Although during the Cold War, the two camps often bluffed and said they were going to throw away mushrooms, in fact, everyone was also working hard to develop conventional weapons.
In order to defeat the enemy by all means, the military personnel of both sides racked their brains and tried every means to seize the tactical advantage, and there were many outstanding ones in black technology, such as the Soviet Big Brother's Flying Wing Project.
This is a product born out of the concept of both sides attacking the world in one hour. This so-called "global attack in one hour" certainly does not refer to paratroopers airdropping, but refers to mushrooms being dropped all over the world. After all, dropping a five-ton treasure and It goes without saying that the paratrooper who lost a truck is simple, but the most imaginative among them is naturally my big brother.
Because long-range missile technology is not yet very advanced, the aerial mushroom platform has become a battlefield for both sides.
As early as the 1940s, Comrade Stalin, the great father of all Soviet nationalities, proposed that the Soviet Red Army should have its own large bombers, and Soviet military workers also developed big guys like the Tu-4 Il-28 under his call, but because Judging from the experience of the Vietnam War, these slow heavy bombers are not good enough when facing fighters equipped with missiles.
As one of the leaders in the world, how could the Soviet Union not have usable high-speed and high-altitude strategic bombers?
Under such doubts of the Soviet Communist Party, military workers once again participated in the research and development wave. Then, the designer Mozhaisky of the Red Flag Air Force Engineering Institute in Leningrad and his team immediately decided to have a hand in this plan. For no other reason than to give Moscow a little Soviet shock.
Because the design purpose is to throw the big baby into someone else's yard as quickly as possible, the designer first consulted the Air Force and hoped that they would give an indicator. Then they got an extremely vague standard. The take-off weight is within One hundred and fifty to five hundred tons, with a speed of two to four Mach and an altitude of 20,000 meters. It would be even better if it could also take off and land on water!
To the designer, such an indicator is equivalent to no one, but since the order has been issued, the design team has a big job.
With the help of other research groups who joined later, they finally came up with a take-off empty weight of 88 tons, equipped with six turbojet engines with a power of 10,000 kilograms, and an afterburner capacity of 15,800 kilograms. A flying-wing bomber with a flying speed of Mach 2.8, its longest range is 16,500 kilometers, its maximum flight altitude is more than 35,000 meters, and it can carry 15 tons of large treasures. In addition, there are various A highly sophisticated system capable of launching ballistic missiles, it also has a rapid-fire anti-aircraft gun and an air-to-air missile launcher with omnidirectional 360-degree firing.
Such a big guy is extremely rare not only in the Soviet Union, but also in the world. If it could be built, the gentlemen in the White House might really wet their pants. But unfortunately, due to various problems such as cost, infrastructure, etc., This thing died in the end. After all, even the Soviet Union, which was going on a strategic offensive and throwing away rubles in its heyday, couldn't afford this thing.
Of course, there are many such black technology weapons. Both the United States and the Soviet Union are constantly finding new ways to try to find a way to suppress their opponents. For example, the stealth warships built by the United States are all the brainstorming ideas of the military workers of both sides during this period. product.
It’s just that Shepard currently doesn’t have the ability to enter this kind of industry, because it is the work of old military industries such as Boeing General Motors. They have mature technology, mature workers, and mature design teams. This is not Shepard. De Neng can match it, although his Knight ordnance is mature enough and has orders from the military.
But mere firearms accessories are simply not comparable to these big guys. The total cost of a thousand sniper scopes is less than that of a fighter jet. Therefore, if he wants to join the ranks of these old-timers, Shepard must have the right opportunity. Act as a springboard.
And such an opportunity is right in front of us. Of course, it's not about building some high-tech advanced bomber. That thing was not built by anyone at all. Besides, it's not a navy. Although everyone in his family is a navy, Shepard and the shipbuilding industry actually don't have anything to do with it. Well, what he chose was the armor plan of the miserable third-class people.
That's right, it's the King of Land War, a speed bump for men. Children can't move their legs when they see it. Old men can't open their mouths from ear to ear. Even girls will yell at the iron bastard when they see it.
Although in later generations, Soviet tanks will inevitably be associated with a crude stereotype, but in fact, during the Cold War, the development of Soviet tanks was not weak, and even caused a considerable psychological shadow on Western allies. Otherwise, the Federal Republic of Germany would be a Why do half the country want to develop something like Leopard 1 and Leopard 2? Is it because they have too much money and nowhere to spend it?
Of course, it was the shock of steel brought by the Soviet Army Group stationed in the Democratic Republic of Germany next door. Just after World War II, the West was still immersed in our Centurions and Pershing tanks, which were powerful and the Germans were vulnerable. In the excitement, the Soviets came up with a behemoth such as is3, which really shocked the British.
After all, compared with the is3, the Centurion using a 17-pounder gun or a 20-pounder gun is really not enough, and the shock brought by the is3 is not over yet. The T54T55 tank that came out of the blue has frightened the allies. Everyone was afraid of waking up and finding that Soviet tanks had arrived in front of their homes.
Otherwise, why would the British develop the L7 artillery? Is it because the British Empire had too much money and nowhere to spend it?
The bad reputation of Soviet tanks comes from the reduction of tank export configuration on the one hand, and the quality of operators on the other hand. For example, the whole world will point at the T72 tank of the Iraqi army and laugh, completely forgetting that it is a large-caliber tank. The Turkish Leopard 2 tank whose cannon flew off its head, and the Saudi Prince 1 tank which was destroyed by the Houthi armed forces with anti-tank missiles.
The invincible German Leopard 2 will be blown up by a mere 155. How could I have such a dream!
Shepard has never been a believer in the invincibility of weapons. The last person to think that a single weapon was invincible was the Japanese Showa staff. They thought that they were invincible with two super pressure ships. What kind of American warships are there? Eat my triple-mounted 94-type 45. Double the caliber 460 mm naval gun!
Then the two ships pressed against the dock and each one died more miserably than the other!
Shepard wants to participate in the research of American resolute combat weapons, but it is very common. The U.S. Army and Marine Corps hope to find a better one that can replace the weak 551 in their hands. It is not an exaggeration to call it a mobile coffin. Sheridan tank thing, and the full name of this plan is called acvt, which is the so-called armored combat vehicle technology project!
