Chapter 170 How to Intervene

At this time, the British were the strongest in the development of armored equipment in the entire Western world. Their 105mm L7 series tank guns were almost standard equipment for NATO countries, and the United States also used this type of tank gun. In the 1980s, China also introduced this type of tank gun, forming a series of Chinese ones.

The island country's Type 74 tank also uses this type of tank gun. In terms of caliber, it is slightly smaller than that of the Soviet Union, but the Western anti-tank technology and armor-piercing shell technology are more advanced than those of the Soviet Union.

How thick armor a tank gun can penetrate is not only related to the tank gun, but also to the ammunition. For example, the later M1 tank uses the Western standard 120mm smoothbore gun, which is produced under the authorization of the German Rheinmetall company. However, the armor-piercing projectile is its own depleted uranium armor-piercing projectile, which has the best armor-piercing ability in the world.

For example, the West has eliminated the 105mm rifled gun, while China continues to explore the power of the 105 tank gun and has improved it to produce the third-generation ammunition, which still has excellent performance.

Now, what is exported to the island country is not the best ammunition for the 105mm tank gun, but only the original M735 armor-piercing shells.

M735 is a legacy of the original MBT70 project. It uses 152mmXM578APFSDS with a saddle-shaped buttstock and a small tail for L7 rifled rounds. This shell is about 485mm long, and the liquid-condensed tungsten alloy core inside the steel jacket is a whole section with a length of about 310mm. The design indicator is to penetrate 150/60 degree homogeneous steel or NATO three-layer heavy targets at a distance of 2000 meters.

As the tank gun roared, armor-piercing shells flew out of the muzzle one after another, reaching a distance of 800 meters in an instant!

The fire control accuracy of the island country's Type 74 tank is higher. The more than 300 mm tungsten alloy core flew onto the main armor in front of the T-72.

Drill! Tungsten is a very hard metal. At this time, it was drilling hard. Finally, it loosened. I thought I had drilled into the tank. As a result, the thing in front of me became soft. It was the type of soft overcoming hardness, which greatly offset the force of entry.

This is an interlayer of quartz particles. When the armor-piercing bullet passes through it, its speed is greatly reduced. Moreover, the quartz particles begin to melt and stick to the armor-piercing bullet. However, the tungsten alloy armor-piercing bullet continues to drill inside!

Finally, it was exhausted, but it didn't know that it was only a few millimeters away from success!

"Keep firing!" Feeling the violent impact, the commander thought that his own troops would be killed. But now, they are still intact. The commander was very excited. The Japanese tanks could not penetrate their main armor!

Almost at the same time, the Soviet 3BM26 armor-piercing projectile also flew over! At a distance of 1000 meters, the penetration depth of this armor-piercing projectile is 300 mm!

The homogeneous steel main turret could not withstand the attack of this kind of shells. The tungsten alloy armor-piercing shells easily tore open the opponent's main armor. Then, the hot metal heat flow killed all the Japanese inside.

"Armor-piercing shells!" Jiro Matsushita shouted. Seeing that his own armor-piercing shells could not penetrate the opponent's main armor, he immediately ordered his tank to load new ammunition.

Screams continued to be heard from the headphones, and at this time the Type 74 tanks were being destroyed one after another.

Armor-piercing shells are designed to tear open the enemy's armor and penetrate into it, while armor-shredding shells are designed to flatten the armor upon impact and then explode. They can directly penetrate thinner armor, and although they cannot penetrate thicker armor, they can cause the other side of the armor to shatter, using vibrations and flying fragments to kill people and equipment inside the vehicle.

This type of armor-piercing shell can only be equipped with rifled guns. Later tank guns were all smoothbore guns, and this type of shell gradually withdrew from the stage. Moreover, this type of shell is only effective against single-layer armor, and has limited effect on later multi-layer structures such as composite armor and reactive armor.

"Fire!" The T-72 tanks continued to rush forward. The islanders had few tanks left, and not a single one could escape!

"Boom!" At this moment, suddenly, a T-72 tank made a violent explosion. The turret flew into the sky with the explosion, and the ammunition exploded!

"Boom!" Almost at the same time, four or five T-72 tanks fired revenge armor-piercing shells at the same time, hitting the last islander's tank.

War requires bloodshed and sacrifice, and peace is won through fighting!

Across the ocean, Washington, the White House.

"We have been deceived by the Soviets. The Soviets definitely do not want to get only the territory north of Kushiro Rumoi, they want to get the whole Hokkaido!" President Carter looked at the latest intelligence and couldn't help but slammed the table and shouted loudly.

Nonsense, all is fair in war, this is an eternal truth. When the Soviet Defense Minister Ustinov went to the American ambassador and announced the Soviet Union's decision with a solemn vow, the United States still sneered. What right did the Soviets have to bring up old accounts?

But now, they realized that this was just an excuse. The Soviets wanted to swallow up the entire Hokkaido!

If they only wanted to occupy the north, they should have launched an attack on the Asahikawa area, but now, they have occupied Chitose!

Does that madman Ustinov want to start World War III?

"According to the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, we must protect the security of the island countries," Secretary of State Warren said. "Now, the island countries are being invaded by the Soviet Union. If we do not make a statement, it will encourage the Soviet Union's arrogance."

From the perspective of international relations, the invasion of island countries is a slap in the face of the United States. If the United States does not drive the Soviets away, it will not be able to hold its head up in the entire NATO. As the boss, you must be able to protect your younger brothers at all times!

After hearing what Warren said, Secretary of Defense Harold was eager to try. In the Vietnam War, Americans were ultimately defeated, which made the country very dissatisfied with the military. It was a waste of taxpayers' money, so there had to be results. Now, it was just the right opportunity to re-establish the prestige of the military!

However, before he could say anything, National Security Advisor Brzezinski began to refute: "No, we can't rashly expand the scale of the conflict. This may trigger World War III!"

At the beginning, Brzezinski did not agree with expanding friction. After all, in the current bipolar world of the United States and the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union was aggressively on the offensive and the United States was on the defensive. It was good enough to maintain the existing order. Why provoke the Woolly Bear for no reason?

Now, the conflict has expanded, giving the Soviets an opportunity, and they actually landed directly on Hokkaido! How should the United States intervene?