Chapter 959: The Peak of the King
It's a pity that he was the only one who knew about this. None of the comrades present at the scene could have expected that what was presented before them was a new type of equipment that was a whole generation ahead of the world.

However, it is not without disadvantages.

There is a saying that is biased but not without truth - the only flaw of expensive things is that they are expensive.

The same is true in reverse. If there is no flaw in a piece of equipment, then it must have one flaw - it is expensive!

The price of this second-generation tank is so high that even comrades in the army who want it bother with it was shocked.

The comrades in the army were smiling throughout the entire acceptance meeting. The only time their faces fell was when they heard the internal purchase price.

This thing is too expensive. The price of one is equivalent to at least two 5DLs.

Although I know very well that if this thing is used correctly with 5DL, the combat effectiveness will far exceed 1:2, but the price is too high and the quantity cannot be increased.

The expensive parts are mainly the composite armor and fire control system. As for the engine, it's not that bad. The R&D cost is not included in the price. As long as the production of the engine and transmission mechanism is stable, the price will not be exaggerated. The steel is produced domestically and does not need to be imported, which makes it much cheaper.

Thinking of this, the comrades in the army began to thank Gao Zhendong in their hearts again. If he hadn't provided so many new technologies, this thing would probably be much more expensive.

That’s not the case. Without these technologies, this tank would not be expensive because it would be useless.

If we want to import these technologies, regardless of whether we can import them, the price will definitely skyrocket.

In fact, they are overthinking it. There are a lot of technologies here that are not available outside, some are of a lower level, some are not available to the Russians, and some are not available to the Citigroup guys.

The former is like a thermal imager, the latter is like the automatic fire extinguishing and explosion suppression system, and the latter is like a bistable system.

In the early 60s, the Americans had not yet fully digested the war dividends of S2, and there was a lag in technology. In fact, the Americans let down a lot of things during those years.

"This tank must not be allowed to be seen by anyone!" the comrades in the army said ruthlessly.

Visit? Not even from a distance! Yes, we must keep some T34-85 and other things for people to see, they thought.

Apart from the exclamations and excitement that rose one after another, there were no other surprises at the acceptance meeting. The target plates, the stacks of records, and the signatures all proved the advancement of this tank.

Even Gao Zhendong himself was very excited. This is the king of land warfare, and we are now at the pinnacle of the king!

So far, among all the single equipment, this second-generation tank is the one that Gao Zhendong has used the most times, because it is of the highest importance.

Gao Zhendong knew very well that under current technical conditions, if there was a conflict between two neighboring major powers of similar size, air superiority might not even be the most important thing. This was also recorded in the Daermao Special Military Operation.

What is really important now is the majestic big guy standing quietly beside.

But quality alone is not enough, quantity is also needed.

The Hans of S2 used to quickly push the Gauls were not good stuff. Compared with the tanks of the later S2, the Type , and tanks were just a group of weaklings. Some of their "tanks" did not even have a gun.

And when the S2 Hans were pushed back by the Russians, the "zoo" filled with tigers and leopards that had excellent performance on paper could not save them.

At the end of the one and a half day meeting, all the acceptance experts readily signed their names on the appraisal opinion.

The leader of the Defense Work Committee held the appraisal report and announced loudly: "Now I declare that our new generation Type 62 medium tank has passed the appraisal and officially entered the equipment sequence!"

There was deafening and long-lasting applause in the meeting hall. This was the comrades officially witnessing the successful development of an important main battle equipment with great significance, and it is also extremely advanced.

It can be said that this is the first time in the history of our equipment.

The Thunder-3 is also extremely advanced, but in this era, its significance is undoubtedly different from that of tanks.

The comrades looked at the Type 62 medium tank decorated with red flowers next to it, and then looked at its two younger brothers, the Type 61 Infantry Fighting Vehicle and the Type 61 Armored Tank, in the distance, and laughed even more happily.

"At that time, the comrades in the meeting venue did not know what kind of equipment they were inspecting. This tank established my country's leading position in the history of world tank development. To a certain extent, this tank, which we modestly named a 'medium tank', is the world's first true main battle tank. When it exposed its performance to the world in our self-defense operations, people from all walks of life exclaimed that it was a 'monster', but we ourselves would rather call it a 'ferocious beast'." - Excerpted from "A History of the Development of Armored Forces. Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of my country's Armored Forces".

That afternoon, when Gao Zhendong was preparing his things for the next day's return trip, a signalman from the army came to his room.

"Leader, our chief and the head of the Defense Work Committee invite you to come to the small conference room of the guesthouse."

