Steel Soviet Union

It is certainly a great thing to have the blessing of new ammunition. In fact, Malashenko did not expect that Kotin could use waste and small batch trial production of a body and chassis based on the IS2 without specifically emphasizing the requirements. So much thought has been spent on the renovated things, and so many fancy things have been done in various ways.

However, this can also show from the side that Kojin really takes this matter seriously, keeps Malashenko's requirements and all detailed design ideas in mind, and leads the team to carefully analyze and think about many feasibility .

Although this may be just that Ke Jing himself felt that this thing was good and worth doing, and his value interest ultimately led to such a process and result.

However, in Malashenko's view, this more shows that Kojin is a good guy, worthy of making such a friend, and that he sincerely takes his words and demands seriously.

Even if there is a cooperative relationship that is good for both parties, Malashenko still feels good despite knowing this. The things he explained are taken seriously and handled seriously, and he also comes up with such good practical results. The results feel really good.

Thinking of this, Malashenko couldn't help but brighten the smile on his face, and then spoke again.

"Except for the ammunition, are there any changes to other parts? For example, the ammunition loading and the body and chassis parts."

Already familiar with the design points and key performance of the entire car, Andrei, who was waiting for Malashenko to ask questions, just thought for a moment, and then spoke immediately.

"Ammunition loading is indeed a problem. As a frontline heavily armored assault vehicle rather than a rear fire support vehicle, the loading of TOS-1 is indeed too cumbersome and complicated. A short burst of firepower is no problem, but once the ammunition is exhausted, how to replace it? Maintaining combat effectiveness is indeed a big problem, after all, fierce wartime will not leave much reloading time for a frontline assault vehicle. "

"The team was aware of this problem during the design process and tried to find a solution. Even if it cannot completely eliminate the negative impact of long reloading time, it must reduce it as much as possible and strive to achieve the best results in the existing Do your best under technical conditions.”

"Based on the guidance proposed by Comrade Ke Jing, we designed a preloaded launcher that can be hoisted and replaced in an integrated manner."

"The combat structure you see now, that is, the huge launch box, is actually just an empty shell box connected to the firing wire, and the high and low angle and left and right firing range control mechanisms. To be more specific, ammunition In fact, it is loaded into a launcher, and the launcher is inserted into the launch box after loading the ammunition, rather than directly stuffing the ammunition into it.”

Perhaps he felt that a simple explanation was not real and specific enough. After pondering for a while, Andrei immediately made an invitation gesture to Malashenko.

"Comrade General, please follow me this way. It will be easier to understand if you can see the actual introduction."

Listening to the empty explanation was indeed a bit confusing, so Malashenko accepted the invitation from Andrei without much thought, and followed Andrei with his follower Iushkin. The footsteps in front led the way, and after not walking very far, they came to a stop beside a row of flatbed trucks that had had their anti-aircraft camouflage cloth removed.

"Please look at this, Comrade General, the 2x8 combination 310mm heavy rocket launcher is of course also a preloaded ammunition rack. It is actually the same type of launcher as the launcher on the wheeled rocket launcher, which is what I just said introduced to you.”

Indeed, as Andrei just said, what appeared in front of Malashenko at this moment was a bare metal shelf that looked like a charcoal barbecue grill.

It looks ordinary, but it does have a strong carrying capacity that can be seen at a glance. The huge launcher spacing can accommodate heavy rocket ammunition with a large enough diameter and a sufficient quantity.

According to Andre's explanation just now, the rack should be stuffed with 310mm Andryusha rockets and then fixed, and then hoisted directly with lifting equipment, and then find a way to stuff them into the empty launch box. Son.

The benefits of this design are obvious. This metal launcher with a simple structure and low technical content can be mass-produced and stocked in advance. A large number of launchers can be taken out before the battle begins, and a total of 16 rounds of Andryusha can be fired. The rockets are loaded in advance.

Once the TOS-1 runs out of ammunition during battle and needs to be reloaded, it only needs to make a tactical retreat to a relatively safer position at the back of the front line. The mobile lifting vehicle on standby can immediately lift and prepare in advance with human assistance. Load the ammunition launcher and quickly reload the TOS-1.

In this way, the loading efficiency will be greatly improved. You only need to mechanically hoist the entire pre-loaded ammunition launcher into the box, and the one-time loading is done. This is much faster than manpower loading 310mm heavy rockets one round at a time. It will definitely greatly improve the loading speed and combat efficiency, but there is still an objective prerequisite that must be met.

"Comrade General, I wonder if the leadership division has a mobile lifting vehicle that can be used to carry out integrated lifting of the launcher?"

This year is World War II, the Patriotic War, not the modern war of the 21st century.

The engineering cranes and ammunition loading cranes running around in the future modern army of the great powers are probably non-existent gadgets that do not even have basic concepts these days.

Therefore, the integrated hoisting and rapid loading design of the launcher led by Ke Jing is a good idea, but the key problem is that the troops installing TOS-1 must have suitable mobile lifting vehicles, and the lifting force must not be low.

If you were to use a small GAZ truck to use the entire small crane to do this, then it must be that the launcher with pre-loaded ammunition was not hoisted, and as a result, the center of gravity was unstable and it was hoisted over. This is no joke. This must be a job that can only be done by a heavy-duty lifting vehicle with sufficient tonnage, otherwise it will still have to be loaded manually one after another.

Fortunately, the leadership division really has such a heavy-duty lifting equipment with matching functions. Whether it is a coincidence or not, it can solve the problem anyway. This is enough for Malashenko to answer with a bright smile. .

"Are you talking about coincidence? Our division just happens to have the equipment you mentioned."

"The logistics support force has a batch of tank repair vehicles modified from the IS2 heavy tank body chassis. The turret was removed and a heavy lifting platform was installed. Normally we use it to replace the tank main gun or engine. More than 40 tons With its tonnage and heavy-duty boom, lifting such a launcher is definitely not a problem, but the logistics support troops will be closer to the firing line, and they need to be equipped with stronger self-defense firepower and escorts. "