latelenovela Chapter 500mm armor-piercing shell: T-54, come here!
Chapter 500mm armor-piercing shell: T-54, come here!
The curtain behind Zhang Chi switched, and a clear and huge tank line drawing appeared, with various basic data marked on it.
"Hiss—" A sound of people gasping for air was heard in the conference hall.
305mm?! This data is simply shocking.
According to intelligence from the Allies, how thick is the frontal armor of the most powerful Tiger and Tiger II (King Tiger) tanks currently on the European battlefield?
Doesn't this mean that no tank on the battlefield can withstand its fire?
As expected, as a tank destroyer, its hull is as fragile as paper.
M36B2的车体正面装甲只有38mm，炮塔正面则是76mm，车体全重才29.9吨。
Apart from the decent speed and maneuverability provided by two 375-horsepower diesel engines, there is no need to expect to penetrate the "defense" within the defense.
Fortunately, it is not expensive and can be purchased with only Silver Lions. In addition to supplying the armored division, Zhang Chi also plans to set up several independent anti-tank battalions to supplement the anti-tank forces of the Nanyang Defense Army.
Of course, these anti-tank forces are not aimed at the Japanese.
"I know what you're thinking." Zhang Chi looked at some of the generals below the stage, all expressing doubts about whether a 90mm cannon would be necessary to shoot down the Japanese tanks with thin skins and large fillings, and spoke again.
"Everyone, the remaining Japanese Southern Army is just a bunch of lambs to the slaughter, not even a small challenge. Our Nanyang National Defense Force must and can only be an army that is resistant to future threats and has the ability to defend our country."
"Gaolu, John, and even White Eagle and Big Mao, even though they don't have any ill will towards us now, once the Axis powers surrender, their attention will definitely turn to Southeast Asia."
"Especially John and Russia. According to reliable intelligence, the frontal penetration resistance of their heavy tanks is over 150mm, and is heading towards over 200mm."
When the generals in the audience heard this, they were all surprised.
Since John and Da Mao would not proactively provide too much of their own intelligence to the Anmin Army, most of these generals only knew that the Hans had heavy tanks.
Especially after the Anmin Army repeatedly beat John's colonial army and the devil's armored forces, they had become blindly optimistic about their own Sherman tanks, thinking that they could rest easy with enough Shermans.
Zhang Chi knew clearly that the continuous victories provided by the system, coupled with the various new equipment he had obtained from White Eagle, had caused these generals to underestimate the enemy and become complacent.
Especially Bai Minghui, who used a small force to defeat a large one and used armored assault to encircle the John people, taking tens of thousands of prisoners. Although it was not obvious on the surface, he was already in a state of panic.
But if, due to the butterfly effect, the John people really try their best to return to Southeast Asia, then the elite John army in Europe will be completely different from those weak colonial armies in Sindhu.
By then, I'm afraid I'll suffer a great loss.
Zhang Chi took a deep breath. He knew in his heart that this situation was very dangerous.
So he said seriously again:
"Everyone, only those who can and dare to fight can stop the war!
Think about the suffering our nation has endured in the past few hundred years.
Building a strong armored and mechanized military force is the best way to deter other countries and prevent them from taking any rash action."
Zhang Chi's words contained too much content. Everyone was still thinking and digesting Zhang Chi's speech. At this time, Chief of General Staff Tan Zhijie was the first to stand up and express his agreement with Zhang Chi:
"Everyone, military technology is changing rapidly these days. Those little Japanese tanks are just exceptions. The world's major powers are rapidly innovating their armored forces.
Although our Nanyang terrain is fragmented, the proximity of major cities to the sea also means that the enemy's heavy armored forces can directly attack our important port cities after landing on the coast.
When the enemy's 50-ton or even 60-ton heavy tanks come ashore, this kind of high-penetration anti-tank force is exactly what we need.
Remember, we occupied John's colonies to build our country. Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Once our military construction fails to keep up, John, Gaul, the Netherlands, the Kangaroo Country, and Russia may all come up to share a piece of the pie.
Even the White Eagle only cares about profit. As long as the Johns are willing to offer them benefits, they might make peace with them and abandon us."
Zhang Chi, who was standing at the head, nodded. He knew that on the issue of colonies, White Eagle and Great Mao and John and Gaul had irreconcilable contradictions. Although Tan Zhijie's words were a bit shocking, they were enough to attract the attention of all the generals.
Seeing that he had finally caught the attention of the generals, Zhang Chi knocked on the table with his pointer:
“诸位，这就是装备M36B2的意义。我准备组建6个独立坦克歼击车团，番号从890到895，每个团装备27辆M36B2‘杰克逊’。
In the future, some 'guests' may appear with thicker armor. As long as their frontal armor does not exceed 300 mm, our 'Jackson' can still crack their expensive iron heads."
