Chapter 286: One Shot Destroyed? Sorry, I really didn't mean to!
Almost everyone didn't expect this to be the result, even if the protection of T-54 is very strong, but RPG-2V2 individual rocket launcher will not be weak to this extent, anyway, RPG-2V2 individual rocket launcher also represents the highest level of similar equipment in the world today, even if it can't penetrate the armor of T-54, then it can't be knocked away silently, right?
What's more, the part that was hit just now is not the frontal main armor of the T-54 tank, but only the side armor of the turret, compared to the 200mm thick frontal main armor, only the 108mm steel homogeneous armor has reduced the difficulty by more than half, but in this almost cheating situation, the RPG-2V2 did not even detonate the rockets launched, what does this mean? It is obvious that this individual rocket launcher, which was blown into the sky by the Soviets, can no longer adapt to the needs of future real combat.
Although everyone present, especially those Soviet officials and experts, could not accept it, they had to face up to this cruel reality, knowing that the Western countries on the other side of the Iron Curtain had been advancing by leaps and bounds in terms of tanks and armored vehicles, especially the United Kingdom, which had benefited from years of fierce battles with the elite German troops in the desert of North Africa.
The Soviet Army was not inferior to the Soviet Army in terms of experience level and technical and tactical principles, and Britain, like the Soviet Union, fully integrated these lessons learned from actual combat into the development of tanks, thus creating a "Centurion" tank that was no less than the T-54 tank.
The biggest feature of the "Centurion" tank is nothing else, it is its super protection, you must know that this new tank was born at the end of World War II, the basic goal was to require the frontal main armor to be able to resist the attack of the 88mm anti-tank gun commonly equipped with German heavy tanks.
At the end of World War II, the Iron Curtain fell, and the British Iron Cavalry aimed their spears at the Soviets, so a series of improvements to the "Centurion" tank were launched, and the focus of its improvement was still the protection ability of the armor, and now, the overall protection capability of the "Centurion" tank has faintly surpassed the trend of the T-54 tank.
After all, the T-54 tank is not very strong except for the thick frontal main armor, which is the result of having to compromise on mobility; But the "Centurion" tank, whether it is on the front or side, and even the weakest engine, is laid with extremely heavy armor, even if the overall weight is seriously exceeded, and the engine power is seriously insufficient, because this is what the British gentlemen wanted.
Now that the RPG-2V2, which is the backbone of Soviet infantry anti-tank fire, can be ejected by the side armor of the T-54 tank's turret, what will happen to the British "Centurion" tank, which has stronger armor protection? If tomorrow things are convenient to engage in, will the Soviet infantry equipped with RPG-2V2 become slaughtered lambs after encountering British armored units?
Everyone present could not imagine and did not dare to imagine, because from this moment on, the infantry of the Eastern Camp would most likely lose the ability to provide cover for their own armored forces, because the equipment in their hands could no longer pose a threat to the enemy tanks, so it would be impossible to clear obstacles and open gaps for their tanks under the enemy's armored counterattack, so that the "theory of large-depth operations" that the Soviet Union was proud of would lose its most important link!
"Check, check carefully, and be sure to find out all the reasons after shooting!"
After a short period of consternation, the Soviets present immediately reached a consensus, and the mysterious big man was the first to send out the order, which made those Soviet officials and experts jump for a while, and everyone had long since stopped thinking about the target, and all thought about what the problem caused the RPG-2V2 to ricochet.
In such an atmosphere, the upcoming target shooting of the Chinese No. 2 recoilless gun has naturally become a matter of forgetfulness for people, because they are all thinking about the technical investigation after the target shooting, and there is no way, it is a major matter related to the vital interests of the entire Eastern Bloc.
Compared to this, what is the target of China's No. 2 recoilless artillery? What's more, the firing distance will be set at a maximum firing distance of 300 meters, and the striking part will still have the main armor of the turret front after 200mm, and run the farthest way to gnaw the hardest bones, as long as everyone understands that this is the self-exile of the Chinese.
Because everyone knows that the maximum range of weapons and equipment is only a theoretical value in an ideal environment, it is difficult to reach such a limit in a real state, and in addition, the Soviet Union in early spring was cold and windy, not to mention the wind speed, and the change was not fast, plus some other force majeure factors, it is unknown whether the T-54 can be hit from 300 meters away.
Even if you take 10,000 steps back and be able to hit, there are examples of previous RPG-2V2 failures, and everyone is not optimistic about the ability of the No. 2 recoilless gun, not to mention facing the main armor with the strongest defense, but the kinetic energy consumed in the whole process will make the 85mm armor-piercing projectile that is fired out lose the ability to detonate, after all, the instantaneous explosion fuse at the head requires great inertia to start, since there is inertia, kinetic energy is needed, and in such a harsh environment, How much kinetic energy can be used for an 85mm rocket that has struck hundreds of meters, everyone is optimistic.
Of course, even if the No. 2 recoilless gun is pulled closer to 100 meters and shot like RPG-2V2, everyone's thoughts are the same, not that the No. 2 recoilless gun is inferior to RPG-2V2, but the protection of the T-54 tank is really against the sky, you must know that the tank that can richete the ammunition that has been killed must have achieved the ultimate in protection, and the T-54 tank is the concentrated embodiment of this extreme!
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Old Tang was very breathless for the collective ignorance of the field, in fact, since he couldn't go all out after hitting the final target, Lao Tang's nameless fire rushed up, he was a pure soldier, he didn't understand the brain-burning twists and turns in politics at all, he only knew, either fight for the first, or simply do nothing, what does it matter if you can't go up or down?
But he couldn't help it, this was an order from his superiors, he was not allowed to have half a point of argumentation, he could only obey, but he didn't expect that he would hold his breath and obey, and he would be ignored by others, which was unbearable for the old Tang who has always been in the limelight, and his uncle couldn't bear it.
So without waiting for the range coordinator's instructions, Old Tang directly shouted in Russian, which he was not proficient in: "I'll start now!" ”
After finishing speaking, he knelt on one knee and picked up the No. 2 recoilless gun, and the coordinator of the Soviet shooting range not far away was now full of investigation matters after the target shooting, so he waved his hand impatiently, meaning that Old Tang should hurry up and fight, so as not to waste time.
Old Tang snorted coldly, according to Bai Yi's instructions for shooting, secretly estimated the speed of the wind, and moved the sight to the T-54 upwind by 2.5 positions, and then pulled the trigger, and at this time, the range coordinator was together, with his back to the T-54 tank in the distance, and explained the work requirements to the officers and soldiers of the shooting range under him.
At this moment, a dull and crisp explosion suddenly sounded behind him, and the range coordinator subconsciously leaned over to dodge, and at the same time looked behind him in horror, and suddenly that extremely wonderful expression froze on his face, because he saw that the T-54 tank, which was still fine before, actually rose into a thick flame, accompanied by billowing black smoke, and the shooting range was ......
"Hehe, I'm sorry, I really didn't know this guy could destroy your tank with one shot, sorry, I really didn't mean to!"
Old Tang shrugged his shoulders and made a helpless expression, as if all this had nothing to do with him, only to hear the range coordinator roll his eyes, and almost spit out a mouthful of old blood......