"Distinguished generals, I am about to show you a new tank that the Empire has been developing for more than four years and has undergone more than one year of field testing, and my colleagues and I believe that this tank will be a weapon that will change the world. He will crush the current opponents of the Imperial Army to slag! Before this tank came out, I think you were very familiar with the vehicles on the left-hand side, which included the Empire's main tanks, the No. 4 and No. 4 tanks, the Type 29 and Type 29 tank destroyers from our enemy, and some British and American tanks in the distance, but they were just a bunch of garbage compared to the previous ones. It's just a make-up here. The technician from the Henschel company had just finished speaking, causing laughter among the generals present. The Germans respected the strong, and the performance of the American and British armies really disdained them.

"THE ONLY REGRET IS THAT WE DIDN'T GET THE HUAXIA TYPE 29 HEAVY ASSAULT GUN, WE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN THE 122MM HEAVY GUN MOUNTED ON IT, IT SEEMS THAT WE CAN ONLY WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT WAR TO GET IT, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER, WE CAME UP WITH MEASURES TO MAKE UP FOR IT, RIGHT HERE, WE GOT A 128MM GUN FROM THE NAVY. We will use the charge reduction to simulate the power of this Huaxia artillery. In ten minutes, we'll be shooting at the new Imperial tanks with all the weapons currently available in land combat! Test the defenses of the new tank! And after the shooting, we will use the guns of the new tanks to attack these targets to test the firepower of the new tanks! I guess you've never seen such a thrilling real test! "This Henschel technician, known as Kane, has a talent for giving speeches, and just a few sentences have captured everyone's attention!

I have to say that the Germans have never seen such an exciting display of weapons, and directly experimented with various artillery pieces on the finished car body! When the manufacturer tests it in private, it is casually played, and no one knows about it anyway. This time, in front of the top of the army, even Field Marshal Hindenburg will come to observe, if something really happens, how will this Henschel company end! Still, the test attracts people's attention. "It seems that Henschel is very confident in their products!" Modell said as he looked at Guderian, who was next to him with a cloudy face. He knew that this old fellow was not really optimistic about heavy tanks, even after hitting a wall many times, the latter was still the same, according to his words, the military can ignore my opinion, but it is difficult to change my opinion!

When Field Marshal Hindenburg and the accompanying senior management of the Henschel company arrived on the scene, the real drama was finally about to begin, with a signal from the employees of the Henschel company. As far as everyone could see, a steel beast painted with German gray appeared in front of everyone's eyes, his movements were very agile, and he moved quickly through the uneven field. And in the process of advancing, he made tactical moves such as turns, S-shaped routes, and emergency stops. Outwardly, this tank is at least one lap larger than tank No. 4, but in terms of mobility, it is no worse than the latter! The Maybach engine has an output of up to 625 hp, giving this tank a power-to-weight ratio and maneuverability comparable to that of a medium tank!

"Just now, the cross-country speed of this tank reached 30 kilometers per hour! Heavy tanks don't necessarily give up mobility while strengthening their armor and firepower! I think your perception that heavy tanks are like slow-moving rhinoceros should be changed, the so-called rhinoceros is probably appropriate for the Huaxia Type 29 tank destroyer, and for our tank, I think it should be a terrifying existence that combines the agility of a leopard and the strength of a lion! Kane said with a smile.

"Sir, there is no such creature in nature." A voice suddenly appeared next to it, which changed the originally accumulated good atmosphere in an instant! "This gentleman is right, so we have created a whole new creature! This tank will eventually change land warfare, and even change the world! He is the perfect masterpiece of the industry now! He is the true king of the land of this era! "Kane played very well." So now, let's get into the actual combat test and let's see the horrors of the Tiger tank! ”

"The first tank to be tested was Tank No. 4, and now the driver is signaled to drive the tank to the first white line! The distance between the two sides is 500 meters! At this distance, Tank 4 was able to penetrate a Type 29 tank equipped with additional armor using tungsten alloy armor-piercing shells! Kane explained to the senior officials below as he motioned for the staff to take their seats. At this moment, there seemed to be a little trouble on the field, and when the staff asked the tanker to leave the vehicle to ensure safety, the latter signaled that he refused to leave, and patted the tank's heavy, slightly inclined turret armor to show his trust in the tank's protective capabilities!

