"Bell!"

There was a loud crash of steel, and the Russians on the position vaguely seemed to see the shadow of the shell as it was ricocheted.

"No, it's impossible, it's impossible to see so clearly, it must be an illusion!"

The commander of the T-34/76 tank muttered incredulously when he saw the shells fired by the 76 gun being ricocheted.

It's no wonder he said that, knowing that in the Russian intelligence, the T34 tank he was driving was very good against German tanks No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4, and...

"And there's no mention of this monster in the intelligence!!"

Looking at the huge tanks that sometimes marched and sometimes stopped shooting, like a leisurely stroll on the battlefield, the commander couldn't believe his eyes.

"Impossible, this kind of thing is absolutely impossible...", the commander said to the loader next to him, the T-34 has a total of 4 crew members, and the commander is a part-time gunner, no wonder he is so surprised.

The loader also didn't seem to believe that his attack was ineffective, so he nodded after hearing the commander's words.

"Understood."

As he spoke, the loader had already begun to reload, so not long after he finished speaking, the shells were already loaded.

Before the loader could start loading, the commander had already begun to aim at the monster driving in the distance, so when the loader finished loading, the commander who had already aimed at the target hurriedly opened fire and fired the 76mm shell at the target.

Since this is a real battlefield. Instead of a game, with a distance of several hundred meters, it is impossible to aim at the target as easily as in the game. Even down to the top of the turret or something, the commander can only aim at the middle of the turret and hull of the tank that is moving by.

After all, the target of this part is large, and at the same time, it is the easiest to hit, even if the shell is missed, it can hit other parts.

And the commander and loader are still very confident in their own vehicles, after all, there have been no tanks that they can't penetrate in the past...

However...

"Bell!"

"Bounced !!"

Listening to the sound of shells bouncing off even in the midst of gunfire, the driver of the T-34 exclaimed.

If once is just a coincidence, then two times in a row may really prove something.

Just when the crew members of the T-34 were all there at a loss. The rest of the people in the position also seemed to notice what was happening here, several T-34s turned their guns on the approaching monster, and the infantry on the position also had anti-tank weapons ready.

However, in the midst of this rain of bullets, the tank was still advancing steadily, and there seemed to be more tanks following behind it...

"Boom!"

After a slight pause, the slow-moving tank aimed at a T-34...

The large-caliber tank gun easily lifted the turret of the T-34, and all the crew members sitting inside were killed on the spot.

Just before the commander could react, the incoming tank had already aimed at another T-34, just in the blink of an eye. The T-34, which was only fifty or sixty meters away, had already turned into a ball of fire...

"Damn. What to do now..."

Looking at the tank that seemed to be about to aim its guns at himself, the commander gritted his teeth.

At this time, the commander actually saw that the mobility of the tank on the opposite side was not very good, so the driving speed was very slow along the way―――――― at least it was definitely inferior to his T-34. If nothing else, just look at the volume of the tank on the other side.

If there is a numerical advantage, the best thing to do is to rely on the mobility of the T-34 itself. Moving to the side or even behind the tank at high speeds, even if the tank was strong, it would never be able to defend against the T-34's 76mm guns at short distances―――――― at least in the commander's opinion.

However, at this time, the Russian Red Army, after the losses in the early stage of the war, had little armored force left, especially the only few armored units near Moscow. So now the Russians do not have an advantage even in numbers, if they really rush forward at this time. It's just a suicide ......, you must know that they are not close to that tank now, even if a few T-34s in the vicinity rush up, it will only make people name one by one, not to mention that there are a few No. 3 and No. 4 behind that monster...

And the order from the higher authorities was to hold the position, and not rush out and play with the Germans ...

It's just that if you don't rush, I guess you won't have a chance to rush again...

Just when the Russians on the battlefield began to feel a little desperate, the German driver in the tank opposite laughed triumphantly. The commander of the tank even leaned out of the body and wiped the frontal armor that had just been hit, and there was nothing on the armor except for a few white scratches...

In the early days of the war, especially during the Germans' Operation Barbarossa, most of the armoured units were armed with tanks No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4. Although these tanks cannot be called garbage, except for the fourth, the second and third are not much better.

