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Chapter 585 Chapter 585 Various New Weapons

On the second day, Liu Guozhu found that more troops were chasing up, and various logistics support troops also began to deploy beside his camp, and then the security troops also began to extend farther forward.

The first ones to arrive here were the dining trucks and drinking water trucks for field battles, and then the equipment capable of pumping water was installed, the tents were supported one by one, and the open-air bathhouses were also built, with simple shower lines between them. planks.

This is a military camp, and few women come, so everyone goes out, and many of them go to the shower without even wearing clothes at all.

After all, bathing is timed, and every ordinary officer and soldier is only given 5 minutes to bathe. If it takes time to undress, it will be too late.

On the fifth day after the armored forces stopped attacking, the logistics support modification team finally arrived. They brought raw materials to modify the No. 5 tank for the armored forces on the spot.

In the battle, too many problems were exposed.Weapons require better improvements from actual users in order to become more reliable and complete.

For example, the No. 4 tank, with the continuous development of the war, it is not perfect, and it also needs to be modified.

Being able to make modifications on the front line meant that they were all minor repairs, and some even needed the help of armored soldiers, so the whole camp became very lively.

A worker is scraping off the paint on the side of the tank. Where the paint has been scraped off, a welder is welding triangle-like parts to the side of the tank.

These triangular iron supports are used to hang the side skirts of the tank. The No. 4 tanks produced before the war did not have such a thing to improve the side protection.

As the war progressed, the frontal armor of the No. 4 tank was still sufficient, but the thin side armor was obviously not suitable for the needs of future wars.

So Tang Mo immediately used the simplest method in World War II to give all the No. 4 tanks a simple upgrade.

All Panzer IVs in service were fitted with side armor skirts.Such additional external steel plates can effectively strengthen the side defense of the tank.

In addition, all No. 4 tanks that are fighting on the front line must weld a piece of armor directly in front to increase their defensive capabilities, increasing the thickness of the frontal armor to the level of 60 mm.

The total weight of the No. 4 tank with these armors has been increased, and the level of protection has also been greatly improved: this kind of welded steel plate with a gap between the main armor can effectively resist the collision fuze shell, reducing the penetration of this shell through the tank. risks of.

Frankly speaking, it's not very useful, but it's better than nothing. Soldiers still like the feeling of being cared about all the time.

The loader, the driver, the gunner, and the electromechanical officer are holding a large iron plate at this moment and hanging it on the side bracket that has been installed on the other side.

There is a lock on this bracket, which can fix this heavy steel plate so that it will not fall due to vibration and scratches when the tank is moving.

Similarly, brackets should be welded around the turret of the No. 4 tank, and then such steel plates should be hung.This is also the main means of increasing turret protection.

The armor welded on the front of the turret is thicker than the armor welded on the front of the car body, which also reduces the speed of the No. 4 tank turret after the armor is installed a little bit.

The improvement of the turret was welcomed by many armored soldiers, because the iron ring was slightly modified, which doubled the size of the trunk and could store many less important personal items.

According to the combat experience on the front line, the No. 4 tank produced in the follow-up added a base for the commander's machine gun, which can be equipped with a machine gun with an anti-shield at any time.

This gives the commander a certain ability to attack infantry, but at the same time increases the combat risk of the commander.Therefore, under normal circumstances, this machine gun is not equipped, but the base is reserved to add an option.

Clapping his hands, the loader was clearly very pleased with the addition of a steel plate to his side, which gave him a greater sense of security.

However, he doesn't like the ring of steel plates installed on the side of the turret, because the ring of steel plates blocks the loader's exit on the side of the turret, making it inconvenient for him to drill in and out.

In the distance, the refitted tanks of the 1st Armored Division are all undergoing a new painting. This is the most classic three-color camouflage painting that Tang Army infantry has begun to use on a large scale. The top of the tank's turret is painted bright red. , and the eye-catching dragon emblem.

This is also an important part of improvement, in order to avoid accidental injury by the Air Force.The original method of putting the red flag on the car body was too random, so this time it was unified and changed to paint.

In order to reduce the risk of being discovered by the enemy, the previous solid number designation was changed to a hollow white, which was painted on the welded outer armor.

In short, such a change made Tang Jun's armored troops look foreign.Everyone likes the new look of their tank very much, and Liu Guozhu is no exception.

"It's a pity that the smoking device has not been changed." As the captain of the car, Liu Guozhu is only responsible for helping to paint the roof.While working, he complained to the workers of the logistics modification unit.

