Chapter 2461: The steel boom of the future

? The initial model of the No. 4 tank is only 18 tons, and the front armor thickness is only 30MM. It's still straight, plus a 75MML24 artillery, there is a problem with the combat effectiveness. The problem of insufficient artillery power exists when dealing with the French. After arriving on the Eastern Front, facing the T34 tank, the combat effectiveness of the initial No. 4 tank was decisively unjustifiable, so various improvements were started, increasing the car body, increasing armor and firepower, and finally reached the No. 4 G type, and the weight was finally increased to 25 tons. . Relying on the performance of the 75MML48 artillery, it can suppress the T34-76. But not as good as T34-85.

But at this point, the chassis potential of Tank 4 has been exhausted! The T34's chassis is relatively good, so the T34-85 tank can be built. The American Sherman chassis is also good, and the improvement is more thorough. For example, the initial Sherman tank uses a 75MM short-barrel gun, which is suitable for use in Africa. After arriving in Normandy, after encountering a large number of tigers and leopards, the Americans found that the firepower was not enough and went directly to the long-barreled 76 gun. The British Sherman was called the Firefly after a 17-pounder gun. The firepower of the latter is even stronger than the Leopard’s 75MML70 artillery.

Moreover, Sherman's defense is also very good. In terms of front body defense, this tank started with a 51MM armor with a tilt of 56 degrees, and then later, the front armor of the Dumbo tank became 101MM with a 47 degree tilt. It also has a 152MM turret and a 178MM gun shield. This defense is already abnormal. The total combat weight of the Sherman tank has also increased to 38 tons!

It can be said that, compared to German tanks, the United States and Russia are better in choosing the chassis of medium tanks, giving T34 and Sherman tanks better room for improvement. At the same time, this tonnage is also convenient for two games. On the whole, the 30-ton chassis is the best if the conditions of the 2nd battle are considered, and the No. 4 chassis is a bit smaller. As for the level of tiger and leopard? This can be used as a heavy tank, but if it is used in a medium tank, there must be a problem with the output!

In the case of the right choice of chassis, with the production capacity of the United States and the Soviet Union, and the poor mobilization capabilities of Germany, what is left is A. The huge industrial capacity gap allows the Americans and the Soviets to push even with medium tanks. Put German life to death! The German heavy tanks and tank destroyers were too few. Think about it, how many times have the IS series heavy tanks and the German beasts been confirmed in history? The 122MM artillery used by IS2 later was used to deal with bunkers more than when dealing with German heavy tanks!

If you analyze and compare the tonnage composition of Russian armored units, 2M and IS3 are actually a bit small. Although there are good paper data, the human-machine effect is too cheating. For example, the turret space, IS3 turret space is 2.4 cubic meters. It is actually smaller than the 2.5 cubic meter space of T34/85, and don’t forget, IS3 has to be loaded with 122MM sub-loads in such a small space! With such an operating environment, it is strange that the rate of fire is fast! Although it is certainly not as BT as the Tiger King can directly build a 4.5 cubic meter turret space. But it should be moderate!

what? You said that the Panther’s turret space is not only 2.1 cubic meters. But people have a large car body space, the Panther car body space is 15 cubic meters. And T34-85 is only 10.4 cubic meters.......

As for various self-propelled artillery, SU100 is actually Russia's most suitable anti-armor weapon. Moderate defense, lighter weight and better versatility, is Russia's last self-propelled anti-tank gun in history. But for Germany, it's worse. The 75mm armor with a 45-degree tilt is still not reliable. The amount of 32 rounds of ammunition is a little smaller for Germany. According to the industrial capacity of Germany on this plane, even if it is enlarged to 38 tons, it can be mass-produced, but the defense power and ammunition harvested are huge. As for the SU152, these heavy howitzers with a slow rate of fire are better to hit cover!

How does Ruprecht comment on the American armored forces in history? It can almost be understood as the M4 tank fighting the world. At the same time, in order to deal with the later Tigers and Leopards, a group of thin-skinned, convertible, crawler tank destroyers such as M10, M18, and M36 were temporarily changed. Thanks to the performance of the long-tube 76MM and 90 guns, their firepower is still good, and their mobility is also good. Very good, but the car body is too fragile, but it doesn't matter. The United States produces a large amount of tanks and the German tanks are small. With the huge national power advantage, it doesn't matter if you can do it all at once!

However, on this plane, the overall national strength of Germany and Austria will be greatly increased, and the efficiency of government execution will also increase a lot. Coupled with the plug-in Ruprecht, then no matter the design, production capacity and performance of armored units are undoubtedly better than in history Much stronger. In history, the crushing national strength advantages of the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union no longer exist, so the rest will depend on who of the two sides has made better designs and more reasonable arrangements.

From the Russian point of view, in fact, they had done very well during the war. The Russians could not choose ultra-long-barreled artillery like the Germans. The 34 tanks equipped with 57MM guns are indeed good for armor penetration, but it is difficult to produce. Short life. Why did the Russians buckle space in the IS tank series? The reason is simple, the Russian industrial system is not suitable for the production of heavier tanks.

The 46-ton level has almost reached the sky. If it is further improved, there will be problems in performance, stability or productivity. This is the limit of national power ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ can't help it. And considering that Russia's overseas supplies will not be so smooth on this plane, so Russia wants to rely on foreign aid. This is not stable!

As for Americans? Americans do not lack technology or industry. But compared to Germany on this plane, the most lacking is the brain hole! In other words, the United States has not even considered how to face Germany in the future! And how to deal with the German Army! The U.S. Army’s current army building plan is entirely centered on dealing with the Japanese Army, and judging from the current state, this plan will continue until the outbreak of the next World War...

what? You ask why? The reason is simple. This time it is absolutely impossible for the United States to completely drive Japan out of the Dutch East Indies. The reason is simple, because except the United States, all other powerful countries are unwilling to see this... On this issue, the American emperor is having trouble with the world!

So, what will happen to the future? On some relatively large islands, such as Kalimantan and Guinea, the United States and Japan control areas stagger the front teeth! Therefore, in the future, one of the important tasks of the US Army is how to fight against the Japanese Army in the Dutch East Indies thousands of miles away!

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