Malashenko knew clearly that the 122 family heirloom could not shake Scrap Iron Man's strong frontal armor. After all, the war history records and Kubinka test record documents were clearly displayed in the library of Moscow University for later generations.
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But just like the armored soldiers of the Skeleton Division in the second wave of attacks, they did not listen to the warnings of their comrades in the previous wave and still shot at the front armor of the IS6 heavy tank. It was not until they were shocked to the point of being overwhelmed by the sight of futile efforts that they felt like they were dreaming.
Wake up, sometimes human beings are such creatures that won’t shed tears until they see the coffin, and won’t give up until they reach the Yellow River.
The principle of hearing is believing and seeing is not only applicable to the German army, but also to Malashenko himself.
With a trace of luck, not complete trust in historical records, and the mentality that one must witness it with one's own eyes to believe in reality, Malashenko obeyed his own thoughts and ideas and issued the order to fire back without hesitation.
Of course, the final result obtained must be exactly what he expected. The miracle that was the last glimmer of hope in his heart did not happen.
The 122 heirloom, blessed by the power of a loving father, is indeed unable to penetrate the 200mm physical thickness of Scrap Iron Man's frontal defensive armor.
Considering that Scrap Iron Man adopts a nearly vertical armor design, in actual combat, the equivalent armor protection formed by the angle of the ballistic attack is only a lot more. Any attempt to attack Scrap Iron Man will face a starting point of 200 mm.
Equivalent armor protection of up to 230 or even 250 or even thicker.
With just the penetration power of the 122 Heirloom, it is almost impossible to penetrate the Scrap Iron Man at a distance of one kilometer. But the completely different thing is that the Scrap Iron Man carrying a 88mm long can.
With its terrifying penetration and excellent ballistic performance brought about by extremely high muzzle velocity, it can accurately snipe any Soviet target within sight from one kilometer away.
Unless it is to accurately penetrate the armor on the left side of the front of the turret, which has a relatively small projected area, that is a relatively weak spot. Because the gunner's sighting system and the main gun trunnion are installed here, only the
The 150mm physical thickness armor protection of the same thickness on the side of the turret will still be effectively penetrated by the Chang 88 even at a distance of one kilometer, provided that the incident angle must be positive without any deflection.
Otherwise, the is6 heavy tank, which is famous for its strong armor and sharp guns and high mobility, has no fear of any bombardment by the Chang 88 on the entire projected area of the front of the tank, and can easily achieve complete immunity. However, if you want to be at a distance of one kilometer,
It is almost impossible to deliver the shell accurately into such a small coin slot, even if the Long 88 is famous for its accuracy and high muzzle velocity.
If we really got in, we can only blame the German guys for being lucky and Comrade Ma for being too unlucky.
But this situation only applies to the most cutting-edge is6 heavy tanks. For other is1 and is2 heavy tanks that are the main combat equipment, the devastating firepower of the Chang 88 is undoubtedly still the most terrifying nightmare on the battlefield.
The physical thickness of the turret's frontal protective armor, which is only 100 mm, is basically the same as a layer of window paper when faced with the fierce direct firepower of the Long 88. There is not much difference.
Even though Kotin had already modified the shape of the upper armor of the is2 heavy tank one year in advance based on Malashenko's suggestion.
The two-stage armor layout on the front of the car body was changed to a monolithic large-angle inclined protective armor, which greatly enhanced the protective effect. This design was also applied to the IS1 heavy tank whose production was constantly increasing at the same time.
It is completely enough to withstand the fierce bombardment of the Chang 88 within conventional combat distances.
But just as Malashenko had personally told Kotin before.
Countless brutal tank battles have proven to Malashenko that the turret is definitely more likely to be hit than the car body in actual combat. During the frontal firefight, more than 60% of the tanks were penetrated.
The turret results in battle damage or loss of combat effectiveness, and the remaining 40% is divided up due to different circumstances such as the track being broken, the upper head being penetrated, and the lower head being penetrated.
It's good that the front of the car body can block the bombardment of the Chang 88, but it still doesn't help if the front of the turret can't block it. It feels like the head is ignored.
Kotin has absorbed Malashenko's suggestions and has greatly reduced the protective area of the turret armor in the design of the IS6 heavy tank by "smashing" the turret and compressing the height of the vehicle.
In disguise, the physical thickness of the armor on each defense weight is enhanced, which greatly improves the overall defense strength of the turret. It is not a problem to hard-wire the front to 88mm.
However, the mass production of the is6 still needs time to be completed. The is1 and is2 heavy tanks, which were produced prematurely, are still following the old path. The protective armor on the front of the turret is the biggest weakness of the front projection of the entire vehicle. The semi-curved defensive shape can
It is not a magic weapon that can bounce and save people every time.
After trying to shoot at Malashenko's car to no avail, he boldly leaned his upper body out of the car one kilometer away, wore headphones on his head and raised his high-powered binoculars to look at the Soviet position opposite.
After a face-to-face meeting, he was able to identify the steel beast that he had just attacked ineffectively. It had a unique appearance and was completely different from any other Soviet heavy tanks around it.
"Turn the main gun, that monster should be the Russian command tank, attack other secondary targets first, and leave this monster to the troops rushing to the position to finally deal with it!"
The SS commander with a cold and calm face pressed the throat microphone and gave an order outside the car. The gunner in the car, who clearly had received the order, quickly shook the handwheel in his hand and turned the muzzle. Only a few seconds later
Then they exchanged and locked the next target at a distance of one kilometer.
"Aimed!"
"Fire!"
boom--
The steely-cold SS commander with headphones on his head didn't even bother to retract his upper body into the car. He directly witnessed the end scene of the muzzle brake's flash of fire spreading rapidly and finally turning into a plume of smoke.
The elite and well-cooperated crew members did not disappoint him. The armor-piercing projectile with a muzzle velocity of 1,000 meters per second was fired again at a distance of one kilometer, and once again hit a car only a dozen meters away from Malashenko's car.
The is1 heavy tank.
The improved is1 heavy tank, which uses the same protective layout as the is2, cannot withstand the heavy bombardment of the Chang 88.
The full-caliber armor-piercing hooded projectile that struck at high speed shot directly through the front of the gun, detonating instantly in the center of the turret. The center blossomed, turning into a ball of flames and hot shrapnel, ending everything before the human brain could react.