Chapter 2424 Excellent Performance
“Actually, purely from a tactical perspective, I quite like this type of tank.”
Perhaps to ease the atmosphere, Arash also spoke.
“The Brutal Blade itself is a very good tank, and the 520 Project, which inherits most of its body structure, is naturally not bad either, and the lower body does give it a smaller surface to be shot. , there are not so many secondary weapons, especially the front armor, and it looks stronger than the Leman Russ. In the past, the most commonly penetrated part of the front of the Leman Russ was the secondary cannon in front of its hull. However, the integrated cast turret has a strong or weak defensive capability. Although it is convenient for manufacturing, the shortcomings of this turret are still very obvious, including the Brutal Blade. In the past, there were similar shortcomings, that is, once the turret is damaged, even if it is not destroyed If it breaks down, the only way to repair it is to replace the turret as a whole. As for the welded turret like Leman Russ, you only need to replace the damaged armor plate. It can only be said that there are pros and cons, but the speed of Project 520 is really impressive. "I'm impressed"
As he said that, Arash looked at the flexible screen.
"The normal speed is almost the same as the extreme speed that Leman Russ exploded after adjusting the engine speed. This weight reduction is still very successful. I believe what you said, it is a balanced combination of maneuverability, protection and firepower."
< br>“But what makes Leman Russ outstanding is not just its simplicity and ease of making.”
Mark also made his own speech at this time.
“Another significant advantage of Leman Russ is its modular design, which allows it to be easily transformed into different uses according to needs. This is why Leman Russ has so many derivative models. . ”
Bangura immediately changed the picture on the flexible screen, and then some armors with unique shapes appeared one after another.
"The design team has also taken this issue into consideration, so Project 520 also adopts a modular structure, which can be transformed into a fire support vehicle by installing a 28-barreled Law Enforcement Officer Multiple Rocket Launcher, or replacing the turret with a twin The unmanned turret of the automatic cannon is equipped with two cyclone multiple missile launchers on both sides of the turret, turning it into a fire support vehicle. The existing turret can also be replaced with a plasma turret, and the car-bottom carousel loader can be replaced with An energy regulator of the same size, even canceling the weapon and installing a large mechanical auxiliary arm to become a frontline armored recovery vehicle"
"This sounds like a very complicated project"
"A company. Although Leman Russ is said to be a modular design, its many variants cannot simply replace the turret. For example, the Leman Russ Executioner needs to be modified as much as redesigning and manufacturing a new model. The new tank's complex plasma turret alone limits its origin, not to mention the chemical coolant storage tank installed behind the hull, and the Leman Russ Eradicator, which needs to be converted from the original manual ammunition supply. Automatic ammunition supply, the interior of the vehicle body, including the fire control also need major modifications. In fact, there is no such thing as modularity that can change the purpose by replacing a few parts, at least not yet in the Empire."
"I don't think so. Just saying this doesn’t mean much, it’s better to let it move on the ground and fire two cannons, maybe we can understand more thoroughly.”
The words of Ninth Company Commander Texhar were immediately recognized by everyone, Bangu. La Ye bluntly said that the test project and site had been prepared for a long time, so everyone rushed to the surface test site excitedly.
Soon, under the dazzling sunshine, a brand-new Project 520 began to run on the yellow sand of the test site, and everyone in the observation tower watched with interest, even Kayon came to join in the fun.
The speed of this tank is really amazing. It runs as if it is flying on the ground, and its performance in overcoming obstacles and climbing is not weak. It can also swim. Basically, Leman Russ can walk It is unobstructed on all terrains, and the reliability of its suspension and power system is no worse than that of the Leman Russ.
After that, it performed shooting again. It hit ten out of ten shots at moving targets at different distances. When it started to move and shoot, it was also able to achieve a very high hit rate, showing a very high fire control. and stable level. At the same time, the accelerating cannon of Project 520 has also demonstrated excellent performance. When using the same armor-piercing projectile, its ability to penetrate armored targets is much stronger than that of Leman Russ's combat cannon. It has been able to threaten machines such as the Poison Blade and Knight. A type of super heavy armor, although this process may require some skill.
The final test was the protection test. Twenty turrets were installed individually on a platform, half of them were 520 project turrets and half of them were Leman Russ turrets. Then they were automatically Starting with cannons, and continuing to laser cannons, combat cannons, and various medium and large calibers are fired one by one.
The result is that medium-caliber artillery has basically no possibility of penetration. The frontal penetration probability of large artillery such as combat guns is almost the same for the two turrets. Even Project 520 is slightly better, with stronger turret integrity and turret The defensive capabilities of the sides and even the rear are much stronger than those of the Leman Russ turret. It is obvious that Ulan Huda has really worked hard on the smelting process and integrated casting.
As for the defense of the car body, the same test was done. The results were surprising. The defense capability of the Leman Russ car body was far lower than that of the 520 Project. The focus was on the front armor of the Leman Russ. The defensive weaknesses formed by those "extra attachments", and the frontal structure inherited from the Cruel Blade of Project 520 and optimized, make the two have a qualitative difference under the premise of the same armor alloy thickness.
Of course, both of them have the same result under devastating attacks such as plasma cannons or melt cannons.
But this was enough to convince all the Space Marines present.
They are all soldiers, their understanding of weapons is deep enough, and they are not bound by the doctrine of the Mechanicus, so the results are self-evident.
Soon, the three technical priests were brought in front of a group of Astartes. The trio were two men and one woman. None of them had undergone excessive mechanical modifications, that is, they had added some mechanical arms or auxiliary limbs, and from them It can be seen from their pale faces that they are not very old, they look to be in their thirties or forties.
"Legion Commander, these three are I. Balan, Kurodin, and Alexandrovich. It was these three who led their team to create Project 520."
Facing the huge space warriors, the three technical priests seemed a little nervous, and their faces were tense. Soshyan then said in a deep voice:
"Salute to the great creator of science!"
Other Space Marines also spoke in unison.
Pay tribute to the great scientific creator!
This made the three of them more nervous and at a loss. The lady stumbled and said:
“We, we just borrowed it. Do we have any new ideas in the combination? Invention and Creation.”
(End of Chapter)