Chapter 636 Sprint Champion in the Tank

Two large silver-gray missile boats with colorful flags flying.

100 Somali naval officers and soldiers, led by the commander, Lieutenant Colonel Gedi, stood on the narrow deck and waited for the simplicity of their superiors and citizens.

Although these are only two missile boats of less than 500 tons, it is a turning point for Somalia to become a modern naval country.

In the cheers of thousands of people, President Yusuf and Chief of Staff Hussein boarded the S01 missile boat. In the solemn ceremony, Major General Hussein, Chief of General Staff of the Somali Defence Force, officially announced on behalf of the National Defense Commission that Lieutenant Colonel Ingdi had successfully completed the task entrusted by the state and brought two Somali Navy ships back to China safely. According to the latest resolution of the Somali National Defense Commission, Lieutenant Colonel Gedi was promoted to Colonel. And appointed him as the deputy commander of the navy.

Then 100 naval officers and soldiers were awarded. These 100 naval officers and soldiers, as the first batch of students of the Naval Branch of the Somali Military Academy, will enter two experimental classes for one-year training.

After Major General Hussein's speech, President Youssef announced to thousands of people in the microphone that the first coastal guard of the Somali Navy was established, with two large missile boats of the "Swordfish" class, stationed in the port of Kiniboyang, and the commander was temporarily concurrently served by Colonel Gedi, the deputy commander of the navy.

With the end of the welcoming ceremony, most of the Somali people dispersed one by one, but there were still many citizens wandering around, eagerly looking at the two missile boats with Somali flags parked on the dock.

Li Mo and his party also left the dock with the crowd and went to the Gold Coast, where they went on vacation with four women last time.

After spending the night in Mogadishu, Li Mo received a phone call from an expert, then said goodbye to the women and returned to Badada Town Industrial Park.

"Boss, the silicon-uranium alloy production line has been installed. After debugging, the whole production line has the ability to start." Experts accompanied Li Mo to inspect a factory named 'Star Special Alloy Factory' in the industrial park.

"Where are the workers? Are you ready?" Li Mo asked with a calm face.

"The whole production line needs 200 workers. In recent years, we have a large number of qualified technicians in the whole industrial park through our own training and external recruitment. At present, all these workers have arrived, just waiting for the production line to start.

"Good!" Li Mo praised with satisfaction, "Since everything is ready, let's start work. However, experts, raw materials should be prepared enough. Although there is only one production line for the time being, you also know the use of silicon-uranium alloy. Don't continue to start work due to the lack of raw materials.

"Boss, don't worry. We have prepared part of the raw materials for a long time, enough for the machine to keep working for three months, and our production department has coordinated with the expert group to ensure the supply of raw materials. The expert assured me.

Li Mo nodded with a smile. With an order, a skilled worker came to his post. When Li Mo pulled up the switch, the huge factory began to sound the low roar of the machine.

Three days later, the first batch of silicon-uranium alloys produced were all qualified after strict testing. Experts Li Moming made the first batch of two-ton alloys into various parts according to the needs of the R&D center, transported them to the R&D center, and the R&D center assembled the first new tank TSY01.

A week later, Li Mo finally received good news. The first TSY new tank test vehicle was finally assembled under the public relations of experts from four countries. The tank research and development team sent an invitation letter inviting Li Mo to participate in several experiments of the new tank.

Li Mo took Stone, Luo Xiang and others to the Weapon Experiment Center of Badada Town Industrial Park. This experimental center is specially built in the original light weapons test site for the purpose of experimenting part of the tank energy data. Of course, the funds for the construction are allocated from the special account of the tank research and development team. After Li Mo received this application, he agreed without thinking about it. Where can I find this kind of good thing when others spend money to repair the weapons experiment center?

On this day, the Badada Town Industrial Park has been wet with martial law. The periphery is defended by an infantry regiment of the third infantry brigade stationed nearby, and the inner layer is set up by the industrial park guard force. Under two layers of protection, the weapons experiment center can strictly protect the water without leakage.

On the edge of the site of the weapons test center, a large temporary stand was set up, with a large umbrella to block the direct sunlight. When Li Mo arrived, a considerable number of people had gathered here.

Everyone who can be here at this time has gone through a series of strict checks. It is not the senior management of the Star Group, or the main leaders of the industrial park, and the rest are the representatives of the military research and development centers of the four countries and the ambassadors of the three countries to Somalia.

Li Mo said hello to some people and invited the experts.

"Hey hey, boss, I know what you want to ask, but I don't know the surname data of the new tank. I asked He Ping, but he actually said that he wanted to keep it a secret, and then everyone would know. The expert said with a smile. Although he complained about He Ping's fault, his eyes were full of smiles, and he didn't look angry at all.

