Steel Soviet Union

Before Shashmulin finished his explanation, the soldiers who were scrambling to climb onto the car to unload the cargo and get off the car had already found a way to enter the steel behemoth and start it.

"In addition, because it is a variant car modified using the IS7 chassis, it not only has a high degree of guarantee in terms of component commonality, especially the most complex power system. In addition to changing the power compartment to a mid-mounted layout, it is almost the same as The IS7 is no different."

"So the design of the 261 engineering vehicle can not only greatly reduce the pressure on logistics support, but also ensure the proficiency of personnel in operation and maintenance. At least the driving control system is no different from the original IS7. To be precise, as long as If you are proficient in driving the IS7, you will feel at home when you get into the 261 engineering car.”

"Well that's really cool."

During the conversation between Shashmulin and Malashenko, the driver who entered the cockpit at the front of the vehicle had already driven the 261 engineering vehicle, which was huge, taller and more powerful than the IS7, from the flatbed truck. Come down and rumble onto the cargo yard ground.

It is worth mentioning that because the power cabin is located in the center, it separates the combat room and cockpit.

Therefore, the 261 engineering vehicle is very different from the way in and out of the Red Army's self-propelled artillery personnel in the past. To be precise, it should be more similar to the way in and out of the real self-propelled artillery crew in the future world. 6̾̾

That is, the driver enters through a separate opening hatch directly above the front end of the car body, and the escape hatch is set on the floor of the car body directly below the soles of the feet. One person in each cabin has his own independent entrance and exit hatch.

As for communicating with other crew members in the rear combat room, it would definitely not work if the layout of the power cabin changed and it was possible to shout with the mouth. The vehicle crew radio communication system built into the tank hood and within easy reach of the ear will solve the problem, and there is no need to worry about the driver not being able to hear the words while driving.

As for the four people in the fighting room at the rear of the car body: the commander, gunner, and double loaders, they all use the hatch at the rear of the car body to enter and exit.

Because there is no turret, the entire fighting room and the body are integrated from the middle of the chassis. Therefore, if you look at the 261 engineering vehicle from the rear view, you will find that the entire vehicle is a vertical butt with a copper wall and an iron wall. A rather large door.

How big is it exactly?

Because the chassis of the IS7 itself is huge in size, coupled with the higher height of the fusion combat room, the door that is driven on the butt of the vehicle for personnel entry and ammunition supply is simply larger than the door on the BMP43. The door for infantry to enter and exit from the rear of the vehicle needs to be larger.

Watching the skilled crew drive this super war beast very close to him, just a few steps away, he slowly stopped.

I can intuitively feel the powerful visual impact and strong shock of this thing. I can swear that the steel behemoth in front of me is more impressive than any tracked armored combat vehicle I have seen in the past. "Trough", Malashenko, whose heart was already churning, still remained calm and spoke again.

"So what is the weight of this thing? Is it significantly different from the original IS7?"

At any time and under any circumstances, the important attribute of weight is definitely one of the core questions that tests any tracked armored combat vehicle.

Malashenko knows that not everyone likes the IS7. This steel behemoth with a combat weight of up to 70 tons, although it has unimaginably powerful firepower and extremely exaggerated defense and maneuverability, shocked everyone.

But the 70-ton combat weight has become the only "little pigtail" that has been grabbed and used to make arguments by some people who dislike IS7 in various senses. On this basis, it is even recommended to discontinue the production of this most powerful heavy tank that has ever been actually built by mankind.

It is true that the total combat weight of 70 tons does limit the combat environment of IS7. There are many bad mud and muddy areas, as well as unstable bridges with insufficient bearing capacity, which are places that IS7 cannot avoid.

If such a huge thing gets stuck or overturns, God, just getting this thing out will be a headache, not to mention all the other miscellaneous and trivial details.

However, Malashenko believes that "you can't have your cake and eat it too."

To reject a weapon is not to look at its weaknesses, but to see how much of its advantages can translate into one's own advantages on the battlefield.

It's like an exchange, a transaction.

As long as this thing, as a piece of technical equipment, can bring enough battlefield advantages to one's own side, and is strong enough that people can't bear to give up and throw it away, then just put up with its shortcomings and shortcomings, and even provide more specifically for this purpose. There is nothing wrong with using good protection to make up for it later, right?

A direct example is the B-4 howitzer.

Is Stalin's hammer heavy? Very heavy.

Is Stalin's Hammer stupid? Very stupid.

Is Stalin's Hammer hard to serve? Just kidding, that motherfucker is pretty high maintenance.

But no matter how much nonsense the opponents talk, it is not as effective and practical as one sentence - the enemy is afraid of it.

It’s not the kind of fear that confuses people and deliberately tells lies to confuse people, but that when you hear the sound of this thing’s artillery, your liver and gallbladder will burst. In front of it, any indestructible field defenses will be like window paper, torn apart. It's the fear of being beaten out by the terrifying destructive power of this thing.

Therefore, the Red Army not only did not abandon Stalin's Hammer, but also used it in appropriate battlefield conditions during battles to siege cities and achieve extraordinary feats.

The same is true for IS7.

You can’t even use the technical equipment, so why bother saying that it’s not easy to use?

You know how to use a hammer. This is Malashenko's only comment on those who oppose IS7.

The three major indicators of firepower, maneuverability, and defense are all maxed out. What kind of bicycle is needed if the weight alone can’t justify it? Do you really think you are creating an invincible artifact? Wake up, this is a war machine. As long as it is used for fighting, it will not have any weaknesses, that's about it.

Now, Malashenko asked about the weight of the 261 engineering vehicle.

This is not to question or deny this thing, but to explore the bottom of the weight first so that you can have an idea.

As long as he knows the weight of this thing, what occasions it can be used in, and what kind of battlefield environment it can exert its strongest combat power, Malashenko can make an accurate assessment. This is a An essential skill for a qualified armored commander.

Shashmulin's next answer did not disappoint Comrade Ma.