USSR 1991

"Comrade Baklanov, believe me. Even if they blow the T90 to the sky, it is impossible to become the only tank weapon equipped. The Ministry of the Army does not want to spend a lot of money to equip a weapon that may be eliminated in the next ten years. The thing. I believe that the top of the Politburo is not that kind of idiot."

No one knows whether the so-called high-level refers to Vladimir, or specifically refers to other people.

Baklanov smiled and did not reply.He vaguely recalled the words Comrade Vladimir had said in the previous meeting.

Does the Ministry of War feel that its power can already override the Politburo?

It sounded like a complaint at first, but when I think about it carefully in light of the current situation, it feels different.

"Could it be..."

Baklanov frowned. He turned his head to look at Comrade Vladimir at the front, and the other party's eyes were also directed towards the side of the seat.

"Did they want to use this tank incident to launch an attack on the Ministry of War? Perhaps the Amata plan was originally a question that Comrade Yanayev chose to raise at this time in order to facilitate Vladimir's paving the way in the army. ?”

Fun, fun.

Baklanov squinted his eyes, looking at the new tank with great interest.If he guessed correctly, this is not a simple test, but means that Vladimir will issue a signal of blame to the Ministry of War.If...he can overwhelm such old qualifications as Varennikov, no one in the Politburo will be his opponent in the future.

"You should really take a good look at this test, Comrade Varennikov. Amata is a milestone to say goodbye to the past, and the Soviet Army will usher in a new revolution. Including our army."

What Baklanov said was meaningful, but the other party did not hear the implication.

"I'll wait and see."

Varennikov also responded to the other party with disdain written on his face.He didn't even realize what this test meant, and he still thought that just like before, he wanted to use a new tank to replace the original T80 on a large scale.

He wanted to see what the hell Project Amata was up to.

Amata's new turret is aimed at the T72 tank without any protective measures to test the penetration ability of Amata.

The entire test field became quiet, only the sound of the wind passing through the grass was constantly reversing.Everyone nervously commented on the tank with a unique shape. This shot is related to the future of this tank.

With the order to launch, the Armata tank fired the first shot in history.The entire tank was lingering in the dust that was raised, and the loud explosion was followed by sharp tinnitus.Drenched the nerves of everyone present.

Some people have involuntarily stood up from their seats, they want to see how terrifying the tank's final shot is.

The result was somewhat surprising. The turret of the T72 tank was lifted up directly, and the armor-piercing projectile penetrating from the side fully exerted the power of armor-piercing.A large hole tore through the thick armor, sputtering fragments and metal streams to every corner of the interior space.

Immediately, there were whispers of whispers in the audience.There are praises, but there are also skeptical attitudes. After all, the performance of T72 in the Gulf War has been obvious to all. This does not mean that breaking down a T72 is equivalent to passing this test.

"As you can see, breaking through the T72 and T80 doesn't mean he passed the test in your mind, and then you will see what is really terrible about this tank."

"It's like everyone thinks that Armata is just a T90 with a different name, but I want to tell you."

Comrade Vladimir said, "No one can stop the arrival of the new era, and any diehards who want to stop it will end up like that T72."

As soon as the words fell, Amata on the test field fired at the T72 continuously, and everyone was startled by the firing without warning.The explosion tried to blast it into a pile of scrap metal.

Vladimir stood upright, disdainful to look back at the explosion behind him, the flames and impact lifted his tie, like a devil walking out of the explosion.

Even Varennikov took a deep breath.

"Ashes and ashes."

Chapter 921 The End of Destruction

After the T72 was blown into ruins, the T80 was not spared, and soon the T80 was also used to test the capabilities of Armata's armor-piercing projectiles. Comrade Vladimir wanted to let everyone present clearly realize that they will Replace other resolves with this tank.

The emergence of Amata will usher in a new era of tanks, especially the great attempt in remote control turrets, which has made some sharp-eyed military personnel realize that future warfare is likely to change quietly.It is no longer a flat push of a torrent of steel, but a precise apex strike that completely disintegrates the enemy's command operations.The Gulf War is the best example. Everyone has seen that the myth of invincibility that Saddam tried to pile up with numbers quickly collapsed under the attack of the US military.

So even the T80's armor is a bit pale to resist Armata's fatal blow.What Amata brings to everyone is shock and oppression.From the first shot, there was no preparation at all for the target active tank to be pulled back intact.The T80, which the army department is proud of, also suffered a tragic fate of being ravaged.

