Chapter 2999 Tank Battle on the Military Parade (Part 2)

"Is this British guy out of work? If you don't have a job, you don't have to force yourself. You can just bite the lighter. What's the point of driving this little thing?"

If it is okay for the Americans to open up "big-headed dolls" like the M29, at least it can be understood.

Although this thing is too "tall and powerful" and "fat and stupid", it is better to say that it is a tank than a 105-gun bunker. It has two tracks and has basic self-propelled capabilities. Apart from adequate firepower and protection, there is basically nothing left. What's the matter? From tactical maneuvers to operational maneuvers to logistical support and mean hours between failures, it's basically a mess.

But at least according to current standards, the M29 is really a vehicle that can fight and win battles.

In line with the principle of "what can pull out pus is a good plaster", this car is indeed good. At least it solves the dilemma of Americans facing the numb scalp when facing the King Tiger.

Then you British guy built two of these monster "Turtles" and put them at the front of the heavy equipment parade formation as the lead car. What does this mean?

If Marashen Kerui were to comment, this is called "typical performance art" and is a "characteristic confusing behavior of a naked ape."

There is something to say.

Oh yes.

Britain was the first country in the world to invent tanks, so their tanks must be very powerful now, right?

Malashenko, who was lying on the turret, put down his telescope and shook his head.

If monsters like the "Turtle" are considered powerful, then does the Red Army's ISU-203 count as an "alien artifact"?

In terms of tonnage, the current initial trial mass production batch of ISU-203 is lighter than that of Tugui.

In terms of power, the torpedo boat engine inherited from the IS7 body and chassis is very powerful.

Talking about armor, have you eaten too much by looking up at the starry sky? Do you dare to compete with the same level of protection as IS7?

When it comes to firepower, let’s talk about the firepower of chicken feathers. How do your 32-pounder 94mm gun compare to the 203?

Even in terms of actual combat value, my ISU-203 is at least a reliable first-level support firepower for an army or group army. What do you think you are? An almost 80-ton frontline self-propelled anti-tank gun? Such a huge platform has such a completely different battle and tactical positioning, which is destined to have no comparative value at all.

"The British guy's junk car is quite big. It looks like the same size as our ISU-203, but I don't know what its combat effectiveness is."

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I feel like I don't want to or have the inclination to answer Iushkin's normal "mentally retarded question". In Malashenko's opinion, if you British guy can drive a turtle to today's situation, then it is purely out of work. It is a performance art that is rigid and cannot lose its cards, but it is not entirely like this.

At least, those gadgets that follow the turtle are worth seeing in Malashenko's eyes. These gadgets are the only good things that can truly show that you are bringing a country that invented the tank.

The car that lined up on the parade ground immediately behind the Turtle was none other than the original Centurion MK1 main battle tank, the mainstay model that carried the banner of Western tanks in the early days of the Cold War.

That's right, according to the definition of a tank in modern warfare, the Centurion can be considered to have entered the threshold of a main battle tank.

The 2mm main gun has excellent performance for now. The British who are at the forefront in the field of armor-piercing projectiles can produce discarding sabots, which means that this gun is absolutely sufficient for its anti-armor function. .

At most, it has another main function - anti-infantry and fortification bunkers. It is slightly insufficient. The 2mm caliber is not enough. The Red Army's 85mm tank gun is adequate for anti-infantry and fortification bunkers. It is often called 122 or even 152. help.

But considering the battlefield environment and intensity on the Western Front, the 2mm main gun is not bad at hitting unarmored targets, and it can only be considered okay.

In terms of protection and maneuverability, it's not particularly good, but it's at least above the pass mark, not to the point where the turtle's maneuverability is too slow to see.

Given time, this thing can take on the previous generation divine artillery 105L7, then it will be the absolute leader in Western tanks of the same period.

Except for the Chief who also brought his own family, there was no better car than it in the entire West at the same time.

What else to do? Are monsters like La Leopard 1, Big Button, and AMX30 coming to compete?

I can't touch it. Either I'm partial to science or I'm crazy about the design. I don't know if I have the ability to touch porcelain.

