The Soviet Union knew the specific results. In the outbreak of battles, the battle between the most elite T-72 tanks in the Rose Kingdom and the Mekawa tanks of Israel almost became a war of attrition.
You can kill the opponent with one blow, which is a tactic of killing one thousand enemies and hurting one thousand themselves.
The 125mm 2A46 smoothbore tank gun equipped by the T-72 can knock out the opponent's armor with one shot and make the opponent scrap. Even the Merkava tanks push the engine out as armor, so that they can protect their tanks.
However, the Mercava that broke the engine became a pile of scrap iron. At the same time, the invincible T-72 under publicity was actually bombarded by a small 105mm gun barrel and started to let the Soviet Union go
People felt a huge shock.
Now, at a distance of two thousand meters, their T-72 tank has been penetrated from the front of the armor. This achievement is unacceptable.
This means that once their T-72 tanks officially enter the war, they will not withstand the bombardment from the opposite side!
When I got closer, I found that not all the bullet holes were open, some were penetrated, and some were not penetrated. As for the pits on the turret, almost all were not transparent.
"At a distance of two thousand meters, their armor-piercing bombs penetrate the armor on the head of our vehicle body, which is a probabilistic event. Some will break through, and some will not break through. As for hitting our turret,
It's impossible to work." After seeing this already scarred tank, the analysis results came out.
The T-72A tank they used for themselves cannot completely prevent the attack of this armor-piercing bomb. This is the result at a distance of two thousand meters. It can be imagined that if you test the attack effect of one thousand meters, you can break through it.
The possibility will greatly increase!
As a tank designer, Kartsev is quite familiar with the structure of this armor. The structure is very simple, which is 60mm rolled homogeneous steel armor on the outside, with a double layer of 105mm glass fiber sandwich plate in the middle, and the final liner of 50mm
Rolled homogeneous steel armor back plate, this kind of protection is already very good, but it still cannot perfectly protect the attack of the M111 armor-piercing bomb!
Israel has even begun to promote now, saying that their armor-piercing bombs are Hebrew sharp blades!
"Their tungsten alloy rods are manufactured in a very advanced way, and the aspect ratio is very good. It seems that we have underestimated the armor-piercing ability of this shell." Looking at the results of this test, Kartsev said in a heavy mood.
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At present, opposite them, NATO's armored cluster mainly uses 105mm tank guns. After the intelligence department, they have figured out the performance of these armor-piercing bombs. They originally thought that the T-72 could be defensive, at least for their own T-
Who would have thought that 72A could defend against them in the end?
They actually have a newer armor-piercing bullet!
In fact, the new armor-piercing bomb code-named M111 is currently the strongest armor-piercing bomb in the West! The Israelites are the best at doing business. This war has started the name of the M111 armor-piercing bomb, so they are also selling it.
This kind of armor-piercing bomb idea.
Now, Kartsev said this, everyone's mood became heavier.
Their T-72A cannot prevent this kind of armor-piercing bomb! It cannot prevent it perfectly! After the war is over, this kind of M111 armor-piercing bomb will definitely spread in large quantities in the Western camp. At that time, their tanks,
You have to face a greater threat.
After all, almost all the tanks of NATO's main force are this No. 105 tank gun, which means that they can all have such powerful combat power!
what to do?
"We not only need to improve our protection capabilities on the T-72 tanks we will produce in the future, but also need to improve the existing T-72 tanks." said an officer from the Armored Forces Design Bureau.
Now, the Soviet army has equipped a large number of T-72 tanks! After this shock, the tanks on their production line must be improved, and the transition from T-72A to T-72B, now the T-in in the army is now
What should I do with the 72 tank?
The huge number of T-72s cannot be replaced, so they can only find ways to improve the protection capabilities of this tank, and this is the top priority!
What to do?
"It seems that we can't take it lightly anymore," Kartsev said. "We want to add a 25mm thick high-speed steel armor to the front of the tank, which is the same tilt angle as the T72 body on the head.
, This should be able to withstand it! Let’s do it today!”
Kartsev's idea of solving the problem is very simple. Now that the armor is not thick enough, we should add another layer of armor. There is no need to do much. 25mm armored steel is enough, after all, it has such a large inclination.
This is also a contingency measure.
If the M111 armor-piercing projectile can penetrate its own armor, it is also wandering between the energy and the inability. Adding another layer is enough to be safe.
There is no need to go back to the factory. Today, we can just repair the field in a field. Fill in the holes, add a layer of armor outside, and then test it tomorrow!
If the M111 armor-piercing bomb cannot be penetrated, then you can do it as usual and transform all the T-72 tanks!
"As for the tanks produced in the future, I think we can't be stingy anymore. We can definitely block them by changing them into ceramic armor." Kartsev said.
"No." As soon as he finished speaking, the officer spoke: "Ceramic armor is too expensive to be produced in large quantities. You need to find a way in low-end materials."
Now, the most advanced cargo in the Soviet tank troops is the T-80. There is a gas turbine in power, and an advanced ceramic composite armor in armor. However, the T-80 tank is used as a high-end cargo.
During the experience of the Patriotic War, this kind of tank must not be able to produce large-scale equipment. I was used to the T-34 tank sea tactics during World War II. They could not increase the production cost of the T-72. Such expenses were too expensive.
It's right.
Ceramic armor is too expensive and not available. You can think of other ways!
Other ways? Kartsev frowned. It's better to be more expensive than being penetrated on the battlefield, right? But the choice of the superior also makes sense. No matter what advanced technology is, they care about the cost.
The T-72 was able to win at the beginning because of its reliability and cost advantages.
So, what kind of way should I think of to solve the problem? Kartsev's eyes looked at the seized M60 tank. There were some explosion reaction armor hanging on the tank, and those bricks one by one