C132 The Problem of Automatic Loading the Bullet Machine
C132 The Problem of Automatic Loading the Bullet Machine
Now, the T-72 was only using the ordinary armor-piercing bullet of the steel core. But the Leopard-2 tank's DM-13 APFSDS, the core was a tungsten core with a steel cover on the outside. Therefore, its armor-piercing ability was definitely higher.
In the Hans Country's test, this armor-piercing bullet had once pierced through NATO's standard three-layered target board at a distance of 2200 meters. It could be said that the appearance of this armor-piercing bullet had established the foundation for the APFSDS to become the main anti-tank bullet seed. This position had not changed even in the future.
At the same time, its accuracy was terrifyingly high. This time, under the control of their own Tank Soldier, the distance between them and the target was... It was only a dozen centimeters away! Adding the diameter of the bullet itself, it was not an exaggeration to say that it had hit the target ten times.
This precision was simply too terrifying! The tank gun's own precision was high, and coupled with the advanced observation equipment, it could be said that if one used the Leopard-2's tank gun as the prototype to develop their own tank gun... It would definitely be much more advanced than the T-72's tank gun!
Apart from the performance of armor-piercing, this precision made everyone sigh with emotion.
"Although the people of Hans Country lied about their defensive abilities, in terms of mobility and firepower, they are really first-rate!" Elder Zhu sighed and said, "Comparing the two of them, we can instantly distinguish the pros and cons."
If it was on the battlefield, the Leopard-2 tank would definitely be in a crushing position.
The specific choice would have to go through a long period of time. They would have to provide various comparative data, and at the same time, the army would have to conduct analysis and research. It would take a few months to determine it.
However, from the looks of it now, the Leopard-2 would definitely stand out.
Elder Zhu was quite satisfied.
"However, if we choose the Leopard-2, we will face a very big problem." Elder Zhu had already regarded Qin Guan as his most considerate assistant. He told Qin Guan about his worries.
The Han people was smaller than the people of Hans Country! Tankers was even smaller, and his physical strength was limited.
As for the Leopard-2 tank of the people from Hans Country, it did not have any automatic Loader. It had to be manually loaded.
It was a 120mm fixed armor-piercing bullet. Its weight was close to 30 kilograms. Moving it would consume a lot of stamina. In a tank battle, however, they would not stop to wait for the ammunition to be loaded. They were all moving forward to load it. Besides using up energy, it was also full of risks.
For armor-piercing bullets, if the shells fell, they might hit their feet. When they moved the cannonballs, the body of the vehicle would spin, and it might even move to the waist or something like that.
However, if it was a grenade, then it would be even more terrifying.
One had to know that a grenade with a fuse must not touch any place. Otherwise, it would be very easy for the car to be destroyed and people die. The moment the filling hand let go, the grenade landed on the ground, and the entire tank exploded from the inside.
According to the calculations, the filling hand could only accurately load the cannon into the barrel of the tank in an environment of 25 kilometers per hour. However, this moving tank was simply a live target for anti-tank missiles on the battlefield. If they fought for a long period of time, the filling machine would have to undergo both physical and mental tests. It would have a huge negative impact on the combat effectiveness of the troops.
This was also the reason why the people of Bear Country used the automatic Loader. Compared to the tanks in the west, the tanks of the people of Bear Country were smaller, and the space inside was quite depressing. All of Tankers were small, so he asked them to move the 125mm artillery shell. It would definitely be fatal.
At the same time, because the space inside was still small, if the cannonballs were automatically loaded... The size of the automatic Loader would be too big, so the people of Bear Country might as well split the cannonballs into two parts. Only by filling them up separately did they reach their current level.
Then, if they chose the Leopard-2 tank, they would have to recruit the Tank Soldier once again. If they used all the tall and strong people, they would at least have to replace all the filling hands.
Would the military agree?
The other option was to develop a new automatic Loader, and then automatically load the 120 mm cannonballs?
This was not an ordinary difficulty. After all, the current foundation of the Han Country was too weak. It could be said that up until now, there had never been a self-developed tank. It was even more impossible for them to develop the automatic Loader to adapt to the 120 mm artillery shell.
This was a contradiction. If this contradiction was not resolved, then perhaps the military would ultimately choose the T-72.
Hearing Elder Zhu's words, Qin Guan also frowned.
That's right, this was a conflict. Furthermore, it seemed to be very difficult to resolve.
This was because most of the 120mm tank gun in the west were manually loaded. It didn't matter if the person was tall or strong, but when it came to the automatic Loader, there was one type. It was the Le Claire Tank of Chicken Country.
The people of Chicken Country had always been arrogant and eccentric. They were the kind of people who thought they were the best.
The western tanks were all large turrets with a large tail cabin. So when they were developing the Léclaire Tank Loader, their idea was to place the cannonballs on a chain in the tail cabin. The chain of the cannonballs was connected to each other from head to tail. They loaded the cannonballs one by one into the cannon.
However, in this way, the turret would not move. The cannon would move, and it would be a problem to load the ammunition. Therefore, it could not be loaded at any position. Every time, the cannon had to be leveled before it could be loaded again.
After the research and development was completed, Leklar's tail Loader was arranged in two rows. The cannonballs inside the Loader were rotated through the transmission chain to the exit before being pushed into the cannon. At the same time, the bullet was pushed back to prevent any accidents from happening.
However, its reliability was quite low. According to legend, the rate of failure was as high as four percent. In other words, if the car was loaded with 25 rounds, then there would definitely be one that would be stuck.
In addition to its reliability, there was also the issue of safety. Once the tail cabin was triggered or the fire suppression system failed, the armor-piercing bullets might not cause any safety risks with the combination of the pressure plate and the blunt chemical. However, the armor-piercing bullet would definitely turn the interior of the tank into a mess of flesh and blood.
Even if I can get the future generation's Le Claire tank for Elder Zhu to study, that thing is not reliable.
In the past, the Chicken Country had sold this kind of automatic Loader to the Y Country. After the Y Country tested it, it made the people of the Chicken Country scram. In any case, there were plenty of Uncle Black in the Y Country. It was a great job, and the human Loader was the most reliable.
And now, this problem was placed in front of Qin Guan. But, what could be rare for Qin Guan? Very quickly, Qin Guan thought of something.
The solution was right in front of them. To be precise, it was in their Factory 4447!
When he thought of this, Qin Guan's mood became somewhat heavy. Because in history, the domestic 120 mm cannon that was meant to be inserted but not fired. It was installed in Factory 4447, and it was only installed on the Type 89 Anti-tank gun. It had realized its value.