Rise from the sword

Chapter 518 New artillery, and elite air defense battalion.

"New artillery?"

In Ping'an County, Ding Wei, Kong Jie, Zhang Dabiao, Cheng He, Yan Sheng, Xu Husheng and others all looked at Li Yunlong with puzzled expressions.

This time, the head of the regiment called them to a meeting, saying that it was to discuss equipping the troops with a new type of artillery.

"Correct."

Li Yunlong nodded:

"Although we now have a large number of artillery, including 105 howitzers, 105 mountain guns, 160 mortars, and 240 heavy mortars, considering future offensive operations, we still lack a more mobile and more powerful barrel artillery. "

"Correct."

After listening, Ding Wei was the first to nod:
"Judging from the last battle, we really need a barrel gun that is more powerful than the 105 howitzer."

Ding Wei went on to explain:
"Although the 105 howitzer is powerful, it can be defended by thickened field multi-layer civil bunkers. Now the devils have also begun to strengthen their positions, and the damage to the positions is not as great as before."

Everyone nodded.

They have a deep understanding of this.

In the past, the devil's position could be smashed by 75 guns, but at that time, life was hard, let alone 75 guns, and the grenades for the troops were all made in the black powder border area, the kind that smoked when thrown out.

Now, the devil's position is digging deeper and stronger, and the 105 howitzer's [-]kg shells, foxhole trenches, and obstacles are still one shot at a time, but field civil fortifications are already difficult to destroy.

The shelling effect is getting worse and worse.

Ding Wei continued:

"As for the 160mm mortar, the mobility of this thing is too poor, and it is not suitable for following the troops."

The rest of the people nodded again.

The total weight of the 160 mortar is only 105 tons, which is much lighter than the [-] howitzer, but in terms of mobility, it is really far inferior to the latter.

The mobility of a gun depends not only on its weight, but also on its marching speed, deployment speed, position transfer speed, and so on.

At the moment when the half-track traction is overflowing, in comparison, the redeployment of the 2.5 howitzer with a full weight of 105 tons only takes a few minutes, but the 160 is pressed for at least 15 minutes, and the accuracy is not good.

If it weren't for the power of this thing, it would have been eliminated long ago.

Previously, the machinery factory was still planning to use the half-track vehicle site and add 160 mortars to increase mobility. The design is very simple, and the prototypes have been successful. However, due to capacity problems, there has been no large-scale modification.

As for the 240 heavy pressure, don't mention it, the preparation time for shelling is more than an hour.

"Hey hey..."

Li Yunlong smiled and was very satisfied with Ding Wei's words:
"Old Ding is right. Considering our next attack plan, the troops need a powerful and maneuverable barrel artillery to follow the troops and provide fire support."

"Boss Chen has a new cannon?"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

Every time a new weapon appears, the combat effectiveness of the independent regiment will increase a lot.

"Yes, there are new artillery pieces, though."

With that said, Li Yunlong took out a stack of documents:
"The caliber of the new artillery this time is up to us to decide."

"Decide on the caliber yourself?"

Everyone was taken aback, then looked at the information on the table.

"Above 105, caliber below 210, we choose by ourselves, and the range is also decided by ourselves. Brother Chen is responsible for the design and manufacture, so the performance of the final product depends on our needs."

Li Yunlong continued.

"interesting."

Ding Wei suddenly became interested and began to look carefully at the information on the table.

"Then there's nothing else to say."

Kong Jie slapped the table directly:
"Go straight to the 210 caliber and choose the largest range. Anyway, we don't lack shells and tractors now. Naturally, the more powerful the artillery, the better."

Although the head of Kongda is not in the front line to command operations now, he chooses to organize production and construction in the rear, and manage the construction brigade, but he is still the head of the new second regiment, and the establishment of the new second regiment is still there!
He still has a dream of fighting the battlefield in his heart.

"210 caliber, 65 times the caliber, the standard grenade has a range of 38 kilometers, with an electric base, a hoist, and a fully automatic loader."

Li Yunlong glanced sideways:
"How about this cannon?"

"38 kilometers range?"

Kong Jie's eyeballs lit up instantly:
"Then choose this."

The rest of the people also looked at Li Yunlong one after another, with an attitude of only this cannon.

On the contrary, the corner of Yansheng's mouth twitched, and he asked:

"This is a naval gun."

210 caliber, 65 times the barrel, the barrel of this artillery alone is more than ten tons, plus the electric gun mount, fully automatic loading machine, the minimum is more than fifty tons, no one on land can afford this thing.

