Rise from the sword

Chapter 567

"why?"

The lieutenant general emphasized the tone:
"Tell me about the specific situation."

The Germans' improvement of the Panzer IV has obviously reached its limit.

According to the information transmitted by the intelligence personnel, not long ago, the Germans planned to increase the firepower of the No. [-] tank and install the turret of the No. [-] tank on the No. [-] chassis, but they failed in the end.

After that, the Germans gave up upgrading the No. [-] tank and turned to develop and improve new tanks. The No. [-] tank was a Panther medium tank, and the No. [-] tank was a Tiger heavy tank and so on.

But right now, a new type of No. [-] tank has appeared, and its comprehensive combat capability has been greatly improved.

Let the lieutenant general find it hard to believe.

With the current war, the scientific and technological potential of all countries has been brought to the extreme, and it is no longer possible to suddenly make substantial technological progress, and it is becoming increasingly impossible for a certain design to greatly improve the performance of weapons.

Now.The development of any weapon is gradual.

The No. 35 tank has been designed and finalized for [-] years. Although it has been improving, it is limited by the technology at the time. The chassis, armor, suspension, engine, and overall tonnage all limit the upper limit of improvement.

In contrast, the improvement of the 40 tank, which was finalized in 34 years, is significantly greater.

Unless the Germans make explosive progress in a certain basic technology, such as basic material technology, engine technology, artillery technology, etc., but this is obviously impossible.

He is very clear about how difficult it is to advance these technologies.

"The report has not yet been sorted out."

The major general in charge of the test said:
"But the No. [-] tank captured this time has greatly improved its mobility, protection, and firepower."

"Tell me!"

The lieutenant general's expression froze.

Is it possible that the German technology has greatly improved?
This is not good news.

"On the basic framework, the new tank is not significantly different from the previous ones."

The major general wiped his forehead:
"It's still small road wheels, leaf spring suspension, vertical armor layout, 80mm front armor thickness, 48 ​​times the diameter of the 75 artillery, and the full weight is about 27 tons (including fuel and shells, members)."

Hearing this, the doubts on Zhong's face became even worse.

These things have not changed, even the cannon is still the same cannon, so why is it said that the combat effectiveness has been greatly improved, even twice as much as before.

The major general continued:

"But the overall internal structure is very different from the previous Panzer IV, almost equivalent to a brand new tank."

"The engine has changed from the original 300 horsepower gasoline engine to a 330 horsepower new diesel engine. After testing, the new diesel engine has achieved a [-]% increase in horsepower without any change in volume."

"and."

"After ten hours of high-intensity continuous driving test, the fuel consumption per unit horsepower of the new diesel engine is 34% lower than that of the diesel engine of the T20.00 main battle tank, and there was no failure during the period."

"The maximum torque is also more than twice that of the previous gasoline engine."

Hearing this, the lieutenant general opened his mouth and his pupils contracted suddenly.

how can that be!

The diesel engine itself is much heavier than the gasoline engine because of its compression combustion principle, and the German engine technology is very advanced. The gasoline engine of the original Panzer IV had a compact structure and a high power-to-weight ratio, which made him envious.

Right now, a diesel engine with the same size and weight and greater horsepower has been produced.

Not to mention the low failure rate, low fuel consumption and greatly increased torque.

The No. 20.00 tank equipped with this engine can improve its maneuverability by at least [-]%, and the passability brought by the high torque can be improved even more in harsh terrain.

The major general continued:

"The gearbox also uses a new model, with smooth shifting, quick response, small size and light weight. The turret is equipped with a servo motor, and the rotation speed is increased by 20.00%[-]."

"The thickness of the armor has not changed, but the armor steel is better. After testing, the defense ability has increased by 13.00% compared to before."

"The artillery has not changed, but the shells are all new tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectiles. The armor-piercing ability has increased by 17.00%, and the accuracy of the artillery has improved."

As the data came out, a drop of cold sweat began to appear on the lieutenant general's forehead.

Off-road mobility increased by more than 20.00%, battery life increased by more than 30.00%, defense ability increased by 13.00%, armor-piercing ability increased by 17.00%, and turret rotation speed increased by 20.00%.

No wonder it was said before that the combat capability was doubled.

Although there are not many individual items of data, the tank is a comprehensive weapon platform, which is essentially the integration of firepower, mobility, and defense.

Right now, the protection, firepower, and mobility of the new No. [-] tank have all been improved, and the improvement is not small. It can be said that this is a new type of tank that has the same appearance as the No. [-] tank, but its performance has been greatly improved.

As he thought about it, the lieutenant general began to sweat drop by drop.

"Among them, the new fire control system seems to have the greatest improvement in combat effectiveness!"

The major general's words made the lieutenant general's pupils shrink again.

