During World War II, there were many excellent tanks, of course, there are only three countries that can be called superior: "the United States, the Soviet Union, and Germany", and it can be said that their equipment in the army is different. (In no particular order, ignore image matching)
The first is the German "Tiger" tank:
# "Tiger" tank, also known as "No. 6 heavy tank", is a heavy tank developed by the German "Henschel Company" for the Nazi army, and it is also the most proud heavy tank of the German army in the battlefield of World War II; the early "Tiger" tank is equipped with a "Maybach HL210-P45" 12-cylinder engine with a power of 650 horsepower, and was later replaced with a "Maybach HL230-P45" 12-cylinder engine, It has a power of 700 horsepower, and is equipped with an 88 mm 56 caliber KwK36 rifled tank gun and an MG-34 coaxial machine gun. The tank is 8.45 meters long, 3.547 meters wide, 3 meters high, weighs 57 tons, has a maximum speed of 45 km/h, and has an internal fuel tank capacity of 348 liters, which can be attached to two 200-liter fuel tanks.
During the period from May 1942 to the defeat and surrender of Germany in 1945, the Tiger tank was equipped with an 88 mm gun that undertook most of the offensive tasks of the German army, and its great power left a deep impression on the opponent's heart, the front armor thickness of the tank was 100 mm, making it impossible for the Allied tank guns to penetrate, while its 88 mm main gun could penetrate 100 mm thick tank armor at a range of 1000 meters, but the "Tiger" tank also had a very high failure rate on the battlefield and was particularly prone to spontaneous combustion.
In August 1942, the first combat of the Tiger tank did not achieve any significant results, and by June 1944, the German army had 301 Tiger tanks on the Eastern Front. Since the launch of the "Operation Bagration" by the Soviet army, the Tiger tank has suffered even more heavy losses. At present, there are still 8 relatively intact "Tiger" tanks in the world, of which 6 are preserved in museums and 2 are in private collections.
German "King Tiger" heavy tank:
# "King Tiger" heavy tank is a heavy tank developed by the German Army during World War II, nickname: "Tiger II or King Tiger", is a powerful heavy tank in World War II; designed by the German "Henschel company and Porsche (Porsche) company, it can be said that the general anti-tank gun can hardly shoot through its armor, known as the "monster" on the battlefield, the end of World War II, the Allies still can't find an effective way to deal with it, it is equipped with "HL230TRMP45" The V-12 water-cooled gasoline engine, with a maximum power of 515 kilowatts (700 hp), weighs 70 tons, has a crew of 5 people, and is equipped with an 88 mm caliber tank gun. This type of tank was developed in a hurry, and due to its rush to put into operation, a variety of technical shortcomings were exposed, and the results were not good.
German "Tank No. 4":
# "No. 4 tank", referred to as "military horse", is a medium tank produced by Nazi Germany in World War II, also known as "No. 4 medium tank", in the early days it used a "KwK37 type 24 times caliber 75 mm gun", TZF5b direct sight and semi-automatic vertical gun bolt, can fire "howitzers, armor-piercing shells and smoke bombs", a total of 122 ammunition, 3000 rounds of machine gun ammunition. With an armor-piercing projectile with a muzzle velocity of 375 m/s, it was possible to penetrate vertical armor 55 mm thick at a distance of 500 m, and the coaxial machine gun on the right side of the main gun could be fired by a button under the gunner's feet.
From March 1942 to March 1943, # "No. 4 Tank" F2 and G were re-equipped with 75mm "KwK40L/43 main guns" (43 times the caliber), and from March 1943 to March 1945, "No. 4 Tank" G, H, and J were re-equipped with 75mm "KwK40L/48 main guns" (48 times the caliber), with a vehicle weight of 25 tons and armor thickness of 30 mm. (later increased to 50 mm), off-road speed up to 40 kilometers per hour, maximum range of 300 kilometers, compared with the Allied tanks of the same period, the biggest advantage of the "No. 4 medium tank" is that it is equipped with a vehicle radio, and has a large room for improvement, so it has been transformed into a multi-purpose combat vehicle, which can be used by armored divisions, can also be equipped with assault guns, self-propelled anti-tank guns, used as ammunition transport vehicles, etc., and is called "military horse" by the German army.
German "Panther" tank:
# The "Panther" tank, also known as the "No. 5 tank" and "Panther" tank, has been rated as the most outstanding tank during the "Second World War" since it entered service in 1943, with a width of 3.27 meters, a height of 2.995 meters, a maximum speed of 55.0 km/h, a maximum range of 250 km, an off-road speed of 30 km/h, and a total combat weight of 44,800.0 kg. It is equipped with 1 75 mm gun/70 x diameter, 2 7.92 mm machine guns, 1 7.92 mm anti-aircraft machine gun, 12-cylinder V-cooled gasoline engine, 650-700 hp, and 20-120 mm armor.
