Babylonian Empire

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At present, new tanks have begun to use the command ceremony fire control system. The basic feature of this fire control system is that the sight and the gun are installed separately, and both the gun and the sight are dúlì stable.The gunner drives the sight with a hand control device so that the line of sight is always aligned with the target.The artillery is not driven by the gun commander, but follows the line of sight through the self-synchronizing machine and the artillery servo system.The firing advance angle calculated by the fire control computer is not transmitted to the sight transmission device, but only to the artillery and turret servo system.This allows the gun to be adjusted to the advanced position while the sight remains on target.

In other words, it can be simply summarized as, wherever the gunner aims, the artillery will point there by itself, and the advance has been set.

And this kind of fire control system is the standard configuration of Iraq's future tanks.

When the production line of the T-72 tank was introduced and talents like Kartsev were recruited, Qusay already had the idea of ​​draining the potential of this old tank designer. After he led the production and improvement of the T-72 tank During the process, we trained Iraq's own design team, and then designed a new type of tank that fully meets the climate of the Middle East!

It seems that the introduction of Rheinmetall's 120mm tank gun and the idea of ​​getting Chobham armor must start as soon as possible, because the core component of the tank now only has a 1000 horsepower 6TD engine, which is a good idea guy.

As for armor, there is another backup solution, which is depleted uranium armor.

Hearing what Qusay said was completely reasonable, Kartsev nodded and said: "Theoretically speaking, this improvement should be reasonable and can improve the combat effectiveness of the T-72."

"In the process of improving the 69 tank last time, we still have a batch of spare parts left, which can be brought here for experiments first." Qu Sai said.

"There is still one area that needs improvement." Prince Sultan said.

Hearing Prince Sultan's words, Kartsev asked, "Your Highness, what needs to be improved?"

At this time, the two sides walked and said that they had arrived at the final assembly workshop.

Looking at the nearly finished car bodies in the workshop, Prince Sultan said: "Soviet-made tanks do not have high-power air conditioners. The climate in the Middle East is very hot. In summer, there is only a small fan inside the steel. Cool down, tankers will suffer."

Kartsev was astonished. The tank soldiers are for fighting, so what do they pay so much attention to?Don't even want to sweat, and talk about bleeding?

Looking at his oil-stained overalls and Prince Sultan's spotless Arab robe, Kartsev felt that there was a gap between the two parties.

In fact, this is also the difference in tank design concepts between the East and the West. Western tanks emphasize people-oriented and ergonomics. Only by providing the best environment for tankers can they enter the battle with full energy , while Dongfang mainly emphasizes that one is not afraid of hardships, and the other is not afraid of death. People need to adapt to the tank. This point of view, the fat-bellied armored Ali is the most experienced. If he is here, he will definitely regard Prince Sultan as a relative.

Unexpectedly, Qu Sai also said: "Yes, it would be the best if it can be equipped with an air conditioner, and it would be even better if there is a small refrigerator where you can drink cold drinks in summer."

"Yes!" Prince Sultan said: "If there are air conditioners and refrigerators, we in Saudi Arabia need several hundred of these tanks!"

Kartsev looked at the two people in front of him, and really didn't know why they had such thoughts. Did their soldiers come to enjoy themselves?

Qu Sai just casually said that the air conditioner is a must, as for the refrigerator, it should be free!

However, Prince Sultan is absolutely serious. Conscription in Saudi Arabia is very difficult. Almost all young people of school age are unwilling to join the army, so that many of the Saudi army are mercenaries of other nationalities. In the advertisement, in a mighty tank, a brave Saudi youth is enjoying the cool air conditioner, drinking a cold drink, and then bombarding the enemy accurately with tank guns. That kind of power and enjoyment will definitely attract many Saudis. The youth's enthusiasm for serving as a soldier came!

"Your Excellency Qusay, do you really want to add air conditioners and refrigerators?" Kartsev asked.

"We can improve a prototype car." Qu Sai said: "Check the effect after adding it."

The addition of an air conditioner and a refrigerator is not a big improvement, at most it will reduce the storage of one or two shells. Since the Saudi Army likes this kind of arrangement, then we will study this kind of tank and provide it to Saudi Arabia.

"Okay, we are looking forward to it very much." Prince Sultan said.

In this way, an improved version of the T-72 tank, which is envied by all tank soldiers, and a tank specially used by Saudi Arabia, was born in the discussions of several people who "have their own ghosts".

Prince Sultan walked into the interior of a tank chassis and sat on the captain's chair. The chair was also a bit hard, not as comfortable as the flying seat of the Phantom 4000. (This is of course incomparable.) It seems , The chair should also be replaced.

