Chapter 1591 122 Prototype Car

What is more noteworthy?

Malashenko thinks that this is probably a new prototype tank? Or some new main gun that has not yet been manufactured?

Anyway, all kinds of guesses are possible, but the truth can only be confirmed when you see it with your own eyes. The only thing Malashenko can do is to follow Morozov's pace and continue to move forward.

The workshop is still busy in production. Malashenko can see that the workers are busy at their own work stations while walking and looking around.

Some workers are debugging artillery and calibrating firing devices, while others are fiddling with things that are not clear for what they are used for. Maybe it's the gearbox of a new tank? Maybe? At a little distance, Malashenko is not sure what the big iron box is used for.

Some workers were assembling and debugging new tanks with technicians, but these tanks, which had not yet been painted and were covered with welding marks and rust, were obviously T43 medium tanks that had been seen and actually put into use, and there was nothing too special about them.

Perhaps seeing the confusion on Malashenko's face, Morozov, who was walking beside him, spoke quietly.

"This place is not only responsible for the production and manufacturing of prototypes. After all, how many prototypes can be built in a year? The production capacity here cannot be wasted. Wingdings: ♦︎♦︎⬧︎♦︎◆︎⌧︎♦︎♦︎□︎❍︎So most of the time, ordinary tanks are still produced. Only after receiving the task, will the capable people be summoned to start the assembly and construction of prototypes."

"So this place is not much different from the general production workshop. The equipment and work are basically the same. It's just that there is an additional prototype construction project that comes from time to time, which is not involved in ordinary workshops."

As Morozov said, waste of production capacity is absolutely intolerable, especially under the conditions of soldiers.

Malashenko nodded and agreed when he heard this explanation. To be honest, it is not very realistic to set aside a prototype production and manufacturing workshop and do nothing at ordinary times.

"We're here. Look at that. I think you'll be interested."

Morozov's words pulled Malashenko back to reality from his thoughts. After looking in the direction of Morozov's finger, Malashenko immediately saw a T43 medium tank with its turret and hull separated and lifted, surrounded by a group of workers and technicians, busy with some process.

"What is that doing?"

It's understandable that Malashenko couldn't tell the specific result at a glance, because this T43 medium tank, which didn't have much special in its shape, was currently being lifted high by hinges, and the main gun was still unloaded and disappeared.

The hollow turret with a big gap looked very abrupt, and basically only the turret shell was left, giving people a feeling similar to battlefield wreckage.

"As you can see, a new main gun is installed."

"Didn't I mention it to you just now? We plan to test the installation of a 122mm main gun on the T43 medium tank, which is the same type of main gun currently used on heavy tanks."

"Although I don't know if this will succeed, at least we have to try it to know the result. It is better to take action than to do nothing and just think about it."

"It will take another two days to complete the installation process of the main gun. At present, some design plans have not been completed, such as the corresponding specifications for the installation of the breech block and the trunnion, which are still being calculated. But the sample gun has arrived, right next to the tank. Once the drawings arrive, we can start the modification and installation immediately. Now it is limited to making advance preparations, so that we can speed up the progress when we really start."

As Morozov said, the scene that Malashenko is currently seeing is just the preparation process before the actual construction begins.

It was only after he stepped closer to the construction platform that Malashenko could see it clearly because the distance was shortened.

The turret that was lifted by the hinges had been basically dismantled into an empty shell. Not only was the main gun missing, but even the steering and elevation mechanisms that drove the turret rotation and the main gun elevation had been removed. Of course, the radio equipment in the turret was also gone.

Just as Malashenko had seen it at first glance, this thing was now just an abrupt turret shell, and there was almost nothing inside.

He put away his upturned neck, lowered his head and looked at the car body around him and the disassembled parts placed on the ground at his feet. The headless T43 tank body gave people a sense of déjà vu like the wreckage of a flying head on the battlefield. Among the disassembled parts placed at his feet, there were the driving devices for the turret rotation and the main gun elevation. Malashenko even saw the handwheel of the steering mechanism.

But the most eye-catching thing was the 122mm tank gun that was placed on the right side of the track of the car body. It was amazingly long and almost as long as the entire car body after counting the breech block.

Just from the perspective of proportion, this thing is already very inconsistent with the T43, which is smaller in size and shorter in height than the T34. There is no doubt that it is like a small car carrying a big gun.

Malashenko does not remember the final result of the T44-122 in history, but he can be sure that this thing was not mass-produced in the end. In other words, it must have some unacceptable defects and was not so perfect, at least it could not make the military choose to accept it.

In this case, is it necessary to continue wasting time on this firepower enhancement modification? The answer is almost obvious.

"I don't recommend continuing this modification, Comrade Morozov. Just looking at it now, I can think of a lot of troublesome problems."

"Huh?"

Although he started with a "rude" tone of bad news, Morozov was very interested in why Malashenko said that. After all, there are not many opportunities to get in touch with excellent front-line commanders and fighters with extremely rich practical experience like Malashenko.

So even if it is a bad opinion, Morozov is happy to listen.

"Tell me, Comrade General, why don't you think this plan is good."

Why don't you think it's good? Isn't it obvious? Is there any need to say it?

He thought a little disdainfully, but he couldn't express it on his face. Who doesn't care about face? Malashenko can't give Morozov a bad face at the beginning. This is not the way to do things.

After organizing his words a bit, Malashenko, trying to appear calm, spoke up.

"Comrade Morozov, have you considered the issue of overloading?"