"Look, these smaller vehicles are the ones you should really pay attention to. When you see them, you can basically see the development direction of tanks in the future. We IS7s have basically reached the pinnacle of glory of heavy tanks. Even the heavy tanks in the future will It is better than the IS7, but it is only limited. In the future, the world will be dominated by those smaller main battle tanks. "

After hearing Malashenko's words, Iushkin, who had been cheerful just now, just screamed in surprise.

"Huh? Is this happening? Is it true or false?"

Since leaving T34 in 1941 and joining the heavy tank force, Iushkin is now a full-fledged heavy tank enthusiast.

Tall and mighty, with great visual impact, just looking at it will give you a suffocating shock. A sufficiently powerful heavy tank can indeed satisfy a pure man's ultimate pursuit of the aesthetics of mechanical violence.

But Malashenko, who is familiar with the future, knows that the final glory of heavy tanks will only stay in World War II. After World War II, heavy tanks began to enter their final years.

From now on, we should carefully consider the issue of serious main battle tanks. The next step will focus on the improvement of the T43 and its future derivatives, the truly famous T54.

However, I think the T54 in this world should not continue to be called T54. The number has to be mentioned in advance. According to Malashenko's estimation, it should be called T50 or T51\\52 or something similar.

"But don't think too much. At least for now, at this moment, heavy tanks are still the king of top land battles, so today"

Iushkin, who looked sideways at him, smiled indifferently. Iushkin, who turned to look at the comrade commander, only saw a face full of confidence and expectation.

"Today we can still give those Americans, the British and the French enough "Soviet shock", just wait and see."

Malashenko and Iushkin were pointing and criticizing the British tanks that had just passed the parade ground in the distance.

On the other side of the auditorium, the British man grinned as happily as a lotus flower and was almost lost.

The debut of two "secret weapons" has really earned the British Empire a lot of face, at least that's what they think.

"The Germans should be glad that they were defeated so early. Otherwise, our latest Centurion tanks and Land Turtles, coupled with our most powerful 7th Armored Division, will definitely give the Nazis the most painful blow. Strike!"

"But Lieutenant Colonel Rivers, what I don't quite understand is why your British Army still doesn't have the title of "Royal"? According to you, you have such powerful weapons and have outstanding performance. Shouldn't you be awarded this title to show that you have such powerful weapons?" Achievements?"

The "uninformed" Yankees really don't care about anything. The Army without the title of "Royal" seems at first glance to be really inferior and a stepmother. Lieutenant Colonel Rivers, whose expression changed but could not say anything for a moment, almost wanted to speak, but he hesitated.

At the end of the day, I had no choice but to joke around and say something like "The weather in Berlin is really nice today! It's perfect for a military parade!" and so on, and I managed to get over it.

The British show time was over, but there was still one place left before the real finale. At this time, the French army, with their heads high and their chests high, also came up wearing high hats and carrying guns.

Although most of the tanks currently in service in the French army are aided by various countries, there are even some German tanks that were surrendered and used as makeshift ones.

But because the Normandy landings in this world were launched early and France was recovered early, a series of recovery work could be launched earlier.

So even though the time for this joint military parade between the Soviet Union, the United States, Britain and France came slightly earlier due to the early end of the Battle of Berlin, the French, who had relatively more preparation time, still brought their latest and best domestic tanks. To show strength.

It was a row of three odd-looking old antiques. The traces of excessive patchwork and stitching were almost instantly recognizable. Even Iushkin was amazed after seeing this scene.

"Then that thing can't be the French guy's B1, right? It's the same thing that scared the German guy's No. 1 and No. 2 strollers into screaming?"

"It's B1, but not quite"

Malashenko, who was also holding a telescope and looking at it, saw some clues. This thing looks like B1 but is not B1. It is really something that has not been seen in history. It is also the first time that I have seen it with my own eyes. Malashenko's eyes were opened.

"It looks like the B1 chassis has a newly designed turret and a new gun. It seems to be the Yankee's 76 gun. The details are a bit unclear."

However, how did the B1's ultra-small turret seat fit the larger turret with the US-made 76 gun? Malashenko could only say, "I don't understand and it's a bit shocking."

Unable to step forward to check the details carefully, he could only watch from a distance. Malashenko even doubted whether these were "parade cars". De Gaulle brought these cars here to earn some publicity.

