Chapter 1220: Failure
A few minutes later, in the German bridgehead, Hans was helping Andrey's squad to check the situation of the tank, although he seemed unhappy at first, but the battle was far from over, so it was their squad's duty to keep them in a better state.
And Andre, the real captain of this squad, was sitting at the other end with a cigarette in his mouth at this time. No one bothered him, because they knew how much the battle had taken on Andre - the whole process had been carried out under Andrei's meticulous command, and if Andrei had been negligent in the process, they would not have been able to sit here now.
Although none of the tanks were fatally wounded, it was naturally impossible to break through from the situation just now, and it was naturally impossible to be unscathed. As Hans and Og continued to inspect them, more and more faults were discovered on these vehicles—from damage to radio equipment and sighting equipment, to engine and turret failures, and even armor cracking.
Although most of the battles below were only defensive battles, so none of these tanks really failed to exert their combat effectiveness at all, but even so, their situation is really not optimistic.
Because Andrey's tank doesn't have many replaceable parts, Hans can still lend a helping hand to solve small problems that can be repaired, such as some tracks. But as long as it needs a slightly more difficult fix, there is no way to do it.
However, when inspecting the fault, Hans found that Andrey's 136 project was obviously more elaborate in its workmanship compared to the other Soviet tanks he had taken over. For example, many small parts that the Soviets didn't care about were quite good.
Of course, Hans would not be surprised if he knew the origin of the 136 project. After all, this is what the Soviet army specially supplied Andrei, and let him represent the Soviet army as a face, so the workmanship naturally cannot be too bad.
However, even if it is said that its workmanship is good, this sentence is only for the Soviet army itself. In fact, if it is really fair, even the sophistication of this set of 136 projects is far inferior to the tanks of Germany and the United States. Perhaps in terms of durability, it can be compared with the German tanks that are now becoming more and more overloaded, but compared to the American tanks, it is really inferior to the real ones.
And the most unacceptable thing for Hans is the air filter used by these Soviet tanks. In general, the air filters installed on this batch of 136 projects are already the best air filters he has seen on Soviet tanks-
For example, the air filters on the previous T-34, KV or T-34-85 were almost all welded by hand, and they were all made quickly. The solder joints on it are very irregular, and there is even no shortage of breakpoints in some places. This makes the air poured into the engine contain too many impurities, and when burning, it will naturally cause excessive losses to the engine.
Moreover, in Hans's view, as long as such an air filter is used for a while, it will inevitably cause congestion, resulting in insufficient air supply to the inside of the engine, which will also reduce the horsepower supply of the engine. Therefore, Hans said that it was incomprehensible that such a pretty good engine should be equipped with such an inferior air filter.
However, according to what Hans learned from Og, this air filter seems to be able to ensure normal operation after instant cleaning, and the specific time is about three combat hours for a cleaning cycle. But unfortunately, in fact, with the combat methods of Andrei's squad, it is difficult for them to guarantee that they will be able to do this. Therefore, in the maintenance of the engine, they do have some loopholes.
However, when Hans wanted to continue to talk about this engine, he thought that he was actually not qualified to talk about this set of equipment of the Soviet army at all. Because even if the German army's engine system is serious and rigorous, because the vehicle itself is too heavy, the engine is overloaded many times. Especially the Ferdinand in Amphitri, the probability of its failure is much higher than that of the Soviet army.
And in this way, he is really a little envious of the equipment of the US military, although they do not have the upper hand in firepower and protection, but in terms of durability, the IV and T-34 compared with Sherman, are not as durable as it, which is an indisputable fact.
Before Hans left, he still glanced back at these 136 projects, and I have to say that this is the best bulletproof tank he has ever seen. Although the space of the interior members is extremely cramped, and even the treatment of the driver is somewhat inhumane, safety is guaranteed.
It's hard to imagine what would have happened if it had been their German squad that had been besieged just now......
Until the overhaul was completed, Andrei sat on the side without looking back once. Because he knows very well that he is already a loser in this battle. Regardless of the final result, he has fallen behind in the competition against Trode. And judging from the current enemy, as well as his own equipment, it is impossible to catch up.
However, not only that, but it is also a big problem to report for repair after the war, these batch of 136 projects are all experimental combat vehicles, not to mention the German side, even in the Soviet Union, there are few places that can repair this batch of 136 projects. And if it really needs to be transferred back to the country for repairs, then it will be quite detrimental to the next progress.
Originally, at this time, Anton usually came to help him solve problems, but because he needed to act as an intermediate translator for Hans and Oger, Anton could only put Andre's side first. However, after a brief repair, Anton also found Andre as soon as possible, as he had always done before.
"Whew...... Well done just now, if you don't come again, I'm a little dangerous......"
When Anton just sat down, Andre first mentioned the matter of Anton supporting him just now, although Andre did not directly thank Anton , but Anton also understood that this was Andrei's way of thanking others.
After all, if you want to hear the word 'thank you' from Andre's stubborn mouth, it's really hard to reach the sky......