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As the "ex-wife" or former car of the division commander, this IS6 heavy tank, which once held the special number "177", is not only unique in appearance and configuration, but also the level of care and refinement of the details. Flawless.

Karamov, a maniac who likes to do it himself, not only upgraded the weapons, but also added some new gadgets to the IS6 heavy tank that fit his own aesthetic and practical views.

For example, the telescopic push-pull retractable ashtray can fully meet the practical needs of all smokers in the turret, and there is no need to use the cartridge after firing to accommodate it. There is also a gunner's periscope with a wider field of view, which once and for all solves the problems of the gunner's narrow and limited field of view, difficulty in finding targets, and certain obstacles in communicating with the commander about real-time battlefield information.

By the way, this newly installed gunner's periscope, which is nearly twice the size of the original, was not made by Karamov himself.

Karamov was only proficient in mechanics and loved tinkering with inventions since he was a child, although he was the undisputed number one mechanical expert in the 1st Stalin Guards Tank Division. But if you ask him to deal with issues involving the field of optical sighting, then you are letting Zhang Fei embroider.

This newly installed gunner's periscope was specially approved by the division commander. It was originally a spare part for the four latest IS4 heavy tanks. After being transported from the rear to the front line and actually delivered, there are only a few four sets in total, with an average of one set for each vehicle.

The IS4 heavy tank has been defined by Kotin as an "elite heavy tank" since the beginning of the project. It is a high-end product only used by super elite units such as the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division. It is not about how much energy it can produce or how much it can rival the IS6 in terms of quantity, but it is about being able to play the most important role in the most critical battles with the most limited output.

It may be a bit forward thinking and seems to be a waste of resources, but Kogin really thinks so, and at the same time, he also has the full support of Malashenko who wants a better new car and has made early preparations.

With Malashenko's intervention, the IS4, which was originally positioned as a high-end sports car like a sports car in a tank, has received another equipment upgrade. All the equipment that is currently the best and has no problem with reliability can basically be installed. .

Among them, there is a gunner's wide-area periscope with a larger field of view and better than the IS6. This is an experimental new gadget obtained by an acquaintance of Coginto, and it is not accessible to ordinary people. It was originally developed by relevant comrades from the Optical Instrument Design Bureau for the commander of the next generation heavy tank.

The basic performance has not changed much and has not been substantially improved compared to the current model. The advantage is that the overall design structure is simpler and uses fewer accessories to achieve the same effect. In actual production, a single periscope will consume more man-hours. few.

In short, this thing is more convenient for mass production and has a higher cost performance.

Under Malashenko's advice, this thing was directly pushed onto the head of Kirill's IS6 heavy tank. At least from the appearance, it looks like an IS6 heavy tank with a periscope on its forehead, which looks a bit [new] and weird.

In the context of World War II without the support of advanced electronic equipment and computer systems, the only way to expand the gunner's field of vision for enemy detection was through this method.

Malashenko also specifically asked Kotin whether he could develop an integrated sight that could be used by both the commander and the gunner, so that the commander and the gunner could share a wide-area enemy sight. This is a god-level passive that comes standard with advanced main battle tanks in later generations, and its effect on combat power is self-evident.

But unfortunately, when Kogin saw the detailed sketch of the plan drawn up by Malashenko with pen and paper, he just thought about it briefly and then shook his head without hesitation, saying that with the current technology, it is not possible to do this kind of thing. Something ahead of its time.

But Malashenko's ideas and ideas are indeed great. If you can't do it now, it doesn't mean you won't be able to do it in the future. Kogin said that he will reserve this idea for future use. Maybe there are other comrades in the design bureau who have some strange ideas in this regard, and maybe they can be realized in some ways that have never been imagined before.

Although it is not possible for the commander and the gunner to share the same field of view for searching for enemies, Kogin proposed a second-best solution, adding a high-end wide-area periscope for the gunner that is high-end, classy, ​​and has the same performance as the commander. .

Although this will inevitably increase the cost, the IS4 heavy tank itself is expensive, and it doesn't matter how expensive it is.

Kogin did what he said and made another magical modification on the four IS4 prototype heavy tanks that were about to be delivered. He made a hole in the dome of the gunner's position and installed an independent commander's periscope for the gunner to search for enemies. use.

Although it is a castrated version, there is no turret top cover to provide space for equipment, and the top of the front half of the head of the IS4 heavy tank still has a slope structure. Therefore, you can only see a sector-shaped area of ​​about 160 degrees directly in front of you, but it is still better than the gunner looking at a high-magnification gun scope and being blind and unable to find the enemy.

Furthermore, the gunner does not need to see the side and rear field of view, as that will only distract and put the cart before the horse. The gunner can just fire with peace of mind. It is the commander's job to detect the enemy's orders. The ultimate purpose of installing this thing is just to make it easier for the gunner to aim and fire more quickly.

Let me put it this way, you can actually get hands-on experience with this new trick! Especially after driving the new car IS4, Iushkin even gave a five-star praise, saying that the increase in combat power brought by this thing has more than doubled for him!

First, use the wide-area periscope to capture the approximate location of the target marked by the commander, and simultaneously turn the helicopter and steering gear to roughly aim, and then quickly move the naked eye view to the gun scope to accurately aim and fire. Only experienced gunners can understand this smooth and seamless operation. How awesome is it.

The words that Iushkin was shouting everywhere reached Karamov’s ears. Karamov, who was thinking about adding some other tricks to his new work, approached Malashenko and proposed his bold idea. : Let that special IS6 also have this powerful function.

Malashenko, who thought it was no big deal, quickly nodded in agreement. In fact, Malashenko had already decided from this moment on to give this special IS6 to Kiri, who was about to take up the post of commander. Consider it a gift.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with spending a little money to make him stronger. It is worth spending any amount of money on your brother.

And now, on this highland battlefield that is about to break through.

Kirill, who was on his first combat mission since being promoted to commander, was about to experience firsthand how much of a combat power boost this seemingly inconspicuous improvement had.