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Chapter 1513 T

Chapter 1513 T44

Author: Expeditionary Soldier

Chapter 1513 T44

The testing of the tank after it came off the production line went smoothly.

This is not to say that the T44 has no faults.

In fact, the T44 had many faults. After all, it was the first tank to use a transverse engine and a new gearbox.

These are two major improvements of the T44, and these two major improvements also laid the foundation for the T54, our country's Type 59 tank.

Before the T44, engines were installed longitudinally. The advantage of longitudinal installation is that there is no need for transmission conversion in the middle. The disadvantage is that it makes the car body longer.

It doesn't matter whether the body of a tank is longer or shorter. Just such a small change will have a "revolutionary" impact on the overall tank.

Because the tank body becomes shorter, it means that the side area becomes shorter, so the bullet-hit area of ​​the side armor is reduced. More importantly, the weight of the body is reduced under the same engine power...a large piece of side armor is saved.

This large piece of armor saved can be spread over the front armor to increase its frontal protection, which brings the maximum armor thickness of the T44 to 120MM.

Coupled with the use of a new transmission to further reduce the size, although the T44 is a medium tank in terms of weight and maneuverability, its protection is equivalent to that of a heavy tank, not inferior to the "Tiger" at all.

The T44 Wang Xuexin got at this time was a prototype vehicle, the one with no thickened armor.

However, Wang Xuexin, knowing this, of course did not hesitate to pile all the "saved" armor onto the front armor to enhance frontal protection.

Coupled with the 100MM smoothbore gun and penetration, the T44 can properly penetrate the "Tiger" at a distance of 1,000 meters or even longer, while the "Tiger" cannot penetrate the T44 at a distance of 1,000 meters.

Tan.

The difference between the two is huge.

However, the T44 is due to two major improvements...one is a transverse engine and the other uses a new fixed-shaft gearbox.

These two things are new and are bound to have many faults, so historically they have been used more for training due to "poor reliability".

Wang Xuexin doesn't think these are big problems. The T44's reliability is poor. Can it be as bad as a "Tiger"?

That "Tiger" is a veritable heavy tank, and its maintenance, upkeep and logistics are hellish. It's normal for more than a dozen "Tiger"s to go on the battlefield and only a few of them lie down.

The T44 is still a medium tank. It is much better than the "Tiger" in terms of production difficulty, output or cost.

Poor reliability?

Wouldn't it be enough to produce a few more vehicles? Even if a few break down, wouldn't there still be many that can be driven onto the battlefield to crush the "Tiger"?

What's more, the Eighth Route Army also has the "Sherman" which is highly reliable and can crush other Japanese tanks...

This is almost a "high-low combination" that complements each other: the "Tiger" is left to the T44, and the others are left for the "Sherman", otherwise the "Sherman" will be retired?

In addition, after passing this tank test, Wang Xuexin saw Belenykov in a different light: If there was any problem with the tank, this guy would just take a wrench and knock on the screw, and he would be ready again immediately.

Used.

Wang Xuexin compared him with Alexei in his mind:

Alexei is the director of the tractor factory. He is an expert in automobiles and half-tracks, but the Belinnikov in front of him is an expert in tanks.

So Wang Xuexin made up his mind: This guy must be kept. China is short of such talents. No matter how much money is spent, it is worth it!

After testing, the T44 immediately entered mass production, with a capacity of about 20 units a month... This is because the Eighth Route Army had just started production and was not fully prepared. In history, Mao Xiong started production on a production line until Hans surrendered, but it only took six short months.

More than 200 vehicles are produced every month, with an average of more than 30 vehicles per month.

However, Wang Xuexin believes that this output is almost enough. After all, the Eighth Route Army is poor, and the Japanese tanks are too stretched. Will tanks like the T44 have almost no battle damage when driven on the battlefield?

Do we still need mass production if there is no battle damage?

Let's still treat it as a transitional model. After the transmission and transmission devices are improved one by one, it will be directly upgraded to 59... It won't be too late to mass-produce it then!

This is also the practice of modern China: intermediate models that are not advanced enough and need to be improved are not mass-produced. They are only produced in small quantities for experiments and tests. Only when the problems are almost solved can the dumplings be made.

After that, all Wang Xuexin needs is to wait for the tanks to come out.

During this period, Turing came to see Wang Xuexin once... During this period, transistors were used in large quantities in the military, resulting in Turing's new computer transistors being insufficient.

This is not a big problem. Wang Xuexin explained: "Sorry, Mr. Turing! You know, we are in a state of war and urgently need transistors. You can use electron tubes to temporarily advance the experimental process, and then replace them with transistors when they are in place.

Yes, I hope you can understand!"

"Okay!" Turing spread his hands helplessly and said jokingly: "What else can I do besides this? You are the only people in the world who have transistors, and you can't import them from other places!"

Before leaving, Turing added: "I have to say that you are very far-sighted, Comrade Leader! You have grasped the lifeblood of the advancement of the times. I hope you can seize this opportunity in the future!"

Wang Xuexin nodded to express his gratitude.

There is no need for Turing to explain this. Wang Xuexin knows what the future development will be like and knows how to seize this opportunity.

It's just that it's not easy for Turing to know this, which is enough to prove that Turing has considerable foresight.

Just when Wang Xuexin was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Zhang Zongping handed over a telegram saying: "Commander, the stubborn army may have sold the air defense system to the Japanese!"

Wang Xuexin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly.

Because of the lessons learned from previous artillery detection radars, the Eighth Route Army specially asked intelligence personnel to track the air defense systems sold to the stubborn army.

Therefore, although the Eighth Route Army did not know the details of the transaction between the stubborn army and the Japanese, it had a rough idea of ​​whether there was any transaction between the stubborn army and the Japanese.

Wang Xuexin was not worried that the Japs had bought an air defense system. This air defense system was based on relays. Wang Xuexin didn't like it yet, and it had been sold everywhere. It would only be a matter of time before it spread to the Japs. Besides, Wang Xuexin had a way to deal with it, making it unable to attack the Eighth Route Army.

Warplanes pose a threat.

The problem is that Wang Xuexin can't stand the stubborn army's self-destruction of the Great Wall... But this is not the first time. You will get used to it gradually. There is no need to be angry with the stubborn army. What else can Wang Xuexin do if he does this?

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"Do you know where the Japanese plan to use the air defense system?" Wang Xuexin asked.

"Not sure yet!" Zhang Zongping replied: "The headquarters thought that the Japanese would definitely use the air defense system in Duolun County, so they sent intelligence personnel to conduct reconnaissance, and found that the Japanese had no action in Duolun County!"

Wang Xuexin frowned. He thought he might have guessed where the Japanese would use the air defense system!

(End of chapter)


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