of the new tank are as follows: the vehicle is divided into a cockpit, a combat compartment and a power compartment, with a combat weight of 38 tons.

The vehicle is 8.9 meters long, 3.4 meters wide, 2.2 meters high, has a climbing gradient of 30°, and a maximum wading depth of 1.4 meters.

The new tank's combat weight exceeds that of the Type 59, but there's no other way around it. The gun caliber is larger, and the ammunition is heavier.

This weight is the result of their repeated reductions, although it exceeds their budget, but the engine is awesome!

It uses a four-stroke 12V60° water-cooled supercharged engine, and its overall dimensions have not changed much from before.

Because the engine uses a mechanical supercharger, the power is increased to 574 kilowatts, or 780 horsepower.

It had 30 more horsepower than the engine they had originally developed, but it was also more reliable.

After repeated tests by Qin Chulong, you should know that ordinary engines could not withstand his tests, but this engine held up, which shows how strong it is.

As for auxiliary weapons, the Type 59 tank uses a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun and a 1mm anti-aircraft machine gun mounted outside the commander's cupola.

The anti-aircraft machine gun can shoot 360°, whether it is an air target or a ground target.

The crawler tracks use double-pin pin-ear hanging rubber with a width of 580 mm, and the track plates are connected by end connectors.

The most important thing is the fire control system, which is like a brain and eyes for the tank. At a distance of about 1600 meters, it can make the tank hit the target with a probability of up to 52%.

Director Wei looked at the basic parameters of the new tank. Even though he tried hard to control his emotions, his hands were still shaking slightly.

Commander Cai, who was standing by, was staring at the materials in Director Wei's hand. He saw that the materials were shaking constantly, which almost made his eyes dizzy.

He wanted to ask Director Wei to hold the materials so that his hands would not tremble, but at this moment, Director Wei handed the materials to his accompanying secretary.

Commander Cai: ...

You can't see this yourself, and you don't let others see it?

It doesn’t matter, he still has a son-in-law, and he will let his son-in-law explain it to him in person later.

"Comrade Xiao Du, you have made a great contribution this time!" Director Wei said with admiration as he looked at Du Yimeng. Old Song praised the man in front of him as the best in the world. He had wanted to meet him for a long time, but he had never had the chance.

If a woman in her 20s were to be the chief designer of a research institute, the first reaction would be that the person who proposed this must be abnormal.

But when you hear about this person's abilities, you can't find any reason to refute it.

This is why he made the decision on the spot when Old Song reported the information about the chief designer.

This was his first time meeting Du Yimeng, but he was familiar with the name. It was indeed Old Song who had requested the transfer, but it was he who had issued the transfer order, demonstrating his discerning eye for talent.

"Thank you Director Wei for the praise. It's all thanks to everyone." Du Yimeng said modestly, and this was the truth.

Without everyone's efforts, no matter how many ideas she has, it will be in vain.

Especially in research, one person's ability is limited because it requires large-scale experiments to achieve results, so the team is very important.

"You are young and promising, very good! I will personally recommend you to the higher authorities. Thank you for your hard work, comrades." Director Wei said with a smile. He was very optimistic about Du Yimeng. She was capable and young, and she had a long way to go in the future.

As long as there are more young people like her, their national defense and military industry system will surely improve step by step.

They climb up step by step, and one day they will stand on the top of the world.

Director Wei said some words of encouragement to others and then left the institute in a hurry.

The research on the new tank was successful, and he had to report this good news quickly, because sharing happiness with others is worse than enjoying it alone.

"Dad!" Wan Ping came up to Commander Cai and looked at him with sparkling eyes. He looked like he was really awesome, so praise me!

"Not bad!" Commander Cai did not hesitate to praise him this time, even though his son-in-law could be quite naive sometimes.

For example, when he came to his house to ask for money, he was very straightforward.

It made him sometimes forget whether he was marrying off a daughter or marrying back a son-in-law.

However, he likes capable people. As long as they are capable, other shortcomings are nothing to him.

When Wan Ping heard these two words, his eyes lit up even more. This was the first time his father-in-law praised him.

Also, his wife is grown up now. I wonder if he can have a child?

His father-in-law said that he had to make a report before having a child. The other party is very happy now, so the possibility of approval should be very high, right?

However, he was a shy person and did not dare to ask in public.

"Uncle!" Du Yimeng called Li Saichang uncle when she saw him.

"Comrade Du, it's working time now!" Li Saichang said seriously with a stern face.

Then he looked at Commander Cai with a smug look, as if to say that he was a person who clearly distinguished between public and private affairs, unlike someone who actually used private names during work hours.

As for why he didn't say it at first, he absolutely refused to admit it because the word 'uncle' made him happy.

"Hello, Commander Li!" Du Yimeng forced herself to suppress the twitching corners of her mouth. She also noticed that Li Saichang was competing with Cai Silin. Did he want to kill the commander-in-chief and go up himself?

However, based on her understanding of Commander Cai, it was pointless to even think about it. She would never have imagined that there was something about Wan Ping involved.

"Deputy...Deputy Commander." Li Saichang quickly reminded that the commander-in-chief was still watching on the side!

A deputy commander who doesn't want to be the commander-in-chief is not a good commander. He really wants to get rid of Lao Cai and take over himself.

But the current situation is that he can't kill the opponent, and he may even be killed by the opponent, so he explained with a strong desire to survive.

Commander Cai turned his head and talked to Wan Ping. He didn't bother to pay attention to Li Saichang. Anyway, the other party couldn't get rid of him unless he was promoted and gave up his position.

"Da Meng, how come you are so capable? I have seen the firepower of the new tank. It was so satisfying when that shot was fired." Li Saichang said to Du Yimeng with a smile. It was a pity that he could not let his good brother know such great news.

There is no way. The country is still very weak and needs their protection. They cannot be too ostentatious.

"Deputy Commander Li, please call me Comrade Du!" Du Yimeng said righteously.

Li Saichang: This child is good in every way except that he never suffers any loss.