Type 79/Type 59

  In February, the Daryonor base had established an air defense department. The air defense department was not just a command system, but also included radar bases, aircraft manufacturing plants and airports. As soon as the air defense department arrived, it meant that the Daryonor base had truly acquired attack capabilities, and its defensive range had expanded greatly. In the face of potential threats from the north, it would be even more at ease.

  The barracks recruits 100 soldiers every day, the tank factory can produce 12 tanks per day, and the air force department can produce 4 fighter jets per day. In general, it is equivalent to a regular formation of one infantry company, one tank company, and one flight squadron.

  Because of the fear that uncontrolled soldiers might bring danger, barracks now mainly provide light weapons and engineers. However, tank factories and air force departments which produce several thousand tanks and aircraft every year have been operating at full capacity since their establishment.

  The factory's production is mainly focused on the Type 99 main battle tank and the ZBL-09 infantry fighting vehicle, with capacity also allocated to the PLZ-05 155mm self-propelled howitzer, WS-3 rocket artillery, and PGZ-95 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.

  Transportation from the Dalianor Base to other areas has not yet taken shape, and initially only a highway leading to Chifeng was designed to be built here. However, it was later discovered that the large number of tank armored vehicles produced here could not be transported solely by highway, so a special railway was planned to be built from Zhangjiakou to transport the above-mentioned armored vehicles.

  Now in order to quickly receive these advanced military equipment, the Military Commission specially dispatched an armored regiment from Wansui Army to arrive at Dalinor, learning how to operate the Type 99 and other advanced combat weapons.

  They are also not entirely self-taught, as armored soldiers produced by the chariot factory will become their instructors and assist them in training.

  Zhi Yiming and Liao Huairou arrived at the temporary base of the 336th Regiment of the 112th Division, which is a certain distance from Dari Nur. They had received 120 Type 99 main battle tanks from Dari Nur during this period. Although other vehicles were not fully equipped, as an armored regiment, tank warfare was their main business.

  The head of the 336th Regiment, Xu Guangfu, personally went out to greet them outside the camp after receiving a visit from Qi Yiming and others.

  "Good day, everyone!" Xu Guangfu saluted warmly.

  Liao Huairén also returned the courtesy to him, he himself was a person from the General Staff Intelligence Department, with a reputation, and Xu Guangfu had also heard of him. Qi Yiming didn't pretend to be a soldier anymore, although wearing a military uniform, he shook hands with Xu Guangfu honestly.

  The soldiers in the camp also lined up their newly acquired tanks, standing on top of and in front of the vehicles to show off their military prowess. What's different is that after Qi Yiming built a supply station building at the base, they all received new uniforms, which were 07-style digital camouflage suits. With their new look, they seemed to have shed their rustic air and were developing an American style.

  The 38th Army's 112th Division was the first division-level unit in the entire army to undergo mechanization, and the 336th Regiment was also the 112th Division's crack force, specializing in armored assaults. The combat effectiveness and morale of this unit were among the best in the entire army, which is why their superiors chose them to take over new equipment in Darienoor and quickly form a fighting force.

  Xu Guangfu didn't know the specific identity of this young man, Qi Yi Ming, but he vaguely understood that he should be one of the main people in charge of this vast Darinole base, so it was right to report the equipment situation to him.

  "To be honest, we never imagined that there would be such a powerful tank in the world before receiving new equipment. 125mm caliber 50 times barrel, 1500 horsepower can reach 80 kilometers per hour, and with this inertial additional armor, it won't cause misinjury to coordinated infantry like explosive reactive armor. Hmm, what surprised us most is the advanced fire control system, with this hunter-killer fire control, the combat effectiveness of the tank has increased by several times at least." Xu Guangfu obviously studied hard with his soldiers in just a few days after receiving new weapons.

  At this time, the PLA Army's 59-style tank was still using a 100mm caliber smoothbore gun. The Type 59-I main battle tank, which was finalized last year, had just been equipped with a simple fire control system, hydraulic steering, automatic fire extinguishing and suppression, and rubber side skirts, making it look much more advanced than the old Type 59. But compared to the Type 99, it's simply embarrassing to show its face.

  In fact, the 99-style arranged by Zhi Yimeng for base production is an improved version of the subsequent 99A3, which can be called a masterpiece of China's armored vehicle development over the decades. Moreover, the base-produced version has also undergone major changes in terms of maintainability, stability and other immature factors, so the 99-style obtained by Xu Guangfu and others is even more powerful than the original 99A3.

  Zi Yi Ming laughed and asked: "Have you guys figured out the laser suppression system?"

  Xu Guangfu shook his head and said: "That thing is too advanced, and compared to other equipment, it's too delicate. The instructor sent by the base said there was no hurry to learn this thing."

