Why is there such a drama as the Sherman, the famous German tank in World War I, with a rate of fire of 350 rounds and a weight of 56 tons?

I am not a film and television drama maker, but I am also very aware that there is no lower limit for domestic dramas, and I will tell you the truth! Since I started reading extensively about the Anti-Japanese War literature in junior high school, I have not even watched "Bright Sword", my favorite as a child, because the plot is so fake. Even though it is based on a true story, it is also a drama that seriously misleads the public. .

Even when the author was listening to the lectures of the leaders of the Huaiyang Armed Forces Department in the last year of high school, some of the selected top students asked like stupid pigs: "The kid is so easy to fight, why did you continue to fight for eight years? ?” It has been 6 years since this incident. I don’t know if the outstanding high school student who asked the question has grown into a pillar of the country, but his ignorance in modern history will never change. Most people in the country will So, this is all thanks to the anti-Japanese drama.

If the domestic history of World War II is so shallow, how can we understand the history of foreign wars? He doesn't even know that Sherman tanks belong to the US military. Such a screenwriter is really unworthy of being a man! The title of this drama with astonishing language is "Meng's Mansion on the Sea". The name is definitely artistic enough. Presumably the screenwriter should be a master of Chinese studies, a freak cultivated in an atmosphere that values ??literature over martial arts.

With the overnight popularity of "Sea Meng Mansion", the actor Duan Yihong, who was originally loved by everyone, has also been pushed to the forefront. You must know that he has appeared in "My Captain, My Regiment" and "Soldier Assault" His outstanding performance in two military-themed film and television dramas makes it hard to imagine that his military qualities would be so unsightly. However, the author feels that this is not his fault. After all, the main focus of an actor is not on learning, but on how to practice acting skills. It is not surprising that Duan Yihong does not care about military history.

The author’s question is, how does this kind of drama pass the review of radio and television to meet the audience? Are the regulatory resources invested by the state every year in the film, television, Internet and other industries reasonable?

Finally, to popularize knowledge, the Sherman tank was not a product of World War I. During World War I, the US military did not have its own tanks. The US military fighting in Europe could only use tanks provided by Britain and France. The Sherman tank was the main armored weapon of the US military during World War II. It is fair to say that it was a hero in the tank. The German army did use a large number of captured Sherman tanks, but various accessories and ammunition were extremely scarce.

(Sherman tank equipped by the German army)

Moreover, the 75mm gun of the Sherman tank cannot achieve a rate of fire of 350 rounds per minute. This should be an ordinary light gun. The rate of fire of a machine gun or machine gun cannot be achieved by artillery.

The barrel of Sherman's 75mm gun is too short. It was originally only 40 caliber (the ratio of length and caliber), so its striking ability even with capped armor-piercing projectiles is not ideal because its gun ejection The speed is too low, and the power is indeed stronger than the 76mm gun equipped with the Soviet T-34 tank, but it is not at the same level as the 48-caliber 75mm gun of the Panzer IV tank. It cannot penetrate the Panzer IV tank at a distance of 100 meters. 80mm vertical armor.

In the later years, the Sherman switched to a 76mm gun with a 52-fold diameter, which could destroy the Panzer IV tank at a distance of 2,000 meters. In theory, this gun could penetrate a 106mm homogeneous gun at a distance of 1,000 meters. Armored steel, according to this firepower standard, can destroy Tiger tanks, but it is often unsatisfactory in actual combat.

Whether it is a 75mm gun with a caliber of 48 times or a 76mm gun with a caliber of 52 times, it is impossible to exceed the rate of fire of 20 rounds per minute. According to U.S. military experimental data, it generally takes 1.1 to 3.2 seconds for a Sherman tank loader to complete ammunition loading. It is not difficult to understand that the loader's posture, ammunition position and gun pitch angle will all affect the loading speed. In addition, different models of Sherman turrets are also different. The ammunition rack of the later Sherman is more reasonable and can hold more ready-to-fire ammunition. When all the favorable factors are gathered together, the maximum rate of fire is 20 rounds per minute.

(The above three pictures are the perspective of the Sherman loader)

As for "armor-piercing, blasting, burning "Instantly", this term looks very professional, but it is not suitable for use on the Sherman, because the Sherman's tank gun evolution pace is always one step slower than the German tank gun, and finally a 76mm gun with a diameter of 52 times was obtained. However, the German army was equipped with 70-caliber/75-mm guns, 56-caliber/88-mm guns, and even 70-caliber/88-mm guns. The power of these tank guns far surpassed the Sherman's firepower. In actual combat, it was also He could only bully No. 4. The one who was instantly penetrated, exploded, and burned was often Sherman himself.

(The moment the Sherman tank was hit)

The Sherman uses a 500-horsepower gasoline engine, so it can easily burn after being shot. This theory has been suggested. Questioning, because German tanks also use gasoline engines and are not as fragile as lighters like the Sherman. The real reason may be that the Sherman has too much ammunition that can easily cause explosions, and its armor is too thin. Unable to withstand German anti-tank gun attacks.

Finally, the Sherman never reached the weight of 56 tons, which should be the limit weight of the Tiger tank. The Sherman rarely exceeded 40 tons (in order to enhance the protection capabilities, the armored forces increased the number of external plug-ins crazily, and even Directly touching the thick cement), these are all basic common sense. The screenwriter of "Sea Meng Mansion" will not make a joke if he pays a little attention.