Steel Soviet Union

There are not many weapons and equipment that are qualified to be called justice, but the eternal 152 Divine Religion is definitely one of them, and it ranks high.

The 152mm full-caliber high-explosive grenade with a charge of up to 9 kilograms can easily tear apart any soft targets and civil engineering works within the explosion range. The killing effect is not guaranteed.

Although this 152mm gun with a short and thick barrel has only a pitiful 28 times the caliber barrel length, it seems to be very short and does not have much strong anti-armor firepower, but because of the amazing launch of the 152X547mm full-caliber heavy artillery shells Dosage.

Therefore, when the ML-20S 152mm heavy-duty howitzer fires a full-caliber hooded armor-piercing projectile, its armor-piercing depth can still reach a distance of 500 meters to ensure penetration of 125mm vertical rolled mean steel armor, and a distance of 1000 meters to ensure penetration of 116mm vertical Armor.

Not only that, but what is even more terrifying about the 152mm full-caliber hooded armor-piercing projectile is that the projectile warhead contains a full 660 grams of pure black aluminum explosive. This kind of warhead charge, which is commonly used in various artillery projectiles of the Soviet Red Army, is very powerful. The conversion value of the TNT explosion equivalent coefficient is 48.

In other words, the equivalent TNT equivalent of 660 grams of pure black aluminum explosive is as high as 8 grams, which is close to the explosive power of one kilogram of TNT!

What would it feel like if one kilogram of TNT explosive penetrated the armor and exploded inside the tank?

The hooded armor-piercing projectiles fired by the 85mm main gun of the IS1 heavy tank driven by Malashenko are already very powerful. Unless there is a very rare situation where the armor-piercing delay fuze fails, it will be penetrated by one shot. The 160-gram TNT charge in the warhead of the projectile will definitely blow up the German's garbage tank to pieces on the spot and remove its head.

Fortunately, now, the newly arrived 152 God's hood armor-piercing bullet has a charge of more than 6 times that of the 85 bullet, which is basically equivalent to the power of 10 German M24 chicken leg grenades bundled together.

If this shot had penetrated the armor, let alone the Germans' shabby No. 3 and No. 4, even if the tiger and panther came, they would still die on the spot.

The interior space of the Tiger Panther's body is indeed large enough to disperse the blasting power and flying projectiles and armor fragments to a certain extent.

However, no matter how large your vehicle body space is, it is only relative. In the face of the absolute justice of the 152 Divine Religion, everything is just a passing cloud. This is why there are always a group of big guys in Moscow who support the 152 Cult and the Gandang Cult, because the justice of this thing is really too admirable.

However, although the 152 divine religion is extremely powerful, it is by no means perfect.

The main gun barrel, which is 28 times the caliber length, is too short. In addition, the projectile mass of the 152mm full-caliber hooded armor-piercing projectile is as high as 48 kilograms, and the muzzle velocity is only a pitiful 600 meters per second.

The result is that the projectile is not only easily affected by uncontrollable factors such as wind speed and direction during flight, but its ballistic performance when shooting at long distances is also extremely poor. With a relatively simple direct-aiming shooting sight, it is difficult to shoot at a distance of one kilometer. Hitting a target the size of a tank basically depends on faith.

What? You said shooting a moving tank target at a distance of one kilometer? Come on, let me give you the cannon. Your faith seems to be stronger.

The weaknesses and strengths of the SU152 are very obvious, so this is a weapon that needs to be fully utilized. It is not just a matter of driving it directly to the front line and aiming at the German position and directly bombing it.

However, for Malashenko, who has been through hundreds of battles and has rich combat experience, this situation is not a big problem.

With the addition of the 152 Divine Cult, future offensive operations against the Germans' strong positions will become much easier to deal with.

Don't tell me that you parked the three bald men on the position to use as a supporting firepower point. Even if you parked the tiger on the position, it will not be afraid of you. Once the 152 hits it in the face, you will know who is the father in an instant.

I really like this extremely powerful heavy-duty self-propelled howitzer in my heart. To be honest, this is what Malashenko should have as fire support equipment. It’s almost boring to get those 76 and 85 mm cannons, isn’t it?

Arriving in front of the first SU152, Malashenko took off his gloves and patted the front armor of the frozen-hard vehicle body. Malashenko could not help but feel joyful as he could feel the extremely violent aesthetics just by touching it. Upper brow.

"Very good! This is the new equipment we need! With its addition, the way the Germans die will have the most tragic look in the future!"

Political Commissar Petrov, who had already gotten to know each other well with Malashenko, stood beside him, smiled slightly, and couldn't help but feel happy when he looked at the 5-ton steel behemoth in front of him.

"This is the first batch of mass-produced models that have just been mass-produced. Some simple off-road maneuvers and shooting tests have been carried out before being shipped to the front line."

"The person who sent them said that although the performance of this new equipment is not perfect, its advantages are enough to cover up its shortcomings, and even Comrade Stalin praised it. The purpose of sending it to our brigade is to carry out actual combat as soon as possible Detection, the people above think our brigade is the most suitable unit.”

While listening to Comrade Political Commissar's detailed explanation, he circled around this giant steel beast that was as big as a Tiger tank. Malashenko, who still had a bright smile on his face, seemed to be in a good mood and responded with questions. The words quickly came out of his mouth.

"How many of these vehicles did our brigade receive this time? Is it enough to form a battalion?"

The battalion mentioned by Malashenko is somewhat different from the usual concept of a battalion of the Red Army tank troops.

Because the establishment of the Stalin Guards 1st Heavy Tank Brigade is too large, compared with the ordinary establishment of the Red Army tank unit, the number of technical equipment is greater than the size of a tank division. As a unit directly under the front army, it has extremely strong combat strength, especially when deployed to key points to cooperate with infantry units of the same level, it can achieve a powerful effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.

The 1st Stalin Guards Heavy Tank Brigade with such extraordinary strength is naturally very large. A battalion on Malashenko's side is basically equivalent to more than half of his regiment.

If the SU152 is really organized according to the size of a battalion mentioned by Malashenko, then I am afraid that at least forty vehicles will be needed to meet the needs.

So to Malashenko's slight regret, Commissar Petrov's next answer was somewhat disappointing.

"A battalion? This is the latest equipment. Don't think too simple."

"The total number sent this time is only 24, which is already the total number produced after working overtime. If you find it useful and want more, we can submit an application to the superiors in the future and do it in your name. I don’t think it’s difficult.”