538.Chapter 538: The Strongest Tank
Out of the tank factory, a huge warehouse was built in the rear of the factory. It's even twice as big as a tank factory.
In front of the warehouse, there are two squads of warrior guards, and their straight postures are like cedars in the wind, which will always bend.
"Mr. Gao, get ready to be surprised!" Jones smiled mysteriously, but in Gao Dong's eyes, this guy was about to become a psychotic like John.
"Open the door!" Jones yelled at the soldiers guarding the warehouse.
The soldiers here had to obey the orders of Jones and the doctors, and even a few soldiers ran over, pushing the heavy iron door, and slowly opened the closed warehouse.
A monster-like tank pounced on Gao Dong's eyes the moment the door opened, and Gao Dong's heart jumped wildly.
At this moment, Gao Dong's mood cannot be described in words, he fought on the battlefield of resistance against Japan for four years, and he had enough of all kinds of hardships of the Japanese. When he first saw the first tank produced in his country, he suddenly felt like he was going to cry.
"Do you want to cry? It's okay, just cry if you want to, Mr. Tang has already cried! Jones looked at Gao Dong very immediately.
Hearing Jones's words, Gao Dong laughed, and the previous excitement was suddenly put away. Strode towards the warehouse and took a closer look at the tank.
For Gao Dong, the tank in front of him was bulky and outdated, and from the perspective of his modern soldiers, this thing should have entered the museum a long time ago.
But he knew that the tank that Dr. Jones and several other doctors had worked so hard to build could be described as having a cross-generational significance. If this tank is put on the world stage, it deserves to be called the strongest tank at the moment, and there is no one, at least for ten years.
Gao Dong knew that the German Tiger tank had fought the allied forces in fear. A tank can take out a tank battalion of the opposing team, and in the Allied forces, anyone who can destroy a Tiger tank is extremely respectful and is called a Tiger Trainer. One can imagine how powerful the Tiger tank is.
Gao Dong took a closer look at this new tank, which according to Jones said was much better than the Tiger tank, with its thick appearance, huge body and straight and slender barrel, all showing the world its powerful and terrifying combat effectiveness.
There were also two machine gun muzzles under the turret, from which the muzzles of two modified G42 general-purpose machine guns protruded from within. The caliber of the barrel has obviously been increased a lot, and Gao Dong doesn't have to guess that he must have done it by that madman John.
There was also a huge machine gun on the side of the turret, a model that had never been seen before, twice as large as the G42 and a minimum caliber of 15 mm. The bullet was dragged directly into the tank, and the mere sight of the bullet, which was twice as large as a normal bullet, was enough to deter all enemies.
Gao Dong didn't dare to imagine that a tank was equipped with such a terrifying machine gun, was this an infantry tank or a tank? If it weren't for the fact that the barrel of the tank was also very thick, Gao Dong would even wonder if this barrel was a little redundant!
"Mr. Gao, how is it?" Jones touched the hard surface of the tank and said with a smug smile: "A masterpiece from my hands, not to mention dealing with the Japanese, it can only be regarded as a tank with obsolete equipment in the last century, even if it is driven to the European battlefield, as long as it is not bombarded by planes and artillery, you can drive it as you want, who can stop it?" ”
Gao Dong exclaimed: "Not bad, not bad, just look at this appearance"
"Shape!" As soon as he talked about the tank, Jones immediately became energetic, and his eyebrows fluttered and patted the front body of the tank: "See, see, the armor here alone is 130 mm, just ask what tank in the world today can have such a thick protective armor?" And there's that above! ”
As he spoke, Jones pointed to the front of the turret: "The gun shield armor is 180 mm, and this thickness can withstand most shells at a normal engagement distance, especially from the front!" And we use nickel alloy armor, which is the best quality armor steel in Germany, and it is the most cutting-edge technology in the world. Fortunately, Mr. Tang rescued a group of steel experts from the concentration camp this time, so that he could refine and refine such good steel from your impure iron ore! ”
Jones suddenly sighed: "It's a pity, there is too much armor steel needed, and until now we can only have the armor steel to build these twenty tanks." But that will change in the future! ”
Gao Dong and Lin Fan glanced at each other, and they both knew that what Jones said was true.
Nickel alloy armor steel has surpassed the original steelmaking technology, not casting, but using the latest cold-rolled forging process. Compared with cast steel, cold-rolled steel has much higher strength characteristics and its density is much higher.
"Most of the tank's armor is vertically connected to other structures, and it has a bite joint, which has good, oh no, perfect structural performance. At the same time, welding is used between the articulated armor blocks instead of riveting, and the quality of the welds must be strictly controlled. Rest assured, I personally supervised it. Jones said with a smile, the smugness in his eyes was intense.
