The turret of the Leopard 2 tank is very large, almost the same as the body. Now, the turret of this tank is also designed according to the Leopard 2 turret, but it has been reduced by a circle.

There are many opinions about the advantages and disadvantages of large and small turrets. Small turrets can reduce the bulletproof area, but they are too crowded inside. The large turret has too much inertia when rotating, so the motor driving the turret must have a large torque.

In later generations, when the 99 tank first came out, the welding turret was very small, and later it gradually improved and continued to magnify.

Now this turret is just equivalent to a turret modified by 99.

When the tank came over, it stopped in front of everyone, and the tank hand inside opened the hatch and drilled out.

"President Mhamad, please come and visit." said the one-armed chief sermon: "Our tank has a very strong bloodline of Leopard 2."

In fact, it is just a copycat. Copycat is a way to quickly improve the technical level. After all, others have taken many detours and finally found the most correct way. Just use it yourself. Why do you have to take another detour?

Germany's industrial level is very strong. During World War II, German tanks were quite powerful. They had rich research and development experience and designed Leopard 2 also had excellent performance.

I have used the Leopard 2 engine and gearbox, and it must be the same chassis as Leopard 2, so that it can be matched.

"Yes, what's the total weight?" asked Mhamad.

"The total weight is now fifty tons, and the engine is still very powerful. We can continue to increase armor protection in the future." said the one-armed chief senator.

There is a high-power engine, so there is no need to emphasize any firepower as before. The three can develop evenly.

In the past, the engine was restricted and the tank was limited to the full weight, so the firepower could only be strengthened first. Even in the later 99 tanks, which used a 1,500 horsepower engine, the manual transmission would still limit the tank's maneuverability.

Now, excellent technology from Germany allows them to avoid being too restricted when developing, and their protection is greatly enhanced, and they are rich. In the future, if they have new armor, they can be replaced at any time. Additional armor can also be added outside.

Compared with Leopard 2, the weight is three or four tons smaller, which is mainly saved on the turret.

From the above, the large turret of Leopard 2 is almost the same as the body of the vehicle, while the turret of the 99 tank is less than half of the body of the vehicle. The turret is the top priority of armor protection, and the area of ​​this turret is smaller. It immediately makes the armor use less.

"Not bad," said Mhamad. "If the performance is advanced, our Pakistani army will also be equipped with a batch in the future."

After saying that, Mhamad continued to look at the tank, and before he got into it, he was attracted by a columnar thing on the turret.

"What is this?" Mhamad couldn't help asking. Although it had been declassified in later generations, Mhamad still didn't believe it. In this era, this device came out?

"This device is a special device we made ourselves. It is called a laser vision confrontation system." said the one-arm chief sergeant: "Our device is unique and specializes in soft-killing enemies. We have been pre-researched for five or six years. Now it is installed on a tank. It is not very mature, but we will definitely develop it thoroughly in the later stage."

Laser countermeasure system!

Now, an important device in the tank's sighting system is a laser rangefinder. When a tank is shooting, the first shooting element to be mastered is the distance, which is derived by dividing the time when the laser passes and returns, divided by two and multiplied by the speed of light. In fact, it is in the fight of fighter jets. For example, J-6 also needs to use this method to measure the distance.

Then, as long as the opponent's laser rangefinder is killed, the opponent can only estimate the shooting, that is, the distance between six or seven hundred meters. Through the laser rangefinder, the maximum shooting distance between the Western main battle tanks can be made to have a maximum shooting distance of two thousand meters.

The laser rangefinder uses only a weak laser beam that can be reflected back, while the laser countermeasures system emits a strong laser beam, which is enough to burn through the other party’s laser device.

In later generations, this system has been better developed, not only for laser rangefinders, but also for all optical systems that include opponents.

Including infrared, ultraviolet, glimmer, etc., the light aiming system, glimmer system, and laser ranging system are 100% lethal. It can even destroy the opponent's eyeball behind the optical sighting system, making the opponent permanently blind!

Think about it, in the future confrontation, the opponent was watching nervously, but in the end, a strong light came over and the eyes couldn't see it! This was simply a killing weapon!

Although this thing is not perfect now, the one-armed chief engineer still brought it and integrated it into the tank's weapon system.

Climbing up skillfully from the side, Mhamad got into the turret along the open hatch.

