Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

For tanks and armored vehicles, the thicker the armor, the better! I believe that every new military fan must have had such feelings after seeing the data of tank armor. But is this the case? I believe that after learning more about the relevant knowledge, it will not be difficult to find that the armor thickness of early tanks is generally inversely proportional to passability, and it is difficult to unify defense and maneuverability.

The discovery of armor equivalence solves this problem very well. The Soviets were clearly ahead, as evidenced by their World War II-era tanks.

When the impact speed is 2610fps, when the armor is vertical, the 57mm gun penetration is 4.2 inches, and when the armor is at an inclination angle of 60, the 57mm gun penetration is 1.5 inches. The ratio here is called the tilt effect. The ratio here That's 2.8.

But looking at the Black Cloud George Patton military vehicles, the armor equivalent value has not reached the maximum. Why is the old guy so excited? Is there any surprise inside?

No one dares to underestimate this engineer who is over 80 years old. After all, his identity is too shocking. As one of the designers of the German No. 8 tank during World War II, no one dared to question his authority in vehicle armor.

Many people don't know about Tank No. 8, but when it comes to its name, it's a thunderous existence.

Panzer VIII Maus is a super-heavy tank designed by the German Porsche Company at the end of World War II. With a total combat weight of 188 tons, it was the heaviest tank at the time. It was precisely because of the extremely heavy body that the Maus tank had extremely poor off-road capabilities, and was ultimately aborted due to lack of practical value.

This type of tank was mainly produced by Krupp and assembled by Alkett. Only two tanks were produced, and one was unarmed and was only used for verification. Equipped with a 128mm main gun and a 75mm coaxial secondary gun, this was a weapon capable of destroying any armored vehicle at the time.

The development history of the Panzer VIII tank can be traced back to the German Army's pre-war investigation report on Russian T-35 tanks A, B and C. There are rumors that the Soviet Union is developing a tank weighing 100 tons. This seemingly powerful tank The incomparable "land battleship" deeply attracted the German head of state.

The famous German tank designer Professor Ferdinand Porsche proposed the development of super-heavy tanks when he met with Hitler. The latter immediately appointed Porsche as the chief designer to develop a combat vehicle similar to the Soviet 100-ton tank.

In addition, Krupp received an order from the Army Weapons Bureau as early as 1941 to develop a combat vehicle similar to the Soviet 100-ton tank. So the designers of Krupp Company did a lot of research on the development of 110, 130, 150 and 170-ton tanks, but none of them ever got out of the drawing stage and became a real vehicle. Because of their bulky shape, the first code name for these super-heavy tanks was "Mammoth". Later, in order to confuse the enemy's intelligence, it was renamed Maus.

After mid-March 1942, the Porsche depot received a contract to produce a new 100-ton Type 205 VK10001 Porsche Type 205 tank. In mid-April 1942, the German Army Weapons Directorate added that the new tank should have an ammunition load of up to 100 rounds. In May 1942, at the personal request of Adolf Hitler, Professor Ferdinand Porsche and Dr. Muller of Kluber Company Start collaborating on the entire plan. Hitler also required that the tank should weigh 180 tons, have high protection, and be equipped with a high-performance 55 or 71-caliber 128 mm tank gun or 150 mm artillery; the Maus tank was now officially finalized.

Although the Maus tank did not play a big role in the war, it was able to drive nearly 200 tons of weapons and equipment to fight on land. It is estimated that only the Germans can think of it and have the strength to make it.

The old engineer who just spoke is the armor designer of the German Maus tank, which shows his accomplishments in armor equivalence.

Seeing that Thyssen Company could actually develop a vehicle with such superior performance, I felt incredible and at the same time had a strong interest in the designer.

The old engineer said: "Mia, did you design this car? You are so young, and it seems that Germany's rise in the future is uncertain."

The evaluation is really a bit high, which makes the pretentious Mia von Reinhardt feel embarrassed. After all, this car was not designed by him. It has a slight relationship but not a big deal.