The hit turret was torn open, and the flames spread from the inside to the outside, which made people look stunned. If there were still people inside, it would probably have turned into a pile of coke on the spot.However, Amata did not stop attacking, and blew up the track for the second time, and the road wheel directly drew an arc in the sky and fell to the ground.

Without the blow of fighting back at all, their ending is not much better than that of T72. In the end, they all just become black burning scrap iron, and what awaits them is the fate of being scrapped.

Under the baptism of continuous artillery fire, some people finally understood why Vladimir conducted this target shooting test.

The Deputy Minister of Defense was the first to support Comrade Vladimir, so he quickly figured out what Vladimir wanted to do.When I came back to my senses, I felt fear pervading my heart.

"This is a demonstration to the diehards in the army... Destroy all the T72 and T80 they are proud of. Under the banner of testing, is it actually a declaration of war? If it is a declaration of war, the action is a bit too big. "

Baklanov thought of Vladimir's previous movements, and looked at this "declaration of war", and found it more and more interesting. Doesn't the meaning of blowing up the T72 and T80 mean that if the diehards continue to be stubborn, their The end result will be no different from these two tanks.

The firelight reflected some faces, pale and powerless.Anyone who understands knows what is going on. Faced with Vladimir's provocation, they either choose to accept it or choose to resist to the end.But he has already said that those who resist may not end well, and he will let everyone know what the end will be.

Comrade Vladimir is ready to break with the conservatives, and then many people will be involved in the issue of standing in line, because if they stand in the wrong place, it will ruin their official career.Varennikov was the most powerful within the Army, while Vladimir symbolized the future of the Soviets.

It's really hard to choose.

Baklanov stood on Vladimir's side without hesitation, he knew which side was the most promising.

Just when Yanayev quietly resolved his differences with the conservatives, and the other party did not dare to resist, he knew that the guys from the Ministry of War should not be the opponents of the young comrades on stage.Although he is young, it does not mean that the other party will show mercy to the elders.

It's just a signal.Comrade Vladimir may have more big moves, but as the chairman of the Council of Ministers to interfere with the operation of the military department, I am afraid that General Secretary Yanayev is behind it...

"What a terrible strategist...I'm afraid that even Vladimir is just a gun in Yanayev's hands. He can easily use the power of the chairman of the Council of Ministers to knock out threats within the army. After all, the KGB and the Internal Affairs The Ministry has long been their world... and under the instigation of old man Odyarkov, the army has split into reformists and diehards. Here's the chance...well...what is this for?"

Baklanov froze.

Many people present were as stunned as he was.

Only Comrade Vladimir looked forward to the final drama.

A T90 tank was dragged to the shooting range. This tank, nicknamed the modified version of T72BM, seemed to have the same goal as the T72 and T80, and could not escape the fate of becoming a test target for Armata.

"What the hell is this guy going to do?" Varennikov couldn't understand the moves of the young people in the audience. If the bombardment of T72 was a demonstration at the beginning, what is the meaning of letting T90 appear now?Could it be that he doesn't even look up to T90?

"Excellent, my Comrade Vladimir."

Yazov, who didn't say a word, finally spoke. He knew Yanayev's plan and what Vladimir wanted to do, but he didn't expect to warn others in this way.

Vladimir looked serious, and he spoke slowly, as if to make a statement or announcement.

People in the Ministry of Defense and the Army know that this statement may be the war horn for the chairman of the Council of Ministers to officially declare war.

"I am standing here today to tell all the predecessors here one thing. In your opinion, whether it is T90 or T80, it will become a thing of the past in the near future. The next generation of Soviet main battle tanks belongs to the new future. , they are no longer qualified, and can only be used as a tombstone in the steel cemetery to witness the past history of the Soviet Red Army. Of course, there is only one ending for the tombstone, lying in the grave and slowly rotting. If anyone wants to stand up now, If you refuse us to move forward, then there is only one ending."

"Forcibly destroyed."

He looked around. Everyone was watching him, listening to him.

"You have all seen that in the eyes of the advanced Amata, the T90 is nothing more than a product of the old era. They have become past tense, their thinking has changed, and they have hindered the advancement of new things. The Politburo has decided that since They reject the idea of ​​​​T90 so much, so all current tanks including T90 will be destroyed by Armata. Because this is the next generation of main battle tanks of the Soviet army, we can tolerate your semi-test products, which are not perfect The complaints of the T90, but as the fourth-generation main battle tank, the epoch-making Atama. Whoever thinks you can stop it."

He pointed his finger in the direction where the turret was aiming, and everyone's eyes followed his pointing, looking at the T90 as the target.

bang.