There is no space behind the two positions left and right.

The turret of Leopard 2 is very wide, which gives the tanker a good space. With special air conditioning equipment, even the most picky Saudis cannot find too many problems. Even in the hot desert, it will not feel like a steamer when you get into it.

The turret of the tank in front of me is much smaller, and this small turret is mainly missing one person!

Mhamad almost forgot that the 125mm tank gun used an automatic loader!

As the caliber of the tank gun becomes larger and larger, the tank's shells are becoming heavier. The 120mm shells in the West are enough for a strong loader to bear, while the 125mm tank shells in the East are even heavier. Moreover, the Eastern people are small in size and do not have an advantage in this regard.

Therefore, the automatic ammunition filling machine gradually developed.

According to the automatic loading method, it can be divided into two types. Soviet tanks first used automatic loading machines, with a turntable structure below, just like the turntable machine guns of the Soviets during World War II, lifting the shells up and loading them in.

Later Western tanks mainly used a tail cabin structure. In the tail cabin of the turret, an automatic loading mechanism was set up. The shells stored in the tail cabin of the turret can be automatically loaded into it.

The tank loaded with a turntable can reach a rate of fire of eight rounds per minute, while the tail cabin loaded can reach a rate of fire of six rounds per minute, which is also the reason why the Western turret is wide.

At the same time, Western Leopard 2 and m1a2 have always been manually loaded, and can also be called human flesh loading machines.

Now, on one side of Mhamad, in the middle of the turret, is the automatic loader. This device separates the two crew members in the turret, and you can even imagine the scene when the automatic loader works in a fierce battle.

From the turntable below, lift the shell up and stuff it into the cannon chamber. Then, with a huge roar, the shell was shot out. In the scope, the tank opposite suddenly burst out with smoke.

"Is this automatic loader stable in performance?" asked Mhamad.

The Soviets began to use automatic loaders on the T-64. Unfortunately, in the early days, in order to pursue the speed of fire, the structure was complex and the fault was very high, which made the Soviet tank soldiers constantly curse, until the later T-72, which reduced the performance indicators and improved reliability.

In China, this automatic loader is the first time to be equipped. Mhamad also has a question mark in his heart.

"Our automatic loader was copied from the Soviet T-72 tank." said the one-armed chief sergeant: "It can be perfectly combined with our tank guns. Of course, it is still under further experimentation. If it is not perfect, it will be improved."

Although China cannot have military exchanges with the Soviet Union now, it does not necessarily require passing through the Soviet Union to obtain Soviet equipment.

Iraq has equipped a batch of Soviet T-72 tanks, and Iraq and China have deep exchanges and cooperation. China used 30 59 tanks to exchange for a T-72, and both sides were happy.

Through research, the performance of the t-72 automatic loader is stable enough. Through improvement, it can meet the use requirements of our side, and its own advantages are greater.

"We are studying combustible launchers. After the shell is fired, you don't have to withdraw from the shell, just retreat the bottom fire behind." The one-armed chief sergeant continued.

Combustible launcher! This technology is more important and saves the trouble of releasing the shell. Mhamad couldn't help but nod.

"We use the fire control system for hunting and fire control, which is stable in both directions and can shoot while traveling. Thanks to some parts provided by your country, otherwise, the infrared night vision device would be a big obstacle for us." The one-armed chief senator explained outside that he was as familiar with this tank as if he was his own child.

Pakistan's assistance is so important. The 1500-horsepower engine, gearbox, the entire Leopard 2 chassis design, fire control system, and even the most advanced 125mm tank gun in China, the barrel is made of electric slag heavy-fusion steel technology provided by Pakistan. Combined with self-tightening and chrome plating technology, the life of the barrel is greatly improved.

"If you want to catch up with the advanced level of the world, you must introduce more advanced foreign technologies and digest them." Mhamad said: "These few years are our golden period, and we must develop as soon as possible."

Now, China is in a honeymoon period with the West. In history, due to limited domestic funds, it has not introduced much. Now, with the promotion of Mhamad, all aspects of the country are making great strides. As for the main battle tank, it has been at least ten years ahead of schedule.

And in another two years, for some reason, Western aid will come to an abrupt end. Mhamad cannot stop those things from happening, but can only do his best to do what he should do.
Chapter completed!