Five Hundred and Sixty Five Rainy Seasons

The quality of roads in Ukraine is really not that good, most of the roads are dirt and low quality. The weather conditions in the past two days were also not very good. Heavy rain caused the fragile transportation system in Ukraine to almost collapse.

The car was stuck in the mud, and the rims were covered with mud. When the soldiers were on their way, they fell into the mud and water, but only their feet were pulled out with all their strength. As for the shoes, they had to bend down to pick them up with their hands.

A military vehicle is parked on the side of a muddy road with a huge gear logo on it. The experimental troops of the German science and technology department have always been a strange existence on the battlefield. They often put some weird designs on the front line, some are really impressive, and some have a bit of black humor in the front.

A few days ago, troops in Belarus accepted an experimental mission. The content of the experiment was to install two rocket propulsion devices on an aircraft to allow fighter jets to break through 800 kilometers per hour in a few minutes and become "invincible fighter jets" . As a result, the plane disintegrated in the air due to structural problems, and the pilot parachuted to escape.

This time, the things they brought were even more confidential. After they were unloaded from the train, they were protected by the SS garrison all the way to the front-line experimental site. In this experimental site, no less than 3,000 people were deployed around. defending force.

And for this test, the two military aces also rushed here from different assembly places. It was not the first time they met, so the two quickly shook hands with a smile.

"Nice to meet you, Ryan Harder. I heard that you played well on the Eastern Front, but I had better luck in England." Mitchell Wittman said to Rennes on the side with a smile.

Ren smiled, but didn't speak. He had gained some height in half a year, and he no longer looked so thin, but he was still of medium build, standing next to Wittman in a straight military uniform. He had just returned from Berlin and had not yet returned to the front line. His clothes were new clothes issued by the Berlin propaganda department, which made him look a lot cleaner.

Of course, one of the two men was transferred back from London to the Eastern Front and has not yet officially joined the war, and the other has just rested in Berlin for a while, so at this moment, the clothes on both of them are very decent, and they look like two male models. Display of the uniform of a German Panzer Lieutenant.

"You two, I've called you and your crew here to test this new future tank. This is an experimental product, please take it seriously." Standing aside is an old acquaintance from the science and technology experiment department. Colonel Demond, this scientific madman can be said to be a rare all-rounder in the field of German technology. He can even be found in the design of new aircraft.

However, what he is best at is integrating the engine and gearbox system of the tank, making the running mechanism of the entire tank more reliable and durable. He smiled at Ren and Wittmann, then turned his head and looked at his subordinates: "Open the canvas,

Show our two tank crews, our new weapons. "

Hearing his order, several SS soldiers with guns on their backs began to lift up the canvas covering the huge tank in a hurry. When it was all lifted, the two crews of Rennes and Wittmann saw it. This huge guy. The 6 pairs of road wheels look relatively wide, and the body of the entire tank is generally lower than the current tanks of various countries, but it is wider and slender.

The turret of the entire tank is a square turret similar to that of the Tiger tank, and the front is still a shield structure, but obviously this tank is slightly larger than the turret of the Tiger tank, and a novelty of unknown device is also installed .

"For the 105mm caliber gun, the model and the counterweight are on it, because the real gun is still in the experimental stage and has not yet completed the final production line mass production model." Colonel Demon pointed to the introduction of the fake gun on the turret with a little regret. Dao: "And this tank is equipped with a stability adjustment device, which allows the tank to aim and shoot while walking. This is a very great invention design."

"Can you aim and shoot while moving? Is it true?" Andre on the side was obviously a little surprised by this design, and asked, "Is the accuracy the same as when parking?"

Colonel Demon cracked his mouth and smiled: "Of course it's not the same. This system is not as magical as you think. It just provides an emergency solution, allowing the tank to complete part of the aiming work while advancing or retreating—— Even so, the device is pretty remarkable."

"What's the use of this thing?" The gunner in Wittmann's crew frowned and asked, "If this thing can't let us fire while we're on the move, wouldn't it be a useless device?"