Only warships can stand up.

"The total weight of a single pipe is [-] tons, and the total weight of a double pipe is [-] tons."

Li Yunlong looked at Kong Jie:
"You go to the front with your back?"

Head Kong Da came back to his senses from the excitement, thought about it carefully, and immediately smiled mischievously.

He was too excited to hear about the new artillery just now. In addition, he has hardly been to the front line to command operations recently. He has been obsessed with developing the rear economy. He didn't think too much for a while. He just thought about cannons. The more powerful the better, the farther the range the better. .

"This gun can be used as a coastal defense gun in the future."

Leader Kong Da rolled his eyes and immediately changed the subject.

"Bullshit."

Li Yunlong retorted unceremoniously:
"These days, aircraft carriers and airplanes are king, and coastal defense guns are useful."

Leader Li has heard from brother Chen that in the future naval battles will not only be dominated by aircraft, but also by missiles. Although leader Li still doesn't know what missiles are, he has already remembered them in his heart.

"See what you can do."

Kong Jie rolled his eyes and stopped speaking.

At the same time, he also began to think about going to the front line more in the future.

"For a cannon, it is important to consider comprehensive performance, weight, range, power, etc., and not to place too much emphasis on one item. You also need to consider the weight of the shell. Too heavy shells will increase the burden on the gun crew."

Ding Wei finished reading the information in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said:

"Our next combat target is the devils, in the north and northeast. What the troops lack is a cannon that can follow the troops and destroy the standard field civil bunkers of the devils."

"As for the heavy fortress, there are 240 heavy fortresses, heavy bombs dropped by aircraft, 105 artillery pieces for infantry support and fire suppression, and 120 mortar pieces."

"Considering the weight, range, and maneuverability, I suggest choosing the caliber range of 120 to 130, and the range should be about [-] kilometers. If the caliber is too large and the range is far, the weight will exceed the standard."

"Our country's infrastructure is simply unable to meet the long-distance mobility of artillery over five tons. The batch of German-made 150s that can be preserved has suffered from this."

"Old Ding, we coincidentally."

Li Yunlong smiled again.

The rest, including Kong Jie and Yan Sheng, the commander of the Artillery Battalion, also nodded.

Those present are all front-line commanders.

The advanced equipment in their hands has increased, and the problem of starting from scratch has been solved. Even the number has begun to overflow, and everyone has begun to think deeply about what weapons the troops need.

After such a long battle, everyone has a deep understanding. Cannons are not only powerful, but the farther the range, the better. You also need to consider the battlefield environment, the mobility of the troops, and the situation against the enemy.

The caliber is in the range of 120 to 130, and the range is about [-] kilometers. The power and range are enough, and it can also follow the troops to maneuver at any time.

Of course, the more the quantity, the better, there is nothing to say about this, and there is no need to discuss it.

"Then, let's choose 122 caliber."

Yansheng spoke.

As an officer trained by the instructors in the north, he has been jealous of the Soviet-style 122 howitzer for a long time, and it is so powerful. The government once asked if it could support a few, but the other party ignored it at all.

"Do not."

Ding Wei suddenly said:

"Boss Chen said that this new type of artillery is different from any other type of artillery in other countries, and it will not only provide equipment, but also production equipment and technology. In other words, this is a brand new artillery, our own artillery. .”

"Then we'll have to choose a new caliber, our own."

"Our own caliber."

Thinking about these words, everyone's eyes lit up and their hearts were excited.

"So, I think, 125 caliber should be chosen."

Ding Wei took out a data sheet as he spoke:
"125 artillery shells, the standard anti-personnel grenade weighs 26 kilograms, which is powerful enough to destroy civil engineering in the field, and the weight of the shells is also within the range of the artillery. If you choose an 18-kilometer range, the weight of the entire artillery is only a little over [-] tons, and the maneuverability is guaranteed. And It can also shoot anti-armor and gun towers directly.”

"Moreover, 125 caliber, the current main artillery in all countries in the world does not have this caliber."

Although the later Soviet-style 125 tank guns are famous, but at present, they have not bubbled yet.

"Then it's settled."

Li Yunlong clapped his hands:

"Brother Chen said that the new artillery will be available within three days. Then, starting from this month, the first artillery battalion and the second artillery battalion will be fully equipped with 125 howitzers."

"Yes."

Yan Sheng stood up and saluted.

Afterwards, Li Yunlong pressed the metal communicator in his hand and informed Chen Fan of his decision.