Historically, the Germans were able to fight so easily in the "Barbarossa Operation" entirely because the strength of the Germans themselves was on the same level as the Russian scum...

However, in this era, the Germans developed two more models of tanks ...

Five, and six...

There are two other names for these two tanks, the Leopard and the Tiger...

Historically, work on the design of heavy tanks began in the late 1930s, and development began in the spring of 1937, with several twists and turns. By 1941 Henschel and three other competitors, (Porsche, M, and Daimler?) Mercedes-Benz) submitted a design scheme for the previous tank of about 35 tons and equipped with a 75mm gun. However, after summarizing the threat of the Charles series and the Saint-Samont tanks in the French operation, the Germans found that the 88-mm anti-aircraft guns of the ground air defense forces had been defeated by more than 20 British and French tanks in an illegal operation. In 1938, there was a strong demand in the Congress that the 88-mm gun be installed on the new tank.

However, it was the Russian T-34 that really stimulated the appearance of the Tiger, according to Erwin Henschel, a designer of Henschel. Adler said: "The military experts were shocked to find that there was no tank in the German armored forces at that time that could match the T-34. ”

The T-34 made its debut in real combat. On June 22, 1941 near Grodno (in Belarus). Its appearance was very surprising to the Germans, who found that their main tanks were far inferior to the T-34 at that time, and only a few artillery pieces could destroy the T34 at a long distance, which was called the "T-34 Shock".

As a result, the customization standards were immediately raised, including an increase in the weight of the vehicle to 45 tons and an 88mm gun. The prototype of the new tank had to be April 20, 1942. Adolph? Hitler's birthday. Due to the limited development time, the original lighter chassis design was retained. The increased weight makes some components need to withstand more pressure, so the reliability and stability of the car are relatively reduced.

So, in fact, these two tanks should not have appeared in this period, however...

Historically, the Germans were greatly limited in their development of armaments due to the limitations of the Treaty of Versailles, and this condition was greatly improved after the signing of the Treaty of Raballo with the Russians.

The treaty was made at the Genoa Conference by the Russian Soviet Foreign Minister Georgi? Chicherin and German Foreign Minister Walter? Ratnau. By this way, the two countries renounced their territorial and monetary claims to each other after the Brest-Litovsk Treaty and the First World War. And. The two countries also agreed to normalize diplomacy and "cooperate amicably." Economically mutually beneficial".

Behind the treaty, however, there was a secret treaty under which Germany was able to send its sergeants to Russia for training. On November 5, 1922, the two countries signed an additional agreement in Berlin, extending the terms to the Russian-controlled Soviets of Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and the Far Eastern Republics. …,

However, in this day and age. Because of the friendly relations between China and Germany, although Germany still signed the Treaty of Raballo with Russia as in history, it did not sign the secret treaty behind it as in history, but instead signed the secret treaty behind it, it was replaced by China...

After signing a secret treaty with China, Germany was allowed to conduct military training in China―――――― there were enough places in China anyway. Just scratch a piece out and come out.

In addition to allowing military training in China, Germany has also exchanged views with China in many places. Naturally, this also includes military technology. After all, Germany was once a first-class power before the defeat of the war, and even post-war China has something to learn from Germany.

In the same way, China's superiority in some areas is what Germany needs.

Among them, there are tanks...

Although Yan Guang is not a military expert, Yan Guang's understanding of the concept of tanks still surpasses many people in this era, and it is for this reason that China has always maintained a leading position in tanks.

And in the First World War, the Germans also understood the true meaning of tanks.

In addition, Germany also designed tanks during the First World War, so there were many exchanges between engineers between the two countries after the war.

Although this exchange was limited, it was through this exchange that the Germans understood that the [AV7] they had designed during the war was not a tank at all, but only an "armored car"...

Compared with British and German-designed tanks, the French Renault tank is more in line with the concept of a tank―――――― although this tank is too small.

In the exchange with the Chinese engineers, the Germans have also tested several types of exchange products in China, and this exchange has also made the Germans make great progress in tanks―――――― at least they will not be building a guy like the AV7.

However, in the process of exchange, the Germans also realized their own shortcomings.

