Chapter 2459 The Future Steel Torrent 1

? So, at least in the current view of Caliput, the only place where large-scale ground wars between Germany and the United States can break out in the future is in northwest Africa. As for the direction of the Indian Ocean? The entire Western Indian Ocean is almost the internal sea of ​​the Allied Powers, and it is not easy for the Americans to get there.

"In my opinion, although the American hardware is very good, at least in terms of artillery, logistics, infantry equipment and communications, it will definitely be at a first-class level in the future. But I always feel that their army strategy and tactics are very backward. In the future, armor Troops and armored infantry will be the core of the Army. They will be the engine of offense and the backbone of mobile defense. But in my opinion, the U.S. Army’s armored force research and development is still centered around infantry, not just now, but in the foreseeable future. In the future, the U.S. Army does not seem to have considered dealing with tanks! Most of their future tanks will be equipped with howitzers, not cannons," Caliput said.

When the German Army started research and development, it had very clear goals for tanks and assault guns. For example, the earliest Cricket tank, the 40MM cannon on it was actually mainly used to cover infantry operations. It was considered a low-profile tank, while the Hu Feng tank The assault gun is compatible with anti-armor and bunker-fighting missions. No way, you can't expect to come up with a tank equipped with a rotating turret and a 75MM cannon that has decent performance before World War 1.

Then when it comes to the Wolf tank, its main task is still to deal with tanks. Otherwise, the 75MM cannon can be replaced by the 88MM howitzer. The former's warhead weighs about 7 kg, and the latter's warhead weighs 10KG. If it is a grenade, it must be The latter is better, and the gun weight may be lower. The Wolf tank also proved its value in subsequent battlefields, beating the British and French tanks to pieces in the Balkans, Asia Minor and the Western Front.

If the German armored force was still in its infancy in World War I, then in the future armored force development plan, the German military has made very clear definitions and divisions of tanks, assault guns and tank destroyers, and has provided different armors for different types of armored forces. Units have specific missions.

Tanks are naturally divided into medium tanks and heavy tanks. The design requirements of medium tanks highlight a cost-effectiveness. It must first be easy to produce, have firepower that can destroy most of the opponent's tanks, and have a front that can effectively withstand the firepower of the opponent's tanks of the same level at a certain distance. Armor. The artillery equipment is mainly medium-caliber cannons. At the beginning, the later German 75MML48 artillery can be used. In the middle and late stages of the war, if the pressure is high, you can replace it with an artillery piece similar to the 17-pounder gun. After all, the British could put a 17-pounder gun on the Sherman, why couldn't the Germans?

As for the heavy tank, it is natural to target all the opponents' and possible targets. It must ensure that the front can block more than 95% of the opponent's firepower at a relatively short distance. The side can be immune to attacks from the opponent's medium tanks with the help of angles. The heavy tank itself has enough firepower to destroy the opponent's strongest tank! There will not be many heavy tanks, but they are the spearhead of the attack, used to tear apart the opponent's tightly fortified defense line, and at the same time play a pillar role in large-scale tank battles.

Actually,

With the level of offense and defense in World War 2, it is not difficult to build a tank with a strong front. The most difficult thing is to have certain defensive capabilities on both sides. The German approach is to trade tonnage for defense, while the Russian approach is to trade angles. Trade space for defense. The final result was that the Germans produced a King Tiger of more than 70 tons, which was too big to handle. The Russians finally came up with the IS2M tank (the IS3 came out, but in too few numbers.) The data was very good, but there were many details, such as the excessive torque caused by the oversized D25T artillery turret and the slow rotation, and the 28-round reserve. Ammunition.

The Americans have a rather strange idea when it comes to heavy tanks. What the Americans have come up with on the Pershing tank is focused defense. (Let’s call it that.) The front part of the side is 3-inch vertical armor, and the back part is brittle. Generally speaking, the Pershing tank is a very good mass-produced tank. With the strong technical and industrial strength of the United States, the 90L50 artillery performance is good, and the frontal defense is also quite satisfactory. Very suitable for mass production. But when it comes to side defense, Pershing is still unqualified due to weight issues, and in this plane, the power of the 90L50 artillery may not be enough!

As for firepower? Historically, the Germans struggled with the length-to-diameter ratio, and finally came up with fishing rod artillery such as the 88MML71 and 75MML70. The artillery is difficult to make and does not work well when facing armor with high inclinations. As for the Russians, they finally chose the 122MM D25T and the 100MM D10T. Generally speaking, the D25T is better when facing high-angle armor, but because it uses sub-loaded ammunition and the ammunition is too heavy, the rate of fire is very problematic. It's not that artillery of 120mm or more cannot be mounted on armored vehicles, but the prerequisite is that your internal operating space is larger and you can maintain a reasonable rate of fire. The D10T is more balanced, with higher penetration and a suitable rate of fire. Of course, it would be better if the American armor-piercing projectile technology could be added...

As for assault guns and tank destroyers? How do you say this thing? Although the Germans have distinguished between these two weapons in history, they often mix them with each other, such as the No. 3 assault gun... This thing has been equipped with 75MM howitzers, 105MM howitzers, and 75MM cannons of two calibers, L43 and L48. It is even more common to hit tanks. The reason why No. 3 assault guns are called assault guns is because they generally exist as artillery units and are used to support infantry operations...

In fact, the No. 3 assault gun was a real assault gun at the beginning, using a short-barreled 75MM gun. Or the Germans found that this chassis was good, and the anti-tank pressure was a bit high, so they rescued the No. 3 G-type assault gun and used it. 75MML48 artillery, but also felt that the 75MM howitzer was not powerful enough, so the F-type No. 3 assault gun equipped with a 105MM howitzer came out!

Of course, after forcing a 105MM howitzer on the chassis of the No. 3 assault gun, the ammunition reserve is somewhat reluctant. The No. 3 assault gun using the 105MM howitzer seems to have only 30 rounds of ammunition.

As for armor protection? The defense of the assault gun may not be bad, and the defense of the tank destroyer may not be strong. For example, the No. 3 assault gun is better than the No. 4 tank in the later stage, but as a tank destroyer? Things like black panthers and hunting tigers are naturally stronger. But there are also open-top vehicles like the Rhino that offer little defense.

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