Chapter 421: Iron Armor (I)
As he watched the four scarred but straight-out T-34 tanks slowly drive out of the blast zone, which was still shrouded in raging fire and billowing gunsmoke, Lieutenant Jason's eyes suddenly seemed to be a ghost, and he instantly competed for the boss, and if it weren't for the fact that there were still eye sockets, he might have jumped out directly.
But around this, he still couldn't believe all this in front of him, and rubbed his eyes desperately a few times, before he almost lost his voice and shouted: "This ...... This...... How is this possible? Isn't our anti-armor submunition said to be capable of destroying any tank in the world? But this ......"
"yes, what the hell is going on?"
Without waiting for Lieutenant Jason to finish speaking, Captain Brooklyn on the side said what Jason was not easy to say, which others did not know, but it was the most clear to Captain Brooklyn, who had participated in the anti-armor submunition test at the Aberdeen National Weapons Test Site in the United States.
Although the submunitions in the interior weigh only a dozen pounds, they adopt the most popular design idea of armor-piercing projectiles, that is, based on the "Monroe effect" theory, optimize the design of the metal powder cover in the front section, supplemented by a more violent shaped charge, and its armor-piercing ability reaches an astonishing 75mm.
This does not seem to be enough to penetrate the frontal armor of most of the world's new tanks at this stage, but it is important to remember that this ammunition attacks the top armor of the tank, and that is the weakest point of all tanks' armor, usually no more than 30 mm thick.
Even Germany's most perverted "Rat" heavy tank has a top armor of only 55mm, which is why the armor-piercing capacity of 75mm is enough to easily penetrate the top cover of any tank in the world today.
The same is true from the results of the tests, because the United States has collected quite a lot of physical tanks from the defeated countries in World War II, plus the armor protection data of some Soviet tanks obtained through intelligence, plus the specific parameters of the new tanks of the United States and its allies.
Through live fire tests and massive mathematical calculations again and again, the conclusion is the words of the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, five-star General Bradley: It is a nightmare for all tanks, but fortunately it belongs to the United States!
However, this new equipment, which is comparable to the nightmare of tanks, was shattered in front of the Chinese armored forces, because they did not wipe out all the troops, but there were tanks that survived; Not one, but a full four; What is even more incomprehensible is that after such a heavy blow, the injuries of those four tanks were not very serious, and although they looked a little embarrassed, their combat effectiveness was not lost.
What does this mean?
Suddenly, a witty Captain Brooklyn was a little unbelievable in his own judgment, although he was already very sure, but if this was the case, it did not mean that many advanced anti-tank munitions in the United States would become the garbage of the times?
"No...... No...... No way...... How could they possibly possess such capabilities? ”
Captain Brooklyn suddenly shook his head like crazy, and several officers of the D armored battle group around him were stunned, and even Jason, who was already very out of shape just now, was a little dumbfounded, and said in his heart that even if there were four fish that slipped through the net, there was no need to be so frustrated.
How to say that the attack of the anti-armor submunitions also knocked out more than a dozen T-34\85 tanks, the main force was wiped out, and the remaining four were not tight, the target of the bombs that were similar to bombers dropping in the air was not very large, although countless submunitions were scattered and spilled.
But as the saying goes, what if there are so many lucky people who are not hit?
Therefore, although they were surprised to see the four tanks driving out in a very windy manner, these US officers and soldiers of the D armored battle group were surprised, but they were also surprised that they did not die after the ordeal, and as for the others, they didn't think much about it at all, and the surprise was over, isn't it just four nondescript T-34 tanks, what's the big deal?
Even if they lose one tank, they still have their elite M46 tanks, but in terms of performance, although there is still a bit of a gap compared to the latest T-54 in the Soviet Union, it is much stronger than the T-34 tank, especially its well-equipped fire control system, which gives the improved 90mm tank gun more ferocious firepower.
The M46 tank can be found and fired before the enemy in the battle with the T-34 tank, and if it is coupled with the newly developed M125 armor-piercing projectile developed by the United States, it is the first in the Korean battlefield!
In addition to the performance advantage, they also overwhelmed the Chinese tanks on the opposite side in terms of numbers, even if they lost one, there were a full 14 intact tanks, but there were only four scarred tanks on the opposite side, and even if they didn't use the performance advantage to win, they could crush these immortal iron-clad cockroaches in terms of quantity alone!
So the U.S. military, including Lieutenant Jason, was surprised, but not afraid, but it depends on what Captain Brooklyn meant, how to ...... Scared?
"I have a hunch that the armor on this Chinese tank can withstand armor-piercing shells!"
As soon as Captain Brooklyn said this, the surrounding American officers were stunned, and Lieutenant Jason even shouted: "How is it possible? ”
"I think it's ridiculous, but ...... Look at ......," he said, pointing to the Chinese tank in front of him, and the surrounding American officers looked at their observation holes, and Brooklyn's words rang in everyone's ears again: "The square-like inlays covered by their tanks are very different from the traditional armor we have seen!" ”
"It's like a metal covering!" A second lieutenant said.
"I hope so......" Captain Brooklyn nodded, and then changed his words: "But I always feel that it shouldn't be this simple!" ”
"It doesn't matter if it's simple or not, we have 14 cars against 4 of them, even if one of them is a single shot, they will be beaten into parts, what else is there to worry about? Can we just turn around and run? You know, the British troops on the flanks are still watching there! ”
Jason's words made Captain Brooklyn's face droop suddenly, and then looked at the flanks that were originally picking peaches, and now saw the British troops rushing out of the Chinese tanks and standing still, and then looked at the four Chinese tanks that were lined up on the opposite side, straightened their muzzles, and quietly looked at their own four tanks, and an inexplicable blood flow suddenly poured into his brain from his heart, making him throw the last sanity into his brain, and ordered at the radio intercom: "Go on...... Offensive! ”
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"Commander, the enemy is moving again!"
Zhang Huangxin's headset came from the voices of other tank commanders, and he also noticed the enemy's movements while closely watching the enemy's every move in front of him with a periscope, and then closed his eyes and muttered for a moment, and when he opened it again, his voice was firm and powerful: "Then...... Let's get started, too! ”