Chapter 571 Shocking Jet Plane

Although the total weight of the T-22 tank of 7 tons only entered the range of medium tanks during World War II, in the current era when tanks in various countries are underdeveloped, the weight of about 20 tons is already a giant among tanks. On the battlefield A super killer.

The T-22A tank, which is fully upgraded in firepower and armor based on the T-22 tank, is already the heavy tank it deserves in this era.

The total weight of the T-22A tank is as high as 7 tons, which is no different from 30 tons when rounded up, which is significantly heavier than the T-22 tank.

And this is in the upgrade of firepower, armor and power.

First of all, in terms of firepower, the T-22A tank is no longer equipped with a 75mm semi-automatic cannon, but is instead equipped with the latest M1 howitzer.

Although the firing speed of the artillery has been greatly reduced, the power and damage caused by the artillery have been greatly increased.

A heavy tank equipped with a 127mm howitzer is a contradictory offensive and defensive weapon on the battlefield. It is also a mobile artillery with thick armor and is the death of the enemy.

Likewise, secondary weapons have also been improved. Because the rate of fire of the main weapon has been reduced, the secondary weapon is equipped with a CA-1-37mm cannon, which uses the rate of fire of the small artillery to increase the firepower of the T-22A tank.

In addition, it is also equipped with a BLN-2 machine gun to ensure the tank's small firepower.

This BLN-2 machine gun can also be disassembled and used alone, and several bullet chains are specially prepared for it to ensure that the machine gun has a sufficient supply of bullets.

The firepower combination of a howitzer, a machine gun and a light machine gun gives the T-22A tank sufficient firepower to deal with enemies under any circumstances.

If it can be called luxurious in terms of firepower, then in terms of armor protection, the T-22A tank can also be called absolutely reliable.

Because it is defined as a heavy tank, the T-22A tank gave up speed and pursued firepower and armor protection.

Compared with the T-22 tank, which only has 32mm to 4mm armor coverage, the T-22A tank has 4mm armor coverage, and its protection capabilities have been greatly improved.

The thickness of the thickest part of the T-22 tank is the same as the thickness of the thinnest part of the T-22A tank. This actually proves the work done by the T-22A tank in armor protection.

According to tests conducted by the tank manufacturer, even if a 75mm gun hits the T-22A tank head-on, the possibility of directly destroying the tank is extremely low.

And side hits are even less likely to pose a threat to the T-22A tank, which can greatly protect the safety of the tank's crew.

Thanks to the weight of the tank, the crew of the T-22A tank reaches eight people, including a driver, a commander, two gunners, a machine gunner, two loaders and a scout.

Because the heavy machine gun of the secondary weapon was replaced with a machine gun, the amount of machine gun ammunition was reduced to a full 1, 21 127 mm shells, and enough fuel for the T-22A tank to travel more than 220 kilometers.

Yes, the fuel reserves of the T-22A tank have been reduced compared to previous tanks.

In fact, this is normal. After all, the movement speed of heavy tanks has been reduced. No matter how much fuel they carry, they are destined not to run very far in a fixed period of time.

Compared with the fuel carrying capacity, the stability, safety and reliability of such a super big guy are issues that tank manufacturers should think about and improve.

It is precisely because of the giant weight of the T-22A tank that even with power upgrades, the maximum driving speed on flat roads is only 32 kilometers per hour.

On this basis, the average speed of the T-22A tank on a flat road can be maintained at about 25 kilometers per hour, which is almost the limit of this tank.

Although this data looks pretty good, it is even comparable to the test data of the previous generation T-14 tank.

However, on uneven road sections, the test data of the T-22A tank is still much worse due to its relatively bulky body.

On uneven roads, the T-22A tank can only maintain an average speed of 18 kilometers per hour, and its maximum speed does not exceed 25 kilometers per hour.

This also means that such a giant T-22A tank can travel no more than two hundred kilometers per day without lying down.

This is why the T-22A tank has a fuel reserve of only 220 kilometers.

All the saved load turned into reserves of bullets and shells, which was a good thing, after all, it was useless to carry more fuel.

Overall, both the T-22 tank and the T-22A tank have made considerable progress compared to their previous generation tanks.

Although I am not sure how it compares with the tanks during World War II, compared with the development of tanks in other countries, there has been a generational gap.

Even the British Empire, which has invested heavily in tank research, has yet to catch up with Australasia's second-generation T-14 tanks in terms of performance.

