Chapter 1957 New Hard Goods

"Can you tell me whether the IS6 given to the British and Americans is the first batch or the second batch?"

There are not many things that Malashenko cares about, and the IS6 heavy tanks given to the British and Americans as exchange objects must be one of them.

To put it bluntly, what Malashenko is worried about is whether the British and Americans have received the early batch I IS6 or the second batch IS6 that has been upgraded and modified.

Although there are only two adjacent batches, the actual gap between the two batches is huge.

The armor protection upgrade of the second batch IS6 can be said to be earth-shaking. The breakthrough and first addition of rubber interlayer has opened the precedent of composite armor, and the introduction of modular additional armor and detachable defense upgrade kit concepts is even more advanced. It is no exaggeration to say that this is the standard configuration of the third generation main battle tanks in the future 21st century, which is more than half a century ahead of the current era.

The technology itself is not advanced, but the concept and the idea of ​​wearing a new design are advanced.

Malashenko knew that this new gadget used in large-scale actual combat could not be kept secret for too long, and even the British and Americans might have heard some rumors now. It is also possible that valuable new information about the Soviet army was obtained from the German intelligence network full of loopholes and like a sieve.

But knowing that there is such a thing is completely different from getting the real thing in hand.

If possible, Malashenko still hopes that the British and Americans will waste more time tinkering with it without any clues and can only catch wind and shadows. This will help the Red Army consolidate its existing leading advantage, and it will also have the upper hand in the future Cold War.

If the British and Americans get the real thing, Malashenko knows that this thing that is actually simple and cannot be simpler will definitely be cracked, digested and absorbed by the Allies in an instant, and naturally applied to their own tank designs.

Regardless of whether the trouble is big or small, Malashenko, considering the camp he is in, does not want such a thing to happen so early, or the later the better, and the longer it can be delayed.

And Kotin's answer did not disappoint Malashenko, and he spoke again with a confident look.

"Of course it is the first batch, and it is the first batch of the very early type with defects. It can even be said that it is quite good to hand over the first batch to them."

"Look at what kind of rubbish those British and American guys designed? Huh? The coffin of the seven brothers, and the black tea carrier that can crush the crew to death? Oh, who knows if the heads of those British and American idiots are filled with things they pulled out.

"I can guarantee that just a batch of very early IS6s is enough to open their eyes. After returning, these guys should be surprised and say thank God, oh no, thank Comrade Stalin for showing them mercy, otherwise where can they find such good tanks? Don't you think so? ”

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Fuck! A batch of very early defective IS6s fooled the British and Americans? How did they do this? This is a god-level scam.

Surprised, Malashenko thought about it and felt that what Kotin said was right. For the British and Americans whose tank technology is really like that, the shock level of IS6 in their hands is probably no less than "extraterrestrial things".

I guess those British and American designers must be amazed that heavy tanks can be designed like this. This is not a joke.

Because even if the existing history of the British and American trials The heavy tanks tested, whether they have prototypes or are still on the drawing board, are all included for comparison. In terms of battlefield practicality and comprehensive combat power, they are all beaten by IS6. There is no way to talk about the IS6's three elements of firepower, protection, and mobility that are close to perfect balance.

Such an excellent heavy tank fell into the hands of the Allied hamsters, wouldn't it be "a divine weapon"? Even if this is just an excellent heavy tank that is not advanced at all and is purely created by powerful integrated design capabilities, it still does not prevent the Allied hamsters who don't understand tanks from exclaiming in shock.

"Yes, you are right. A batch of extremely early models is indeed a supreme treasure for these guys in the Allied forces."

He echoed Kotin's words and continued to walk forward with him. However, just after walking out for a while, Kotin, who had already arrived at the first destination, raised his hand and pointed at something on the production line, turned his head and spoke again to Malashenko beside him.

"Look, it's her. ”

“When you left last time, you told me that this thing should be called an infantry fighting vehicle. I think this name is good and it fits its design positioning.”

“The chassis is still the same as you saw last time. The basic configuration of T43 has been slightly modified. The appearance remains unchanged, but the power compartment is changed to a longitudinal front position, and the empty space is left for the driver to drive. Infantry can get in and out from the back of the vehicle. I have taken into account the design suggestions you put forward, but the biggest change is the brand new turret, which you didn’t see when you came last time.”

As Kotin introduced, Malashenko could see that a "primitive infantry fighting vehicle" of the type he saw when he came last time was parked on an assembly line not far away. It was a "hobby" that Kotin used his spare time to tinker with with a group of people out of his own interest.

With Malashenko's suggestions, the revised version is closer to a real infantry fighting vehicle than the last time we saw it.

The turret that Kotin emphasized has not yet completed the final hoisting, but is hoisted by the pulley hinge on the top of the workshop and suspended in the air just above the turret seat ring.

Malashenko, who stood directly below and took a closer look, roughly saw the situation. Kotin did not install a single large-caliber artillery in the turret, but a small-caliber, high-caliber automatic machine gun, and a coaxial machine gun was rigidly connected to the breech mechanism.

This main gun looks very much like a small-caliber anti-aircraft gun, a ready-made product that was used directly instead of a new development. Malashenko even guessed the model based on his own experience.

"72K anti-aircraft gun? Is that it?"

Kotin, who was standing next to Malashenko, smiled when he heard the words. Whether Malashenko's guess was right or wrong, there was no need to say more just by looking at his expression.

"You're quite knowledgeable. The main gun is a 72K 25mm anti-aircraft gun. I slightly improved the breech block mechanism so that it can be installed on the vehicle with almost no effort. Next to it is a DT coaxial machine gun. It's an old friend so I don't need to introduce it again. It certainly can't compete with tanks in terms of firepower, but it can still fight infantry and provide cover for its own infantry. What do you think of this configuration?"