Fortunately, the strong surprise to Malashenko finally ended with the arrival of the black panther. In subsequent photos, nothing more exciting than the black panther appeared, such as a 70-ton tiger suddenly popping out.
King or something.
Considering that he already had the combination of Loving Father 2 and Loving Father 1 in his hands, Malashenko felt after some evaluation that the pressure he faced when facing the Black Panther would not be unbearable.
But the biggest difficulty of all problems lies in this damn scrap metal heavy tank destroyer.
In terms of defensive power, the 200mm heavy-duty defensive armor that occupies the vast majority of the entire front projection of this thing is almost unrivaled.
It is true that Scrap Iron Man does not have a terrifying tilted armor, but just the almost vertical defensive armor with a physical thickness of 200 mm is enough to be extremely difficult to deal with and almost invincible.
Even if the is2 heavy tank with the best performance picks up the 122mm to blast this thing, the copper wall and iron wall with a physical thickness of 200 mm will be used even if the scrap iron man does not deliberately adjust the angle, and the equivalent defense bonus due to the incident angle is not calculated.
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The is2 also has to run at full speed and rush to a distance of 100 meters to face, in order to be able to penetrate the scrap metal man's almost invincible big face.
It is true that in the front projection of the P-type chassis of the Tiger tank, Scrap Iron Man, there are two sloping area armors with a physical thickness of 80 mm, which are not covered and protected by the 100 mm additional armor that was later welded on. They are listed in Scrap Iron Man.
The front projection of the vehicle chassis is on both sides, which is the only weak point in frontal defense. Because this position resembles the shoulder area, it is nicknamed "Nan Ge's frozen shoulder".
However, Malashenko, who is well aware of the terrifying performance of his opponent, does not think that these two positions can be easily penetrated in actual combat.
Scrap Iron Man is one of the first German mass-produced armored vehicles to use the 88mm long gun. The length of this 88mm main gun with a magnification ratio of 71 times the caliber is terrifying. The pure barrel length without the muzzle brake is already
It reached a staggering 6.4 meters. In this era without high-rise buildings and super-tall trucks, this gun barrel could be used directly as a telegraph pole if it was poked into the ground.
The power of the Long 88, which uses an extra long barrel in exchange for higher penetration, is very scary.
Not only can this thing easily kill KV1 and T34 with one shot, it can even kill Malashenko's latest IS2 vehicle with one shot at a distance of one kilometer, and it has improved the upper armor structure.
The mass-produced IS1 heavy tank.
In front of this Chang 88, which can only be described as "terrible", the armor protection on the entire front of the IS2 turret will be like paper.
As long as it doesn't hit the curved position of the gun mantlet and cause a ricochet, an 88mm full-caliber armor-piercing hooded round will definitely kill the turret man on the spot without any discussion. And it comes with a very high probability of explosion of the ammunition.
Just thinking about the scene of a car full of 122mm sub-loaded bombs exploding is extremely scary.
If such a situation really happened, Malashenko probably wouldn't have to collect the body. The ashes wouldn't exist and he would just disappear from the world.
The Long 88, which has a barrel with a magnification of 71, will not fight with itself on the bayonet like a fool. The Germans will definitely try their best to use the extremely excellent ballistic performance of the Long 88's high-magnification barrel to exploit its strengths and avoid its weaknesses, at least for one moment.
At a distance of 1,000 kilometers, we started to stop and shoot at each other.
If he encountered this situation on a frontal battlefield, Malashenko would feel like a nightmare just thinking about it.
In a large-scale frontal battle in an open position, there are not many opportunities for you to ambush and trick your opponent. This kind of deadly battle with hundreds of tanks in an open position is all about the comparison of numbers and the performance of the single vehicle.
Malashenko is not completely unprepared for the arrival of Scrap Iron Man. In fact, the appearance of Scrap Iron Man in Kursk is an inevitable and foreseeable situation. At present, it is just an advance in a battle that Malashenko is not involved in.
Just made an appearance.
As for Malashenko, who had prepared early, he was counting on Comrade Kotin, who was in the rear area, to quickly get out Father No. 6. As for Malashenko, Father No. 4, there was no need for him.
No extravagant expectations, there is not even a real car yet and it is still on the drawing board. How can you expect it to go quickly? No matter how fast the progress of the project is, it must be done slowly step by step.
"It's time to push Kogin some more. It's early June now, and there's only one month left before the start of work in Kursk. We must put some pressure on Kogin to deliver the goods quickly! Cooperation is about win-win!"
After chatting with Vatutin for a while and discussing the official content of the deployment, Malashenko went to the chief of staff of the front army to receive some operational planning outlines and related documents.
