"It's just Experiment 3, the third experimental Tiger turret." The chief designer said proudly in the eyes of everyone.

Then he walked over to a strange instrument next to the turret, fiddled with his hand twice, and said, "This is the gyroscope used in the Tiger tank experiment. ”

Another student-looking designer standing next to him took over and said, "After such improvements, we can install this latest gyroscope in the tank and add all kinds of new functions to the tank." ”

"Oh? What's the modern feature? The army commanders, who had already aroused their interest to visit the Tiger tank experiment, couldn't wait to ask.

"This new feature is a new feature that the Americans are also working on! Tanks can be given the ability to fire while on the move! The student-like deputy designer raised his voice and replied.

"Hiss ......" was very cooperative, and hearing this statement made many professional tank commanders gasp.

They couldn't believe what they heard, so they could only ask again, "Fire on the move?" You're not kidding, are you? ”

"We're never kidding, after installing the gyroscope, the artillery shield can be installed as a counterweight close to the center of gravity of the gun, so that the whole gun has a very sensitive swing ability." The designer's deputy, who answered the other party's question, proudly introduced.

This principle is similar to that of a seesaw, as long as the position of the hinge is close to the center of gravity, the force required to adjust the seesaw becomes very small.

"With this capability, coupled with a new type of gyroscope, the tank has the ability to fire on the move." Looking at the shocked army officers in front of him, the chief designer put his hands behind his back, bowed his waist slightly, and opened his mouth to reassure.

"Is it possible to guarantee the accuracy of shooting?" The military general at the head asked curiously, and when he asked, he looked at the tank designer with expectation and waiting in his eyes.

He is waiting for the answer to this question, because this question is what the military is most interested in, and it is also the performance of this set of improvements that will impress the military the most.

"Of course! The accuracy of shooting is not ideal, but compared to the previous Leopard tank, the Tiger tank has this ability, which is a huge improvement. "He was not wrong at all, because the Leopard tank simply did not have the ability to fire on the move.

The Leopard has a huge artillery shield, which ensures the frontal ballistic performance of the Leopard tank, but also makes gun adjustment very difficult.

Almost all the Leopard tanks in service today are calibrated by means of motors and hydraulics.

In 1941, this process was not slow, relying on the mechanical properties brought by German precision manufacturing and processing, it can be said that the aiming speed of the Leopard tank far exceeded that of other tanks of the same era.

This adjustment can be used, and in any case, the gun will always be relatively fixed to the turret.

So, if fired on the move, the shells of the Leopard tank could fly to all sorts of inexplicable places.

Unlike the Tiger tank, this new gun aiming adjustment mechanism allows the gun to be easily pointed at the target, and the muzzle of the gun is stationary relative to the ground rather than the turret during the march.

This is a prototype of the fire control system of modern tanks, the difference is that modern tanks rely on gyroscopes and fire control computers to complement each other to complete the gun pointing control.

In the face of locked targets on the march, the modern fire control computer system can also ensure that the first hit rate of tank guns is more than 80 percent.

In the era of World War II, there were no advanced fire control computers, and firing on the move was only a "feasible function", not a "practical function".

The gyroscope, as well as the ability to fire on the move, was not a new thing in World War II, and the American M4 Sherman tank was equipped with this function.

It's just that the Sherman tank doesn't use the inner shield design, it still uses the artillery shield - so the price of installing a gyroscope is to reduce the thickness of the artillery shield. It was also another reason for the insufficient defense of the Sherman tank.

In fact, the navies of various countries are no strangers to this kind of equipment, and Germany is still the world's most advanced level in the use and manufacture of gyroscopes - you must know that in the original historical time and space, Germany's famous V2 missile was controlled by gyroscopes to complete part of the guidance function.

It's just that whether it's the M4 Sherman tank or the experimental Tiger tank turret in front of you, if you want to hit the target accurately, you still have to stop and fire.

The ability to accurately hit targets on the go is not possible with the technology of this era, even if Germany has developed a good computer.

Strictly speaking, having this kind of function in the current era is far from reaching the level of technological superiority, it is just a kind of early accumulation, a kind of pursuit of the future.

"It can fire on the move, and it can guarantee that the shells will hit the direction directly opposite the turret."

"We tested 100 shells each at medium and close ranges, of which 17 shells hit stationary targets at medium range and 79 shells at close range." Engineer 1510 replied.

"Really?" Hearing this answer, the military representatives looked very surprised. Because of this data, it is already a very good data.

Imagine if the gun was more prone to swinging, and the speed of corrected aiming would be faster, even if it was half a second higher, and it would be possible to fire one more shell in a crisis!

This is not a little bit of improvement for the experienced and highly combat-oriented German tank crew.

Being able to shoot artillery shells faster than before means destroying the most threatening enemy targets faster than before.

If you can get about half of the hit rate without reversing - it will be even more rebellious.

When facing the Soviet tank troops, the German tank crew members used the tactics of reversing and emergency stop and fire for a lot of time, which meant that the basic combat tactics of the tanks on both sides would be changed by a new type of tank!

"I said it, Your Excellency." Glancing at the incredible army general in front of him, the chief designer proudly said, "It's the future!" The future of tanks! ”

Whether it's just looking at the majestic shape of the turret of the new tank in front of you, or learning about the various new features of this tank, everyone present is already very clear that this tank, as its designers say, is indeed the future of the tank......