Chapter 400: Beasts of Bavaria IV
"Sturdy! Fierce! Steady! This is what we need! It can accompany the infantry forward and destroy all kinds of enemies it encounters at any time." Prince Leopold was very interested after greeting the designers and the test vehicle group. Surrounded by this behemoth.
The length of is 5.5 meters, and the length of the gun in front is 6 meters. The width of the car body is 2.7 meters. The height is 1.8 meters. The weight is about 16.8 tons. This size can only be regarded as a small thing in the second battle. However, in this era, it is already a monster, especially with two German Renaults next to it!
The front of the entire car body is very simple. A 40-degree inclined armor plate and another 30-degree steel plate form the front of the car body. The thickness of the armor plate on the upper part of the front is 45mm. The thickness of the first lower armor plate is 30MM. However, because the area of the bow is small and it is not easy to be hit, it is normal to weaken some defenses. The side of the car body is also surrounded by 30mm to 20mm armor. The rear of the car body is 15mm steel plate.
How to say, in the eyes of the prince, this item can almost be described as trivial, but it is far ahead of the times! Tilt the armor! diesel engine! Medium caliber artillery! How fashionable! It is a fusion of the characteristics of t34-76 at the beginning of the 2nd World War! Of course, the suspension, engine, and willow armor are really bad!
"Can this kind of tank block the attack of artillery?" The excited prince asked enthusiastically while stroking the bullet-scarred armor.
"The 57MM artillery, um, is probably a high-explosive bomb fired by the British 6-pounder. I'm afraid it won't work anymore." The Maybach said in this passage he didn't believe it. Among other things, just relying on the armor combined with these rivets, even if it can't be penetrated, there will be serious dislocations, and it is difficult to say that it is like a cracked back plate.
"Well, if it is a whole piece of armor, it will be much better, but although there are still some flaws, the overall performance is still good, this time it will bring a big change to our war mode!" Prince Leopold said. "Well, how much does such a tank cost?"
"100,000 marks!" Maybach estimated and said that this price has actually been lowered. This is the price that can only be reached after mass production after the R&D and test expenses are evenly distributed. But even so, it's amazing in this era.
"100,000 marks" The Prince also sighed. He knows what this number means. This is only the purchase cost, and does not include the daily training and maintenance costs. For such a big guy, stability is definitely more troublesome. If you count these, doubling the lifetime price may not be able to stop!
"But it’s okay. It’s okay to equip hundreds of vehicles in Bavaria. For money matters, ask Ruprecht, if he doesn’t give it, tell me." Prince Leopold said half-seriously and half-jokingly. The prince also made a helpless expression, which made everyone laugh.
"His Royal Highness, we still have a test product waiting for your test. If you can, I hope you can return to the viewing platform and watch the performance of Breakthrough Tank No. 1" Maybach said with a smile.
"It is said that their data is similar. The only difference is that a turret that can be fired around and a 50MM cannon are installed on it?" Prince Leopold asked.
"That's it. The weight of the breakthrough tank No. 1 is higher than that of the No. 2 car, about 18 tons, and the height is about 2 meters. The amount of ammunition has increased slightly. Other data is not much different." Maybach thought. Want to say.
"The No. 1 tank has a better range of fire, but it sacrifices firepower and ammunition capacity, is that true?" The prince was lost in thought. Even though the 75MM artillery has a barrel length of only 24L, it is still more powerful than the 50MM artillery. Although Maybach said very artistically that the No. 1 tank has a larger ammunition capacity, it is a pity that the 1.75KG shell and 7.5KG The gap between the shells is a bit big. So in terms of the effect of destroying the target, it is clear that car No. 1 is far inferior to car No. 2. After all, the 75MM gun can solve the opponent with one shot. If the 50MM gun is used to fight, it may require 2 or even 3 guns.
As an old military brigade, especially Prince Leopold, who was still in artillery, his interest in this number 1 car immediately diminished. After all, the firepower of this thing is really bad. In the eyes of the prince, the biggest role of this epoch-making weapon is to provide infantry with a kind of chariot that can provide infantry with firepower and cover at any time, or it exists to cover the infantry. As for gathering them, break through the position. , And then interspersed with long distances and deep depths, seemingly unexpected.
Of course, although there was some dissatisfaction in his heart, as a well-educated nobleman, Prince Leopold returned to the viewing platform and continued to watch the performance of Breakthrough Tank 1. As the prince who is a traverser, he understands a truth very well, that is, it is very difficult for a tank of the same level to defeat an assault gun or a tank destroyer of the same level.
After all, if a tank with a turret has an advantage in shooting range, if it still has an offensive and defensive advantage? Generally speaking, turretless tanks have advantages in offensive, defensive and concealment ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The No. 3 tank cannot beat the No. 3 assault gun, and the Leopard tank cannot beat the Cheetah. Mao Zi's T34-85 don't even want to beat SU-100. Therefore, there was a saying in the German Army in the second battle, if I was in a defensive state, I would rather have a company of assault guns than a battalion of tanks.
But I have to say that tanks are still indispensable, and a single shooting boundary problem is enough. After all, assault guns are not suitable for offense. When attacking the target, they have to rotate the car body, and the response to the side attack is very slow. These are fatal weaknesses.
Perhaps in order to attract the attention of His Royal Highness the Prince, in the performance of the No. 1 prototype, the superiority of having a turret was demonstrated. The large-angle shooting range, facing the scattered targets, the tank with the turret naturally performed better. , But unfortunately the grenade fired by the 50MM artillery is still not so powerful... In addition, the turret space is small, it is a double turret, the commander and gunner are in the turret, the loader is in the car body, and the loading operation space is narrow. The rate of fire of the 50MM artillery was not fully utilized, and the rate of fire was only average.
"In my opinion, the applicability of Breakthrough Tank 2 is better than that of Car 1. Their performance is much better than that of assault tanks, but the latter can make up for the lack of the former. If possible, I I think Breakthrough Battlefield 2 and Assault Tank 1 are more suitable for mass production.” In the end, Prince Leopold commented.
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