Chapter 1300 Wide-Angle Observation

As the "ex-wife" or former vehicle of the division commander, this IS6 heavy tank, which once held the special number "177", is not only unique in appearance, but also has perfect details.

Karamov, a DIY enthusiast, not only upgraded the weapons, but also added some new gadgets that conform to his own aesthetic and practical views to the IS6 heavy tank.

For example, the retractable push-pull ashtray can fully meet the practical needs of all smokers in the turret, without the need to use the cartridges after firing to hold them. There is also a gunner's periscope with a wider field of view, which once and for all solves the problem that the gunner is limited by the narrow field of view of the gun mirror, has difficulty finding the target, and has certain obstacles in communicating with the commander about real-time battlefield information.

By the way, this newly installed gunner's periscope, which is nearly twice as large as the original one, was not made by Karamov himself.

Karamov is only proficient in mechanics and has loved to tinker with inventions since he was a child, although he is the well-deserved number one mechanical expert in the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division. But if you ask him to deal with problems involving optical sighting, it would be like asking Zhang Fei to embroider.

This newly installed gunner periscope was specially approved by the division commander. It was originally a spare part for the four latest IS4 heavy tanks. After being transported from the rear to the front line and actually delivered, there were only a few sets in total, with an average of one spare set per vehicle.

Since the project was launched, the IS4 heavy tank has been defined by Kotin as an "elite heavy tank" and is a high-end product only used by super elite troops such as the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division. It does not require how much it can be mass-produced or how much it can be compared with the IS6 in quantity, but only requires that the most limited output can play the most important role in the most critical battle.

It may be a bit ahead of the times and seem to be a waste of resources, but Kotin really thinks so, and at the same time, he has received strong support from Malashenko, who wants a better new car and makes preparations early.

With the intervention of Malashenko, the IS4, which was originally positioned as a high-end sports car among tanks, has been upgraded again. All the best and reliable equipment that can be installed is basically installed.

Among them, there is a wide-field periscope for gunners with a larger field of view and better than the IS6. This is a new experimental gadget obtained by Kokinto's acquaintance, which is not available to ordinary people. It was originally developed by the relevant comrades of the Optical Instrument Design Bureau for the commander of the next generation of heavy tanks.

The basic performance has not changed much compared with the current models, and there is no substantial improvement. The advantage is that the overall design structure is simpler, fewer accessories are used, but the same effect can be achieved. If the actual production is rolled out, the working hours of a single periscope will be less.

In short, this thing is more convenient for large-scale production and has a higher cost-effectiveness.

Under Malashenko's opinion, this thing was directly used to top the head of Kirill's IS6 heavy tank. At least from the appearance, it looks like an IS6 heavy tank with an extra periscope on its forehead, which looks a bit [new] and weird.

In the context of World War II without the support of advanced electronic equipment and computer systems, this method was the only way to expand the gunner's search field of view.

Malashenko once specifically asked Kotin if he could make an integrated sight for the commander and gunner, so that the commander and gunner could share a wide-area search field of view. This is a god-level passive feature of advanced main battle tanks in later generations, and the effect of combat power bonus is self-evident.

But unfortunately, when Kotin saw the schematic sketch that Malashenko had drawn with pen and paper, he just thought about it for a while and shook his head without hesitation, saying that such advanced things could not be made with current technology.

But Malashenko's ideas and thoughts are really great. If they can't be done now, it doesn't mean they can't be done in the future. Kotin said that he would reserve this idea for later use. Maybe other comrades in the design bureau have some strange ideas in this regard, and maybe they can realize it in some ways that have never been imagined before.

Although it is impossible for the commander and the gunner to share the enemy search field, Kokin proposed a second-best solution, which is to add a high-end wide-area periscope to the gunner, which is as good as the commander's.

Although this will inevitably increase the cost, the IS4 heavy tank is expensive in itself, so it doesn't matter if it is a little more expensive.

Kokin did it right away and modified the four IS4 prototype heavy tanks that were about to be delivered. He opened a hole on the top of the gunner's dome armor and installed an independent commander's periscope for the gunner to use for enemy search.

Although it is a castrated version, because there is no turret top cover for equipment, and the front half of the head of the IS4 heavy tank is still a slope structure. So you can only see the fan-shaped area of ​​about 160 degrees in front, but it is better than the gunner looking at the high-magnification gun mirror and being blind and unable to find the enemy.

Besides, the gunner does not need to see the situation in the side and rear field of view, which will only distract and put the cart before the horse. The gunner only needs to focus on firing, and it is the commander's job to search for the enemy and give orders. The ultimate purpose of installing this thing is just to facilitate the gunner to complete aiming and firing more quickly.

To be honest, the actual experience of this new trick is really good! Especially after driving the new IS4, Iushkin gave it a five-star praise, saying that the combat power improvement brought by this thing is more than doubled for him!

First, use the wide-area periscope to capture the approximate position of the target marked by the commander, turn the elevation and steering gears to roughly aim, and then quickly move the naked eye field to the gun mirror to accurately aim and fire. Only experienced gunners can understand how awesome this smooth and seamless operation is.

Iushkin's words were heard by Karamov. Karamov, who was thinking about adding some other tricks to his new work, found Malashenko and put forward his bold idea: let the special IS6 also have this powerful function.

Malashenko, who thought it was no big deal, quickly nodded in agreement. In fact, Malashenko had decided from this time on to give this special IS6 to Kirill, who was about to take over as the commander, as a gift.

So there is nothing wrong with investing some money to make it stronger. It is worth it to invest a lot for your brother.

And now, on this highland battlefield that is about to break through.

Kirill, who is carrying out his first combat mission since being promoted to tank commander, is about to experience firsthand how much this seemingly insignificant improvement can help to increase combat power.