Of course, the U.S. military does not think that the M26 or M26/SP can overwhelm the Tiger, and there is another product to confront the Tiger -- the T29 test vehicle. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The T29 uses a 105mm/65 times the diameter tank gun and a 770 hp engine, with a total weight of more than 70 tons and a frontal armor thickness of 180mm -- the Americans believe that sooner or later the German army will improve the Tiger type, and it is necessary to leave some foresight, and this "foresight" jumped directly from 120mm to 180mm, which not only greatly exceeds the Tiger 2 produced by Germany, but is even 20mm thicker than the front armor thickness of the Tiger King 160mm, the ultimate modification of the Tiger King.

This is the German version of the Tiger King.

This is not the end, in addition to the T29, the US military also has T30 (installation of 155mm guns), T34 (not the Soviet T-34, it is planned to install 120mm guns), T95 (frontal thickness of 300mm, installation of 4 tracks) and other models in development, all of which cost more effort and cost than in history.

Because the American diplomats in the Soviet Union received information that in the final battle of the Caucasus in May-June, the Germans put in a new heavy tank Tiger 2, which was more powerful and defensible than the Tiger, and the IS-2, which the Soviet side had high hopes for, did not achieve the expected results, and as for the T-43/85, as soon as it entered the 2000-meter range, it could not stop the Tiger 2 using tungsten core shells. This made the Americans look highly nervous, as is customary, Germany must have a new model close to use after coming up with a new modification, and there must be a larger and more powerful design in the design bureau.

The former conjecture is correct, Germany has indeed completed all preparations for the production of the Tiger 3, just waiting for the HL234 engine to start production at full power after mass production, but as for the larger and more powerful design, there is no at all - the German tank model is only newly designed with the E-45, and the mid-level facelift is only the Leopard. The E-45 is only getting a head out – if the HL234 engine is stable, the E-45 is the preferred engine (900-1000 hp expected).

As for Hoffman's other requirements on the E-45: such as composite armor, high-performance 105mm tank rifled guns, advanced fire control rangefinders, ballistic computers, night vision systems, etc., none of them have been traced, but he is not in a hurry, the Tiger King and Leopard 2 alone are enough for the Americans, and the existing German tanks have a solid advantage until 1950 (the Americans only used Pershing and Patton in the Korean War).

Now Schoken is going to use the Tiger 2 to give the Americans on the opposite side a little color.

Due to the stubborn resistance of the 422nd Regiment, most of the American division escaped, which made Sauken very disappointed, but this was also something that could not be helped. He has insufficient troops at hand, and he has to deal with American troops, storm the airport, help Montero stabilize the situation, sweep away the opposition, and control all kinds of material bases, he has three heads and six arms to be busy, and the Americans don't have to do anything, just spread their feet and run away.

After stabilizing the situation and remembering the pursuit, the 422nd Regiment had already fought and retreated, found a very favorable blocking point, and was able to get the cover of the nearby US Army Aviation, and after receiving the tank battalion and anti-tank destroyer battalion allocated by Clark, this temporary defensive line was very strong, which is why the Dulatt government could only barely control three states: to the north there was the US army's blocking line, to the south was the territory of the American Republic, and there were not enough troops to expand in depth.

In the first two days of the tentative attack, Schoken had made the troops attack, but the American army had dealt with it well, and the combination of Tiger and Fw-190 was not enough to overcome this line of defense, and he had hoped that Krak or Hintz could help him clean it with naval guns - exactly the same way of thinking as Clark, but before the fleet could move, he received the news that the main American fleet was approaching.

Schoken had also studied the map, and if he took a detour from the mountains, not to mention whether the road was good or not, he would not be able to stand the distance alone - it would take more than 170 kilometers of detour, and the detour would not necessarily be successful, what if the Americans also had an ambush on the trail? Even if there is no ambush, the US air raid is a terrible thing.

Fighting in South America, he clearly felt the difference from the Eastern Front: the level of land warfare of the US army was really ordinary, not to mention that it could not be compared with the Russians, even it was much worse than the British, at most it was only the level of the Italians - and even Italy would be a little better if it could get such good equipment. However, the US Army Aviation is still very threatening, and its own 1944 unit can achieve results by relying on the advantage of directly commanding the Fw-190 ground attack aircraft, and the US Army Aviation can use three or even four times the strength to press over and forcibly force back the Ta-152 and Do-412 that are covering at high altitude, so that the 190 ground attack will not dare to act recklessly.

However, the U.S. military did not take much advantage, and its own 88mm anti-aircraft guns and ball lightning also made the Americans suffer enough.

But there is no end to it, and the country has sent him new reinforcements - the 508th and 509th heavy armored battalions have arrived in Brazil, and the current heavy armored battalions have obviously been upgraded, and the main equipment is in addition to the daunting Tiger 2 tank, there are two more heavy equipment.

