Chapter 307: Fair and Unbiased

The Tiger tank uses a hydraulically controlled variable speed gearbox and a semi-automatic transmission system. This is different from previous Panther tanks, after all, the increased weight of the tank means a new control system is required.

The control system of the Tiger tank is a double helical gear type, with two different and fixed shafts twisting each other through different helical gears. It is equipped with an eight-speed gearbox with sixteen types of helical gears. That is, the Tiger tank has 8 forward gears and 4 reverse gears.

Also, if necessary, the minimum radius rotation can be performed by unilateral braking. This operating system also becomes the steering wheel at the front.

Most of the tracked chassis are operating levers. In later generations, in the Type 96 tanks, the operating levers are still used. Whichever side of the track brake is pulled, it can turn to which side, until the Type 99. , which became the steering wheel.

In this era, the Tiger tank is already the steering wheel!

Regarding the simplicity of operation, of course, the steering wheel, hydraulic power assist, quite light, just like driving a car!

At the same time, these are hydraulically assisted, and the extended turret rotates, that is, hydraulically driven!

"Cyric, it seems that you are very satisfied with this tank?" Hitler asked Cyric.

Cyric's point of view is of great value. If Cyric says this tank is good, then Porsche simply don't get it.

"I'm not satisfied with its running gear, it's the worst invention I've ever seen!" Cyric said, pointing to the tank's road wheels.

At the front, Cyric has solemnly expressed his opinion. For a tank, the maintenance performance on the battlefield is the first, and the staggered road wheels are definitely a pitted design.

But what about now? This Henschel product still uses staggered road wheels, exactly the same as the historical Tiger tank chassis!

It must still be the ghost of the idea king. He doesn't have the energy to take care of all aspects now, and he came out to make trouble again!

The advantage of staggered road wheels is that it saves the length of the whole car, saves space, and improves comfort at the same time, but the disadvantage is even more fatal, that is, it is very difficult to repair on the battlefield!

Cyric definitely doesn't want this kind of shitty equipment to appear!

Now, the two chassis are placed together. The Porsche company uses a single row of six road wheels, while the Henschel company uses eight pairs of staggered road wheels!

Cyric's words brought a sigh of relief to everyone present.

As far as the matter is concerned, Cyric did not completely deny Porsche's products, nor did he fully affirm Henschel's products, and did not take any side, just for the best German chariot!

Cyric's words made Owen's face flush: "However, that would reduce comfort."

He can't say anything else, the chassis has been designed, and if it is changed to a single-row road wheel, it will have to be a big change!

"The lives of the soldiers are the most important, and a reliable tank comes first." Cyric said: "Now, the track of this tank is tight, and on the battlefield, once the track is damaged, dismantling the track will It is very difficult, even cutting it with gas welding, or blasting it with explosives, have you considered it?"

On the chassis of Henschel, road wheels and tracks are a big problem. On the Porsche product on the side, the track is directly placed on the top of the road wheel, which is relatively loose and easy to disassemble, while the Tiger type is quite difficult.

"Owen, you'd better go to our armored unit and survey our soldiers to see what kind of tanks they need," Cyric continued.

What kind of tank the army needs, Cyric is the most authoritative, because he is the commander of the most powerful tank force in Germany!

Cyric's sentence is a summary of this comparison. Now, it's just the tank chassis. The turret on it was produced by Krupp. Now, under Cyric's intervention, the German The development of tanks has long been on the right track, so Cyric felt that the tanks with right-angle turrets in history should not appear.

Krupp should directly design the turret with a large inclination angle. In this case, the current Tiger type is already very similar to the later Tiger King.

"Both of these tanks are still defective, and they will be tested uniformly by the end of the year," Hitler said.

The current tanks are mainly pre-researched. After all, the performance of the current Black Panther 3 tank is enough to sweep all the tanks of this era!

Now, look at the whole of Europe, how about the tanks of other countries?

The British are separated by an English Channel anyway, and they have not paid attention to it yet. The main force they use is the Matilda tank, which is a light tank with a total weight of only a dozen tons.

The French are powerful, and now there are 30-ton Shire B1 tanks, but the appearance of this tank is so ugly and stupid.

The tall tracks on both sides are very similar to the Mark tank during World War I. The tank is tall enough, and there are two artillery pieces. Unfortunately, the tank crew inside can't operate it at all.

The driver must operate the 75mm short-barreled gun at the same time, and the commander is even worse. The 47mm gun and the 7.5mm side-by-side machine gun are his job. Even the loader needs to be responsible for loading the 75mm gun and the commander's 47mm gun at the same time. The division of labor among the tankers is quite unreasonable when delivering artillery shells, and it must be quite tragic in combat.

The only thing that can pose a threat to German tanks is the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, the current Soviet Union, the famous T-34 tank, has just been finalized.

Far East, Moscow.

The weather in April is still very gloomy and cold. In the Kremlin, a meeting of the highest defense of the Soviets is being held, and the main topic of this meeting is the new Soviet tanks!

In the Spanish Civil War, the German Panther tanks gave the Soviets great stimulation. The existing tanks in the Soviet Union are outdated!

Although Germany and the Soviet Union have signed a non-aggression agreement, everyone knows that peace is only temporary, and there will definitely be a war between the Soviet Union and Germany.

Therefore, the Soviets must have new tanks that surpass the German Panther tanks!

They felt a great urgency.

Now, the Great Purge has come to an end, mainly because too many people have been purged, and Stalin felt that was enough.

And even many of the soldiers who came back from Spain were purged. Now, Major Belotov, who attended this meeting, was one of the few survivors who was not purged, but was promoted to major instead.

His rank here is the lowest, and the reason why he came here is to ask him to tell about the German Panther tanks.