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Chapter 1692 Heavy Firepower Armored Transport Vehicle (Second update, please subscribe)

Although only a dozen years have passed since the launch of the first national car, Wuling, the number of cars in SEA has exceeded 1700 million.

As the world's second largest automobile country, although there is still a big gap in terms of quantity compared with the 120 million vehicles in the United States, cars have long become the means of transportation for thousands of households.

At the same time, many people still choose public transportation. SEA has very convenient rail transportation, with subways and light rails crisscrossing, connecting the city and satellite cities.

Sometimes, rail transit is even more convenient than a private car.

Inside the subway car, the lights were soft and bright, and the friction between the wheels and the tracks echoed regularly in his ears. Wang Mingyuan was reading a newspaper when he suddenly heard someone calling his name.

"Mingyuan? Is that you?"

He looked up and saw a familiar face - Li Qingxin, his high school classmate. Li Qingxin was wearing a long-sleeved shirt, holding a briefcase in his hand, with a surprised smile on his face.

"Qingxin!"

Wang Mingyuan stood up immediately, the two shook hands, and then sat together.

"What a coincidence! I didn't expect to see you here!"

Li Qingxin said with a smile, his tone filled with excitement of reunion after a long separation.

"Yeah, long time no see."

Wang Mingyuan also laughed.

"how have you been?"

"It's OK. I work at Nanyang Defense Equipment Company, mainly doing some equipment design."

Li Qingxin replied with a hint of pride in his tone.

"Nanyang Defense Equipment? That's a big company!"

Wang Mingyuan raised his eyebrows, his tone full of envy. Nanyang Defense Equipment - the largest military industrial enterprise, a subsidiary of North Borneo Company, how could it not be a big company?

Li Qingxin smiled and asked:
"What about you?"

Wang Mingyuan said in a relaxed tone:

"I work in public relations, specializing in helping some companies solve their problems on a tailor-made basis."

"'Tailor-made solutions'?"

Li Qingxin repeated it with some doubt.
“What exactly is it solving?”

Wang Mingyuan smiled mysteriously: "It is to help companies deal with some...special needs. For example, crisis public relations, resource integration and so on. In short, it is to help them deal with problems that are inconvenient for them to deal with."

Although Li Qingxin was a little confused, he didn't ask any more questions and just nodded:
"It sounds interesting. But your job is much more flexible than mine. I just sit in front of the drawing board all day, drawing and modifying pictures. I'm almost like a robot."

Wang Mingyuan laughed:
"Everyone has their own fun. By the way, let's leave our contact information so we can get together more often in the future."

The two exchanged phone numbers and, of course, the most popular email addresses, and then talked about interesting things in high school. The atmosphere in the car was relaxed and happy, as if time had suddenly gone back more than a decade ago.

Soon, when the subway arrived at the station, Li Qingxin stood up and patted Wang Mingyuan on the shoulder: "I have to get off the train. Let's talk another day!"

"Okay, keep in touch!" Wang Mingyuan waved and watched Li Qingxin walk out of the car.

Li Qingxin walked out of the subway station, but he was still thinking about what Wang Mingyuan said, "Solve the problem according to your own situation." He always felt that there seemed to be something hidden behind this sentence, but he couldn't explain it clearly. Shaking his head, he decided not to think about it anymore and walked quickly towards the company.

When he arrived at the company, Li Qingxin immediately got down to work. He stood in front of the drawing board and pulled out the design of an 8*8 wheeled armored vehicle.

Three years ago, the SEA Defense Department proposed the development of a new type of armored vehicle, requiring the use of wheels - compared to traditional tracked armored vehicles, wheeled armored vehicles are more flexible in control and maneuverability. This allows it to maneuver quickly under various complex terrain conditions. Of course, SEA's own road network is very developed, and wheeled armored vehicles have strong road maneuverability and long range.

在权衡利弊后，军方选择了轮式装甲车，提出了研制4×4或6×6装甲输送车的要求，同年福田公司研制的样车6×6装甲输送车被军方选中。

Last year, during a military operation in Java, the military seized several Soviet BTR-60 armored personnel carriers. Although this wheeled armored vehicle has weak armor and its rear-mounted engine makes it inconvenient for people to get on and off the vehicle, the military is still quite interested in the 8×8 armored personnel carrier's superior passing performance.

Therefore, while testing the 6×6 armored personnel carrier, Foton was also required to develop an 8×8 armored personnel carrier based on this.

Soon, Foton launched the 8×8 armored personnel carrier. During the military's testing of it, new requirements were put forward regarding the armored vehicle's slightly insufficient carrying capacity and inability to be equipped with heavy weapons.

While testing the armored vehicle, the military also proposed equipping it with heavy weapons.

"We need a new type of heavy firepower armored transport vehicle with a 20mm or larger caliber machine gun as its main gun!"

