"Brand new Leopard tank...... Look at the turret, the machine gun shield! Pointing to the Leopard tanks parked on the flatbed cars, the loader William said excitedly.

Because at his exit, there was also a machine gun with a shield, and it seemed that the work of the mechanics for strafing the infantry had been transferred to the loader.

Of course, it seems that this design is not the best for a World War II tank. The mechanics and mechanics in the tank have no combat mission, and the busy loader is responsible for a machine gun overhead, which sounds a little awkward.

But this is war, this is the weapon of war - it does not mean that the weapon that every soldier thinks is most comfortable is necessarily the best weapon.

In the same way, the weapons and equipment held by the soldiers cannot be the best, but can only be a seemingly optimal plan obtained after making trade-offs.

For example, the King Tiger tank, which is very invincible on paper, actually sacrifices the reliability of the running mechanism and the ability to maneuver in exchange for the enhancement of armor and firepower.

When used on a daily basis, it's really powerful and can easily take out all opponents.

But this invincibility comes at a certain risk: it is very likely that during a retreat or attack, a crew of King Tiger tanks will be paralyzed on the side of the road and will no longer be able to use them.

And what's even more tragic is that there are no more parts to repair, and there is no such behemoth that can be towed...... It can only be abandoned on the side of the road, destroyed by grenades from friendly grenadiers.

It's a matter of probability, and while being invincible on the battlefield comes with the risk of something going wrong at any time.

It sounds a bit like today's card games, where a very expensive card stat is limited by a low pro chance of triggering.

Although it was not a good idea to install a machine gun outside the loader's hatch, it was more in line with Li Le's aesthetics......

Such a stubborn demand was also met by the military. Not because they're stupid, but because the Army is too smart.

After experiencing the Führer's genius for design, the trust built up by the Army Stalker tank destroyer and a range of other armoured combat vehicles has made the Führer bow to him.

The Army trusted the Führer's whims, and they were convinced that the Führer had an unparalleled foresight in this regard.

Whether it's on the Stalker tank destroyer, which is so simple that it makes you want to cry, or on the Leopard tank, which is extremely balanced, the army has tasted the sweetness.

So this time, the Führer boldly tried the design ideas of the future tank on the new improved version of the Leopard tank, which was also satisfied by the army generals.

Today's German Leopard tank, at a frontal glance, is really a bit of a Jaguar tank style - don't doubt it, it is the T-59 tank improvement plan proposed by the United States and China during the honeymoon period!

The ultimate T-59 tank modification, which looked very mysterious, was created as a twin brother by Li Le forty years in advance.

Of course, the fire control device must not be copied, and the Germans still use the oldest optical sighting system.

It's just that because of the increase in the lateral width of the tank turret, the integrated gun shield design was finally canceled by German engineers.

Yes, the most iconic German tank turret shield design of World War II was eventually eliminated because it could not meet the performance requirements.

The German shield design can ensure the defense of the tank turret in front of it, but the disadvantages are also very amazing.

The main flaw has been mentioned above, and this design is equivalent to the entire front armor of the tank, which is mounted on the high and low mechanisms of the gun, moving with the elevation angle of the gun.

In the early No. 3 and No. 4, and even later on the Leopard and Tiger tanks, the Germans adopted this design choice.

When the frontal armor of the tank becomes thicker and thicker as the demand is required, this design directly affects the speed at which the gun's firing angle can be adjusted.

So, after weighing it up, the turret of the new Leopard tank was changed to a futuristic tank design with a small shield and thick armor on both sides.

This design left two gaps in the turret of the tank, but it did not affect the tank's defense too much.

Changing the increased gun pitch speed will allow for improvements in the installation of gyroscopes and the gun stabilization system.

Of course, these trade-offs are something that designers and engineers weigh, and the armored troops on the front line cannot see.

What they could see was actually just weapons and equipment that had been prepared for them a long time ago. As for why these weapons and equipment are like this, we can only look at the precautions on the operation manual and slowly understand.

Karyus saw the new tank, he saw a larger turret, and an unknown reloading pistol, and these improvements, in his opinion, were completely unnecessary.

The projection on the front of the small turret is also smaller, and the likelihood of being shot is lower. As for the loader-specific machine gun, it is even more incomprehensible......

Who would have a loader poke his head out and shoot the enemy's infantry with a machine gun when he encounters an enemy?

As for saying that the electromechanical worker has become a complete idler, it is not good news for a car crew.

On the whole, for Karyus, the new Leopard tank is not actually developing in a better direction.

From his personal point of view, he would have preferred to have received an old, unimproved Leopard tank.

Even, he preferred the original Leopard tank A with no commander's special machine gun outside the hatch on his head.

Unfortunately, there is no such assumption, and the Leopard tank in front of him is a brand new Leopard C main battle tank...... Why is it called a main battle tank, he himself does not quite understand.

Anyway, the Führer and the weapons production department called this tank with the new turret the Leopard main battle tank C, referred to as the Leopard C tank.

"You were the first star unit to be equipped with a Leopard tank, and now you are the first to be equipped with a C-type Leopard tank!" The officer in charge of escorting the tanks smiled and looked at Karyus, a former star on the Eastern Front, and posters were distributed everywhere.

In fact, even if you don't look at that familiar face and the pair of very happy eyebrows, Karjus's identity is not a secret.

He was the only one on the platform who carried the Knight's Iron Cross, which was awarded to him by Field Marshal Rundstedt himself when the 505th Battalion was replaced for repairs - easily recognizable.

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There is only one shift today, and Double 11 went to spy on his wife, for ...... reason After all, the income is limited.