This assault gun is the Soviet KV14, and it was renamed Su-152 after it was equipped with troops.
The 152 in the back refers to the fact that it is equipped with a 152mm caliber ML-20 artillery.
It was originally supposed to be equipped with the troops next year, that is, it was produced for emergency use when the "Tiger" killed all the Soviet troops on the Soviet-German battlefield and was in a panic.
Now, because of Shulka's suggestion, it is very likely that it will be released at the same time as the "Tiger" is equipped with the German army in batches.
"You know, Shulka!" Kalashnikov walked to Shulka who was eating with the soldiers on the side of the warehouse and said: "Sometimes I think it is you who should stay with them rather than me.
, it’s like I’ve taken your place!”
As he spoke, Kalashnikov raised his head towards Sisoy and others.
"Don't be stupid, Comrade Kalashnikov!" Shulka and Wotga swallowed the black bread in their mouths with difficulty, and replied vaguely: "It would be bad if this happens!"
"What?"
"You'll die on the battlefield while I stay here and know nothing!"
Kalashnikov chuckled: "You are right, Shulka, no one can capture this thing, except you!"
After a pause, Kalashnikov asked worriedly: "Do you think they can come up with something to deal with this new tank? Just like you said, our assault gun!"
"It's not a big problem!" Shulka replied: "This doesn't require any advanced technology. You just need to find a suitable artillery and then integrate it with the tank chassis!"
"That's not what I'm worried about!" Kalashnikov said: "These are indeed not difficult to do, but how effective can it be on the battlefield? You know, we don't have air superiority. If we make it into an assault gun
His appearance makes him easily recognized by enemy pilots!"
Shulka thought while biting the food in his mouth.
Kalashnikov is right. If it were made into an assault gun like the Germans did, it would of course become a target for the Germans due to the obvious difference in shape and the fact that it would pose a threat to the "Tiger".
The German army only needs to blow up the assault guns one by one, and then they can start the massacre with confidence.
Shulka suddenly understood why the Su-152 looked so much like a tank.
"Why don't we make it look like a tank?" Shulka asked.
"Could it look like a tank?"
"Yes!" Shulka replied: "Although its barrel and turret cannot rotate, the pilot cannot see this. I mean, in this way, they will not be able to see the difference if they are mixed in the tank!"
"You're right, Shulka!" Kalashnikov couldn't help but nodded: "You solved another problem!"
"But it's just a transition after all!" Shulka said.
"Yes!" Kalashnikov agreed: "It has inherent shortcomings. If we want to give it an artillery with a huge caliber and make it look like a tank, the weight must not be light, and the protection capability may also be seriously insufficient.
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Kalashnikov's estimate is correct. The su-152's side armor is only 20mm, and any anti-tank gun or even mortar can pose a threat to it.
On the other hand, since the 152mm artillery is not a dedicated tank gun, its maximum flat firing range can only reach 700 meters. Although this distance is much better than the T34 which has to penetrate 200 meters to penetrate, it is still at an absolute disadvantage.
"But they are considering developing a new type of tank that can fight it!" Kalashnikov said: "It will have a thicker tank gun, and of course it will have thicker armor!"
Shulka said nothing.
This is a common problem in tank development in this era. Both sides are piling up artillery and armor. The result is actually to see who has a better engine, so that they can wear thicker armor to block the enemy's artillery and penetrate it at the same time.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Shulka's expression changed, Kalashnikov couldn't help but asked: "Is there something wrong?"
"We don't necessarily need thicker artillery, Comrade Kalashnikov!" Shulka wrapped the half-eaten bread in a tarp and stuffed it into his backpack. He took out a cigarette and handed it to Kalashnikov.
Got one.
Kalashnikov took the cigarette in confusion and asked: "But if we don't use larger-caliber artillery, how can we penetrate the enemy tank armor?"
"Have you ever thought about a smoothbore cannon?" Shulka lit a cigarette for the two of them: "It has higher kinetic energy and stronger armor-piercing ability!"
"This won't do anything, Shulka!" Kalashnikov laughed: "You know, although the smoothbore cannon has stronger armor-piercing capabilities, its accuracy is not enough. You want to hit the target from a long distance.
It just depends on luck!”
This is the difference between smoothbore cannon and rifled cannon in this era.
Both can be said to have their own advantages and disadvantages.
Although the smoothbore cannon has strong armor-piercing capabilities, because there are no riflings in the barrel, the cannon will not rotate after being ejected from the chamber, so its flight is unstable, which directly results in its low hit rate.
Rifled guns have high accuracy, but some energy is lost due to the resistance of the rifling and the rotation of the shell, thus reducing the armor-piercing capability.
Comparing the two, almost everyone thinks that it is better to lose armor-piercing ability than to hit the target. After all, if you can't hit the target, no matter how strong the armor-piercing ability is, it will be in vain.
So almost all tank guns in this era were rifled guns.
The problem is that the unstable flight of smoothbore cannon shells can be solved, but the problem of energy loss in rifled cannons cannot be solved.
Therefore, modern tanks are the other way around. Most countries use smoothbore guns, and only a few stubborn countries still use rifled guns.
"We can improve the smoothbore gun, Comrade Kalashnikov!" Shulka said.
"Improvement, how to improve it?" Kalashnikov smiled and said: "Shulka, they (referring to scientists) have done much more research on artillery than you. No one can solve this problem, including our enemies... Otherwise
Then everyone won’t use rifled cannons!”
Shulka raised his eyebrows.
He is precisely someone from outside the world.
Seeing Shulka's confident expression, Kalashnikov doubtfully asked: "You don't... really have a solution, do you?"
Shulka pulled Kalashnikov aside and said: "I'm not sure, Comrade Kalashnikov, but I think it should be a secret, otherwise if the enemy knows..."
"I understand!" Kalashnikov said: "If it's true, my God... Shulka, do you know what you're talking about?"
"Of course I know!"
"It will make tanks all over the world have new barrels!" Kalashnikov said: "All tank guns will be eliminated now. I can't believe you can do it!"