While the rockets were reasonably successful, the jets were too few and too late to matter. While we think of rockets and jets today as reasonably commonplace, they were state-of-the-art when Germany deployed them during WWII. Turns out, though, that the Nazis were really good at pouring money into military research and developing - or trying to develop - what they called “wunderwaffe” - wonder weapons.
The title sounds like a bad newsreel from 1942. All vehicles are not only correct from an engineering point of view, but they also retain the visual features of the Soviet tank-building school.We know.
For example, all double-barreled tanks have an extended track platform, improved chassis, enlarged turrets, and other features. In creating these vehicles, we’ve taken into account many nuances and tried to comply with all principles of the construction of such tanks. They would have had a higher chance of successfully defeating a target and were designed to play an important role on the battlefield - namely, to break through the enemy's defenses or to hold back their advance.īoth of the above constraints were not in-game obstacles for creating a new branch, so we’ve reinforced and developed the ideas of the Soviet engineers. High manufacturing cost: It was more economical to make two "regular" single-barrel tanks than one double-barreled colossus, taking into account the costs of developing and creating new production lines.ĭouble-barreled tanks were considered an innovative and breakthrough technical solution for their time, however.Due to the complexity of the design, the probability of their failure was also higher. Inconvenient and complex operation and maintenance: The ergonomics of these vehicles were worse than those of standard single-barrel tanks.Two key factors prevented Soviet engineers from bringing twin-gun tanks to life:
Why Did These Prototypes Never Leave the Drawing Board? In 1939, testing of the first Soviet double-barreled tank, which received the KV-U-0 index, was successful, and by 1941, there were two projects: the T-34-3 and the KV-7. The greatest progress in this field was achieved by Soviet engineers who developed several projects of double-barreled tanks during World War II. The development of armored vehicles with twin guns began between the First and Second World Wars.
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