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For tanks and armored vehicles, of course, the thicker the armor, the better! I believe that every military fan who is new to the industry must have had such thoughts after seeing the data on tank armor. But is this the fact? I believe that everyone will understand more after learning more

With more relevant knowledge, it is not 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 has solved this problem very well. The Soviets have obviously come to the front, and the clues can be seen through the tanks of World War II.

When the impact speed is 2610fps, when the armor is vertical, the penetration depth of the 57mm gun is 4.2 inches, and when the armor is at an inclination angle of 60, the penetration depth of the 57mm gun is 1.5 inches. The ratio between the two 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 dares 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 well known.

Panzer VIII Maus is a super-heavy tank designed by the German Porsche company at the end of World War II. Its total combat weight was 188 tons, making it the heaviest tank at the time. It is precisely because of the extremely heavy body that the Maus tank

Its off-road ability was extremely poor, and it was ultimately aborted due to lack of practical value.

This type of tank was mainly produced by Krupp and assembled by Alkett. Only two were produced. One was unarmed and was only used for verification. It was equipped with a 128mm main gun and a 75mm coaxial secondary gun. This was the

Weapons capable of destroying any armored vehicle.

The development history of the Panzer VIII tank can be traced back to the German Army's pre-war investigation report on the 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 Krupp's designers made a large number of 110, 130, 150 and 170-ton tanks.

The research on the development of super-heavy tanks has never gone beyond the drawing stage and become a real vehicle. Because of their bulky size, the first codename of these super-heavy tanks was called "Mammoth". Later, in order to confuse the enemy's intelligence

, also renamed as rat pose.

After mid-March 1942, the Porsche depot received a contract requesting the production of 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 Adolf Hitler's

At his personal request, Professor Ferdinand Porsche and Dr. Muller of Kluber Company began to cooperate on the entire plan. Hitler also requested 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 has now been officially finalized.

Although the Maus tank did not play a big role in the war, it can 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 this world is uncertain."

The evaluation is really a bit high, which makes the pretentious Mia von Reinhardt feel embarrassed. After all, he did not design this car, so it has a bit to do with it but not a big deal.

Mia von Lehardt: "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. Muller 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 simply cannot

I can't see the mystery behind it.

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 veteran engineer in Germany, and his achievements at that time 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 armor

Partly, Motorola is responsible for the communications part."

Although Dr. Muller has retreated to the second line, he still pays attention to the development of world industry. Hearing that it was developed by Heiyun Group, Bao Zixuan served as the chief designer. He did not say much, and could only lament that the future industrial leader may not belong to Germany.

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

But I 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 she tried to say: "Dr. Muller, is there anything special about the appearance design of this car?"

I hope you can explain it and 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 design closest to actual combat, 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 areas 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 makes people very confused. 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 calculation amount is 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 Reichat seemed to understand something at this time, that is, the computer operator who worked with them before. The Heiyun designer will input each design element, step, and link into the computer. Then the computer will give

Come up with improvement plans and opinions. Now it seems that many of them are not designed by engineers, but are the results of computer calculations.

Future industrial design will definitely be inseparable from computers. The black cloud has come to the front again. If Thyssen wants to surpass it, it still needs to put more effort into 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, it is better than anything else. And Mia von Reinhardt has also completed the test task and can submit a satisfactory result to Bao Zixuan.