These reserved hanging points can temporarily hang thicker armor on the tank when needed to perform tough tasks such as position breakthroughs.

The thickness of the optional armored steel plate exceeds 30 mm, which can greatly improve the protection capability of the side and rear of the Tiger tank.

With the support of these temporary armors, Tiger tanks can perform position breakthrough tasks well and complete the position attack tasks undertaken by real Tiger tanks in history.

Thanks to the powerful 710 horsepower of the Maybach HLD diesel engine, the Tiger tank is still full of power after being loaded with several tons of steel plates, even much better than the Tiger tanks in history.

Of course, after loading heavy armor, the fuel consumption of the Tiger tank has been higher, and the basic itinerary has dropped from 190 kilometers to a sad 110 kilometers.

This value basically cannot complete the "large-depth interlaced attack", so German engineers are still trying their best to improve the basic itinerary of the Tiger tank.

The three major design elements of a tank are firepower, protection and mobility. In terms of protection capabilities, the Tiger tank is only slightly improved than the Leopard tank; although the maneuverability improvement is significant, it is not as huge as incredibly large.

Therefore, the firepower of the Tiger tank has become a design focus on how to have strong firepower and how to carry forward strong firepower, which has made German designers rack their brains.

First of all, the Tiger tank uses a 105mm caliber tank gun that has been tested on the Leopard tank, just by looking at the caliber, it can tell that it is 75mm and 88mm for the main caliber used by the German active tanks, which is quite improved.

Part of the technology of this type of tank gun with the technical code 17 comes from the UK, and the other part comes from Germany itself.

It has to be said that as a veteran power, the UK has indeed strong technical background. The birth of the 105mm caliber tank gun has definitely made an indelible contribution to the birth of the 105mm caliber tank gun.

The German Krupp factory has put a lot of effort into this cannon. The entire cannon uses many new technologies, and the performance of the cannon is also the best in the same period.

When launching armor-piercing bombs, the l7 type 105mm tank gun can penetrate 150mm uniform steel armor plates at an extreme combat distance of 1,500 meters.

Such a terrible breakdown distance allows the Tiger tank to be able to fight against various models of enemy tanks to be put into production in the future.

It can also be seen from this artillery that the design idea of ​​German tank guns has developed from simply increasing the chamber pressure to increase the diameter of the magnitude, diameter and diameter.

The increase in firepower is actually not the biggest part of the Tiger tank improvement. The most obvious improvement of Tiger tanks is the supporting "fire control equipment".

Based on the optical aiming system of the Leopard tank, German scientists have improved and improved the aiming system of the Tiger tank.

On the one hand, there is enough room for improvement inside the loose Tiger tank turret; on the other hand, technological advances also give German scientists room to play freely.

After a series of choices, German engineers installed a simple mechanical computer for the Tiger tank, which can simply input the wind speed and the approximate speed of the target, and calculate the advance amount of fire.

Don’t underestimate this set of equipment. After installation, you can greatly improve the hit rate of the Tiger tank, which can be considered an innovation.

It is not surprising to have simple fire control alone. What is really surprising is that Germany is ready to give this new tank the ability to fight night battles.

Just like a vampire, it has always been a human dream. The advancement of science has made this dream a reality around 1941.

Through unremitting efforts, German scientists have developed a more practical night vision system. Although the individual night vision device is still a clumsy joke, the night vision device in the car is already a bit like that.

The large turret of the Tiger tank has a lot of internal space to accommodate the battery of the night vision device, so the night vision device can be installed to fight at night.

The new night vision device is the most primitive and ancient infrared searchlight night vision system, but it is already the most advanced night vision system in this era.

With this night vision system, the Tiger tank can launch an attack at night and eliminate enemies that cannot be seen in the night.

After hearing the engineer introduced the latest Tiger tank, several German tank commanders who rushed back from the front line felt that their throats were a little dry.

If such powerful decisive weapon was really available, it would be no surprise that the German tank troops would become the veritable number one in the world.

"It's really great. When can this... Tiger tank be mass-produced? It can be installed on the front line troops?" One of the officers who visited the factory asked impatiently.

"The experiment has not been completed yet, it will be the end of the year at the earliest, right?" The engineers blushed when talking about mass production. They twisted for a while before answering regretfully.

The more new technology is used, the more unreliable the performance of the tank itself. The head of state stipulates that unreliable weapons and equipment are not allowed to be mass-produced.

Think about it, the US m4 Sherman tank was developed earlier and has not been mass-produced yet.

The experimental weapons have a very rigorous process that no one can easily change. Li Le, who has traveled through the 21st century, has simplified many procedures and has avoided many detours. However, there are still many essential links, and no one can be simplified.

Just as Germany has invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the pre-research of some weapons and equipment, the United States has also invested a lot of funds and personnel in these projects.

Therefore, the development speed of both sides is actually similar: the American Sherman and the P-51 Mustang fighter did not have time to be put into service, and the German Tiger tank also needs time to be tested and improved.

"So, if you can get a Tiger tank, you have to wait for next year no matter what." A German general sighed regretfully.

His emotions affected the officers around him, and everyone felt sorry that this new weapon could not be mass-produced immediately.

"Actually, there is nothing to regret. After all, it is a new weapon. You don't want it to have problems when it is used, paralyzed on the battlefield, right?" The engineer shrugged and persuaded.
Chapter completed!