Also on October 15, Zhukov, who had retreated back to Stalingrad from the front, with his entourage, inspected the Stalingrad line presided over by Vatutin.

Then he saw a new tank in the Stalingrad plant, dressed in white winter camouflage. As a high-ranking combat general on the front line, he also talked to the engineers in the factory about this new tank.

The temperature in October is not too cold, it is a very comfortable temperature. The weather was also very good, and it has been fine since October – God seems to be on the side of the Germans.

No Soviet general liked good weather, because good weather meant more German bombers, which would appear above the heads of Soviet soldiers.

Whether it was a slightly outdated Stuka dive bomber, or a dense network of JU-88 bombers, it could be called a terrible nightmare for the Soviet ground forces.

"General Zhukov, in the next 3 months, we will be able to mass-produce this latest tank." Pointing to the new tank, which had been half-painted with a brush and had not yet been completely dried in some places, the Soviet worker explained.

In war, the two warring sides will inevitably learn from each other as long as they have the opportunity: what is not high in technology and has good results can easily be accepted by both warring parties at the same time.

Camouflage, for example, was widely used by countries that participated in World War II: the Soviets also painted tanks and other vehicles with white paint to improve the survival rate of these weapons and equipment.

In fact, it is not an imitation, because everyone basically started to use similar methods at the same time, but it is true that the Germans were the first to use multicolor camouflage on a large scale.

"The armor of this tank was very thick, and it could withstand the Germans' 88 mm caliber cannons at long distances." Pointing to the new half-painted tank in front of him, the engineer at the Stalingrad tank production plant explained.

Stalingrad also had its own tank production plant, which previously also produced tractors and other products.

Since the beginning of the war, the plant has been producing T-34 tanks and is a technologically advanced production plant.

It was not relocated to the rear of Chelyabinsk, as was the case with other factories, but remained in Stalingrad with the whole class.

The reason is actually very simple, the city is called Stalingrad, and Stalin did not think about it at all, what will happen after its fall!

The engineer saw that Zhukov was very interested, and continued: "It uses a cast turret, and it is produced quickly, and it is hoped that it will be able to gain a numerical advantage, so that our tank units can compete head-on with the German tank units. ”

"After all, this tank is named after the leader, so it should be the best and invincible! Do you understand? Zhukov emphasized to everyone around him.

Rushing back to Stalingrad from the front, he looked a little tired, but the military uniform he wore was still very straight.

There are also several precious medals hanging on his chest, one of which is awarded to him for his courage in fighting in the Kursk region and commanding calmly.

"General! We understand, of course, that it was more powerful than the T-34 tank, with thicker armor, and could fully withstand the attacks of the German tank forces! Hearing what Zhukov emphasized, one of the Soviet tank designers hastened to emphasize.

Indeed, as Zhukov said, this tank was named the Stalin tank, and the weapon named after the leader must naturally be the most powerful weapon.

Because the course of the war changed, only a few dozen Stalin-1 tanks developed by the Soviet side were produced, and they had to be discontinued and improved.

Therefore, this new tank that was installed in the army is actually the famous Stalin 2 heavy tank in history.

The Soviets also continued the name of this tank, naming the model that produced only a few dozen units as the Stalin 1 tank, and the more powerful one as the Stalin 2 tank.

"In addition to the heavy armor, the main gun of this tank uses a 122 mm caliber gun, and its power is quite amazing." Pointing to the long barrel, another engineer picked up.

There was nothing wrong with his words, the power of this artillery was absolutely amazing, because this artillery was not developed as a tank gun at all.

It's a naval gun! Yes, it is the artillery used on the warships of the Navy, with a caliber of 122 mm, a high muzzle velocity, and naturally a very powerful one.

The use of such an artillery gun as a tank gun, as well as the German use of an 88 mm caliber anti-aircraft gun as a tank gun, somewhat has the flavor of bullying......

In terms of penetration, it already had the ability to fight at equivalence with German tanks. Even at a distance of around 2000 meters, this gun has a terrible 120 mm of penetration on paper.

According to this data, the Stalin 2 tank could definitely penetrate the frontal armor of the Leopard tank by firing at a normal tank engagement distance!

Of course, this is data on paper - in fact, the penetration of this gun is weaker, and it is not as strong as the test data.

After talking about the good side, it is natural to talk about the bad side. There is no need to emphasize the question of the power of such a tank, after all, Zhukov knew that it was a heavy tank......

The speed of a heavy tank was actually very low, and it was simply impossible to gallop on a rough battlefield like the Leopard tanks of the Germans.

Therefore, Zhukov's interest in the power system of the tank was far less intense than his interest in armor and artillery.

After all, to fight the German armored forces head-on, the defensive capability and the power of artillery are the two most worthwhile aspects to invest in. Because in the past six months, the actual results of the engagement have proved that the Soviet tanks lack heavy armor and have strong firepower.

After a brief introduction to the power aspect, the engineer talked about the problem of firepower: "Of course, there are also defects, on the one hand, the bomb load is too small, and we try to solve this problem, but it is really not easy to do." ”

"With a full load of ammunition, this Stalin 2 tank could only carry 28 rounds of shells of various types, so the ammunition could easily be depleted." The engineer gave a number that was not very satisfying.

Comparing the amount of ammunition loaded by German tanks, it is possible to see the difference in ammunition carried by the two sides: the ammunition of German tanks is generally more than twice that of Stalin 2 tanks!

Even the Leopard tank, which had reduced its ammunition carrying capacity due to improvements, had a larger ammunition load than the Stalin 2 tank.

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