Mia von Reinhardt: "Dr. Muller, does this car really have so many advantages? To be honest, it is not a product designed by the Germans. The most shell armor is designed by Thyssen. The armor you just mentioned is equivalent. A little bit, but it doesn’t make sense in many places.”

Dr. Mueller was a little disappointed to hear that it was not designed by Mia von Reichhardt. After all, only those who truly understand people can understand the greatness of the exterior design of this car. The designer has taken many factors into consideration, and ordinary people cannot see its mystery at all.

Dr. Muller smiled and said: "Can you tell me which company designed this military vehicle and who is the chief designer."

Muller is the only remaining old engineer in Germany, and his achievements back then were not much worse than Ferdinand Porsche. Being able to attract his attention shows the superior performance and outstanding design of this military vehicle.

Mia von Reinhardt knew Dr. Mueller's character and could only tell the truth: "This car is designed and manufactured by Heiyun Automobile. The chief designer is Bao Zixuan, chairman of Heiyun Group. Thyssen is responsible for the armor Part of it, Motorola is responsible for the communications part.”

Although Dr. Muller has taken a back seat, he still pays attention to the development of world industry. I heard that it was developed by Heiyun Group and Bao Zixuan served as the chief designer. I didn’t say much, I could only lament that the future industrial leader might not belong to Germany.

It's not okay for Dr. Mueller to remain silent. After all, everyone is still waiting for him to give an answer. There are engineers on site. If the problem cannot be understood, it will be difficult to sleep well at night.

But they dare not say more. The most important thing is that Dr. Mueller has a very weird personality. As long as it has to do with experience, after all, not everyone can survive the war.

Mia von Reinhardt knew that she was the only one who could ask questions, and she was the only one who dared to ask questions at the moment. So he tried to say: "Dr. Muller, is there anything special about the appearance design of this car? I hope you can explain it. I'm not afraid of making you laugh. Even now I still haven't figured out what's going on."

After hearing this, Muller smiled and said: "It seems that you still don't understand the mystery; the appearance of this car is definitely the most practical design, and it can be said that all possible issues have been taken into consideration."

"Although the angle of each inclined plane is different, the armor equivalent value is different. But you have found that in the areas most vulnerable to attack, the armor equivalent value can reach the maximum. In places that are not attacked, the armor equivalent value is very small. This is the genius of the designer. If you blindly pursue the maximum armor equivalent value, then the design will become very weird and even unsuitable for combat use."

"The shape will not be as beautiful and smooth as it is now. It is by taking all problems into consideration that we can design such a classic car. If you are not a warrior who has experienced hundreds of battles, you will not be able to see the mystery."

"There's just one thing that's very puzzling. How did Heiyun Group achieve such a huge amount of calculations?"

"Since retiring, I have always wanted to design a similar armored vehicle. However, it has never been realized because the calculations are too large. Now that I see this military vehicle, the previous research has no meaning at all."

After hearing what Dr. Mueller said, everyone understood why the old man was so emotional. Mia von Reinhardt was even more shocked. The appearance was so comprehensive. It seemed that Bao Zixuan was stronger than imagined.

Dr. Mueller's direction was right. It was not developed just because the calculation value was not enough. Heiyun Group does not have these problems. After all, the application of large-scale industrial computers makes everything simple.

The Germans are still relatively traditional and have not yet applied large-scale industrial computers in many aspects, and industrial software is in its infancy.

Mia von Leihart seemed to understand something at this time, that is, the computer operator who worked with them before. Heiyun designers will input every design element, step, and link into the computer. Then the computer will give improvement plans and suggestions. Now it seems that many are not designed by engineers, but are the results of computer calculations.

Future industrial design will definitely be inseparable from computers. The black cloud came to the front again. If Thiessen wanted to surpass, he still had to work harder on computers.

After that, Dr. Mueller once again entered his own world and continued to test the George Patton military vehicle like a maniac.

Everyone is not surprised, as long as he is happy, that is better than anything else. Mia von Reinhardt also completed the test task and could submit a satisfactory result to Bao Zixuan.