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Chapter 124 Don't Forget There Are Mortars
Originally, Huang He was going to shut down the system, so he went to Chang Jiang to discuss the follow-up experiment.

After all, the next decision of "Atomic Energy Research" is "Nuclear Reactor". After this decision is unlocked, he can use the system to produce enriched uranium.

At that time, all the plans will no longer be just empty talk, but will be implemented in real terms, and the other party's professionalism will also have a stage to play.As long as they can make some achievements, they can consider notifying those gentlemen as appropriate.

But when he just got up and was about to go out, he suddenly remembered a very important thing, that is, he forgot the mortar.This weapon was, is, and will be important as infantry companion firepower.

Because the interface for awakening the brave tiger system was too similar to that unspeakable game, he forgot that there were support weapons for a long time.

The original support weapons include light and heavy machine guns and mortars, but the system classifies light and heavy machine guns as light weapons, while mortars are classified as artillery weapons.

When he was looking at the artillery just now, he only paid attention to those big pipes, but the mortar on the side was left out by him.In the lower left corner of the artillery page, there is also a technology tree for mortars.

The initial position is the Stokes mortar. Last year, the Yellow River provided a few to the [-]th Brigade, but everyone's evaluation of this weapon was not very good.

Even Chausha had better reviews than it.

After all, it was an old object that was born to deal with the trenches of World War I, so it can only play its role in specific terrains most of the time.

As the ancestor of modern mortars, this gun has indeed identified the future development direction.However, due to the limitations of the times, many details have not been perfected.

If nothing else, just talk about its shells.The cannonball made by Sir Alex is actually cylindrical.Even if the range is not far, it is easy to fly randomly after hitting it.

Coupled with the Stokes mortar, there is no matching sight designed.When using it, it is basically purely based on combat experience. If it is not at the level of the pillar, hitting the target basically depends on the number of piles and luck.

This kind of problem is too deadly on the battlefield, and it is directly sentenced to death. Unless the army runs out of ammunition and food, it will definitely not pull this thing out.

After all, the Eighth Route Army has high requirements for mortars. In many cases, the mortar team is required to be able to hit the enemy's firepower point in the first place and provide cover for the troops in a certain direction.

but!The weapons behind the initial technology tree become serious.Behind the Stokes mortars is the 50mm Brand Mle 1937.

Before talking about this weapon in detail, we have to mention the inventor of this weapon.

Brand and Mustache are similar to a certain extent. They are both art students in Vienna.It's just that one failed the exam and the other passed the exam.

The one who failed the ranking was good at speaking in beer halls or other public places, using his "charisma" to infect those around him.The one who continues to study art is good at custom-made decorations, and both parties have made great achievements in their fields of expertise.

After Brand returned to Gallo, he soon had his own studio and gallery.Some local luxury liners will come to him for interior decoration, and even the stairs of the Louvre have used his works.

As we all know, families who study art are generally quite rich.

Brand is no exception. His family has an ancestral hardware tool factory.Moreover, during the war, the factory also transformed from a civilian to an army, and received a lot of orders for military products.

As an artist, it is reasonable to be proficient in the transformation of weapons, after all, you can't overwhelm yourself with too many skills.

So Brand focused on the novelty of the mortar, and explained his understanding.

First, he redesigned the shape of the shell.A drop-shaped scheme with multiple tail fins is adopted, which makes the ballistic trajectory very stable after launch.

But just like before, wherever you go, everything depends on fate.

Secondly, he set an air-tight ring for the shell.When it is fired, it is heated and expanded, and the gunpowder utilization rate is high, and it can be fired farther, greatly increasing the range and getting rid of the limitation of the trench.

Finally, he invented the collimating sight for mortars, so that artillerymen no longer had to rely on numbers.

Just these three tricks immediately changed an industry.Even in later generations, traditional mortars still haven't made much change.

Based on this design, Bland became the authority on mortars in Gallic Chicken, and opened an arms company named after him.

At that time, the 81mm caliber Mle 35 was an instant hit, and then various countries that bought authorized or directly imitated it abounded, including the current Republic of China.

The Min 20-type 82mm mortar was developed by the Jinling Arsenal in 32. It was once the standard weapon of the preserved fruit troops.

Although the caliber has increased by one millimeter, an insider can see its blood at a glance.

but!The mortar technology tree in the system is a bit stubborn!This made Huang He very unhappy.The cannons of the same line are actually arranged according to caliber rather than according to year.

Although the 50mm mortar is very effective when it is lowered to a platoon-level unit.

But as a late-stage patient with insufficient firepower phobia, Huang He looked down on this small water pipe a little bit.But existence is reasonable, and each caliber has its own division of labor.

It's a pity that the troops have to wait for a while before they can use mortars at the battalion level.

Although the Yellow River calls it a small water pipe, this 50mm light pressure can be regarded as the pinnacle of World War II.After all, Brand has mature experience, whether it is to enlarge or reduce the caliber, it becomes easy to solve.

Next, let's compare Santoku's 50mm mortar horizontally. The GrW 36 weighs 14 kg, and the Mle 37 weighs only 3.6 kg. The weight alone is the difference.

And although the sparrow is small, it has all internal organs. Although the Mle 37 is light, it has everything from seat plates, brackets, and sights.

Both the gun body and bracket can be stowed in the carrying state, and a soldier can carry it and run.Being lighter than a rifle, a mortar crew can carry more ammunition for combat.

San Dezi's GrW 36 is really hard for the artillery, and the opposite Gallic chicken can quickly move its position after fighting. The two are really incomparable.

The Mle 37 has an effective range of 80 meters to 460 meters, which is what a light force should be.And in special cases, anti-tank warheads can also be launched.

As for comparing it with the Devil's Type [-] grenade launcher, that's completely unnecessary.Although the responsibilities of the two in the army are similar, they are both platoon-level support firepower, and even the range is similar.

But when the devil's grenadier is launched, it is completely supported by the shooter's hand to determine the direction and height.

When facing a firepower point, it basically depends on feel and experience.Rather than saying that the grenadier is powerful, it is better to say that the devil's veterans are powerful.

But veterans are mortal, and even elite soldiers are consumables in modern warfare.When the source of soldiers in Xiaotian can't keep up, the effect of grenades will become lower and lower.

But in terms of the accuracy of shelling, it is relatively simple for mortar shooters to hit the target.Even if only an experienced artilleryman is needed to command, even if his soldiers are a group of novices, he can still deliver a precise blow.

Moreover, the prospects of the two are also different. The devil has worked hard to train a grenadier veteran.Then in his future military career, he will always shoot 50 caliber grenades.

But even without systematic learning, a mortar player can rely on his combat experience to manipulate a larger caliber mortar.

It is completely possible to be promoted from the class level to the regiment level, and the room for improvement is unlimited.

Originally, in history, there was a kind of [-] small artillery in the army.It was developed after the Hundred Regiments War by a group of bigwigs after many failures and repeated research and experiments. This weapon is an imitation of the Devil's [-]-style grenade launcher.

But now that the blueprint and production line of Mle 37 will be available soon, I believe that everyone in the military industrial area will be able to understand this technology in a short time, so that the firepower of the troops will be improved to a higher level.

　Come, come, I forgot about the mortar when I wrote it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)