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The Third Empire - Chapter 58

Published at 19th of October 2021 12:02:24 PM


Chapter 58: 58

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The trip to the Soviet Union went quite smoothly!

The most constructive thing is that we have reached a series of trade agreements with the Soviet Union to exchange minerals and energy in the Soviet Union for German manufactured products, including warships!

This will bring more employment opportunities to Germany!

At the same time, as a witness of the friendship between the two sides, after staying in Moscow for a few days, before leaving Moscow, Shrek asked to visit the tank factory. As a result, the Soviet Union agreed!

Although Shrek now wants to talk to Koshkin, they'd better become sworn brothers. When Stalin is purged, he will directly kill his brother for treason, and the T-34 will surely miscarry.

Unfortunately, it is only 30 years now. Koshkin is still studying at Leningrad Institute of technology. It belongs to Koshkin's glory. There are still ten years to go.

At present, the main tank design and manufacturing organization of the Soviet Union is the Kharkov Comintern locomotive factory.

The factory here has built a special T2 workshop to produce tanks.

At the same time, the tank design team established in 1927 has become the core of the newly established t2k tank design bureau led by Ivan n n alekshenko, and the engineers involved in the design, manufacturing and testing of T-12 and T-24 tanks have also joined in.

Now, their latest model is the T-24 tank!

This is a medium-sized tank with a total combat weight of 18.5 tons and a crew of 5 people. When he saw the tanks being assembled in the workshop, goodrian looked very seriously.

If, like later generations, Germany is still limited by the Treaty of Versailles, goodrian will envy his Soviet counterparts. He already has such advanced tanks!

But now, goodrian is holding the attitude of everyone to find fault. This tank looks like problems everywhere in goodrian's eyes.

For example, this kind of tank uses a large row of small-diameter load wheels, which is simply inherited from the suspension of the bulldozer, which makes the maneuverability of this kind of tank quite limited.

And even more deadly is its turret, which is a multi turret tank.

The main turret is equipped with a 45mm tank gun. There is also a machine gun tower above the main turret. In addition, four 7.62mm machine guns are installed in the main turret, auxiliary turret and the front of the vehicle body.

Firepower is powerful enough, but it's useless!

Tank, we're going to do the tank! What should tanks do? Attack, attack, attack! Therefore, tanks need large caliber artillery! It needs fierce firepower. As for machine guns, they don't need so much at all!

At the same time, this multi turret tank is quite tall, runs fast and is easier to overturn!

The leader of the design bureau, alekshenko, said to the visitors, "my German friend, this is our newly developed tank. What do you think?"

The Soviets dared to show this kind of tank to the Germans. One of the important reasons is that this kind of tank failed! A total of only dozens of vehicles have been mass produced!

On the basis of this tank, the further developed T-28 is considered to be in service.

In terms of tanks, Germany has been ahead of the Soviet Union for ten years!

And now, what are you here for? Of course, I didn't come to satirize my opponents, but to take them into the ditch.

Looking at alekshenko with a calm expression, hilrick said, "goodrian, look at our Soviet friend's tanks. How's it going?"

Goodrian had already prepared and immediately said, "I don't think so. The suspension mechanism of this tank is too backward and the speed must not be fast."

Sherrickton's face changed. "Goodrian, how did you talk?"

When the two sang in unison, alekshenko first reacted: "Mr. Shrek, don't blame Mr. goodrian. He's right. Our tanks have poor mobility. I don't know, Mr. goodrian, what do you think is the best hanging? "

The Soviet tanks are poor. At least the Soviet Union still has tanks, and what about Germany? Germany can't build a tank now! Alekshenko wants to listen to each other's opinions. Is he talking freely or is he really capable.

"Of course, it's a combination of wheels and shoes. I don't know if you've heard of it. Christie of the United States designed and manufactured m1928 tank, also known as T3 Christie tank. The suspension device of this tank should be the most advanced."

Tanks during World War I, such as MK and a7v, had no suspension at all and could only drive at low speed. As the company of infantry, tanks must have appropriate suspension devices to move forward at high speed.

After World War I, an American engineer named Walter Christie designed his first tank. He first used a balance suspension device on the two load wheels of the tank and added springs. This balance suspension device makes his tank much more advanced in balance than the tanks of other countries in the same period.

After several developments, now we have finally developed a tank to the satisfaction of the U.S. military. We don't say what the shape of this tank is, but only look at its suspension. It is advanced.

The tank adopts four large-diameter load wheels, the driving wheel is placed behind, and there is no supporting belt wheel. The load wheel and the vehicle body are connected with a large coil spring. The last load wheel is in a horizontal spiral state, so as to improve the travel of the load wheel.

When its second load wheel is in a highly compressed state, the other three load wheels are still in an extended state. In this way, it can reach a high speed of 44 kilometers per hour.

Moreover, the so-called wheel shoe combination means that his load wheel is made of rubber. When the track is damaged, the load wheel can still run at normal speed, and the driving speed is faster, up to 75 kilometers per hour when the road is in good condition!

Although this kind of tank was favored by the U.S. military, it was soon abandoned, because the suspension of this kind of tank needs to occupy a lot of space, resulting in a narrow internal space.

The Soviet Union, however, liked this kind of suspension very much.

Last year, after the Soviets realized that their own industry alone could not produce all types of tanks and weapons and equipment, voloshilov, member of the people's Committee of the army and Navy and chairman of the Revolutionary Military Commission, suggested sending a delegation of military enterprises abroad to obtain experience and technology in technology and equipment.

As a result, they took a fancy to this kind of tank in the United States. Finally, they bought the chassis at a high price. After careful study, they formed their own BT fast tank series. Even the early models of T-34 tank used this kind of suspension!




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