Chapter 45: Deputy Chief Engineer! I'm Here to Build the World's Best Tank!
Deputy Chief Engineer?!
Sitting at home, a position falls from the sky.
When Chen Jinchao received his new appointment letter, he was astonished.
The position was quite high, only below the Chief Engineer.
Just a few days ago, he said he would only participate a little, but he didn't expect to be involved so deeply.
Chen Jinchao put away the letter of appointment and readily accepted it.
This was an invitation and trust given by the legendary chief engineer in the military industry who single-handedly pushed the country's tank into the world's first-class echelon. Chen Jinchao deserved it!
“Main battle tank.....”
“Gou Gou type main battle tank.....”
Chen Jinchao mumbled to himself, but his mind raced like a supercomputer, flashing through the history of China's tank development, particularly the relevant information about the third-generation main battle tank.
The development of China's third-generation main battle tank, the Gou Gou tank, was not easy.
It took fifteen years to catch up with the world's mainstream level from a once-hesitant level.
The foundation of the tank industry at that time was much worse than it is now. Because of objective reasons, it was fair to say it was poor and backward.
But on such a blank industrial foundation, Elder Zhu was able to achieve a breakthrough from zero to one, and even realized the 'War chariot dream' of the Eastern country, which is remarkable!
Absolutely remarkable!
Chen Jinchao possessed a system and was reborn. Even in the Millennium, when the industrial strength was still weak, he couldn't guarantee a rapid breakthrough from '1' to '100'.
Let alone the even more difficult task of going from '0' to '1'.
The backbone of the nation, truly awe-inspiring!
Perhaps this was why Chen Jinchao did not hesitate to agree to Elder Zhu's call.
Especially in that era, between the United States and Russia, others might not understand the hardships and bitterness of the time.
But Chen Jinchao, who was familiar with the development of various weapons, knew.
That time was completely different from the situation of later Russia, 'being close to the family'.
The USSR and the Eastern country were exceptionally tense.
The USSR deployed millions of troops on the northern border, eyeing the situation with menacing intent.
Their latest T72 and T80 series main battle tanks formed a steel torrent, inspiring fear.
To penetrate the front armor of these behemoths, the whole country was practically mobilizing all forces and resources.
The 'Red Sword' 8 anti-tank missile was developed during that time, the 'Crazy Whirlwind 1' tactical hydrogen bomb was also made then, and the Air Force even designed the 'Siberia one-way express' tactic using the 'Eagle 302' (the first single-seater, twin-engine, supersonic aircraft designed by the country).
Even though the USSR eventually disintegrated, Russia, which inherited 70% of its legacy, still developed the T95, and the situation remained precarious.
In addition to the urgency and predicament of the environment at that time,
the fundamental logic of world rules dictates that those who fall behind will be beaten.
During the 1991 Gulf War, the US M1 'Abrams' tank destroyed a large number of Type 69 tanks that Iraq imported from the Eastern country.
This was not just rubbing the Eastern country's tank's face in the dirt, but also making it a weakness of the Iraqi army.
Even more humiliating was that many of the Eastern country's tanks were treated as toys by the US army, being 'opened from the back'.
This was not the 'opening from the back' of later times with surprises, it was a shock when the tanks were opened from the back.
Therefore, China urgently needed to develop a third-generation tank to deal with the increasingly complex international environment.
To say nothing of Russia, which has always put a lot of pressure on the north.
One must know that before being sanctioned by the West, and before beating up Ukraine, Russia's position was always leaning towards the West.
It always had illusions about Europe, always had illusions about the West.
Not like the later combination of the world's largest resource country and the world's largest industrial country.
A lively Russian bear is not a good bear.
A dead Russian bear is not a good bear.
Only a half-dead Russian bear is a good bear.
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“Jinchao, you know, the tank project is one of the most complex and advanced weapon systems in the army's equipment. There are many people in the project team.”
“Researchers, they all seem like honest people, but they are very proud, so if you have any grievances, come to me.”
Elder Zhu gave a word of warning to Chen Jinchao before he left.
This was also a way of protecting and caring for Chen Jinchao.
Chen Jinchao understood but didn't care, and casually said:
“Elder Zhu, I understand.”
“It's like that everywhere.”
“Even in the United States, you need recommendation letters to get into good universities and big companies.”
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Did Chen Jinchao really understand?
He understood nothing!
Two days later, at the project exchange meeting for the 9910.
Chen Jinchao slammed his hand on the table, his radical style stunned everyone.
“I'm here to make the world's best tank!~”
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