The door of the courtyard house has been welded dead

"Wow~!"

The snow on the tarpaulin had long since melted and frozen into a thin layer of ice.

As the tarpaulin was lifted, the ice surface shattered, and pieces of translucent ice, mixed with accumulated snow, slid down the tarpaulin to the ground.

Yang Weimin was unable to dodge and the falling ice and snow poured into the back of his neck. He shivered immediately from the cold and took off his gloves and reached into his neck.

It was originally a funny scene, however, no one who witnessed it laughed out loud. Although the things were made by hand by these old craftsmen, no one could solve the key problem.

A rifle without a sight is nothing but a fire stick that can only be used at close range.

The same is true for artillery. Large-caliber artillery can easily have a range of more than ten kilometers, far beyond the human body's line of sight. In order to shoot accurately, the same concept of sights is required.

Another preparation work that needs to be done before normal artillery firing is to map out the position of the artillery base firing direction in front of the position and divide it into small squares on the map.

The professional ones are called shooting elements, which can also be called coordinate points. According to the coordinate position given by the artillery scout, the shooting angle of the artillery is adjusted through the gun scope.

This process is very complicated. Decades later, with the advent of computers to perform calculations, it is very convenient and can even be done by marking points on a map. The self-propelled artillery can adjust its posture by itself until the artillery is loaded and the preparations before firing are completed.

Aren't the conditions insufficient now? There is no computer-assisted calculation. Although the Red Star Factory has developed the gun, there are too many changes. The gun body is located in the position of the carriage, and the shooting parameters after being raised are completely blind.

Installing the rear gun proved that it could fire, and the vehicle proved that it could run, but without shooting parameters, the usefulness of this thing could only remain in the test stage. Moreover, this problem must be solved, and it must be solved by people with artillery expertise.

Captain Yue slowly squatted down, put his hands on his knees, and looked up at the corner of the tarpaulin that was lifted. His expression changed from confusion at the beginning to horror when he saw the cannon barrel, which made Li Feng's mouth twisted with joy.

Captain Yue was looking at the car, and Li Feng was observing Captain Yue's reaction. This was the reaction he wanted now.

“This, this~!”

"Lift it back a little bit, what are you doing? Captain Ren Yue is here to help us guide us, so just show it to others openly~!"

Seeing Secretary Li waving his hand unhappily, Yang Weimin learned his lesson this time and stayed far away when the tarpaulin behind was pulled.

The ice debris falling to the ground did not stop Captain Yue's impulse. He, who was squatting on the ground like Li Feng, rushed over as agile as a rabbit. The main reason was that he saw the place where the gun body and the truck were connected.

I originally thought that there was a cannon on the truck, but now seeing the complete side view, it proves that the truck was indeed carrying a cannon.

"This is a 122mm howitzer~!"

Captain Yue recognized the model of the gun on the vehicle at a glance. Even though the barrel was covered with a layer of white frost, his tone was extremely confident.

"See, this is called professionalism~!"

"Don't rush in yet, Captain Yue, we're here because of it, there will be plenty of opportunities later~!"

Li Feng just turned around and praised Captain Yue in front of the masters of Factory 787. But when he turned around, he saw Captain Yue trying to climb onto the carriage. He hurriedly stopped the man and gave a look, indicating to Yang Weimin to cover the tarpaulin back.

Yang Weimin did as he was told, but Captain Yue seemed like he hadn't seen enough and was staring at the gun body covered by the tarpaulin. Just with that one glance, he had already pictured the general appearance of the entire truck gun in his mind.

"So these are where the ammunition is stored?"

Compared with before, the improved truck gun has been equipped with bowl-sized cylindrical ammunition cartridges behind the cab. This was the idea proposed by Li Feng at the beginning. The weight of the shells was used to balance the weight of the front and rear of the vehicle.

Captain Yue pointed his finger and asked Li Feng about the ammunition boxes that were the last thing he could see before the tarpaulin was closed.

"Yes, yes, shhh~!"

"We are the manufacturer that developed it. This thing is now called a truck gun, and more professionally it can also be called a self-propelled artillery. You are an artilleryman, so you should know our factory. Why did you come to the grassland?"

Li Feng hugged Captain Yue's shoulders affectionately and put his finger on his lips. Even though he was in the army, Li Feng did not make a big fanfare. For the test, he wanted to find some elite soldiers to debug it, instead of letting everyone here know.