"This stabilizer can ensure that when the tank is advancing at a lower speed, it can shoot and hit the opponent under uncomplicated terrain conditions. In fact, this is the predecessor of a two-way stabilizer, and we are testing the follow-up model." Demon thought. I want to tell the truth: "At this stage, we don't plan to invest energy in tanks to equip a large number of this immature stabilizer, so only the test vehicle is equipped with this device, and we canceled this thing on the mass production model. .”

Never use it if you are not mature? It is still as cautious as ever and considers reliability and production links. Ren smiled, thinking of the head of state who always treated him as a child, he couldn't help shaking his head: "Is there anything else good?"

"Actually, what we are really planning to put into mass production is this!" Demon really had something good hidden. He heard Ren's question, pointed to a weird device on the turret, and said proudly: "We The latest vehicle-mounted night vision system can detect infantry at a distance of 200 meters and effectively determine enemy tank targets at a distance of 300 meters."

"Night vision system? This is a very good idea, so that we can continue to fight at night." Ren was taken aback, then nodded. By his side, Wittmann seemed to prefer the contraption, keeping his head up at the odd little contraption.

If the design concept of the German Leopard tank and Tiger tank is the same, then this new tank is a newly designed super killing machine. The entire chassis uses a torsion bar suspension system, which saves space, is more reliable and convenient, and has better shock absorption performance.

The whole car adopts a new type of diesel engine, and the gearbox adopts a rear-mounted design that reduces the height of the vehicle for the first time. Therefore, the overall body height of this tank has dropped significantly compared with the height of mainstream tanks at this stage.

Wider tank tracks, better tank shock absorption. The chassis of this tank has indeed been fully completed, excluding the turret with more new technologies above, the chassis of the entire tank uses relatively mature technology and is very easy to produce. This is the consistent style of Germany's current weapon system, and it is also the fundamental reason why German tanks are fighting more and more.

Because the whole tank has almost no new things in terms of armor, only a part of the bulletproof shape has been changed, the thickness of the front armor of the tank has increased by 10 mm, and no other changes have been made, so the weight of the whole tank is only 38. Just a ton, and doesn't add much weight. Therefore, the engine of this tank still uses the engine of the Tiger tank, but it is only slightly improved.

"Driver, go up and drive around, try it out, and see how maneuverable this tank is." Wittman couldn't wait to say to his crew members: "It looks like this chassis is good, and the power should also be very strong. .”

The power of this tank is similar to that of the Tiger tank, and the weight is also similar. The only difference is that the new tank has a rearward center of gravity and a little change in the details of operation. After the driver of Wittmann's team drove for a while, Bowman also conducted a driving test on the tank.

"It's a very good chassis. It feels good to drive, and it responds more smoothly than the Tiger tank when passing through mud." When Bowman jumped off the tank, he was full of praise for the performance of the tank's chassis.

The main thing tested here is the passing performance on muddy roads. It is of course a joy to be able to get better test results. Everyone is evaluating the various performances of this tank. There are many useful suggestions and many unsatisfactory expectations. However, the surrounding staff are still constantly recording the feedback information from these frontline soldiers.

For example, some tank crew members hope that the armor thickness of the tank will be increased by about 20 mm, which will make people feel more secure, but this proposal will increase the weight of the entire tank by more than 5 tons, directly making the weight of the new tank exceed up to 40 tons.

Other suggestions are more trivial, such as the storage position of shells inside the tank, the position of the button, and the placement of individual self-defense weapons. These seemingly small improvements are the experience summed up by soldiers who have survived countless times on the battlefield, allowing many people to seize the last chance to survive on the cruel battlefield.

Of course all issues have to be aggregated, re-graded in the design department and improved or rejected. Some good improvements will be reflected in the new tanks, while some unnecessary directions will be cut or even cancelled.

"Do you really want to replace it with a 105mm cannon?" The person who cared most about the caliber of the shell was not Andre, but the loader Marcus. This burly man is most sensitive to changes in the caliber of the artillery, because he pushes each shell into the barrel with his hands. In the small space of the tank, he can even use the slight changes transmitted by his palm to distinguish the type of shells. .

"Yes!" Colonel Demon nodded: "We want to ensure that you can penetrate anything you want to penetrate."