Steel Soviet Union

Everyone in this world has a flash of inspiration, just like a candidate sitting in the examination room who is eager to prepare and finds the real answer to the question in a moment of hard thinking. In the process of thinking hard, he is convinced that he has found the next step in the future. The same is true for Kogin, who is designing a new generation of heavy tanks.

Kogin, who vowed that he would be able to design a heavy tank with enough performance to leave a name in history, immediately began to lead his design team to run at full capacity like clockwork on a machine.

Trivial matters such as eating and sleeping seemed like unnecessary burdens to Ke Jin at this moment. The heavy tank sketches and plans that existed in his mind drove his tired body to keep flying on one sketch after another. , the entire design team united around Ke Jing was ignited with fighting spirit and almost frantically devoted themselves to selfless work.

"As for the selection of the main gun of the new heavy tank, Comrade Shashmulin, do you have any good suggestions or opinions?"

Ke Jin, who worked all night long and drew a stack of sketches as thick as the palm of his hand, still looked full of energy. Ke Jin, holding a lit cigarette in his mouth and asking questions to the person in front of him, still had the same look in his eyes. Full of energy and brilliance.

"You should pay attention to rest, Comrade Kogin. If you are too tired to fall asleep, who will lead us to the second meeting in a few days?"

Seeing Ke Jin's energetic but still tired expression, Shashmulin, after letting out a long sigh, did not choose to answer Ke Jin's question directly, but changed the subject and spoke to persuade.

After hearing these words of care that were obviously sincere, Ke Jing couldn't help but smile slightly. He gently put out the cigarette butt in his hand and spoke with a smile again.

"You can persevere through physical fatigue, but the biggest blow is the design failure and the denial of your painstaking masterpiece. I can go without sleep for a week for our new heavy tank. You can understand me when I say this." What do you mean? Comrade Shashmulin."

He knew that Kogin would definitely look like this once he devoted himself to his selfless work. Shashmulin, who had long been accustomed to this, thought for a moment and then spoke seriously.

"As far as the current situation is concerned, Comrade Kogin, I do not recommend immediately replacing our new heavy tank with a non-existent main gun that is still on the drawings, even if doing so will make our design look more powerful. But this is actually a very risky and impractical approach.”

Ke Jing, who has always been hesitant about what type of main gun to choose, immediately became energetic after hearing this. Ke Jing, who is used to hearing too many people around him who are easy to follow and follow the trend, is very obedient to the big gun. People who dare to tell the truth are always appreciated.

"Go on, Comrade Shashmulin, your idea should be more than this. I guess you should have a rough plan for the selection of the main gun. Tell me what it looks like!"

"Yes, Comrade Kogin."

Having already expected that his immediate boss would ask such a question, Shashmulin, a senior engineer under the Second Tank Design Bureau led by Kogin, immediately blurted out the words he had prepared in his heart to the immediate leader in front of him.

"First of all, I must admit that Comrade Kotin, the report submitted by General Zhukov gave me great inspiration."

"General Zhukov boldly inferred in his report that the Germans will put their 88mm anti-aircraft guns on new heavy tanks and convert them into 88mm tank guns to deal with our tank troops. If this is true, then the Germans' new heavy tanks The power of the tank will definitely be very powerful, at least in terms of the comprehensive combat performance that can be inferred, it will be far superior to our existing KV heavy tanks. Just imagine how powerful a monster with thick armor like a KV heavy tank will be when it carries an 88mm tank gun. powerful."

Kogin and Shashmulin were the only two people in the entire huge office, so they didn't have to worry about being overheard by others.

With this clear and reliable analysis and inference to guide the finalization of the next generation of new heavy tanks, Kojing, who is eager to get a car, will not pay attention to those so-called "reactionary remarks" that "increase the enemy's prestige and destroy his own morale". Kojing What is really needed are clear predictions of future situations and bold and accurate assumptions.

"I have considered what you said, Shashmulin, but the core of the problem lies in the time when the German heavy tank, which is assumed to be born, will appear."

"Prematurely equipping high-penetration and powerful main guns is almost useless in the current war situation. Those German thin-skinned and large-filled tanks can even penetrate the anti-tank rifles in the hands of our Red Army soldiers, not to mention various There are many different calibers and types of tank main guns, which is the fundamental reason why I have been hesitant about the choice of tank main guns.”

Shashmulin, who had unconsciously coincided with Kojin's design ideas, thought for a moment, and the answer he gave after a moment sounded like a glimmer of dawn in the darkness to Kojin, who was in deep trouble. Brilliant.

"Taking into account the penetration power and the reloading time affected by the weight and size of the shell, I think we can try to reason backwards from the report submitted by General Zhukov. Since the Germans may move their 88mm anti-aircraft guns If it’s a heavy tank, we might as well try to equip it with our own specialized anti-aircraft gun of the same type.”

"Not only can existing anti-aircraft guns with mature technology be put into mass production immediately after finalization, but more importantly, doing so will greatly shorten the transition time for our new heavy tanks from prototypes to mass production, avoiding the need for guns such as vehicles. Wasteful process, I believe this will greatly assist our design bureau’s bidding process.”

Putting anti-aircraft guns on tanks? this

Kogin, who had never imagined such a possibility, was stunned as if he had suddenly touched an unknown territory after hearing this. His rapidly spinning mind immediately began to explore all the reliable anti-aircraft guns in active service in the Red Army. .

Ke Jin responded with a slight fist gesture and put one hand on the edge of his lips and chin. After thinking about it for nearly two minutes, he was suddenly shaken. The name that flashed across his mind like a meteor in an instant seemed to have been firmly remembered. In my heart.

Seeing Ke Jing's slightly excited and enlightened expression, Shashmulin, who was almost certain that Ke Jing's answer was consistent with his own, immediately blurted out without any hesitation.

"M1939 85mm anti-aircraft gun!"