  "That's right, this thing is now only equipped with our family, although there are indeed many problems, but it has a strange effect on the battlefield, you can study it more." Qi Yiming said with a haha laugh.

  The so-called laser suppression system is actually a laser dazzling transmitter and a laser suppression generator. This is also the first main battle tank to adopt similar equipment in the main battle tank. Its main function is to emit laser beams to attack the drivers of enemy main battle tanks, causing them to temporarily lose their sight, become disoriented, and create opportunities for their own attacks. At the same time, the laser suppression capability can also interfere with the opponent's fire control and sighting systems, in other words, it can also blind the machine.

  This equipment had no actual combat experience on the battlefield before Qiyi Ming's crossing, and even though it was rumored outside, the Tianchao military did not declassify or publicly acknowledge the existence of this weapon.

  Liao Huairan wasn't particularly familiar with the armored forces of the army, but just from the appearance alone, the 99-style with its angular shape and digital camouflage looked much better than the 59-style. He asked again: "After you got the new tank, did you do a direct comparison with the old tank, testing their armor-piercing capabilities and so on?"

  Xu Guangfu listened to Liao Huairou's question and suddenly became enthusiastic, saying: "This time we got 4 nearly retired Type 59 tanks as training targets. A few days ago, we already destroyed one of them. At first, I felt a bit sorry for it, thinking that it was still a usable tank, but now I think it doesn't matter much. With the new Type 99, using Type 59 doesn't make much sense anyway. The armor is too thin and fragile. If the commander wants to see it, we can arrange another live-fire exercise today."

  Chi was also very excited. Although the tank was made in his factory, he had never seen a tank fight before.

  Xu Guangfu first called over a team of vehicles, bringing over an old-fashioned 59-style tank, and then pulled out a new 99-style tank placed in the middle.

  "The 99-style vehicle group comes out of the car first and tests the armor defense capability of the 99 style."

  Xu Guangfu didn't know if today was a deliberate show of force, and even asked the 59-style vehicle formation to fire all the shells with base number 34.

  But after firing a base number, it's not about putting the muzzle in front of the 99-style face and hitting it hard. In fact, any tank does not have the ability to fire all the base number shells at once. The barrel needs to cool down after firing a few rounds before it can be fired again.

  The firing range was also set at 1200 meters, 800 meters, 500 meters, 200 meters and 100 meters several different distances, which is basically from the effective distance of Type 59 started shooting. Only to see this Type 59 tank from a very far distance began to fire shells at a lonely 99-style stopped in the target range. However, the shooting results were not ideal, starting with three shots all missed, and not even one shell hit within three meters of the 99-style.

  Xu Guangfu shook his head and directly requested through wireless: "No need to fight, jump straight to 500 meters."

  The awkward Type 59 started moving, crawling to a distance of 500 meters at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, firing at the frontal armor of the Type 99. However, after firing four rounds continuously, one round still missed the target, and this was when the tank was stationary; if the opponent had moved, it would have been even less likely to hit.

  Several 100mm shells hit the frontal armor of Type 99, without even leaving a scratch.

  Afterwards, whether switching to the side or shortening the range again, all 34 rounds of shells were fired, and the Type 99 remained motionless, as if it didn't take the attack of the Type 59 seriously at all.

  Xu Guangfu rubbed his hands together and said, "Let's switch to the Type 99 for now. Two thousand meters, let's give it a try."

  The crew members of the Type 99 tank jumped directly into the tank that had just been hit, while the crew members of the Type 59 tank quickly jumped out of the vehicle and ran as far away as possible. When the Type 99 tank reached a distance of about 2000 meters, the gunner immediately calculated the coordinates through the sighting system and fire control computer. This hunter-killer system allows for only one aiming, and then continuous striking.

  In fact, the gunner didn't even need a second shell. The first tungsten alloy armor-piercing shell with a stabilizer tail hit the Type 59 head-on, creating two transparent holes from front to back. When the armor-piercing shell penetrated the armor, it melted the steel and created a splashing effect, causing casualties and igniting fuel, ammunition, etc. Although there were no more shells in the Type 59, it still burst into a large fireball and was completely destroyed on the spot.

  Liao Huairan was excited and applauded: "Great, if we equip 100 Type 99 tanks, it's enough to counter the enemy's 500 or even 1,000 tanks!"

  Qī Yī Míng's mouth curled up into a faint smile, and he was well aware of the effect this would have. After all, this was a tank that was two generations ahead. Qī Yī Míng also firmly believed that the Type 99 produced by their base would not be outdone even when facing off against the Soviet T-80 or the American M1. To put it accurately, blowing up the enemy would be an effortless and delightful task.