1551, New Weapons
"How's the development of the next generation of armor going?" Tang Yu continued to ask.
"The chassis is still in the process of being finalized, but the assembly module has already been completed," Remi said.
"Are there any problems with the chassis?" Tang Yu asked.
"The most fatal weakness of the Horned Dragon Tank is that its firepower is too weak. Although our electromagnetic levitation engine technology has improved through the exchange of knowledge with Country 01, the cost of carrying the same weight of 50 tons on the ground and in the air is completely different, "Remi said.
Tang Yu nodded. In reality, with the expansion of the empire, many equipment designs were no longer handled by him. For example, the next generation of the Horned Dragon Tank. He said, "So the chassis of the next generation of tanks is going to be a caterpillar type? Or a wheeled type? Or a walking type? "
"There are designs for all three. The wheeled chassis is faster, easier to maintain, and the cost is also the lowest. However, the weight it can carry is very low. Moreover, although the design is a type of solid tire, the ability to withstand attacks is still a number. The caterpillar type is heavy and sturdy, but once it's damaged, it's difficult to repair on the battlefield, and its speed isn't ideal. If it's a walking type, it's too slow. If we design it to be a caterpillar type, the cost is too high. This doesn't meet our needs, "Remi said.
Tang Yu rubbed his chin and said, "Then let the research team solve this problem themselves. I won't interfere. I didn't participate much in the two wars in the Alien vs Predator world and the Dragon Era world. Let them design according to the needs of the battlefield. "
"Then let's take a look at the equipment designed for the next generation of tanks," Remi said.
Tang Yu drove directly to the laboratory on the other side. The laboratory had already been prepared. A few weapon modules for the next generation of tanks were being tested on a specially made truck.
"Although there are still many differences in the design of the next generation of tanks, the basic concept is the same. That is to achieve multiple functions through modularization, maximizing the production capacity of the industrial assembly line. So, on this basis, we prioritized manufacturing the weapon module, "Remi said.
Tang Yu saw that one of the modules was in the shape of a rhombus. It looked like a carriage, and there were more than ten soldiers going in and out of it with the door open. They were also constantly giving feedback on the comfort level of the seats inside and whether there were any obstacles in the way. Then they sat in it again and tested it when it was jolted, shaken, or even attacked.
"Is this the troop transport module?" Tang Yu asked.
"Yes, it can transport up to 20 soldiers, as well as their weapons and ammunition. If these soldiers were equipped with mechanized kinetic skeletons, then the number would be reduced to 10. This module was also equipped with a dual-purpose six-barreled electromagnetic railgun that could provide a certain amount of firepower support. Depending on the situation, the machine gun can also be replaced with a shield generator, "Remi replied.
Tang Yu looked in another direction. The truck in that direction was mounted with a heavy cannon turret. The barrel of the cannon was square, and it flickered with sections of energy radiance. Then, the heavy cannon opened fire! A dazzling electric light shot out from the muzzle of the cannon. Then, a shell shot out. Almost at the same time the cannon fired, the shell hit the M1A1 tank that was 500 meters away!
"This is our latest electromagnetic cannon. It has a caliber of 150 mm and a barrel that is 75 times its length. It has a maximum firing rate of 12 rounds per minute. It uses 35 kilograms of heavy shellless armor-piercing shells. The shell has a muzzle speed of 4,500 meters per second, a maximum range of 8,000 meters, and an effective range of 6,000 meters. In other words, the shell can hit all targets within the range within 1.5 seconds. By the way, the M1A1 tank target vehicle that we are using is filled with steel. In other words, it is solid, "Remi said.
The tow truck quickly dragged the target vehicle over. Tang Yu was surprised to see that the front of the M1A1 tank filled with steel had been blasted open. A large hole with a diameter of more than one meter had appeared on the front of the tank. Moreover, the tank had been pierced through! The external reactive armor and ceramic composite armor could not withstand the bombardment of the cannon. The shell was pierced through like a piece of paper, revealing the solid steel inside the tank that had been burned red by the intense friction.
"Contact Frans and ask her to send a captured Apocalypse tank over. We will experiment with this electromagnetic cannon on the Apocalypse tank and see if it can penetrate the front armor of the tank," Tang Yu ordered.
"Okay."
Next, Tang Yu saw that the anti-air module, maintenance module, battlefield support module, bridging module, and other experiments were being carried out. However, he felt that something was missing. He turned his head and asked, "Why is there no long-range fire support weapon?"
"Because of the new generation of long-range fire support weapon. Our main innovation is on the shell. According to the speculation of the research team, the Black Tortoise Self-Propelled Cannon is still a very efficient cannon. Its potential has not been fully developed. Therefore, before we decide to completely replace gunpowder cannons with plasma shells, the Black Tortoise Self-Propelled Cannon can continue to be used, "Remi said.
"New type of shell?"
"Yes, three types of shells. The first is a shell used to kill soldiers behind bunkers. It's a type of white phosphorus shell. After the shell is launched above the target, it will lock onto a maximum of 80 infrared targets in a short period of time. Then, it will fire the submunition. The hit rate is over 70%. The submunition is a white phosphorus incendiary shell. Basically, once it hits the target, the person is dead. In the previous experiment, five Black Tortoise Self-Propelled Cannons fired 10 of these white phosphorus shells at once. It can clear all the human targets in a 500-meter long bunker. Also, I don't think the United Nations will condemn us for using weapons like white phosphorus shells in the war we are facing, right? "Remi said expressionlessly.
"The second type is a high-explosive shell. This shell uses terminal guidance technology. During the descent phase, it can adjust its landing point to hit a higher value target. In addition, the charge is the latest CL-20 explosive. A 155mm high-explosive shell has a killing radius of 150 to 200 meters. It's five times that of a normal high-explosive shell. To use an inappropriate analogy, a target like the World Trade Center can be plowed to the ground with one shot. "
"You should be very interested in the last type. It's a tactical nuclear bomb," Remi said.
"A nuclear shell?" Tang Yu seemed a little disinterested. "What our army lacks the most now isn't destructive power, right?"
"In fact, the yield of this shell isn't high. It mainly uses a controllable nuclear fusion method to generate electromagnetic pulses. Therefore, it's actually the first generation of electromagnetic pulse bombs! The electromagnetic pulse generated by each shell can have a radiation range of 400 to 600 meters! In other words, if the enemy's electronic equipment isn't protected within this range, then it will all be destroyed, "Remi said.
"If that's the case, then it's very interesting!" Tang Yu's eyes suddenly lit up. "In the war with the Yun Nation, this kind of bomb will definitely play a key role!"
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