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Malashenko guessed that he might see a new prototype during his trip to Chelyabinsk.

Because judging from the timetable, it’s almost time to promote some changes due to the butterfly effect caused by flapping my wings at my own risk.

He had sounded the alarm about the Tiger crisis so long in advance. No matter how high-spirited Kogin was, or the production line was too busy and had no time to make prototypes, he should still be able to draw a few drawings and come up with a plan. Bar?

Fortunately, Ke Jing's work efficiency really did not disappoint our Comrade Ma.

Judging from Kejin's somewhat mysterious expression, Malashenko guessed that if this guy didn't have something real in his hand, he wouldn't be so confident in showing his mysterious smile. After all, you have to weigh it before pretending. This is the skill.

However, there is still some discrepancy between reality and imagination. Malashenko had calculated everything but still failed to predict that the prototype car that Kojin wanted to show him would turn out to be like this!

Looking at the wooden tank in front of him that looked like it had been flattened by a hammer, Malashenko, who had never forgotten this majestic and domineering body, certainly knew what was in front of him. However, this mood is a mixture of happiness, confusion, surprise and other emotions, with a kind of complexity that cannot be explained in detail.

All in all, the IS6 heavy tank, which was bombed due to the poor performance of the telex system in the existing history, appeared in Marashen more than a year in advance in a very funny-looking wooden tank posture. In front of the department.

Kojin, who was busy all day long and had a lot of things to do, did not focus on the new prototype. Most of his energy was put on securing the mass production plan for the IS1 heavy tank as soon as possible. Running around.

But Cogin, who has always been obsessed with August's amazing electric transmission system, still took a little time out of his busy schedule with the attitude of giving it a try, and gradually perfected a plan that he considered very important: for This unique electric transmission system tailors a brand-new housing to maximize its powerful combat power.

Since his most capable assistant, Shashmulin, was busy working on various firepower upgrade plans for future use, Kogin, who always felt uneasy leaving it to others, went into battle himself, bringing along a few people who he thought were still good enough. The designers and engineers who were considered reliable began the first phase of the design work of the heavy tank named "Project 252".

The Tiger tanks captured in Leningrad had been studied in depth, and the stronger protection necessary against the 88 gun was naturally integrated into them.

The protection index of the tank was determined by Kogin personally from the beginning. In order to make the frontal main armor belt completely immune to the German 88 gun bombardment at a regular combat distance, this is what must be done.

Kejin, who had been thinking about the drawings for a long time with a pencil in his hand, always felt that his IS1 heavy tank design was still too conservative. It was almost an enhanced version of the KV heavy tank, and many of the designs still retained the same features as before. shadow, especially in the design of the car body.

Although this can shorten the design time, maximize the use of mature design and technology, and show strength and prove oneself in front of that guy Morozov. But compared to the German's huge step forward from No. 4 to Tiger, Kogin feels that his design is a bit like standing still.

Therefore, instead of making steady and gradual improvements, Kejing, who changed his mind and chose a wild style, directly launched a new bold design this time.

Kotin incorporated some information and technical parameters he obtained from his arch-enemy Morozov, and combined his own design concepts with reference to part of the design of the T34 medium tank, which has received rave reviews.

A piece of welded armor with a physical thickness of 100 mm was directly placed on the front of the car at an extremely large inclination angle of 66 degrees. A piece of welded armor with a physical thickness of 120 mm was used on the lower part of the car body at an inclination of 52 degrees. The lack of equivalent defense is directly compensated by physical thickness. After conversion of the equivalent coefficient of inclination, the defense weight of the top and bottom is exactly on the same level.

Considering that when he met with Malashenko in Moscow before, Malashenko once mentioned to himself that when the front of a tank is hit, the probability of the turret being hit is always much higher than the probability of being hit by the body.

Kogin, who made a big move on the drawing, directly further compressed the turret height of the IS1 heavy tank, and used the large amount of armor weight thus saved to strengthen the defensive weight of the front and sides of the turret.

Compared with the 100 mm physical thickness of the IS1 heavy tank turret, the new turret further increases the physical thickness of the armor to 150 mm, but the weight of the entire turret is controlled to a level similar to the former.

This is an innovation and boldness of Kejing's design plan, and it is enough to prove his personal ability.

Although this will inevitably sacrifice the comfort of the crew members, but as Malashenko said, it is better to be uncomfortable in the tank than to be fucked into a roast by a German. Kogin is Malashenko's theory. staunch supporter.

In terms of firepower, which is particularly important, Kogin did not put much energy into consideration.

Rather, some people take it for granted that the firepower upgrade design plan Shashmulin is presiding over can be directly grafted onto the new telex tank for use. The firepower indicators of both are corresponding to the Germans' new Tiger. Heavy tanks to position, so the problem should be very easy to solve.

Compared with building a real tank, it is obviously much simpler to build a 1:1 static model with glue and wood.

I'm just demonstrating the design. Let's first see how to fit the trial electric transmission system into this new tank. If there are any imperfections in the design, we can easily dismantle the wood and re-glue it together. After the entire design is finalized, we can build the steel armor. Real tank prototype.

Therefore, there is really no big problem in using wood to build tanks at this time. On the contrary, it is a cost-saving, time-saving and labor-saving method, which can greatly promote the efficiency of project design.

Various factors driven by Malashenko's butterfly effect by chance were cleverly combined at the intersection.

This car looks a bit like a wooden prototype with a T34 body carrying an IS2 turret, and then being flattened by a hammer as a whole. It was by chance that it was born in front of Malashenko in 1943.

Compared to Malashenko's slightly open-chin expression, looking at the wooden prototype tank that he took the time to build in less than a week, the regret on Kogin's face was clearly evident.

"If the electric drive system becomes obsolete, this design may not be necessary. Fortunately, it just built a wooden prototype and didn't put much effort into it."

Malashenko, who came back to his senses after Kogin's slightly regretful words, did not think so, and a firm word driven by a crazy idea blurted out immediately afterwards.

"No, Comrade Ke Jing, I think such an excellent plan should not be abandoned. For example, you can consider correcting the wrong design ideas, just for part of the design."