Imperial Overlord

"A brand new Panther tank... Look at the turret, the machine gun shield!" Pointing at the Panther tanks parked on the flatbed carriages, the loader William said excitedly.

Because there is also a machine gun with a shield at his exit, it seems that the electromechanical operator's strafing work on the infantry has been handed over to the loader.

Of course, for tanks of World War II, it seems that this design is not the best. The electromechanical operator nested in the tank has no combat mission, and the busy loader is responsible for a machine gun overhead, which sounds a bit awkward.

But this is war, and this is the weapon of war—not to say that the weaponry that every soldier finds most comfortable is necessarily the best weaponry.

In the same way, the weapons and equipment held by the soldiers can't be the best, and it can only be a seemingly optimal solution after a trade-off.

For example, the Tiger King tank, which is very invincible on paper, actually sacrifices the reliability of its running mechanism and its maneuverability in exchange for strengthening its armor and firepower.

When used on weekdays, it is really very powerful and can easily kill all opponents.

But this kind of invincibility carries a certain risk: it is very possible that during a retreat or an attack, a Tiger King tank of a car group will be paralyzed by the roadside and cannot be used any more.

And what's more tragic is that there are no more accessories to repair, let alone to drag such a behemoth... It can only be abandoned on the side of the road and destroyed by the grenade of friendly grenadiers.

This is a matter of probability, and while being invincible on the battlefield is accompanied by the risk of something going wrong at any time.

It sounds a bit similar to today's card games. A very expensive card has a very powerful attribute, but it is limited by a low trigger probability.

Although it is not a good idea to install a machine gun outside the tank's loader hatch, it is more in line with Li Le's aesthetics...

Such a stubborn request was also met by the military. Not because they were stupid, but because the Army was too smart.

After experiencing the Führer's genius design inspiration, the trust built by the Army Stalker tank destroyer and a range of other armoured combat vehicles has made the Führer bow down.

The army trusts the Führer's whims, and they are sure that the Führer has unparalleled foresight in this regard.

Whether it is on the Stalker tank destroyer, which is so simple that it makes people want to cry, or on the Panther tank, which is balanced to the extreme, the Army has tasted the sweetness.

So this time, the head of state boldly tried the future tank design ideas on the new improved Panther tank, which was also satisfied by the army generals.

Today's German Panther tanks look like some Jaguar tanks from the front - don't doubt, it is the T-59 tank improvement plan proposed by the United States and China during the honeymoon period!

The improved version of the ultimate T-59 tank, which looks very fantastic, was made a twin brother by Li Le forty years ahead of schedule.

Of course, the fire control device must not be copied, and the German army still uses the oldest optical sighting system.

It's just that because of the increased lateral width of the tank turret, the integrated artillery shield design was eventually cancelled by German engineers.

Yes, Germany's most iconic tank turret shield design in World War II was eventually eliminated because it could not meet the performance requirements.

The German shield design can well ensure the defense in front of the tank turret, but the shortcomings are also very amazing.

The main defect has also been mentioned above. This design is equivalent to that the front armor of the entire tank is all installed on the high and low mechanism of the artillery, and moves with the elevation angle of the artillery.

This design choice was used by the Germans on the early No. 3 and No. 4, and even later Panther and Tiger tanks.

When the frontal armor of the tank becomes thicker and thicker with demand, this design directly affects the adjustment speed of the gun's firing angle.

Therefore, after weighing, the turret of the new Panther tank was changed to a future tank design with a small shield and thick armor on both sides.

Although this design left two gaps in the tank's turret, it did not affect the tank's defense too much.

Changes to the increased artillery pitch speed, however, preserve opportunities for improvements in the installation of gyroscopes and artillery stabilization systems.

Of course, these trade-offs are all things that designers and engineers weigh, and are invisible to frontline armored soldiers.

What they can see is actually the weapons and equipment that have been prepared for them. As for why these weapons and equipment are like this, you can only slowly understand the precautions in the operation manual.

Karjus saw the new tank, he saw a bigger turret, and a so-called loaded handgun, and these improvements, in his opinion, were completely unnecessary.

The projection on the front of the small turret is also smaller and the chance of being hit is lower. As for the loader's dedicated machine gun, I don't know what it means...

Who would let the loader stick his head out and shoot the enemy infantry with machine guns when he encountered an enemy?

As for saying that the mechanic has become an idler, it is not good news for a crew.

Overall, for Karjus, this new Panther tank is not actually developing in a better direction.

From a purely personal point of view, he would rather have received an old, unimproved Panther tank.

Even, he would rather have the most original Panther tank A type without the commander's special machine gun outside the car's long overhead hatch.

It is a pity that ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ does not have such an assumption, the Leopard tank in front of him is a brand-new Leopard C-type main battle tank... Why is it called a main battle tank, he himself does not quite understand.

Anyway, the head of state and the weapons production department called this new turret tank the Leopard Main Battle Tank Type C, or Leopard C Tank for short.

"You are the first star troops to change to Panther tanks, and now you are the first to change to C-type Panther tanks!" The officer in charge of escorting these tanks smiled and looked at Karjus, who was the former Eastern Front. Big stars, posters are everywhere.

In fact, even if you don't look at the familiar face and the pair of very happy eyebrows, Karjus's identity is no secret.

He was the only one on the platform with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which Field Marshal Lundstedt personally presented to him when the 505th Battalion was replaced and refurbished—it was very recognizable.

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There is only one update today. Double Eleven is to monitor my wife. The reason... After all, my income is limited.