Chapter 121: Sandas of the Ghost Beast
"The M6A2E1, T29 and T34 heavy tanks are experimental vehicles that have not been put into production, and they can be said to be much more powerful than Pershing."
"Exactly? How much higher performance can be than Pershing, this experimental vehicle is very rare. ”
Looking at the sparkling flowers in her eyes, the girl couldn't help but shed a drop of cold sweat.
"Well, there is no difference between T29 and T34 in terms of protection, and the weight is about the same, the only difference is the artillery."
"Although the frontal armor was as thick as the Pershing, 4 inches (102mm...... At someone's strong request, the four inches were changed from 101 to 102_(:з)∠)_), but they had a better angle, and the 102mm armor arranged at a normal angle of 54 ° had an equivalent thickness of 175mm, which was quite enough to withstand the attacks of all the vehicles on our side at normal distances (the Firefly's APDS was very ineffective against inclined armor and could not penetrate the head of the T29), and the sides were the same as the Pershing, the same 3 inches (76mm), As for the 11-inch (279mm) turret front, I think we can ignore it at all. ”
The T29 uses a FordGAC engine that delivers 770 horsepower at 2,800 rpm, enough to drive a 141,500 pound (64.18 ton) body at 22 mph (35 km/h), while the T34 uses a **-1790-3 engine that reaches a maximum output of 810 horsepower at 2,800 rpm, but the T34 is also heavier. That's 143,600 pounds (65.13 tons), but it's still the same as the T29. ”
While the girl was talking, Miho was not idle, and she didn't know where to take out a notebook and record it quickly.
"In other words, the T29 and T34 have better protection than the Pershing, but will they be slower?"
At this moment, Miho, who had been recording, suddenly raised her head.
"That's right~, the T29 and the Pershing are similar in terms of firepower, although they are equipped with a larger caliber 105mm T5E2, but when firing the T32 as an APBC-T, it can only penetrate the 135mm armor arranged at a normal angle of 30 ° at a distance of 1000 yards (914m), which is not much better than the T33 of the 90mmM3 and the T43 of the T15E2, and due to the increase in the weight of the shells, the rate of fire will be lower than the two 90mm caliber guns in front."
Miho nodded, and once again recorded the data that the girl had said on the paper.
"Of course, the T34's 120mm T53 is much more terrifying, the same APBC shot at 1000 yards (914m), this gun can penetrate 198mm 30° armor, that is, at close range T34 can destroy the rat from the front even without using HVAP."
But what's really scary about the T34 is the HVAP it uses, which can penetrate 15 inches (381mm) of armor at a distance of 1000 yards (914m)! Even at 2000 yards (1828m), it has a penetration depth of 12.5 inches (318mm), which means that it can be used at a distance of two thousand meters or more.
Fortunately, due to the rules, Sandas couldn't use HVAP for Oarai (in fact, he didn't use it at all), so the girl didn't talk about it.
"Finally, there's the M6A2E1, which is in a sense the best thing to deal with. First of all, it's slow, with a speed of only 18 mph (28.96 km/h), which is a waste of the Wright G-200 Model 795C9GCl engine that delivers 960 horsepower at 2,300 rpm. Secondly, although this thing has 7.5 inches (191mm) of frontal armor, but it's a pity that it's vertical, so we can't wear it, and the most important thing is that this guy's side armor is only 1.63 inches (41mm), which is very easy to penetrate, as for the front and side are both 7.5 inches (191mm), and the rear has an 8.2 inch (208mm) turret, you don't have to think about it. Finally, the gun used in this thing is a 105mm T5E1, which is similar in performance to the T29's T5E2, so you don't need to pay too much attention to it. ”
"That's what it is...... All heavy tanks in Sandas? ”
The girl nodded, and then said to Miho, "Sandas's heavy chariot may not be as protective as Truth and Hesse, but it has better mobility. Of course, even if the protection is not as good as the Truth and Hesse, it is difficult for us to break through from the front, and with its good maneuverability, Sandas can be said to be even more tricky for us than the Truth and Hesse. ”
"What about the other vehicles of Sandas, by the way." Yuhani said with excitement on her face.
"For the rest..., M4A3E8, M18 and M24." The girl thought for a moment before continuing: "The biggest feature of these vehicles is that they are fast, the M4A3E8 can reach speeds of 26 miles per hour (41km/h), the M24 can reach speeds of 35 miles per hour (56km/h), and the M18 is even faster, with a cruising speed of 45 mph (72km/h) alone, and 60 mph (96km/h) in a short time. ”
"In other words, Sandas has adopted a high-speed vehicle with a low-speed vehicle, using a high-speed vehicle to find and hold us down, and a low-speed heavy tank to destroy us?"
The girl nodded, then continued, "I think that's probably it." ”
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Note 1: The data of T29 and T34 are from "FirepowerAHistoryOfTheAmericanHeavyTank1988-HunnicuttR.P."
Note 2: M24's data comes from "StuartAHistoryoftheAmericanLightTank"
Note 3: The data of M18 comes from "SpecialNo17M18GunMotorCarriageHellcat", 96km/h or something is really terrible, but the book says 60mph, so we have to copy it~
PS: Yesterday was overlooked, a large part of Pershing's data is from Pershing
AHistoryoftheMediumTankT20Series-Hunnicutt, in short, don't care about these details!