Chapter 837 New Research Institute
Of course, they did not expect that with the development of armor technology, armor-piercing shells would soon become incapable of keeping up with the times, especially small and medium caliber armor-piercing shells.

The 73mm gun at this time was naturally in an awkward position. Its power was not strong enough, its rate of fire was not fast enough, and the worst thing was its accuracy was poor.

Imagine how a gunner feels after missing several shots at a very slow firing rate and finally hitting the target with one shot, but then "fails to penetrate the enemy's armor".

As for the remaining fire support capability of the 73mm gun, it would be better to have a 60 mortar group on the vehicle.

But no matter what, at that time in 62, the Russians' idea was not completely unreasonable, so naturally they insisted on their own ideas and were not interested in our path of small-caliber high-speed guns.

To be honest, if armor-piercing shells still had more than 10 years of youth, Gao Zhendong would not suggest using the 25mm gun, but would directly use the 100mm low-pressure gun to provide supporting firepower, and then cooperate with the gun-launched missiles to complete the anti-armor mission. But the fact is that he knows very well that the good days of armor-piercing shells are numbered. He himself and his comrades have tinkered with composite armor and explosive anti-armor. Naturally, he has no interest in low-pressure guns that can penetrate armor-piercing shells.

The fragile tank has 25 guns to protect it, and as for the real tank, he also installed the Red Sword-61 on it, so it is not completely defenseless. In a one-on-one fight, if the distance is widened, it is still uncertain who will live and who will die.

But the Russians didn't know all this. In their view, the Southern comrades were incapable of developing a gun that could function in conjunction with infantry fighting vehicles, so they had to make do with the Navy's 25mm gun after some modifications.
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Just when the Russians decided to import the Changying-62 according to the minimum order quantity and not purchase infantry fighting vehicles, Gao Zhendong was gathering with comrades from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and other ministries to celebrate the success of this foreign trade fair.

In other words, it is to celebrate the success of this series of work. From the "Gao's Blast Furnace Operating Line" technical exchange meeting to the foreign trade fair, we have achieved our intentions very well, made our visitors happy, and allowed us to further showcase ourselves.

The Ministry of Foreign Trade is very generous. Once the work is done, they invite everyone together to have a meeting and a meal and have fun.

At this time, leaders of several ministries were together, eating and chatting. Gao Zhendong was also at this table. Most of the comrades who participated in this work, especially the professional and technical personnel who came from other ministries for support, were in this auditorium. On the contrary, not all the people from the Ministry of Foreign Trade were there.

The atmosphere was very lively, and it reached its climax when the leader of the Foreign Trade Department held up the printed sales list and announced the results of this event.

"…The success of this trade fair is inseparable from the support of comrades. On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, I would like to thank all the comrades from the ministries and commissions who are present and absent. It is your hard work and efforts that helped us submit this satisfactory answer to the masses…"

Amid the cheers of the crowd, the leader of the Ministry of Foreign Trade raised his glass and said, "Thank you, comrades. Cheers!"

Everyone raised their glasses and responded loudly.

While everyone was eating and chatting, the leader of the 12th Ministry of Machine Building picked up a piece of food for Gao Zhendong with his chopsticks.

"Zhendong, come, eat more. Our achievement this time is inseparable from you. I want to thank you, hahaha." He smiled from ear to ear, and he couldn't help laughing. This time, the 12th Ministry of Machine Building could be said to be the sales champion. Even the Postal and Communications Commission, although the unit price was high, but in terms of the total amount, was a little bit worse than the 12th Ministry of Machine Building.

Of course, the Defense Work Committee does not keep statistics, and except for a few people, no one knows what they sold and how much they sold it for.

"Not too many. You know, we are different from you. We are selective about our customers, haha." The leader of the Defense Work Committee laughed. They are really selective.

Everyone was talking and laughing, and the leader of the 12th Ministry of Machinery asked Gao Zhendong: "Zhendong, what are your plans for the next step?"

The most important thing for the next step is undoubtedly C6132 and the supporting high-capacity RAM. However, the mask of C6132 is complex and the process requirements are high. It has not yet entered the production stage. Moreover, this is something that has been made clear and there is no unknown, so he asked Gao Zhendong if he had any plans for the next step.

Speaking of this, Gao Zhendong recalled some of his own ideas. While the leader is here, let's talk about them and lay the foundation first: "If you want to talk about ideas, I do have some, although they are not specific products."

The 12th Ministry of Machinery is very concerned about this. It’s not the product, but it may be more important: “Come on, come on, tell me about it.”

"My idea is still about computers. Now that we have Factory 1201, I am thinking about integrating some research forces based on Factory 1201 and establishing a research institute in Factory 1201."

