Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1229 The real purpose of the 25-gun test (4k, special days these days, and 5k)

What does this mean? The Pharaoh officers know it very well!

This means that their light armored forces have the ability to deal with enemy armored forces. While assisting tanks in combat, they can also pose a great threat to tanks themselves.

You should know that the ZBD-63 is equipped with anti-tank missiles, which can pose a threat to tanks in all directions. It even has a certain ability to strike against tanks with certain dynamics under the operation of excellent shooters.

Due to cost reasons, the ZBD-63 does not have bistable capability, but the aiming and tracking optical system of the Red Sword-61 can rotate. As long as the aiming crosshairs can keep up with the enemy, there is a chance of hitting the target.

Now with the addition of a 25mm gun that can pose a fatal threat to the sides and rear of enemy tanks, this infantry fighting vehicle can not only coordinate with tanks to attack enemy infantry and anti-tank firepower, but also attack enemy tanks that are in a disadvantageous position.

"My Eastern friend, I admit that you have given me a great surprise! As long as the enemy is not the latest tank, it can bring us a wonderful experience."

Before the latest generation of tanks was generally finalized and exposed, in the eyes of the Pharaohs, the weapons that their biggest opponent could obtain could not be worse than the Russian tanks!

This is common sense.

Our comrades had the same idea. After all, no one expected that this generation of Western tanks would fail across the board.

"Let's try the front!" Our comrade said something that left the people of Pharaoh dumbfounded.

Positive? Are you crazy?

It is impossible for a 25mm gun to penetrate the front of a tank, even an old main tank from S2! Unless it is a Type 97 or Type , or a fragile tank like the Japanese Type .

But they still followed our advice, after all, the tanks were coming.

The tank this time is also an M48, but it is an older model and its armor is not strengthened. The weapons of the Pharaoh's enemies come from a variety of sources. Although the large models are relatively uniform, the sub-models are quite varied.

As for the embarrassing things that happened later, such as the Six-Day War, when their enemies were equipped with T-6/54 tanks in an organized manner and even improved their own, that is another story.

Even so, the front of this tank is not something that a 25mm gun can deal with. The thinnest part is more than 75mm thick and has an angle, which is too much for a 25mm gun to deal with.

Our comrades didn't actually hold out much hope, they just thought that since they were here, they also came with a mission - the armored forces in Angelica Province were few and far between, not even the M4 Sherman.

他们成建制的装甲力量，是300辆M24、400辆M18、550~700辆M41（其中150辆在60年代获得）。

Among them, the M24 and M41 are both light tanks. The former was beaten by the T34 of the northern peninsula in the first half of the Peninsula War. The armor thickness is 12~38 mm. The latter has a better gun but is more fragile, 12~32 mm.

As for the M18, it is even more fragile. It is a tank destroyer with 5~25 mm armor.

Although these armors are angled, they are still within the striking range of this 25mm gun. The 35mm 45-degree armor-piercing ability is not easy to deal with. These tanks are limited by their size and engines, and no matter how hard they struggle, they can't get up. They and the ZBD-63 are in a state of interpenetration, which is already perfect for the positioning of the ZBD-63.

This time, we just want to try out how much threat this 25mm gun combined with tungsten core armor-piercing shells can pose to tanks of the M4 level.

After all, the enemy is likely to be reinforced if they are given a lenient view. And it is almost certain that if something really happens, there will be hostile forces to reinforce them.

The tanks they could get in the next decade were most likely the M4 or M48, and the difference in armor between the two was actually not that big. In fact, Danggui Province did get a batch of M-1973A48 in 1.

We didn't have M4, or the M4s we had had their own reasons, and we were reluctant to use them in direct combat, so we turned to the Pharaohs. They had been fighting against the enemy for a long time, and their enemies happened to use a lot of this type of tank, and they did have some captured tanks.

Now the first round of attacks has proved that this gun is extremely effective against the sides and rear of the M4, which makes our comrades feel relieved. This result is very good!

Now they want to try it head-on. It doesn’t matter whether they can penetrate it or not. The important thing is that they have come here and they will not be satisfied without trying.

