Chapter 274 Ambush

The tank gun is still the original tank gun, but by using different armor-piercing shells, its performance can be greatly improved.

The L7 105mm tank gun initially only had one type, the M735, which is also a common type of armor-piercing projectile in the Western world, used as an emergency response to the Soviet second-generation and a half tanks.

After that, the United States developed a new type of armor-piercing projectile. M774 is a mature armor-piercing projectile. The United States simultaneously tested tungsten warheads and depleted uranium armor-piercing projectiles. After comparative testing, DU had a slight advantage in the RHA test, but DU had an overwhelming advantage in the composite armor test. From then on, the United States completely turned to depleted uranium bullets, and tungsten alloy bullets were only used for export.

It is precisely because of the unique advantages of depleted uranium armor-piercing shells that the United States was fooled by the Soviet Union last year and discovered that the Soviets also mastered the technology of depleted uranium armor-piercing shells, and the caliber of the gun barrel had become 125 mm. Therefore, they still agreed with the one-meter penetration depth.

To increase the power of armor-piercing projectiles, the most important thing is to increase the aspect ratio. The M774 uses a 26mm piercing rod with a length-to-diameter ratio of about 13:1. Its performance surpasses that of Israel's M111 tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectile of the same period. In later wars, Israel's M111 was able to penetrate the monkey version of the T-72.

After that, the United States was not satisfied and developed the M833, which uses a 24mm uranium alloy rod with an aspect ratio of 18. The performance of this armor-piercing projectile has always been kept secret. One of the claims is that it can penetrate armor at 2000m, which means 210mm/60 degrees.

In later generations, the United States also developed the M900 armor-piercing projectile, which was the result of the final exploration of the potential of the L7/M68 series. It used a piercing rod with a length-to-diameter ratio of 26. It is the performance champion of the 105 armor-piercing projectiles currently in service in various countries around the world. It can deal with the T80U bare vehicle turret, but cannot penetrate reactive armor.

The performance of the 105 tank gun reached its limit, and the United States eventually replaced it with a 120mm tank gun.

And now, the island country has simultaneously obtained the most advanced M833 armor-piercing projectiles, and is very confident that it can penetrate the main armor of Soviet tanks. The first shot of the attack on the Soviets has been fired!

But why didn’t the other party react?

The tracer of the shells could clearly be seen, but for some reason, the other side did not react at all! The shell was like a stone thrown into the water, without even a splash.

Could it be that the distance was too far and the fire control system was not accurate enough to hit the target? Sakuragi Teng knew that his side had not been operating the M1 tank long enough. Could it be an operational error?

"Armor-piercing bullets!" Sakuragi Teng continued to shout. Now, with the two armies facing each other, there was no choice but to move forward!

The lights of those infrared headlights were still shining, and they were so clear in the night vision goggles. At this time, the distance had reached one thousand meters!

Within one thousand meters, the outline of the enemy tanks can be seen clearly!

"Fire!" Sakuragi Teng shouted loudly.

"Boom!" The roar of the tank gun sounded again, still a tracer armor-piercing bullet. Sakuragi Teng could clearly see through the night vision goggles that the shell flew to the tank on the opposite side, easily passing through the tank's body. He could even see the tank's armor being blown into pieces... but there was no chain reaction like last year.

However, that tank must have been destroyed!

Go forward, keep going forward! The gas turbines are roaring, and the tanks are charging quickly. At this moment, Sakuragi Teng seems to have sensed the strength of his own side. The rolling armored torrent will soon defeat the Soviet armored forces on the opposite side, and then occupy Kushiro!

Recapture Kushiro, then continue northward to occupy the newly established Soviet naval base, and it would be best if the Soviet Kiev was captured intact! Then use those equipment as collateral to make the Soviets sign a new agreement to recognize that the entire Hokkaido belongs to the island country!

Go forward, go forward!

The tracks stirred up the soil, making a rustling sound, and all around, the sound of tank guns firing was deafening.

The distance was getting closer and closer, and suddenly, Sakuragi Teng seemed to have discovered something, and sweat broke out on his back.

Damn, I fell into a trap!

Even if the Soviets' armored forces were just paper shells, the distance between the two sides had now shortened to 500 meters! At this distance, the Soviets' night vision devices should be able to play a role. Why didn't the Soviets open fire?

Moreover, the tank that had just been damaged should have been destroyed, so how come the infrared headlights were still glowing? In the night vision goggles, it was so clear that the turret was scattered and the infrared headlights were still like a beacon.

Most importantly, those infrared headlights didn't move at all! If the enemy was a Soviet tank unit, they would either advance or retreat, they would have to move! But now, the enemy just stood there, waiting for us to rush forward, it was incredible!

Damn, those are fake targets! Thinking of this, Sakuragi Teng shouted loudly on the radio: "Stop moving forward, stop moving forward!"

Trapped! The tank unit led by Sakuragi Teng fell into the trap set by the Soviets!

Stop moving forward! There will definitely be more powerful killer moves ahead!

"Boom!" At this moment, suddenly, a huge roar sounded from the side.

Although the tank's periscope can observe in a 360-degree direction, they were attracted by the infrared headlights in front of them just now and their attention was focused on them. It was not until now that they noticed the bright spots appearing on their flanks. The Soviet armored forces have been dispatched!

"Boom!" With a loud noise, a new 3BM32 tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectile flew out of the barrel of the 125mm tank gun, threw away the sabot, spread its tail fins, and flew forward.

Although the number of 3BM32 armor-piercing projectiles has appeared in history, it was a short and thick guy, completely different from the current one. After careful comparison and testing, the Soviet Union abandoned its original design and adopted an armor-piercing projectile with a larger aspect ratio. The aspect ratio of this 3BM32 tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectile reached 18! With the powerful thrust of the 125mm tank gun, it has an initial velocity of 1,800 meters per second, and on the shooting range, it has achieved an armor-piercing performance of 600 mm!

And now, when the Americans' depleted uranium armor has not yet been stuffed into the honeycombs of the M1 armor, the front of the M1 tank cannot withstand a blow from the 3BM32, not to mention that it is now attacking from the flank!

Just as if it was made of paper, a big hole was drilled in the side of the M1's wide turret by the 3BM32!