After all, France, which was the largest army in Europe before the war, came to Berlin for a military parade as a victorious country without even a single domestic tank. It would not sound good if it was spread out, and it would hinder international viewing.

The B1 itself is an outdated old shabby design, but its advantage is that it is a ready-made shelf product that can be used immediately.

In addition, the gun is most likely a ready-made one from the Americans. Rounding it off, it means that the French only need to figure out how to make a new head to install the cannon, and then how to install the head on the chassis of the car. This is done. Son.

It hasn't been too long since the liberation of France. This is indeed a moderately difficult and achievable task, not impossible.

The effect of bringing him to the parade ground to earn cards is there, but what about the real power in actual combat?

Malashenko thinks it’s better to forget it. This kind of rush-work cobbled together thing that shouldn’t have too obvious traces is most likely an early demonstration vehicle of the French’s real domestic heavy tank ARL-44. The demonstration is that the newly designed turret carries the gun mount. How good is the effect of running it up and running? It is used to record data by running laps in the test track.

Now I am just a temporary worker who comes to the parade ground to demonstrate the strength of France with the purpose of "having something is better than nothing". It shows that we in France are already capable of tinkering with tanks and no longer rely on allies for charity. , want to return to the army of the great country.

Judging from this political significance alone, the "skunk head-replaced" magic modified B1 is actually doing well.

Even with its old body and outdated design, it is already performing beyond the standard and is quite acceptable. It can be regarded as an excellent example of low cost and high return.

Political gain is the ultimate goal of military operations, and this remains the same even on the parade ground.

From this point of view, it really cannot be said that the French deliberately created this thing to embarrass people. After all, "being able to build tanks" and "relying on people's charity" are two very different concepts.

If you think about it carefully, this is really more realistic than the British performance art of driving up monsters like turtles.

After all, your British Empire was not occupied by the Germans, was it?

After the French passed the game, it was finally time for the final show. It was time for the Red Army to take the field.

Malashenko, who had already been prepared, gave an order, and the troops under review under Varosha of the Second Division of the Leader's Army set off immediately.

The layout of the previous Red Square military parade is somewhat similar. As usual, division commander Varosha is still responsible for leading the infantry square and leading the flag guard. Malashenko brought it back from Moscow on a special trip. After this, he had to lead it again. Go back, continue to return the original victory flag kept in Moscow, and walk in the front row of the Red Army troops being reviewed.

It may seem like a lot of trouble, running back and forth, but it’s not for any other reason, and it’s not performance art.

It was simply a military parade by the Red Army in Berlin, which they had liberated and conquered. The troops being reviewed were still the leading army that captured the Reichstag and planted the flag, and the parade location was still within the jurisdiction of the leading army.

There is something unjustifiable about not carrying a victory flag, especially because it lacks political significance, so this seemingly troublesome scene happened.

When Varosha personally led the infantry formation, strode away from the goose step, and raised the flag to pass through the field, Zhukov and de Gaulle, who had finished reviewing the troops in the car, had already returned to the viewing platform and faced the general assembly. The marching troops of the leading army raised their hands to salute and smiled in greeting.

"For victory! For the motherland! For leader Stalin!"

"For victory!!! For the motherland!!! For leader Stalin!!!"

The passionate slogans, led by Varosha himself, once again echoed over the parade ground along with the song "The Red Army is the Strongest" suggested by Malashenko.

This heroic force, which had served as a reserve force for the final attack, at the foot of the Reichstag and on the ruins of Königsplatz, dealt a devastating blow to the two ace forces of the SS who dared to attack, and displayed a perfect display of powerful momentum. strength.

"Congratulations, Marshal, for having such an elite division. It can be seen that this unit named the leader is indeed the most powerful and elite army unit in your country."

De Gaulle, who was smiling and applauding, gave Zhukov timely congratulations, but in contrast, Zhukov, who was also smiling, immediately raised his hand and pointed his finger, accompanied by a look in his eyes.

"First of all, I have to say thank you. Secondly, what just passed by was the strongest mechanized infantry unit. Now, please admire the most powerful heavy armored assault group in the world, General de Gaulle."

I have been busy these past two days. Brothers, I have something to do. The update may be early or late, but it will not be discontinued. I would like to say sorry here.