Chapter 666 The Head of State's Travel to Romania (3)
In the test site, a tank was driving rapidly in a complex site. It plunged into half a meter of water, then drove out energetically, then climbed up a high hill effortlessly, and then crossed a trench.
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Next is a completely simulated battlefield environment, with trenches distributed like spider webs, various sandbags built up, messy wood and steel bars and other materials, plus a bunker in the distance. It looks no different from the battlefield.
, are all so messy.
The people at the observation platform were paying close attention to the tank's performance. They saw the tank effortlessly crossing the trench, crushing the wood, steel bars and other materials that were propped up, and pushing down the sandbags that were built.
, like a fearless steel warrior, and uses its extremely powerful main gun to attack the bunker one by one.
"It's very exciting, really breathtaking."
After Hitler put down his telescope at the observation platform, he couldn't help but praise the performance of this tank. His words made the accompanying German officers feel their faces burning. Compared with this R20 tank in Romania, Germany was developing
The Panzer III and IV tanks are completely invisible.
Because the Panzer III and Panzer IV have not yet been finalized, their armored firepower cannot match the R20 tank. Although influenced by Romania, the Panzer III and Panzer IV currently being developed by Germany are much stronger than in history, but their maximum is 18 tons (
The data of No. 3) and 25 tons (No. 4) limits the armor and firepower. Moreover, these two tanks are also divided into functions, one is anti-tank (No. 3) and the other is anti-infantry (No. 4).
Moreover, according to the information learned from Romania, the armor of the R20 tank it is equipped with is far from being penetrated by the 50mm anti-tank gun equipped with the No. 3. The larger No. 4, although equipped with a 75mm main gun,
The short barrel 75mm has worse penetration performance against tanks.
At this time, the German officers present discovered that none of the tanks they had yet to finalize were rivals of Romania. This made the German officers feel very embarrassed. There was a big killer weapon they had secretly prepared to deal with the enemy. As a result
If the other party unintentionally reveals that his weapon is better than his own, if he counts carefully, he will be beaten violently.
Although Romania is not Germany's target, the situation is similar and both are possible threats in the future.
And Hitler didn't know that the tanks he was developing were already lagging behind those of other countries. If he hadn't been in Romania, he would have even wanted to scold these officers so arrogantly that they were as swan-like as Junkers.
Let's take a look and see how behind Germany is in new weapons and equipment.
As for General Guderian, who proposed the new tank specifications, he was right behind Hitler, but his face was redder than a monkey’s butt, and he even wished that there was a gap in the ground for him to crawl into. Because Germany set its own tank specifications, and Romania
The tank target was set by General Hoffman. From this tank target, we fell behind.
If the two countries really go to the battlefield, their own tank force will definitely not be a match for the tank force commanded by Hoffman. Although the tank force cannot only focus on tank performance, but also requires officer and soldier training, understanding of tactical concepts, etc., but in the
They have been communicating with Romania for several years, and he is very clear about the capabilities of the Romanian armored forces. They are not weaker than those of Germany, and the Romanian armored forces that have experienced wars are stronger than his own armored forces in some capabilities.
After watching the performance of the R20 tank, General Freit, the chief of the general staff who led the team, said to Hitler in front of him. "Your Excellency, our army also has a heavy tank. I wonder if you want to see it.
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Why did General Freit lead Hitler to see Romania's new equipment? This was based on instructions from Eder. Because no one in Romania knew Germany's combat effectiveness better than itself. It can be said that even the Germans themselves did not know their own.
How strong is the fighting power that breaks out.
In order for Germany to pay attention to Romania and gain more advantages in the future competition for interests, Edel fully demonstrated Romania's strength to avoid misjudgment between the two countries and lay a solid foundation for the subsequent peace talks.
As for Hitler not knowing this, it is simply impossible. As the greatest politician before World War II, he knew this very well, but the strength displayed by Romania really surprised him, because Romania was obviously ready for war. So for
Of course he doesn't mind as he can intuitively understand Romania's strength.
So, accompanied by General Freit, after the R20 tank left the scene, a more majestic tank appeared in front of everyone.
"This is my country's heavy tank R30. It is 2.75 meters high, 3.12 meters wide, and 7.81 meters long. It weighs 47.6 tons, has a maximum speed of 46 kilometers per hour (road), and an off-road speed of 19-23 kilometers per hour. It is equipped with an 88mm 52 times Tank gun.”
In fact, the earliest selection of the main gun made it very difficult for the military as the user. Because the earliest military idea was to use 105-caliber as the main gun, which formed a clear gap with the 75mm main gun of the R20.
However, due to the difficulty of developing the 105 tank gun, no 105 tank gun that can be mounted on the R30 tank has been developed yet. The military had to find a substitute, and the one chosen was the 88mm anti-tank gun.
The 88mm anti-aircraft gun was originally used as an anti-aircraft gun. It was accidentally discovered that it was equipped with armor-piercing projectiles and had extremely strong penetration into armor. Therefore, based on the principle of appropriation, the 88mm anti-aircraft gun was installed on tanks without any serious business.
However, the 88mm tank gun equipped on the R30 tank has been much optimized compared to the anti-aircraft gun (mainly to reduce weight, reduce the multiple and reduce the recoil). After seven modifications and eight modifications, the 88mm gun unexpectedly appeared in front of everyone.
So after General Freit's brief introduction, the German officers on the scene immediately raised their binoculars to observe this heavy tank.
Heavy tanks existed during World War I. In the early days of tanks, there was a chaotic chaos, and all kinds of strange tanks could be seen. Not to mention the speechless Tsar tank, Germany alone developed heavy tanks
150-ton "K-WAGEN" heavy tank.
France is not to be outdone. They have developed the FCM 2C super-heavy tank, which is also the only mass-produced super-heavy tank. Its weight of 94 tons has never been surpassed by younger generations. The FCM 2C, which is like an armored train, is still still
Serve in the French army and shine for it. (If you are interested, you can go to Baidu yourself)
However, after the end of World War I, heavy tanks were basically put into the garbage heap, because these expensive big toys were not practical at all. As the third heaviest tank in the known world (except for the French grandfather), there are
The Soviet Union's T35) was also introduced so grandly by the Romanian army, so this R30 heavy tank must have its own merits.