This also means that as long as Australasia continues to invest in tanks in the future, it will be no problem to stay ahead at least during World War II.

Tanks and aircraft will also become Australasia's biggest weapons, fighting for a higher international status for Australasia during World War II and a broader arms trade market.

Obviously, the top military officials are still very interested in the T-22 tank. However, due to military spending restrictions, Minister Raul can only limit the purchase of tanks to one division.

The good news is that large-scale war is still far away from Australasia. On this basis, there is no need to equip tanks on a large scale for the time being.

It may be possible for tanks to be updated before the war breaks out. Tanks currently equipped on a large scale may become backward products in the future.

In addition to tanks, fifth-generation military aircraft have also been developed in terms of aircraft.

Of course, this is Australasia's fifth-generation military aircraft. To put it bluntly, it is the fifth product of military aircraft. It has nothing to do with the future evaluation of the aircraft's advanced level by several generations.

Although the aircraft manufacturing factory was independent, it was still affiliated with the Royal Ordnance Factory under the royal consortium.

Therefore, the military aircraft developed and manufactured by the aircraft manufacturers still use the previous models, which were the so-called Eagle reconnaissance aircraft, Wild Tiger fighter jets and Phantom bombers.

Like tanks, eight or nine years have passed since the development of the previous generation, the fourth generation military aircraft.

You must know that the current tank and aircraft technology has just begun. Eighty or nine years is enough time for other countries' aircraft to be updated for several generations.

It is precisely because the previous fourth-generation military aircraft in Australasia are already quite advanced, which in some aspects have caught up with the level of aircraft during World War II in history, has led to the slow progress of the development of fifth-generation military aircraft. So far, Only then did I have an idea.

When it comes to fifth-generation military aircraft, we have to mention a very important military technology that Australasia mastered two years ago-jet engines.

Before the invention of the jet engine, aircraft were almost entirely powered by propellers.

The power provided by propellers is limited. Whether it is a single-wing propeller aircraft or a bi-wing propeller aircraft, they actually have certain shortcomings.

In comparison, although the air resistance of a single-wing propeller aircraft is lower, the lift when rising is also low.

Although the biplane propeller aircraft has gained at least a 20% increase in lift, it faces higher air resistance when flying into the sky.

Moreover, the speed of propeller aircraft has certain limitations. The current fourth-generation military aircraft in Australasia is almost the limit that propeller aircraft can reach.

The reason why the fifth-generation military aircraft has not been developed for a long time is that, in addition to the corresponding technical limitations, waiting for the development of jet engines and their perfect application to military aircraft is also an extremely important reason.

Arriving at the aircraft manufacturing plant, Arthur and a group of military executives finally saw a new generation of military aircraft.

The first thing I saw was still the Eagle-5 reconnaissance aircraft.

Because of the use of axial flow jet engines, there are huge differences in appearance between fifth-generation military aircraft and fourth-generation military aircraft.

Of course, overall it looks better. And the design is also more aerodynamic, which also makes the aircraft faster.

Name: Eagle-5 jet reconnaissance aircraft (J-5A)

Manufacturer: Royal Aircraft Factory

Development date: 1921-12-5

Length: 1m

Wingspan: 5 m

Height: 3m

Empty weight: 3800 kg

Maximum takeoff weight: 6400 kg

Crew: 2 people

Engine: Diesel axial flow jet engine

Thrust: 2×500kg

Maximum flight speed: 210 mph (370 km/h)

Practical ceiling: 7500 m

Range: 750km

Climb rate: 700 m/min

Thrust to weight ratio: 28

Weapons: 2 MA-107 Maxim heavy machine guns

In terms of data alone, the performance of the Eagle-5 reconnaissance aircraft has far exceeded that of the Eagle-4 reconnaissance aircraft because it is equipped with the latest jet engines, and it has crushed aircraft from other countries in all aspects.

This is also the biggest difference and difference between jet aircraft and propeller aircraft. The Messerschmitt Me2, the first jet aircraft put into actual combat in World War II, has reached a speed of 800 kilometers per hour, which is even more exaggerated than the current Australasian jet aircraft.

In fact, this is normal. After all, the jet engine in Australasia has just been developed and there are still many problems that need to be solved.

But it is still a long time before World War II, and there is still enough time to improve the jet engine to catch up with or even surpass the jet engine during World War II.

In addition to reconnaissance aircraft, fighter and bomber data are also very good.

