Chapter 1076 Jeanne de Acre is here
"Cannon? This is one of the most outstanding advantages of our tanks." The leader of the Defense Work Committee was a little puzzled.

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Yes, but this gun has one of the advantages that is most difficult to copy. The principle of explosive reactive armor is simple, and the same is true for composite armor. They all rely on simple principles and ingenious ideas to achieve their functions. To put it bluntly, the principle is very easy to copy, and you can even see the trick after just a few glances..."

Gao Zhendong was calm and spoke in an orderly manner.

"Well, Chief Engineer Gao is right. Even if they can't copy the explosive reactive armor exactly, at least the principle is easy to understand. Considering that the Gauls' actual technological capabilities and environment are still superior to ours, they can easily copy armor that is better than ours."

Comrades from the Land Equipment Bureau agreed with Gao Zhendong's words.

Gao Zhendong continued, "But this gun is different. It is made purely by materials, manufacturing processes and manufacturing technology. Even if we send them two sample guns, they can't copy it. And before we make our fin-stabilized armor-piercing projectiles public, they can't even judge our shell type by the bullet holes, and can't even copy the shells."

The trouble with cannons lies here. Except for naval guns with complex automatic mechanisms, land cannons are not that complicated. However, it is not that easy to imitate them. They can look exactly the same, but the performance may be very different, especially for specialized high-pressure guns such as anti-tank guns.

To put it bluntly, even the best gun steel can't make the same one.

"You mean..." said the leader of the Defense Work Committee.

"What I mean is, let's show them a bare gun with two types of armor-piercing bullets, tungsten head and steel core. Nothing else. I think this thing can shock them enough. Besides, the threat to us is not that big if the Gauls get this thing. But on the other hand, through this equipment, we may gain more from them. After all, anti-tank weapons have a different meaning to the Gauls..."

After hearing what Gao Zhendong said, everyone laughed. This was very unpleasant to the Gauls, but it was a good joke to us.

"They can't copy it?" asked the leader of the Defense Work Committee.

"If you have the ability to imitate, then you have the ability to develop and produce it yourself. This thing is so interesting. Simply put, those who know it don't need it, and those who need it don't know it." Gao Zhendong is very sure about this matter.

The Defense Work Committee and the Army had enough faith in Gao Zhendong's words.

"Well, I see. So what you mean is that we can either sell the guns for a good price, or even sell the technology to them for a good price?"

"Yes, that's what I thought. And judging from the capabilities of the Oceanic Treaty Organization, even if we don't sell it, they will sooner or later obtain the relevant technology, so we might as well take advantage of the opportunity to exchange some good things from the Gauls." Gao Zhendong was very clear about the tank confrontation between the Eastern and Western camps, and he didn't mind adding fuel to the fire.

"Well... I understand. We will consider this matter carefully."

The day after the Gallic military observation delegation returned to the capital, they received a reply from us that we could show them our new tank gun.

"This is really good news. They are at least willing to let us see the cannon." The deputy director of the Gaul Equipment General Administration said with a smile.

"I have a hunch that this may be a surprise. I now understand the habits of Oriental people to a certain extent. They care a lot about their reputation, so the equipment they show us publicly must be very distinctive." Jacques feels that he has become half an "Oriental expert."

"Maybe the tanks they hid are the real surprise?" Mateo felt that things were not that simple.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Being able to make a good cannon is already the limit of the current Oriental people's ability. The requirements for other aspects are too high. You are too optimistic about the Oriental people's ability."

Jacques thought Mateo was thinking too much.

In any case, they saw the cannon the next day at a garrison base on the outskirts of Beijing.

"See, I was right, wasn't I? It's already the limit for the Orientals to make a tank gun that they consider to be decent." Jacques smiled at Mateo.

The gun was mounted on a replica of White Bear's T-54/55 tank, which they could still recognize at a glance.

This tank has many differences in details from the T-54/55, but its origin can still be seen.

This is a 5DL modified prototype with all modification items removed except the gun. Some modification items are still under development and have not been installed, so it looks very similar to the T-54.

"No, no, no, Mr. Jacques, just because you see a replica of the T-54 doesn't mean it is their most advanced tank." Mateo is now even a little superstitious about Oriental people.

"Well, we can each keep our own opinions." Jacques laughed.

