In fact, it is normal for everyone present to be surprised.
Nowadays, it is only 1982. Main battle tanks around the world are still mainly second-generation. There are actually very few electronic devices in the vehicle. There is basically no need for air conditioning to cool the equipment, and this is also the most important role of vehicle air conditioning. First, cooling the occupants is secondary.
Not to mention the silly, black and thick Soviet tanks and the imitators of the Chinese tanks, even American, British, German and Western tanks currently have no idea of installing air conditioners on the tanks.
The world's first installation of air conditioning in a tank would have to wait another nine years.
During the 1991 Gulf conflict, the U.S. military discovered that armored units fought in hot desert areas, and the inside of the tanks could easily reach more than 70 degrees Celsius. Soldiers suffered from dehydration and heatstroke, so they had to start installing air conditioners.
As for Mao Zi, they did not do this until the new century. The reason is very simple. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, they have almost no need for long-range cross-border operations, and their country is located in the cold zone and has little need for cooling functions.
In the end, the tank was exported to Algeria, a tropical country. At the customer's request, it had to be equipped with air conditioning.
The reason why it is so difficult to install air conditioners on tanks can actually be summarized as the following points.
First, the equipment of outdated tanks has low cooling requirements. Soldiers' high temperature can be overcome by drinking water, blowing a small fan, or even a steely will.
The second point is that the tank itself is a weapon of war, and all space serves the battle. Armor, artillery, loaders, shells, various equipment, and internal space are really precious. Where is the place to install air conditioning?
The air conditioner must have an internal unit and an external unit to efficiently exchange hot and cold air. There is no place inside the car body to put the internal unit!
The third point is that the air conditioner is a relatively power-consuming device, and the electric energy of the tank is very precious. Therefore, if the air conditioner is added, the generator power will inevitably be increased and a larger vehicle battery will be used, which will further compress the "battle space."
The fourth point is that when the outdoor unit of the air conditioner performs heat exchange, it will cause high temperatures in local areas outside the vehicle, showing a strong infrared reaction. Many anti-tank missiles are infrared-guided, which will make the tank more likely to be hit.
But among the many reasons, one premise is that tanks are not advanced enough.
A tank that is "advanced" enough has a lot of delicate electronic equipment inside. After all, a computer requires several fans and even water cooling. This shows how terrible the heat generated by electronic equipment is. If the heat dissipation is not smooth, it will High temperature, high temperature means lag. If the system lags when the tank is aiming and locked, it would be a big joke. So at that level, vehicle air conditioning is a necessary equipment.
Not for people, but for equipment!
After all, the crew can rely on iron will to resist, but what if there is no iron will? For example, those young soldiers from wealthy households can only coordinate the installation of air conditioners!
At this moment.
Seeing Wang Ye speaking so solemnly to her, Sun Xiuli nodded heavily with a sullen face and said:
"Yes! Director!"
Sun Xiuli is currently in charge of technical matters related to the entire manufacturing plant. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is the technical section chief. However, in any case, she is just a girl who is less than twenty years old and has only high school education and failed in the college entrance examination.
In the past, when the manufacturing factory produced electric fans and washing machines, she could still do it with ease. She could also think about the radio products that Wang Ye had handed down. But now, meeting with these professor-level old people still gave her a great deal. pressure.
Wang Ye was very aware of the pressure she was under, but this was the only way to undergo transformation.
If she can find a way to survive, her future will be smooth. If one day she comes to Wang Ye to apply for a job change, Wang Ye will have nothing to say. A stable and leisurely life is what people want, but what she currently does Very good, Wang Ye just wants to wait and see what happens.
When Sun Xiuli finished speaking, the old man, who was a master in the field of optoelectronics, looked at Wang Yechi and asked:
"Director, it is reasonable to need a display screen inside the tank, but this air conditioner."
"Is there any explanation?"
It is really the shadow of a famous tree. Wang Ye not only has outstanding vision and first-class methods, but also has strong scientific research ability. Everyone present has heard about it, so no one can despise the reason why Wang Ye said this.
In the doubtful eyes of everyone, Wang Ye explained with a smile:
"It sounds simple, but it's actually just two points."
