During the Second World War, the maneuverability of the IS7 could be described in two words: invincible.
When the German King Tiger was still using a 700-horsepower engine, the is7, which was the same weight as it, had already used an engine with a maximum output of 1,250 horsepower.
What would the Germans think if they knew this happened?
Uh, does it shock German sticks for a whole year or something?
Let him go, anyway, Malashenko thinks this thing is definitely going to scare the Germans into pissing their pants. Almost twice the maximum horsepower output of the King Tiger sounds really scary, especially when this happened.
When it comes to the enemy, isn't it?
A strong power system is certainly a good thing, but compared to this, Malashenko actually cares more about the inner things of the is7. Many things that cannot be seen from the outside are actually the key to improving the tank's combat effectiveness, just like the engine.
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"The armor is very good and the mobility is super strong. What about firepower? I think this is probably the most critical thing and what you are most proud of, right? Am I right? Comrade Shashmulin."
Indeed, as Malashenko said, Shashmulin deliberately left the most critical firepower attribute to the end. In fact, to a large extent, it is because "the strongest advantage should be left to the final appearance."
Idea. For Malashenko, who is familiar with is7, such a thing is actually not difficult to guess.
Shashmulin seemed a little embarrassed when Malashenko said something that hit his mark. However, he said that what he was most proud of was that the 260 prototype was powerful and had groundbreaking firepower. Even
Its maneuverability is even more worthy of bragging after being equipped with a super powerful engine.
"You were right, Comrade General, and it is indeed the case."
Shashim led Malashenko all the way around to the front of the tank, stood beside the arrow-shaped armor plate on the front of the tank, and looked up at the thick, strong and oversized main gun hanging above his head.
Lin, both in his eyes and in his words, were filled with immense pride.
"The comrades of the Red Navy help people to the end and do good deeds to the end. Not only did they provide us with a super powerful adapted engine prototype, but they also provided us with an equally powerful main gun, which is this, a 130 mm destroyer ship
gun."
Mounting naval guns on vehicles is a classic issue that has existed in the Soviet Red Army for a long time, and there are indeed many examples of actual operations.
One of the more famous examples is the su-100y tank destroyer, which used the chassis of an early heavy tank to directly carry a 130mm destroyer naval gun. Due to immature technology and the fact that it was an experimental engineering vehicle, the actual construction was completed.
The su-100y prototype is not perfect, and it can even be said to have many shortcomings.
For example, the bloated body of the vehicle, the fully enclosed fighting room without a turret, and the heavy 130mm naval gun made the actual firepower response of this thing even worse than expected.
It is true that "one gun can cover up all the ugliness", but the su-100y is more than just 100 ugliness. Apart from the fact that the gun is really powerful, almost nothing else about it is satisfactory.
, no matter how awesome this cannon is, it still can’t cover up so many advantages.
So it stands to reason that after the su-100y finished building the prototype and conducted several rounds of tests, and collected the test data, it was quickly invited to the museum as a witness to the development history of Soviet armored vehicles.
The entire project is considered finished here, and has never been mentioned again. However, the experience accumulated in it regarding the installation of 130 mm naval guns has served as a good exploration of future Red Army armored vehicles.
Roads and reference effects, even the weapon system design of is7 has benefited a lot from it and borrowed a lot from it.
"Based on the failure experience of the su-100y, and to a certain extent referring to the Germans' experience with large-caliber main guns, that is, the Jagdtiger with a 128mm main gun. We have made many optimizations and upgrades to the weapon system of Project 260.
The focus of the innovative design is to enhance the flexibility of this heavy main gun, which was a big reason why the su-100y failed in the first place."
Shashmulin, who was not in a hurry to introduce how powerful this main gun was, chose to first explain the detours that were avoided during the design of the main gun. This did arouse Malashenko's interest.
"Wait, if I understand correctly, you mean... that this main gun, or the huge turret equipped with this main gun, has a high degree of flexibility, and the actual fire response speed is very fast.
Okay, is that what you mean?"
The actual combat response flexibility of the entire weapon system is actually a systematic project, which is quite complicated. This is about the system, rather than just making the main gun lighter or improving the fire control system.
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The main gun, fire control, steering gear, height machine, and even the human-machine function of optical sighting can also be included. Only when these key elements are made powerful can the actual combat response flexibility of this weapon system be truly measured.
Made it very high.
Otherwise, everyone knows the principle of the barrel effect. It is not the longest board that determines how much water a barrel can hold, but the shortest board. If any of the above key elements is not followed, there will be no success.
If something goes wrong, the actual combat response flexibility of the entire weapon system will be greatly reduced. Even the best one, no matter how powerful it is, will not help, and it will be in vain.
For example, if the 260 Project prototype vehicle has good steering gear and height control, and is very fast, and the main gun itself can be adapted to the turret and reduced in size, but the only thing that matters is the optical sighting system.
The human-machine function is not done well.
The commander found the target and issued the lock-on aiming command. The gunner looked at the sight in front of him and eagerly fired, but there was a problem with the limited field of vision. He could not find the target and was unable to fire for a long time, thus missing the fighter opportunity.
If this is the case, it will be in vain no matter how good you are in other parts.
The actual combat response flexibility of the weapon system has been lowered by the subsystem that is the most awkward. No matter how good the gunner is, there is no way to break through the limits of this bloody equipment. It should be crappy or crappy. At best, it is used by veterans.
It's a little better than just blinding a rookie, but it's still very uncomfortable.
After Malashenko heard Shashmulin's words, the first reaction in his mind was "This guy should be very aware of this and take it into consideration in the design, otherwise he wouldn't say this", and followed closely
Then he asked Shashmulin tentatively, wanting to verify the result.
The truth is indeed in line with Malashenko's expectations. Shashmulin has indeed done a very good job in improving the overall level of the entire system. His next words alone are full of confidence.
"You can indeed say that, Comrade General, but you have to get in the car to find out."