"Actually, from a purely tactical perspective, I quite like this type of tank."
Perhaps to lighten the atmosphere, Arash also spoke.
"The Brutal Blade itself is a very good tank, and most of the 520 Projects that inherit its body structure are not bad either. Moreover, the lower body does give it a smaller surface to be hit, and it does not have so many secondary weapons. , especially the front armor, looks stronger than the Leman Russ. In the past, the most commonly penetrated part of the front of the Leman Russ was the secondary gun in front of its hull, but the integrated cast turret, Not to mention the strength of the defense capability. Although it is beneficial to manufacturing, the shortcomings of this turret are still very obvious, including the Cruel Blade, which had similar shortcomings in the past. Once the turret is damaged, even if it is not penetrated, it will have to be repaired. The turret can only be replaced as a whole, but the welded turret like Leman Russ only needs to replace the damaged armor plate. It can only be said that there are pros and cons, but the speed of Project 520 is really impressive."
Speaking, Arash looked at the flexible screen.
"The normal speed is almost the same as the extreme speed that Leman Russ exploded after adjusting the engine speed. This weight reduction is still very successful. I believe what you said, it is a balanced combination of maneuverability, protection and firepower."
"But what makes Leman Russ outstanding is not just its simplicity."
Mark also made his own statement at this time.
"Another significant advantage of Leman Russ is its modular design, which allows it to be easily transformed into different uses according to needs. This is why Leman Russ has so many derivative models."
Bangura immediately changed the picture on the flexible screen, and then some armors with unique shapes appeared one after another.
"The design team has also taken this issue into consideration, so Project 520 also adopts a modular structure, which can be transformed into a fire support vehicle by installing a 28-barreled Law Enforcement Officer Multiple Rocket Launcher, or replacing the turret with a twin The unmanned turret of the automatic cannon is equipped with two cyclone multiple missile launchers on both sides of the turret, turning it into a fire support vehicle. The existing turret can also be replaced with a plasma turret, and the car-bottom carousel loader can be replaced with An energy regulator of the same size can even cancel the weapon and install a large mechanical auxiliary arm to become a frontline armored recovery vehicle."
"It sounds like a very complex project."
"First Company Commander, although Leman Russ is said to have a modular design, its many variants are not enough to simply replace the turret. For example, the Leman Russ Executor needs to be modified as much as redesigned and manufactured. A new tank, the complex plasma turret alone limits its origin, not to mention the chemical coolant storage tank installed on the rear of the hull, and the Leman Russ Eradicator, which needs to be manually fed by the original To become an automatic ammunition supply, the interior of the car body, including the fire control, also needs major modifications. In fact, there is no such thing as modularity that can change the purpose by replacing a few parts, at least not yet in the Empire."
"I don't think it's meaningful to just say this. It's better to let it move on the ground and fire two shots. Maybe we can understand more thoroughly."
The words of Ninth Company Commander Texhar were immediately recognized by everyone. Bangura also bluntly said that the test project and site had been prepared for a long time, so everyone rushed to the surface test site excitedly.
Soon, under the dazzling sunshine, a brand-new Project 520 began to run on the yellow sand of the test site, and everyone in the observation tower watched with interest, even Kayon came to join in the fun.
The speed of this tank is indeed amazing. It runs as if it is flying on the ground, and its performance in overcoming obstacles and climbing is not weak. It can also swim. Basically, all terrains that Leman Russ can walk on are smooth. There is no obstruction, and the reliability of its suspension and power system is no worse than that of the Leman Russ.
After that, it performed shooting again, hitting 10 out of 10 shots at moving targets at different distances. When it started to move and shoot, it was also able to achieve a very high hit rate, showing a high level of fire control and stability.
At the same time, the accelerating cannon of Project 520 has also demonstrated excellent performance. When using the same armor-piercing projectile, its ability to penetrate armored targets is much stronger than that of Leman Russ's combat cannon. It has been able to threaten machines such as the Poison Blade and Knight. A type of super heavy armor, although this process may require certain skills.
The last thing to do was the protection test. Twenty turrets were installed on a single platform, half of them were Project 520 turrets, and half of them were Leman Russ turrets, starting from automatic cannons, all the way to laser cannons, combat cannons, and various other turrets. Each medium and large caliber is shot one by one.
The result is that medium-caliber artillery has basically no possibility of penetration. The frontal penetration probability of large artillery such as combat guns is almost the same for the two turrets. Even Project 520 is slightly better, with stronger turret integrity and turret The defensive capabilities of the sides and even the rear are much stronger than those of the Leman Russ turret. It is obvious that Ulan Huda has really worked hard on the smelting process and integrated casting.
As for the defense of the vehicle body, the same test was conducted, and the results were surprising. The defense capability of the Leman Russ vehicle body was far lower than that of the 520 Project. The focus lies in the "extra attachments" formed by the frontal armor of the Leman Russ. The defensive weakness of Project 520 is inherited from the Cruel Blade's front structure and optimized, which makes the two have a qualitative gap under the premise of the same armor alloy thickness.
Of course, under destructive attacks like plasma cannons or melt cannons, the two actually have the same result.
But this was enough to convince all the Space Marines present.
They are all soldiers, their understanding of weapons is deep enough, and they are not bound by the doctrine of the Mechanicus, so the results are self-evident.
Soon, the three technical priests were brought in front of a group of Astartes. The trio were two men and one woman. None of them had undergone excessive mechanical modifications, that is, they had added some mechanical arms or auxiliary limbs, and from them It can be seen from their pale faces that they are not very old, they look to be in their thirties or forties.
"Legion Commander, these three are I. Balan, Kurodin, and Alexandrovich. It was these three who led their team to create Project 520."
Facing the huge space warriors, the three technical priests seemed a little nervous, and their faces were tense. Soshyan then said in a deep voice:
"Salute to the great creator of science!"
Other Space Marines also spoke in unison.
Pay tribute to the great creator of science!
This made the three of them even more nervous and at a loss. The lady stumbled and said:
"We, we just borrowed from it. There are still some new ideas in the combination that we haven't invented or created."
(End of chapter)