A large suitcase was filled with broken things, and it was very heavy to carry. Malashenko, who was in a hurry to do his own important things, didn't even look at the specific contents.
"Let's get off the train and go back to the brigade headquarters. There's something urgent that needs to be done immediately! Hurry up!"
Iushkin, who was sitting in the driver's seat smoking and looking at the scenery, had no chance to ask Malashenko what was going on. Seeing Malashenko's anxious and angry expression and his dusty appearance, he quickly threw away the cigarette butt.
As soon as Iushkin grasped the steering wheel, he stepped on the accelerator and exploded.
The Willys Jeep, which has excellent off-road performance and is strong and reliable, almost "flew" back to the brigade headquarters. As soon as he got off the car, Malashenko strode into the brigade tent with a suitcase and carried it with a big hand.
He threw the box on the table with a bang, ignored it, and walked straight towards the communications director who was working not far away.
"What happened? Didn't you report to the front army headquarters? Why do you look like this?"
Being confused by Malashenko's hasty operation, Petrov's political commissar, who was reviewing the preliminary report on tank maintenance and overhaul sent by Karamov, immediately stood up from his chair and faced Malashenko.
The figure from behind asked.
"Draft a telegram and send it to Tajikistan's Second Special Design Bureau. Put other work aside, immediately!"
The confused communications director raised his head and blinked at Malashenko, then looked back at the political commissar who had already stepped forward behind him.
After nothing was done to prevent the situation, the communications director, who realized that there was an emergency, immediately recovered from his brief daze, grabbed the pencil and blank telegraph newspaper that were close at hand, and waited.
Order.
The night and starlight shroud the city of steel tanks located in Lower Tajikistan. The slight cool breeze tonight is so comfortable that you can indulge in it.
Comrade Kojing, director of the Second Special Design Bureau with a cigarette in his mouth, has not had a good sleep for a week. During the day, he supervises production tasks and works at work. At night, he still cannot stop. He has to go down to the production workshop to supervise and guide in person.
The prototype vehicle is being built overtime.
Ke Jingqiang cheered up after taking the last puff of smoke. He stood up from the steel ingot he was sitting on as a stool with his eyes wide open and already very sleepy, and was about to go to the prototype car that was still under construction in full swing.
The supervisor was checking the work, but unexpectedly, at this moment, the rhythm was disrupted by a burst of sudden footsteps.
"Comrade Kotin, you have to take a look at this immediately! Comrade Malashenko's urgent telegram from Kursk is for you by name. He has something very important to tell you!"
"Malashenko!?"
When Kogin heard this name, his eyes trembled and he lost all sleep. He snatched the telegraph newspaper from the hands of Shashmulin who came in a hurry, opened it in front of his eyes with a shake of his hands and started reading immediately.
"...How could this happen? The Germans are simply faster than I expected! Obviously their new heavy tank has just been put into production not long ago. This makes no sense at all. Could it be that they are multiple projects going on at the same time?
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It was not only Kotin himself who finished reading the brief contents of the telegram, but also Shashmulin, who was instructed by Kotin to watch it together.
Compared to Kotin's expression of disbelief, Shashmulin's expression, as Kotin's right-hand man, was not much better either.
"It's so unexpected, Comrade Kotin! According to what Comrade Malashenko said in the telegram, the turret configuration we have just finalized and put into production is simply not enough to withstand such a fierce attack. I think the progress of Project 253 must be
Speeding it up! We need to mobilize more forces to speed up the progress of the project. If it is any later, our soldiers will definitely face great difficulties!"
Ke Jin, who looked solemn, lowered his arms but still held on to the telegram. He frowned and glanced at the Project 253 prototype parked not far away in front of him with his raised head.
The construction of this heavy tank is being stepped up. There are more than 30 engineers and workers all over and around the body who are working hard. The heavy tank, which is being completed in a hurry, has installed the thick 122mm D-25t tank gun and closed the breech top.
The cover, crawler tracks, guide wheels, and road wheels have all been installed in place, leaving only the power and transmission system for opening the hatch cover to be completed.
Looking at the masterpiece that he had devoted all his efforts to in front of him, with only the final touch left, Ke Jing, who was determined to risk his health and give it his all, finally spoke firmly.
"The prototype test time is advanced. Factory testing must begin within three days. You will be responsible for it personally! Leave the final work of the power and transmission system to me, and strive to have the first batch of test prototypes shipped within half a month.
Arrive at the front line! This is a political task as well as a production task. Let us inform all comrades involved in the project that the results of our work will save the lives of countless soldiers!"