"First point, it is obvious that the modern electronic technology of future tanks is an inevitable development path. I think everyone should agree on this. Then as more and more electronic equipment is added to the vehicle, heat dissipation becomes a problem. "
"In my opinion, we either need to add a water cooling system or use air conditioning. After all, the equipment will not work properly due to high temperatures."
"As for whether there are other ideas, everyone can brainstorm."
In response to Wang Ye's statement, many researchers in related fields present were suddenly enlightened. In the past, the reason why they did not think of paying attention to this angle and problem was simply because tanks now have no electronic equipment, and heat generation is not worth mentioning. , but indeed as Wang Ye said, according to the current development trajectory, there will definitely be such a day in the future.
"The second point is that our weapons will be exported to earn foreign exchange in the future. So in everyone's opinion, who are our biggest potential buyers in the future? Or which countries in the world are very rich and may be our big customers?"
Faced with Wang Ye's question, everyone present looked at each other in confusion. Even though they were all engaged in weapons, they basically only knew one thing about arms sales. After all, in the past, China had no arms sales, only to external parties. Support, and arms sales are also a matter of recent years, but they are all led by the Ministry of National Defense and other ministries, and technical personnel know little about them.
"Tanzania? Algeria? Albania? Ilang?"
Then Wang Ye got many answers from everyone, and Wang Ye smiled, nodded, shook his head and said:
"Everyone is right, these are indeed our important customers or potential customers."
“But definitely not our biggest customer!”
After Wang Ye finished speaking, he looked at Li Baojun next to him. Li Baojun was stunned for a moment, and then said quickly:
"Saudi Arabia! Kuwait! Qatar! Oman! UAE!"
"Countries in desert areas are likely to become our most important customers because they are located in a land of four wars and have experienced many desert wars. The conflicts among regional ethnic groups, beliefs, and resources are very fierce, and they have a huge demand for weapons. .”
"And they are rich. The ground is full of oil. Oil is the international hard currency. From now on, we will go to the desert to do business!"
"It's all what the factory director told me before, and I've memorized it all."
Finally, facing the burning eyes of so many old people, Li Baojun was also very stressed. After finishing speaking, he swallowed his saliva, pointed at Wang Ye who was sitting in the first place, and explained like this.
While Li Baojun was speaking, Wang Ye picked up the teacup and took a sip before continuing:
"Desert areas, located in the tropics and subtropics, coupled with the high temperatures of the desert, have led to a strong demand for vehicle air conditioning and refrigeration."
"I have said before that for different customers, we must provide suitable products that can meet their needs. Only in this way can we facilitate transactions and earn foreign exchange that others cannot."
"And they are not short of money, so air conditioning is an essential option."
"Now do you understand why I said that?"
Following Wang Ye's voice, some people in the conference room nodded, some were confused, and some were thinking. Wang Ye didn't care about this, and then coughed lightly before continuing:
"As for scientific research, the last project is the metal laboratory."
"Actually, during the days of the Red Star Machinery Factory, I established a metal laboratory. However, due to various reasons, the metal laboratory was just an empty shell and had no technical output."
"But going forward, this will be the focus of our scientific research direction, and I decided to change its name to the Special Materials Project Group. We will not only engage in metals, but also other industrial materials."
"Because materials are the foundation of industry. If we can't get the materials right, everything else is just talk!"
"I will be personally responsible for this current project. The first project to be launched is electroslag remelting technology!"
Hearing what Wang Ye said, many people present nodded in agreement, but their expressions were also very solemn. Everyone in the industry knows that materials are king, but if you want to overcome the material difficulties, it is tantamount to reaching the sky!
To a certain extent, experiments in materials science are a process of trial and error. The "relatively best" solution may be found after the next experiment, perhaps after a thousand experiments, perhaps after ten thousand experiments, or perhaps After 100 million experiments, no one knows.
The high investment in experiments, the long payback period, and the accumulation of front-end technologies have stumped and torn apart countless project teams.
"Director, do you want to build a tank gun?"
After a moment of silence, the artillery expert sitting there said hesitantly. Wang Ye did not deny this, nodded and said:
"That's right."
Just as Wang Ye finished speaking and the expert was about to say something, there was a sudden knock on the door. Wang Ye shouted to come in, and then the conference room door was pushed open. It was the man who often came in the old conference room. The girl who brings tea and water to everyone.