Just as he received the news, he swiped, the system interface opened, and a new type of artillery barrage unfolded.

"125 howitzer (based on D30)"

"28 times caliber, triangular frame, semi-automatic vertical wedge breech block..."

From the next morning, five hundred new artillery pieces appeared in batches at the Zhaojiayu unloading area, and were transported by road to the artillery battalion.Yansheng immediately organized the gun crew to start exploring.

As for the 105 howitzer that was replaced, of course it was, and it was handed over to other bases.

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at the same time.

Jin | City.

25 Devil planes have arrived near the airport and began to descend.

"Great airport."

Seeing the airport for the first time, the devils were jealous.

The current airport has three main runways, and each of them is two kilometers long. There are more than fifty aprons, and even a closed hangar is built. It doesn't look like a field airport at all.

Instead, it is a permanent airport.

"The first group, attack, and the rest circle and stand by."

Suppressing the surprise in his heart, Commander Guizi ordered.

Then five bombers, including the lead plane, began to dive, the remaining ten bombers circled, and the remaining ten fighters spread their guard around.

When the five bombers descended to an altitude of 2000 meters.

"Fire."

Wen Ye let out a loud roar immediately, and the 120 anti-aircraft guns that had been ready to fire opened fire in unison. More than [-] lines of fire were like tongues of flame, entangled the Devils in the sky.

In the air, the five planes seemed to be caught in a rain of fire.

"idiot"

The captain of the devil commander who was about to dive-bomb saw this scene, and his scalp tingled immediately.

Looking back, what he saw in Heyuan County was the same scene now, with such a dense anti-aircraft firepower network. At that time, the five bombers he led were all shot down at an altitude of 3000 meters.

The damn Independence Regiment actually deployed a reorganized division-level anti-aircraft firepower at the airport.

Isn't this a newly formed field airport?

"Pull up, pull up."

Cursing in his heart, he was a little dissatisfied with his movements, immediately raised the altitude, and loudly reminded the other pilots.

But it was too late, the five bombers caught in the fire net, except for the devil leader who reacted the fastest, the other four were shot down on the spot.

"Nani?"

Four bombers were shot down on the spot, and the efficiency left the Devils leader stunned.

Is it so efficient?
There are not only many anti-aircraft guns below, but are the shooters controlled by them all top-notch shooters?
"Ha ha···"

Looking at the four planes that fell, the air defense battalion commander Wen Ye laughed triumphantly.

In order to train the air defense technology of the air defense battalion, after discussing with the regiment leader, he used real aircraft for training, which means using real aircraft to practice air defense.

A master electrician used radio equipment and other equipment to assemble a set of radio remote control devices. Although it cannot fight, such as throwing bombs, it is no problem to control the aircraft at close range to fly in a straight line and at high speed.

After consuming more than 150 fighters, the air defense battalion has extremely rich combat experience, and its air defense efficiency has greatly increased.

"Keep attacking."

Gritting his teeth, the ghost leader ordered the squadron to continue the attack.

This time, he learned his lesson, five bombers attacked at multiple levels, and even sent fighter jets to disperse the enemy's anti-aircraft fire, creating loopholes for the bombers to break through, and placed the bombs at a height of 300 meters.

This height can avoid the threat of 20mm anti-aircraft guns.

but.

Facing the air defense battalion that has been "combat" for a long time, the effect of this move is still very poor.

Of the last five bombers, only two successfully dropped bombs at an altitude of 2000 meters, and the remaining three were shot down and dropped bombs at an altitude of 300 meters. The flight attitude could not be guaranteed to be stable, and the bombs all flew to Java.

"Baga, continue to attack..."

Gritting his teeth, the Devil pilots launched an attack again, this time lowering the bombing altitude, and using all fighter jets to attract anti-aircraft fire again, but the attack had just begun, and the highly maneuverable fighter jets were attracting anti-aircraft fire from the Independent Regiment.

Suddenly, five fighter jets emerged from the clouds.

Huang Quan shot.

Seeing that the Devil fighters were all attracted, he immediately led the team to rush out and attack the Devil bombers circling around.

"Nani."

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three hours later.

Yuzhong, the Japanese frontline headquarters.

"General."

A staff officer rushed out:
"The flying brigade that bombed Jin|cheng Airport suffered heavy losses, and only five planes came back."

"Nani!"

Okamura Ningji stood up abruptly.

　The next chapter is eight or nine tomorrow morning.

　　It's snowing, a few skiers came to the hospital, and I have to work overtime...
　　
　
(End of this chapter)