To a certain extent, Kotin is actually a bit of a talkative person, with a bit of Iushkin's scheming and joking side.
Of course, this does not mean that Kotin is a man who only knows how to talk and talk. His reputation as the father of the Red Army's heavy tanks is not hidden. It is just Kotin's personality and his pleasant getting along with Malashenko that make him talk.
The words that popped out were just "a little bit" more than usual.
Compared with Kotin, Morozov, who was also a Soviet tank designer, was completely different.
Just as Ke Jin commented on him: He is rigid, has few cold words, and is not good at communicating with others.
Although what Ke Jin said is not entirely correct, it does sound a bit distasteful when looking at competitors.
But to a certain extent, Kogin was partly right.
For example, Morozov, who has a big bald head, does not change his expression much, makes few sarcastic remarks, and has a vague poker face. However, in Malashenko's view, this can be summed up as "less talk, more action."
Among the practical people, Morozov’s professional talent is no worse than Kotin’s, but their personalities are completely different. This is no big deal.
There was almost not much conversation with Morozov along the way. Malashenko was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. He looked around curiously at everything he had never seen before before following the lead.
Morozov arrived at his final destination: the production workshop under the Second Design Bureau.
"This is the place where we carry out work related to test prototypes. All the test prototypes and prototypes of the Second Design Bureau that have actually started are here. Whether they are under construction, have been built and are waiting for testing, or have failed in testing.
To the abandoned ones, unless they have been dismantled, otherwise this is the entire history of the Second Design Bureau."
Morozov led Malashenko directly to the most important and special production workshop under the Second Design Bureau. This large tank factory, as Morozov said, can almost
It is regarded as the living history of the Second Design Bureau.
In bringing Malashenko here, in addition to his trust in Malashenko, Morozov also hoped that Malashenko could quickly understand the entire situation.
Rather than spending time and effort fiddling with those design drawings, showing off with words and words, Morozov believed that letting Malashenko see the actual car was actually the most direct and simple way.
For people who deal with tanks all day long on the battlefield, it is better to let them come into contact with real objects and use their hands and eyes than to stare at those broken pictures and try to see the flowers.
However, at this moment, Malashenko no longer has any extra mood or time to do "superfluous nonsense" with Morozov.
Well, that's right. From the perspective of Comrade Lao Ma at this moment, any more useless nonsense is just nonsense and will waste his precious time.
Also seeing Malashenko's exaggerated expression that almost made his eyes pop out, Morozov, who knew what he should do now, didn't need to say anything, and immediately took the initiative to become a tour guide and began to lead Mara.
Shenke walked and talked while introducing.
"That one over there, the last T34, we call her Cherno Alpha, the one I just mentioned to you."
"It is necessary to equip an experimental 100mm main gun and install a muzzle brake to reduce the recoil to an acceptable range. Because her body is too slender, the turret structure cannot withstand such recoil impact. The original design
At the time, I didn’t consider that it would carry such a powerful artillery piece.”
"It looks unattractive, but its actual combat power is very powerful. It is a fierce and fast Soviet steel hunter. If the 100mm custom-made artillery shells were not too long, it would take a lot of effort and a long reloading time to find a way to insert them.
As for Cannon Block, then she is exactly what she described."
"Now, she has been denied, and she will probably stay in a quiet corner gathering dust for the rest of her life, or be dismantled. Take a few last glances at her, Comrade General. Maybe in the future, she will really...
...Can’t see anymore.”
"The last T34" does not mean that this is the last T34 that rolled off the production line when T34 ended production.
What Morozov really wants to express is that this T34100 is destined to be the last one among the flourishing T34 models to come to an end.
The Second Design Bureau has made a conclusion based on the actual combat feedback report from the front line. The T34 medium tank, which has been fighting since the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, has almost been drained of its potential for upgrade and improvement. No matter how much effort is made to improve it, it will be difficult to adapt to the future.
Engage in intense and complex battles.
Maybe the production of T34 series medium tanks will not stop in the short term, but Morozov and the Second Design Bureau will indeed not try to make new T34 sub-models, and everything will end here.
The T3485 will be the last mass-produced T34 tank, and the T34100 will become the veritable "last" T34 in the entire T34 family technology tree.
Strictly speaking, this is the first experimental tank in the Soviet Union to be equipped with a 100 mm caliber main gun in this timeline.
When Kejing was working on the is2 project, he really wanted to build a 100-gun prototype to test the water. However, because of Malashenko's strong suggestion for the 122-gun, and because the 100-gun did not have the conditions for mass production at the time, he tried it.
Due to the objective reality that the test was in vain, Kogin finally gave up his plan to build a 100-gun prototype.
Therefore, t34100 was able to win the title of "No. 1 in the Soviet Union".
Looking at the T34100 prototype in front of me, it has an extremely long gun barrel and is equipped with a muzzle brake. It looks quite top-heavy. This is the first time, and it may also be the last time I see this thing in my life.
Malashenko couldn't help but sigh.
"If the rear part of its turret could be longer, it might be able to successfully carry 100 guns for mass production, which is really a pity."
Looking at Malashenko who had already stepped forward and was reaching out to touch the abandoned T34100 prototype car, Morozov, who did not feel sorry for his work, then spoke.
"It's not that simple, Comrade General. Another reason for the difficulty in loading is that the breech block protrudes too long inside the turret. Depending on the position of the loader and the length of the 100mm custom shell, it is really difficult to load. So.
Not only did the turret configuration design have to be modified, but the turret also had to be enlarged, the turret seat ring widened, and the chassis of the car body also had to be modified accordingly according to the change in the turret's center of gravity."
"Calculating such a complex set of workload is basically the same as designing a new tank. Although it is a pity, we really have to give up on her. She will be the end of the entire T34 series, although it is not very satisfactory.
"
This abandoned T34100 placed in the far corner of the entrance is just the beginning. Deeper in the factory workshop, there are more unknown surprises waiting for Malashenko.
"Come on, Comrade General, let's go see something more worthy of attention."