Chapter 492: Super Kind Father

In the history of the development of the Red Army's heavy tanks throughout the Second World War, except for the late birth of the Ci Father No. 7 after the war, the IS4 heavy tank, which was powerful enough to crush the IS3, was the most powerful Soviet heavy tank in the history of the Second World War.

The reason why the IS4, whose prototype was built as early as 1943, failed to finally go to the battlefield was actually multifaceted.

The Soviet Red Army tank troops placed great importance on the mobility and passability of heavy tanks, which was emphasized in the large-scale group combat and was in the stage of continuous strategic counterattack. This can be seen from the Stalin series of heavy tanks.

The IS2 heavy tank, which was born at the same time and went to the battlefield, was much more mobile than the German Fat Tiger. While combining firepower and protection, it also attached great importance to mobility. The doctrine of the mean can barely be used to describe the core development concept of the Red Army's heavy tanks.

Although the IS4 heavy tank weighing up to 60 tons is not as exaggerated as the 70 tons of the Fat Tiger, the 750-horsepower V-12 diesel engine has a much better power-to-weight ratio than the German Fat Tiger after combining the tonnage.

However, the exaggerated weight of more than ten tons compared to the IS2 heavy tank still made the Soviet Red Army shake their heads at the IS4.

When passing through the wet and soft fields and after rain, the IS4 weighing up to 60 tons is likely to get stuck in the soft mud pond and can't get out. If you want to pull this 60-ton steel behemoth out, it will be even more difficult! At the same time, how to let the IS4 cross the river is also a very headache problem. The Red Army's engineering troops can't build a floating bridge that can allow such a tonnage of steel behemoth to cross the river smoothly.

Although the Germans later used the 70-ton weight of the King Tiger to prove that the Soviets' idea at the end of 1943 was actually a bit redundant, the passability of the King Tiger with wide tracks and staggered road wheels can be said to be not too bad, and it is even a little excellent among heavy tanks.

Without considering the failure of the tank itself, a properly functioning Tiger King can pass through muddy ground or even soft fields that have been plowed. Of course, if the crew turns around in such a muddy field, that is another matter.

The only thing that gave the Germans a headache was that the Tiger King's transmission system and engine frequently broke down due to being overloaded, and the embarrassment of being almost unable to cross the river in the field with a combat weight of up to 70 tons. Most of the Tiger Kings in history were abandoned in the wilderness because of this problem and were photographed by Soviet and Allied soldiers.

Another major reason for the abandonment of the IS4 was the complete defeat of the German army 44 years later.

When the IS2 heavy tank performed well enough to meet the needs of the battle, the importance of the IS4 heavy tank, which was so large that it made people shake their heads, was naturally ranked second.

Even after the war, when mass production began, the few hundred IS4s were eventually thrown into the Siberian Military Region, where good equipment was always not available. The flat land there was considered the most suitable place for IS4 heavy tanks to perform.

In short, the IS4 was replaced by the IS3 not because of its poor design or poor performance, but because this heavy tank, the strongest in the Red Army during World War II, was born at the wrong time. This is why Malashenko wanted the IS4 to make a comeback under his influence after hoping that the IS6 could be revived.

From the current situation, the history of the development of the German armored forces in World War II has begun to change visibly due to its own butterfly effect.

From the arrival of the No. 3 J1 on the battlefield a few weeks in advance, to the expected release of the tiger several months in advance as August had already said.

If this accelerated momentum continues, Malashenko predicts that the Germans will probably come up with some more bizarre and jaw-dropping things on the battlefield in 1944.

Although all this is just a fantasy speculation, Malashenko, who is well aware of the truth of preparing for a rainy day, does not want to fight an unprepared battle.

Since he knows the pitfalls of the Red Army's heavy tank development and what is the right path, there is no reason not to increase efforts to continue to fan the flames of Kotin to create a greater impact.

No matter what new things the Germans can offer due to the huge changes in the battlefield, Malashenko must always let the Red Army's heavy tanks overwhelm the Germans!

You play Tiger, I play Father 1, you play Black Panther, I play Father 2.

Brother Nan is here, Father 6 will blow up the dog head, and finally let Father 4 send the Tiger King and the Hunting Tiger back home!

"Well! Just do it like this, if you don't make some big news, you will be unworthy of the title of a time traveler!"

The more he thought about it, the smoother it was, and he was even a little proud. He was immersed in the complacent joy of making the Stalin series of heavy tanks born more than a year ahead of schedule under his influence. He did not expect this at this moment.

It was this slightly complacent thought of mine that messed up the Patriotic War that had already been written in history!

In the not-too-distant future that had been tampered with beyond all recognition, the German army, which was originally able to attack against the enemy, was directly hit by the IS2 heavy tank in 1942, and some unexpected new faces appeared on the Kursk battlefield in 1943.

As for how the super-powerful existence that made a stunning appearance in the German independent heavy tank battalion in 1944 beat the Allied Xie Mantou on the Western Front to a bloody mess, this is not something that Comrade Malashenko can manage.

After all, you can never be merciful to the petty bourgeoisie. If Malashenko really knew about it, he would probably clap his hands and applaud. This is what the commander of the First Guards Heavy Tank Division under the First Belarusian Front should do.

It is too early to talk about these things that will happen in the near future. Malashenko, who knew nothing about the situation, walked out of the station gate in a pretty good mood.

Corporal Valentin, who thought he had been ordered by himself to go around, had already disappeared in his car. Malashenko, who subconsciously scanned the field of vision, found that the particularly conspicuous GAZ jeep was parked at the position where he got off a few hours ago and did not move.

"This guy, could he have parked the car here and run away?"

Malashenko walked forward with doubts and then strode to the side of the car. He thought that Valentin had gone to find a girl and looked inside the car through the car window, but who knew that Corporal Valentin had not left at all. He was leaning back in his seat and continued to read the book How the Steel Was Tempered with great interest.