Chapter 349 Dancing with Wolves 4

I didn't expect that the iron-rid medium-sized main battle tank provided by Zhang Xuewu was an enlarged version of the T-34, and Koshkin has always advocated the use of KV series turrets and multi-machine gun towers to improve the survival rate of tanks in positional and street battles.

However, Koshkin also realized some problems in the drawings provided by Zhang Xuewu. The most important thing is that the 31-ton car body plus a turret of at least 29 tons, and there is no engine in the Soviet Union that can provide 900 horsepower, so the mobile surname of the iron horse must be greatly reduced, and the iron The design of the load-bearing wheel is not reasonable, but these Koshkin are not going to tell Kirov that Kirov can only be regarded as a troublemaker in terms of technology. He tells him that it is not clear, but it may delay things. Therefore, Koshkin decided to hide the truth, and there are many unreasonable things about the new tank, which are all It's a very normal thing. On the part of Rehe, Zhang Xuewu has to take on the responsibility of the battle and take into account the production, so its design must be defective. It is normal to be busy on the horse, and in the face of his own thin-skinned cans, the iron horse can indeed lose everything.

However, the concealment that should be concealed, the inquiry that should be inquired, Koshkin proposed to Kirov that according to the information returned by the experts, the iron cavalry medium-sized main battle tanks equipped by Rehe are all small turrets? Why are the drawings provided to the Soviet Union a big turret?

Kirov immediately visited Zhang Xuewu at night with questions. Regarding Kirov's questions, Zhang Xuewu smiled and said, "Dear Comrade Kirov, the steel output of our Baotou industrial base is extremely limited, and the output of alloy armor is even less, so we have to constantly reduce the turret to save materials. Our The iron-rid medium-sized main battle tank is much simpler than the shooting map, which you are also very clear.

Zhang Xuewu's reason can be said to convince Kirov. Koshkin's explanation of Rehe can only be said that the Chinese are too hasty. Do they dare to design a production battle with a drawing? This is extremely irresponsible, and there is a price to pay for blood on the battlefield.

Seeing Koshkin's excited look, Kirov laughed and said, "The Chinese have no industrial foundation. We know exactly what their Baotou can produce. They have no choice at all. It is a miracle to assemble this kind of tank and fight back! "

Kilov looked at Koshkin and said, "Do you think the data of this iron tank is really helpful to us? If we develop and install the equipment according to the data of the iron-riding medium tank, I wonder if our tank has an advantage over the Germans' forehead, such as jackal and leopard tanks.

Koshkin took a deep breath and said, "Comrade Kirov, I can tell you responsibly that we will not be able to make tanks with absolute technical advantages in three to five years. After all, the Germans have gone ahead, and they have not stopped. The design idea of the iron-sized main battle tank is likely to It comes from Germany. The Germans regard us as imaginary enemies, so there is such a design for Zhang Xuewu. Otherwise, I don't think Zhang Xuewu's Baotou Tank Armor Design Institute can have the qualification for reading design.

Kirov frowned slightly and said, "Comrade Koshkin, you are now directly responsible for Comrade Stalin. What does it mean that you can't exceed the level of Germans in three to five years? Can't have an absolute technical advantage? Is this what you want to say to our great Comrade Stalin? You are not responsible, do you understand?

Kirov immediately lowered his voice and said, "If so, Comrade Stalin is furious. My dear Comrade Koshkin, you and your family may go to Siberia for a vacation!" I hope you can understand the powerful relationship!"

Koshkin took out a handkerchief with a slightly trembling hand and wiped his sweat. He said nervously, "My dear Comrade Kirov, I definitely don't mean that. I hope you can understand. I mean that the design and thinking of the Germans and the level of industrial manufacturing are indeed world-class, even if I said to the great Comrade Stalin Will Comrade Stalin believe that we have surpassed the Germans and occupied the advanced world? It is possible to make a tank that can surpass the Germans, but the cost cannot be calculated. Even if it is installed, the surname of an ordinary vehicle cannot reach the level of a sample car. If Comrade Stalin knows it, it will involve you, my dear Comrade Kirov, but the German manufacturing level is really high, but Our design is not bad. The most important thing is that our tanks are cheap and simple. It is no exaggeration to say that a farmer who has never learned how to drive a tank can learn how to drive a T34 tank in a few days. This can only be explained by miracles that if we go to war with the Germans, our losses can be rapid. Speed to make up for it, but the tanks made by German Seiko can't make up for it. When the quality and quantity reach one to six, the quality of the Germans will be overwhelmed by our quantity!"