Name: Yehu-5 Fighter (J-5B)

Manufacturer: Royal Aircraft Factory

Development date: 1921-12-5

Length: 6m

Wingspan: 5 m

Height: 5m

Empty weight: 4400 kg

Maximum takeoff weight: 6500 kg

Crew: 1 person

Engine: Diesel axial flow jet engine

Thrust: 2×520kg

Maximum flight speed: 225 mph (395 km/h)

Practical ceiling: 8,500 m

Range: 850km

Climb rate: 800 m/min

Thrust to weight ratio: 28

Main weapons: 2 CA-1-37MM machine guns

Secondary weapons: 2 external MA-107 Maxim heavy machine guns

It is because of the jet engine that the fifth-generation military aircraft can truly achieve the speed of a fighter jet far exceeding that of a reconnaissance aircraft. It also allows the Yehu-5 fighter jet to have a speed of up to 3 degrees, making it the fastest man-made object in the world.

Yes, no matter whether it is a car, a train or an airship, the current speed cannot match the terrifying speed of the Yehu-5 fighter jet of nearly 400 kilometers per hour.

The only ones that can surpass this speed may be the next generation of military aircraft.

Apart from the difference in weaponry and power systems, the appearance difference between reconnaissance aircraft and fighter jets is actually not that big.

But the difference between bombers and fighters is very big, including the appearance and weapons, there are considerable changes.

Name: Phantom-5 bomber (J-5C)

Manufacturer: Royal Aircraft Factory

Development date: 1921-12-5

Length: 8m

Wingspan: 5 m

Height: 3m

Empty weight: 4400 kg

Maximum takeoff weight: 7045 kg

Crew: 2 people

Engine: Diesel axial flow jet engine

Thrust: 2×500kg

Maximum flight speed: 200 mph (355 km/h)

Practical ceiling: 7,450 m

Range: 1050km

rate of climb

Thrust to weight ratio: 28

Main weapons: 2 MA-107 Maxim heavy machine guns

Secondary weapons: bombs with a total weight of 700 kg

Judging from paper data, fifth-generation military aircraft have completely surpassed fourth-generation military aircraft.

Whether it is firepower or the most important speed of the aircraft, this kind of transcendence is not just a little bit, but a huge leap in all aspects.

It is no exaggeration to say that fourth-generation military aircraft have no room for resistance in front of fifth-generation military aircraft, because the two aircraft are not comparable in terms of speed.

The average speed of fourth-generation military aircraft is more than 200 kilometers, while the average speed of fifth-generation military aircraft is more than 300 kilometers, and fighter jets are even close to 400 kilometers.

Such a gap can really only be described by saying that the rear wing cannot be seen.

In the same battle, the fifth-generation military aircraft may have completed their missions, and the fourth-generation military aircraft has just arrived at its destination.

To be honest, after seeing the paper data of the fifth-generation military aircraft, Arthur could already imagine the reaction of these military executives.

In fact, this is indeed the case. After passing the data one by one, they all looked at Defense Minister Raul, and Raul looked at Arthur.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of National Defense needs more budget!" Minister Raul said without hesitation.

Improvements in machine guns and artillery can be hesitant, and improvements in tanks can also be hesitant.

But in the face of such drastic improvements in aircraft, Minister Raul, who is also a soldier, really has no choice but to hesitate any longer.

If it can equip a large number of fifth-generation military aircraft, Australasia will achieve a cliff-like lead in the air force, and even the air force power will far exceed the sum of other countries.

What kind of exaggerated number is this? If a large number of fifth-generation military aircraft can be equipped, Minister Raul is confident that Australasia will be invincible even if it goes to war with any country in the world, and there is even a good chance of winning.

Any of these countries also includes the British Empire and the United States, which currently appear to be very powerful, because such military aircraft can pose a major threat to the navy, and there is no need to worry about the mainstream air defense weapons currently carried by battleships.

Although those anti-aircraft weapons can indeed threaten old and bulky guys like the first-generation military aircraft, for fifth-generation military aircraft with sufficiently advanced performance, if they can be hit by those anti-aircraft weapons, it is the fifth-generation military aircraft. shame.

Although equipped with a jet engine, the cost of the fifth-generation military aircraft has increased a lot, but compared with the shock that the fifth-generation military aircraft has brought to these military leaders and the changes it has brought to the strength of the Australasian Air Force. That said, the expense seemed so worth it.

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