Li Mo was stunned and asked in surprise, "Since you want to keep it a secret, what is today's test?"

"I know this, mainly to reassure everyone. At that time, I will drive the tank out and shoot a few shots to have a look. I'm afraid the rest will not be clear until a series of strict environmental monitoring.

Li Moruo nodded thoughtfully. Now a test car is being built, and the second and third test car is being assembled. At that time, several tanks will carry out various complex environmental experiments.

Especially the four countries that participated in the study have different geographical locations and different climates. Only after various inspections of new tanks can some minor changes be made to the tanks purchased by different countries according to specific operational requirements.

At 9 a.m., in the expectant eyes of dozens of people, a gray tank drove out of the warehouse. Everyone, including Li Mo, stared at the test car with a kind of eager and nervous gaze.

In the driver's skillful work, the gray tank crossed the 0.8-meter-high 90-degree right-angled obstacle, passed the 1-meter-deep and 2-meter-wide canal, and roared in several rugged and complex road conditions, galloping back and forth with black smoke.

Because of the size of the site, the tank gun is only static, and the first shot accurately hits the homogeneous steel plate one kilometer away.

Although the experiment lasted only ten minutes, it was as long as a few hours for everyone.

Because it is no longer as simple as a tank, but a new weapon developed by the knowledge power of the relevant elites of the four countries and the latest alloy armor, represents the concentration and integration of science and technology of the four countries.

Although the experiment was over, some of them still did not leave. Li Mo, the ambassadors of the three countries and an official of the Somali Ministry of Defense came to a secret conference room.

Representatives of the four countries in the R&D center, He Ping, Li Mo, deputy leader of the tank research and development team, and representatives of the four countries' political axe gathered together.

"Sirs, today is an exciting day. It is a day that gathers the painstaking efforts of countless elites from the four countries. In just three months, we have completed a miracle and developed a new tank that is at the leading level in the world..."

With the words of deputy team leader He Ping, who presided over the meeting, there was a round of applause in the conference room.

In modern times, although the role of tanks has been ignored by some local wars, its role has never been ignored by countries. Today, when air fighters are becoming more and more advanced, and all kinds of missiles are becoming more and more accurate and intelligent, tanks, as the king of land warfare, have still not been eliminated, but are more important.

This is because people live on land after all, and the final victory or defeat of a war is definitely on land.

No matter how advanced the aircraft is, no matter how accurate the missiles are, they can only destroy the enemy, not capture the enemy, let alone occupy the enemy's territory, and plunder the enemy's resources.

Only when the land is also strong, a country's foreign war can guarantee the overwhelming victory. Tanks are undoubtedly an important factor in determining the victory or defeat of the land.

"We temporarily named the new tank 'Cheetah'. It is well known that the cheetah is the sprint champion, and the 'Cheetah' tank can also be said to be the speed champion in the tank!" He Ping's calm but not excited words caused a sensation in the conference room.

The speed champion in the main battle tank? This represents that the maximum road speed and maximum off-road speed of the 'Cheetah' tank far exceeds that of the current mainstream tank. Of course, the mainstream tanks here refer to Leopard 2, T90 and M1 tanks.

The current maximum road speed of mainstream tanks is about 70-80 kilometers per hour, and the maximum off-road speed is about 50-60 kilometers per hour. With the body of a mainstream tank weighing 50 or 60 tons, it can run at such a fast speed, which already represents the highest level of current technology. And this is only the maximum speed. In actual combat and marching deployment, the speed of the tank cannot be raised to the maximum, which can be a very serious threat to the power system and will affect the engine life or even damage.

The speed is fast, mainly depends on the weight of the tank, engine power, etc., and because the 'Cheetah' tank uses the latest composite armor, its weight is much lighter than that of the mainstream tank, which is often more than 60 tons. The power of the engine is made of silicon-uranium alloy, which ensures the stable surname and life of the engine.

"Last night, we secretly experimented with the speed of the test car. The maximum road speed reached 90 kilometers per hour and the maximum off-road speed reached 63 kilometers per hour. This is the first-hand information we have obtained. Although it does not represent the real level of this tank, this data is undoubtedly exciting. He Ping pushed the frame and waved his right hand.

Others in the conference room were immediately stunned by this data? Oh, my God, the tank ran out of the speed of the armored car. Is that still called a tank?

The representatives of the four countries did not doubt He Ping's words, because it was not only Star Company that participated in the experiment, but also experts from the other three countries. Besides, there was no benefit to deceive everyone with false data, but damaged the reputation of Star Company.

(to be continued)