What was placed in the center of the container surprised everyone, as it was neither equipment, nor ammunition, nor even props.

"Can you still drive the tank directly?"

Looking at the earthy yellow tank in front of him, Otowa's eyes widened.

"It's amazing, it's a super rare container. ”

After Otowa, Chizuru also spoke with some emotion.

"What about the kids you haven't seen before......" Mika tilted her head.

This tank has a two-section bow similar to that of the M60, but the body looks much tougher, and there is almost no curved shape.

"As a prototype, this tank is really rare. Chizuru paused slightly, then said with a smile: "But this does not affect its status, its mass production model has been spanning for more than half a century." ”

"Eh, is this ......?"

The Abrams prototype, the XM1, was developed by Chrysler's Armaments Division and defeated the Leopard 2AV in evaluation tests in 1976 and became the standard tank for the U.S. military. Chizuru said unhurriedly.

"I always feel like the gap is a bit big......" Otowa said with some confusion.

Although the front of the turret of this prototype also adopts a V-shaped armor layout, the gun shield protrudes outward for a long distance, and does not have the compact feeling of a one-piece molding like the production model.

In addition to the turret front, the XM1's front body armor layout is also different from that of the M1. The XM1 does not use the M1's head-and-bottom design, which looks about the same size and has a great angle of inclination.

If you have to give an example, it is probably China's Type 96 main battle tank.

"Is this thing reliable?"

"Unreliable. Chizuru shook his head, and then continued: "The XM1's 105mm M68 is a copycat British L7, and the armor is not the famous depleted uranium composite, but the British Chobham. ”

Don't think that the M1 is very tall, the original production version of this thing is also touching to death, and the real heaven has to wait until the M1A1HA equipped with depleted uranium composite armor and a 120mm smoothbore gun appears.

If the U.S. military used 105mm guns and Chopper's initial production M1 during the Gulf War, they really wouldn't have been able to beat the stupid T-72.

"So what's the use of this thing......

After listening to Otowa's question, Chizuru explained again.

"It's still stronger than other 9.0 vehicles, and it should have powerful shells in it. And when the decisive battle is due...... It's still easier to use the main battle, and now is the opportunity to change cars. ”

Although the mobility of the Fox armored vehicle is very high, which one in this kind of game does not refer to which one fights? The final battle can only be hard-hitting, and the armor superiority of the main battle is still obvious.

……

"It's so spacious......"

Compared with the Fox armored car, the space inside the XM1 is many times larger, and even Otowa is a little uncomfortable all of a sudden.

Although such a large space is suspected of wasting tonnage, in fact, it is precisely because of these reserved spaces that the M1 can be upgraded all the way unhindered, and finally even used for half a century.

"Mika, confirm the ammunition model. ”

At this moment, the voice of Chizuru suddenly came from the front of the chariot.

"Ah, okay. Mika hurriedly turned to the ammunition rack behind her, and after a while continued, "That...... M393A2, M456A1, and M774. ”

Although she didn't quite understand the meaning of the numbers, Mika read them all out anyway.

"M774! The corners of Chizuru's mouth curled, and then said with a smile: "Although the caliber is still 105mm, this is a depleted uranium armor-piercing projectile." ”

Depleted uranium is a heavy metal like lead and other metals, and it has the characteristics of high density, explosiveness, high strength and hardness of depleted uranium metal, and spontaneous sharpness when depleted uranium penetrates. It has a density of 19.1 grams per cubic centimeter, which is 2.4 times the density of steel, similar to tungsten and almost twice as dense as lead.

Depleted uranium armor-piercing shells refer to armor-piercing shells made with depleted uranium as the main raw material. Due to the high density of depleted uranium, the mass of the projectile of the same volume is also larger, which is also the main reason for the strong armor-piercing performance of depleted uranium armor-piercing projectiles.

In addition, the warhead of the depleted uranium armor-piercing projectile is constantly self-sharpening in the process of armor piercing, while the tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectile is self-blunting, which also increases the penetration ability of the depleted uranium projectile to a certain extent.

In addition, because uranium is easy to oxidize, it will be heated and burned during armor piercing, which will form a large after-destruction effect, which can kill the crew and destroy the internal equipment of the tank.

"There's no radiation on this thing, is it?"

Otowa still remembers the stalk of the A10 pilot's high probability of **cancer, although it is all a joke, but this also proves everyone's concern about the side effects of depleted uranium bombs.

"Don't worry, the War Games Alliance has packed the shells very well, after all, if something really happened, it would be an epic operational accident. Chizuru said with a smile.

"It's good to be safe. ”

After listening to Chizuru's words, Mika beside Otowa also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Chizuru, do you have a clear idea of how this thing works?" Otowa shouted from inside the vehicle as he adjusted the vehicle's fire control, "We're running out of time, a team is approaching at high speed. ”

"It's been around for a long time, this thing still works in the same way as the XM1A3. ”

Woo –

As soon as Chizuru's words fell, the sound of a turbine characteristic of the gas turbine when it started was heard from the rear of the car.

Over the course of half a century, the M1 has undergone several upgrades to the gun's armor electronics, but the engine has remained AGT1500 and has hardly changed.

Do you want to use half a century of .jpg too

Many tanks in the 21st century are equipped with 1,500 horsepower engines, but in the 70s of the 20th century, 1,500 horsepower gas turbines were simply the existence of Zenith technology.

As Chizuru continued to operate, the sound of the turbine became louder and louder, and a large amount of exhaust gases also rushed out of the exhaust port in the process.

"At 5 o'clock, get ready for battle!"

"Obey~"

With the squeak of the shaft rubbing, the tank that Otowa was on spun in place, and it didn't take long to point the body in the direction Otowa had said.

"Sure enough, the main battle is still interesting. ”

Otowa likes the style of armored vehicles very much, but the heaviness of the main battle is also irreplaceable.

Buzz Buzz –

Driven by the motor, the steering machine and the high and low machine of the chariot turret slowly worked, aiming the muzzle of the gun at the position of the enemy's attack.

"Reload shelling armor-piercing shells!"

"Oh!"

Mika hurriedly took out an M774 from the ammunition rack behind her, and then pushed it into the gun in a panic, closing the bolt at the same time.

"Don't be so nervous. ”

After seeing Mika's performance, a smile suddenly appeared on Otowa's face.