Steel Soviet Union

In the existing historical timeline, the 128-gun was already the most powerful anti-tank gun actually used on the battlefield by the German army throughout World War II. In other words, this thing is also the most powerful anti-armor main gun among all the anti-tank destroyers that actually participated in World War II.

Malashenko had predicted for a long time that such a day would come sooner or later. It was only a matter of time before the PAK 44 128-gun was put into the battlefield. And as the Germans became increasingly out of breath due to their own huge armor advantage, Malashenko always felt that the time for the 128 cannon to be actually put into the battlefield was sooner rather than later, and it was obviously necessary to prepare early and nip it in the bud.

The birth of the IS6 heavy tank and its replacement of the IS2 as the Red Army's new mass-produced vehicle were not only to deal with the newly emerged Chang 88, but also to deal with the 128 that might appear on the battlefield at any time.

As a future time traveler, Malashenko has the gift of foresight and seeing through time. Malashenko clearly knows that there is a limit to the bottleneck when rifled guns fire full-caliber armor-piercing projectiles.

With the technological level of World War II, no matter how much the Germans lengthen the caliber and make the cannon more powerful, as long as it still fires full-caliber armor-piercing projectiles and sub-caliber tungsten core armor-piercing projectiles, it will never be able to penetrate most of the front of the IS6 heavy tank. Main armor belt.

No matter how awesome the Germans are, they can't break through the limits of the laws of earth's physics. According to the formula of full-caliber armor-piercing projectiles, even the 130mm naval gun on the IS7 cannot penetrate the front of the IS6's body from a normal angle. , you must know that this is the most powerful gun among the old rifled tank guns that fires full-caliber armor-piercing projectiles.

What the IS7 cannot do, there is no reason why the German 128 can do it, and the current factual situation is indeed exactly as Malashenko expected.

Ding-ding——

boom--

crackling——

call out--

The violent explosion of the tank that the Germans expected did not come out. Even if the Jaegers, who were huge and heavy in weight, approached such a close shooting distance, they still could not shake the IS6 heavy tank's unusually strong and impressive strength. The main armor protection belt on the front of the car body.

When the large-caliber armor-piercing projectiles hit, most of them were directly bounced off by the IS6's extremely large nose upward angle, pointing slantingly at the sky and whizzing away, leaving behind ear-piercing air-piercing screams and sparks of metal collisions between electric and stone fires.

Armor-piercing projectiles with a slightly better angle of incidence and offset by high to low angles were not deflected by the inclined armor but still did not achieve very good results. The abnormal equivalent protection under the super large inclination angle consumes all the impact kinetic energy of the armor-piercing projectile in an instant.

Not only did it fail to completely penetrate the armor, it also hit the projectile with the fuze that failed and misfired. It was stuck in the upper armor of the IS6 in a semi-penetrating posture like a toy dart stuck on a target. It seemed extremely abrupt and ironic, telling the Germans a huge tragedy with ruthless facts.

Sorry, your latest thing is still not working well. Even if the 128 cannon is fired, it will still only make a sound.

"Damn Russian monster! Load, keep loading! I don't believe I can't deal with it!"

There is more than one Jagdtiger heavy tank destroyer on the position. In fact, it is a complete heavy tank destroyer company configuration. The entire company has 12 of the latest Jagdtiger heavy tank destroyers, a total of 13 including the company headquarters command vehicle.

Even though they suffered some losses in the fierce incoming artillery fire just now, these monsters, which are thick-skinned and extremely protective, even far better than the Tiger King, still maintain more than half of their strong combat effectiveness. What Malashenko has to face now is a total of 10 Jagdtigers that can fire and fight. It is not destined to be too easy to conquer these powerful beings.

"Every vehicle crew is prohibited from firing! Don't try to shoot! I repeat, you can't hit those German monsters at this distance, so don't try to shoot! Use full power to break through the position and play close combat with these bastards! Keep charging!"

Although it uses the chassis of the King Tiger, the full combat weight of the Jagdtiger has reached the 75-ton level after refueling and reloading, but it has more abnormal armor protection than the King Tiger.

If nothing else, just talk about the 250 mm physical thickness of the homogeneous steel protection on the front of the fighting room. This is no longer something that the various types of anti-tank guns and tank guns currently in service in the Red Army can handle. Not to mention firing up the 122 cannon and hearing the sound, even if the 100 cannon with a higher penetration depth is pulled over and fired, it still doesn't work.

Since armor-piercing bombs don't work, why not try using high-explosive bombs?

Malashenko did have such an idea for a moment, but it was only for that short moment. After only a short time, he put this unrealistic idea behind him.

There is no other reason, it’s just that the hunter is too thick-skinned. The King Tiger's body protection, coupled with the 250mm physically thick battle chamber frontal armor with an oversized pig-nosed gun mantlet, you can say this thing has Zentraedi-level protection among World War II armored vehicles, but it is the face of a mouse. It's not as thick as the front armor of the battle room.

More importantly, the Jagdtiger is a proper turretless tank destroyer.

The attribute of not having a turret has advantages and disadvantages. Many people know the disadvantages. Inflexible response and no turret equals no human rights.

But there are indeed some advantages to shooting without a turret. For example, the front armor of the fighting room is directly welded to the car body dome armor, leaving no gaps. There is no need for the steering gear rotation blessing of the traditional tank turret, and there is no turret steering gear at all. The installation, the left and right firing range of the main gun and the adjustment of the height and pitch angle are all completed in the combat room.

It is impossible to use 122 grenades to bomb the King Tiger until the steering gear is jammed and the turret cannot rotate, as we did last time. What's even more terrible is that the King Tiger's body is covered with heavy armor protection, even the dome of the body. The Jiadu can withstand the close-range explosion of 122 grenade without being penetrated. This means that the entire front face of the Hunter Tiger is almost completely immune to the bombardment of 122 artillery grenade.

Well, except for the gun barrel and tracks.

However, breaking the legs of these hunting tigers in this formation is of no use at all. Even if they break their legs, they still cannot make these monsters withdraw from the battle.

After all, they are now playing the role of a fixed anti-tank firepower point, not a moving tank destroyer.

As for the bad guy Malashenko, he really doesn’t want to bet the outcome of the battle on such unreliable and low-probability luck.

The barrel wall of the 128 gun is very thick. The gun-making technology of these days is far from as advanced as that of later generations in the 21st century. In order for the 128 gun to withstand the astonishing firing pressure, the Germans deliberately thickened it at the beginning of the design. Barrel wall. In simple and easy-to-understand game terms, the HP of the 128 gun barrel is much thicker than that of other German tank guns.

Although Malashenko has not actually tested it, he can estimate it to be close to ten.

If the 122 grenade wants to directly damage the barrel of the Hunter Tiger and cause it to explode, then it is estimated that it must at least send the shell to the Hunter Tiger's gun mantlet and explode it with such precision. This probability is no better than buying it on a war-torn battlefield. How much higher does it cost to win the lottery.

Moreover, it is a high-explosive projectile that has a slow initial velocity, a greater ballistic drop than an armor-piercing projectile, lower accuracy, and is more difficult to shoot accurately. Rather than risking this luck, it is better to rush forward and play close combat with these stupid and slow hunting tigers. The IS6, which is already known for its maneuverability advantage, can be called a scud in front of the Jagdtiger.