Kirov looked at Koshkin in surprise and said, "So you mean that the drawing provided by Zhang Xuewu is very meaningful and valuable?"

Koshkin smiled and shook his head and said, "No! My dear Kirov, I don't care about this drawing. What I care about is what they are looking forward to in the future!"

Kirov also made an exception and handed Koshkin a glass of wine, saying, "I wish our great leader, dear Comrade Stalin, good health!"

When Kirov and Koshkin repeatedly analyzed, Zhang Xuewu was also reviewing a set of drawings. Zhang Xuewu did not deny that the T34 tank was the main battle tank of the Soviet Union in World War II. In historical data, his surname can play a certain role in superior to the actual combat. The most critical point is the T34 tank. It's very simple. It's no exaggeration to say that a farmer who has never learned to drive a tank can learn how to drive a T34 in a few days? Is this undoubtedly a miracle in the history of war? Compared with those German armored soldiers who need to be trained for two to three years, their wartime advantages are naturally self-evident.

In the Battle of Stalingrad, the workers in the factories in the city were working hard to make T34 tanks. Whenever the German army came, the workers in the tank repair shop drove T34 tanks to fight against the German army. The Battle of Kursk was the decisive battle of the largest tank in World War II, and the Soviet Union lost all kinds of armored vehicles. The main reason for the loss of more than a thousand vehicles is the serious lack of pre-war training of tank crews. Such a simple tank, fast production can quickly supplement combat losses, but tankers need time, but this simple and easy-to-use tank is still loved by all countries. Especially for those small countries with low productivity, the very key problem is that although the German tanks are well designed but the output is insufficient, so the German army has always been at a disadvantage in the number of tanks in a large number of battles.

Prokhorovka Tank War is therefore considered to be the largest tank battle in the history of human war, and it is famous in the world and has become a legend.

With the passage of time, a large amount of information was declassified, especially the end of the Cold War and the disclosure of information of the former Soviet Union, which made people find that the scale of this tank war was much smaller than originally thought. There were only about 600 tanks and self-propelled artillery directly from both sides, of which less than 200 were German troops and about With more than 400 vehicles, the Soviet Union and Germany launched an attack almost at the same time. In the battle, the 88mm gun of the German Tiger tank and the 75mm tank gun of the No. 4 tank had obvious advantages, while the 76mm gun of the Soviet T34 tank could not pose a threat to the German army at the same distance. A large number of Soviet tanks were at a combat distance. It was destroyed by the German army. The Soviet Guards of the Fifth Tank Army reported that its tank army had lost the ability to continue to attack, and the remaining 20 tanks were integrated into the infantry unit.

However, Zhang Xuewu also knew that he could not shock the Soviets with the design of T34 alone, so he copied a famous German chariot design in history, which was very in line with the surname of the Soviets. Stalin was so happy that he would have a special love for the overweight land cruisers!

Zhang Xuewu is also very clear, but anyone with a strategic vision will know very well that the mechanical power of tanks is one of the crucial factors. In the design of the main battle tank, all countries before World War II seem to face two difficult problems, defense and firepower. Defense is to improve the battlefield survival rate of chariots. The firepower output is an absolute hard indicator of the main battle tank, so some people have put forward the idea of developing heavy and even super-heavy tanks, but there is no doubt that they are stranded because of power, gearbox, transportation, cost and other issues, just like the navies around the world debate about whether to develop aircraft carriers to accelerate the construction of naval aviation or build super battleships. Like the argument, fast tanks cannot be used in the final battle on the road, which is already the consensus of tank design and production.

A tank of more than 100 tons is undoubtedly a giant battle fortress that can move? But what about the mobile surname of the fortress? How many roads are suitable for it? How to transport by railway? How does the bridge pass through? Obviously, these are all fatal problems, but Zhang Xuewu gambled on Stalin's great success. The Soviets did not have a decent navy, because the Soviet Union was not a maritime power country at all, and the main interests of the Soviet Union were in Europe, so we must first ensure its huge army, which was the opposite of Japan.

It can be said that the land cruiser prepared by Zhang Xuewu for Stalin can almost be called a super weapon. The Doped double technology made of Miya alloy is applied to the American MA1 main battle tank in later generations, and the gearbox of the tank is only part of the tank transmission system, which is used in a larger model. The torque and speed on the active wheel of the tank are changed to realize the tank's backward driving and cut off power. Unlike the car, the transmission system of the tank has both steering and braking functions.

It can be said that Zhang Xuewu dug a big hole for the Soviets on the gearbox!

(to be continued)