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Chapter 671 671 Armored Grenadier

Compared with the armored reconnaissance vehicle factory in Anpu, the establishment of the M113 armored vehicle factory in Tongcheng seemed to be relatively smooth.

Therefore, when Lu Ming and his wife got on the train going north, and stood in the narrow aisle of the train with a lot of luggage, feeling the smell of feet in the full compartment, the first batch of M113 armored vehicles had already been produced.

This thing doesn't have much technical content, it's just a pile of steel plates welded together, and the engine is even a mature model produced by Tongcheng Engine Factory.

The entire M113 armored transport vehicle uses basically mature technology, including gearboxes and engines, which are basically existing models without any changes.

Such a trade-off makes the indicators of this armored vehicle very mediocre, or it makes this armored vehicle perform extremely well in all aspects.

It can travel through mountains and rivers, and the failure rate is extremely low. Because the car body itself is not heavy, it is relatively fuel-efficient in comparison.

This kind of armored vehicle is only protected by steel plates, and its bulletproof ability is not strong, but it is definitely much better than cars.So for motorized infantry, its appearance has indeed improved their survivability.

Sometimes it's that simple: something is better than nothing.The infantry didn't have armored vehicles before, but now they have them. Even if the performance is not very good, they still have them after all.

It can tow 155 mm caliber artillery, can carry ammunition for various artillery, can also transport the wounded, transport infantry, and pull all kinds of tattered tents and equipment.

This thing is simply an all-rounder on the battlefield. If conditions permit, it can even drag a damaged Panzer IV tank away from a dangerous battle zone.

The car body that can withstand rifle and machine gun bullets can provide quite good defense for grenadiers, and can carry infantry to follow tanks to attack, reducing the casualties of grenadiers.

An MG42 machine gun installed above the car body can also provide continuous firepower for cover. There is a steel plate shield in front of the machine gun, which can provide cover for the shooter.

The original plan was to install a 12.7 mm caliber machine gun, but considering the problem of supplying ammunition, the MG-42 machine gun of the same type as the infantry was finally used, at least in terms of supply, it was indeed much more convenient.

It's just that the MG-42 machine gun is definitely not as good as the 12.7mm caliber machine gun in terms of fire suppression, so this plan must be modified in the future.

Datang Kingdom's first regular armored grenadier unit received this mass-produced M113 armored transport vehicle.

They like this brand-new weaponry very much, because with this kind of armored vehicle, it is much more convenient for them to carry ammunition and place sundries, which allows them to have more choices when fighting.

In addition, this unit is equipped with the No. 4 assault gun, which proved to be a very effective assault weapon in the offensive and defensive battles near Beiyuan City.

With this weapon, infantry casualties dropped to an unbelievable level.Under the cover of the No. 4 assault gun, the casualties Tang Jun had to pay to capture a firepower point were less than one person on average.

Apart from laying mines in advance, the enemy has almost no way to deal with this low-profile armored combat vehicle.The 75mm caliber short-barreled gun equipped on it can destroy a bunker with one shell, which is simply a perfect killing machine.

The armored grenadier division formed by the Tang army with these new weapons can definitely be described as powerful.

The entire division is equipped with 56 assault rifles, and the artillery is equipped with wild bee self-propelled artillery, No. 4 assault guns, M113 armored vehicles, and trucks and motorcycles to supplement transportation capabilities.

Such a force has almost no disadvantages except that it consumes a lot of gasoline. They can follow behind the armored forces, quickly expand the breakthrough, and keep up with the armored forces to tear apart the enemy's deep defense.

Tang Mo is trying to find a way to form a similar force, supplement it to the armored division, and mix it into a more effective group army to facilitate logistics management planning.

Today's Tang Army has more than doubled its size before the war. Now it has 60 troops and 32 divisions!Tang Mo didn't intend to disband these troops, and even meant to expand more troops.

For him, although this war is over, the next war is coming soon!The Tang army needs more troops to ensure the safety of the Tang Kingdom.

Among them are at least 7 armored divisions, 2 newly formed panzergrenadier divisions, 8 motorized grenadier divisions, and the rest are standard infantry divisions.

Due to insufficient production capacity, almost all the troops are not full. The number of more than 300 tanks rated by the armored division has never been correct.

Most armored divisions are only equipped with more than 200 tanks, some are under repair, some are damaged and waiting to be replenished, and some are missing, waiting for new personnel to equip.

