After careful consideration, Yang Zhen did not even approve the mass production of the tank gun used in this tank. The focus of engine imitation was even shifted to the 450 hp engine used in the BT 7 tank. Even if the T-26 tank can be manufactured, in the end, except for a small number of engines that are used to replace the original goods with a short service life, none of them have been manufactured and produced, and even trial production has not been carried out.

The exception is the engine, because the service life of Soviet-made original goods is too short. Under the high-intensity training of the Anti-United Nations, the speed of scrapping far exceeded the standard of the Soviet army. If some of them are not produced in advance, many tanks will not be able to go to the battlefield at all.

As a result, now I want to cram for a while, and I can't get enough of them in one go. This is also the main reason why Yang Zhen finally acquiesced to Xiong Dazhen's behavior of stealing beams and changing pillars. After all, I have to occupy the main responsibility. Yang Zhen is not the kind of person who shirks responsibility downward.

In fact, even after the end of the second phase of the battle, the original plan was to replace the German-made No. 3 tank with a Soviet-style 45-mm tank gun. At the insistence of the armored corps, it was also not possible to fully carry it out. For the headquarters of this refitting plan, the armored troops did not welcome it.

The German-made 50-mm tank gun has excellent performance, and its armor-piercing power and accuracy are much greater than that of the Soviet-style 45-mm gun. In particular, since the beginning of '42, most of the No. 3 tanks transferred by the Soviets have been reequipped with long-bodied tubes with 60 times the body tube, which is not even worse than the Soviet-made 76-mm tank guns.

With the sophisticated sighting system of German tanks, its lethality is even higher than that of Soviet-made T 34 tanks. In particular, the long-range killing at a distance of 500 meters can almost be said to be the best among the several tanks of the Anti-United Nations. Not to mention Soviet-made tanks, even British-made tanks are far inferior.

In this battle, the excellent performance of several German tanks, especially the No. 3 tank, with its sophisticated sighting system and the accuracy and power of the 50 mm long range, were quite popular with the tank crews. Moreover, under the condition that all kinds of shells of 50 mm caliber can already be produced by themselves, it is really a bit expensive to replace them with 45 mm Soviet-made tank guns.

In contrast, the Soviet-made T34 tank was too backward because of its poor man-machine function, the process of replacing parts was extremely complicated, and the observation and sighting system was too backward. In particular, the backward gearbox design made the gear shift too difficult for the size of the Chinese, but it was not as popular with the anti-coalition armored forces as the German-made No. 3 tank.

At the strong request of the armored corps, in the end, the 75-mm short-barreled gun, which had poor performance, on the No. 4 short-barreled model, was replaced with the 76-mm gun used by the Soviet-made T 34 tank. Among the No. 3 tanks transferred by the Soviets, except for a very small number of initial models equipped with 37-mm guns, the rest eventually retained the original 50-mm tank guns.

With the aid of the United States and Britain tanks, the German tanks transferred by the Soviet Union were in place one after another, and the T34 tanks copied by the Anti-Japanese Federation were put into production. A series of shortcomings such as too little horsepower of the hull and engine, almost no room for modification, and too thin armor, the T26 tank equipped with a 45-mm tank gun. On the contrary, by the middle of 42 years, basically all of them had withdrawn from the front-line combat units.

Only some of the modified BT-7 tanks, which were more suitable for use in mountainous terrain and water networks, were retained after being modified to enhance their armor protection. The two tanks equipped by the Anti-United Nations with 45-mm tank guns were the same as their counterparts in the Soviet Union in the final outcome.

The other Soviet-style tank turned out to be the opposite of their Soviet counterpart. After the Soviet-made T 34 tank entered the Anti-United Nations, except for the thickness of the armor and the ability of the large-caliber and wide tracks to penetrate the complex ground, the rest of the performance was almost badly evaluated in the anti-United Nations armored forces.

Backward observation and sighting system, slow response shooting efficiency, extremely poor man-machine efficiency. In particular, the driving style with only two joysticks and the poor gearbox design make for extremely poor handling. Even sometimes the driver needs to use a wrench to hit the shifter to achieve a gear change, which is the reason why the armored troops are not very popular with this tank.

The loud noise of the tank when it was moving, in the case of a long-distance attack, was simply painful for the crew. The engine, which was filled with smoke as soon as it started, made it impossible for this tank to carry out raid missions at all. In the eyes of the anti-United Nations tank soldiers, driving this tank is simply a crime.

Originally, when there were no German tanks, the panzers were still excited to get this new type of equipment with thick armor and a caliber of artillery that surpassed almost all the original tanks of the Anti-Japanese Federation. But in the course of the war, they had enough of this kind of troops suffering from poor man-machine efficacy. Looking at the brother units equipped with German-made tanks, they are envious.

Compared to the unpopular T three and four tanks, the Germans tanks No. 3 and No. 4 were the most popular. Tank No. 4, in particular, was perfect in the eyes of all fighters, except for the noise from the gearbox, the heat emitted in the summer, and the small power of the 75-mm short-barreled gun.

It cannot be said that the armored soldiers immediately began to be picky eaters when they had just eaten their stomachs. It's not that after eating, you throw away the bowl and scold your mother. It is only in the case of comparison and selection that the troops evaluate and react to a so-called new type of equipment.

