The first thousand one hundred and forty-eight chapters cannonball problem
Berokov knew very well that when loading shells and rotating turrets, of course, we had to rotate the turret first. Only in this way can the strongest main armor in front of the turret be facing the most dangerous place.
After turning it over, it is not too late to load the shells. If he doesn't turn it over first, he may never have the chance to load the shells and fire.
However, he still did not expect that the accident would happen again.
When the pain came from his feet again, he waved his fist and slammed hard on the bridge of the nose of the loader: "Codia, this battle is over, you go back to Central Asia!"
Anyway, it's shattering, so I don't mind doing it again. After I go back, this foot will probably be useless.
With such delays, his tank turret turned slowly.
At this time, the bell-shaped formation of German tanks passing by him was turning neatly, which was quite pleasing to the eye if you looked from the sky.
The tanks on both sides rotated the turrets toward both sides. The tanks were still driving forward at high speed, and the turrets were already moving backwards in unison.
Hit the other person on the back of the head!
In the era of World War II, because there was no advanced fire control system, tanks could not shoot while marching. However, later, rumors became that they could not rotate the turret while marching.
If the turret cannot be rotated while moving, what else is the tank use?
However, on the other hand, the turret of the Tiger tank does not rotate very quickly.
In fact, this is related to the weight of the turret. In the early Douding tanks, the turret was not too heavy in total, and it was enough to be tilted by hand. However, when the turret is more than ten tons, it was very slow to be tilted by hand. Moreover, the gunner consumed too much energy, which was not suitable for combat. At this time, other methods were needed.
The West generally likes electric power, while Germany likes to use hydraulic power.
Historically, even with hydraulically driven turrets, the Tiger-style turret was still not rotating fast, which took one minute a week, and it was improved to the Tiger King, which was still 45 seconds. In comparison, Sherman, who rotated the fastest, was said to only take ten seconds.
Because the turret rotates slowly, German tank soldiers had to create other tactics, such as the center rotation. While the turret rotates, the body of the vehicle also rotates, which can point the muzzle at the target faster.
This is a historical situation, and now, Germany's equipment is different from that in history.
For example, as early as the development of the Black Panther tank for more than ten years, German tank turrets began to adopt hydraulic drive. Over the past decade, German tank designers have become familiar with the road in hydraulic drive of the turret. When it comes to the Tiger tank, the power of the hydraulic drive system of the turret has been increased, and it only takes 25 seconds to rotate the turret for a week.
At the same time, turning the turret by hand is also a way to retain the operation. After all, hydraulic drive only rotates the turret to a rough position. Fine mediation still requires hand-crank to drive.
The gunner and the chariot have shaking handles around them, and under extreme circumstances, if the two shake together, it will be faster.
For example, now, while hydraulically driving, the two of them are also shaking the handle together with their hands. With the two of them, the turret rotates at the fastest speed, and can rotate for one week in 20 seconds. Now, it only takes more than ten seconds to rotate for half a week.
When they turned around, the Soviet tanks and turrets had just begun to turn.
It's an opportunity!
The armor-piercing bomb had already been loaded. At this moment, Mo Delin shouted loudly: "Let's fire!"
All four tanks on the formation opened fire at the Stalin tank, while the tanks on the other side of the formation aimed at another Stalin tank nearby, with their round heads waiting to withstand the anger from the German armored soldiers!
"Boom!" The muzzle roared, and the tungsten alloy armor-piercing bomb threw away the bullet holder behind it and continued to fly forward!
At this time, the distance between the two sides was only 200 meters, and there was almost no need to wait, and the armor-piercing bomb accurately hit the back of the opponent's turret.
There is no breakthrough on the front, isn't it possible afterwards?
The thickness of the armor behind is definitely much less than that in front! This opportunity is fleeting because the other party is also turning the turret!
With the hope of the German armored soldiers, the armor-piercing bomb had an intimate contact with the turret, and then it only left a shallow pit on the turret and was bounced open again!
One, two, three, four, all of these four armor-piercing bombs hit, but they were all bounced away.
At this moment, Mo Delin's mind did not collapse. He was thinking quickly, and then continued to issue an order: "Blunt-headed armor-piercing bullet, load it! Quick!"
If your armor-piercing bomb cannot penetrate the opponent's turret, it is definitely not because the armor-piercing bomb is not penetrated enough. If you can't penetrate the front, you can't penetrate it. Now you go around the side and still can't penetrate it. That's not right. There must be a problem. Maybe it's just on the shell-piercing bomb. So, try using your ordinary armor-piercing bomb instead!
"I understand, blunt-headed armor-piercing projectiles, load them!" The loader shouted loudly, and moved out the new projectiles from behind the turret and stuffed them in.
Well-trained, and the German tanks have sufficient internal space, so the tankers do not need to deliberately choose small people. The loaders are among the strong men. In normal training, they lift the shells for a hundred times without breathing.
On both arms, blue veins swelled up, and a blunt-headed armor-piercing bullet was stuffed into it, closing the gun door. The whole process took less than ten seconds.
A small man worth 1.5 meters, and a big man worth 1.8 meters, competing with strength?
Blunt-head armor-piercing bullets, shooting!
"Boom!" In less than fifteen seconds, the Tiger tank opened fire again.
At this time, the target Stalin tank had turned 90 degrees. The side of their turret was facing the muzzle of the German tank.
In an instant, the blunt-headed armor-piercing projectile hit the side of the turret of the Stalin tank with a sharp roar.
The outside of this turret, from four directions, is almost the same smooth bullet-proof appearance. After the blunt-head armor-piercing bullet hits the side, the angle was originally very large, but it was not bounced away, but turned an angle instantly, perpendicular to the side of the turret.
With the huge kinetic energy, it began to drill hard inside.
Inclined armor does not require that the armor is particularly thick. As long as the angle is appropriate, the opponent is an inclined surface during the armor piercing process, which can greatly increase the armor-piercing distance of the armor-piercing projectile, which means that the effective thickness is increased.
Now, the blunt-head armor-piercing bullet turns right, which is vertical injection. The side armor on the turret has a vertical thickness of no more than fifty millimeters.
The armor-piercing shell fired by the 88mm cannon has a penetration of hundreds of millimeters, and the shells drilled in without much effort.
Chapter completed!