"Research Institute? What are they responsible for?" The leader of the 1201th Ministry of Machine Building picked up another dish for Gao Zhendong. He was the chief engineer of Factory 1201. It was normal that he thought of Factory 1201 first. This was the effect he wanted. "Here's what I thought. Leader, please give me some advice. Factory is engaged in computer-related equipment. I was thinking about setting up a 'Computer Equipment Research Institute' to be responsible for theoretical research and model implementation of computer peripherals." Gao Zhendong said with a smile.

With Factory 1201 as a professional computer factory, Gao Zhendong's mind became active. There were many things he wanted but didn't have the time to do. He didn't have the conditions before, so he had to leave it alone. However, within his ability, he still made much-needed peripherals such as mouse, trackball, printer, and floppy disk drive.

Now that we have this specialized factory, the situation has become much easier. After all, the electronic laboratory of the Third Factory is still lacking in equipment, conditions, and human resources compared to specialized production plants like 1201.

He is the chief engineer of 1201, and is in charge of research and high-tech equipment. There are many things he can do in this regard.

After hearing Gao Zhendong's idea, the leaders of the 12th Ministry of Machine Building's eyes lit up. This was a good idea.

He knew very well that apart from the computer technology itself, many peripherals were also developed by Gao Zhendong, and this had been going on for a long time. However, as an industry, relying on one person alone was definitely problematic and unhealthy. Gao Zhendong himself was also very busy at work and it was impossible for him to limit himself to the field of the 12th Ministry of Machinery.

At this time, a special organization is needed to work around Gao Zhendong. On the one hand, it is to reduce Gao Zhendong's work intensity, and on the other hand, it is to cultivate relevant talents and speed up the development of computer peripherals.

The importance of peripherals is also very high. Without suitable peripherals, the promotion and use of computers will be greatly restricted. This can be seen from the sharp increase in demand for printers since the official launch of the database management system.

"Peripheral research institute? Great! This is a good idea! I will give you whatever you want, including people, money, materials, sites and resources. No problem." The leader immediately nailed down the matter. He was more or less clear about Gao Zhendong's status in the third factory of the third rolling mill. With this research institute, it would be equivalent to the third factory of the 12th Ministry of Machine Building.

Gao Zhendong is very clear that with the development of computers, some standardized devices, buses, and interfaces are indispensable. Otherwise, if the architecture is unified but the peripherals are not, there will be many problems. The most common one is compatibility. If other comrades want to get some peripherals or special equipment, it will be difficult to easily connect them to the computer system.

This part, which involves both hardware and software, is done by people in the computing institute or software development department, which is somewhat difficult as their majors are not very relevant.

"Yes, leader, I will definitely not be polite when needed." First check with the leader of the 12th Ministry of Machine Building, and the rest will be easy.

"Comrade Zhendong, while Mr. X from the 12th Ministry of Machinery is here, I'm going to ask you to take care of the electronic switch of the program-controlled exchange." The leader of the Postal and Communications Commission added a sentence beside them when he saw that they were chatting enthusiastically. Without this electronic switch, the digital program-controlled exchange could not be operated.

Hearing his words, Gao Zhendong's heart moved: "Leader, I have a suggestion for the Postal and Communications Commission. Except for the necessary key departments and important areas, the update of program-controlled switches in other places can be slowed down a bit."

Before the leader of the Postal and Communications Commission could say anything, the Foreign Trade Department started laughing: "Hey, I like what you said, Zhendong. Hahaha."

How could he not like to hear that? The slowdown in the update of domestic programmable switching systems meant that he could sell more. After all, the production capacity of programmable switching systems was limited, and it was impossible to set up a large number of factories to produce this thing.

"You're wishful thinking. Let me hear what Comrade Zhendong has to say. If it makes sense, I'll give it to you." The Postal and Communications Commission laughed.

"My idea is that the current space-division switches are actually just a transition. Technically speaking, they are not the most advanced or suitable. I always feel that it is a loss to have a large number of them for domestic use. I know there are better ones, and I am confident that better ones will come soon." Gao Zhendong's idea is very simple. He just feels that it is not worth it. This thing is destined to become obsolete, especially since he has the technology of time-division/digital switches in his hands. At the same time, the environmental conditions are basically mature. In terms of hardware conditions, the only thing missing is an electronic switch.

"Well, what you said does make sense." If the prospects of the new generation of switches were unclear, the Postal and Communications Commission would definitely not think so. But now the prospects of the new generation of switches still look good, at least the hard conditions are almost in place.

And there is Gao Zhendong's endorsement, which is very important.

"You know what, it's such a coincidence. We don't have that much money to replace so many switching devices. Our original plan was to replace key departments and important areas first. As for the others, we would slowly replace them after we've sold switches for a few years and made some money."

The Postal and Communications Commission is also moving forward steadily and has a very organized plan.

(End of this chapter)