Facts have proved that numbers are beauty, although the S2-based M4 tank armor steel cannot be compared with the standard armor target plates of the 60s. In order to facilitate manufacturing, they even deliberately used softer steel on some models.

But amid the booming sound of cannons, the Centurion 300 meters away was sending out sparks but there was no smoke or fire.

"Well, it seems a pity..." said the Pharaoh officer with a smile.

The shooting is still going on. Since we are here now, it would be a waste if we don't finish shooting. The shipping cost of shipping this thing back to the country is probably higher than the cost of making it.

The Pharaoh's officer had not yet finished laughing when suddenly a cloud of black smoke came out of the M63 in the distance that was facing the ZBD-4, and then it started to catch fire.

"Ah... this..." It actually penetrated?!
Our comrade raised his hand: "Stop shooting! I'm going to go over and take a look. Do you want to come with me, my friend?"

"Let's go!" The Pharaoh officer was also very curious, how did they penetrate this thing?
As they approached the still-burning tank, the front of the M4 gave them a rough idea of ​​how it had been penetrated.

Worn through!
The armor of the M4 is inherently soft, but at a distance of 300 meters, the high rate of fire and excellent ballistics of the 25mm gun make the shooting hit rate very high. The entire front of the tank is densely covered with blind holes made by armor-piercing discarding sabot bullets, like a honeycomb.

The 4mm armor-piercing bullet that managed to penetrate the front of the M25 hit a blind hole that had been opened, penetrating the front of the tank in one fell swoop.

This was considered luck, but at least it penetrated. The key is that this gun has a high rate of fire, and the probability of this happening is not particularly small! And even if this lucky shell did not penetrate the front, the scopes and other accessories of these two M4s would still be terrible.

The coaxial machine guns and azimuth machine guns that were less dependent on optical systems were better, but the main gun could probably only be aimed through the barrel - the sight had been knocked off.

But even if it aimed, it would be useless - the barrel was penetrated by the 25mm gun, and it couldn't hit it even if it aimed. The thickness of the barrel was not enough for the armor-piercing ability of the 25mm gun, no matter how hard the gun steel was. Although everyone knew that the enemy tanks would not stop there and let the infantry fighting vehicles slowly grind, and the infantry fighting vehicles were still at a disadvantage against tanks, at least having these capabilities meant a qualitative difference.

The Pharaoh officer turned to our comrades with a very satisfied look on his face: "Eastern friends, how do we need to upgrade our infantry fighting vehicles to gain this capability? Replace the guns?"

In his opinion, if one wants to gain such rapid advancement in capabilities, it is necessary to replace the cannons. However, he does not know how the Orientals replaced the cannons they brought with them in such a short time.

You can't blame them for being ignorant. In fact, at this time, most countries in the world have no knowledge in this regard, because they don't understand at all, and have no understanding of the limits and development status of technology. Not to mention now, even decades later, it will still be the same, and the number of countries that know nothing about equipment has even increased.

You have to know that the Americans raised Europe like pigs, and they raised them well. The pigs in the farms have one thing in common - before they are slaughtered, the farmers will definitely treat them very well, including security services. So after a few decades, the number of countries that can figure out weapons and equipment has not increased, but has decreased under this kind of breeding.

Our comrade smiled and shook his head: "No, no, no, my friend, you don't have to change anything. You just need to purchase a batch of our new shells. You can still use your original shells, artillery, and infantry fighting vehicles as usual."

This answer made the Pharaoh officer overjoyed: "This is really good news, Eastern friend, we will go back and handle the relevant matters."

Unlike buying equipment, buying ammunition does not involve too many twists and turns, and even the officer can decide for himself.

Judging from his smile, he was very satisfied with the additional purchase of ammunition.

Our comrades were also very satisfied. Regardless of whether the products could be sold or not, at least our real experimental purpose had been achieved.
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"This Oriental man is truly a genius. He has a very sharp vision and very clear thinking!" In a research institute in Wangzitun, Citibank, a scientist looked up from the Science journal in front of him.

