Chapter 1314: 1231 Powerful Main Battle Tank

The Tang Empire actually hopes for war to break out next year, so that the Tang Empire can have more time to expand its army and make its war machine even stronger.

In terms of the army, Tang Mo is already upgrading his troops to the most advanced main battle tank, the T-64, which has a qualitative leap in performance. This tank is a whole generation ahead of the Type 59 main battle tank.

The brand new T-64 main battle tank uses a more powerful, more terrifying 125mm caliber main gun with separate ammunition.

The armor-piercing capability has been elevated another level, and it is also the world’s first smoothbore tank gun! Although the shooting accuracy at long distances is inferior to rifled guns, its muzzle velocity is faster, and the armor-piercing capability is relatively stronger.

The reason for not using the Western 120 standard artillery is because Tang Mo is eager to stack “dragon lineage” for his tank armored corps. It’s important to know that certain Eastern rabbit’s tanks employ the classic Soviet-style three-member crew.

With full sentimentality and bias, His Majesty The Emperor of the Tang Empire naturally wouldn’t choose the Hans cat’s 120 smoothbore tank gun.

Even though the Tang Empire can pile up a bunch of Orc muscle men just like the Lighthouse Country finds black brothers as fully automatic loaders, Tang Mo still opts for the trendy automatic loader.

Regarding the Neon Country’s automatic loader… sorry, no matter how useful it is, Tang Mo does not fancy it! Even if it’s the best automatic loader in the universe, Tang Mo intends to bury it completely in his mind.

Now that they’re using separate ammunition and have a highly reliable automatic loader, the number of crew members in the Tang Empire’s tank crew is reduced to 3.

This may not necessarily be good for the tank corps, but for the formation of tank corps, it is indeed good news.

The training of 4 people compared to 3 is completely different, and obviously, with one less person, a lot of integration time is saved, which is a definite advantage.

Moreover, if destroyed, one fewer member will be lost… losing one less life in tragedy is clearly noteworthy progress.

However, in the daily maintenance and upkeep of tanks, having one less stout person to haul ammunition is evidently a major loss.

No choice but to have work meant for four or five people done by three, clearly increasing the workload! Additionally, there’s the extra maintenance of an automatic loader… it would have been ideal if it were a loader!

The upgrade of the T-64 tank is not only its artillery, but also a huge fire control system upgrade. Due to the advancements in electronic technology in the Tang Empire, within the new tank, both the tank commander and gunner have relatively independent observation equipment.

The commander can even override the gunner to control the turret’s direction, and the bidirectional stabilization of the cannon is mature, greatly improving first-hit accuracy compared to the Tang Country’s Type 59.

This is compared to a Type 59 equipped with a stabilizer; as for comparison with other countries’ outdated models… well, they’re simply not products of the same era.

The Tang Empire tank’s first-hit accuracy in static-to-static engagement is close to 100%, over 80% in static-to-move, and absolutely over 50% in move-to-move shooting.

While other countries’ tanks do not have the capability of move-to-move shooting; they can only fire when stationary, with less than a 30% accuracy on moving targets. This probability is based on the opponent moving at a slower speed. After all, besides the Tang Empire’s tanks, whose tanks can speed over 50 kilometers per hour?

Apart from these, the armor protection of the T-64 has also been greatly improved: the new armor casting method and composite materials application have elevated the Tang Empire’s tank shell protection level to an astonishing degree.

Protection against armor-piercing shells and the T-64’s official protection level close to 800mm against armor-piercing rounds also makes it proficient enough to break the enemy’s resolve.

In general, from the front, the T-64 tank’s frontal defense level is roughly stronger than any other country’s battleships by a notch… such a comparison is rather embarrassing, yet the truth is indeed so.

This iron turtle also possesses night combat capabilities, able to identify infrared targets over 500 meters away at night.

According to the Tang Empire Army’s strategy, under the leadership of the 64 tanks, the 59 tanks will easily tear through enemy defenses and guide subsequent corps to destroy the opponent’s positions.

Subsequent troops will expand victories under the cover of attack aircraft and armed helicopters, completely crippling the opponent’s defensive strength.

The new tank carries 40 rounds, a few more than the Type 59. To give crews more space, machine gun ammunition has been reduced.

Also, the Tang Empire’s equipment integration capability far surpasses the Maoxiong of the 60s, so the internal crew activity space of the 64 tank is only somewhat cramped, without affecting comfort.

Combined with the Tang Empire’s wealth of experience and strong foundation in engines, the power system of the 64 tank is actually very advanced.

Its reliability has greatly improved, and while maintaining equal horsepower output, it also has a longer range.

Combined with the Tang Empire’s stronger oil refining capabilities, more advanced technical standards, and hence higher fuel quality, the 64 tank’s operational range exceeds 600 kilometers!

This is quite a remarkable achievement since the operational radius of other countries’ tanks is only about 300 kilometers.

This range ensures that the Tang Army’s armored brigade can continue to expand victories with sufficient fuel after breaching enemy defenses.

Seeing Tang Mo not in good condition, Bernard rises to leave after confirming the strategic plan: “Your Majesty, then I shall take my leave… please take care of Your Majesty’s health, for the Empire’s comfort lies with Your Majesty…”

As a subject, Bernard shouldn’t have spoken such words, but he indeed worries about Tang Mo’s health. Being an old member from Brunas, he spoke up.

Tang Mo’s face reddens, coughing awkwardly, and says: “I’m fine. It’s just that I didn’t rest well last night… I’ll have a good nap today.”

Bernard exits the room, and Tang Mo yawns, feeling he was too reckless the past two days. He thinks about last night… his face reddens even more.

Yue’er always went along with him, and Iryn being newlywed, Tang Mo took bold enjoyment… It was indeed an extremely enchanting experience, one fluffy ear, one pointed ear.

“…” Feeling a fiery heat in his abdomen again, Tang Mo interrupts his recollection, grabbing a blueprint to shift his focus…