"I heard that the new batch of No. 4 tanks has increased the power of the smoking motor." The worker explained helplessly: "The ones equipped first can't be modified. It's too troublesome."

"Every time I fire a cannon, I feel like I'm committing suicide, and I still have to report this matter to the higher authorities." Liu Guozhu continued to appeal without giving up.

This thing really affected his combat experience too much. The air in the car body was not very good, and it started to choke after firing a few more shots.

"We will write a report. Your opinion is very valuable." Seeing the second-class hussars medal hanging on Liu Guozhu's chest, the worker paid great attention to his opinion: "But don't get your hopes up too much. The possible result of the treatment is to directly replace you with a new batch of tanks."

At this time, those who can hang the second-class hussar medal on their chests are all first-class ruthless people.I heard that all of them have made great achievements, are brave and tenacious on the battlefield, and are fierce horses.

In fact, Tang Jun's refitting of old weapons was carried out at the same time as the distribution of their new weapons. While the frontline troops were tinkering, many second-line training troops were pleasantly surprised to find that they had begun to equip some weapons that they had never heard of before. new weapons.

For example.Tang Mo began to use the No. 4 chassis to modify a larger-caliber artillery, that is, a 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

As the war progressed, many troops responded that the 2mm caliber howitzer modified on the No. 105 tank chassis was too powerful, and it might suffer a loss when encountering the enemy's large-caliber artillery.

The army urgently needs a self-propelled artillery with a larger caliber to provide stronger and more powerful artillery support for the fast-advancing tank armored units.

As a result, the overwhelmed No. 2 tank chassis began to stop production, and the No. 4 tank chassis, whose production capacity began to be sufficient, carried the 155mm caliber howitzer and became the latest self-propelled artillery of the Tang Army.

After experiments, the engineers of Datang Group replaced the 150mm caliber howitzer originally equipped by the wild bee with a 155mm caliber howitzer, which increased the range to 14 kilometers and was more powerful.

The brand-new Bumblebee is quite powerful. Compared with the 105mm caliber self-propelled howitzer that Tang Jun is using, it has a longer range and greater power, and the versatility of the No. 4 tank is also higher.

Another new weapon is the No. 4 assault gun issued to infantry.This thing was proposed by the infantry, they hope to have their own position breakthrough tank.

If you encounter enemy fortifications and have to wait for tanks to come to support them, the combat efficiency of infantry will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, infantry commanders hope to obtain an armored combat vehicle belonging to the infantry to provide more timely battlefield support for the infantry.

Later, many departments also expressed their opinions, saying that they hoped that the infantry could be given certain anti-tank capabilities, so that the infantry could also face the enemy's armored tanks alone.

The combination of these two needs gave birth to a brand new armored fighting vehicle: the No. 4 assault gun.

Unlike the real 4 bald men in history, this assault gun is actually equipped with the short-barreled 4mm caliber gun on the No. 75 tank, and its performance parameters and various indicators are exactly the same.

Because it uses the chassis of the No. 4 tank instead of the No. 3 tank, this brand-new 4 bald carries more ammunition than the 3 bald, and its continuous combat capability is slightly stronger.

Like the assault gun Tang Mo was familiar with, this brand new No. 4 assault gun did not have a turret, and adopted a lower shape, which also reduced production costs and reduced construction costs.

Unlike the history, Tang Mo has no plans to produce tank destroyers at all, because his tanks are destined to crush opponents in terms of quality and quantity. Instead of producing tank destroyers, it is better to produce tanks and equip more armored divisions Come really.

However, he did not completely reject the temptation of the destroyer, but prepared to equip the infantry with better anti-tank destroyers at the right time when strengthening the anti-tank capabilities.It's just that at that time, the chassis of the No. 4 tank may not be used.

The No. 4 assault gun has only produced 45 vehicles, and it is expected to be equipped with three companies, which belong to the armored company of the artillery regiment under the infantry division.

A No. 4 assault gun armored battalion affiliated to the infantry will be established later to support the troops and provide temporary anti-tank firepower for the infantry.In addition, it can also provide temporary cameo to provide curved fire suppression firepower, it can really be said to be an all-rounder on the battlefield.

Such a small output is due to the serious shortage of production capacity of the No. 4 tank. This thing has to be supplied to tanks and used to modify 155mm self-propelled howitzers. It is not possible to produce so many assault guns for a while.

Therefore, the assault gun is still in the experimental stage at this stage, and it is not considered a large number of installations.Whether it can become a famous infantry friend depends on whether the production capacity of the No. 4 tank can be further improved.

(End of this chapter)