My German Empire

Although the United States produced nearly 50,000 M4 Sherman medium-sized tanks swept throughout the European battlefield, but the United States also had heavy tanks.

With M4 "Sherman" medium tanks, the quality advantages of German tanks are dealt with the quality advantage of German tanks, but Americans are not willing to teach the technical disadvantages, in 1942, the first heavy-duty tank T1E2, and later in the foundation of the tank It is also developed into M6 heavy tanks. However, the US Army believes that M6 is too large. Whether it is to enter or exit the battlefield, it is necessary to invest more much more manipulation than M3 and M4 tanks, and the human power invested is not proportional to its combativity. Therefore, the US armored unit does not plan to be equipped. In this way, M6 heavy tanks were announced, and the entire project was abolished. Only 40 models of the tank were produced, they have never left the United States, so there is also a battle with the front of the Second World War.

In order to change the disadvantages of the M6 ​​heavy tank, the weapon R & D department has developed two tanks, one is T25, one is T26. Both tanks use new T7 90mm artillery. The T26 has been prioritized, and the experimental types are T26E1, T26E2 and T26E3 three models. Among them, T26E1 is experimental type; T26E2 is equipped with a 105 mm grenader, and later developed into a M45 medium tank; T26E3 passed a practical test in Europe, which is scheduled in January 1945, known as M26 heavy tank, with American famous "iron Hammer "John Joseph. General Panxing named.

At the same time, in order to resist the mysterious "Tiger King" heavy tank, rushing to try to match the 90mm gun on the T26E3 (new T15E1 90mm artillery, gun body tube double diameter reached 73 times (some) It is said that it is 70 times the diameter) whether it is precision or the early speed of the guns, it has improved the T26E4 "Super Panxing", and in March 1945 put into actual combat. Compared to a high M4 medium tank series, its low-level and good bulletproof carrier has a modern color. Its main gun power and armor thickness have a rapid improvement in the past American tanks. The initial speed of the gun can reach 1140m / s, and it is possible to break through the German black leopard's front armor at 2400 meters, this power is equipped with the 88mm tank guns on the tiger king tank at the time.

After serving in serving in the service, Super Pan Xingtan was in 1945, and Super Pan Xingtan destroyed an identity of a German armor target in 1400 meters. There is also a small number of records in subsequent combat, but it has not been confronted with the tiger king tank, and then the super Pan Xingtan has completely lost the opportunity to confront the opponent Tiger Wang Tank, and the United States is delivered to Europe. The only super Pan Xingtan was also abandoned in the European battlefield, and the most powerful tank in World War II was ended in the abandonment of his career.

In addition to T26E4 "Super Panxing", Americans have also developed several heavy-duty tanks for the Tiger King tank against German.

For example, the T29 heavy tank is considered to have a wide range of widening version T26E3 tanks, which has a high-power Ford GAC engine that provides approximately 770 horsepower, equipped with a high-race 105mm T5 artillery. Only, the R & D of this tank started in March 1944, has not been able to put the war, but it is to provide test artillery engineers with the theory of test artillery engineers, and some parts of the components.

Another heavy tank T30, the whole car structure of this tank is almost no different from T29, but the artillery is replaced by 40 times the caliber T7 155 mm anti-tank gun, and a stronger engine (continental company AV- 1790-3 V-12 air-cooled gasoline engine, 2800 rev / scale output power 525 kW, 810 horsepower),

In addition, there is another improvement in the M26 "Panxing" tank, T32 tank; convert 120 mm high-tech gun to T34 heavy tanks of tank (T53 tank). This T34 heavy tank and the Soviet T-34 medium tank have no relationship, its shape and T29, T30 are similar, but because the barrel is too long, the 100mm thick steel sheet is welded in the rear of the turret for the flat. At that time, the weapons required this tank gun to be more than 105 mm T5E1 or 155 mm T7 tank gun. When the ordinary artillery was launched, the gun has a first speed to reach 966 meters / sec, and it is necessary to reach 1258 meters per second when transmitting high-speed flooding. .

However, T34 heavy tanks eventually did not produce, and there is no recording of the war, more is to act as a verification vehicle in Aberdeen and Knoxburg test field.

I heard MacArthha, Marshall took the road. "We can now use the 90mm tank guns with 50 times the diameter and 73 times .." In addition, we are stepping up with a 105 mm tank gun and 120 mm tank gun. "

Dulun Vice President doubts. "Is there any tank without tanks?"

Marshall shakes his head. "Mr. Vice President, the tank is natural. The latest M26 heavy tank has produced several sample cars, as long as some small problems can be put into mass production. This tank performance is crushed in Germans. Tanks, enough to get the leopard tank. "In fact, he did not have too much angle when he said this, because the last German said that their wolf tank equipped with 75mm kWk40L / 48 tank can be 1000 meters. Easily penetrate 170mm positive armor. The 88mm kWk 36L / 56 tank of the leopard tank equipment can take a 180mm front armor outside of 2000 meters.

And the M26 heavy-duty car body is 120mm before the armor, although this thickness has exceeded the existing model of the US military tank armor thickness, and once the German tank is encountered, I am afraid it will be sent to the soul.

"That's great!" Dulun Vice President did not expect so much, heard that he had finally had a weapon that can fight against the German tank armor, and he can't help but lick. "To put it as soon as possible."