"The 59 tank is not very good, especially this chassis limits the improvement and development of the entire tank, so the tank is not very good. However, the territory of this tank is indeed very excellent. It is not a problem to be converted into light special vehicles, even bridge vehicles, etc., and the development prospect is very broad. With such a foundation, we have no need to waste our energy to develop a new tracked chassis..." Jiang Ming told Long Yaohua.

The transformation of the 59 tank territory will not stop at all.

The Ninth Courtyard has a series of plans, many of which were concepts proposed by District 5 themselves.

"Why don't you consider using the chassis of the 59 tank to transform light infantry armored vehicles?" Long Yaohua was unforgettable about infantry fighting vehicles and paratrooper fighting vehicles.

After all, this is something that is lacking in China.

There are light amphibious tanks in China, but they obviously cannot keep up with the development of modern technology. Whether it is the level of informatization or technology, they are much worse.

The Type 63 amphibious tank transformed according to Soviet technology and design is obviously outdated, and the current transformation design has not made any breakthrough progress. More importantly, although this amphibious tank has the ability to float on the water, its weight is 38 tons, and the tank is not an armored vehicle.

With the current PLA Air Force transportation capabilities, these tanks even require a Y-6 aircraft to transport and then airdrop, but it is also very difficult.

So far, paratrooper training has not skydived with heavy equipment.

As the Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army, how could Long Yaohua not worry about these problems?

"Using the crawlers of the Type 59 tank for transformation and design does not meet our usage requirements. If we follow this, the overall weight will exceed 15 tons. Our transportation helicopter can barely be lifted, but the transportation helicopter cannot carry anything else inside, and there is nothing else to do with the Zhi-91." Jiang Ming explained to Long Yaohua.

His explanation for this kind of thing is more appropriate than that of Liu Yijiu.

I am also very familiar with Long Yaohua. After all, in the entire Ninth Academy, the military cares the most is their fighter jets, tanks and armed helicopters, which are relatively low in domestic technology and have always been several heavy equipment with shortcomings in the development of the domestic military industry.

"How long does it take to redesign the chassis, see the prototype car, and equip the troops? According to the transportation capacity of the Twenty-year-old, how many armored vehicles can be deployed at a time when providing battlefield support?"

“Air delivery?”

"Yeah!" Long Yaohua nodded.

The equipment of paratroopers must be considered for airdrops. If airdrops cannot be performed, the role of paratroopers will not be so prominent.

"If it is less than ten tons, even if the operators and soldiers inside the tank are added, the design and transportation capacity of the Twenty Twenty can airdrop four vehicles at a time, or three vehicles at a time, carrying more personnel and equipment. When parachuting, these tanks of the paratroopers are only used for fire support and protection capabilities, and they cannot carry too much heavy equipment. If it is just airdropping tanks, they can only be deployed for 4 vehicles, and they must undergo renovation projects..." Jiang Ming calculated that Twenty Twenty is a wide-body aircraft with a huge capacity, but the length and width of the space behind the cargo hold are limited, so he can only think of a solution at a height.

They actually considered this issue before designing it.

"According to the current situation of your wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, how will it perform after switching to crawlers?" Long Yaohua asked with some concern.

"The current wheeled infantry fighting vehicle uses a 380-horsepower turbocharged engine, with a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour and an off-road speed of more than 30 kilometers. During combat, it can carry 6-7 soldiers, with two operators, a driver, an intelligence support and weapon control in front of it. It mainly contacts surrounding friendly forces, and operates weapons and equipment to provide firepower support for those who need support. It carries short-range anti-tank missiles, air defense missiles, and smoke bomb launchers. The most important combat equipment is a 37mm high-level dual-purpose rapid cannon, which can be manually fired or automatically fired. However, when used as an anti-aircraft gun, the range is too close and the shooting height is not very high. After all, the barrel is relatively short..." Jiang Ming introduced their new wheeled infantry fighting vehicle.

When Long Yaohua heard that he was carrying anti-tank missiles and air defense missiles on it, he couldn't help but be amazed.

The design of the Ninth Academy seems to be loading various missiles in all kinds of vehicles and equipment!

Doesn’t this design seem redundant?

If you have any questions, you will naturally ask.

For paratroopers who are conducting airborne, it is better to carry more shells and ammunition than to carry these missiles!

