祝榆生接受中央电视台访问
chief engineer of type 99 tank Zu Yusheng interview in CCTV.
type 99 is China only one issued by the State Council and Central Military Commission, direct the mission to develop key projects of the Army equipment.
type 99 in 1984 to formalize the project, when China's second-generation tank design has not yet finalized, while the foreign MI / Leopard II/T72/T80 have had stereotypes and deploy operation.Ahead of the second generation than that of China, in terms of the technology itself, when the Chinese in the design level, the original parts, big parts, the technical reserve, laboratory testing capacity, etc., and in foreign countries, the gap between several tens years.
It was in this circumstances, Zhu Yusheng been repeatedly invited to serve as chief engineer of the project development of 99 tanks.Zhu Yusheng has been a long time serving in the military academies, he through academic channels of communication, a comprehensive understanding of the foreign army's equipment development, in determining the 99 tanks The design idea, it draws extensively on foreign tanks and advanced technology.
His tank design, using high priority to the idea of an integrated system, if every - parts in comparison with foreign countries, many parts are not as foreign countries, he and his design team, for each tank system organization, use of advanced technology sooner than the opponent , In the tank firepower, and strive to technology, ahead of the competition.
They designed a system to suppress and observation, it would be installed in the sight inside, with the fire and move, the enemy can not see themselves, and they can see the enemy, so they can attack the enemy, while the enemy can not attack themselves.
type 99 tank profile is lower and flat,400mm lower than leopard II.200mm lower than M1,This form of high survival rates, reduce the opportunity for the other shells hit, but this design is not easy, to consider how to place components,the US wants M1 gets lower but its can't, becaurse its engine and transmission is higher.
Zu Yusheng lets tank body shape on the use of a modular guitar Citrus medica, many replacement parts can be demolished, not only lose weight, but also left room for upgrading.
Because of restrictions by the level of engine technology, mobility has become a relatively weak link in 99 tank, Zu Yusheng had other ways to make up the shortcomings in this regard.
