Chapter XVII: Choosing an Initial Vehicle

"Woo~, this is really a bad choice."

The girl was lying on the soft big bed, and her two white feet were dangling in the air. The girl's fingers were tapping lightly on the pillow, making a snapping sound. Those who are familiar with the girl will know that this is a manifestation of the girl's great entanglement.

As for what makes the girl so entangled? Is it tomorrow's underwear (harmony)? The taste of the cake? Or a brand of cosmetics?

Well, of course it won't be the ones above. Tomorrow's **? Saeko will solve it; The taste of the cake? Saeko knows her favorite is strawberry cake; What brand of cosmetics? Saeko: Okay, this doesn't matter about Saeko, this body created by the creator god doesn't need cosmetics at all.

Then the only thing that can make the girl so involved is the battle lane.

At this time, the girl was looking at the interface in front of her with a stomachache expression, and the interface was showing one chariot after another.

"Which one should I choose?"

From Candace, she learned that her first battle should be a practice match against Darjeeling, and the gentlemanly demeanor of the British meant that Darjeeling would not send more troops than her own. That is, the difference between the two sides in the tank will not be very large in this match. And if you lose, it won't affect the national competition, and if you win, you can get a lot of bonus points. It's just for girls to brush reward points.,That's why there will only be 5000 bonus points at the beginning.。

First of all, there will definitely be no end cars in Darjeeling, such as tortoises and centurions, otherwise there will be no point in practice matches. According to the girl's estimate, Darjeeling should be the standard equipment of Churchill + Matilda, and at most there will be Cromwell and Fireflies.

According to the initial 5000 points, the girl can produce a maximum of a fourth-level heavy tank or a fifth-level medium or light tank.

You say why there is no TD? Although the tank destroyer seems to have good firepower, what can this thing do without a turret but to find a hill to snap? TD does not have a variety of tactics like tanks, and is a particularly funny presence in street fighting. And because there is no turret in this thing, it specifically requires the coordination of the entire crew, otherwise it will not be able to fire a cannon for half a day. His own car group must be selected from Oarai.,And for Oarai's group of girls who haven't touched a chariot at all.,Okay...... It's a sad story.

In fact, the fourth-level heavy tank can also be ignored, because there is no fourth-level heavy tank in the game that does not pit. Firepower? It is said that the TD of the same level is not as good as most of the medium tanks of the same level, protection? TD says you have this thing? Chongtan must be at least level 5 to be considered a true Chongtan. Therefore, even if it is not easy to enter the same level room, the fourth-level heavy tank is also the rhythm of being beaten by TD, not to mention this practice match that is obviously a fifth-level room or even a sixth-level room.

And the light tank can also be ignored, the maneuver is a little better than the medium tank, and the firepower is about the same, but this thing has no protection at all, almost hit = destroyed. Unlike the medium-sized tank of the same level, the protection of the fifth-level medium-tan is generally good, and it can jump a few rounds at a long distance, and it can also resist a resistance at the angle of street fighting.

PASS off the fourth-level heavy tank and the fifth-level TD and light tank, so all that remains is to choose a cute and cute (?) The fifth level of the middle tan. The fifth-level Zhongtan is basically some very famous tanks, such as the German military horse - No. 4, the T-34 that led the Soviet army to victory, and the famous M4 Xie Mantou.

It seems that something strange has been mixed in.,Forget it.,Those who care about the details are (9)Oh~.

After much deliberation, the girl finally settled on three tanks.

The first is the Type Four H, which is almost identical to the game in the panel. Speaking of protection, the 80mm frontal vertical armor is definitely a very powerful existence, and the side skirt armor can also absorb some damage. Maneuvering is the same as in the game, it's 40km/h, okay...... Why do I feel so sad? The highlight of No. 4 is the artillery, 7.5cm

The KwK40L/48 is absolutely powerful, capable of penetrating 91mm thick armor at a distance of 500m when using the Pzgr.39 (APCBC), and even 108mm for the Pzgr.40 (APCR) (*Note 1). If you choose the fourth, it will be much easier for the girl to fight the opposite tank, and she can completely destroy most of the opposite tanks from the front.

This is followed by the T-34, although the T-34 in the panel is nothing more than the historical T-34/76, and there is only one F-34 76mm gun that can penetrate 61mm armor at 1000m (*Note 2). Although you can change to a 57mm ZIS-4 gun with a higher penetration depth, which is the "57 Divine Needle" in the game, it is a thing that requires bonus points, and the initial reward points are simply not enough. As for protection, the 45mm frontal armor arranged at 60°, the 40mm side armor arranged at 40°, and the 40mm rear armor arranged at 48° (*Note 3) provided no bad protection, which was the existence of many German tankers in the early days of the war. Even in the middle and late stages of the war, this protection can be considered decent. The highlight of the T-34 is in maneuvering, whether it is the thrust-to-weight ratio of 17.01 brought by the 500 horsepower V-2-34 engine (*Note 4) (Note: thrust-to-weight ratio = horsepower/tonnage), or the excellent terrain adaptability brought by the wide track, or the highway speed of 55km/h (*Same Note 4), it is the reason why the girl can't let it go. The T-34's tactical mobility allows the girl to use a variety of tactics in order to achieve victory.

