"Very good, everyone is here."

Kawashima Momo glanced at the girls in front of her, glanced at the roster in her hand, and nodded.

At the end of the day, it was time for club activities, and the Panzer Department was no exception, and everyone gathered in front of the warehouse.

After the training of the Oarai Armored Division, the instructors were also transferred back, so now the Armored Department is completely in charge of a group of young girls.

"Okay~, let's announce a few things first."

The girl standing beside Momo Kawashima coughed softly, then took a step forward.

"After the victory over St. Gloriana, we borrowed two new chariots from them, and now we have to talk about the ownership of the new chariots."

At the mention of the ownership of the new chariot, the girls' eyes suddenly lit up.

"First of all, Cromwell, this one is in Group D."

As soon as the girl finished speaking, everyone in the volleyball club cheered.

The eight (harmonious) nine styles of the volleyball club must be replaced, and this kind of thing that can't be played, carried, or run is useless and has no meaning of existence. And considering the character of the volleyball members, the girl decisively gave them Cromwell, who was inclined to assault.

"Then the next thing is the fireflies, this one for Group G."

Group G is the wind (hei) discipline committee member (sán) member (xing) group, after hearing the news, round chestnuts, spring Ximei, and later Shigeru were taken aback.

B1 is also an existence that must be replaced, after all, B1's armor is almost nothing for Sandas's tank guns, and B1's guns are not enough to take out Sandas's tank from the front, and most importantly, B1's mobility is also a big problem.

Letting B1 hit the steamed bun is as difficult as letting the steamed bun go to hit 59, forget if you can't beat it, the most important thing is that you can't run away......

In order to prevent being beaten by the steamed buns, the girl had to let the Discipline Inspection Committee also change to steamed buns, well...... Use steamed buns to deal with steamed buns.

"Group D and Group G stay, and the rest will be taken by Captain Miho to practice~"

"Yes!" ””

After the girl finished speaking, the crowd quickly dispersed, and it didn't take long for only the people from Group D and Group G to be left in front of the warehouse. Of course, the people in Group F also stayed, after all, Moe and Yuko can't practice alone if the girl isn't there.

"Okay~" The girl nodded, and then said with a smile: "You guys come with me to see the new chariot." ”

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"That's what it is...... New tanks? ”

In front of the girls, there are two brand new chariots.

The one on the left has oblique frontal armor, but the sides are still vertical. The turret has a curved design, and the only vertical place is probably the gun shield on the front.

In front of the cannon shield, a slender cannon barrel stood up, pointing murderously forward.

The girl pointed to the chariot, and then said to the three round chestnuts: "This is your new chariot, the Sherman VC Cruiser (CruiserTankShermanVC), of course, it can be simply called a firefly." ”

"Oh!"

The girl then pointed to the vehicle's main gun, and said, "This vehicle is equipped with a very powerful 17-pounder MK.VII anti-tank gun, which has a flight speed of 2,900 feet (883 m) per second when firing with the APCBC, and can penetrate 5.5 inches (140 mm) of armor arranged at a normal angle of 30 degrees at a distance of 500 yards (457.2 m), and 5.1 inches (130 mm) of armor at 1,000 yards (914 m) (*Note 1)." ”

"Of course, the strength of this gun is that it can use APDS (shell-piercing shells), and the muzzle velocity of APDS is as high as 3950 feet (1203.96m) per second, which is enough to penetrate 8.2-inch (208mm) armor arranged at a normal angle of 30 degrees 500 yards (457.2m), and 7.6-inch (192mm) armor even if it is 1000 yards~ (*Same note 1)"

Looking at the round chestnut that had begun to get dizzy, the girl hurriedly coughed lightly.

"Well...... anyway, your task is to provide fire support, we will try to create opportunities for you to fire, what you need to do is to destroy the enemy tank."

The Firefly has a powerful engine that delivers 425 horsepower at 2,850 rpm, and the Firefly weighs 72,100 pounds (32.7 tons) in combat, which is enough to propel the vehicle to speeds of up to 42 km/h. However, the firefly's armor is really not good, and the 2-inch (50.8mm) armor arranged at 56° on the top may only be able to defend against Sherman's attacks at a long distance, and the Pershing and the like can be said to be unthinkable, and the 1.5-inch (38.1mm) vertical side armor is even more hopeless.

Even the thickest gun shield is only 3.5 inches (88.9mm), and because the Firefly is equipped with a 17-pounder gun, the elevation angle is not very good, only -5°~+20°, and it is difficult to sell heads.

Fortunately, the Firefly has a good output and can achieve a rate of fire of 10 rounds per minute, which can only be faster in the lane, and the problem of accuracy can be solved by repeatedly correcting the fire (*Note 2).

In short, the Firefly is okay with this kind of mobility, and the armor is weak (compared to the opponent), but the tank with a very powerful cannon is naturally suitable for looking for output opportunities in the second line.

Although there are only three members of the Discipline Inspection Committee, and the standard configuration of Firefly is four, it is completely sufficient. After all, in the battle lane, the machine gun located on the body is basically not used, and it is completely possible to save one person here, and the crew of only three people is enough.

"Okay, you guys hurry up and take a look, the operation manual has been placed in their respective positions, what you have to do today is to familiarize yourself with the operation of the chariot, if you don't understand anything, you can ask me~"

"Oh!" ””

After the girl finished speaking, the three round chestnuts who couldn't wait immediately rushed into the chariot, eagerly opened their respective hatches, and entered the chariot.

"Alright, Group G is settled, so it's up to you......"

The girl turned around and looked at the three people in the volleyball club on the side.

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Note 1: The data for the 17-pounder gun is from Hunnicutt's American Tank Book series, ShermanAHistoryoftheAmericanMediumTank, p. 565.

Note 2: The data source of Firefly's armor, engine, rate of fire, and elevation angle is the same as above, p. 550.

PS: Don't complain about imperial units, that's what I'm looking for, and the meters and millimeters in the back are all calculated by me with a calculator.