Chapter 1344 The loving father slaughtered the tiger (1)
The 122 Heirloom is currently a heavy tank of the Red Army and will have the most powerful standard main gun in the future. It will not be eliminated by large-scale replacements in a short period of time. This is a destined fact and there is no doubt about it.
Because of this, if you want to increase armor-piercing firepower and increase armor-piercing depth, you can only start from two aspects.
One, the propellant, and two, the shell itself.
Malashenko is not a talented graduate from the Department of Chemistry. He has no understanding of high-end technical tasks such as integrating propellant formulas. He is completely ignorant and cannot provide any guidance from distant memories of future generations.
The only way left to go is the cannonball itself.
There is little point in wasting time on full-caliber armor-piercing projectiles. This kind of naval import with a huge projectile cross-section, no matter how it is modified, has limited power to improve performance, and the upgrade potential is very small.
Malashenko, who has memories of the distant future in his heart, clearly knows that full-caliber armor-piercing projectiles will soon be eliminated. Tank shells in the Cold War and the future world are dominated by sub-caliber armor-piercing projectiles.
Although full-caliber armor-piercing bullets have the advantage of being equipped with a warhead charge, once they penetrate, they will be fully damaging, but the prerequisite for damaging the inside of the enemy tank is that you must be able to penetrate it.
The situation Malashenko is facing now is that he is helpless against this thick-skinned Tiger King. He is basically forced to the edge of the cliff where he must fight in close combat. At this time, the damage after-effects are useless!
The cross-section of the sub-caliber armor-piercing projectile is small, and the wind resistance encountered on the trajectory is smaller, and the storage speed when reaching the target and hitting the armor is higher.
After the projectile is ejected from the chamber, the kinetic energy of the projectile remains unchanged, and the kinetic energy can be increased to hit the target, thereby obtaining a muzzle velocity that far exceeds that of a full-caliber armor-piercing projectile. The final result is that the armor-piercing depth soars in a straight line, achieving a qualitative leap!
The basic logical concepts and design principles are like this, and Malashenko is quite clear about this set of things.
However, distant water cannot quench local thirst. It has to be said that the early birth of the Tiger King did cause some difficult problems for Malashenko.
No matter how big the problem is at the moment, we can only make up for the lack of equipment with tactics and make do. The truly new model of armor-piercing ammunition must wait until Malashenko has finished this battle and can free up his hands, and then think about how to launch it.
This head, how to get this thing out.
Now, Malashenko, who has solved the first King Tiger, still has other important things to do.
There are still many other King Tigers entrenched in the position, along with the few remaining Panzer IV tanks and assault guns.
The Russian heavy tanks that were charging straight at them had already hit their faces. Naturally, these remaining German armored vehicles would not just sit back and do nothing.
The larger Russian heavy tank at the head has a very obvious difference. Not only does it have a high-power and longer antenna inserted into the butt of the tank, the armor also looks stronger.
In terms of visual impact and intuitive feeling, the German armored soldiers who witnessed this scene naturally regarded this unique heavy tank as the leading vehicle of the Russian heavy tank group.
In line with the classic truth of catching the thief first, the German armored soldiers who had already lost a King Tiger quickly noticed the conspicuous target in front of them.
Although it looks different from other heavy tanks around it, it looks more powerful and stronger.
But this is not a reason to let the opponent jump left and right in front of you. The principle of using your sword when encountering an enemy is the same for any strong army in the world. Killing the biggest threat in front of you is the top priority that must be done at the moment.
"The heavy tank headed by the Russians, kill it!"
The commander's order was the gunner's action instruction. The gunner who stayed at his post quickly turned the muzzle of the King Tiger's head to point, and the black long 88 main gun muzzle quickly pointed directly at the target.
Malashenko, who had been staring closely at his commander's periscope, could of course see that the German King Tigers had pointed their black muzzles at him.
However, at this point, there is no reason or necessity to retreat. They have already reached the point where they are shooting each other in the face. No matter how hard they try to avoid it, they will never be able to escape.
What's more, Malashenko, who knows how much the IS4 under his seat weighs, is even more confident now!
Not to mention those Germans who brought out the long 88 and put it here to play tricks, even if the Germans brought out the 128 and put it here to fire two rounds, Malashenko was still not afraid and refused anyone who came.
Frankly speaking, the level of defense of IS4 has exceeded the maximum penetration depth of full-caliber armor-piercing projectiles. If you want to effectively penetrate this powerful armored beast from the front, even the first-generation fin-stabilized discarding sabots armor-piercing projectiles from the Cold War era
Even if it comes, it may not be easy to use. You need a long-rod tungsten alloy APFSDS to effectively deal with this thing.
But obviously, the current Germans do not have such advanced technology. When facing the IS4 with a cannon of this level, the effect of the Chang 88 is not much different from that of the 37 as a stepping stone against the T34.
It's a pity that the German armored soldiers, who didn't know how cruel the reality was, still decided to give it a try.
The King Tigers all turned their guns and quickly fired the first wave of armor-piercing shells at Malashenko's car. The 88mm capped armor-piercing shells that instantly escaped were like arrows breaking through the wind.
roaring towards the same target.
Ding ding ding ding——
DUANG!!!
The differences in the final impact point and angle of incidence resulted in completely different sound effects. Malashenko, who was sitting in the turret, could clearly feel that the main armor belt on the front of his vehicle was hit with a loud and crisp sound.
abnormal.
Did the shell penetrate the armor?
To be honest, although Malashenko is full of confidence, he still dare not be completely sure.
After all, the real battlefield is not the paper data in the information and the virtual confrontation in the game. The moment Malashenko, who faced Tiger King for the first time, was hit, he was really in a state of panic.
A group of people panicked.
Whether it has been penetrated or not, you will know by looking at whether you are dead or not.
Malashenko, who had closed his eyes for a moment, waited for two or three seconds. After the fleeting time, there seemed to be no pain or tearing sensation, let alone being swallowed up by flames and explosions.
A strong sense of pain emerged.
"Comrade Commander, we were hit multiple times! The Germans are firing wildly at us!"
What awaited in the end was not a painful death but a loud cry from Seryosha. Seryosha, who was in the driver's position at the front of the vehicle, was closest to the impact point of the pile of bombs on the main armor belt at the front of the tank.
At that moment, there was a chaotic sound, the jingling armor-piercing bullets hitting the armor and various non-penetration sounds almost shook Seryosha's ears completely.