The poor man-machine efficacy of Soviet-made tanks led to unpopularity. Coupled with the decision of the Anti-Japanese Federation on equipment adjustment, the total production of this tank in the Anti-United Nations is only more than 1,000 units compared with the production of tens of thousands of tanks in the country.

This also includes the use of T three or four tank chassis, such as self-propelled guns, bridge-building tanks, etc., which account for nearly half of the production of deformation vehicles. Even if the industrial base of the Anti-Union is weak, with the assistance of a large number of American-made armor steel and Soviet experts, such a small tank production is enough to be small.

The small production of this kind of tank is not so much the equipment that the Anti-United Nations manufactures for use on the battlefield. It is better to say that it is a training stage for the production and manufacturing of a small amount of guò, so that the Anti-Union can learn how to make and design tanks. In fact, Yang Zhen also means this.

Because Yang Zhen knew very well that the Americans and the British would not hand over the principle and production technology of tank manufacturing to the Anti-Japanese Union. The Chinese, on the other hand, must be able to acquire their own tank design and manufacturing capabilities. With limited access to sources, the Soviets were the only option on how to learn how to build tanks.

Not only was the production volume small, but the T-34 tank produced by the Anti-Union was greatly improved compared to the prototype with the assistance of engineers from the German prisoners of war transferred from the Soviet Union. The gearbox and control system were changed to the American style, and the sighting system was adopted in the German style. Even the battery position and charging method in the tank were changed to the American style in order to reduce the burden of maintenance.

Even the turret structure has been adjusted to the model 4 J. tank. The original small turret that could only fit two crew members was changed, and the guide crew was overcrowded, and the commander who also doubled as a loader was a heavy burden. The entire tank, inside and outside, has been completely reborn.

There is no way to control the system of this tank, which is simply a disaster for the Chinese, whose body is far inferior to the Soviets. In many cases, changing gears requires the driver to use all his hands and feet, and it takes a lot of effort to change gears. Even from time to time, you have to use a hammer to smash the shifter to ensure that the thing works smoothly.

As long as there is a slight negligence when driving, this tank will directly turn over. After driving more than 100 kilometers in a row, the exhausted driver can only be dragged out of the tank. In this case, let alone fighting, people will be tired and paralyzed without firing a shot.

Compared with the huge attrition of the Soviet Union during the war, the German-made tanks and US-British aid tanks transferred from all sides were enough to cope with the war situation, as well as the huge gap between the Japanese and German armies in equipment. Especially in the case of the No. 4 long-barreled tank, which was received from 42 onwards, it was already able to kill almost all the new tanks of the Japanese army in an instant. The production of tanks by the Anti-United Nations does not have to be like the Soviets who spared no effort to manufacture them at full speed.

It can be adjusted and improved slowly according to the various shortcomings of the T 34 tank. This is also a different choice made according to the different pressures faced by China and the Soviet Union on the battlefield. In Yang Zhen's words, the rice should be eaten in one bite. Laying a solid foundation first is the most urgent thing to do. The military-industrial sector did not rush into production, but made certain improvements to the shortcomings of such tanks.

After doing this, except for the general shape, mainly the chassis and the gun are still the same as the prototype. This tank, which was manufactured by the Anti-Union itself, is actually two different things compared to the prototype tank supplied by the USSR. The weakness of this tank, which has poor man-machine efficacy, has been improved to a certain extent. At least after a long-distance run, the driver will not be dragged out by force. Although the production cost has increased somewhat, it is at least much easier to drive a tank that has been improved by the Anti-Union itself than that of the Soviet Union.

Of course, the production of the anti-union T 34 tank was not carried out until the middle of 42 years when the Americans began to provide armor steel, and the German prisoners of war assisted in improving some of the drawings and materials. At least in a few months, it will not be useful in the next phase of the battle. Even tank guns and spare engines are not available.

For this battle, the preparations for the large-scale armored assault tactics prepared by the Anti-Japanese Federation were quite painstaking but certain, and the main problem was the production and manufacture of tank shells. It's just that Yang Zhen didn't expect it at this time. Because the Soviets fulfilled the agreement so smoothly, all the leaders of the Anti-Japanese Federation did not expect.

Of course, it is impossible to say that there is no preparation at all. However, neither Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun, who were the No. 1 and No. 3 of the whole army, nor Xiong Dazhen, the minister of armament, or Chen Hanzhang, the commander of the armored forces, never thought that the Soviet Union would transfer so many tanks in one go.

Originally, it was only good to receive more than 100 or even dozens of German-made tanks. So many tanks were handed over by the Soviets in one go, and they were somewhat caught off guard. Neither the crew nor the logistics were doing the corresponding work. Even the corresponding recipients were not well prepared.

In the end, all the crews who completed the full training not only directly withdrew some of the Italian tanks that were originally scheduled to be retained from the front-line troops, but even eliminated some T26 tanks in advance. Priority could only be given to the two armoured divisions used as the main assault force, as well as two separate armoured brigades, plus an independent battalion using the two hundred Matilda II infantry tanks.

As for the fact that the formation of the 3rd Armored Brigade and several independent tank regiments have just been completed, although they are fully equipped, there are obvious deficiencies in qualified crews and maintenance support personnel. After the rest of the armored units were driven to the front, they could only stay in the rear for training.