Chapter 3244 Absolute Tank Advantage

Although Malashenko has never been too obsessed with personal power and those red tapes, some things are always beyond personal subjective will.

Just like Malashenko was involved in the vortex of Zhukov's incident, it doesn't mean that if you don't want to be involved, you can stay out of it as a matter of course. There are always some things that will fly to your head whether you want to or not. It is more important to accept and face them with the right mentality.

Malashenko can also foresee his promotion to Minister of Defense, or it can be said that all this has been destined since the day Malashenko was appointed Deputy Defense Minister.

It was just that Xunzong put Malashenko in the position of Deputy Defense Minister for a period of time in order to go through the process and avoid being gossiped by too many people. By the way, he can also get familiar with the business and adapt to the work of commanding the entire army in advance. After that, it is only natural to correct him from the deputy position.

At least that's what Xunzong thinks, and it's true.

After taking office as the Minister of Defense, Malashenko is much busier than before. On the one hand, he is responsible for military administration, and all kinds of documents and reports are overwhelming, filling up his desk and making people tired of them.

On the other hand, he is responsible for military construction and national defense development, which requires Malashenko to take time to go to the grassroots, walk around, listen to and understand the voices and needs of the grassroots, and put forward targeted opinions and suggestions and give guidance on matters within his ability.

From a practical level, under the diligent leadership and efforts of Malashenko, the Soviet military power has ushered in a great leap forward in the early 1970s.

The original Soviet Army Iron and Steel Torrent in history was already very powerful, and now, this Iron and Steel Corps that Malashenko has personally tinkered with is even more powerful.

The comprehensive performance is enough to match the original T-80 series in history. Under the continuous guidance and development of Malashenko for three decades, the latest main battle tank was finally officially finalized and put into production in the early 1970s, equipped with the Soviet Army, and was given the official equipment number of "T-70".

In terms of specific design, with Malashenko's personal intervention and guidance, the new generation of T-70 main battle tanks abandoned many tasteless and wasteful designs, avoided many detours and avoided many thunder spots.

First of all, the infrared headlight, which is "ok on paper but useless in actual combat", was directly removed from the design of the new main battle tank in the early 1970s with Malashenko's participation in the design, and no more funds were invested in subsequent research and development.

Instead, the first generation of thermal imagers was officially installed on the vehicle.

Yes, that's right. In the original history, the equipment was first invented by Americans in the early 1970s, but in this timeline it became a "Soviet creation".

Malashenko, who served as Minister of Defense in the mid-1960s, included the development of thermal imaging equipment, which is of great importance, in the first batch of major military projects after taking office.

With the strong support of Xunzong behind him, Malashenko's military research plan was able to get the green light all the way and go smoothly, gathering the top scientific research forces of major military institutions and design bureaus in the Soviet Union to tilt resources and overcome difficulties.

The Soviet electronics industry does have some shortcomings and the technology tree is crooked, but with Malashenko's strong promotion and rectification, this situation has been greatly improved since he took office as defense minister.

Such as military electronic computer technology and thermal imaging technology, are projects that Malashenko has begun to promote with great efforts at the beginning of his tenure.

Of course, the results are also good. In the future world, the development path that has been proven to be the right route by time will naturally not be wrong.

Once a country like the Soviet Union gathers the whole country's strength to do something, its efficiency and results are amazing. The T-70 main battle tank born in the early 1970s is the best proof.

In this new main battle tank, which is undoubtedly the world's strongest, the first-generation integrated fire control computer of the Soviet standard was installed at the same time as the first-generation thermal imager, integrating multiple functions such as laser ranging, ballistic solution, and automatic fire control information loading.

The T-70A main battle tank officially delivered to the troops has the ability to fully automatically load the firing table. From the gunner guiding the laser rangefinder to the enemy target to complete the basic aiming of the main gun elevation, the whole process can be managed by the integrated fire control computer. The gunner only needs to make fine adjustments for the last step of precise aiming.

The application of this new technology on the vehicle has greatly improved the strike time sensitivity of the T-70A main battle tank.

With the improved 125mm smoothbore tank gun firing a new long-rod tail-stabilized armor-piercing projectile, the maximum armor penetration depth has exceeded the 500mm mark, making the T-70A have an indisputable overwhelming firepower advantage over the current NATO main battle tanks.

The application of the first generation of thermal imagers on the vehicle has given the T-70A a preliminary all-weather reliable combat capability.

Although the nighttime visual combat distance is still limited by the problem of thermal imaging clarity, compared with the previous generation of night vision equipment that is almost suicidal, the substantial combat power improvement brought by thermal imagers can still be called huge.

More importantly, thermal imagers can not only be used as night vision equipment at night, but also as enhanced search equipment during the day, without restrictions on day and night use, which greatly improves the T-70A's battlefield situation awareness and adaptability to complex battlefield environments.

Combined with the protective design and power system that the Soviets are proud of, these are two of the world's top tank technologies.

At this point in time, the T-70A has achieved an almost terrifying final combat capability, and simultaneously leads the world in the three elements of firepower, mobility, and protection.

Although limited by the confidentiality requirements of new equipment, the T-70A cannot be truly publicly released in the short term to achieve the powerful effect of "shocking NATO for a whole year."

But it is a real sign that the Soviet tank industry and technology have once again made major strides forward.

Whether the thing is good or not, the most important thing is to know in your heart. What I am talking about is the current situation of the Soviet army after acquiring the T-70A.

As for deterring the enemy, just kidding, it can deter the enemy even without the T-70A.

The deeply improved T-59U main battle tank was just finalized and put into production in the late 1960s. In addition to not having a thermal imager and still carrying infrared headlights, it is almost at the same level as the T-70A in many technical applications. It is completely It can be regarded as a technical experimental version of the T-70A.

It was precisely after the success of the improved mass production of the T-59U that the T-70A, as a further integration project of new technologies, was approved by Malashenko and finalized and put into production.

Just this "T-70A Youth Edition" T-59U main battle tank is enough to give those NATO boys in the west a good drink.