Finally, there is the Sherman, because the model of the Sherman on the panel is the standard M4 type, and there is only one 75mm caliber M3 gun, which can only penetrate 70mm at a 30° normal angle at a distance of 500m (*Note 5), so the firepower is not outstanding. It's not that you can't change to a 76mmM1A1, but you also need bonus points. In terms of protection, the 50.8mm (2ins) inclined armor on the front is actually quite good, and the 76.2mm (3ins) thick turret is not considered unprotected (*Note 6), in short, the protection can only be considered decent. As for maneuverability, Sherman's Continental R-975-C1 engine delivers 353 hp at 2,400 rpm, but Sherman weighs 30.16 tonnes (66,500 lb) (*Note 7), so maneuverability is not very good.

Such a tank that doesn't seem to have any outstanding features, so why did the girl mention it?

What the? You say the author makes up the number of words? Kouhu, as an idealistic, moral and disciplined, never make up the number of words (oops, who is still a brick?) How could such a thing happen?

Well, first of all, Xie Mantou has a turret that can rotate in less than ten seconds, although it seems that the turret speed is only 36 degrees per second. But do you know the real turret speed of other tanks throughout history?

History is not a game, and it is much slower than the turret speed in WOT, which is more than 40 degrees per second.

Even if the historical T-34/76 had a turret motor, the turret speed was only a dozen degrees per second.

Peat, how do you operate the T-34 to make the turret turn out of the 49° per second of the WOT, is it to use the hand crank mode? Anyway, the T-34's turret motor can't turn at this speed.

But it's definitely not human that can shake 49° per second......

The comparison shows how against the sky is the turret speed of Xie Mantou. This allows Sherman to react quickly in close-quarters tank battles, shooting quickly to destroy his opponents.

Moreover, Xie Mantou is also one of the few tanks equipped with artillery vertical stabilizers in World War II. Combined with the girl's superpowers, she can accurately aim at the target and fire during the march.

In terms of conversion potential, all three tanks have a lot of room for improvement.

The T-34/76 can be retrofitted with a T-34/85 turret and replaced with an 85mm S-53 or even a 100mm LB-1.

The No. 4H can be retrofitted with a Panther F turret and fitted with a 7.5 cm L70, but due to its overweight, a pair of load wheels must be added and a Mabach 550 hp petrol engine and 600 mm wide tracks must be replaced.

Don't mention Weapon Transporter No. 4 to me, that thing can't be changed. You must know that the No. 4 chassis is only 19 tons, and the 12.8cm KanoneL/61 in the game weighs 8.3 tons. And even if you don't think about whether it will overturn or not, do you see any places to put people and ammunition on the weapon transporter four? In other words, it even needs a transport vehicle to carry people and ammunition. As the name suggests, it's a weapon-transporter.

The Sherman can also be retrofitted with a turret to mount a 76mm M1A1 gun or even the famous 17-pounder anti-tank gun. These are very powerful guns, at least they can destroy the Tiger and Leopard from the front, and if you use tungsten carbide shelling armor-piercing (APCR) and high-velocity armor-piercing shells (HVAP), you can destroy the Tiger and Leopard at a longer distance. In particular, the 17-pounder gun, using the 1944 model of the armor-piercing MK.1T, could even penetrate the King Tiger's turret from 1,000 yards (914 m) away.

"Ahhh Is there a way to get a vehicle without bonus points? ”

The girl rolled on the bed with her head in her hands, but it didn't take long for her to stop.

"Huh?"

Looking at the panel in front of her, the corners of the girl's mouth rose slightly.

"By the way, it can be like this, okay, I've decided, I'm going to choose ......"

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Note 1: The source of the penetration of gun No. 4 is "Mikhail-Baryatinskii-Srednii-tank-Pz.IV-rabochaya-loshadka-pantservaffe", p. 32.

Note 2: 76mm F-34 penetration data source: "Отечественные

бронированныемашинытом II1941~1945, p. 45.

Note 3: Same as above, page 157 of the T-34/76 Model 1941 armor data map.

Note 4: The source is still the same as above, p. 201, the V-2-34 has an output of 500 hp (368 kW), while the T-34/76 has a steep speed of 55 km/h, not the widely circulated 50 km/h.

Note 5: The penetration data of the 75mm GunM3 is from "Sherman Tank 1941-1945", page 23.

Note 6: Ibid., p. 24.

Note 7: Sherman's engine data and weight data are sourced from above, p. 22.