Chapter 2422 New Tanks
Originally, according to Soshyan's needs, Ulanhuda was supposed to produce a large number of Leman Russ series tanks for the auxiliary forces, as well as some super-heavy armored ones.
Now he saw overweight tanks, a hundred poison blades, not too much, but not a lot. It is also an extremely expensive asset in the Astra Militarum, but they are obviously not mortal auxiliaries. The main armored force of the army, nothing could shake Leman Russ's status as the main force of human armor, until Bangura led Soshyan to a foundry workshop and asked the servo skull to lift a piece of black velvet.
"This is."
What appeared in front of Soshiyang was a "mini" version of the Brutal Blade.
First of all, its volume is only about two-thirds of the Cruel Blade. The turret is also the hemispheric turret of the Brutal Blade, but there is only one main gun and a coaxial automatic cannon next to it. From this point of view, it is closer to Kuito. Tank, but the ratio of the turret to the body is much larger than that of the Kratos tank, and the body is closer to the Brutal Blade, except that there is no secondary gun, and the front armor has a flatter surface and a slightly larger inclination angle. The track structure of the car body is exactly the same as that of the Kratos tank, with obvious protection. However, there are no secondary guns on the side of the car body. Generally speaking, it is a reduced version of the Cruel Blade combined with some of the technical features of the Kratos tank.
Looking around, Soshiyang always felt strange. Although it could be seen at a glance that it was a human weapon, it was naturally different from the empire's style. It was simple and capable. It is even a bit "heretical", or to put it another way, the firepower is extremely "weak". The whole vehicle has only one main gun and one coaxial cannon. Without them, it is like the Astra Militarum with only laser guns and no bayonets. Same as infantry.
However, after tapping the armor of this tank with his hand, Soshyan determined that the thickness of its frontal armor should be similar to that of Leman Russ, although its overall shape is shorter than that of Leman Russ. , combined with the silver-gray paint, it still has a unique and human power aesthetic.
In addition, its main gun appears to be a long-barreled battle cannon, similar to the main gun of the Punisher tank of the Sisters of Battle.
"Director Bangura, can you explain?"
Soshyan withdrew his gaze from the tank and looked at the Foundry Director, while other warriors were still surrounding this mysterious war machine to view its details and talk softly.
Bangura immediately replied:
"Legion Commander, this is a main battle tank jointly developed by three technical priests that can surpass Leman Russ."
"Beyond Leman Russ?"
"You must have noticed that its appearance draws on the ancient Brutal Blade heavy tank and Kratos heavy tank, but the materials it uses are different from those of Leman Russ. Manruth is almost the same." As Bangura spoke, a huge flexible screen hung from above the casting workshop, and then a diagram of the entire tank's internal structure was displayed on the screen.
". Its engine is exactly the same as the Leman Russ tank, the HL232V12 multi-fuel engine, which is placed at the rear of the hull. The external alloy armor is also the same as the Leman Russ tank. The height of the hull is higher than that of the Leman Russ tank. The Leman Russ is 1.12 meters shorter and 0.6 meters longer than the Leman Russ. It uses an integrated cast turret and is located slightly behind the middle of the vehicle body. The chassis and track suspension system that are most different from the Leman Russ are composed of three The priest's independent research and development design allows this type of tank to have faster speed and better body sealing, and can perform operations in various environments. With various structural optimizations and the removal of most of the secondary weapons, this tank The fully loaded weight of the vehicle is 12% lighter than the fully loaded weight of the Leman Russ, but its frontal defense is not weaker than that of the Leman Russ."
"As for the main gun, it uses a single gun. A relatively common accelerator cannon during the Great Crusade, this is a weapon system based on ultra-high vacuum technology. The biggest difference from the Leman Russ battle cannon is that it uses a set of overpressure mechanical devices, so it has a higher power than the battle cannon. The muzzle velocity is lower, and the recoil is also lower, which greatly improves the accuracy and stability of the tank's shooting at high speeds. Its caliber is the same as the Leman Russ battle gun, and the ammunition of the two is common. The entire vehicle can carry up to 40 rounds of artillery shells.”
During Bangura’s introduction, the tank structure diagram on the screen also began to be layered, and its detailed internal structure was separated separately, so that everyone could understand it. See more clearly.
Soshyan noticed that its interior was quite different from the normal Leman Russ, especially the turntable-like structure located on the chassis.
"In addition, the vehicle uses the Cruel Blade's autoloader, which was reduced and improved by a technical priest, turning it into a turntable-type automatic ammunition supply structure without reducing performance. All movements are powered by electricity. Driven, the gunner only needs to select the type of ammunition and press the loading button. The turntable carrying the ammunition will rotate to the required position. Then the loading system will raise a lever system, hook the shells to align them at the rear of the barrel, and finally pass The loading rod will be pushed into the cartridge chamber. When the gun chamber is locked, the lever system will drop to the initial position, and the main gun can be fired. The whole process will not take more than 10 seconds, and if further optimized, it can be compressed to about 5 seconds. "< br>
Then the tanks on the screen were combined again, and a transparent virtual image began to simulate the process of loading and shooting, so that everyone present could clearly see the working mechanism of this automatic loading machine.
“Of course, if the loader fails, you can also choose to load manually, but this probability should be low. After configuring this type of loader, the number of tank members can be reduced to 3 people. That is to say, only the commander, driver, and gunner are needed, which greatly alleviates the congestion inside the vehicle. The rest of the vehicle equipment and communication system are consistent with the Leman Russ. In addition, a small temperature regulator and noise reduction are also installed in the vehicle. The material can basically maintain the temperature inside the car at a suitable temperature of 26 degrees, providing a relatively comfortable environment for the car crew. It is also equipped with a quick-response fire extinguishing device. There are four smoke emitters installed outside the car, which can produce hundreds of smoke emitters. Mi's smoke barrier area."
At the end, Bangura's voice even sounded a little excited.
“The most important thing is that after cutting down the secondary weapons, using an integrated cast turret, reducing personnel and lowering the height of the vehicle, the construction time and required materials of this tank are completely longer than that of the Leman Russ 21% lower! The cost of manufacturing 10 Leman Russ is equivalent to building 12 of these new main battle tanks! I dare not say that this new tank has an overwhelming advantage over the Leman Russ, but in the two If there is not much difference in performance, I firmly believe that 120 of these tanks can defeat 100 Leman Russes! And more importantly, due to the reduced weight, a slightly improved Sky Claw Valkyrie can just do it! Hoisting and transporting it together with the crew is a huge tactical advantage over Leman Russ! Legion Commander, this is a strategic weapon. Maybe its performance is not outstanding enough, or maybe it is not that good. It is extremely powerful, but it can still defeat many enemies, and more importantly, it will form an unstoppable torrent of steel, enough to drown all opponents! ”
After Bangura finished speaking, Soshyan just turned around quietly and looked at the tank.
(End of this chapter)