What are tanks used for? This can be seen from the invention of tanks. At the beginning, on the European battlefield, trench warfare was in full swing. Once they fought, they had been in adulthood, but the front line did not move at all. Therefore, the British decided to change this situation. They created a big guy with tracks on both sides in the tractor factory. The machine guns and cannons were installed. In order to cover up, a tank was brushed outside, meaning water tanks, and they planned to get over it.
When this big guy appeared on the battlefield, he scared the enemy on the opposite side. The rolling tracks turned, the cannons on both sides and the machine guns in front were constantly firing. When they encountered a trench, they could directly crush them. So, miraculously, they conquered the position. From then on, the tanks stepped onto the stage of war.
From its appearance, its purpose is determined: to conquer the enemy's positions.
Tanks have been constantly developing and gradually evolved into modern prototypes. Below is the chassis, above which is a rotating turret, with thick armor and high-power engines. In short, this kind of tank has only one function, that is, it is to charge, charge at the front line and conquer the enemy's positions.
Many armored vehicles similar to tanks do not have the function of tanks. They do not have thick armor and cannot rush to the front line. They can only act as support forces in the rear. This is also the essential difference between them and tanks.
Tanks are used for attack, they are the king of land warfare.
Even if the tank is always equipped with anti-aircraft machine guns, in modern warfare, if you want this anti-aircraft machine gun to strike the enemy's plane, it must be a stunning thing. The meaning of this machine gun is mainly to quickly strike targets at close range, that is, the rushing enemy infantry. In other occasions, such as when advancing in mountains, once you encounter enemies on the hillsides on both sides, the anti-aircraft machine gun has enough elevation angle to reach the enemy's position, so as not to fight back. As for dealing with the aircraft, it is only a demonstration, to drive out the enemy planes, and it is impossible to shoot down the enemy.
Since the tank is the king of land warfare, it will do things on land and let it deal with targets in the sky, which is simply to lose the truth.
At this time, the leader's face looked a little ugly: "The times are developing, technology is improving. We now have similar air defense missiles, so why can't they be installed on tanks? We have all planned to install them on both sides of the turret without occupying internal space."
Two on both sides of the tank turret are not a good layout? It won’t occupy the internal space, so what’s wrong?
Although there is no design drawing, they can know just by saying it.
After hearing what the leader said, Qin Zhenhua shook his head helplessly: "So, who will do it?"
When he heard Qin Zhenhua's words, the leader was stunned at first, and then replied: "Of course it's the cannon leader."
"Why, when the gunman is operating, he needs to show his head, carry the missile hanging outside, and then launch it?" Qin Zhenhua asked.
"Of course not. The gunner is operating internally. You can move the missile's operating mechanism into the tank." The leader replied.
"Sorry, there is no space." Qin Zhenhua replied very simply: "The various sighting equipment we have prepared for the gunner now occupy all the space inside, and it is impossible to accommodate the next set of new air defense equipment operating systems. We do not understand what operating equipment is needed for air defense, but our own equipment is just put in, so if we want to add new equipment, it means that the tank turret must be amplified."
Do you think it's enough to just hang four missiles outside? Of course not. If you want to operate the missile, you need to have special operating equipment and you have to stuff them into the tank. Do you think the space inside is rich? It's absolutely impossible. It's already full, so it's impossible to install it again.
Therefore, if you want to continue to add the system, you have to expand the turret. Once the turret is expanded, the weight will increase. Then, the engine will increase. This can affect the whole body with one engine. It is not as simple as you imagine. Just hang four missiles outside?
"Also, does our gunman still have to learn knowledge of field air defense? Launching missiles and firing artillery fire should be completely different fields." Qin Zhenhua continued: "If our gunman wants to become an all-round talent, he not only knows how to fire artillery, but also has to fire missiles."
When they talked about this, the leader was already blushing. Yes, what Qin Zhenhua said was a specific issue, and they had never thought about it. They just thought that if an air defense missile was added to the tank, then the performance of the tank could be improved by a higher level, that's all.
Now, I didn't expect there were so many problems.
This is the most basic question. What are tanks used for? Tanks are used for land combat, so don’t let tanks carry air defense tasks! There is no possibility of crossing these two aspects. If you forcefully demand such capabilities, there will only be chaos.
Many things cannot be taken for granted. Just look at whether other countries in the world have added air defense missiles to tanks, and you will know that there is no other country! This is enough.
Seeing that the leader's face was not good, Qin Zhenhua still did not give up. Since he had said everything, he would just say it all. He continued: "I remember that if you want to carry out field air defense, you need radar. If our tanks need to be equipped with air defense missiles, should we install another radar on the top of our turret? At that time, it would be quite spectacular to face a radar antenna. If you arrive at the battlefield and encounter an enemy tank, you will be bombarded with a shot. The radar may also be able to add a layer of armor protection."
"Puff!" Someone had already laughed.
This is clearly joking! Of course, it also shows that the idea of installing air defense weapons is naive and childish.
Missiles and anti-aircraft radars are not cheap. These big guys are hanging outside the tank and charging on the front line. Needless to mention the tank guns that are coming from the opposite side, even if machine gun bullets are fired, it may damage the equipment outside. If these valuable equipment are hung on the tank, it is obviously a burden. At that time, will the tank soldiers still dare to rush forward?
See which air defense missile vehicle is there that dares to rush to the front line?