artillery arc

Chapter 267 Dilemma (Updated 22/33)

Wang Zhong looked down at the obviously unconvinced engineer and said, "No, I thought of a better way. You need to participate in tank training, and then join the front line to drive a T34 tank without a radio. It is now November 914. On the 11rd, you only need to fight on the front line until November 23, 915, and then come back to me to brag about your tank design.”

After saying that, he stood up, turned off the safety of the pistol, and looked at General Sergei: "Do you have any opinions?"

General Sergey: "Personnel transfers require orders from the Military Command..."

"There will be an order from the Military Command. Let him experience the things he designed in person, so that he can establish a correct understanding. If he doesn't go, General Sergey, you should know that nothing will happen next without my approval. , your new products and improved models of existing products cannot be put into production. "

General Sergey: "Okay, it's okay to let my son-in-law experience his work in person. But I want to remind you, he is..."

Wang Zhong: "He is an idiot. If he is not an idiot, then he is a spy. Now let's talk about the problem of glass. Can't we make optical glass now?"

General Sergey: "We can make it, but the quality is very poor. If you want a sight as good as the Plosans, you can only use captured ones. Also affected are telescopes and artillery teams. mirror."

Wang Zhong: "Is there anything else affected?"

General Sergey smiled bitterly: "Everything is affected, but the biggest impact is explosives. We have lost 20% of our explosive production capacity."

General Sergey: "That's it. It will be very difficult for us throughout 915 without external help. This is why the logistics department supports the theory of quick victory, because it will be too difficult to win next year if we don't win quickly.

"I know." General Sergey looked at his son-in-law who had just climbed up and covered his face, "So I'm trying to convince him... Well, maybe it's a good idea to let him go to the front line to experience it. Okay, Valentin, you Go down."

This is not good news, this is clearly a joke from hell!
After saying that, Sergey pushed a thick book of forms bound into a volume in front of Wang Zhong: "For other shrinkage conditions, please refer to this form."

General Sergey: "But our fertilizer production capacity has shrunk to 20% of its original capacity. Do you understand what I mean?"

The Prossens couldn't deliver the shells, and Ant's production was stuck.

General Sergey: "Of course, weapons improvements must also be carried out. We expect that Raoul's factory can start trial production in April next year. As long as the supply of radios is not considered, we can let this factory go all out to produce T34W. Leave the radio installation space free.

After flipping through about thirty pages, Wang Zhong put down the form with a serious expression - there were at least thirty more pages to follow.

Wang Zhong was speechless.

Crouching dragon and phoenix chick.

"I would agree to do this because the troops did report that the T34W is better than the ordinary T34. I was trying to convince my son-in-law just now, but he insisted on his own opinion, thinking that the production of the T34W requires two or even three times the man-hours of the T34..."

Wang Zhong: "But as long as a T34W is used properly, it can achieve five or six times the effect of a T34."

Otherwise, the charge of the shells will not be enough.

Wang Zhong kept his mouth open. The expansion of explosives production during the war mainly relied on the conversion of fertilizer production capacity. Without fertilizer production capacity, conversion of production would not be possible.

Sergey continued: "What's worse is that fertilizer production capacity has shrunk to such an extent that agriculture will definitely be affected next year, but the good news is that we don't have that much land to cultivate. If we only count high-quality agricultural production areas, we are left with The gap is only 40%, which is not a big gap.”

"Do you understand? In fact, we all know that your theory is right, and maybe Tukhachev also knows it, but it is more difficult for us than Prosin - although it is not to the point where we cannot survive, we will definitely be walking a tightrope next year. If the enemy causes us to lose 18 tanks in days like this year, then this battle will be unwinnable.

In addition, the consumption of explosives is not high during peacetime, so it is used for mining and other purposes. During wartime, explosives production capacity should be expanded.

Wang Zhong picked up the form and flipped through it quickly, and found that there was a huge downward arrow behind all the production data.

Wang Zhong raised his eyebrows: "It seems okay? Isn't the loss huge?"

"Of course, you have achieved very good results now, and the United States has also joined the war. There is a high probability that we will receive support from the United States. I thank you more than anyone else for this."

He seemed to be talking to himself: "It turns out that what we most urgently need now is not to improve the flaws of weapons and equipment. What we most urgently need now is the support of the United States."

"The United Machinery Factory in Yebao currently has a production line and is very familiar with your T34W production, although the output is not high.

The engineer walked away with his face covered.

General Sergei changed his serious tone and said to Wang Zhong: "If the war really continues, whether we can get assistance from the United States - how much assistance we can get will become the key. Unfortunately, I can't control this.

"As for matters within the Ordnance Directorate, I promise that we will fully consider your opinions. Many engineers are very stubborn. You can't put everyone on the front line. Someone has to design things."

Wang Zhong: "No, I am not sending everyone to the front line. I am sending idiots who stubbornly ignore feedback from the front line and have high self-esteem to the front line. If the engineer listens to the feedback from the front line, I will not send him to the front line. Sent away."

