It is certainly a great thing to have the blessing of new ammunition. In fact, Malashenko did not expect that Kotin could use waste car body and chassis based on the is2 and conduct small batch trial production without specifically emphasizing the requirements.
So much thought has been put into the renovated things, and so much fancy work has been done in various ways.
However, this can also show from the side that Kojin really takes this matter seriously, keeps Malashenko's requirements and all detailed design ideas in mind, and leads the team to analyze carefully and think about many feasibility
Already.
Although this may be just that Ke Jing himself feels that this thing is good and worth doing, and his value interest ultimately led to such a process and result.
However, in Malashenko's view, this more shows that Kogin is a good guy, worthy of making such a friend, and that he sincerely takes his words and demands seriously.
Even if there is a cooperative relationship that is good for both parties, Malashenko still feels good knowing this. The things he explained are taken seriously, and he handles them seriously, and he also comes up with such good practical results.
The results feel really good.
Thinking of this, the smile on his face couldn't help but grow a bit, and Malashenko spoke again.
"Except for the ammunition, are there any changes to other parts? For example, the ammunition loading and the chassis of the vehicle."
Already familiar with the design points and key performance of the entire car, Andrei, who was waiting for Malashenko to ask questions, just thought for a moment, and then spoke immediately.
"Ammunition loading is indeed a problem. As a frontline heavily armored assault vehicle rather than a rear fire support vehicle, the loading of TOS-1 is indeed too cumbersome and complicated. A short burst of firepower is no problem, but once the ammunition is exhausted, how to replace it?
Maintaining combat effectiveness well is indeed a big problem, after all, fierce wartime will not leave much reloading time for a frontline assault vehicle."
"The team was aware of this problem during the design process and tried to find a solution. Even if it cannot completely eliminate the negative impact of the long reloading time, it must reduce it as much as possible and strive to add value to the existing
Do your best under technical conditions.”
"Based on the guidance proposed by Comrade Ke Jing, we designed a preloaded launcher that can be hoisted and replaced in an integrated manner."
"The combat structure you see now, that is, the huge launch box, is actually just an empty shell box connected to the firing wire, and the high and low angle and left and right firing range control mechanisms. To be more specific, ammunition
It is actually loaded into a launcher, and the entire launcher after loading the ammunition is stuffed into the launch box, instead of directly stuffing the ammunition into it."
Perhaps he felt that a mere verbal explanation was not real and concrete enough. After pondering for a while, Andrei immediately made an invitation gesture to Malashenko.
"Comrade General, please follow me this way. It will be easier to understand if you can see the actual introduction."
It did feel a bit convoluted to just listen to the vernacular explanation, so Malashenko accepted the invitation from Andrei without much thought, and followed Andrei with his follower Iushkin.
The footsteps leading the way, and after not walking very far, they came to a stop beside a row of flatbed trucks that had had their anti-aircraft camouflage cloth removed.
"Please look at this, Comrade General, the 2x8 combination 310mm heavy rocket launcher is of course also a preloaded ammunition rack. It is actually the same type of launcher as the launcher on the wheeled rocket launcher, which is what I just said
Introduced to you."
Indeed, as Andrei just said, what appeared in front of Malashenko at this moment was a bare metal shelf that looked like a charcoal barbecue grill.
It looks ordinary, but it does have a strong carrying capacity that can be seen at a glance. The huge launcher spacing can accommodate heavy rocket ammunition with a large enough diameter and a sufficient quantity.
According to Andre's explanation just now, the rack should be stuffed with 310mm Andryusa rockets and then fixed, and then directly hoisted with lifting equipment, and then find a way to stuff them into the empty launch box.
Son.
The benefits of this design are obvious. This metal launcher with a simple structure and low technical content can be mass-produced and stocked in advance. A large number of launchers can be taken out before the battle begins, and a total of 16 Andryusha rounds can be fired.
The rockets are loaded in advance.
Once TOS-1 runs out of ammunition during battle and needs to be reloaded, it only needs to make a tactical retreat to a relatively safer position behind the front line. The mobile lifting vehicle that is always on standby can immediately lift and prepare in advance with human assistance.
After loading the ammunition launcher, quickly reload TOS-1.
The loading efficiency will be greatly improved in this way. You only need to mechanically hoist the entire pre-loaded ammunition launcher into the box, and it can be loaded in one go. This is much faster than manually loading 310mm heavy rockets one by one.
If more, the reloading speed and combat efficiency will be greatly improved, but there is still an objective prerequisite that must be met.
"Comrade General, I wonder if the leadership division has a mobile lifting vehicle that can be used to carry out integrated lifting of the launcher?"
This year is World War II, the Patriotic War, not the modern war of the 21st century.
The engineering cranes and ammunition loading cranes that will be running around in the future modern armies of great powers are probably non-existent gadgets that don't even have basic concepts these days.
Therefore, the integrated hoisting and rapid loading design of the launcher led by Ke Jing is a good idea, but the key problem is that the troops installing TOS-1 must have suitable mobile lifting vehicles, and the hoisting force must not be low.
If you use a small GAZ truck to use the entire small crane to do this, then it must be that the launcher with preloaded ammunition was not hoisted, and as a result, the center of gravity was unstable and you were hoisted over. This is no joke. This is
It must be a heavy-duty lifting vehicle with sufficient tonnage to do the job, otherwise it will still have to be manually loaded one after another.
Fortunately, the leadership division really has such a heavy-duty lifting equipment with matching functions. Whether it is a coincidence or not, it can solve the problem anyway. This is enough for Malashenko to answer with a bright smile.
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"Are you talking about a coincidence? Our division just happens to have the equipment you mentioned."
"The logistics support force has a batch of tank repair vehicles modified from the is2 heavy tank body and chassis. The turret has been removed and a heavy lifting platform has been installed. Normally we use it to replace the tank main gun or engine. It weighs more than 40 tons.
With its tonnage and heavy-duty boom, lifting such a launcher is definitely not a problem, but the logistics support troops will be closer to the firing line, and they need to be equipped with stronger self-defense firepower and escorts."