Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 608 608 Rocket Launcher

On the mirage position attacked by Tang Jun's new weapons, a soldier felt that he had just crawled back from hell.

He watched helplessly that all the places around him were covered by shells, and the huge explosion swallowed up the entire area almost at the same time. This sudden disaster evaporated most of the mirage soldiers in a regiment in an instant.

"Ah! Ah!" The mirage soldiers who survived by chance screamed in shock, but they couldn't hear their own shouts.

The wounded who fell on the ground cried helplessly, but no one cared about their lives.Thick smoke was billowing everywhere, and there were broken limbs and arms everywhere.

From the fall of the first rocket to the explosion of the last rocket, it was only less than 1 minute.

However, it was obviously different from the previous bombardment. This time, the artillery covered the assault, which came faster and caught people off guard.

In fact, the best shelling effect is the first round.The shells that fall suddenly can cause a large number of casualties.

Subsequent shelling was only to destroy the fortifications, not just to continue killing people.

The advantage of the rocket volley is that a large number of shells cover the attack area almost at the same time, without giving the opponent time to prepare, and can achieve the greatest lethal effect.

This kind of advantage is incomparable to artillery. If you want to achieve the coverage and killing effect similar to rocket launchers, traditional artillery units can only be assembled on a large scale, which is obviously completely unnecessary and impossible.

However, the rocket launcher also has its own disadvantages: the attack accuracy is insufficient, the shells are expensive, and the delivery power is too small.

The lack of attack accuracy can be made up for through technological progress. In another world Tang Mo is familiar with, the accuracy of the rocket launchers of the rabbits is comparable to that of missiles.

The fact that shells are expensive can only accompany rocket launchers for a lifetime: compared with traditional shells, its propellant is more expensive, and no matter how cheap it is, it cannot compare with shells.

After all, rockets fly to the target with the propellant and the projectile body. After the propellant of the shell hits the shell, the shell casing is left behind and can be recycled...

The relatively weak delivery power is also a flaw in the structure of the rocket launcher: in order to increase the range of the rocket launcher, the volume of the ammunition can only be increased, so compared with similar shells, the rocket shell has a larger volume but a relatively smaller warhead.

But this can also be improved: you don't dare to make shells so thick and big, do you?But rockets can!It can theoretically be made tens of meters long and weigh hundreds of tons!The stuff that launches satellites, isn't that also called a rocket?
In fact, in theory, a missile is also a rocket, just a rocket with a guidance system.

The mirage soldiers who managed to survive a round of rocket artillery coverage didn't know that they were beaten by a new weapon, they just thought they might be greeted by all the cannons of the Tang country.

A mirage officer who survived straightened the helmet on his head, and what he saw was the mess on his own position.

The original trenches were surrounded by bomb craters, and the original bunkers were in ruins.He could only hear ringing in his ears, and not far from his eyes were soldiers helping his comrades hold down the bleeding wound.

Some people were looking for their arms, some were digging up the buried officer, and of course some were lying motionless on the ground, and some were kneeling on the ground and crying.

The task given to them by the officer is to defend this position. They have no reinforcements and only a small amount of ammunition. The only thing they can rely on is the position in front of them.

But now, it seems that there is nothing.The position here is more like a ruin, and most of the originally neat troops are now incomplete.

There is no need to count the losses, just looking at the tragic image in front of you, you can almost guess how heavy the losses of your troops are.

"My lord! My lord!" The adjutant of the head of Mirage also survived by luck. He called his chief over and over again with tears in his voice, but he couldn't get any response from the other party.

In fact, he couldn't hear his own shouts clearly, but he, who had lost his mind, desperately hoped to hear some orders from his regiment leader.

Finally, the annoying ringing in his ears gradually faded away, and the head of Mirage Kingdom finally heard the adjutant's call.

He turned around and looked at his subordinates: "What's the matter? Let the troops seize the time to hide! The enemy's shelling may not be over yet!"

The adjutant reacted and hurried to find the soldier who sent the order.And when he turned around, he realized that the command post at the end of the trench behind him had collapsed, and the officers and orderlies inside had disappeared.

He and his chief escaped this catastrophe by coming out to get some air, and most of the people who stayed inside had died for the mirage.

This is not good news for a unit that has just been bombarded, because the entire unit is still in a state of chaos. Losing command will spread this chaos and make the entire unit unaffected. control.