Soon, none of them could laugh anymore. The Oriental man’s cannon was… a little too powerful.

In order to make the Gallic visitors completely "reassure", we even arranged to cut the entire target board into pieces.

The noise and light pollution from cutting the target plates, as well as the rising smoke, did not affect the interest of the Gallic guests. They looked at the ridiculously thick target plates very attentively.

Every time they cut a piece, they let out a cry of "Oh my God!"

Our soldiers have heard the word "God" more in their entire lives than they did in just half a day.

Gao Zhendong: You can’t say that. I heard a lot of this during the war on the peninsula.

For the Gauls, it was indeed worthy for them to shout God.

Deep bullet holes are clearly visible on each cross-section.

"291mm... that can penetrate any tank I know of!"

"285mm...their gun is very stable."

"If we face this gun on the battlefield, I'll have to pray for our tankers." "..."

Even though a group of Gauls had no army, they were still amazed at the penetration of the PTH-61. This depth was a bit too deep.

then……

"Oh my God, what did I see??!!!" The Deputy Director of the General Equipment Administration, who is most familiar with the army's equipment, uttered an exclamation that sounded like a curse.

"402!!!! The armor is like paper in front of him!"

"Impossible! How can the same type of bullet have such a huge change?"

"Tell me now, I am dreaming..."

The penetration of 400 mm made the Gauls feel that it was simply a fantasy. There must be a mistake in the charge of this shell!
But the next two target boards told them that there was no problem with the charge, and the gun could fire at such a depth.

"408!"

"411!"

The deputy director of the Gaul Armaments Administration looked at our comrade with a fanatical look on his face: "Mr. General, is this ammunition with added powder? Is the cannon a special barrel?"

If the penetration of 280mm surprised them, then the penetration of more than 400mm made them completely unbelievable.

It must be a special cannon with chicken blood charge and thickened barrel!
This was the only explanation the Gauls had.

Our comrade smiled and said, "No, no, no, my friend, this is a standard tank gun that has been put into service, and the shells are also ordinary standard shells, but the two penetration depths are achieved by two different shells."

Add more charge? Nonsense. For your arrival, we had to remove a lot of charge overnight. The original penetration of this gun against these two types of shells is 320/440.

The word "ordinary" that came out of his mouth made the Gaul want to kick him in the face.

This is sheer nonsense! This gun is anything but ordinary.

"Two kinds of shells?" The deputy director felt that things seemed to be returning to normal. Two kinds of shells were not surprising.

……

Oh my god, Saint Jeanne de Acre, this is not normal at all! These two penetration depths are not normal at all!

Our comrade nodded and said, "Yes, the powerful shells are expensive, so we have to develop another less powerful shell as a substitute."

The smile on his face at this moment seemed extremely dazzling in the eyes of the deputy director.

Hypocrisy! Disgusting! Who said that Orientals are all modest and modest? Bullshit!

Listen to what he said, "It's not very powerful"...

The deputy director at this time felt that Oriental people were too fickle.

No matter how he complained about our comrades in his heart, he still understood what we meant.

This is a tank gun that is officially in service. Everything you see is its normal state.

——Actually, it’s not that normal. The normal one is even more exaggerated.

"As for the thickened barrel you mentioned, I can tell you that the total weight of this 105mm gun is more than 54 kilograms lighter than the 100mm gun of the T-100."

? ? ? ! ! !
Only then did the deputy director realize the seriousness of the problem. This thing was even lightweight while ensuring extremely high power!

We need this gun!

His heart was screaming madly, even more interested than the armor.

The tanks of the Gauls before the 90s did not have any protection at all, but at least it was just a little bit, basically on the same level as Hans' Leopard I.

However, they attached great importance to firepower. Unfortunately, they did not have good cannons, so they still used John Bull's L7 rifled cannon.

But as the deputy director of the Equipment Administration of the Ministry of National Defense, he knew very well that the possibility of L7's authorization being terminated could not be ruled out, and the key point was that this thing belonged to John Bull, it was simply amazing.

The most important thing is that the power of this gun is greater than the current John Bull's L7!

This is very important for the Gauls. Armor can be as thin as a newspaper shell. For the Gauls who generally take a defensive stance on land, thin armor can be used for defensive battles, but cannons cannot scratch them.

(End of this chapter)