"As for the engine system, this"
Before Jones's words were finished, Gruru, who had long been impatient, immediately said: "The engine has nothing to do with you, I studied it with gray hair, you don't want to steal my research results." ”
"Yes, yes, yes, I just want to introduce it all at once!" As soon as he heard Gruru's voice, Jones immediately smiled all over his face, and his eyes almost cracked into a slit.
Gao Dong and Lin Fan looked at each other speechlessly, are these people almost like old children.
Gruru coughed and said very solemnly: "Mr. Gao, let me introduce you to the engine of this tank!" ”
Gruru took a step forward and patted the tank, his face was solemn, but there was the same pride in his eyes as Jones: "This is based on the Maybach 21-liter 12-cylinder super engine, with a power of 650 horsepower and 478 million." ”
Gruru said reverently, "Of course, I only stood on the shoulders of giants to achieve what I am today. Well, the engine actually has more than 900 horsepower, the inertia starter can be driven through the chain through the hole in the rear of the tank, and the engine can be lifted through the hatch in the roof. The maximum speed can reach 5000 rpm, and the radius of the east wheel is 0. 3 meters. ”
Gruru's face showed a look of great pride: "This engine, not I brag, pulling this monster of more than 50 tons, can still reach a speed of about 50 kilometers per hour." Looking at the world, what engine can compare to it. In terms of speed alone, even military trucks are nothing more than that! ”
Gao Dong's eyes lit up, he was a person who knew the goods. In this era, such a heavy armored tank can have a speed of 50 kilometers per hour, which is simply invincible. As long as the horsepower is turned on at full power, the tank of the little devil who can be thrown off can't even see the tail lights.
"But there are still shortcomings, I have been thinking about converting vertical armor to inclined armor, so that the protection ability will be greatly improved. But don't worry, we'll be able to figure it out soon. If you use these 20 tanks first, they can fully meet all the needs of the Chinese battlefield! Jones patted his chest and promised.
Gao Dong touched the cold shell of the armor, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "It's so good, but is it actually that powerful?" ”
As soon as he said this, the faces of the four doctors all changed greatly, and Jones roared even more: "Mr. Gao, can you not believe me, but you must not believe in the great masterpiece we have researched." ”
"This is the finished product of our research according to the drawings you provided in such a short period of time after we boiled our hair white, and how many of our brain cells died in this study!"
The four of you are chattering, and the sum up is, don't speak if you don't understand as a layman, and the world of our scientific community doesn't need you to express your opinions.
Gao Dong laughed: "We have an old saying in China, which is called a mule is a horse, pull it out and slip it." As long as you look at the power of this tank, you will know whether it is the world's top military tank that has been researched. ”
"Good! Just give it a try! The four of them shouted in unison.
"Go and call He Sheng and Liu Ningtao to come over, it's a mule or a horse, and they will eventually be pulled out and slipped!" Gao Dong yelled outward, a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
Soon, Liu Ningtao and He Sheng came to the warehouse, and as soon as the two saw the behemoth standing in front of them, they were immediately frightened stupid! He Sheng's expression was sluggish, and Liu Ningtao's jaw was about to fall to the ground, especially when they saw the huge cannon mouth, both of them swallowed their saliva fiercely.
"The two of you are arguing along the way about places where you don't play your strength, especially Liu Ningtao, who blows to his brothers every day about how he used to drive a tank to crush the little devils. Okay, I'll give you a chance today! This is a new heavy master tank developed by our Independent Army, so let's test drive it! Gao Dong looked at the two of them proudly.
He Sheng was the first to react and yelled excitedly: "Captain, I've been looking forward to this day for a long time!" ”
Liu Ningtao also reacted, nodding vigorously, and there were tears of excitement flashing in his eyes.
No longer waiting for Gao Dong's orders, the two quickly got into the tank. Probably studying the capabilities of this new tank, it took a long time before a loud thunderous noise came from the warehouse.
The engine, praised by Gruru, roared, and the long-sleeping tank burst out of the warehouse with a loud thud.
"That's a good speed!" Gao Dong smiled even more happily.
He rushed to the tank and opened the hatch to the two men on the opposite side of the hatch and shouted: "Will you open fire?" ”
"No problem, Captain, I used to be a gunner!" Liu Ningtao nodded vigorously.
"Okay, look at it, the small mountain bag over there, aim and bombard me!" After Gao Dong finished speaking, he jumped out of the tank.
"No problem!" He Sheng and Liu Ningtao yelled at the same time.
The huge tank twisted its body but was very light, and as it ran forward quickly, the muzzle of the black hole shook violently, and a huge shell burst out, aiming at a small hill three kilometers away.