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Chapter 4 The Fourth Sword (2)

When the second type of weapon came on the field, everyone was shocked because these strange things were far beyond their imagination. Although the stg43 displayed just now looked a bit weird, it could make people see it at a glance that it was a new type of gun. But what are the ones on the field now - the first is an iron-made thin cylinder with hollow front and back, with a tail rod next to it, and a cone-shaped mushroom-like thing in front; the second is a slightly thick hollow steel pipe, which seems to have a shield in front; finally the third product displayed has a bracket similar to a light machine gun, but what is the pointed thing in front? Are rockets?

Many people think that these things are more like a group of musical instruments than weapons. I heard that this was designed by the head of state himself, and whispers and communication sounds suddenly sounded at the scene...

Sperl attached himself to Hoffman's ear and said softly: "First of the People's Republic of China, are all designed by you? Why do I think it doesn't fit your aesthetic orientation? Well... it's really a bit..." He originally wanted to say "ugly", but after thinking about it, he used "ingenious" instead.

"Speer, don't underestimate him. Although his appearance is inconspicuous, the result will surprise you." Hoffmann was not moved at all, but said to the designer next to him, "Dr. Langweiler, please introduce the principles and design concepts to you."

"Everyone, after accepting the Army Weapons Bureau's proposal for the development of infantry anti-tank weapons in May, we devoted a lot of energy to research and discovered the principle of "hollow charge energy-gathering effect" - the armor-breaking bomb was equipped with a conical metal cover (copper alloy) on the front of the warhead, forming a conical port facing forward and a conical tip facing backward. It is installed behind the metal cover, and the front is empty. When the warhead explodes, the metal cover is melted into a high-speed liquid metal jet like a lens.

It is focused on the center of the hollow part. If it is fired at the tank armor, it can rush the armor out of a hole and quickly damage the equipment and killers inside." Langewell made an example. "This is like using a high-pressure faucet to aim at the sand pile to quickly rush out a hole. Based on this principle, we have obtained three very valuable anti-tank weapons based on the drawings designed by the head of state, and we are currently named Armored Killer No. 1.2 and No. 3."

"How much penetration is this weapon? Is it worth the penetration depth of anti-tank gun?" Someone asked. The subtext of this sentence is obvious: if you can't even compare with the 37mm anti-tank gun, then this weapon has no development value at all, because the pitiful armor-breaking depth of the 37mm tank gun has become a "stepchair" and has been ordered to stop production.

"Of course it's not a problem. According to the results of our test, the maximum penetration depth of No. 1 is equal to uniform armor."

"What?" the crowd exclaimed, "We should have heard the distance unit wrongly, right?"

"Heard right." Hoffman said with a big laugh, "Dr., show our research results."

Dr. Langweller is the chief research expert of Hasag Company (hogo-ider-ag). According to the requirements of the Army Weapons Bureau, he led his subordinates to develop a weapon with a super-caliber armor-breaking warhead and a propulsion medicine located in the launcher based on the principle of recoilless guns. But it looks more like a grenade from the appearance. Just as he was about to continue improving, Berlin came to an urgent call and said that the head of state was summoned. Then after half an afternoon of exchange, he obtained three design drawings, and all the weapons depicted on it were based on the principle of this "hollow charge". Although the drawings drawn by Hoffman were a bit rough, everything was not difficult for Dr. Langweller. He led his subordinates to work overtime and used three weeks to turn the three designs into reality.

Killer No. 1 is the "iron fist" in German history. It is essentially an ultra-light recoilless gun: a steel gunpowder tube provides the breeze power of the anti-tank grenade, and the anti-tank grenade is inserted in front of the gunpowder tube. When firing, the ignition needle outside the gunpowder tube is pulled down. The urge to the impact cap ignition tube causes the anti-tank grenade to leave the launch tube. The spring tail of the grenade is then unfolded and it allows it to fly steadily to the target. The airflow that propels the gunpowder can rush out from the back of the gunpowder tube so that it has no recoil at all. The component of the grenade is a 50:50* and passivation mixture. It weighs only 54 grams, but it is enough to launch the warhead for 30 meters at a speed of 28 meters/sec.

No matter how good it was, it could not match the actual demonstration. The doctor signaled his subordinates to take Killer No. 1 and run towards a scrapped T-34 tank on the shooting range. The experimenter walked to about 25 meters away from the tank and raised his head slightly. After a little operation, he found a grenade dragging the flames towards the tank. After the explosion, he held his breath and checked the results. As a result, he heard neither the sound of armor rupture or obvious depressions or holes. Everyone's expressions seemed very funny. He wanted to laugh but did not dare to laugh.