The second is (the Soviet Union)
Soviet "IS-2" heavy tanks:
# "IS-2" heavy tank, nicknamed "Stalin II", is a tank developed and equipped by the former Soviet Union, mainly used to deal with German heavy tanks at that time, the tank is named IS after the Supreme Commander of the Soviet Armed Forces "Joseph Stalin", it is equipped with a "V-2IS" 12-cylinder diesel engine, the power is 520 horsepower, it is equipped with a 122 mm gun, can fire "tracer armor-piercing and anti-personnel explosive projectiles", "tracer armor-piercing projectile" has an initial velocity of 781 meters/ seconds, capable of vertical penetration of 1000 mm of armor at a distance of 160 meters. The maximum range of the "anti-personnel blasting projectile" is 14600 meters.
The IS-2 was armed with four machine guns, one each of a 7.62 mm side-by-side machine gun, a 7.62 mm front machine gun, a 7.62 mm rear machine gun, and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun.
The #IS-2 "Stalin II" heavy tank participated in the "Korson-Shevchenkovsky Campaign", the Belarusian Campaign, the Liberation of Ukraine Campaign, the Vistula-Oder River Campaign, and the Battle of Berlin and the Far East, etc., and was widely used by the Soviet Army, and carried out devastating blows to the Nazi German Army and the "Japanese Kwantung Army".
Soviet "IS-2M" tanks:
The IS-2M tank was upgraded from the IS-2 in the post-war period, with a replacement engine, night vision and tracked propeller flaps, which were used by the Soviet army to combat strong fortifications and heavy enemy armor. Of course, the strength of the IS-2 heavy tank had already created a considerable deterrent to German tanks, so the fascists issued a special order not to enter the battle if the IS-2 heavy tank appeared.
# "IS-2 and IS-2M" both have excellent armor protection, its armor thickness is slightly thicker than the "Tiger" tank, and the firepower is also better than the German "Tiger" tank, which also forced the German army to hurriedly launch the "King Tiger" tank, because of the rush to put into combat and hasty development, the result is constantly defective, the results are not good.
# Both the IS-2 and the IS-2M became masterpieces of the Soviet Union during World War II, and it can be said that it was specially designed for the German "Tiger" and "Panther" tanks, and the IS-2 tank is the most glorious model of the "IS family", and also played a significant role in the Great Patriotic War, and in the version of "World of Tanks", the "IS family" from IS-1 to IS-7 appeared in the game.
Soviet "T-34-85" tank:
# "T-34/85" new tank, is the Soviet Union in World War II in 1943 in 1943 on the "T-34 medium tank" and "T-34/76" on the basis of the upgrade of a famous tank, as the Soviet Union's main tank model in the late war, it surpassed the "T-34/76" in firepower and armor, it participated in the "Uman-Botoshani Battle and the Belarusian Campaign" and so on, although the firepower and armor are slightly inferior to the Leopard tank, but the total weight is lower than the Leopard, reliable performance, simple structure, Ease of production, the overall combat capability still overwhelmed the German tanks, reaching the optimal degree of the T-34 series.
The main armament of the "T-34/85" includes the 85mm gun, D-5T, magnification 51.5/ZIS-S-53, magnification 54.6. SECONDARY ARMAMENT: 2X7.62mm DTM MACHINE GUN, RESERVE 1920 ROUNDS. The body length is 6.10m, width 3.00m, height 2.72m, wading depth 1.3m, obstacle crossing height 0.73m, trench width 2.5m, weight 32 tons, equipped with V-2-34 / V-2-34M engine, power of 500 horsepower, maximum road speed 55km / h, maximum travel 400km, off-road speed of 30km / h, travel 249km, road fuel consumption of 270 (liters / 100 km), fuel load of 545 liters and 270 liters additional fuel tank.
Soviet "T-34-76" medium tank:
The #T-34/76 medium tank is actually the T-34 tank equipped with a 76.2 mm caliber gun, and the Soviet Union built a total of 84,000 units between 1940 and 1945, and it can be said that the T-34 became recognized as the "best" medium tank during World War II. Whether it is firepower, protection and maneuverability, it has achieved a good balance, and its biggest advantage is that its performance is reliable, the structure is simple, it is easy to produce, and the overall combat capability is overwhelming the German tank.
#其实T34的蓝图早在战争之前就已经制定好了. The same team, led by engineer "Mikhail Ilyich Koshkin", promised "Stalin" to replace the BT series with a more excellent "universal tank", they designed a tilted armored box wrapped with a powerful diesel V12 engine, less sensitive than high-octane gasoline engines, both to increase the stroke and to avoid explosions as the BT-5 and BT-7 were prone to explosion in the war with Japan.
Soviet "KV" heavy tanks:
#苏联 "KV tank" is one of the main heavy tanks developed in World War II, known as the Kotin-Voroshilov tank, it inherited the T-35, SMK, T-100 and other heavy tanks beneficial results, but also laid the foundation for the development of the later IS series of heavy tanks, also known for its heavy armor, when Germany attacked the Soviet Union, the KV-1 tank was one of the few tanks that could withstand 37 mm and 50 mm caliber anti-tank guns.
