Whenever it comes to the national competition on the battle lane, although the cadres of the chariot department are not called a day-to-day manager, they are busy running around, and even if the ordinary students below know about it, they will not ask a lot of questions every time.

"Hmm...... That's right. Knowing that this topic could not be settled, Yuhani still turned his attention back to the current battle, "Do you want to turn the turret back and forth to be on guard?" ”

"No, no, I'll go out and have a look. Jackfruit, help me fill the tea. After confirming that the teacup was refilled with black tea, Mint reached out and pushed open the hatch and stood on the seat, leaning out.

Mint Lu felt that it was useless to turn the turret back and forth, even if it could detect other directions, but relatively, in addition, the direction that was not a blind spot would become a blind spot at that time, and it was better to show its head, anyway, the battle lane could not be directly fired at people.

Lavender, who had already begun to rotate the turret from side to side in the rear, poked out in a similar way, and indeed this would have a better view.

"Mint dew, even if you don't rotate the turret back and forth, I think it's better to put the turret at an angle." Yuhanari said.

"Hmm...... Well, that's how you can prepare. Chamomile, turn 30° to the right, because when we separated, the Crusaders turned to the right, and our mobility is superior to that of the Crusaders, so they won't appear on our left. Mint Dew said.

"I don't think that's what chamomile meant." Willissa muttered slightly. But her current role is to be a driver, and she doesn't plan to be more prominent as a grassroots spy, so she keeps silent.

But since Mint Dew gave permission, Yuhana didn't say anything and turned the turret over there.

"By the way, Mint Dew, I think there is a counterweight behind the turret of the Cromwell tank." Yuhanari turned the conversation to the tank itself.

"Huh? The center of gravity of this howitzer is not too far forward, and even the barrel does not grow out of the range of the hull, so why do you need a counterweight? "Mint dew is weird.

"Mint Dew is worried about being attacked now, right? In general, the rear of the tank is the most threatening, isn't it? A simple counterweight is the equivalent of an armor part. Yuhanari said.

The counterweight of a vehicle's turret is sometimes a good thing. Originally, the rear of the turret of the tank was a weak point, and when it was not good to be shot in a war, it would destroy the ammunition rack and cause a violent explosion! Counterweights can sometimes be effective in ensuring a certain level of safety at the rear of the turret.

In the historical Cromwell series of tanks, there are several models with large long-barreled guns equipped with a counterweight behind the turret, and even the Avenger tank destroyer with a turret equipped with a QF17-pounder gun based on the Cromwell tank has an iron back head thicker than the King Tiger, although there is no counterweight.

Of course, this does not mean that the back of the tank is safer than the front, and the engine of the vehicle is still behind, which is not something that the counterweight can block. But that's a bit of security, isn't it?

"Chamomile, you've thought so much, I'll mention this suggestion to Lord Darjeeling." Mint Dew said.

"Huh? What about Rosehip-sama? Hui Lisha wondered, and at the same time secretly scolded Yuhani in her heart, why do you continue to strengthen the enemy?

"Rosego-sama won't agree, as it will reduce the mobility of the chariot again. Although it is estimated that it can be maintained above 60km/h. Jackfruit said.

"Ahh Yuhanari said in a regretful tone again.

Willisa secretly said that she is really a sister who opens her mouth and closes her mouth in the chariot. That's why Willisa will follow the chariot and join the lane, and then continue to play with the chariot with Yuhuali here - it seems to be going back again?

"Avengers, aren't you? Was that a World War II car? Jackfruit tilted her head.

"Yes, it's a modified Cromwell tank, a longer chassis, a new turret with a mesmerizing QF17-pounder gun, such a tank is irresistible in every sense of the word, isn't it?" Yuhanari said with great interest.

"Really? I'm pretty confident in the British chariots. Jackfruit sighed, looked up and asked, "Does the mint dew know?" ”

Mint Lu shook her head: "I don't know, but at that time, the development of tanks was still being explored, and it is not surprising that there are only small batches of vehicles that are not famous on the battlefield." ”

"Chamomile, the Avenger's evaluation in the army is not high." Hui Lisha said, and scolded again, what if Darjeeling was really equipped? How much more do you want to strengthen your enemies?

So, continue to pour cold water on it a little here: "Jackfruit, mint dew, it's not surprising that you don't know, how can a weapon with a bad evaluation come to the stage of history?" ”

"That's not right!" Yuhuali was actually excited because of this, "This is because the Avenger is just a tank destroyer, and the British soldiers use the tank destroyer as a tank, and the Avenger tank destroyer has good power and artillery, and the Panther Tiger can't resist the tank, but the tank is an all-rounder in the battlefield, and it's too reluctant to let Tan Annihilation assume the function of a tank!" There is nothing wrong with chariots, it is not the one who does not use them who do wrong! ”

"Ah...... "Because of the different school ships, the time together is shorter, and there is less intersection to discuss the chariot, and Hui Lisa almost forgets that as long as the chariot is belittled, Yuhani will run wild.

So, Willisa had no choice but to continue based on the current argument: "But what the British army wanted at that time was tanks, so didn't they just modify the M4 Sherman and go to drive the Firefly tank?" ”

I have to say that Sherman's initial model is just a steamed bun that people can gnaw on, there is a lot of room for upgrading, and it is no problem to install a QF17-pounder gun, but the Cromwell tank will not work, if you want to load a heavy QF17-pounder gun, there will be problems in all aspects, just like the 122mm gun on the T-34 is impossible, and in the end it can only be made into a tank destroyer or self-propelled gun-

SU-122 is a self-propelled gun on the T-34 chassis, this is the limit, it is a 122mm M-30 short-barreled howitzer, although there are attempts to install a 122mm gun similar to the main gun of the Stalin tank, but after installing it, the balance of the whole car is in trouble.

Why did it go wrong? Naturally, it is a matter of weight distribution. If the center of the vehicle is too heavy because the gun is too heavy, the balance must be maintained by increasing the weight of the rear or weakening the front armor.

Of course, the Soviet Union did not do this, and the development of the SU-122 tank destroyer with the T-34 chassis was launched, and the 122mm gun tank destroyer produced later directly used a better chassis, which solved the problem.

(To be continued)