Tank guns, not only depends on the caliber, but also on the length of the barrel, you know, the longer the length of the gunpowder gases in the barrel, the higher the muzzle velocity of the shell. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Therefore, the current 75mm long-barreled tank gun of the Panther 3 and the 88mm tank gun of the upcoming Tiger tank are almost identical.

Hearing this, Ciric thought that Knippekamp was suggesting that the 75mm tank gun should be used instead of the 88mm tank gun, so as to unify the caliber, but he did not expect that his proposal was the other way around.

"Therefore, we suggest that the Panther 3 tank we are producing now can also be replaced with this 88mm tank gun." Knippekamp said.

Hearing this, Ciric was stunned: "Why? ”

"Cost and volume." "The long-barreled 75mm tank gun is quite complicated to manufacture and has a high scrap rate, while the short-barreled 88mm tank gun is easy to manufacture, and through statistics, the cost of a 75mm tank gun is equivalent to two 88mm tank guns," Knibekamp said. ”

In an instant, Ciric understood something.

After all, he is not omnipotent, he is familiar with all aspects, and in this small place, he made a mistake.

Before World War II, many tanks were small barrels, but in the middle of World War II, each tank was equipped with a large cannon.

Some are short and thick, such as the KV-2, which uses a 152-mm howitzer, which is definitely an outlier.

And the German tanks, many of them are long. For example, the current 75 mm tank gun.

The elongated design has advantages, such as a straight trajectory and a fairly high accuracy in fighting, but the price paid is the cost.

Tank guns are high-pressure guns, with high bore pressure and short life, and at the same time, they must be absolutely strong, and only the steel with the highest strength can be used to make tank guns.

If you want to make a tank gun longer, it is very difficult, and it is difficult to process.

And now, the output of the German Panther tank is stuck on the barrel, and the Krupp company is working overtime, and it cannot meet the demand.

So, when the 88mm tank gun is successfully studied, you might as well simply use the 88mm tank gun! That's what Knippekamp suggests.

The previous tank, still used the original, and the later one, changed to 88 mm.

The length of the barrel of a tank is expressed in terms of multiple diameters, and how many times the diameter represents how many times the length is the caliber.

At first, the 75-mm long-barreled tank gun was already as high as 70 times the diameter, and the current 88-mm tank gun is only 56 times the diameter. In later generations, it can be seen that the 55 times the diameter of the tank gun is already the limit, and there is almost no longer than this, generally more than 40 times the diameter.

Knippekamp said, looking at Ciric with his eyes, hoping to get an affirmative answer from Ciric's eyes.

Sure enough, Ciric nodded: "This proposal is necessary, and it needs to be compared and demonstrated in detail, if the plan is feasible, I personally have no opinion." ”

Germany, like to engage in long times the diameter, the later King Tiger, the 88 mm gun was increased to 71 times the diameter, and now, the engineers under his command can consider from the perspective of cost and output, which has made Ciric very satisfied.

He thought for a moment and continued: "At the same time, it is also possible to carry out the next generation of pre-research, such as a tank gun with a caliber of 100 mm. ”

If we follow the old path in history, in the later stage, when the Tiger tank gun is not enough, it is time to increase the diameter, it is better to pre-develop a larger caliber tank gun from now on.

The caliber of the tank gun, not the bigger the better, after all, unlike a warship, there is enough space to install an automatic loader, if the caliber is too large, such as more than 120 mm, for the loader, it is definitely a physical job.

At the same time, the larger the caliber, the fewer shells can be accommodated inside the tank, which is not conducive to continuous combat.

"Yes." Knibbekamp replied that he had great admiration for the Führer, and that although he was always the one who was on the right line, he was able to listen to the opinions of others, which was commendable.

After the chassis and tank guns were decided, Ciric did not have time to go around the Krupp company, and an urgent piece of information forced him to return to Berlin.

"Our intelligence system has already received definite information, and in two or three days, the British navy is about to make a long voyage." Back in Berlin, Reinhardt spoke to Shirek.

It is impossible for the navy to carry out activities overnight, and it is necessary to make preparations in advance.

For example, all kinds of food, canned food, flour, fresh water, etc., need to be transported to the dock, loaded onto ships, and fuel must also be loaded, and the officers and men of the navy must part with their loved ones from the land, raise the level of vigilance, and be ready to set off at any time.

Therefore, even if there is no intelligence on high-ranking personnel, the activities of the British Navy can be deduced from these clues alone.

And now, the battle in Poland has just ended, and originally, Ciric planned to repair for a few months and then accumulate some strength before launching the scheduled attack, but now, there is no time.

What attack? An attack on the British Navy, of course!

In World War II, the German Air Force and Army showed their strong strength, in contrast, the German Navy basically did nothing, especially when Bismarck was sunk, Germany was left with only submarines, and after the failure of the wolf pack tactics, there was no other choice but to shrink and wait for death.

And now, since Ciric has crossed over, since he has become the Führer of Germany, this World War II, of course, has many differences.

For example, now, Ciric needs to crush the British fleet as soon as the war starts!

This plan, which is top secret, codenamed Peace Bay, and the real goal is to raid the Plymouth Naval Base, the largest in the United Kingdom!

This plan, Ciric was inspired by the Pearl Harbor plan of later generations, Britain is an old naval power, and in World War II, it is precisely because of the existence of the Royal Fleet that the German navy had to shrink.

As soon as Bismarck came out to cruise, the British were sunk, completely dispelling Hitler's trust in the navy, so that the navy was left with only submarines.

And now, it's about beating the British Navy to the ground!

Now, the people present were the highest-ranking generals of Germany, and when they got the plan for the Gulf of Peace, they couldn't help but have their eyelids jumping wildly, especially Brauchitsch, who said in an almost trembling voice: "Aren't we going to declare war on Britain in advance?" ”