It can be said that the main tank of the German army, the 35 (t) 37 mm gun, is like child's play in front of the KV, even the No. 4 tank 24 times the caliber 75 mm gun that the German army has always trusted has no effect on the KV tank, once a German 150 mm howitzer hit a Soviet KV tank at a distance of 100 meters, and when it was ready to celebrate the victory, the KV tank not only did not lie down but started again as if nothing happened, and drove towards the German tank to flatten the howitzer and continue to advance.
From then on, the 37-mm gun was called a "stepping stone" in the German army, and the No. 4 tank was scolded as a "Schutzenmeier" (wooden stake). However, in this battle, the Soviet 2nd Tank Division crushed and destroyed 40 German guns of 37 mm and 105 mm and above, and destroyed 40 German tanks. What's even more unexpected is that some KV tanks of the 2nd Tank Division of the Soviet Union at that time were not loaded with shells at all, and they were specially fired out to suppress the German artillery.
The armor thickness of the KV-1 is 35-110mm, the total combat weight is 43500Kg, the length of the vehicle is 6.80m, the width of the vehicle is 3.33m, the height of the vehicle is 2.71m, the maximum road speed is 35km/h, the off-road speed is 12km/h, the maximum road distance is 225km, the off-road is 151km, the climbing degree is 36 degrees, the height through the vertical wall is 0.91m, the width of the trench is 2.8m, and the wading depth is 1.45m. Based on the KV-1 tank, a variety of improved tanks were developed, mainly including the early 1939 model, 1940 model, 1941 model, 1942 model, as well as KV-2, KV-8 and other models.
American M26 "Pershing" tank:
#美国M26 "Pershing" tank is a heavy tank equipped in the US army at the end of the "Second World War", designed to deal with the German "Tiger" tank, it is equipped with FordGAF engine, equipped with "Browning M1919" machine gun, 90mm GunM3 (T7) gun, total combat weight of 41.9 tons, length 8.65m, width 3.51m, height 2.78m, maximum speed on/off-road 40/n.a.km/h, maximum travel road/off-road 161/ n.a.km, it takes only 17 seconds to rotate the turret 360° and the range of high and low fire is -10 degrees to +20 degrees, while the German "King Tiger" turret takes 19 seconds to rotate 360° with hydraulic drive, and the gun pitch angle ranges from -8° to 17°.
#M26 "Pershing" tank with a weight of 41 tons has achieved the same protection performance as the nearly 60-ton "Tiger" tank, and its 90mm gun and the "KwK43" on the German "King Tiger" tank are the two best anti-tank guns in World War II, but Pershing's "armor-piercing shell" The ability is comparable to the 68-ton King Tiger tank, so the Pershing is stronger than the German tank in terms of firepower and armor protection, especially its excellent depression angle and thick turret armor, which makes many people fear its existence. On March 7, 1945, the Battle of the Leymagen Bridge on the Rhine River was captured, and when the Korean War broke out in 1950, the M26 Pershing tank was one of the standard medium tanks of the U.S. Army.
In #在 "Korean War", the U.S. military used the "Pershing" tank to form a ring defense and successfully resisted the North Korean army's "T-34-85" tank, because of the excellent performance of the 90mm gun, the U.S. military ridiculed the T-34-85 as "canned caviar", which means that destroying the T-34 is as easy as opening a caviar can; in the battle with the "Chinese People's Volunteers", the Pershing tank also often drove into the defense field of the volunteer army to provide fire support for the U.S. army, which also reflects the "Pershing" Good terrain adaptability of the tank.
American M4 "Sherman" tank:
#美国 "M4 Medium Tank", also known as the "Sherman" tank, was the largest number of tanks produced during World War II except for the "Soviet T-34 tank", the "Sherman" medium tank is equipped with an M3 75 mm L/40 cannon, this gun uses quite good high-explosive shells, but the armor-piercing shells are more mediocre, the tank's gun can penetrate 62 mm steel plates at a distance of more than 1000 meters, and the armor piercing ability is better than the 76 mm L/ The 42 artillery was slightly inferior, and the German army's 75 mm 48 times and 70 times the barrel artillery at that time was far behind; the later M4A3 improved tank was replaced with a 75 mm gun, which could fire armor-piercing shells, grenades, etc., and the armor-piercing ability at a distance of 1,000 meters was also enhanced to 89 mm, but it was still a grade lower than the German "Tiger" and "Leopard" types, and the US army, which was not willing to lag behind, was later replaced with a 76 mm caliber gun, and its firepower was further improved.
The auxiliary armament of the M4 medium tank was equipped with one 12.7 mm Browning machine gun for air defense, and two 7.62 mm Browning M1919A4 machine guns for air defense, one of which was mounted coaxially with the main gun in the turret and the other in the front of the hull. It is equipped with a Chrysler A57 gasoline engine with a power of 317 kilowatts, a speed of 47 km/h, a length of 6.06 meters, a width of 2.9 meters, a height of 2.84 meters, a road mileage of 160 kilometers, an off-road distance of 100 kilometers, a weight of 31.62 tons, and armor of 9-85 mm. There are many derivative models of the M4 tank, whether it is the body, engine, turret, tank gun, suspension, tracks, etc., almost every model is a new specification, and there are more than 50 models of the M4 improved series officially announced by the United States alone.
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