Soviet Union 1991

"Although I don't know what Comrade Vladimir is doing, it doesn't make sense that even the Ministry of Defense is hiding something?"

"The Ministry of National Defense has nothing to hide. Comrade Varennikov will know what to do after watching the wonderful performance that follows."

Azov, who was walking at the front, said mysteriously.

This meeting was originally notified by Vladimir, so strictly speaking it has nothing to do with the Ministry of Defense. In fact, he was also looking forward to what kind of amazing results Vladimir would come up with to open everyone's eyes.

Varennikov was obviously impatient. He felt that the Ministry of Defense was hiding something from him recently. Moreover, the replacement of main battle tanks, which had not been mentioned for a long time, was also brought up again. Following Defense Minister Yazov through a corridor, he unexpectedly discovered that Deputy Defense Ministers Baklanov and Akhromeev were also there. , the latter showed a mysterious smile towards him, and waved to him, indicating that the audience should sit down now.

A tank that had never been seen before stood on the flat ground not far away. It was different from the previous T80 or T72. Although it did not have any explosive reactive armor turret, the style of the entire tank alone was completely different. It breaks away from the appearance of the previous Soviet tank, and instead looks more like a thing that abandoned the previous combat route and was created to cooperate with new tactics. But the specific situation can only be known after visiting.

Except for Varennikov, everyone else is very interested in this tank. As Comrade Vladimir introduced, they also specially selected a unique shell caliber for this tank.

This experiment specifically chose t72 and t80. Since they insist that t72 and t80 are excellent, then let the caliber speak for itself.

"T72 and T80 as targets? When did the Ministry of Defense become so generous?"

Varennikov smiled. Obviously, this modified "T90" could not catch his eyes. After all, he had a great prejudice against new cars and preconceptions that it was just a toy.

Baklanov turned around and looked at Varennikov with a strange expression, "First read the evaluation before commenting, Comrade Varennikov. There may be surprises waiting for you. "

"Comrade Baklanov, believe me. Even if they boast the T90 to the sky, it cannot be the only tank weapon equipped. The Ministry of War does not want to spend a lot of money to equip a weapon that may be obsolete in the next ten years. Something. I believe that the top leaders of the political bureau are not that kind of fool.”

No one knows whether the so-called high-level people refer to Vladimir or someone else in particular.

Baklanov smiled and did not reply. I vaguely recalled what Comrade Vladimir said in the previous meeting.

Does the War Department feel that its power already overrides that of the Politburo?

At first it sounded like a complaint, but if you think about it carefully in light of the current situation, it feels different.

"Could it be..."

Baklanov frowned and turned his head to look at Comrade Vladimir at the front, who also looked towards the seat.

"Do they want to use this tank incident to attack the Ministry of War? Perhaps the Armata plan was originally an issue that Comrade Yanayev chose to raise at this time in order to facilitate Vladimir's paving the way in the army. ?”

Interesting, interesting.

Baklanov squinted his eyes and looked at this new tank with interest. If he guessed correctly, this was not a simple test, but a signal that Vladimir would criticize the War Department. If... he can intimidate someone with such seniority as Varennikov, no one in the Politburo will be his opponent in the future.

"You should really take a good look at this test, Comrade Varennikov. Armata is a milestone in saying goodbye to the past, and the Soviet army will usher in a new change. Including our army."

What Baklanov said was profound, but the other party did not hear the underlying meaning.

"I'll see."

Varennikov responded in kind, with disdain written all over his face. He didn't even realize what this test meant, but he still thought that just like before, he wanted to use new tanks to replace the T80 that was originally in service on a large scale.

He wanted to see what Project Amata was doing.

Armata's new turret was aimed at the T72 tank without any protective measures to test Armata's penetration capability.

The entire testing ground became quiet, with only the sound of the wind passing through the grass constantly returning. Everyone nervously explained the tank with its unique shape. This shot was related to the future of this tank.

As the firing order was issued, the Armata tank fired its first shot in history. The entire tank was filled with dust, and the loud explosion was followed by a sharp ringing in the ears. It penetrated the nerves of everyone present.

Some people had stood up from their seats involuntarily. They wanted to see clearly how terrifying the tank's final shot was.

The result was a bit surprising. The turret of the T72 tank was actually lifted directly, penetrating from the side to fully exert its armor-piercing power. A large hole tore through the thick armor, splattering fragments and metal streams into every corner of the vehicle interior.

The audience immediately started to whisper. Some praised, while others were skeptical. After all, the performance of the T72 in the Gulf War was obvious to all. This did not mean that penetrating a T72 meant that it had passed the test.

"As you can see, penetrating the T72 and T80 does not mean that it has passed the test in your mind. Next, you will see the real horror of this tank."

"Just like everyone thinks that Armata is just a T90 with a different name, but I want to tell you."

Comrade Vladimir's words were full of meaning, "No one can stop the arrival of a new era, and any diehards who want to stop it will end up like that T72."

As soon as the words fell, the Armata on the test field fired continuously at the T72, and the unwarranted firing startled everyone. The explosion tried to bomb it into a pile of scrap metal.

Vladimir stood straight, disdaining to look back at the explosion behind him. The fire and impact lifted his tie, like a devil walking out of the explosion.

Even Varennikov took a deep breath.

"It was reduced to ashes." (To be continued.)

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