General Sergey nodded: "Okay, you are right in this matter, and your father and many comrades have died on the battlefield, so you can naturally let my son-in-law go to the battlefield." In addition to T34, there are What needs improvement? "

Wang Zhong: "I will write you a detailed report. In addition, I will ask my technical officers who use various equipment to also make a detailed report. Anyway, they are currently resting in Kubinka."

General Sergey: "I promise to study these reports carefully and let the engineers on the relevant projects also study them carefully. Is there anything else I can do for you?"

Wang Zhong: “I need a new weapon, which is an armored vehicle. Its main gun should still maintain a certain penetration capability at a distance of 1500 meters, such as a vertical penetration of 110 mm.

“At the same time, his shells should ensure sufficient killing effect after penetrating the enemy.

"It should be easy to maintain and have a low failure rate. The current high failure rate of KV tanks is because the engine power is too low and the vehicle weight is too heavy..."

Sergey interrupted Wang Zhong: "Our engine technology is not very good."

This is the same as the earth. After all, the engine is the "jewel in the crown of industry." In fact, a large number of engines in World War II were produced under the authorization of others. Some engines were even given drawings and technical information by Santoku - in order to paralyze Maozi. Create the illusion of friendliness.

Wang Zhong: "I know that our engine technology is not good. So this is my plan. First, to introduce new high-power engines to the United States, it is best to obtain drawings and production authorization.

"Second, before the new engine of the United States is in place, we should first produce an artillery carrier with simplified protection. In fact, the ZIS30 has been widely praised by our division. But it is too naked and has no turret, so it can only be carried out in preset positions. ambush.

"We can produce an artillery carrier whose turret and body can protect heavy machine guns. The weight will be much lower than the T34. We can even use the BT series production line..."

"That's impossible." Sergey interrupted Wang Zhong, "It is impossible for BT series tanks to be equipped with cannons that meet your needs."

Wang Zhong: "Are you so sure?"

"Of course. Although I am not an artillery expert, I have worked in the Ordnance Bureau for fifteen years. I know that the caliber of the artillery that can meet your requirements will not be small, and the barrel will not be short."

This is true. As soon as the veteran military workers heard Wang Zhong's request, they knew that the artillery must be long, black and thick.

General Sergey continued: "The weight of the gun body alone cannot be underestimated for such an artillery piece. When the breech block, recoil mechanism, stabilizer and other things are added together, the turret of this vehicle cannot be small. I speculate that the T34W turret is I can’t fit this thing in.”

Wang Zhong: "Then build a big turret..."

"Currently, the turret with the largest seat ring we can build is your T34W turret. In order to build this turret, we also imported a special vertical lathe from Proson. We also copied this lathe, but we have never been able to find it. It is necessary to use this kind of lathe to produce tanks, because even the diameter of the turret seat of the KV tank is less than 1600 mm.”

In order to build a spectator tank that a dude would use for drag racing, he built a machine tool that could produce a larger seat. As a result, it provided the basis for making a larger turret?

The more Wang Zhong understood the situation, the more he thought about it and became more frightened.

In addition, Wang Zhong also discovered one thing. The American Sherman's seat ring is 1753 mm, so the British can equip the Sherman with a 17-pound gun to make a "Firefly" tank destroyer!

Wang Zhong collected his thoughts and said to General Sergei: "Look for the cannon first. After we find the cannon, we will see if it can be inserted into the existing turret. For example, we can consider reducing the contents inside the turret and removing the top armor..."

Um? Wang Zhong suddenly stopped here. This configuration seemed familiar.

Isn't this a Hellcat?
Fur version of Hellcat?
Wang Zhong is very familiar with the Hellcat, because in the game War Thunder, among the World War II vehicles, he likes this kind of thing that can run fast and have reliable guns the most.

Hellcats and T50s shouldn’t be too happy, okay?

However, the biggest disadvantage of the Hellcat is that it costs the commander a lot because it has no roof and the commander sits high up, so the commander will lean most of his body out of the turret.

Of course, Wang Zhong's ultimate goal is to build a tank with more reliable armor so that Ant's elite tank crews can survive.

The survival rate of tankers with one machine step of the Guards is very high, so they should be the tankers with the most experience in all Ant battles at present.

In the next six months, as long as you train hard, develop the basic skills into muscle memory, and equip yourself with reliable equipment, you can go hunting for tigers.

The current plan is just an alternative when there is no more powerful engine. In the future, if we obtain a reliable engine, we will consider adding armor and engaging in armor-plated combat.

General Sergei looked at Wang Zhong: "Well, can you try simplifying the turret? Let's choose the cannon first. I have the performance data of all our current cannon models here. You can choose one.

"Let me first remind you that developing a gun may take longer than developing a tank."

Wang Zhong: "I know, bring me the information."

(End of this chapter)