The first was called the Sherman Organ, in which the Germans used the captured and shaved turrets of the Sherman (all of which were in service on the Sibel landing craft, and behind each Sibel-class landing craft were four Shermans' ghosts). The engineers tried to use the No. 4 tank site for magic modification, but found that it was not as large as the Sherman, with enough horsepower and good carrying capacity, so they all switched to the Sherman. Compared to the Himmler organ, the Sherman organ has many important improvements.

The first improvement is the use of a 122mm caliber rocket, which seems to be smaller than the 150mm caliber used by Himmler's pipe organ, but the latter is only 1020mm in length, while the new 122 rocket is nearly 2.1 meters long, much more slender, nearly 2 times the warhead charge, the maximum range is more than 12 kilometers, and the longitudinal deviation of the launch at the maximum range is more than 400 meters, and the lateral deviation is more than 150 meters, and the accuracy is much higher;

The second improvement is the increase in carryability. The Sherman organ has a combination of 36 + 36, a salvo can launch 36 tube rockets, and then you can also use the automatic loading device to reload in 5 minutes, the fastest can pour 72 rockets within 7 minutes, the power is much more fierce than the Himmler organ, in fact, just think about it to know, Sherman's bearing capacity and chassis passability can not be compared with the half-track?

The third improvement is the most significant. The Sherman Organ's rocket tubes are located in the original turret and are equipped with hydraulic lifting and rotatable devices that allow for free adjustment of the landing distance and firing angle. In other words, the general vehicle-mounted rockets can only be fired to the front of the hull, and the launch distance and launch angle are basically fixed, but the Sherman pipe organ is adjustable and can be fired to the side for flexible response, which greatly increases the combat effectiveness.

Each heavily armored battalion was equipped with 54 Sherman pipe organs on the basis of 8 Tiger 2 tanks.

In fact, the U.S. military also has an improvement in installing rockets above Sherman's head (called the T34 pipe organ), but because it still does not give up the turret and artillery, its rocket power is much smaller and much closer, and because it is installed above the turret, the height is higher, the target is more exposed, and it is obviously a grass platform team to make up the number, and the Sherman pipe organ after the German magic change is already an authentic tracked rocket launcher.

The second important piece of equipment is the Sherman Ball Lightning. Its main technical characteristics were almost the same as those of the Ball Lightning self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on chassis No. 4, except that the Sherman chassis carried more ammunition and at an increased speed. The reason why the Sherman chassis was used was to hope to achieve common parts with the Sherman pipe organ, and secondly, to consider fighting with the U.S. military.

Each battalion is equipped with 6 Ball Lightnings, which can be used to carry out anti-soft armor targets and personnel targets if the muzzle is leveled if necessary.

With these two battalions in hand, Sauken's confidence was greatly increased, and he was determined to use them to fight a surprise battle, as for the tactics - with the help of the night tiger, he was not afraid of fighting in the field at all, and this advanced equipment was not used to be a pure waste. And there was also the advantage of fighting at night, which was to minimize the interference of the American Army Aviation, and he was really annoyed by these annoying flies.

At about 11 o'clock in the evening of July 24, the long-dormant German troops, guided by 8 Night Tigers, used 16 Sherman pipe organs to open the curtain of violent joint attacks, and their rulers firmly locked the fire points and anti-tank positions on the American defense line.

On the 8-kilometer defense line garrisoned by the US troops, an overwhelming array of rockets was ushered in, and the flames at the time of launch reflected the entire east coast of Brazil, and the entire position suddenly turned into a sea of fire, and Tom Long-legged in the rear of the US army tried to counterattack, but was stunned to find that these rockets were all fired from 10 kilometers away, almost the limit of Tom's range, even so, they still did not hesitate to fire back.

Before their shells could fire, the Sherman organists, who had finished the first round, were already reversing backwards, reloading as they went, ready to start the second round of fire.

At this time, the Tiger 2 tank, which had already rushed forward to attack, relied on the instructions of the flames on the US position, and began to accurately roll call, one by one M26 and M36 were named and reimbursed at a distance of 1200-2000 meters, and the US army's indiscriminate return fire did not hit the German tank a few times, and even if it hit, most of them were also 130mm inclined armored tanks in the front of the Tiger 2.

After the Sherman organists finished reloading, they did not stay in their original position to continue the second round of firing - because the rod had been locked by Tom Longfoot, which could easily invite quick retaliation, this time they pushed all the way to the back of the Tiger 2 tanks, only 3-4 kilometers from the enemy line for a second round of firing, covering the depth completely.

At dawn, Nimitz received a telegram depressed that the army defense line held at the forefront had been lost, and the 422nd Regiment, together with two battalions, which had made great achievements some time ago, had lost its combat effectiveness and was forced to retreat......