"Sir, you're back, we've checked all the tanks, and there's no major glitch. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info However, there are still some small problems that need to be debugged. Seeing Chelsea slowly walking back with a smile on his face, a soldier saluted him respectfully and introduced the vehicle.

"Okay, okay, didn't I say that in my team, I don't need that kind of thing?" Chelsea said, letting the soldier put his arm down. Although Chelsea has an arrogant attitude towards most people, he is very easy-going with the players in his team, of course, this is based on the premise that these players do not disagree with him. Otherwise, the man would have disappeared from the squad the next day.

Looking at the tank in front of him, Chelsea said to the soldiers on the side: "It's a new tank, but it's not much different from Sherman, don't you?" ”

"This ......" was a bit of a dilemma for Chelsea's questioning, but he raised his objections: "I think it's a big step forward to reduce the height. ”

"Humph! That's right, after all, Sherman's car height really needs to be noticed by the designers who are just trying to expand production. Chelsea crossed his arms and agreed with his men.

The new tank, which received different evaluations from the two men, was the vehicle that Trood had Hans sketch and report to his superiors, and it was also the vehicle that Chelsea's squad was equipped with - the American-made T20E3 medium tank.

The T20 tank is a new series after the M4 Sherman, and the biggest difference between it and the M4 series is that the driving wheels are rear-mounted, and the direct benefit of this design is that the height of the vehicle can be reduced (the height of the M4 is 2.97M, and the height of the T20 is 2.65M). The difference in vehicle height makes it easy for the two tanks to distinguish them from the outside, but in addition to this, the T20 largely follows the equipment of the M4 series, which is also inseparable from the US military's promotion of mass production and versatility.

The immediate benefit of this is, first of all, its absolute advantage in terms of production compared to the German way of changing tank models on a large scale (not to mention production capacity here). In addition, the versatility of a large number of equipment also makes it easier for US combat vehicles to be repaired, and when different combat vehicles are fighting at the same time, parts can also be replaced between different vehicle types, which is an unattainable thing for the German army with various equipment specifications.

However, the disadvantages brought by this design scheme are also obvious, that is, the design leadership is inferior to the German army, and the combat effectiveness of a single tank is not as good as the German combat vehicles of the same period, which is also one thing that most American soldiers only discovered after going to the battlefield, so they also reflected with their superiors, but even if it is a wealthy American army, because it lacks experience in this area compared to the Soviet Union and Germany, it is not fast to think about it.

The T20E3 medium tanks, which are now installed in the Chelsea squad, are still prototypes after several updates, and they have undergone several updates and changes before being completed on the E3 sub-model. And given Chelsea's outstanding performances and connections, it is no surprise that these vehicles are in his hands.

Unlike most Sherman tanks, the T20E3 is armed with a 76mm Gun-M1A1C gun, which is different from the 75mm gun that the Sherman is equipped with. This makes it a little stronger than Sherman in terms of firepower, but if its level is compared with the Leopard in the Trood team, even if it is slightly higher in caliber, but because of the double diameter of the body, it is completely inferior to the latter in terms of armor penetration and shooting accuracy. If it is compared with the 85 mm caliber main gun equipped with the T-34-85 in Andrey's squad, it is also slightly inferior in power, so it can be said that its firepower is at a relatively big disadvantage in front of the two squads of Trod and Andrey.

And its advantage, the most obvious is the car height just mentioned. Although the T20 series is an upgraded version of the M4 series, it does not make the tank bigger and bigger like the German army, but uses the changes in the power system to lower the height of the vehicle, and the body height is also an important parameter that affects the frontal protection ability of the tank, so it can be said that it is completely up a grade in terms of protection ability.

In addition, the T20E3 is equipped with a 470-horsepower Ford-GAN-V8 gasoline engine, although it is not a little less than the Leopard 700-horsepower Maybach HL230P30 engine, but its weight of 30 tons is a full third lighter than the Leopard's 45 tons, so that the thrust-to-weight ratio of the two cars is already T20E3 surpassing. Due to the lower weight of the T20E3, the wear and tear of various parts of the body is much smaller than that of the leopard, and it can give full play to its potential strength, so it can be said to be better than the leopard in terms of maneuverability.

However, the T-34-85 in the same Andrey squad has a 500 horsepower/V-2-34M diesel engine with a vehicle weight of only 32 tons, which completely exceeds the first two in terms of thrust-to-weight ratio. Moreover, the passing performance of the T-34-85 is also better than that of the Leopard and T20E3, which allows it to run freely on more and more complex terrain. So when it comes to maneuverability, Chelsea's T20E3 doesn't actually take too much advantage.

However, it should be noted that the current Chelsea squad is exactly the same as the original Trode and Andre squad - a pure medium tank configuration, and it is the same model. Although this configuration scheme limits the multi-faceted combat capability of this squad, it has a better integrity when mobilizing. Compared to the Troud squad, which has a heavyweight like Ferdinand, it doesn't know how much better it is in terms of overall mobility (similarly, Andrey also has the IS-2 on his side, although it still has good mobility compared to the Tiger, but it is never comparable to a medium tank like the T20E3).

"We should have taken good care of the tank recently, we should have an opponent." After saying this lightly, Chelsea looked up at the somewhat gray sky and couldn't help but smile meaningfully......