Chapter 180: Rhino Tank
The upgrade of the war factory has not only brought about a further leap in the technical level of individual equipment of the Red Police Corps, but also brought powerful land ace equipment that can change the combat mode.
The upgrade of the tank factory to the second-level war factory also led to the upgrading of the tank factory, and the second-level tank factory has the ability to produce tanks, armored vehicles, heavy trucks, self-propelled guns, and rocket artillery.
Of the tanks available for the Red Police, there is only one type of tank - the Rhino Tank.
As the primary marine combat equipment of the Red Guard Corps, the Rhino tank is only a primary model, and it is not even a medium tank for the main battle tank.
It can be said to be a medium tank, and the total combat weight of the first-generation Rhino tank also reached 38 tons, which is not much lighter than the German Tiger tank in World War II.
Clicking on the description of the Rhino tank, you can see at a glance that this is a full-fledged combat vehicle that has fully received the experience of advanced tank technology.
Tilted surface armor technology, a wedge-shaped turret, a sophisticated steering wheel driving system, plenty of surging power, and an indispensable 105mm smoothbore gun.
With a thickness of more than 200 millimeters, the armor slope was able to withstand the frontal attack of all tank guns of the Second World War, with the exception of such things as the KV-2, of course.
The 105 mm smoothbore gun, with tungsten core armor-piercing shells, no tank in World War II could withstand it.
The V-shaped 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine is the surging heart of the Rhino Tank, giving the Rhino Tank a powerful off-road speed.
With an output of 720 hp and an average fuel consumption rate of less than 200 grams per km, it uses a fixed-shaft gearbox with 5 forward and 1 reverse gears, and uses a multi-plate dry clutch, two-stage planetary steering and a single-external engagement spur gear side reducer. The action unit is suspended by torsion bars with five steel load wheels on each side, one hydraulic shock absorber at the first and fifth load wheel positions on the left and right sides. When fighting in the city, you can quickly hang rubber track shoes to reduce the damage to the tracks.
With sufficient power, the Rhino tank can run wild on the road for less than 70 kilometers per hour, and the off-road speed can also reach a speed of 30 kilometers per hour.
The interior of the vehicle is equipped with infrared night vision and low-light night vision devices, optical sights, and barrel stabilizers, which can make this tank still have a powerful attack capability at night.
In Fan Yize's view, this is a powerful tank that can be used during the Cold War, even if it is a tank developed by various countries after World War II, it is not as good as this Rhino tank that will be installed in the army.
Although there is no on-board computer, no hunting and destroying fire control system, and no radar equipment for modern main battle tanks, this tank will become the uncrowned king of the land battlefield in the era before and after World War II.
It can be said that at the stage of World War II, the Rhino tank represented invincibility.
And a single tank model has a great advantage, that is, it is very convenient for logistics maintenance.
However, what Fan values most is another function of the Rhino tank, that is, a fully enclosed cabin, a radiation-proof internal structure compartment, sufficient internal oxygen reserves and an air conditioning system, so that this tank can survive tenaciously in a nuclear explosion environment and has the ability to continue fighting.
Although this increases the total combat weight by two tons, it is more likely to ensure the survival of all members of the tank.
Maybe in normal times, there would never be a nuclear war, but who can say everything that has not yet happened.
The better the things given by the base, the more Fan Yize dared not be careless, or in other words, the more cautious he became.
As the only tank brand of the Red Guard Regiment at this moment, the Rhino Tank will appear in various battlefield environments in the future, whether it is a desert, a European city, or a Pacific island battlefield.
That's why it needs to be more secure.
Although the Rhino tank is only a product of this generation, there are many different models, which can be adapted to a variety of different terrains, and also has a model for amphibious sea crossing.
The more versatile you are, the more you need stability and safety.
Whether it is advanced or not, in Fan Yize's view, is not the most important, because the Red Police Corps has a new individual equipment, even if its own tanks are inferior to the enemy, individual anti-tank capabilities can also destroy the enemy's tanks.
Therefore, what he needs most of the current tank is stability, the lowest failure rate, and the ability to ensure the tank's long-term continuous combat capability.
The Rhino Tank is a powerful tank that Fan Yize can't fault with, and it has great room for improvement in the future, and the mature body can even be used into the 21st century.
And the Rhino tank has more precious advantages, that is, it is cheap and durable, and the maintenance is very simple.
In Fan Yize's words at the moment, the Rhino Tank is a kind of equipment, and it will not lose money to build hundreds of thousands of vehicles.
Of course, hundreds of thousands of vehicles are a bit exaggerated, but building a hundred thousand or so is no problem at all.
The armored vehicle accompanying the tank battle, the first-generation multi-functional infantry fighting vehicle, the design concept is also the same as the rhinoceros tank, the fully enclosed body, the same comfortable interior structure and environment, can resist the impact of nuclear radiation and nuclear explosion.
With a flexible choice of weapon types and the ability to build wheeled or tracked vehicles, the multi-purpose infantry fighting vehicle will become the backbone of the Red Guard's armored cluster.
With the tank's fast assault capabilities, you also need a vehicle that can carry infantry to fight with the tank.
And under the threat of nuclear war, non-closed types of combat vehicles will not be able to meet the needs of the battlefield.
This is also the reason why both the Soviet Union and the United States immediately developed new armored vehicles after World War II.
Armored warfare has changed the mode of warfare, and it has also changed the mode of warfare.
Positional defense, in the face of a powerful flood of armor, has gradually become defenseless, and the infantry will no longer rely on two feet to attack.
The era of hundreds of thousands of Chen soldiers, building trenches, and attacking and defending each other is gradually becoming a thing of the past.
Thinking that the next era that was about to open was the First World War, Fan Yize had an inexplicable mood.
With the Red Police Corps currently fully equipped with new guns, as well as tanks and armored vehicles, is it still challenging to face the enemy on the battlefield of World War I?
In this regard, Fan Yize could only shake his head, there was no difficulty in the First World War for the Red Police Corps, and it was only a matter of time before he conquered the whole world, not whether he could do it.
If this kind of war is what the Red Police Corps needs to experience, then Fan Yize will not think too much, but in Fan Yize's view, the only thing that can bring benefits to the Red Police Corps in such an asymmetrical war is to further hone the cooperation between various services.