Most of the infantry divisions are also waiting for more weapons and equipment, including artillery and rifles, and the number of various command equipment is also insufficient.

Forming an army is actually very easy. You just need to recruit some soldiers to start training, and then distribute weapons to everyone.

At the same time, it is very difficult to form an army. If this army has a high enough combat effectiveness, it needs strict training, and the soldiers are given enough salary rewards. At the same time, they are equipped with more weapons and equipment to support them to be more efficient on the battlefield. battle.

In the battle against Qi State, Tang Jun has already enjoyed the dividends brought by communication equipment.The coordinated command on the front line is more convenient and quicker than in the past, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Tang army.

In order to maintain this kind of flexible and efficient command, even the commanders of the Tang Army did not hesitate to disperse the tanks and vehicles with radio stations to the troops and use them as communication relays.

The tank troops with a large number of radio stations and the terrifying combat power of the air force also made the commanders at all levels of the Tang Army pay more attention to these new weapons and equipment, and regarded them as treasures.

Soon, the call for more radio stations for the infantry rose, and radio communication equipment was popularized to battalion-level units, and even to company-level units.

It is a pity that due to the huge demand, the radio equipment that was originally planned to be spread to the company, like the self-propelled artillery of tanks and aircraft, has become a "scarce material" that various troops are vying for.

In short, with the expansion of the Tang army, the troops are extremely short of everything.

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In the distant Frozen Empire, in a huge factory assisted by the Datang Group in the past, in the noisy workshop, a brand new tank has been produced, which looks quite imposing.

This brand new tank was designed by the engineers of Ice Empire by referring to the pictures of the No. 4 tank.

Although they look different, the overall layout is exactly the same: a turret on the car body, a main gun, and the engine behind the car body.

This tank named Chill 1 uses a 90mm caliber short-barreled gun, and the thickness of the front armor of the car body reaches an astonishing 50mm, completely crushing the Cyric 1 tank.

"Except for the slower speed, it is already very close to Datang Group's No. 4 tank." The engineer of Ice Cold Empire, who already knew the correct name of No. 4 tank, said to the few people around him in a low voice.

"The fly in the ointment is that it doesn't have a radio communication device. Tang Jun's tanks have that kind of equipment!" Cyric's engineer looked at the masterpiece in front of him and said with some regret.

"We don't have similar equipment, there is no way to do it." The dwarf engineer spread his hands, also regretting.

But he quickly added: "But it doesn't matter, we have reserved space for subsequent equipment to be installed!"

It is no secret that the Tang Army's communication system is no longer a secret. There are some unburned parts in the destroyed Tang Army tanks and assault guns, which makes others who have seen these wrecks speculate on something.

In addition, Tang Jun's reaction speed also surpassed that of other countries' armies. If Tang Jun did not have a brand-new command and communication equipment, no one would believe it even if they were killed.

Against the backdrop of the two, it is not difficult to know that Tang Jun has some new equipment. The real difficulty is...how to imitate this equipment!
Over the years, many engineers in many countries have done some basic research on radio.They have also developed some small things of their own based on the technology of Datang Group.

It's just that these things are still immature, and they can't be used in tanks or airplanes like Datang Group's radio communication equipment.

"It's a pity that we can't catch up with this war." Seeing that the brand-new Icy-1 tank he made could not be put into battle immediately, the leading engineer sighed with some regret.

"Don't worry! The next war won't be too far away! This time Tang Guo took advantage of new weapons! Next time, we won't give them a chance!" Cyric's engineer comforted.

He participated in the design and manufacture of the Ice Tank, and has sent a similar design back to Flame Castle... In short, Cyric will soon have a new tank, and soon there will be newer tanks all over the world!
Coupled with aircraft technology... Before the next war comes, Tang Jun's technological advantages will no longer exist. At that time, it will be the turn of the countries supported by Cyric to give full play to their Su Liang advantages!

Of course, these people don't know that what their leaders bought back at a huge price is just some outdated technology, and the tanks they copied are actually far from the real No. 4 tanks.

However, these things are indeed enough to deal with other surrounding countries. After the successful imitation of the Binghan Type 1 tank, Binghan I, the emperor's mind, became active again.

The dwarf emperor felt that he seemed to have the strength to go south again, the strength to unite all the dwarves!

It was just because the battle between Qi and Tang was not over yet, and he was more wary of Tang, so he suppressed his temper and waited for a better opportunity.

(End of this chapter)