Since entering the workshop, Zhu Lao's eyes have been staring at the crane, and the crane above his head is being lifted one by one turrets.

The turret of the tank is a heavy iron lump, the domestic small 59 series tank, the turret is very small, more than a dozen tons, and the turret of the M1 tank is a behemoth, and the weight of this turret is also very large.

29 tons! This is public data, and it is extremely surprising to think about this number, this order of magnitude, almost the same as 59 tanks. (Baidu, I don't know if this data is reliable)

The turret of one of their tanks is almost above the weight of one of their own tanks.

Why is that?

Because Westerners are tall, they must have enough space, from the side, the tail compartment of the turret has always been flush with half of the engine compartment behind the tank hull, such a tail compartment, can be used to balance the weight of the turret, but also can be equipped with shells, this is the design idea of the West has always been.

Three huge chains, with a turret hanging from their heads, were slowly passing overhead, towards a tank that had already completed the chassis installation on the other side, and when the turret buckled into the hull, a tank was roughly assembled.

Zhu Lao is looking at this turret carefully, now, the design of the new third-generation tank, is about to be launched, the hull, there is a general outline, but in terms of turret, there is still no specific plan, still in the midst of learning from others, the turret of the M1 tank, is also worth considering and studying.

Unlike the vertical sides of the Leopard 2 tank, the sides of the turret of the M1 tank are tilted, so that although the interior space is reduced, the protection of the turret can be greatly improved by tilting the armor.

This design is quite suitable, so your third-generation tanks can also follow this plan, but this turret is too big, and on your own tank, you should make this turret as small as possible.

At this time, the turret was still hoisting forward, and the turret basket below was made of alloy steel, reflecting white light, which looked beautiful, and then, slowly descending, turning, and finally, seeing the front of the turret.

Cannon Shield!

In the design of the tank turret, the gun shield is a key and a place that gives the designer a first priority.

The barrel of the tank is to be active, and the left and right movements are achieved by the rotation of the turret, while the rotation up and down can only be achieved by setting a hinge in the front position of the turret, which is the trunnion.

The barrel rotates up and down with the trunnions, and at the same time, the turret has to leave a space in front for the barrel to move up and down. That's where the cannon shield comes in.

The gun shield, as the name suggests, is a shield that has existed when the tank first appeared to cover the gaps in the installation hole of the gun, it is installed in the center of the front of the turret, and the design of the gun shield also has a lot of knowledge.

First of all, this cannon shield can be installed on the outside or inside, which forms the saying that the inner and outer cannon shields are formed.

If you look at the tanks of the East, take the common 59 tank as an example, what is the root of the barrel? Canvas! What's inside the canvas? Nobody knows, because it hasn't been taken apart.

Actually, inside this is a built-in cannon shield like a plug. (There are also sayings that they are called external artillery shields, after all, they are not in the turret)

The position of the gun shield is very important, because the probability of being hit here is too high, so the turrets designed in the West use a large gun shield that increases and thickens, the trunnions are fixed in the turret armor, and the external gun shield is used to cover the gun mounting holes, and cover part of the front of the turret, and the heavy gun shield is used as the main armor to absorb damage.

From the outside, this is a piece of armor steel with a large angle and arc, which moves with the pitch of the barrel!

The artillery shield of the Westerners is supposed to be the main force of protection, but the Soviet tank is not, the Soviet tank gun shield is just like a plug to plug the gap left after the installation of the artillery, to prevent shells and shrapnel from shooting into the car through this gap, nothing more.

The main protection is still achieved by the turret of the tank, which reduces the projection area of this gun shield as much as possible.

As for the canvas on the outside, it is mainly an imitation of the dusty one.

Although the plug is small, it is thick! At the same time, the angle of the outer edge is large, and the probability of ricocheting is quite high if it hits, and the protection is also good.

However, because this design fixes the gun trunnion behind the main armor, it will seriously affect the pitch of the barrel, and the low turret design leads to the strange "Oriental tank never bows its head", and the depression angle is unbelievably small.

The technology is constantly improving, and it has developed to the third generation of tanks, and the design of this gun shield and trunnion has naturally gone further, looking at the gun shield of the turret, you can find that it has changed its thinking.

It abandons the idea of using a cannon shield to absorb damage, and only acts as a stopper, but in order to avoid limiting the pitch of the gun, this plug should be farther outward, and at the same time have a larger area, which is a cannon shield design.

And now, from here, you can also see a huge area of bullets, where once hit by a shell, it is definitely a terrible result.

Try to absorb the advantages of the other party's design, and try to avoid those disadvantages, Zhu Lao's brain has been quickly turned, considering the design scheme that can be adopted by the other side, thinking about how to combine the East and the West, learn from others, and design their own advanced tanks.

Qin Zhenhua followed Zhu Lao's gaze and knew what Zhu Lao was thinking, so he continued to ask the other party questions.

"Your turret is beautifully designed."

The real connotation, the other party will definitely not reveal, but you can figure out the other party's design ideas through the lines, this time, how much you can gain, it depends on the comprehension ability of the big guy.

"Yes." Speaking of the turret, Dr. Wright is also quite proud: "In our design concept, protecting the life of the tanker is a priority, so we want to separate the ammunition room from the crew, so we have increased the turret space, and most of the ammunition is stored in the tail. ”

In order to protect the safety of the tanker, the ammunition and the crew members should be separated, but the tank is for war, and the tanker has to take the shells!

What to do? This is the turret compartment.