"Find a hideout!" The head of Mirage, who had recovered some of his hearing, yelled loudly at the soldiers in the distant position.

He was really worried, worried that another round of shelling would fall, and his troops would disappear in an instant.

According to Mirage's records, on this day, a regiment of defenders stationed on this position was intensively shelled by the Tang army and suffered heavy losses.The total number of casualties was 492, almost a third of which was reimbursed.

The record also specifically mentions that the Tang army used a new bombardment tactic: gathering a large number of artillery to conduct only a short round of rapid fire, and did not conduct a long-term bombardment.

It will be a long, long time after the end of this war until the rocket launcher is known.

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Meanwhile, Tiger retracted his telescope.He didn't go to see the bombardment area covered by the rockets, but watched the rocket launch positions with the technicians.

This is a brand new experience, an indescribable shocking feeling.As a general, he even felt that the enemy should have been wiped out just by looking at the momentum of the rocket salvo.

Just imagine, showing Napoleon the Katyusha rocket salvo, what state he would be in, and what state Tiger is in now.

When he was 30 years old, he was still commanding the formation of musketeers, and he still used muzzle-loading guns.When he was 40 years old, he had already seen a rocket salvo...

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, I'm afraid he wouldn't have believed it himself: he had never had such a fantasy feeling when he saw a 155mm cannon firing before.Some weapons are like this, and their aura is exaggerated to the point that it makes people daunting.

For example, muskets may not be stronger than bows and arrows when they were first born, but with the crackling gunshots and sheets of white smoke, this thing is more imposing than bows and arrows, and it is more comfortable to watch.

Special evaluators were watching the scene of the impact point, and there were also valuable video records: Tang Guo’s cameras were nothing new, they were taken out and used when Lions I came to the throne.

"It's spectacular." Looking at the launch smoke that has not dissipated until now, Tiger who put down the binoculars praised.

"It looks very shocking. I don't know how powerful it is." Another general was also deeply impressed by the performance.

"If the actual effect is half as shocking as it is, there should be no living people in the enemy's position." The accompanying commander of the 1st Armored Division expressed his opinion with a smile.

"That's right, if the power is enough, the enemy should have been defeated under this momentum." Tiger handed the telescope in his hand to the adjutant beside him, nodded and said.

These generals came here to evaluate new weapons.Although the security force of the Datang Group is the predecessor of the Tang National Defense Force, it is now two completely different organizations.

The Datang Group is the Datang Group, and the Tang National Defense Force is the Tang National Defense Force. Whether to purchase the new weapons of the Datang Group needs to be evaluated by the Tang National Defense Force.

Others may not be able to draw the boundaries so clearly, but what kind of character is Tiger?He is notoriously strict and principled in his work.

"The specific damage situation will not be known until the troops capture the enemy's position." He said and looked at the technicians aside: "I am personally satisfied with the speed of the attack, the continuity is very strong, and the suddenness is very good."

"Thank you." After being able to get General Tiger's evaluation, several technicians showed smiles on their faces.

Although this weapon was developed under the order of Tang Mo, and the technology was also given by Tang Mo, it is something to be happy to be praised by General Tiger.

Many successful weapons of later generations have been complained by soldiers during their actual use. Tang Mo can only choose suitable weapons based on his own experience, but he cannot guarantee that these weapons will be liked by users.

To give the simplest example, the Chicago Typewriter Thompson submachine gun is not without its shortcomings. It is not much better than the MP40 or Bobosha submachine gun.In some respects, it's even worse.

The design of the Thompson submachine gun makes it almost impossible to use a folding stock, so it cannot be equipped for tank soldiers like the MP40.Its high cost also limits the amount of equipment it can carry.Only a rich and powerful person like Tang Mo can equip this kind of weapon on a large scale like the US military.

“2团2营已经上去了，跟进的是第14步兵师1团。”第1装甲师的师长放下了电话，向泰格汇报了战况：“敌军只有零星抵抗……”

"This is good news." Tiger looked at the technicians of the rocket launcher R&D team again: "Thank you for reducing the casualties of the frontline troops."

"This is what we should do, or the meaning of our work!" The leading technician said with a smile: "Produce better weapons, so that Datang... can continue to win!"
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Make up for it.

(End of this chapter)