Chapter 904 Details Determine Success or Failure

Lavrinenko, who had been with Malashenko for so long, had long been accustomed to his old classmate and partner, who always loved to tell some tasteless jokes from time to time to make fun of him.

To be honest, if Malashenko suddenly stopped talking nonsense one day, Lavrinenko would think it was strange.

After fiddling with the safety button at the rear of the breech block, Lavrinenko lowered his head and started fiddling with other things. At this time, Iushkin's exclamation came immediately.

"Oh, damn, this German scope is really great! I have never used such a good thing!"

Malashenko had long expected that Iushkin would definitely praise the Tiger's gunner's scope. Zeiss, which is good at manufacturing high-end precision optical equipment, has made this binocular channel TFZ9B main gun scope for the Tiger.

Compared with the monocular channel main gun sight on ordinary tanks, it is not only more comfortable and more efficient, but also optimizes and improves the problem of the main gun sight's narrow field of view, providing the gunner with a wide aiming field of view of up to 25 degrees, which is very conscientious compared to those criticized old tanks.

Feeling the ultimate refreshing experience brought by the huge aiming field of view, Iushkin, who used to look at people through the crack of the door and had a very narrow field of view, felt unprecedentedly refreshing, and even began to envy those German armored soldiers who could drive the Tiger.

"This thing is really great! Comrade tank commander! Don't you know Comrade Kotin? Next time, you must give him some advice. We also want to use such a comfortable main gun sight. I'm really tired of the feeling of aiming through the crack of the door!"

It's rare to hear Iushkin complain about the problems and shortcomings of his own tanks. Of course, Malashenko also knows that the German Zeiss technology of making high-end precision optical equipment is unique. It's nothing shameful to admit that his current tank sighting equipment is indeed not as good as the Tiger.

"Okay, I'll tell Kotin next time I see you. Just tell him that the best gunner in our brigade said that the tank you designed is not easy to use and the main gun sight is as bad as a piece of shit. Maybe Comrade Kotin will call you personally to exchange ideas."

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Iushkin blinked and was a little dazed. He even thought that he had hallucinations and heard something wrong.

Lavrinenko, who knew Malashenko best, didn't take these words to heart at all. It was impossible to say that he was not teasing Iushkin.

"Hey, relax! If he dares to say that, I will stuff the German's dung scooping helmet into his crotch to cushion his buttocks, and I won't let him take it out. What do you think?"

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The two good brothers who were not sure about their words kept talking nonsense, and Iushkin, the honest man with a confused face, didn't know how to continue the second half of the sentence. The lively and cheerful atmosphere lingered in the tiger seemed a little unreasonable.

Malashenko, who was fiddling with the items on his commander's seat, noticed a special device at hand.

This was something that looked like a clock or a dashboard, with Arabic numerals from 1 to 12 in full sequence engraved on it, and the black pointer was pointing diagonally in the direction of the number 10.

Malashenko, who held his chin and thought about what this thing was for a while, soon had an idea, and spoke softly to the gunner's position where Iushkin was.

"Iushkin! Look to your left, there should be something like a clock, and the black pointer is engraved with numbers from 1 to 12."

Iushkin, who was still fiddling with the main gun sight in front of him, heard Malashenko's words, and then turned his head and began to look for it unfamiliarly. It only took a few seconds to find the conspicuous watch-like object. Iushkin also didn't know what this thing was used for.

"Keep an eye on the watch, and try to turn the turret now, Iushkin."

Iushkin followed Malashenko's orders, and once again stepped forward and gently drove the pedal, and the heavy tiger head immediately continued to turn to the left again.

"The pointer is turning! Do you see it?"

Seeing that the pointer of the watch-like object at hand was slowly approaching the number 9, Malashenko believed that the same situation should be happening on Iushkin's side.

"I see, the pointer on my side is also turning, comrade commander! What is this thing used for?"

Iushkin seemed to subconsciously associate some possible results, but he was just one step away from the final step and could not get an accurate answer.

On the other hand, Malashenko confirmed his guess that the function of this thing was exactly the same as he had expected based on his distant memories.

"Direction indicator, a direction indicator that is linked to the gunner and the commander."

"The same 1 to 12 numbers are engraved on the commander's turret periscope on my side. The position where the pointer points represents the direction of the main gun muzzle, that is, the direction of the turret."

"The perspective of the gunner and the commander is different. If the muzzle is facing left and I am looking straight ahead, Iushkin. The 12 o'clock direction I reported is 9 o'clock for you, and vice versa, your 12 o'clock will be 9 o'clock for me. It will easily lead to command confusion in actual combat. The Germans are really thoughtful and even thought of this!"

"This direction indicator is used to solve this problem. Having this thing as a reference is equivalent to having a shared 12 o'clock direction for the gunner and the commander. Now both of our direction indicators should be pointing close to 9 Location, do you think it’s the same over there?”

Iushkin, who has a bright mind, has roughly understood what Malashenko meant. The so-called direction indicator pointer in front of him is indeed pointing to a position close to the number 9 as Malashenko said.

Recalling that in past battles between himself and Malashenko, there had indeed been confusion in direction designation due to different perspectives, Iushkin finally felt how important this inconspicuous little object in front of him was. Like waking up from a dream.

"It's incredible, Comrade Commander. I always thought that those German armored soldiers were really better in technology than us, but now it seems that I was all wrong! If we had such good auxiliary equipment, we would definitely be better than those German armored soldiers. Even better, how did those German engineers come up with these little things?”

The precision of the design of the Tiger tank's internal details shocked the entire crew. Even Malashenko, who knew the Tiger tank very well, was impressed by the inconspicuous Germans who strive for perfection after getting started with it himself. I was a little shocked by the small design, but the German guy really put a lot of effort into this excellent tiger.