Chapter 208 Soviet Anti-Tank Gun

The Soviet Union's research on anti-tank guns began in 1936. It can be said that it was the Spanish Civil War that put heavy pressure on the Soviets on anti-tank weapons.

After that, the Soviet design unit designed a total of 15 anti-tank rifles with different calibers from 12.7 mm to 25 mm. After a lot of investigations and experiments, the plan of the Soviet small arms range scientific research team was finally confirmed.

This is a 14.5mm anti-tank gun codenamed PTRR-39.

It is 1.7 meters long, the barrel is 1180mm, and the weight is about 24kg. At a distance of 500 meters, the normal bullet penetrated the 20mm armor placed at 20 degrees, and at 100 meters, it penetrated the 30mm armor.

However, in the history of later generations, this gun did not shine, and the production was complicated. At the same time, the Soviets felt that the power was too much. This gun was only produced very little and was finally cut down.

As a result, it was only after the Barbarossa Project that the Soviet Union discovered that they did not have a suitable anti-tank gun in their hands! As a result, did you hurry up and come up with the PTRS-41 rifle, which is a handy weapon.

And now, in the Spanish Civil War, the sudden appearance of the Panther tank surprised the Soviets, so they fiddled with this anti-tank gun and sent it to the Spanish battlefield, ready to test its performance through the battlefield.

But now, this test has not yet begun, and it has been captured here!

Any armored soldier hopes that his tank is thick enough to withstand the opponent's blow, and absolutely does not want to be penetrated by the opponent!

Now, having discovered this weapon of the Soviets, Guderian is very cautious.

So, in the square of the train station, just after the fierce exchange of fire broke out, I found an open space, and the test of this anti-tank gun began.

The one who undertook the test was the machine gunner Ilya in the Panzergrenadier. Before he became a machine gunner, he was an anti-tank gun shooter and had rich experience in using Germany's own Mauser 13.2mm anti-tank gun.

The target was placed 300 meters away, and under the light, everything was clear.

"Bang!" As he pulled the trigger, the gun body shuddered backwards, and the cylindrical multi-chamber brake in front of the gun spewed gas backwards, surrounded by dust,

Although a rubber cushion was added to the back of the gun, Ilya still felt a huge force hitting his shoulders. Only the strongest warriors can use this thing!

In many military novels, the 12.7mm Barrett rifle is quite worshipped, thinking that it is an omnipotent weapon and an ace in the hands of snipers. In fact, the word cannon fodder is added to the front of the sniper.

Cannon fodder sniper! No matter how well a sniper hides, as long as he shoots, he will expose his target, which is because of the muzzle brake!

In order to counteract the recoil, it is necessary to spray some gunpowder gas backwards. These gases will make a lot of noise! The next moment, they will be discovered by the opponent, and then they will be attacked by artillery fire!

Now, this 14.5mm anti-tank gun is in the same state.

300 meters away, a piece of 20mm thick armor sandwiched the 14.5mm bullet in the middle! The warhead has passed, but the body is still embedded in it!

"It seems that the Soviets didn't realize how hard our armor was." Guderian finally breathed a sigh of relief after getting the report.

This armor is placed vertically, not inclined, and the opponent's bullets cannot penetrate completely. Therefore, on the battlefield, there is no need to worry about being observed by anti-tankmen with this kind of rifle, even if it is the rear!

The depth of armor a tank can penetrate is still related to the quality of the armor. Germany does not need to worry about rare metals now. The best armor steel is used, and they are all cold-rolled, far exceeding the Soviet cast steel. Therefore, the Soviets can penetrate the 20mm armor placed at 20 degrees, and when they arrive in Germany, they become unable to penetrate!

Even in the late World War II, Germany lacked rare metals. Relying on advanced scientific and technological strength, the carburizing process was adopted, which is often referred to as the surface hardening process in later generations, and the hardness was also very good.

"Next, let's test the penetration depth of 100 meters." Guderian said: "Increase the armor thickness to 30 mm."

The Panther 2 tank is a simplified Panther tank with a weight of only 20 tons. The armor behind its gun is the weakest. Converted from the inclined armor, it is equivalent to a thickness of 30 mm. Now, it is necessary to test whether this tank can be Withstand this anti-tank gun from behind!

After preparation, the second experiment started again.

Now, it is past ten o'clock at night, and almost everyone is not sleepy. They look at their armored steel, and at a distance of 100 meters, they can also withstand the latest anti-tank guns of the Soviets.

That is to say, even in street battles, the opponent cannot pose a fatal threat to their tanks. At most, hitting the tracks, road wheels, etc. may cause mechanical failures.

The Panther 2 tanks can hold it, and the Panther 1 tanks have no problem.

This problem is not a problem, there is no need to worry.

Go to sleep, wait until the northern army comes up tomorrow, and we will continue to attack!

Just as Guderian was about to leave, Scherner hurried out of the warehouse: "Master, we found these things in the warehouse!"

A wooden box has been pried open with a crowbar, and inside, there are yellow and orange bullets!

The cartridge case is made of fine copper, while the bullet is not shiny, and is somewhat black.

The test-fired one just now was just an ordinary 14.5mm armor-piercing projectile, and what was in this box was, obviously, a special armor-piercing projectile!

"Try it!" Guderian said anxiously.

"Bang!" With the gunshot, 100 meters away, the 30mm armor plate was penetrated!

"Change to 50mm thick!" Guderian continued to shout with an ugly face.

"Bang!" The 50mm thick armor plate was also penetrated!

"Tilted!"

This time, it was finally blocked!

Looking at all this, everyone's faces were ugly.

This means that if your own Black Panther 2 tank enters the street battle, it will be penetrated from the side by this anti-tank gun! Only our own 30-ton Panther 1 tank can withstand the blow of this kind of bullet, that is to say, in the future street fighting, we must send the Panther 1 as the main force!

"Telegram the findings here immediately to General Cyric!" Guderian said.