In the history of mankind, in fact, there has been a type of parade tank.

What is a parade tank? It refers to tanks that have hardly experienced any real combat except for appearing on the parade ground. It can be said that the mission of the birth of this type of tank is to use it for military parades―――――― what do you say, is it India's Arjun tank?

That's right, India's Arjun tank is indeed a very famous parade tank, but this time it is not this 'failure' of the Indians or the shame in the history of tanks, but the T-35 heavy tank that was equipped in the history of Soviet Russia and often used on the parade ground...

The T-35 heavy tank was designed by the N174 machine qì factory named after Marshal Voroshilov in the Soviet Union, mass-produced by the Kharkov Steam Locomotive Factory in 1933, began to be installed in the Soviet Red Army in 1936, and ceased production in 1939. In total, more than 60 vehicles were produced.

In the early days of tank development, many people thought that tanks should be like cruisers at sea, with a large number of guns and thick armor, so there were more than one turret ―――――― 'Land Cruiser' cruisers.

There is no doubt that the T-35 with its five turrets is such a cruiser on land.

The T-35 tank had a combat total weight of 50 tons and a crew of up to 11 people. You can imagine what kind of monster this was in that era. Of course, it was not only Soviet Russia that created this kind of monster, but the British also made similar monsters, but they were inferior to Soviet Russia in all aspects.

For future generations, of course, it is clear that such a monster is actually just a strong outsider. There is hardly any practical value to speak of. But for this era, which is still in the enlightenment stage of tank development, the T-35 has 5 turrets, 3 guns, and 5 machine guns. In the 30s of the 20th century, it was a 'land warship' with superior firepower.

In the 30s of the 20th century, at the time of the military parade on Red Square in Moscow for the first time of the T-35. The USSR proved to the world its ability to create the most complex and heavy tanks. For a while, the T-35 became the pride of the Soviet military industry. Germany, France, Britain and other military powers highly regarded it as the standard for multi-turret tanks, and they have followed suit.

However, some T-35s like Nezha, although they look very powerful, have poor combat performance.

The reason is also very simple, as a heavy tank weighing forty or fifty tons, the T-35 is not only poorly maneuverable, but even has poor protection. The artillery was also not powerful enough. It is not able to destroy the enemy's new tanks, but also cannot withstand the attack of anti-tank weapons. And it is tall and big, and it has become the best live target on the battlefield.

In the final analysis, the T-35 was designed and produced only as an infantry support weapon and was not at all an opponent of a single-turret specialized tank.

In fact, you only need to imagine that the T-35, which weighs tens of tons, has an actual armor thickness of only 10 to 30 mm, and you can imagine how failed this tank is.

It is for this reason that after the T-35, Soviet Russia has never thought too much about turret tanks. Then. The entire land is also dominated by single-turret tanks.

From World War II until the end of the Cold War and the advent of a new era, the land of the planet was occupied by single-turret tanks. As for the former multi-turret god cult, it has completely sunk. By Yan Shao's time, it could basically only be stored as an exhibit in a museum.

Here is talking about India's parade tank, among military fans of later generations. The name of the Arjun tank can almost be described as thunderous. It's not about how powerful this tank is, but because it's a shame in the tank world.

The design of the earliest Arjun tank. It was the Indian Ministry of Defence that assigned the task of research and development to the Combat Vehicle Research and Development Centre in March 1982. After spending 300 million rupees on development, the Indian Tank Research and Development Bureau developed two prototypes. By the beginning of 1988, the Indian Tank Research and Development Bureau had developed 10 prototypes. In 1996, the Indian government decided to start mass production of the tank at the tank factory in Awadi, and it seems that things have gone very smoothly at this point.

But in fact, until Yan Shao crossed, this tank was not able to actually form combat capability. The website of the US weekly "Defense News" reported on May 8, 2015 that an Indian army officer confirmed that most of India's self-made 'Arjun' MK1 main battle tanks had been stopped because of technical problems and difficulty in importing some parts. "Seventy-five percent of the Army's 124 such tanks are no longer functional," the officer said.

Here's another funny thing that happened in India, and that was in 2010. The chief of staff of the Southern Command of the Indian Navy at that time, a well-known Indian anti-submarine expert, Satyendra? Singh? Major General Jamawar was killed by a headshot from a firearm that accidentally went off.

If that's all it looks like, it doesn't look like anything.

