Chapter 490 Kind Father No. 1

Military technology is the most taboo to rush for success. At the end of World War II, the Germans, who were forced into a desperate situation, took out all the technologies that could be used and could not be used. The 262 crashed to death of the ace pilot and the mouse ran slower than a turtle. These were the final results of rushing for success.

From the current situation, at least he has been trying to guide Kotin to the right track he wants. With August, Porsche's right-hand man, to help Kotin and remind him, some tragedies in history should be avoided. This is also the ultimate purpose of Malashenko's choice of August to Kotin.

Before all the existing preparations come to fruition, Malashenko can only hope that IS2 can be born earlier. Otherwise, when the Germans' premature tiger rumbles onto the battlefield in the spring of next year, Malashenko does not want to be driving a shitty KV heavy tank at that time.

Remembering that his precious car had been blown up by the Germans, Malashenko, who was extremely scratching his head, decided to dig out some more treasures from Kotin.

"Comrade Kotin, do you have any new prototype tanks recently? My troops are resting and need a lot of supplementary tanks. If possible, are there any new prototype tanks that can be sent to me? I need a powerful command vehicle myself."

Originally, I planned to put this matter aside for the end, but now that Malashenko has brought it up, I just rode downhill and said it. Kotin, who does have new prototype equipment on hand, thought about it for a while and then spoke again.

"The tank chassis and transmission system have been designed, but there are still many areas that need to be improved. The gearbox gears are not very reliable and the efficiency is not high. In short, it is still an improved version of the original Hongqi tractor transmission system. Time is too tight. It is impossible to come up with satisfactory results in such a short time. We can only give priority to solving other parts."

After hearing what Kotin said, he selectively forgot the bad news about the transmission system modification. Malashenko, who refined the most critical content, blurted it out again in a little excitement.

"So there is a new prototype? Is that what you mean? Comrade Kotin."

Faced with Malashenko's questioning, Kotin nodded slightly without further suspense. Kotin, who has never stopped researching and developing new heavy tanks, has made further progress.

"The armored defense shape of the entire chassis has been redesigned, with a better defense angle against ricochets than the original KV1 heavy tank chassis, and the physical thickness of the armor is also thicker. According to the different defense weights, some of the most vulnerable positions have been thickened, but even the weakest position of the front armor can reach a physical thickness of 100 mm, with a large-angle ricochet shape borrowed from the T34 tank, which is specially designed to resist the German 88 gun."

Before he finished speaking, he took out a file from the file bag he carried with him, spread his hands and placed it neatly on the table in front of Malashenko.

As the saying goes, you don't know until you see it, and you'll be shocked when you see it. The tank outline and marked parameters drawn by hand on the drawing in front of him are so familiar to Malashenko.

As the founder of the Stalin series of heavy tanks that have been famous throughout the history of World War II and even in the history of world tanks, the IS1 heavy tank, which has almost been completely finalized and has the same appearance as in the original history, is now fully presented in front of Malashenko.

Malashenko clearly remembers that the IS1 heavy tank in the original history was officially put into production at the end of 1943, and large-scale participation in actual combat was not until 1944. Its limelight and brilliance were almost completely overwhelmed by the IS2 heavy tanks that were born at the same time, and after the production was scarce, it did not have any outstanding results in the Great Patriotic War.

At present, Kotin only brought out the initial plan of the IS1 heavy tank. According to Kotin, there are still many problems in the transmission system and gearbox that need to be solved, which is somewhat different from the IS1 heavy tank that was originally formed in one go in history.

And this is undoubtedly an unpredictable result caused by the tampering and change of the original historical trajectory. The Soviet heavy tank technology and design ideas in 1941 are still somewhat different from those in 1943.

But all this can't cover up the excellent and reliable performance of the IS1 heavy tank. The 85mm D-5T tank gun it is equipped with is a mass-produced version of the prototype 85 gun that has been proven to be reliable. The armor protection is also sufficient to withstand the aiming and direct shooting of the German short-barreled 88 gun at a long distance.

As long as the unreliable problem of the transmission system caused by the rush of time is completely solved, the IS1 heavy tank will undoubtedly become the absolute main force of the Red Army's heavy tank force in the next 1942 Patriotic War. In terms of mobility, protection, and firepower, it is enough to be on par with the German premature Tiger tank, or even better.

Malashenko, who came with the memory of the future, clearly knew what kind of excellent tank the IS1 heavy tank was that carried on the past and opened up the future. Looking at the hesitant expression on Kotin's face, which was a little dignified and still undecided, Malashenko, who knew that he should give Kotin the final blow, did not hesitate at all.

"I support this new heavy tank, Comrade Kokin! Based on my actual combat experience and the performance parameters and tank shape listed on the blueprint, I can conclude that this is an excellent tank that can deal with future threats for a considerable period of time, provided that the tank's transmission system is improved and reliable. Of course, I believe this is not a problem for you."

Originally, Kotin, who was still a little undecided, immediately became alert after hearing Malashenko's confident words.

In terms of tank design, he is definitely much better than Malashenko. But when it comes to the actual combat experience after driving a tank on the battlefield, Kotin clearly knows that he is undoubtedly an amateur compared to Malashenko. The confident advice from Malashenko is enough to make Kotin feel happy and convinced.

"It's great that you are so sure, comrade Malashenko! I have always been worried about the design ideas of the new heavy tanks because our opponent, the German tanks, are really useless!"

"At this stage, the German tanks are not the opponent of our Red Army heavy tanks at all. I can only design the corresponding ones based on the concept of the German heavy tank proposed in your previous report. Even so, I am still unsure and a little undecided, but now with your affirmation, I believe this will be a successful design!"

Malashenko, who had already started talking with Kotin, smiled at each other after hearing this. As long as men talk, it is so easy and comfortable to chat. It has always been like this since ancient times.