Chapter 1220 The most difficult strength to surpass
Simply modify the A-19 122mm field cannon and put it directly on the vehicle. Under the premise of "using it", it naturally determines that the output of the new main gun must be high. It can even be done by adding two processes to the original field gun production line.
Obtain large quantities of finished products directly.
Other silent details in the photos and notebooks also told Guderian a very painful fact every moment.
The reason why the Russians' new heavy tanks are powerful and excellent has nothing to do with the awesome black technology the Russians have mastered.
The engine looks crudely made and has a simple design. Compared with German tank engines, it does not show any technical superiority.
The wild welds on the tank armor are directly exposed without any cover or whitewash, making them look even more "defective" than the unpainted German tanks that just left the factory.
The sighting system inside the tank is also a direct application of existing equipment. The gunner's four-fold magnification optical sight, which has been "unchanged for thousands of years," is still the same. It is nothing more than a new one installed for the gunner to better link up with the commander.
The independent wide-angle periscope allows the gunner to first use the wide-angle periscope to roughly detect the enemy, and then use the high-magnification narrow field of view gun scope for precise aiming and shooting.
There will be no embarrassing situation where the commander has been reminded of the enemy's location for a long time, but the gunner is still blind, looking around in the high-magnification narrow field of view and unable to find the target.
But this kind of design has already existed on German tanks, and Guderian even thought that the Russians were plagiarizing and imitating it.
Everything is explaining one thing, something that is very scary and extremely bad news for the German army.
The Russians' new heavy tank is just a collection of ready-made items on hand, with almost no new research and development.
To laymen, it may sound a bit rustic. What kind of new weapon is this?
But as the saying goes, "laymen watch the fun, insiders watch the door." Guderian, who was well aware of the horrors of this, didn't think so at all.
Everything is ready-made, and it can be easily pulled out and become a common product on the existing production line. There is no need to open any new special production lines, and there is no need to carry out cumbersome and complicated special R&D designs that require repeated demonstrations.
This means that as long as the Russians feel that this new heavy tank is not bad and suitable for large-scale equipment troops.
Then it won't be long, three months, no, even just one month later!
Guderian could almost see the scene of hundreds of new heavy tanks newly built by the Russians rushing toward the German army. In contrast, the German army's new weapons and tanks were still being tested on the drawings and factories behind them.
On the field, I pulled it out lap after lap, walked around repeatedly, and demonstrated the design.
The Russians do not have powerful black technology and inimitable know-how. They only have a strong ability to design and integrate equipment. They take a bunch of inconspicuous gadgets that are already on hand and do not need to be newly developed and piece them together into a new design.
A terrifying monster with an absolute mass advantage!
The T34 in 1941 was like this, and the mysterious new iron turtle in 1943 is still like this!
The design is simple, rough and violent, but effective.
The more effective and simple something is, the harder it is to counter it. Guderian finally understood why the Russians were developing new heavy tanks so quickly and were always able to lead their own side by the nose and seize the initiative.
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Looking at the pile of things in front of me, I thought about the exaggerated and gaudy so-called new design I just saw at the Nibelungen factory.
Guderian, who felt a little pain in his head, shook his head. His own tank designers were proud of various so-called revolutionary new designs, but the Russians only wanted to be simple, efficient, fast, and convenient for large-scale battles.
time production.
A large number of newly designed Tiger tanks have been piled up regardless of cost. It has only been more than a year since they were finalized and put into production, but now they have been declared lagging behind and have to start over.
How much overlap can the new Tiger II heavy tank production line have with the original Tiger I heavy tank after being overthrown and rebuilt?
Guderian didn't know, but he thought that the number wouldn't be too high. A 20% universality of parts would be considered a high achievement. Even if one is called "Tiger One" and the other is called "Tiger Two", listen.
The same goes for the same lineage.
The production line that took so much effort to be finalized and officially put into production now has to be immediately torn down and rebuilt due to outdated equipment and technology. Who should reimburse for this wasted precious time?
The Russians just used a bunch of ready-made things to quickly build a monster, and easily killed the entire production line of Tiger-1 heavy tanks. Can there be a more exaggerated battle loss ratio than this?
Germany, which is technologically advanced, does not lose in hardware strength and technical indicators at all. This huge difference in design integration capabilities is the culprit of the current situation!
"I'm sorry, I'm a little tired. Buckman, do you have anything else to say? If you have any ideas, opinions or requests, you can put them forward to me and I will listen carefully."
It sounded like he was talking about things matter-of-factly, but Buckman, who has a high emotional intelligence, clearly heard the smell of "seeing off guests".
Looking at Guderian's obviously tired expression, Buckman thought about it without much hesitation and then he got serious.
"Just one question, General, I want to know when we can use better tanks than the Russians? Our equipment is now at the edge of being vulnerable."
Through this not-so-long relationship and observation, Bachman felt that Guderian was not a person who would politicize real issues and use it as some kind of capital to show off his words and be loyal to the head of state, so he had the courage to say this
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Fortunately, Bachman's intuitive judgment was not wrong, and Guderian behind the desk quickly gave the answer.
"I seem to remember, are you the commander of the Panther tank?"
Buckman nodded.
"Then it won't be long. You will soon receive the upgraded version of the Panther tank. Man's engineers call it Panther 2. This is also the reason for transferring your division back to the country. The head of state hopes that you can use it as soon as possible.
With better equipment, your Imperial Division will be the first batch of troops to receive it, and if nothing else happens, it will be within one to two months."
There was no need for Guderian to tell Bachman this almost confidential situation, but considering the current facts, it was more like a "reward", a reciprocal reward for exchanging information of mutual interest.
"Hi, Hitler!"
Bachman knew that he had no reason to stay any longer. After saluting Guderian with his arms raised, the only things left in the room were the figure closing the door and the sound of footsteps coming from the corridor outside the door.
Less than half a minute after Bachman left, the young adjutant who had gently opened the door and walked in again seemed to be the young adjutant who had brought Bachman to meet Guderian.
"You guys have been talking for more than an hour. Have you gained anything? General."
The young adjutant hoped that what he did was meaningful. He hoped to get a positive answer from Guderian, which would make him feel recognized and satisfied.
The man standing in front of the window sill looked at the busy traffic on the streets of Berlin below and the scenery in the distance. His deep eyes looking into the distance did not turn his head, but he slowly said a meaningful word.
"We lifted the veil of the fog of war and saw only the most difficult-to-surpass strength under the steel armor."