1940: C1940 Azla Tank

C1940 Azla Tank

"President Qin, on behalf of the entire Sanctity Country army, I would like to express my respect to you." Balajie said, "Our President wanted to see you personally, but unfortunately... The people from Y Country came to discuss matters with the president. So I'm very sorry. "

When Qin Guan went out now, he would often meet with the various heads of state to summon him. But in Sanctity Country, the president has always been busy. Regarding this, Qin Guan did not have any dissatisfaction. Between true friends... He would never care about such formalities. While they were talking... No need to be wary, relax, and truly provide assistance... This was the happiest.

Especially now, it was time to talk about tanks. Tanks were Qin Guan's specialty. Back then, Qin Guan's fame started from the Tank Factory.

"Your Armored Force's main force, 59 Tanks, is now outdated. So, the first thing to consider is to improve these 59 Tanks in a modern way." Qin Guan said to Balajie.

Since they were friends, there was no need to be polite. To put it bluntly, the 59 tanks were not bad in the 50s and 60s. Now it was the 80s, and they were outdated.

First, it was to improve this type of tank. Now that Qin Guan suggested this, the other party nodded repeatedly.

"For tanks, the first priority is the cannon. The improvement of this tank. First, we will discuss how to change its firepower. We will give it 105 millimeters of tank gun. How about it? " Qin Guan continued to suggest to General Balajie.

Regarding the improvement of the 59 tanks, the country was quite familiar with it. Currently, there was a large number of 59 modified tanks in the country, and they were equipped with 105 mm tank gun. This type of standard L7 tank gun was originally not supposed to be exported. It could only be used by itself, but the Han Country simply lengthened its caliber. It avoided the restriction of the exit, so it was remodeled for the Sanctity Country. He could also give this tank gun to them. For the people in the country, it was a familiar way to change their clothes.

Who knew that Balajie shook his head, "No, we think that 105 mm tank gun's firepower is not strong enough. We want a larger caliber one."

The original tank gun was 100 mm. Now, changing into 105 mm tank gun was the simplest method. But now, the other party was actually not willing, and even thought that it was too small!

Actually, the power of 105 mm tank gun was not small anymore. In the hands of the tank experts in Han Country, the latest armor-piercing bullet was developed. It was enough to penetrate all the tanks in Bear Country, even their ace T-80 tank. That wouldn't be a problem.

However, Balajie actually said that this kind of tank gun was not enough!

"This time, we will at least let the tank serve for 20 years. Since we have already modified it, we will have to aim at the situation after 20 years. At that time, I estimate that the 105mm tank gun will not have enough firepower." Balajie explained.

The other party's explanation made sense.

To any country, the scale of the army was enormous. It would make them very cautious when changing their clothes, but once they changed... Then they would have to be able to serve for another 20 years, and only then would they be able to pay the cost... Now, this kind of tank 105 mm cannon could meet the needs of the current stage. However, it definitely wouldn't be able to satisfy his later needs. Even the M1 Abrams in the Y Country... He started using the 105 mm cannons, but later on, he also changed into the 120 mm cannons. In the 21st century, the new tank didn't use 105 mm cannons anymore. Almost all of them were 120 mm and 125mm cannons, and even the 140mm cannons were being developed.

However, such a small turret carrying such a cannon was somewhat out of place.

Wait!

Qin Guan immediately thought of it. This kind of modification was the plan of Sanctity Country. Wasn't this the design of the "Azla" tank?

Looking at the turret from afar was scary. Looking at the five pairs of Load Wheel, this "Azla" tank could be considered one of the examples.

After all, the army of Sanctity Country was equipped with about 1,500 Type/59 tanks. They attached great importance to the improvement of this tank.

In terms of firepower, the first thing they wanted to do was to change into 125 millimeters of tank gun.

Now, since Sanctity Country had suggested this idea, he naturally had to satisfy it.

"No problem. Now, our country has already developed a mature and perfect 125mm tank gun. Since you want a larger scale tank gun, we will export it to you. Changing the original 100mm tank gun to the current 125mm tank gun, our firepower is at the leading stage in this world. Don't look at the same 125 mm ___, we can guarantee that... Our tank gun's armor-piercing ability is 10% higher than the 125 mm tank gun in Bear Country. " Qin Guan said.

In the country, he used 120 mm tank gun. However, for the sake of the export market, the country had developed 125 mm tank gun at the same time. It all depended on the customer's needs. Furthermore, for the export market, the domestic market pushed 125 millimeters. This way, the outside world would not be able to guess the true performance of the 120 millimeter tank gun in Han Country.

"Yes, thank you very much." Balajie said, "What we need is this kind of tank gun. Any tank in White Elephant Country will be penetrated by our cannon!"

Since it was improved, it needed to be more thorough. After all, once the 125mm cannon was equipped, it meant a huge change. In comparison, the 59D on their side could only be considered a small change.

"In order to adapt to this new tank gun, we need to build a new welding turret. We need to use the advanced armor to protect it, and at the same time, expand the space. We need to add a tail chamber at the tail to increase the storage of artillery shells. In order to reduce the difficulty of manually loading the cannonballs, we can add a semi-automatic Loader. At the same time, the fire control system needs to be replaced with the current advanced fire control system. "

In short, the entire turret needs to be changed. The original cannonballs definitely can't fit the 125mm cannon. If they need it, then we'll just give it to them.

Other than these, is there anything else that needs to be improved?

Of course there was!

"After this improvement, the diesel engine with 500 horsepower will definitely not be able to move anymore. In order to allow this tank to have high mobility, it needed to be equipped with a bigger diesel engine. We just happen to have a suitable improved diesel engine for this tank to change into. "0

Qin Guan said out all the ideas for improvement in one breath, which made Balajie nod his head in agreement. In addition to the different ideas he had on the caliber of the tank gun, in other aspects, he really had no objections. These improvements were necessary. Now, it all depended on how much money it cost.

"After this type of tank is improved, it will undergo a transformation that will allow it to be reborn. I think we should give it a more resounding name. How about we call it Azla?"

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