"Our warriors trust their vehicles, so what about you, generals? Do you trust this tank? Kane didn't seem to care about the life-threatening test in the distance, and he still enthusiastically advocated for the Tiger tank. After the members expressed their determination not to leave the tank, the artillery test went on as scheduled, and at a distance of 500 meters, the 75MML40 gun of Tank No. 4 fired three shots in a row, and with the smoke that had not yet dissipated, three shells flew towards the turret, upper and lower parts of the hull of the Tiger tank!

Boom, boom, boom! With three loud bangs, after the smoke from the explosion, the Tiger tank reappeared in people's field of vision, and from more than 800 meters away, it seemed that it did not have much impact except that some places had lost some paint and were blackened by the flames. With black smoke sent out from the rear of the hull, the tank began to move on!

"It seems that our warriors have not been affected in any way, and the artillery and the best shells of our active tanks do not seem to be of any use against this behemoth! So how about let's just take the difficulty up a notch? Attack the Tiger with Huaxia's Type 29 tank destroyer at a distance of 400 meters! Let's see if our tank can challenge the opponent's strongest attack power at distance! "With Kane's words, the Tiger moved to the next test point, and this time it was the Type 29 tank destroyer that made the German armorers grit their teeth with hatred, and even made them swear when they swore on bets!" If I lie to you, I'll run into a horned rhinoceros right out of the house! This phrase appeared over and over again in the poisonous oath of the German armored soldiers. In particular, the horror of the Germans towards this tank can be seen.

This directly takes the difficulty to an unprecedented level! The firepower of the Type 29 tank destroyer is definitely the most powerful of all tank destroyers with professional armor protection at present. And at a distance of 400 meters, the armor-piercing projectile fired at the Tiger Tank was still bounced off by the heavy upper armor of the Tiger Tank, leaving no effect except for a silver-white crater! Blocking the attack of the opponent's strongest weapon from 400 meters away simply shocked and excited the high-ranking generals of the German Army present! However, as a professional technician, Kane knew very well that this test was a little wet, because the gun was already worn out when the Type 29 tank destroyer was captured, and the muzzle velocity was not as high as it was at the beginning. Moreover, in terms of ammunition, the Germans did not find tungsten alloy armor-piercing shells used in Type 29 tank destroyers. The use of ordinary armor-piercing shells with 90MML45 guns that are below the appearance standard is naturally suspected of water discharge.

"WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO FIND THE REMAINING 90MM TUNGSTEN ALLOY ARMOR-PIERCING BULLETS FROM THE BATTLEFIELD, WHICH IS DETERMINED BY THE OBJECTIVE ENVIRONMENT, NOT BY OUR INTENTION, AND FROM A THEORETICAL POINT OF VIEW, THE TIGER TANK'S 110MM ARMOR ON THE HEAD OF THE 58-DEGREE INCLINATION MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BLOCK THE OPPONENT'S 90MM ARMOR-PIERCING BULLETS FIRED AT 400 METERS AWAY." In a memo from Henschel, the test was documented as such. If you evaluate objectively, purely on the defense of the head, the Tiger tank in this plane can almost be described as smiling and proud, not only now, even after the start of World War II, before the Dragon heavy tank in Huaxia was put into service, the first armor of the Tiger tank could crush all kinds of anti-armor weapons at that time!

Even considering the weaker lower part and the front of the turret, it is still very difficult to destroy the Tiger in actual combat, the armor on the front of the turret of the Tiger tank is composed of two parts, one is the gun shield armor and the other part is the front of the turret, the former is about 110MM thick, while the latter is between 150 and 80MM, there is considerable overlap between the two sides! Coupled with the certain angle of the arc cannon shield, it is a little easier to penetrate than the first one. ALTHOUGH THE ANGLE OF THE LOWER PART IS MUCH DIFFERENT, ONLY 45 DEGREES, IT IS STILL 100MM THICK, AND EVEN IF THIS IS THE MOST VULNERABLE POINT OF THE TIGER FRONT, IT CAN MAKE MOST OF THE ANTI-TANK GUNS HELPLESS!