In Zhang Chi's opinion, the 90mm fin-stabilized armor-piercing shell was definitely enough before Russia developed the epoch-making T-54 tank in 47.
而即便大毛真的发疯，把T-54派到南洋来，90mm尾翼稳定破甲弹也足够击穿-54那100mm的首上装甲。只是面对T-54的100mmD-10T线膛炮，M36们必然要付出巨大牺牲。
After this episode, the introduction of the armored division organization continued.
In addition to the motorized infantry regiment, the heavy armored division also has an armored regiment, which is composed of 3 medium tank battalions and 2 assault tank companies.
其中，3个中型坦克营共装备54辆M4A3（76）W型‘谢尔曼’中型坦克，2个突击坦克连则一共装备8辆M4A3E2‘小飞象’坦克。
【M4A3（76）W HVSS型‘谢尔曼’中型坦克】一般又叫做M4A3E8或者‘简8’，作为谢尔曼最成熟的改型，其换装了可以威胁虎豹的76mm主炮，更大马力的发动机、湿式弹药库、新式的HVSS悬挂。
At a time when the Silver Lion Coin in Zhangchi War Thunder System is approaching eight digits, its unit price can be said to be very affordable.
Its firepower, defense, and mobility are all moderate. Its biggest advantage is its strong stability and easy maintenance. The People's Army is equipped with enough Shermans of various types, and has sufficient maintenance experience and spare parts.
【M4A3E2‘巨无霸’突击坦克】则是75mm主炮型M4A2谢尔曼的防御升级款，其车体正面主装甲为47度倾斜的102mm装甲，炮塔炮盾装甲高达177mm，炮塔侧面背面也有152mm。
This means that even the Tiger tank's 88mm main gun cannot penetrate the frontal armor of the "Big Mac" or the 360-degree armor of the turret at a distance of 500 meters.
Zhang Chi incorporated it into the armored division and positioned it as an assault tank, responsible for advancing against possible heavy anti-tank firepower from the Japanese, such as the Type 92 105mm cannon, the Type 99 88mm high-speed field gun (which was an imitation of Hans's 88 gun), the Type 3 120mm anti-aircraft gun and other weapons.
In terms of divisional firepower, the self-propelled artillery regiment is equipped with 3 self-propelled artillery battalions, equipped with a total of 36 M44 155mm self-propelled artillery, and 1 self-propelled rocket launcher company, equipped with 9 T34 "Organ" rocket launchers.
外加一个自行防空炮营，装备12辆M42型双40自行防空炮，12辆M16型4联装.50机枪车，还有2辆‘望夷型’车载雷达。
As for the armored reconnaissance battalion, Zhang Chi equipped it with two light armored reconnaissance companies, equipped with 18 M24 "Chaffee" tanks, and one motorized reconnaissance company, equipped with 9 M8 Greyhounds and 16 Harley motorcycles.
Originally, Zhang Chi was planning to add an aerial reconnaissance platoon to this reconnaissance battalion, equipped with four White Hawk helicopters, the initial vehicle of the technology tree, the [AH-1G 'Cobra' attack helicopter].
But considering that there are still many White Eagle military observers, instructors and other personnel on the ground in Nanyang.
Zhang Chi did not directly incorporate the AH-1G, which was too advanced in its time, into the active forces. Instead, he found a group of synthetic pilots (all synthetic pilots were equipped with fixed-wing and helicopter flying skills) and secretly conducted group training in the northern area of Bago.
As for the mechanized chemical battalion, it is equipped with more than 30 bulldozers, bridge-laying vehicles, mine-clearing vehicles, repair vehicles, etc. modified from Sherman chassis.
There are also 20 folding assault boats and 15 remote-controlled tracked bomb vehicles modeled after Hans' Gloria remote-controlled bombs.
As for the heavy armored division headquarters itself, in addition to the traditional communication, command, military police, and clerical units, Zhang Chi also ingeniously added 6 trucks with loudspeakers to form a psychological warfare company.
1 tactical aviation liaison group that can directly call for air force close support.
In addition, there is a jungle reconnaissance company of more than 600 people, composed of natives and mixed-race people who are loyal to the People's Army, to carry out jungle counter-guerrilla missions.
Such a fully equipped heavy armored division has combat effectiveness and number of tanks that are no less than the main armored divisions of Hans or White Eagle, and self-propelled artillery accounts for 100%, and the firepower response speed far exceeds that of towed artillery.
At the same time, whether it is rocket artillery, armored troops or engineers, they all use various vehicles with Sherman as the chassis, which has huge advantages in parts versatility and easy maintenance.
As for its only drawback, it is that it is too expensive, requires too many technical sergeants and grassroots officers, and consumes an astonishing amount of ammunition and supplies.