"Stand up! Gentlemen! Our additional equipment has arrived!" An officer knocked on the door and shouted to the listless men in the barracks.
A group of soldiers raised their heads and looked at their commander standing at the door, curiosity written on their faces.
The 201st Armored Division lost more than half of its troops in the Battle of Dukou City and was no longer able to fight. However, they also received awards from superior departments. Many generals were deeply impressed by their ability to defend the defense line.
It is precisely because of this that they received priority in obtaining war-damaged weapons and equipment in the latest supplementary supplies.
Tony and his comrades twisted their sore necks, got up from their beds, and walked to the door together.
They are all waiting for their new weapons and equipment, which I heard are much better than the M4 tank and adopt many new technologies.
Of course, seeing is believing. Soon, they walked out of the room and passed by the grassland full of sea sand. They saw the tanks that had been supplied to them, parked neatly on the playground.
"What is that? Isn't it an improved version of the M4 tank?" The gunner frowned and looked at the tank parked there with a look of shock on his face.
For him, the thing in front of him was not the same type of thing as the tanks he was familiar with. Even... the appearance was a little too different.
"Of course it's not an improved version of the M4 tank. Now the Army's M4 tanks have stopped being equipped. The ones produced now are all for material assistance to the allies." The officer standing on the playground waiting for the soldiers to receive weapons and equipment smiled with his hands behind his back.
He introduced.
Here he is responsible for introducing new weapons and equipment to these old tank soldiers who receive new equipment. After the equipment is handed over, real instructors will be available to train these old tank soldiers and let them master the use of new weapons and equipment.
Tony didn't say anything. He just walked up to the new tank, which was completely different from the M4 tank, and touched the magic inscription on the tank with his hand.
The updated magic defense barrier is also more beautiful in the form of the front armor plate. These inscriptions form a complete pattern. As usual, the sides and back of the tank do not have such inscriptions.
The thick barrel makes people feel happy just by looking at it. After all, Tony has experienced the power of the M4 tank on the battlefield. If possible, he really hopes to replace it with a more powerful artillery.
Now, more powerful artillery is available, and it is installed on this new type of tank. Just looking at it makes people feel excited!
"The leap forward in firepower of this tank is simply subversive! The improved 90 mm caliber long barrel tank gun of the M4 tank has been strengthened into an unimaginable 125 mm caliber long barrel tank gun!" the officer on the side said.
Standing next to Tony, he started to explain.
These weapons and equipment were specially approved by superiors to be reserved for the 201st Tank Division. I heard that even His Majesty the Emperor praised this division's combat performance in Dukou City.
Against this background, the officers who handed over the weapons in front of them were also willing to give more technical explanations to the officers and soldiers of the division. Such explanations would undoubtedly be much more vivid than reading instructions.
When he heard that this tank was equipped with a 125 mm caliber gun, the gunner's eyes suddenly became lively. He was the direct beneficiary of this improvement. The more powerful the gun, the stronger his confidence in destroying the target.
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Moreover, when he heard that the range of this new tank gun had been increased to more than 1,500 meters, the smile on his face became even wider.
It seems that the sacrifice of the frontline tank soldiers was not in vain! The superiors have indeed improved the tanks, giving the new tanks a more powerful firepower system.
"This tank uses special sandwich armor materials. The thickness of the front of the vehicle body is approximately 200 mm. Currently, no weapons can penetrate the front armor of this tank. Coupled with the latest magic defense barrier, the defensive performance is very excellent.
"Seeing that Tony didn't speak, the officer continued to talk about the data of this kind of tank.
This data can be said to be very astonishing. You must know that the M4 tank used by the previous Airan Hill Armored Force had a frontal armor thickness of only 50 mm in most cases.
Now, as new tanks enter service, the thickness of this frontal armor has suddenly jumped to 200 mm, which is four times the original thickness.
Such a thickness of armor can no longer be described as excellent, because it seems that all the enemies of Eiland Hill have no weapons that can penetrate the front armor of this new type of tank.
"The tank's turret frontal armor is thicker, more than 400 mm thick! It's like a wall made of steel, more than five times the thickness of the M4 tank's turret frontal armor!" Tony sighed in his mind about the armor protection performance of this tank.
At such an unfavorable time, the officers around him were still showing off the excellent performance of this tank.
If the word "invincible" is used to describe the frontal armor of the new tank's body, then the word "invincible" can only be used to describe the thickness of the turret armor.
What is even more depressing is that the thickness of the side armor of this new tank is almost the same as the thickness of the front armor of the current M4 tank. This means that the armor protection of the entire tank is almost impeccable.
"The brand new tank uses torsion bar suspension, which has better performance and better riding comfort than the spring suspension of the M4 tank!" When the suspension was introduced, the expression on the officer's face became even more proud.
After all, the suspension of this kind of tank is very good. The reason why torsion bar suspension has become the mainstream suspension choice of modern main battle tanks is that the advantages are naturally very obvious.
Changing the suspension is not the point. The point is that this new tank has also been replaced with a more powerful and reliable diesel power system.
Therefore, when the officer talked about the speed performance of this tank, he started to get excited: "The super-powerful diesel engine with nearly 800 horsepower can allow this tank to vertically climb a vertical wall nearly one meter high, and can cross-country every hour.
Over 35 kilometers, the absolute maneuverability is off the charts!”
You know, this is equivalent to increasing the defense by at least four times and doubling the speed, whether it is road speed or off-road speed!
It is precisely because of this that Tony, after hearing these data, looked at the other party with disbelief and confirmed: "Is it true or false? Not bragging?"
"This set of data is actually measured, and it is tested in the most stringent test environment! Basically, it is the field performance data of this kind of tank!" The officer glanced at Tony with disdain and emphasized fiercely.