In front of him were his students. The scientist said excitedly, "Through the research on this paper over the past few months, combined with our previous theories and cognition, the CMB mentioned in this paper "Research on Background Noise in Space Communications" is very consistent with our current model of the birth of the universe. This special uniformity strongly proves that our universe expanded from a big bang..."

CMB, the cosmic microwave background radiation, is the main research object in the paper that Gao Zhendong blatantly snatched away.

In fact, Gao Zhendong submitted this article more than half a year ago, but it took his colleagues at the Academy of Science and Technology some time to translate it. It took a lot of time to contact, mail, review and publish it. It was five months later before people in the world saw it.

It was normal to be so slow. After all, Gao Zhendong knew that it was a Nobel Prize-level achievement, but other people did not know it at that time. Astrophysics, which was a bit niche in that era, was unlikely to suddenly cause a sensation or make people astonished and give the green light. In fact, many astrophysical phenomena or theories that people are familiar with decades later had not yet been established in those days.

At the same time, our article was not taken seriously in Science magazine. The fact that it was published in five months was because the article itself was strong enough! Gao Zhendong was the corresponding author. After all, he had a position in high-energy physics with the world's first laser beam, and he could have some influence in astrophysics.

If it is computer-related, it is different. Just with the name "Zhendong.Gao", you can publish it at any time and in any issue or any journal.

It only took a month or two for the scientist from Wangzitun to see this article and conduct in-depth research on it.

Just as he was rejoicing at the strong evidence for his theory, someone came in and said, "Professor, someone from the Congressional Strategic Research Center wants to see you."

The professor frowned. This was his secretary. He was not familiar with these numerous institutions. He couldn't even tell whether they were fake or official. Even if they were official, he couldn't remember them. These institutions had never appeared in the public eye.

"Congressional Strategic Research Center? Have you verified their identities?" The professor frowned. The meaning of a suitable identity is not just a name, but whether this or that center is worth meeting.

If he didn't add this level of screening, he wouldn't even have enough time to meet with these agencies every day.

"Yes, professor," the secretary nodded.

The identity is real and indeed of great importance, it is worth a visit.

"Well, did they reveal what they were here for?"

"It's not very clear, but they revealed a little bit. It's about some plans and strategies related to space, and they need your opinion." The secretary was very competent and had learned as much as he could.

"Okay, okay, I'll go meet them..." The professor stood up and looked for his glasses. This is the problem with getting older. You can't see things that are too far away, and you can't see things that are too close either. You have to keep putting on and taking off your glasses.
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Citigroup is looking for someone to consult and develop some space-related plans. Far away on the other side of the earth, we are actually not idle either, and we are also working on things in similar fields.

It's a kind of telepathic connection.

In the meeting room of the Defense Work Committee, Gao Zhendong met a group of comrades who came from afar - people working on satellites. Among them were many familiar faces. Gao Zhendong had also been involved in the construction of the first two satellites, so quite a few of them were quite familiar with Gao Zhendong.

At this time, Gao Zhendong was listening to his comrades introducing the relevant situation.

"...Comrade Zhendong, what I just said is the general plan for our country's space program that was just established not long ago... Do you have any comments or suggestions?"

Gao Zhendong shook his head. He knew who were working on our plan. There was no need for him to elaborate, and he didn't have the ability to do so.

What he is good at and concerned about are some specific applications and details of aerospace technology, so working with his comrades to come up with some good application directions is what he cares about.

"The plan is very good. I have nothing to add. I am still interested in the specific applications." Gao Zhendong said with a smile.

The leaders of the Defense Work Committee and the chief engineer were a little uncomfortable with this. They always felt that something was wrong, but they couldn't put their finger on it.

"If you have any ideas about the application, you can discuss them with these comrades today." The leader of the Defense Work Committee said with a smile. After thinking about it, he felt that there should be nothing wrong, so he just got down to work.

Gao Zhendong laughed: "As for the application, I have only one idea - soldiers are also tracks..."

(End of this chapter)