THEN THE GERMANS HAVE TESTED THE ARMOR ON THE SIDE OF THE TIGER TANK, COMPARED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WIND DURING THE FRONTAL TEST, THE GERMANS ARE MUCH MORE CONSERVATIVE IN THE SIDE TEST, THEY USE THE HUAXIA TYPE 29 TANK EQUIPPED WITH 75MML48 GUNS TO FIRE ORDINARY ARMOR-PIERCING SHELLS TO TEST THE SIDE OF THE TIGER TANK, ALTHOUGH THE SIDE PERFORMANCE DOES NOT HAVE A FRONTAL NUMBER, BUT THE FRONT PART OF THE TURRET SIDE 100MM AND THE REAR PART OF 60MM, THE SIDE OF THE TURRET INCLINED 20 DEGREES STILL BLOCKS THE ATTACK OF THE ARMOR-PIERCING PROJECTILE FIRED FROM A CERTAIN ANGLE OF 500 METERS FROM THE SIDE. EVEN THE 90MM ARMOR ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE HULL CAN BLOCK THE ATTACK OF 75MM SHELLS FIRED FROM 700 METERS AWAY (NOT IN THE RIGHT CASE), IT CAN BE SAID THAT THIS DEFENSIVE EFFECT IS SIMPLY UNIMAGINABLE BEFORE THE GERMAN HIGH-RANKING OFFICERS SAW IT!

Finally, when the Tiger tank full of craters came to the audience, the whole stand burst into huge cheers, and even Field Marshal Hindenburg thought that this was the best ground weapon, which could completely establish the absolute superiority of the German Army in terms of technology! The dissolution of satisfaction and relief manifested itself on the already aging face, and from this moment it became known that this tank was finally recognized by the German Army for its formidable performance and excellent stability!

AND THEN IN THE FOLLOWING FIRE TESTS, THE TIGER TANK'S 88MML56 TANK GUN DID NOT DISAPPOINT THE PEOPLE PRESENT, EQUIPPED WITH THE 750MM STRONG CHARGE CARTRIDGE ON THE NEW 88MM GUN (HISTORICALLY, THE LENGTH OF THE CARTRIDGE OF THE TIGER KING LONG 88 GUN WAS 855MM, WHILE THE LENGTH OF THE 88MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN WAS 570MM, AND THE LENGTH OF THE 88MM GUN CARTRIDGE OF THE TIGER TANK WAS SHORTER. Therefore, it is not too much to say that the Tiger tank artillery of this plane is a strong charge. It's just that the drug is not as powerful as the Tiger King. THE PENETRATION DEPTH OF THE 88MM TANK GUN REACHED A HIGHER LEVEL, AND IN THIS FIRE TEST, THE TIGER TANK PENETRATED THE 80MM INCLINED 55-DEGREE ARMOR ON THE FRONT OF THE TYPE 29 TANK DESTROYER WITH ONE SHOT AT A DISTANCE OF 1000 METERS! This performance, which can be called Liaozhai, made the commander of the German armored forces exclaim that the tiger is invincible! This means that when the Tiger and Type 29 are up against each other, they will have an advantage over the Type 29 against Tank 4!

A group of German officials gathered around this behemoth to make comments, and some people carefully observed the heavy frontal armor of the Tiger tank. OTHERS WERE INTERESTED IN THE TIGER'S SLENDER 88MML56 GUN. The German Army never imagined that it would have such a formidable tank. The performance of this tank is even better than they imagined! But no matter how perfect the work is, some people will not get used to it, and just when Kane is immersed in praise and pompousness, Guderian once again plays the role of the person who is not persona grata.

"What is the weight and stroke of this tank. Are they adapted to the dry desert environment of the Middle East, and can they drive on the low-grade roads and mud of South Asia? Guderian said after tapping his hand on the heavy armor on the side of the Tiger tank.

"The weight of this tank is up to 59 tons. However, because of the wide tracks, his pressure was not much greater than that of the No. 4 tank. The tank has been tested in a variety of terrains and environments, and we even tested it exclusively in the deserts of North Africa for up to 2 months. When properly maintained, its stability was not much different from that of Tank No. 4. As for walking in the mud? Actually, tank No. 4 is not good either. Isn't it. If Mr. Shogun puts too much emphasis on passability, then you can choose to measure the earth with your feet or fight with a four-legged horse. Of course, if you are willing to use the No. 4 tank, I think the War Office will meet your idea, and I believe that after today, the Tiger tank will become the most popular weapon in the German army. Kane shot back mercilessly, and this time Guderian once again played the role of a loner, with no supporters in the army, and even some officers with whom he had good personal relations chose to sink. In their opinion, Guderian was too paranoid.

Henschel's propaganda was a great success, setting off a "tiger fever" within the German Army's top brass. Every commander of the Panzer Corps wanted his troops to get as many Tigers as possible, and the Henschel company began to mass-produce Tiger tanks, a plane in which the Germans were much more efficient than they were in history! According to Henschel's plan, the German Army will have more than 500 Tiger tanks and 100 other variants in the first year, and in the second year the annual production will reach more than 1,200 units! That is, if nothing else, the Germans will have about 2000 Tiger tanks in the front-line troops in 3 years!

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