Chapter 610 Great Britain Has Its Own National Conditions

In this world, not everyone who invents something will have an absolute advantage. It's like the ancient Chinese invented Cuju, but the football in the 21st century is so bad that it's unbearable to watch.

The tanks, which were first created and invented by the British, are probably the same.

When Malashenko came to the warehouse and saw the 50 British tanks parked neatly in front of him, Malashenko was almost desperate.

"Fuck, it's okay to let me use T34, I admit it! Have you fallen to the point of using the British garbage for free?"

Just like the Spitfire fighters that the UK donated to the Soviet Union were castrated like eunuchs who went to a brothel, the tanks donated to the Soviet Union were real uncastrated versions, but the quality and model batches were really unbearable to watch.

At this moment, there are two types of British tanks parked in the warehouse in front of Malashenko: Matilda II and Valentine IV infantry tanks.

Unlike Germany and the Soviet Union, two countries with the most advanced tank technology in World War II, the British, who first invented the "Little Nomad" tank in World War I, have their own unique way of using and defining tanks. In short, they are roughly divided into two different categories of tanks: infantry tanks and cruiser tanks.

The so-called infantry tank, as the name suggests, is a type of tank that covers infantry to launch a frontal assault on the enemy entrenched in a strong position and fortifications. This type of tank generally plays a mainstay role in the British armored unit sequence, equipped with heavy armor with good protection but poor mobility.

Another major series of British tanks is called cruiser tanks. As the name suggests, its role is very similar to the definition of cruisers by the British Royal Navy. Usually, cruiser tanks perform tasks such as long-distance raids, encirclement and flanking, and fire reconnaissance. This type of tank has good mobility, but the armor protection is very weak, so that even ordinary small-caliber anti-tank guns are difficult to resist.

In terms of literal meaning, infantry tanks seem to be positioned as equivalent to heavy tanks of Germany and the Soviet Union, while cruiser tanks are close to medium tanks, but the actual situation is quite different from this.

The combat weight of the Matilda II, defined as an infantry tank, is only 3 tons, which is less than the 28-ton combat weight of the Soviet main T34 medium tank.

The overall armor defense layout of the tank follows the design of the previous generation, mainly vertical armor. Although the car is very small and crowded, which concentrates the weight of armor defense to a certain extent, the physical thickness of its front armor is mostly 75 mm, which cannot be compared with the T34 medium tank with inclined armor.

What's even more bizarre is that the Matilda II infantry tank uses two AEC 6-cylinder diesel engines arranged in parallel, with a single engine outputting 95 horsepower and two engines outputting a total of 190 horsepower in parallel. The power-to-weight ratio is only a pitiful 7, not to mention that it can't compare with the T34, even the KV1 can make a big fool of this younger brother.

Another tank supported by the British is not much better. The performance of the Valentine IV infantry tank is also unbearable.

The frontal protection performance of the Valentine IV infantry tank ranges from 60 to 65 mm, which is not as good as the Matilda II infantry tank mentioned above.

In terms of power system, it is equipped with a 138-horsepower diesel engine from General Dynamics of the United States. The tank has a combat weight of 18 tons and a unit power-to-weight ratio of 6, which is slightly better than the stupid Matilda II.

What's even more fucked up is that both tanks are equipped with the British ancestral QF 2-pound gun, with a caliber of only 40 mm, which is not even as good as the 50 mm tank gun on the German Type 3 tank, and it is not equipped with high-explosive shells. Not only is the armor-piercing firepower so poor, it can't even do anti-infantry and fortification work well!

In addition, there are even more speechless things.

The performance and quality of tank armor-piercing shells made by the British were not bad. The later 17-pound guns once reached the peak of British tank guns in World War II. For a considerable period of time, it became the only powerful weapon in the hands of the Allied forces on the Western Front that could effectively kill tigers and drive away leopards. The APDS armor-piercing shells that opened a new chapter in the world of tank shells were also invented by the British first.

The most annoying problem is that the full-caliber armor-piercing shells made by the British are all large iron lumps without charge. The solid material of the warhead can only rely on the armor fragments that fall off when penetrating the opponent's tank armor and the armor-piercing shells themselves to kill the opponent's tank.

British armored soldiers on the Western Front often encountered some very embarrassing situations: German tanks that were penetrated by a shot seemed to be paralyzed on the spot and completely killed.

If they were lucky, the German armored soldiers would directly abandon their vehicles and run away when they encountered weak persimmons, but those SS armored soldiers who didn't care about their lives often continued to shake the tank turrets to seek revenge on the British. One shot killed two people without igniting the gasoline or exploding the ammunition rack. The armor-piercing shells made by the British are often so disappointing.

Malashenko, who traveled from the future, is very clear about the characteristics and shortcomings of British tanks in World War II.

To be honest, even if Malashenko used those captured German tanks, he didn't want to use these even more crappy British tanks.

Although the caliber of the German main gun is small, the armor-piercing shells fired also have warhead charges. Dozens of grams of warhead charges plus the shell body explosion fragments are enough to kill the internal members of the tank or seriously injure them on the spot and lose their combat effectiveness. Generally speaking, as long as the armor is penetrated, there is no possibility of resurrection.

But these Japanese British tanks, after you shoot through them, you still don’t know if there is anyone alive in the German tank on the opposite side, ready to pretend to be dead and trick you. If you want to ensure that such a thing does not happen, it is best to shoot repeatedly and then make up for it. One shot.

But on a battlefield where the situation is changing rapidly, there are not many opportunities for you to replenish your guns. Even if you have the conditions to do so, it will be a huge waste of time and make the fighter plane fleeting. These shabby British tank guns are simply more bloody than the tanks themselves. exist!

His mind was filled to the brim with the terrible British tanks in front of him. He covered his forehead with his hands and felt that his head was as big as a pumpkin. He really didn’t know what to say and how to make these British tanks better. A slight increase in combat power is the biggest problem Malashenko faces now.

"Hey, damn you, how on earth are you going to serve these shabby British tanks!?"

Lavrinenko, who was standing aside, had no idea what Malashenko was struggling with at the moment. Seeing that there were so many brand-new British tanks available, Lavrinenko was much happier than Malashenko at the moment. For these British guys, Tank had no idea how much he was cheating, so he immediately spoke to Malashenko as if to cheer him up.