Heavy firepower armored transport vehicle!

During the Java military operation, the military was very dissatisfied with the poor firepower of the M113 - the . machine gun, so there was a demand for a heavy firepower armored vehicle.

Obviously, this is not to directly mount the gun on the armored vehicle, but a turret is needed. The military's requirement is to design a "universal turret" that can be installed on both the M113 tracked armored vehicle and the 8×8 armored transport vehicle. Although Foton is the best heavy vehicle manufacturer, it has no experience in turret design, so it thought of cooperating with Nanyang Defense Equipment Company.

The design team that Li Qingxin belongs to is responsible for this task.

Because he was young, Li Qingxin had some unexpected ideas when designing the turret.

We began to carefully examine the details of the turret. The stability of the turret, the integration of the fire control system, the protective capability of the armor... every detail needed to be repeatedly scrutinized and optimized.

"Qingxin, how is the turret adjustment going?"

A colleague came over and asked.

"There are still some problems with the current plan, and I am trying to find ways to optimize it."

Li Qingxin answered without raising his head, his eyes still fixed on the blueprint of the armored vehicle. There are many factors to consider when designing a universal turret.

"Thank you for your hard work. This project is time-sensitive, so we have to hurry up."

"I understand." Li Qingxin nodded, his eyes still fixed on the armored vehicle.

In his mind, the design of the turret kept rotating, breaking down, and reassembling. The size, material, and weight of each part were precisely adjusted in his calculations.

"Are you sure you want to use the 30mm main gun?"

A colleague picked up a photo from the drawing board. The photo showed the MK100 machine gun.

This 30mm machine gun was developed by the military for armed helicopters. In order to give it anti-tank capabilities, powerful ammunition is used. The 30x184 ammunition it uses was developed based on similar German artillery shells during World War II. It has a thicker shell and greater power.

"Yes, that's it,"

Li Qingxin nodded and said:

"When the military designed this machine gun, it required a certain anti-armor capability. The armor-piercing projectile it uses can easily penetrate 50 mm armor, and now we are also designing a new type of tail-stabilized armor-piercing projectile with even stronger armor-piercing capability.

If it is used as the main gun, it can give the armored vehicle a certain anti-armor capability."

Listening to Li Qingxin's idea, a colleague said:
"But it's very heavy and very large, and the military only requires 20 millimeters."

"20mm is too small. The charge of the grenade is only a dozen grams. As for the armor-piercing bullet, it can only penetrate armor more than 20mm thick. It is basically just a decoration."

Li Qingxin said this with a disdainful tone, thought for a moment, and said:

"There is a proverb in the West that goes: 20 pregnant women cannot give birth to a baby in one month. This proverb applies here to 30 machine guns with a penetration depth of mm and cannot penetrate mm thick armor."

His answer made his colleague laugh and retort:
"The 30mm cannon cannot penetrate the tank's armor."

"But using it to attack light tanks is like chopping melons and vegetables. In addition, in combat, armored vehicles can use their mobility advantage to attack the weak parts of the tank's armor. A few bursts of fire can destroy its engine or sighting equipment."

Li Qingxin has his own ideas about the use of heavy firepower armored vehicles. His ideas are very simple - firepower is paramount. If the 35mm anti-aircraft gun could not be installed in the turret, he would even want to install it.

"The most important thing is the anti-tank missile."

My colleague put the photo on the drawing board and said:
"If you want to attack a main battle tank, all you have to do is install anti-tank missiles on the turret."

Li Qingxin nodded and said:
"That's true, but it never hurts to have more firepower."

……

At the same time, Wang Mingyuan, who had just got off the subway, had already transferred to the high-speed rail at the station. This is also the most convenient place in the subway, as one can transfer to the high-speed rail at the same station. For many people who are on business trips on the island, they often prefer to take the high-speed rail.

After entering the business class of the high-speed train and finding a seat to sit down, Wang Mingyuan took out a document from his briefcase, opened the folder, looked at the photos in the file, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

“Lin Caihan, 32 years old, Kuching Immigration Department…”

Wang Mingyuan nodded from time to time while looking through the documents. Finally, when he saw the information about Lin Caihan's family, the corners of his mouth slightly raised and he said softly:

"Okay, it's done!"

As he spoke, he stuffed the file back into the briefcase. This task was extremely simple and not difficult at all.

"I'm not afraid that you are not greedy, I'm afraid that you don't need it..."

After so many years, he has long understood the core of this job - needs!
Just provide what the other party needs, and more often than not, people’s needs are more like some kind of desire!
He looked out the window at the plantation passing by quickly and whispered to himself:
"Tailor-made solutions to problems... Actually, it just means providing some services tailored to your needs."

The sunlight shone through the car window into the car and reflected on Wang Mingyuan's face. The corners of his mouth were raised, and his smile looked particularly mysterious.

(End of this chapter)