Germany must make tit-for-tat improvements in tanks. On tank guns, Germany's existing 88mm gun can penetrate the so-called heavy tanks of the Soviets. No matter how it designs a good bullet-proof shape, its weight is always there!

However, the Soviets used 152mm guns and 122mm guns, which would pose a serious threat to German tanks. Therefore, compared to firepower, protection capabilities are something Germany needs to care more about.

Historically, German armored steel was quite excellent nickel-chrome alloy steel armor. The Soviet T-34, even if it used an 85mm tank gun model, could have a penetration depth of 120mm, but even German 100mm armor could not penetrate because of the quality of the armored steel.

However, in history, in the later period, due to the lack of resources, the Germans were unable to obtain these rare elements and could only use surface carburization technology to increase the quality of the armor, which led to the later period that the protective power of the tank was obviously not as good as before.

Now, Germany has controlled Western Europe and the origin of various raw materials. There is no need to worry about resources for the time being. However, it is not enough to have nickel-chromium alloy steel armor alone.

After all, it is still a kind of steel armor. If you want to continue to increase your protection, you must take the path of increasing thickness, which will continue to increase the weight of the tank and become a repeated cycle of no return.

Moreover, in the development of tanks, firepower is always the easiest to break through. The 105mm tank gun can almost penetrate 500mm deep, and the model modified by China Magic is said to reach 700mm.

What to do with a tank? Can it still exceed 700 mm in thickness? Of course, this is a delusion. This iron lump is definitely a nightmare for power designers.

Therefore, it can only be solved from the structure and material, which is composite armor!

The ceramic composite armor and cream sandwich biscuits have similar structures. The panel layer is alloy steel with high hardness, and the bottom layer is alloy steel with strong toughness. The middle layer is composed of many small ceramic balls. The gaps between the balls are filled with glass fiber reinforced resin.

In this way, when a fierce armor-piercing projectile passes through the "sandwich biscuit", the warhead has become dull and consumes a lot of energy. Then, the tougher ceramic ball in the middle layer decomposes and dissipates the main impact of the warhead. Finally, when the armor-piercing projectile that has lost a large portion of its energy hits the high-strength inner bottom plate, it has no armor-piercing ability. This is the bulletproof principle of composite armor.

In contrast, ordinary alloy steel armor is purely head-on and has no technical highlights, so it is better than anyone else! If the armor is hard and blocked, then the armor will be won, and the warhead will be hard. If it passes through, then it will destroy the tank. It is that simple.

From this point of view, at the same thickness, the bulletproof ability of composite armor is greater than that of ordinary armored steel, and the most important thing is the ceramic balls.

The earliest application of ceramic armor can be traced back to 1918 after the end of World War I. Major Nevel Monroe Hopkins found through experiments that applying a layer of 1.6mm thick porcelain glaze on the surface of the steel armor can greatly enhance the protective performance.

However, ceramic armor did not enter practical application. It was not until after World War II that with the rapid development of tank gun penetration depth, and the protection ability lags behind, some people remembered ceramic armor and conducted in-depth research. In the 1960s, they finally entered the application stage.

The first one to be used is alumina ceramics, which have excellent performance and relatively low manufacturing costs. A very thin ceramic layer can defend against light weapons and ammunition.

Therefore, in Cialek's suggestion, alumina ceramics are put first, which is easier to achieve breakthroughs, and it is very light in weight and low in cost.

In this way, it can be used to become human armor and also to improve the protection ability of the tank.

In addition to these, there are tungsten carbide, boron carbide, silicon carbide, etc., which have various advantages and disadvantages. The technicians of Krupp Company are still under research, and alumina ceramics have already produced research results!

Composite armor is what the German armored forces need more at present! After receiving this news, Cialic was also very happy: "You can bolt a layer of additional armor on the front end and turret of our tank body to obtain higher protection capabilities! Well, before March next year, all the Tiger tanks we have produced will be transformed!"

No matter how thick the tank's armor is, it makes sense to attach armor. Historically, many German tanks have reserved positions for additional armor.

For example, after invading the Soviet Union, Germany found that its existing tanks were insufficient in protection, and immediately temporarily installed 30mm additional armor on the No. 3 body and turret front to achieve a thickness of 60mm to resist British, Soviet 45mm and American 37mm anti-tank guns.

The Tiger tank was reserved when it was produced.

As he was speaking, Cialek suddenly had inspiration again: "When adding this layer of composite armor, we can design it into a wedge shape, well, it's like a bra. In this way, it not only protects armor-piercing bombs, but also has a good protective effect on armor-piercing bombs."

Cialek remembered the later Leopard 2 tank, and the bra added was very clever. Now, armor-breaking bombs have also appeared. For metal jets, gap armor is very suitable.

When Cialick heard the word bra, some designers present wanted to laugh. Then Cialick took the pen and began to outline the plan on the spot. They focused and sounded seriously.

Soon, they nodded frequently, and Cialick's idea was quite good!

After talking about this plan, Cialek stood up: "Okay, now that I have said so much, let's go to the factory to take a look!"

Compared to empty reports in the conference room, Cialek prefers to go to the factory to inspect it himself, and it is more meaningful to be with front-line workers.

But when Cialick just stood up, he saw Graf coming. He leaned against Cialick's ear and whispered: "Cialick, the leader of the Mussolini, is here, he wants to see you."

Mussolini Cialik of course knew what Mussolini was coming to find him. The Greek battle failed and he wanted the German army to help him find the place.

For the sake of his teammates, he dragged down his pace of attacking the Soviet Union? Of course not. He was not Hitler, and he respected Mussolini as his mentor.
Chapter completed!