Steel Soviet Union

In the days of World War II, the mobility of the IS7 could be described in one word: invincible. read

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, shock the German stick 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. .

"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 until the end. In fact, to a large extent, it is because "the strongest advantage should be left for the final appearance." ideas. For Malashenko, who is familiar with IS7, such a thing is not difficult to guess.

Shashmulin seemed a little embarrassed by Malashenko's remark, but he said that what he was most proud of was indeed the powerful and groundbreaking firepower of the 260 prototype, and even The maneuverability after being equipped with a super powerful engine is even more worthy of bragging.

"You were right, Comrade General, and it is indeed the case."

Shashim led Malashenko all the way around to the front of the tank and stood beside the arrow-shaped armor plate on the front of the tank. He 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 uses the chassis of an early heavy tank to directly carry a 130mm destroyer gun. Due to immature technology and the fact that it was an experimental engineering vehicle, the actually completed SU-100Y prototype was not perfect and could 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 a hundred uglies. Apart from the fact that the cannon 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 completed the prototype, conducted several rounds of tests, and collected test data, it was quickly invited to the museum as a witness to the development history of Soviet armored vehicles.

The entire project was considered finished here and was never mentioned again. However, the experience accumulated in him regarding the mounting of 130mm naval guns has played a very good role in exploring the path and reference for future Red Army armored vehicles. Even the weapon system design of the IS7 has benefited greatly from it. Learned 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. This was a large reason for the failure of the SU-100Y.”

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 a very good fire response speed in actual combat. Is that what you mean? ?”

The actual combat response flexibility of the entire weapon system is actually a systematic project and a very complicated matter. This is about the system, not that it can be solved by making the main gun lighter or improving the fire control system. .

The main gun, fire control, steering gear, height machine, and even the human-machine function of optical sighting can also be included. Only if these key elements can be 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. What determines how much water a barrel can hold is not the longest board, but the shortest board. If one of the above key elements is not followed or 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 is in vain.

For example, if the steering gear and height controller of the 260 Project prototype vehicle are good and fast, and the main gun itself can be adapted to the turret and reduced in size, but the only thing 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 was eager to fire. However, due to the limited field of vision, he could not find the target and was unable to fire, 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 difficult. No matter how awesome the gunner is, there is no way to break through the limits of this bloody equipment. It should be lame or lame. At best, it is better for veterans to use it than for rookies to blindly use it, but it is still very uncomfortable.

After Malashenko heard Shashmulin's words, the first reaction in his heart 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 good job in improving the overall level of the entire system. His next words alone are a sign of absolute confidence.

"You can indeed say that, Comrade General, but you can only find out in the car."