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In his opinion, a country bumpkin like Tony would naturally not understand the power of Alan Hill's high-tech black technology. So he paused and waited for Tony and his crew members to adapt to these exaggerated data.
, then he opened his mouth and continued: "Of course, the most powerful thing is that the various new equipment used in this tank have improved its combat capability dozens of times!"
"Did you see this? Night vision is the standard equipment of this tank. You can also drive this tank to fight at night. In bad weather conditions, you can also use night vision to see targets 500 meters away!
"The officer pointed to the infrared searchlight and continued to talk to Tony.
Due to cost and the opponent's lack of countermeasures, this brand-new tank does not have a low-light night vision device installed, but uses a mature and cheap infrared night vision system.
"Equip 10 smoke generators, which can immediately form smoke around the tank to cover the tank's retreat or attack." The officer introduced the equipment on the new tank bit by bit, which made everyone excited.
"What's even more amazing is that this tank is equipped with an artillery stabilization system, which allows it to fire while moving, and the hit rate is very exaggerated. Even when it is in motion, the hit rate of the artillery shells is at least twice that of the M4 tank when it stops and fires.
!" His words made the gunner even more excited.
Immediately afterwards, the officer briefly introduced the electronic fire control system of the new tank: "The tank is equipped with a crosswind sensor and a ballistic computer, and has the function of direct fire from the commander."
With so much new equipment, everyone needs to adapt, but Tony still feels that this new tank is too low in appearance and does not seem to be able to accommodate five members.
"Because of the installation of an automatic loading machine, this newly designed T-72 tank can pour 8 rounds of artillery shells in one minute, and can fire one shell to attack the enemy in an average of 7 seconds!" Sure enough, the officer next second
, and talked about this thing that confused Tony.
"Automatic loading machine?" Tony was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized something and looked at the loader whose expression had changed.
"That's right, the new tanks are loaded with shells by automatic loading machines, which is safe and fast...so there is no need for a loader."
"In addition, because the radio equipment has become very reliable, the electromechanical personnel have also been removed."
"What about my crew?" Tony asked worriedly.
"They will be retrained and then assigned to another armored division to serve as vehicle commanders or drivers." The officer knew a lot and answered.
Hearing that the electromechanical man and the loader were going to be promoted, Tony's face looked a little better. Then he turned around, hugged the electromechanical man and the loader, and gave each other an encouraging look.
"Okay! All the loaders and electromechanical personnel in the vehicle crew! Gather over there! You will be assigned to another tank battalion, which still belongs to the 201st Division! Don't be nervous!" From a distance, the explanation is almost there.
Another officer shouted with a loudspeaker.
Although they were reluctant to leave, these electromechanical personnel and loaders could only obey the order and gather at the designated location. The remaining people began to check their new equipment.
Tony climbed onto the tank and touched the cold, thick and reassuring armor with his hands. He didn't know what it felt like.
Just now, he lost two soldiers. Now his crew only had three people including him. This feeling was very uncomfortable, but he still had no way to change what happened.
Yes, after selecting the M48 and M60 tanks, Eiland Hill finally chose the simplified version of the T-64 tank, which is the famous T-72 tank, and began large-scale mass production.
There are many advantages to this kind of tank, but the two points that the top management of Airan Hill value most are nothing more than reducing the number of members and low price.
The cost of the T-27 tank is very low, and it is relatively easy to produce. It adheres to the consistent rugged style of Soviet tanks. Although it is lacking in safety after being shot, its performance in other aspects is balanced enough.
Yes, most of the time, things are so cruel. Soldiers on the front line often don't get the best weapons and equipment. What they get are mediocre products that reduce performance and increase other advantages after weighing.
Although the T-72 tank is not as advanced as the T-64 tank, its simplification and cheapness make the senior officials of Alan Hill fall in love with it.
What makes them even more happy is that this new tank can save two human resources, which is very valuable in a war environment.
On the one hand, after a tank is completely destroyed, the number of people lost will plummet by two-fifths. On the other hand, the same 5,000 people can only control 1,000 tanks if they drive an M4 tank. If they drive a T-72 tank, they can only control 1,000 tanks.
Then you can control 1666 vehicles! That’s a full 666 more vehicles!
In the view of these senior officials, compared with so many benefits, it is not unacceptable to die in explosions. What they want is to maintain an absolute number of tanks in a certain battle direction.
Of course, even the T-72 tank has improved safety compared to the M4 tank. At least, the armor thickness has increased by more than 4 times, making this T-72 tank more difficult to penetrate and destroy.
At this moment, Tony couldn't imagine it being so far away, nor could he imagine it being so thorough. He just caressed and observed his tank, looked at the novel equipment, and the interior space that was not spacious compared to the M4, thinking deeply.
The brand new tank turret is an irregular hemisphere similar to half an egg. It has only two entrances and exits, and there are some instruments on it.
One of the latest 12.7 mm caliber machine guns has a simple remote control device and is directly controlled by him as the commander, while the gunner still has a coaxial machine gun that belongs to him.
The most conspicuous and slender barrel looks very powerful. I heard that it also has a reliable smoker device, which can greatly improve the air environment inside the tank.
These are very important ergonomics improvements for the crew of a tank, which can greatly improve the combat capabilities of the tank unit.
Of course, Tony still doesn’t know that the top gentleman tank of earth civilization is a magical existence with air conditioning and coffee stove...
In comparison, the T-72 tank in front of him, which was already perfect in his opinion, was a negative teaching material that ignored ergonomics...
At this moment, the T-72 tanks, which are actually just transitional products, are being manufactured one by one on the production lines of more than a dozen tank factories in Ireland——
Here comes a big chapter, um, the Army has begun to change its uniforms...
