Chapter 71 The King of Tanks! It's Him?
For a while, people's thoughts were a little confused during the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

But after the chaos, many people felt that Tianmu might be joking or even talking nonsense.

What exactly is Adou like?

Maybe we need to take another look.

A new day, a new sky appears.

[The King of Tanks in World War II! Isn’t it the King Tiger tank? ]

When the ancient people heard that it was about the tank skylight, they all became interested.

First, after all, politics and war are always hot topics among men.

The tank rankings are naturally eye-catching.

Some people want to see the method of manufacturing tanks from the content of the sky dome.

Although we have seen many weapons from later generations in the videos on the sky screen, the tank is still the one that has attracted the most attention of the ancient people so far.

Of course, the fighter planes in the sky also attract a lot of attention.

But the ancients had no idea how those huge iron birds worked.

In comparison, tanks were easier for ancient people to understand.

……

Han Dynasty.

Huo Qubing was very interested in tanks and hoped to lead them to launch a blitzkrieg.

He looked at the title on the sky screen and asked in confusion:
"I saw it said before that the King Tiger tank is the most powerful tank."

"But Tianmu said at the time that although the King Tiger tank was the strongest, it was not the king of tanks. I was a little puzzled at the time."

"Then let's see what Tianmu says. Why is the strongest tank not the king of tanks?"

Amid the confusion of many ancient people, represented by Huo Qubing, Tianmu began to tell the story.

[If you ask about the most powerful tank in World War II, most people would probably say it is the King Tiger tank. ]

[Some people would also say it is a Maus tank. ]

[But what about the king of tanks in World War II? ]

[The most popular candidate is definitely not Tiger King! ]

[It is a tank that looks ordinary in performance.]

[This tank is the representative of Soviet tanks and a classic tank that has influenced half the world.]

【T34 tank! 】

[Let's first look at the basic parameters of the T34 tank. ]

[The vehicle weighs 32 tons, is 6.1 meters long, and has a maximum highway speed of 55 kilometers per hour.]

[The frontal armor is 45 mm thick sloped armor. ]

[The main weapon is a 76.2mm cannon, which was later improved to 85mm caliber]

……

When the ancient people saw the parameters of the T34 tank, they were puzzled.

Qin Dynasty.

When Ying Zheng saw this, he was very confused:

"The parameters of this T34 tank look very ordinary."

"Not to mention the Tiger King tank that was ranked first in the previous tank rankings, even compared with the Tiger tank that was ranked fifth, it is no match at all."

"Why can this be the king of tanks in World War II?"

Han Dynasty.

Ying Zheng’s doubts were also the same as Huo Qubing’s doubts.

Before this, Huo Qubing thought that the king of tanks in World War II would be a perfect tank with extremely thick armor, extremely strong firepower and extremely fast speed!
But now it seems.

This T34 tank can't even be considered a heavy tank.

With this amount of armor and firepower, it can only be considered average.

How can you comment on the king of tanks in World War II?
Many ancient people once believed that.

Could it be that something went wrong with the contents of the sky curtain?
Or maybe it's just some kind of joke or something like that and is not credible enough.

……

And amid the ancient people’s doubts and suspicions, the sky screen continued to play.

[The T34 tank is a new type of tank that the Soviet Union began to develop before World War II.]

[It is also the most widely used and most famous tank model in World War II. ]

【Not only played an important role in World War II. 】

【After World War II, it was still active on battlefields around the world. 】

[Including our country, the Marine Corps was still using this highly reliable and convenient tank until the 1990s. ]

[During the civil war in eastern Ukraine a few years ago, the T34 tank on the monument was also taken down and quickly repaired.]

【He participated in modern warfare at the age of nearly 100. 】

[It can be said that the T34 tank is a legend among tanks! It is the king of tanks! ]

[So let's explore the T34 tank and see how it got the title of the king of tanks? ]

……

[In the Battle of Nomonhan in the early stages of World War II, the Soviet Union crushed the Japanese attack with a torrent of steel. ]

[But in this battle, the old Soviet tanks revealed considerable problems. ]

[The armor protection of the Soviet T26 and BT tanks at that time was quite weak. ]

[It is almost impossible to defend against any field anti-tank firepower, and even anti-tank rifles may not be able to defend against it. ]

[The Soviet Union, which won the battle, suffered a 60% destruction rate in its armored forces! ]

[It can be said that this fully exposed the weaknesses of the Soviet Union's current tanks.]

[Plus, the international situation was extremely tense at the time, and a war was imminent.]

[The Soviet Union also stepped up its efforts, hoping to quickly develop a batch of powerful new tanks before the war began.]

[So in 1940, the prototype of the T34 tank was produced. ]

[The T34 tank adopted the design of inclined armor for the first time, which greatly improved the tank's defense capability. ]

[It has been proven in actual combat that the sloped armor often causes enemy artillery fire to ricochet.]

[Its 45mm frontal armor, when tilted at 32 degrees, has the same protection as a 70mm thick steel plate! ]

[The German army, which was competing with them, had the strongest main battle tanks at the time, the Panzer III and Panzer IV, whose gun calibers were only 37 mm and 50 mm.]

[Even a 75mm caliber can't actually penetrate the frontal armor of the T34 tank. ]

[Not only does the T34 tank have amazing protection capabilities, but it also has very strong firepower. ]

[The T34 was equipped with a 76mm tank gun, while tank guns of European countries at the same time were basically within 50mm. ]

[Even the German Army's most powerful Panzer IV and the French B1 tank were equipped with short-barreled mm guns.]

[There is a certain power gap compared to the T34 tank gun. ]

[The 34mm tank gun of the T76 tank has powerful firepower and can penetrate 61mm steel plates at a distance of up to one thousand meters.]

[The German tanks at that time were completely helpless against the T34 tanks and were completely unable to stop them! ]

When the sky curtain was introduced to this point, the ancient people gradually began to appreciate its flavor.

Although the T34 tank may not be as strong as the later Tiger and King Tiger tanks.

But consider the competitors of the same period.

It’s not wrong to say that the T34 tank was the strongest tank at that time, right?
However, while recognizing the T34 tank, the ancients also expressed some doubts.

After all, as Tianmu just introduced, the T34 tank is the king of tanks during the entire World War II!
Not when World War II started.

But it is the king of tanks throughout the entire World War II!

Based on the current attributes of the T34 tank, although it deserves praise, it cannot become the king of tanks, right?
(End of this chapter)