Especially in the face of the Chinese Type 15 medium tank and a modified version of the Type 16 light tank ...

The original Type 15 tank weighed 30 tons and was powered by a water-cooled V-shaped eight-cylinder engine "Espano? Siza "200 hp engine, road speed 9-15 km / h. Off-road 4-8 km/h, armament is a 75mm L/70 tank gun + 12.7mm side-by-side machine gun and a 12.7mm heavy machine gun with shield on the turret. The turret and hull are 50mm frontal armor, and 25mm sideways and rear.

The Type 16 tank had a total weight of 13 tons and a domestic water-cooled V-shaped eight-cylinder "Star Speed" 200-horsepower engine. Highway speed 30 km / h, off-road 20 km / h. The armament is a 20mm L55 tank gun + 8mm parallel machine gun, the turret and hull front armor is 50mm, and the side and rear are 20mm.

(The British Mark 1 weighed 28 tons, and the German AV7 also had 30 tons, so it was nothing to build a 30-ton tank in World War I.)

After embracing the ideas of the Chinese engineers, the German engineers also designed several models of tanks. Historically, due to the restrictions of the treaty, the Germans could only secretly engage in tank research, but in China they could do it with great fanfare, so tanks like No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 were developed much earlier than in history, and their performance was similar to that of Type 15 and Type 16 tanks.

It's just that just when the Germans designed tanks like the two, three and four, in China the modifications of the Type 15 and Type 16 were already in service ...

The reason why it is said that it is an improved and not a new model is because there are not many improvements in these two types of tanks.

When studying the 15th and 16th formulas, due to technical limitations. So the engineers at that time could only use a 200-horsepower gasoline engine. But with the passage of time. China has also made a lot of progress in engine technology, especially in diesel engines, when the latest diesel engines have even reached 500 horsepower...... China is not like Germany. After occupying the Caucasus, Iraq and other oil-producing areas, there is no shortage of oil and other resources, as for rare metals or something. It's not everywhere in China, but it's actually too much.

In addition, the newly developed diesel engine was superior to the gasoline engine in terms of power and other aspects, and the government at that time did not have financial pressure, so it became a matter of course that all tanks would be replaced with diesel engines in the future.

And after replacing it with a new more powerful engine, the original Type 15 and Type 16 tanks also got a big leap in performance.

Like the original Type 15 tank, the road speed was only 9-15 km / h. Off-road is only 4-8 km/h, after a new engine. This speed has been greatly improved. As for the frontal armor of the hull and turret, which was originally only 50mm thick, it was replaced with a 100mm thick...

Since the original design of the Type 15 and Type 16 was based on the mature hulls of later generations, and the performance was limited only because of the engine technology, engineers mainly improved these two types of tanks in the future.

Therefore, before the T-34 was launched, the [15 Modified Tank] had reached and surpassed the T-34―――――― although this timeline was only a few years in advance, but this can be regarded as the benefit of fewer detours.

Before the outbreak of the war, because the relationship between the two countries was still quite close at that time, the German Wehrmacht and the Chinese Wehrmacht also did several military exercises, and in the course of the exercises, German tanks and Chinese tanks had met each other many times, but to the surprise of the Germans, their tanks were not opponents of Chinese tanks at all in the course of the exercises, even the latest No. 4 tank in service in Germany at that time.

Such a result is undoubtedly unacceptable to the Germans, not to mention that their leading boss is still Hitler, a madman...

Although the relationship between the two countries was quite close at that time, Hitler could never tolerate the inferiority of his country's tanks to other countries, and it was in this situation that not long after the completion of tanks 3 and 4, the latest tanks 5 and 6 were launched...

Since Chinese designers have had many exchanges in the past, German designers are deeply convinced of the "simplification" and "generalization" proposed by Chinese designers, both of which can reduce production costs and improve production efficiency...

So when designing No. 5 and No. 6, the German designer also incorporated this concept into it.

So the historical [Leopard] and [Tiger] appeared in advance, not to mention how much the performance has improved, at least in terms of simplification, the effect is still great...

There is no doubt that Hitler regarded the Tiger and Leopard as a sure weapon to overwhelm the Chinese tanks. Therefore, these two types are in the point of tucking and hiding both in the design stage and in the production stage.

