Chapter 1147 Stalin Tank

Historically, the Stalin tank did not appear until 43 years ago, and this tank has undergone many deformations.

After all, in the real history, Germany is only perfect in the tactical use of tanks. The quality of German tanks is not higher than that of the Soviet Union.

At the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, the number of tanks III and IV in the German tank force was still very small.

On the other hand, the Soviet army on the opposite side has already begun to equip powerful tanks such as T-34, not to mention the KV-2 tank that appeared later. Germany has almost no weapons to penetrate it, which makes the German armored soldiers quite helpless.

Therefore, Germany is also stepping up its development. Finally, at the end of 1942, the Tiger tank appeared on the soil of the Soviet Union, and in Kursk in 1943, the Panther tank appeared again. The appearance of these two tanks broke the quality advantage of the Red Imperial tank. The Soviet Union needed a tank that could go head-to-head with the new Nazi tanks.

In this case, the Soviet Union began to develop new tanks that could counter the Tiger tanks. The design bureau of the Cherinbinsku-Kirovsky factory in Kotin took over the task, and their result was the Stalin tank.

But it's different now. When Germany invaded the Soviet Union, Germany was already a horde of tigers and leopards. Of course, the Soviet Union was not only beaten and not fighting back.

In particular, the mass production of T-34 tanks made Ketin feel that his face was dull. He always believed that it was not appropriate to rely on the tactics of the tank sea to counter Germany's quality advantage, so he was still conducting research and development of new heavy tanks. , Of course, in the research and development, he absorbed a lot of T-34 experience, and finally came up with the current Stalin tank.

Among them, the choice of weapons is a key point. The 76mm gun has been proven to be insufficiently powerful. They have tried the 85mm gun and the 100mm gun successively, but they all felt that the power was insufficient, and finally chose the current 122mm gun.

This gun is also the latest 122mm cannon. The lethality of this gun is quite powerful. For example, when using a 25.1kg quilt-piercing projectile, it can penetrate 160mm thick uniform steel armor at a distance of 1000 meters. Plate, at a distance of 2000 meters, it can penetrate 120 mm thick uniform steel armor plate.

Although they have not tested it, but the armor of the German tanks is absolutely impossible to exceed 160 mm thick? Therefore, Stalin tanks can be guaranteed to be destroyed when they hit, and there will never be a situation where the tank soldiers shouted that they could not penetrate!

At the same time, for added protection, they made the turret into a fluid, bulletproof shape that was far more perfect than the T-34's design.

It is a pity that although the diameter of the seat ring has been increased, the space inside the turret cannot be sufficient, which has resulted in a very crowded interior of the turret.

But the price is worth it. The Stalin tank has the strongest protection of Soviet tanks, and the sloping armor of its hull and turret has comprehensively improved the protection of the tank. Specifically, the armor thickness in front of the turret has reached a terrible data of 240 mm effective thickness!

It is impossible for German tanks to penetrate Stalin tanks!

Now, inside this Stalin tank, the commander, Berokov, shouted loudly to his gunner: "Target, the first Panther 3 tank on the opponent's right flank, fire!"

"Boom!" The 122mm tank gun made a huge roar.

At the muzzle, the brakes spewed gunpowder smoke backwards. Even so, a huge recoil was transmitted to the turret, and the entire car body seemed to be shaking.

"Quick, reload!" Berokov shouted loudly. It is very difficult to reload a split-type tank gun. He must fire another cannon when the opponent's tank moves to his side!

While shouting, he looked at the target tank in his field of vision, so clear.

In fact, the accuracy of Soviet tanks has never been good, even his current 122mm tank gun is the same. Although it has strong armor-piercing performance, it does not have enough accuracy. It is similar within 500 meters, but if it is really within 500 meters Fire on the meter, they can only shoot once, the German tanks are charging too much.

not good!

When he shot, he aimed at the opportunity, and when the opponent stopped to fire, he ordered to shoot. Who knows, the Germans' fire took less than a second, and then they started again!

It takes more than a second for his cannonball to fly past. During this time, how far can the other party go? May leave his impact point!

"Boom!" The gunner moved the shell and shook the body of the tank, and his field of vision suddenly expanded.

Berokov's face was filled with joy, his shell did not hit the target tank, but hit the tank behind the opponent!

The blunt armor-piercing bullet slammed into the Panther 3 tank and hit the nickel alloy armor directly.

In fact, the front of this tank is hung with composite armor. If there is composite armor to block it again, the Panther 3 tank can still be held down, but this armor is already in the first impact just now, It was hit by two shells, and the ceramic armor inside was almost scrapped and didn't work.

The nickel alloy armor is trying hard to block the attack of the opponent's shells. The thickness here is 130 mm, which is the position of its most critical gun mantlet. Converted to the Soviet armor, the thickness is almost 160 mm.

Exactly on the thickness of the 122mm shell penetration!

The cannonball drilled hard, and when the kinetic energy of the cannonball was almost completely exhausted, it finally got in!

"Boom!" At the moment when the shell penetrated, the molten armored iron flow around the shell entered the interior of the tank. Together with the impact of the shell itself, the Panther 3 tank suffered a violent explosion.

No one came out alive. When the tank is penetrated, the tank is our best destination. This is the battle song of the German armored soldiers!

Twenty Stalin tanks, at a distance of one thousand meters, started the first round of shooting at the German tanks, but only this one was destroyed.

The others were all shot, and at this distance, they simply didn't have enough accuracy to speak of.

However, the Soviets were still rejoicing.

Destroyed, finally destroyed the German tanks!

For a long time, the German tanks have a sacred halo. It seems that no artillery can penetrate the German tanks. It is simply an invincible existence on the battlefield. Now, this invincible halo has been taken down. !

If your firepower is not strong enough, then you go on a thicker one! Soviet tanks are just brush calibers!