Martin completed his mission to the Soviet Union, and Malashenko also used Martin's help to achieve his own goals.
So this can be said to be mutual utilization, and of course it can also be regarded as a kind of cooperation.
However, this was only Malashenko's unilateral knowledge. Until Martin said goodbye to Malashenko, he had always thought that the photos he took were genuine first-hand information and were indeed the Russians' new heavy-duty weapons.
tank.
Malashenko didn't know whether such smoke bombs would be effective against the Germans, but just like what Kulbalov said, as long as it can interfere with the Germans' judgment of the real situation, it would be successful.
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Malashenko has reason to believe that the speed has greatly exceeded the historical development progress of Soviet heavy tanks, and has actually exceeded the limit of the German army's prediction based on the current situation. The Germans will never guess their opponents.
What kind of surprises are waiting for them? After eliminating all error factors, the technology tree climbs as smoothly as if it was a cheat.
Will the Krauts take countermeasures?
Of course, otherwise they could just sit and wait to die.
After the Tiger tank, will there be further Kraut steel monsters superborn in advance?
It’s unclear. The impact of the butterfly effect is no longer something that Malashenko can judge and recognize based on existing history. That’s why Malashenko is desperate to improve the development progress of his own equipment. Jane
In other words, the Germans have brought out new monsters. I have monsters here that are more powerful than you. I will always overwhelm you and see how big a wave your German Zoo can make.
The days since then have been relatively peaceful...
Malashenko is intensifying the final preparation and training of his troops. The 1st Stalin Guards Tank Division, which is approaching the final moment of the war, has less combat experience and combat capabilities than the original 1st Stalin Guards Heavy Tank Brigade.
The level of proficiency in the method must be somewhat inferior.
But at this point, there is no other way but to rush the ducks and force them to be put on the shelves. Malashenko hopes that the newly acquired powerful new equipment can make a breakthrough and use the equipment to make up for the shortcomings in personnel issues.
Speaking of equipment, even in the days of final preparations before the war, a steady stream of new equipment arrived and delivered to Malashenko.
Among these new equipment, there are two things that Malashenko values the most. One is the isu-152 self-propelled howitzer.
After the mass production of the IS6 heavy tank was fully launched, some IS2 heavy tank chassis that had already walked off the production line and were waiting for the turret to be hoisted have become embarrassing things.
The head-changing game of transplanting the head of the is6 onto the body of the is2 was rejected by Kogin after convening a simple meeting to demonstrate.
First of all, not to mention that the turret seat ring of the IS2 body is completely different from the interface diameter of the IS6 turret, and it will not fit in without modification.
Furthermore, Ke Jing does not have the spare time to play the game of swapping the two completely different design configurations of is2 and is6. Ke Jing's main focus now is on how to increase the production of is6 as soon as possible. For these, practical
The final solution given by Kogin was to slightly transform the IS2 heavy tank body and chassis into a self-propelled howitzer.
The protective armor that is thicker than the original su-152 self-propelled howitzer gives the isu-152 amazing protective performance. The armor on the front of the is2 heavy tank body extends upward, and the inclined covering armor layout is powerful enough.
Another thing that Malashenko didn't expect was that in this time and space, due to the earlier completion of the improvement plan for the protective armor on the front of the is2 heavy tank body, the driver's protective armor, which was originally divided into two pieces and was tilted at different angles, is now
It has become the same monolithic design as the later IS2 heavy tank.
This change deliberately guided by Malashenko indirectly affected the design of the isu-152 self-propelled howitzer, which can be regarded as a huge surprise beyond Malashenko's expectations.
With the design changes, the isu-152 self-propelled howitzer has modified the chassis defense layout of the is2 heavy tank. The original armor on the front of the entire body changed its angle and stretched directly upward until it completely covered the entire front of the combat room and was airtight.
According to Malashenko's rough estimation using the normal formula, the design of the main armor belt on the front of the isu-152 self-propelled howitzer combat chamber has been changed. When facing the enemy's full-caliber capped armor-piercing projectile under the horizontal incoming ballistic trajectory, theoretically
It can provide an equivalent defense of more than 180 mm, and this takes into account the effect of the opponent being blocked and turning positive.
If it is not blocked and is hit with a pointed tungsten core sub-caliber armor-piercing bullet that is easy to ricochet, which is the kind of hip-pushing bullet that the Germans standard, the isu-152's frontal armor protection is equivalent
It has to come even higher.
When dealing with this kind of shabby armor-piercing projectile that stretches its hips in front of sloped armor, the equivalent armor protection value is expected to be at least over 230 mm. Taking into account the influencing factors of the incident angle, this is the number of tungsten cores used by the German army at this stage.
Abnormal-level protection that cannot be penetrated by caliber armor-piercing bullets.
To be more specific, unless you encounter a German pak 43 long 88 or a scrap iron man, or a more terrifying monster carrying a long 88 enters the battlefield and appears in advance, then the front combat room protective armor of the isu152 is equal to
It is invincible. Only the root of the huge breech block is not armored because it occupies too much space. You need to be careful and leisurely when fighting.
What's left is the crotch of the isu-152, which is the lower armor of the vehicle body. Well... this place is still the same as it has been in history. It has not changed at all. Even the Black Panther can kill it with one shot within a regular combat range.
Wear it, not to mention its attributes, but it also has a more abnormal length of 88.
So even if isu-152 goes to the battlefield, it still has to take it easy. The good times like kv1 in 1941 will not happen to isu-152.
What's more, this huge and extremely heavy steel beast, which only has a single-stream transmission and cannot turn on the spot, does not have a turret. The principle that without a turret means no human rights applies equally to the battlefield. You have to be careful of ambushes and sneak attacks at all times.
Around the side.
All in all, the total number is not much, and there are only 24 isu-152s that have been installed in place. This is good news after all.
This kind of steel behemoth can not only bear long-range direct fire support, but also rely on its thick armor to reach the front line of the battlefield. Malashenko has been in love with it since the last time he fired the Su-152. It can be called a battlefield
All-rounder.
Now that there is a new version of the ship with enhanced plus, Comrade Lao Ma's happiness is obviously inevitable.
However, compared to the isu-152, Malashenko is more concerned about another newly arrived tank, a newly produced new medium tank.