The key is that this Indian major general hung up because the gun accidentally misfired when he was holding the gun and looking at it along the muzzle.

At that time, he wanted to do his own shooting training, and at first he was armed with an INSAS rifle made in India, and then he grabbed a 9mm caliber Italian-made 'Beretta' pistol. Who knew that two shots in a row were dumb fire. In desperation, Jamawar picked up the gun and took a closer look, wanting to see if there was something wrong with the muzzle, and did not want the gun to accidentally 'go off' at this moment.

I have to say that as a soldier, it is really a helpless thing to die under such a plot full of accidents.

At least for many soldiers, if they die so nonsensically, it is definitely a dead thing.

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There is no doubt that a tank like the T-35, no matter how powerful and beautiful it looks, is actually just a tank that can only be used for military parades. If they are allowed to go to war, it is purely an act of seeking death.

At least those T-35s that went to the Soviet-German battlefield that year. Basically, it was either destroyed by the Germans, or it broke down due to a malfunction or other reasons.

Anyway, though. If this kind of thing is seen by people who see it for the first time, it will definitely cause a great sense of shock. After all, no matter what. These are some tall and mighty things.

And right now, the reason why Zhu Erdian and the others are looking dumbfounded is because at this moment, it is a team of 'multi-turret' tanks driving in front of them at this moment...

And when the tanks drove in front of the tower, the narrator never said anything more than 'this is the latest heavy tank of the Wehrmacht'...

Not because he didn't want to say more, but because she didn't know what to say at all, and that's all the information she was given above.

This situation naturally made Zhu Erdian and the others regret it for a while. But the most important thing for them at the moment is to carefully observe the tanks below. After all, the impact of these unprecedented monsters on them is too great.

"How many tons does this thing weigh..."

Just when Zhu Erdian was still shocked, he heard the new American ambassador Robert on the side almost amazed.

At the same time, perhaps because of the same feelings, someone on the side also whispered.

"I guess it's about fifty tons..."

"Probably not, but it's pretty much the same."

"Did you see, there are as many as five turrets in this tank, and the middle turret should be equipped with a 75mm caliber gun. The caliber of the gun should be the same as the previous assault gun, and the caliber of the other four turrets should also be around 30mm, and in addition, there seems to be a light machine gun on top of the four small turrets..."

That's right. The multi-turret heavy tank below is indeed equipped with five turrets, judging by the appearance. It is almost no different from the T-35 of later generations. Even in terms of volume, it is quite possible to be a piece larger than the T-35.

Equally. In addition to the main gun, which is equipped with a main gun, the other four turrets are also equipped with a 30mm caliber secondary gun. And armed with a light machine gun of 8mm caliber. However, this time the machine gun is not in parallel, but is installed directly above the secondary gun―――――― no way, although the volume of the turret is not small, but after all, there is still no way to compare with the main gun, so in order to save space, it can only be set up in this way.

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Looking at the shocked looks of those people below, Yan Shao couldn't help but show a smile.

"Looks like our plan is successful..."

"yes." Hearing Yan Shao say this, Jiang Baili and Cai Ye and the others who had just come up also showed a hint of a smile. "The plan is indeed very successful, it looks like these people have been fooled, and then we just need to watch the excitement."

In the course of the conversation between several people, almost none of them glanced at the multi-turret tank platoon below, as if they were completely uninterested, which was very different from the others in the square at this time.

You know, almost all of the people below look like they want to rush down and get closer to observe. Compared with it, Yan Shao's attitude was inevitably too indifferent.

But that's not surprising at all...

If people in this era may still be deceived by the appearance of multi-turret tanks, then Yan Shao is absolutely impossible. After all, he was also a standard military fan in later generations, and naturally knew very well that such a thing as a multi-turret tank only flashed for a moment, and after a while, his kung fu was eliminated by the times.

But Yan Shao knows, but other people in this era don't know!

It is precisely because of this relationship that Yan Shao planned such a drama, that is, to get a team of multi-turret tanks out.

To put it simply, there is only one central point of Yan Shao's plan, that is, to deceive Britain and the United States and other countries.

At this stage, China, as the first country to develop tanks, is indeed a leader in this technology. But if China is really stronger than other countries for more than 10 or 20 years, it is absolutely impossible. In fact, they are only because of Yan Shao's advanced concept and Yushi Group's own strong technology. in order to maintain today's leading position.