"Chief, this is not the case. As paratroopers, their main function is to launch airdrops in the rear of the enemy or some places with important strategic positions. Before the ground troops arrive, the situation these troops face is surrounded by all enemies. In such a combat environment, the long-range fire support they need may not be provided. Although we have various types of missiles, no one can guarantee that the surrounding areas of their airdrops can be properly deployed... Considering the combat environment they are in, our design is more to give them stronger combat capabilities. Anti-tank missiles are mainly used to defend against the enemy's armor, while air defense is used to defend against the enemy's helicopters..."

Liu Yijiu's thoughts do not have much limitations to the times.

If possible, paratroopers can even install tanks!

However, there is no super heavy transport aircraft like the An-225 in China.

Even if there is, the Air Force cannot afford it. It would be too expensive to fly that thing once.

"Is this the reason why all the equipment in your Ninth Academy considers this way, and the air defense and anti-armor missiles?"

"No, when we designed weapons, we didn't think it was enough to be the same as we are now. Instead, we had to consider the various situations encountered by combat troops using these equipment. What we need to do is to strengthen their offensive and defensive capabilities!" Jiang Ming said a little serious.

The biggest difference between the Ninth Academy and other units is that from the very beginning, they considered the environment in which weapons and equipment were used.

Not all equipment is equipped with these modules.

"Now we can see the benefits of modular design of weapons and equipment. When designing, you only need to reserve a seat and install the weapon system directly. It saves a lot of trouble and is conducive to logistics support. With unified standards, everything becomes easier." Long Yaohua nodded and praised the design of the Ninth Academy.

The modularization of weapons has been underway since the development of the Ninth Academy.

Now they design various weapons faster and faster. The missile launches modules. After designing them, whether they are armed helicopters, tanks, or even infantry fighting vehicles, they can directly install these modules and have the missile launch function.

At present, this design seems to be very successful.

"At present, our missile research department is developing a single-soldier ground-to-ground missile for short-range support operations. Once successful, the problem of the gun caliber carried by the light infantry fighting vehicle is too small and the firepower intensity is insufficient. And unlike heavy artillery, this missile will make precise strikes easier..."

"Is this kind of missile cost too high? If the distance to ground is not too far, artillery cannons and rockets can solve the problem!" Long Yaohua felt that these designs were a bit wasteful.

Generally speaking, if the range of ground-to-ground missiles is only a few kilometers or closer, the cost is a bit too high.

Under such a range, the cannon can achieve accurate shooting.

"No, rockets and mortars generally have a range of less than one thousand meters. After our careful research, within a range of one thousand to five thousand meters, except for various artillery, which can effectively support firepower, domestic missiles, and even missiles in the world, have not developed individual missiles specifically for clearing ground targets. Although the cost is higher, it is better because they are easy to carry and have greater power." Liu Yijiu is most clear about this aspect.

The development of this kind of missile actually has a lot to do with its new generation of automatic firepower platforms after the Destroyer.

Air defense missiles and anti-armor missiles all have guidance systems that are completely different from ground-to-ground. At close range, ballistic missiles also need to be calculated, and the technical development cost is quite high.

Fully automatic firepower platforms cannot use saturated shelling on a certain area like tanks.

This kind of missile with a somewhat useless range is highlighted.

At present, various basic technologies have not been studied, so now I will say that the automatic firepower platform is somewhat inappropriate.

However, the other various weapon supporting facilities must be at the forefront. As long as the intelligent control technology is mature and various weapon and equipment modules are added, the design will be successful.

Just like the current drone force, when there is no support from satellite systems, it begins to study drone operations. Once the satellite communication system is built, it only needs to replace the network and can operate quickly.

Just like playing online games, you are in a stand-alone version of human-computer battles at the beginning. After connecting to the network, the map will become larger, and the basic operations of combat modes will not change at all.

"This is up to you. The role of paratroopers, from the beginning of construction, is to quickly deploy troops, seize strategic points or quickly provide battlefield support. With stronger firepower, they can also improve their combat effectiveness." Long Yaohua obviously has accepted Liu Yijiu's idea.

He did not explicitly ask them to design paratrooper combat vehicles, after all, military projects are not easy for each unit to obtain.

The Ninth Academy has project autonomy. As long as they start developing, in the current situation, after success, the military that has no choice can purchase from them.
Chapter completed!