"After testing, a skilled crew can find, capture, and identify targets significantly faster, and shoot faster than before."

"I see."

Hearing this, the lieutenant general rubbed his sweat-soaked forehead, his complexion as solemn as the bottom of a pot:

"Get the report sorted out as soon as possible."

The lieutenant general sighed deeply.

How the Germans suddenly appeared with so many tanks, a large number of weapons and ammunition, and such a large number of tanks, armored vehicles, and supplies on the front line has not been clarified.

It has been found that the performance of the new German tanks is very good.

The curb weight of 27 tons and the power system of the new diesel engine gearbox make this tank very passable. Most of the bridges can pass directly, and the railway transportation is also simple and fast.

Even more frightening is its quantity.

The ones that have been counted so far, that is, the ones that appeared in the battle, have more than [-].

Cooperating with the Germans' original advantages in tank crews, it will bring huge troubles to front-line battles.

"I will report to Comrade Stalin as soon as possible."

The lieutenant general's tone was low.

This is not a good job.

"Yes."

Although he had a pair of panda eyes and his eyes were bloodshot, the major general still nodded heavily:

"I've told people to hurry up, and the report will come out in an hour."

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at the same time.

Cherbourg.

"Quick-drying cement."

Rommel looked at the fortresses in front of him, his tone full of emotion

"Sure enough, technology is an important factor in determining the direction of war."

Thanks to the large-scale construction before the war, as well as a large number of projects during the war, Germany has a large number of engineers, construction technicians, a large number of prisoners and the population of the occupied areas, and there is no shortage of labor force.

After there is sufficient food, the labor force can also be fully utilized.

Coupled with quick-drying cement and various construction machinery, in just a few days, a solid fortification group was erected around Cherbourg.

Even the 305 coastal defense guns have also built a few.

As for the anti-aircraft tower, because the project volume is too large, even if the engineers who have been built before are transferred, it will take at least one month to complete. Now there are only a few anti-aircraft forts in the Cherbourg area.

Equipped with quadruple 40mm anti-aircraft guns, there is a concrete anti-aircraft fortress one and a half meters behind. It is precisely because of these artillery pieces and the still circling storm that the Cherbourg area is not subject to large-scale bombing.

"really."

Catherine looked at the scene in front of her with emotion in the same tone.

They were able to complete the current fortification group in Usherbourg in such a short period of time,

A series of concrete bunkers, ten 57-inch coastal defense artillery fortifications, 40 anti-aircraft fortresses equipped with quadruple 50mm anti-aircraft guns, and more than 150 turrets with [-]mm coastal defense artillery.

The most important thing is not tens of thousands of skilled workers and soldiers, hundreds of engineers, a large number of construction machinery, incredible quick-drying cement.

but...
Catherine looked behind Cherbourg, moving the simple small warehouse.

This simple warehouse of more than 5000 square meters.

A warehouse of more than 5000 square meters is not small, and many large companies do not have such a large warehouse, but compared with the current fortifications in Cherbourg, there are six air defense towers that are about to be built.

This warehouse is pitifully small.

But all the building materials, food supplies, weapons and ammunition, and machinery and equipment currently come from this warehouse.

Moreover, all kinds of materials and equipment are constantly emerging.

"If we can master this technology..."

Kesselring let out a long sigh.

If the empire can master this technology, it will truly win this war, instead of being used as a weapon now.

"I asked when I was drinking with those few."

Rommel said with a smile:

"It is said to be what kind of quantum technology, and what kind of gravitational wave technology, specifically, they probably don't know..."

"Quantum technology? Gravitational wave technology?"

Kai Kesselin's mouth twitched.

He had never heard these two words before.

"Next, it's up to you here."

Kesselring said suddenly.

"What new mission do you have?"

Rommel asked suddenly.

"Bomb America."

Looking around, Kesselring suddenly whispered.

"Um?!"

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Heyuan County.

Independent Regiment Air Base.

"This new gadget is big enough."

Inside the airport, in a huge closed hangar, Li Yunlong opened his mouth wide open.

In front of him was an airplane.

Slender cylindrical fuselage, straight cantilever upper monoplane, wing box engine, three-point landing gear.

The most eye-catching thing about this plane is its size—it has a wingspan of more than 70 meters, a length of nearly 50 meters, and a height of 14 meters, which is no more than a large supermarket in Heyuan County.

Of course, apart from the size, there are several attractive points - a small cart-type landing gear comparable to the size of a truck, and six huge propellers behind the wings.

"Hey hey..."

Afterwards, Captain Li showed a sinister smile.

"How many were given to them?"

Zhao Gang who just came in asked.

"One hundred... eighty."

Li Yunlong slowly raised one finger, and then slowly raised the second finger.

(End of this chapter)