Chapter 58 Visiting T-24 (Plus 7)

The trip to the Soviet Union, Cyric went very smoothly!

The most constructive is to reach a series of trade agreements with the Soviet Union, exchanging the minerals and energy in the Soviet Union for German industrial products, including warships!

This will bring more job opportunities to Germany!

At the same time, as a witness of the friendship between the two sides, Cyric's visiting team, after staying in Moscow for a few days, before leaving Moscow, Cyric asked to visit the tank factory, and the Soviet side actually agreed!

Although Cyric wants to talk to Koshkin now, it is best for the two to become brothers. When Stalin's purge, he directly kills this buddy for treason, and T-34 will definitely Followed by miscarriage.

Unfortunately, it is only 30 years now, and Koshkin is still studying at the Leningrad Institute of Technology. It belongs to Koshkin's glory, and there are still ten years left.

Now, the main tank design and manufacturing organization in the Soviet Union is the Kharkov Comintern Locomotive Works.

The factory here has a special T2 workshop dedicated to the production of tanks.

At the same time, the tank design group formed in 1927 has become the core of the newly formed T2K Tank Design Bureau, led by Ivan-N-Alekschenko, involved in the design, manufacture and testing of the T-12 and T-24 tanks. Engineers also joined in.

And now, their latest developed model is the T-24 tank!

This is a medium tank with a total combat weight of 18.5 tons and a crew of 5. When he saw the tanks being assembled in the workshop, Guderian took it seriously.

If, like future generations, Germany is still restricted by the Treaty of Versailles, then Guderian will be quite envious of his Soviet counterparts, who already have such advanced tanks!

But now, Guderian is holding the attitude of finding fault with everyone. This tank, in Guderian's eyes, seems to be full of problems.

For example, this tank uses a large row of small-diameter road wheels, which are inherited from the suspension mechanism of the bulldozer, which makes the maneuverability of this tank quite limited.

What's more terrible is its turret, which is a multi-turret tank.

The main turret is equipped with a 45mm tank gun, and there are l machine gun turrets on the main turret, and four 7.62mm machine guns are installed on the main turret, secondary turret and the front of the car body.

The firepower is powerful enough, but it is of no use!

Tanks, do the tank thing! What is the tank supposed to do? Attack, attack, attack! Therefore, tanks need large-caliber artillery! It requires intense firepower, and as for the machine gun, not so much at all!

At the same time, this multi-turret tank is quite tall, runs faster, and is more likely to overturn!

The leader of the design bureau, Alekschenko, said to the visitors: "My German friends, this is our latest tank, what do you think?"

One of the important reasons why the Soviets dared to show this tank to the Germans is that this tank was a failure! Only a few dozen were produced in total!

On the basis of this tank, the T-28, which was further developed, is considered to be in a state that can be used for service.

When it comes to tanks, Germany is already a decade ahead of the Soviet Union!

And now, what are you here for? Of course not to ridicule the opponent, but to bring them into the ditch.

Looking at Alekschenko with a calm expression, Cyric said, "Guderian, look, how are our Soviet friends' tanks?"

Guderian had been prepared for a long time, and immediately said: "I don't think so. The suspension mechanism of this tank is too backward, and the speed must not be fast."

Cyric's face changed suddenly: "Guderian, how did you talk?"

The two of them sang together, and Alekschenko first reacted: "Mr. Cyric, don't blame Mr. Guderian, he is right, our tanks have poor mobility. I don't know what Mr. Guderian thinks. The best suspension?"

The Soviets have bad tanks, at least there are tanks on the Soviet side, and what about Germany? Germany can't build a tank now! Alekschenko wanted to hear the other party's opinion, whether he was bluffing, or was he really capable.

"Of course it is a combination of wheels and shoes. I don't know if you have heard of it. Christie from the United States designed and manufactured the M1928 tank, also known as the T3 Christie tank. The suspension device of this tank should be the most advanced."

Tanks during the First World War, such as MK and A7V, had no suspension at all, and could only travel at low speed, as the accompaniment of infantry, and tanks must have suitable suspension devices to move at high speed.

After the First World War, an American engineer named Walter Christie designed his first tank. He first adopted a balanced suspension device on the two road wheels of the tank and added springs. This balanced suspension device made his tank much more advanced in balance than the tanks of the same period.

After several developments, now, finally, a tank that satisfies the U.S. military has been produced. Not to mention the appearance of this tank, just look at its suspension, which is advanced.

This kind of tank adopts 4 large diameter road wheels, the driving wheel is placed at the rear, and there is no supporting pulley. The road wheel and the car body are connected by a large coil spring, and the last road wheel is in a horizontal spiral state, thereby increasing the load. wheel travel.

While its second roadwheel is in high compression, the remaining 3 roadwheels are still in extension. In this way, it can reach a high speed of 44 kilometers per hour while driving.

Moreover, the so-called wheel-track combination means that his road wheels are made of rubber. When the track is damaged, the road wheels can still travel at a normal speed, and the driving speed is faster, reaching 75 kilometers per hour when the road surface is in good condition!

Although this tank was favored by the U.S. military, it was quickly abandoned because the suspension of this tank needed to occupy a lot of space, resulting in a narrow interior space.

The Soviet Union, however, quite liked this kind of suspension.

Last year, after the Soviets realized that their own industry alone could not produce all types of tanks and weapons, Voroshilov, the People's Commissar of the Army and Navy and Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Committee, suggested sending a military-industrial enterprise delegation to visit abroad. To gain experience and skills in technology and equipment.

As a result, they took a fancy to this kind of tank in the United States. In the end, they spent a lot of money to buy back the chassis. After careful research, they formed their own BT fast tank series. Even the early models of the T-34 tank used this kind of tank. suspension!