Hearing this, Gao Zhendong put down what he was doing and followed the communicator to the small conference room of the guesthouse. When he arrived, there were only a few people inside, including the leader of the Defense Working Committee, the chief engineer, two leaders of the army, and Mr. Luo from the Grassland Tractor Factory.

Wow, this configuration is obviously related to tanks, and it is about to start something important.

If it wasn't important, it wouldn't be these people, and if it wasn't just preparing to start, the scale wouldn't be so small.

"Now that everyone is here, let's not waste time talking and hold a small meeting. The army leaders have some ideas. Old X, just speak directly. There's no need to drag it out." The leader of the Defense Work Committee said with a smile.

A leader of the army nodded and said, "Well, I won't waste any more words. This tank today is great! It's great! I'm so happy looking at it..."

The leader of the Defense Work Committee laughed and said, “You should just say but.”

"No, I'm so happy that I can't help but feel suffocated. I used to be like a grandson in front of the Russians. I had to think of ways to get some technical information, or even to stand on tiptoe to take a clear look inside, but I had to depend on their expressions. You know how I felt." The army leader shook his head, as if he recalled something.

The leader of the Defense Work Committee said solemnly: "I believe that in the future, it will be others who will stand on tiptoe to watch us! All the grievances and difficulties we have suffered are stones on our way forward, causing us to stumble and even fall and get hurt, but they cannot block our way forward."

The leader of the army laughed: "I believe it too. After seeing this tank today, I believe it even more. It's good, it's really good. We have obtained the latest tank performance of some major countries in the world from certain channels, hahahahahaha!!!!!!"

Having said this, he couldn't help laughing, and he laughed very comfortably and happily.

Everyone present laughed. This was something worth being happy about.

The comrade in the army changed the subject: "Then we found that the new tank we have is so good! It seems to be from the future."

Gao Zhendong: Eh? How did you know? It’s broken, it’s broken, it’s been discovered.

"And this tank is indeed expensive, so the number of equipment will be affected to a certain extent. The comrades present here are all closely related to this latest tank, so I invited everyone here to see if we can find a good solution. For example, can we match high and low?"

Everyone can imagine the idea of ​​matching high and low, but the difficult part is how low the low should be.

Gao Zhendong also thought this idea was reliable, as he had been considering the issue of quantity.

The leader of the Defense Work Committee also nodded: "Well, we have also discovered this situation. The enemy's equipment is indeed quite different from its own. And although the overall cost performance of this tank is very, very high, the absolute price is indeed not low, which has a certain impact on the quantity."

"What do you think?" At this point, the leader of the Defense Work Committee turned to ask the chief and deputy chief engineers of the 62 tank.

Mr. Luo thought about it and made a suggestion: "Should we consider transferring some technologies to light tanks and use the improved models of these light tanks to make high-low combinations?"

At this time, the light tank developed by the Northeast based on the 5DL had been finalized, but it was in a rather embarrassing state - the gap between its technical level and the main battle equipment 62 medium tank was too obvious, it was like they were from two different eras.

Homogeneous armor is very thin, there is no stabilizer, and the fire control and sighting are even further simplified based on the 5DL...

If firepower and mobility are limited by the vehicle body and are basically sufficient for a light tank, then the above points make the troops feel uncomfortable.

This is indeed what I wanted back then, but I didn’t expect your brother to develop so quickly.

So the light tank has been finalized, but the comrades in the army are very confused about whether it can be equipped in large quantities, especially because except for the armor that is slightly stronger than that of an infantry fighting vehicle, the rest of its features are about the same as those of an infantry fighting vehicle, and it cannot even carry passengers.

The leader of the army nodded, then shook his head: "We need to improve the light tank. This thing is useful in plateaus and mountainous water networks. But no matter how much we improve it, the weight of the vehicle is limited, and the foundation is poor. It is still difficult to compare with the main battle tank."

"Develop a new model?" Mr. Luo asked.

"Isn't it a bit of a waste? This tank is so good now, why do we have to develop a new model?" The leaders of the army always felt that it would be a loss to do so.

Gao Zhendong said at this time: "Leader, how many 5DLs are there in the army now?"

"You mean to upgrade the newly produced 5DL?" This sounds like a waste.

Gao Zhendong laughed and said, "If the quantity is not a problem, it's better than making a new model just to solve the temporary quantity problem, right?"

Gao Zhendong knew in his previous life that due to the problem of armor steel, the number of 5DL was not large before 63, but on this line, the situation was quite different, so he wanted to see how many 5DL there were.

(End of this chapter)