Seeing the success signal sent by the experimenter who ran over to check the results of the battle, the doctor confidently reported: "The experiment was successful. The tank and the personnel inside have been destroyed. Please move and check it out."

Everyone was surprised, but they still studied the tank carefully. When they saw it, they were shocked. The frontal armor of the T-34 could withstand more anti-tank guns had been penetrated by high-hot metal flow, leaving only a hole as thick as a finger. The dummy inside simulated the crew was covered with burn marks, which was terrible. It was impossible to imagine that anyone could survive in such a situation.

The scene was sensational, and everyone exclaimed curiously. Although the distance between this anti-tank was a bit close, the effect was really good. It was the best partner for infantry to fight tanks.

Only Hoffman stood still, as if the result had been expected. Spel, who had seen the scene, changed his expression from the initial teasing to shock and stammered: "First of the People, this is really a genius and amazing creativity."

"What's the matter? It's still far from my requirements. The things I designed should be at least 150 meters away. He needs further improvement." Hoffman thought: Joke, the power of the iron fist can be blocked by a mere T-34?

Seeing that the scene was already in a sensation, Dr. Langweiler immediately struck while the iron was hot to show Killer No. 2.

The original name of Killer 2 was "Tank Killer" in his historical space-time and time. It is a copy of the US Bazuka rocket launcher. As a large weapon for the anti-tank team in the infantry detachment, it requires special shooters and ammunition players and necessary cover personnel. The drawings provided by Hoffman to Dr. Langweiler are directly equipped with improved anti-shields, so that the shooter no longer needs to wear protective clothing. The effective range of the rocket used is more than 150 meters, the total weight is about 10 kilograms, and the armor-piercing power is about.

"?" The scene exclaimed again. I haven't heard of any country's tanks having more armor than the front. This thickness is even the thickness of ordinary cruisers.

"Can he really penetrate?"

"No problem, at least our Tiger tank can't stop it." Spel's expression stiffened and it took him a long time to react, "First of the People's Republic of China, this news is a bit unpleasant."

"The Americans have developed similar weapons, and I am influenced by them." Hoffman pointed gently, "There are enemies, and we should have them."

The two experimenters squatted on the ground with weapons. This time the distance they challenged was 100 meters, and the object was replaced by the scrapped British Matilda tank. The thickest part of the front armor of this tank was as high as 78mm. Rommel's armored division suffered a lot in the French battle, and in the end they were settled with the 88 guns. But now this thickness of armor is vulnerable to the power of Killer 2, and the battle is as ordinary as when dealing with the T-34 just now.

Many people, especially staff officers and generals who have experience in front-line combat, began to think about it after applauding. The killing effects of the two weapons are of course shocking, but they also have obvious flaws. If the first weapon is simple enough, but the operation distance is too close, it may cause a large number of casualties in actual combat; the power and distance of the second weapon are satisfactory, but the operation process is slightly complicated, and it also requires cover personnel and two-man artillery teams, which occupy too much, which is not conducive to the firepower balance of the first-level squad and platoon level. I hope that the third weapon of the head of state can have better results.

Killer No. 3 is a diagram of the Soviet RPG-7 depicted by Hoffmann using his time-travel advantage. He placed high expectations for this. Dr. Langwell also agreed, believing that this design not only has the advantages of the first two, but also avoids the shortcomings of the two. However, the problem is that the manufacturing difficulty is very high. In three weeks, he devoted at least two-thirds of his energy to it, but the design results are still not very satisfactory. The gap is relatively large to the requirements of the head of state, and it is barely considered a semi-finished product.

The test results also showed this. The experimenter shot 3 shots in total, and only the last one shot was successful, and the firing distance was about 50 meters. Everyone at the scene agreed with this. The new weapon was perfected as soon as it came out, and everyone's admiration for the head of state's creativity and vision all rose to a new level after this display.

Colonel Vincent was overjoyed. He originally thought that one of the three devices had barely some effect, which was enough to be adopted by the Army Weapons Bureau. Now the three types have made achievements and have greatly exceeded their best expectations. He was happy and waited for Hoffman to name them.

"They can be called panzerfaust, named Iron Fist No. 1, 2 and 3 respectively, symbolizing that all enemies are trembling under German iron fists." Hoffman finally revealed the name.

Another majestic weapon is ready to debut!

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