Chapter 813: Not bad
Although Anton persuaded Andre and Xia Bing to make up for sleep, both of them were ready to continue to struggle for a day, and no one went to sleep. However www.biquge.info judging from the day's operations, the Germans did not seem to be in a hurry to attack, and they should be sorting out the wreckage after yesterday's sneak attack.
Andre had tossed for a day yesterday and had a heart-pounding journey at night, and now his head was still a little sluggish, although he could barely keep up with the needs of the battle, but it was not possible to find something to activate his brain.
After thinking about it, Andre still found Bella. However, he came to find Bella, in fact, Andrei mainly came to see this KV-2 heavy tank, because the impression it left on him was too deep, and at the same time, it did not pass the test of actual combat, which made Andrei's curiosity begin to swell more and more.
However, when Andrei asked Bella if she would be able to adapt to the new vehicle, the answer was no. Bella said with a bitter face that she couldn't control this behemoth at all. Although there was a KV-1 as a basis before, to be honest, Bella actually didn't even fully adapt to the KV-1, and although this KV-2 uses the same chassis as the KV-1, there are too many differences, which is really difficult for Bella.
However, although Bella was not yet able to adapt to the tank, she still made a lot of efforts, and in Andrei's absence, she learned more details about the KV-2 than Andrei did through the original crew members. These include problems with the passability of the vehicle, firing while moving, engine load, firing when facing the side of the vehicle, and so on. All in all, there are so many things to watch out for this big monster, and if you don't pay attention, it's likely that you'll be paralyzed before you actually engage the enemy.
Due to the large caliber of the shells, the ammunition and propellant powder of the KV-2 need to be reloaded in two parts, which also leads to more time consumption and more problems in this regard. However, considering the number of possible firing of the KV-2 in real combat, the problem in this regard is not too serious, compared to this. More attention needs to be paid to the problems of mobility and parts reliability.
First of all, the original chassis of the KV-1 was used to load the turret of the KV-1, which can be said to be more matching, although it can be said that there is a certain margin, but at best it can add a little more weight. However, the span from KV-1 to KV-2 is too large, and while the combat effectiveness soars, the burden on the hull of the huge turret also increases exponentially. And because the caliber is too large, the recoil at the time of firing is also quite large, which is a considerable test of the reliability of the parts in the car.
But when it comes to the reliability of the KV-1, it can only be said to be average at best. Compared to the T-34, which was extremely reliable, the KV-1 had a lot more problems, and the rate of non-combat damage was much higher than that of the T-34. And when the KV-1 is equipped with a large turret and upgraded to the KV-2, this ratio will definitely increase. And such a maverick tank is also an absolute disaster for the logistics department.
Of course, Andre doesn't care how the logistics will complain, after all, after his squad has been reorganized to be composed of a variety of tanks, the logistics side has begun to complain, but he can show dazzling achievements every time to gag the mouths of those people. However, this is not to say that Andre has a contemptuous mentality for these staff who do not go to the front line, they work to protect themselves in battle, and Andrei also understands this. But to understand clearly, Andre didn't think that anything was more important than his own and the team's lives, and in desperation, he had to suffer them.
In his opinion, as long as it can guarantee that this tank will not have any problems when fighting. But Andrei is not an idealist after all, you must know that if you want to make this tank not have problems in battle, in addition to the efforts of the logistics staff and the care of God, it is also necessary to choose the right method to use it, this is his problem.
With other things to do, Andrey's knowledge of the tank was scratching the surface at best, but now he had time to dig deeper.
First of all, Andrey had to get acquainted with the size of this tank. Although this is the simplest and easiest part to understand from the outside, Andre has to understand it in great detail. After all, in many cases, he can't get out of his tank and then guide the other team's tanks into a firing position and fine-tune it. The easiest way to avoid this awkward point is to imprint the size of the entire tank in your mind, and when you observe the terrain, you can quickly find the corresponding position.
Since the 217 squad was previously composed of pure T-34 series tanks, Andrei did not put much effort into this area, but his ability was not low. Out of familiarity with his own tanks, Andre was also able to immediately place his team's tanks in a key position in the heat of battle. However, this skill took a toll when Andrei's squad added other types of vehicles.
First Anton's Su-85, then Natalia's KV-1, and now another KV-2, these are units that need to be thought about separately. Moreover, compared with the T-34, which is a panacea, these tanks are also subject to more restrictions, so now Andrey's efforts in this area have become several times greater than before.
Andrei climbed onto the KV-2 and began to measure the KV-2 directly with his body. For him, those values on paper are really a bit empty, and if they are not measured by some real things, they will lack a sense of reality, and they will be hesitant when making choices, and the error rate will be higher. And the best thing to measure these things is his own limbs, of course, Andrei never thought that he might be missing an arm or leg on the battlefield or something.
Seeing Andre standing on top of his 'own tank' and turning over and over, Bella didn't know how to help, so she had to stand and watch honestly. Looking at it, Bella smiled and said in a very small voice, "Maybe that's it, it's not bad......" (To be continued.) )