However, under the pursuit of Britain and the United States and other countries, it is not known how long this advantage can be maintained. Maybe it won't be long, but I'm just a little lazy. Maybe you'll be caught up.

At this time, in order to ensure their leading position, Yan Shao and others only had a few options to choose from.

The first is to constantly widen the distance between itself and other countries to ensure its own dominant position and leading position.

In fact, the government is already doing this, and every year the government invests huge sums of money in various research institutes, in order to maintain its leading position at this stage.

The second is to sabotage these countries, which is a bit more difficult. After all, this kind of thing is not something substantial, and it is not so easy to destroy.

And the third, which is obviously a simpler and more effective way for the national government than the second, is to deceive the other party and make the other side go down a fork in the road.

This is like the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union in the future, and both sides used such tactics to deceive their opponents and waste enough resources during this period.

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Now. Yan Shao not only wants to let Britain and the United States and other countries waste resources, but more importantly, let them go on a fork in the road, wasting time ―――――― time, which is the most important thing.

It only takes a year or two. Yan Shao can ensure that he will not be caught up by his opponent for a long time.

So, it was for this purpose that the new multi-turret tank appeared.

In fact, in the planning of the Wehrmacht. There will only be three or four tanks and armored vehicles that will be equipped in the future. Among them, the Type 22 tank, Type 23 light tank, armored personnel carrier and assault gun that have just appeared will be in the next few years. The Wehrmacht will be mainly equipped with armored vehicles.

Among them, the two-two-style and the two-three style will form a kind of high-low matching. Armored personnel carriers will be in combat. Follow the first two to carry out assault missions to ensure that they will not be thrown off by the first two as in the past when attacking―――――― the speed of the original Type 15 armored vehicle is indeed too slow.

As for assault guns, their main responsibility is to annihilate enemy tanks and vehicles in the course of the battle. At the same time, when the infantry attacked, it undertook the task of fire support, and helped the infantry unit to remove some fortifications such as pillboxes. At the same time, because the cost is much lower than that of tanks, it is also very suitable for large-scale equipment.

Of course, this equipment will definitely not belong to the artillerymen, after all, it will be too troublesome. And for the artillery at this stage, there is obviously no such interest.

Seriously speaking, in fact, in addition to tank assault guns, Yan Shao has many ideas that can be taken out. For example, self-propelled guns and the like, the problem is that if you get them now, won't they be tantamount to being learned by other countries?

After all, unlike assault guns, things like self-propelled guns are somewhat epoch-making.

In addition to self-propelled artillery, there is also self-propelled air defense equipment, which is also conceived by Yan Shao considering future air threats.

It's just that...

At this stage, since the air threat is not very great, and its own air force is sufficient to provide air cover for the army within an effective combat range, it seems that this kind of equipment is not necessary. At most, it means that the army personnel should be equipped with more high-level dual-purpose machine guns and heavy machine guns. In fact, it was the only effective means of air defense at that time.

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As mentioned earlier, there are four main types of armored vehicles that the future Wehrmacht will be equipped with.

First of all, there are Type 22 and Type 23 tanks, and then there are armored personnel carriers and assault guns. These have already begun to be mass-produced before the parade, and although the production capacity is not enough to provide the whole army in a short period of time, it can also allow a considerable part of the main force to be reequipped.

At the same time, the original production of Type 15 tanks and armored vehicles have also been discontinued, and those with existing equipment will either continue to be used first, or will be replaced and stored in inventory, or simply sold as second-hand equipment―――――― although it is equipment that has been eliminated, but for ordinary countries, it is still a rare good equipment.

At least Thailand and Iran have been coveting for a day or two, let alone a country like Turkey...

However, there is no doubt that although these equipment can indeed be called epoch-making and can also be said to be of great combat value, at this time, including many soldiers on the scene, they can't help but turn their eyes to the eighteen or turret tanks. Even though only the backs of these tanks remained, people couldn't help but look at them.

In particular, those diplomats who have a special mission know exactly how to write today's report.

All of a sudden, because of these multi-turret tanks, almost the whole world became in an uproar.

And this happened to fall into Yan Shao's hands...

You know, the narrator has never explained the performance of this tank, not without reason. Not only because if you really explain it, it is easy to expose the real performance of this tank, but also because if you don't say a word, it is easier to make these tanks have a sense of mystery.

In fact, the performance of this tank can only be described as inferior. (To be continued......)