It was only because the [Barbarossa Operation] was extremely important this time that Hitler took out these two types of tanks. Everything was just as Hitler thought, these two types of tanks were indeed powerful. The T-34, which the Russians are proud of, is no match at all, and even the KV-2 tank, which has caused a lot of trouble for the Germans in history, is only slightly better than the T-34 in the face of the Tiger 88mm tank gun...

In fact, the Germans were able to advance so smoothly, and the performance of the Leopard and Tiger contributed to it, but it was limited by the level of the engine, and the Leopard was too poor. This is also the reason why the Tiger did not show up until near Moscow ...

"When our leopard and tiger poses appear in front of the Chinese, I really want to see how the Chinese look!"

On the day of the Panther and Tiger service, Hitler said so ...

Well, leaving aside whether this statement is correct or not, at least after completing the Type 15 modification, the Chinese engineers did not stop, but continued to move to the next level......, for example...

Design a tank of the first class of the updated ...

In fact, after the improved versions of Type 15 and Type 16 came out, domestic engineers have begun to design a new level of tanks according to the requirements of the Army, after all, the total weight of Type 15 is only 30 tons. The new turret is only more than 30 tons. As for the Type 16, it is only more than 10 tons...

So the engine power of these two tanks is enough after reaching 500 horsepower, and no matter how high it is, it will not improve much performance...

In this case, new design work began.

According to their own requirements. The army submitted bids to domestic arsenals and automobile factories for the design of a 45-ton medium tank and a 60-ton heavy tank ...

Although the weight of these two tanks was somewhat impressive, it was due to the fact that the latest 750 hp diesel engine was almost ready for development. So the engineers are still more confident...

After the bidding, domestic companies and enterprises are very competitive, after all, the domestic automobile industry has been very developed after so many years. However, in the end, it was the two companies owned by Yan Guang who won the bid―――――― because Yan Guang, who was preparing to re-run for president at the time, also participated in the design, although it was only the exterior design...

The two types of tanks designed by Yan Guang were designed with a total weight of 45 tons and a crew of 5 people. The hull armor is 100mm/60mm/40mm, and the turret armor is 120mm/60mm/60mm. Equipped with the latest 750 hp diesel engine, the main armament is an 85mm L/71 tank gun and a 12.7mm side-by-side machine gun, as well as a machine gun at the top of the turret...

As for the latter, the weight is 60 tons, the crew is 5 people, the hull armor is 150mm/80mm/80mm, the turret armor is 200mm/100mm/100mm, and the former is also equipped with a 750 horsepower diesel engine, the main armament is a 105mm L/68 tank gun + a 12.7mm parallel machine gun, and there is also a 12.7mm machine gun with a shield at the top of the turret...

If these two types of tanks are successfully designed, not to mention anything else, at least there is no problem in comprehensively overpowering the German Leopard and Tiger, as for the appearance...

The former is like the Black Panther 2 in history, and the latter is similar to the Tiger King...

It's just that the weight of the two is lighter than the historical prototype, which is also a matter of no way, after all, limited by engine technology, if you really make a tiger king of more than 60 tons, it is no different from a small car pulling a big car...

So far, these two types of tanks have begun to enter the stage of small batch production, after the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, the Communist government has exported a batch of Type 15 and Type 16 tanks to Russia, in fact, these tanks are because of the emergence of these two new tanks and retired and mothballed second-hand goods...

Of course, after all, it is a newly designed tank, so there are still some problems with these two types of tanks, but because the military is willing to spend money, the problem is also solved quickly.

As for performance?

In a famous WOT game in later generations, there was a sentence...

"Want to stop the King Tiger tank? That's impossible! ”

This sentence once became a joke, because in the game, the D series faced tanks that appeared a few years later, so there are few times when they don't suffer, even the most famous Tiger and Tiger King in World War II, especially the Tiger type, there is a meow-style alias, no way, after all, it is a game developed by the Russians, so it is natural to give preferential treatment to their own tanks, not to mention that later a French shareholder also joined...

However, in reality...

But they are out-and-out powerhouses...

Hmm, although in the end they were all drowned in the sea of T-34 ...

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