Currently, she is temporarily serving as Wang Ye's orderly, messenger, and secretary on duty. Her name is Bai Tingyu. In fact, she is just a girl in her early twenties. At this moment, she said with a smile:
"Director, Director Li is here. It's at the registration desk at the door."
"Would you like to come over and receive me?"
Hearing what Bai Tingyu said, Wang Ye nodded to express his understanding, and then smiled and explained to the slightly confused old people:
"Director Li, whom Xiaobai just mentioned, is the deputy director of our Yuntai City Industrial Bureau, the director of the Industrial Development Office, and the direct superior of our consortium. He has helped our consortium a lot in the past."
"But it has nothing to do with you. I will just go and receive you. You can do whatever you need to do."
"In this case, that's the end of today's conference. Anyway, everything that needs to be said has been said. What's left are the internal problems of each department. You can plan, coordinate and solve them internally. If you have any problems, report them to me."
"I'm going to go now and go to the door to briefly greet Director Li!"
Finally, Wang Ye stood up and said with a smile while leaning on the table. Many old people were very satisfied with Wang Ye's arrangement. Then Wang Ye, the old factory director and other administrative staff rushed towards the gate of the complex.
at the same time.
Yanjing, Fifth Machinery Department, Zhou Jinlie's office.
"Huh? You're laughing me to death? What does Wang Ye want to do? Buy a 59 tank chassis? No turret? It's best to use a second-hand one? The cheaper the better? And you need twenty of them?"
Just when old man Zhou Jinlie was looking at the application submitted by Wang Ye through Director Liang, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Enter!"
Following Zhou Jinlie's old man's voice, a staff member walked in and said excitedly:
"Good news! Good news! Tanzania has placed additional orders!"
"And this time it was directly stated that the delivery can be made in gold or ore, and the amount is quite large!"
In an instant, the joy on the face of the old man Zhou Jinlie who was sitting there became bigger and bigger, and he quickly said to the staff member:
"Quick! Bring it over and show it to me!"
After old man Zhou Jinlie took the telegram and read it carefully twice, he couldn't help laughing and said:
"Okay! Okay! This is a big order. The war there is tight and there can be no delay. Send it to Wang Ye quickly and ask him to process it as soon as possible. It is best to give priority to shipment. This is our big customer!"
"It needs to be well maintained!"
Hearing what Zhou Jinlie said, the staff member who had been waiting in the office hesitated and asked:
"As for the tank chassis, shall we give it to you?"
In response, old man Zhou Jinlie waved his hand and said boldly:
"What can't be given? Sell! That's selling!"
"Two hundred thousand yuan per unit, do you want it if you like it?"
Just after the staff nodded and left happily, Wang Ye and others also arrived at the gate. Director Li and his driver were seen wandering around the gate with an intoxicated expression on their faces.
"You kid, you did a good job!"
"And what delicious food is being sold over there? It's so delicious!"
"There is actually soda? I heard that you can drink it casually? You are so generous!"
"I don't even have the nerve to go over and take a look."
The first time he saw Wang Ye, Director Li shook Wang Ye's hand vigorously and said, "Since the machinery factory merged with the steel factory, Director Li has never been here again. When he came back today, he found that everything was gone." The appearance has changed. Although I had already expected it, I still couldn't help but feel emotional.
"Did it live up to your expectations?"
"Has our Red Star Machinery Factory changed drastically?"
"Let's go, there's a snack vendor over there to fill the bellies of students and parents. I happen to be hungry too, so I'll treat you to fried sausages and soda!"
Wang Ye couldn't help but drag Director Li to the stall and ordered fried sausages and soda. Director Li was quite embarrassed at first, but after looking around, he saw that everyone seemed to be eating like this, and he finally felt calm.
The two of them stood and ate while Director Li chuckled and said:
"Come today and I won't leave tonight. I'm waiting to attend your opening ceremony tomorrow."
"But actually I have some bad news for you!"
Hearing this, Wang Ye swallowed the fried intestines in his mouth and asked pretending to be surprised and curious:
"What bad news?"
I saw Director Li pointing in a direction with a soda drink, and said slightly jokingly:
"Our electric fan competitors are here."
"The Yuntai Shipyard also made electric fans!"