Chapter 464 Sneak Attack on Chah Bahar

The Iraqi Air Force fleet that landed at Dhahran Air Force Base did not all return after refueling, but left the 11th Fighter Squadron and the 115th Fighter Squadron, preparing to participate in an upcoming exercise in the Gulf of Oman .

During the exercise, it was very justifiable to rely on the Saudi air force base, because the fighter planes of the Iraqi Air Force have relatively short legs, and it is somewhat difficult to fly to the Gulf of Oman outside.

At the same time, the C801 anti-ship missile and the Maverick missile were shipped from China, and they also started testing and mounted them on fighter planes.

Because the goal of this exercise is to combine sea and air to protect the safety of sea transportation lines, and at the same time, to strike against possible air and sea threats.

Among them, air strikes are carried out by F-15 fighter jets of the Saudi Air Force, while attacks on sea threats are carried out by Mirage F1 and F-20 fighter jets.

In the process of gradually equipping the Mirage 4000 with the Iraqi Air Force, they finally have a heavy-duty air superiority fighter, and the Mirage F1 and F-20 will take on more ground-to-sea strike tasks.

It is also meaningful to choose the Gulf of Oman as the exercise area. The Gulf of Oman is outside the Persian Gulf and close to the Arabian Sea. The exercise here is to tell the world: This is the world of the Arabs!

After receiving a report from Prince Sultan that a joint exercise was about to be conducted, King Fahd agreed without hesitation, and contacted Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman to conduct a joint exercise. One such exercise.

The setting of the exercise is that when the escort formation escorted the ships, they were attacked by speedboats from the enemy's coastline. The escort formation immediately used ship-borne weapons to attack these small boats, and the escorted ships Soldiers also began to use weapons to shoot at the small boats. At the same time, the air force immediately dispatched and used Maverick missiles to attack these small boats. At this time, the war escalated and the enemy appeared large warships to participate in the battle. The air force used C801 anti-ship missiles to attack , The enemy dispatched fighter planes, and the Air Force fighter planes also intercepted.

The participating ships are mainly the escort formation of the Peninsula Defense Force led by Saudi Arabia, and Iraqi special forces will board merchant ships, as well as Saudi and Iraqi air forces, and two fighter planes of the Omani Air Force.

After the Iraqi Air Force successfully bombed Iran's anti-ship missile launch positions and various islands in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's activities weakened significantly. The escort formation conducted several successful escorts, and the fear of merchant ships began to increase. reduce.

At this time, it is very meaningful to hold another exercise.

At the same time, this also explained a truth to the world: as long as the Arabs unite, they can handle the affairs of the Arabian Peninsula alone, without the interference of foreign forces!

The commander-in-chief of the exercise is Major General Talal, the commander-in-chief of the formation.

The drill officially started on May 5th.

The Gulf of Oman is calm.

On the Aibuha, the air-to-sea search radar was constantly spinning, vigilantly searching everything around it.

The Dolphin helicopter on the Aibuha has also taken off, using its airborne sea search radar to search for possible threats.

Next to the ships, there are several [-]-ton oil tankers and cargo ships, which are driving smoothly, just like normal sailing.

Suddenly, several tens of tons of speedboats appeared on the sea in the distance, and they were coming quickly.

These speedboats were immediately discovered by the dolphin helicopter that was monitoring the sea, and at the same time, the location of the speedboats was also transmitted back to the Aibuha.

"Attention, there is a suspicious target on the right side, stay alert at all times." Major General Talal issued an order.

Two "Sidik"-class missile boats quickly came out of the formation and headed towards the direction the speedboat came from.

Seeing that the formation was on guard, those speedboats immediately dispersed and moved towards both sides.

The missile boat caught up with the two speedboats, and started shooting with the small-caliber naval gun on the bow.

At the same time, several other speedboats continued to approach the formation. Finally, two speedboats approached the slowest tanker.

At this time, the heads of several people suddenly appeared from the tanker, and one of them was a thick man carrying something on his shoulders. After the firing, the thing ignited immediately and flew over.

Suddenly, the remote-controlled speedboat turned into a mass of fire.

Hades looked at the speedboat below. I don't know who came up with this kind of exercise. It's really boring!

Moreover, this kind of escort mission is really boring. Except for the passionate action on the first day, there is no change in the rest.

However, Hades had to accept this reality: His Majesty Qusay, it is said that he wants to set up some kind of marine corps and let him be the captain. The escort mission came.

Hades was very dissatisfied, but he knew that it was best to accept His Excellency Qusay's order, because everything that His Excellency Qusay did had far-reaching significance.

Thinking of the navy with only a few broken boats, what kind of marines are there, and this kind of training is still here, how boring!