Before it was officially put into service, all of this was destined to be known only to a few people. Commander Yue looked back every few steps, but the truck gun had been covered by the tarpaulin. He no longer looked down on Li Feng, the factory director who was of a different generation from him.

Seeing the people from the Red Star Factory crawling out from under the tarpaulin and into the carriage to begin inspecting their work, Captain Yue actually wanted to go in and take a look, but unfortunately, the young and somewhat over-the-top first secretary wouldn't let him in.

"Self-propelled artillery, an artillery that can move on its own, this name is good and appropriate. Truck-mounted artillery is something that everyone knows as soon as they hear it. Not good~!"

After calming down, perhaps considering that his behavior just now was a bit rash and he lost his status as the regiment commander, he immediately took up his stance and started to judge the name of the truck gun.

"It's all right, it's all right. Our factory can make any. Type 66 self-propelled artillery, Type 66 truck gun, it's all right. But, Commander Yue, we focus on Type 66. You should understand, Type 67 and Type 68 are also OK. But the sooner we achieve this goal, the sooner I can make up my mind. My acquaintances in Beijing have said that on the grassland, you are the best in the artillery regiment, the tiger of the 205th Division, the most professional~!"

Secretary Li pounded his chest and put a lot of emotion into what he said. It can be seen from his exaggerated expression that he wanted it to be quick, otherwise, he wouldn't have been praising him so much.

Watching the tarpaulin swaying constantly, Li Feng took out a cigarette from his coat, gave one to each of Captain Yue, then squatted beside them and started smoking.

"Who told you?"

Maybe his acting was a little too exaggerated, or maybe Captain Yue really liked the truck gun, so he didn't mind being on the same level as Li Feng and asked curiously with his head tilted.

"21st Regiment, Captain Bai~!"

Li Feng took a deep puff of his cigarette. He didn't know many people, so he could only use Captain Bai to interrupt the conversation.

"I don't know him, but he's right. I did lead the Night Tiger Company. This gun is mounted on a truck. After your factory modified it, I'm not sure if it has a gun scope (sight)~!"

As expected of the Night Tiger of the grassland, Captain Yue guessed at a glance why this experimental self-propelled artillery appeared on the grassland. The capital city is not suitable for figuring out these parameters.

"Yes, an expert is an expert. I have fired a few shots in the tank regiment, but the field is too small. They can only fire directly. The maximum range is indirect fire, so we can't move freely. Our factory was transferred from a state-owned factory to a military factory. We don't have the technical reserves in this area, so we can only come to you~!"

Li Feng smiled without any attempt to hide his strength. This was also the reason why he did not dare to be called an expert. In terms of the number of artillery shells fired, the people from the Red Star Factory did not even have a fraction more.

"Leave it to me. I've always felt that traction was a bit inconvenient, but I didn't expect that people have already started to do this kind of thing. Don't worry, I will definitely take your pulse and give you an accurate diagnosis~!"

Captain Yue shook off the snowflakes on his body, without any fear. He raised his eyebrows and took the job without hesitation.

"It should have been done a long time ago. If it weren't for the truck chassis that was delivered, the progress might not have been so fast. After finishing 122, there is still 152. As long as the cooperation this time is good, I will come to you next time~!"

Seeing that the old artilleryman, Captain Yue, had taken the bait, Li Feng did not hesitate to draw out the big picture for the next stage, as if he was increasing the workload for their regiment or helping them.

"Oh, you think so too?"

Captain Yue did not dwell on what he said next. Issues like shooting dispersion parameters were minor problems for them. They could figure it out by firing a few more rounds. The main reason was that Li Feng, this young and somewhat excessive secretary, had even come up with a follow-up plan.

"When the battleship was replaced by the aircraft carrier, it didn't know what it had done wrong, but it was eliminated and ruthlessly crushed by the wheel of time~!"

"Towed large-caliber artillery, in my opinion, is almost done. At present, it can still be used, but in the future, it will definitely be replaced by self-propelled artillery. It's just a matter of time. Without mobility, it will be the best target after firing the shell~!"

Li Feng didn’t know whether the country had artillery radar now, but that thing was a deadly thing for towed artillery. It could scan the angle of the shell after it was fired and calculate the trajectory, and then accurately measure the artillery position that fired the shell.

Towed artillery cannot fire a few shots and then immediately change position like a truck-mounted artillery.

Perhaps what Li Feng described was a little sensational, or perhaps he had already seen the real thing. Captain Yue did not deny what Li Feng said, but took a deep puff of his cigarette.

The tide of the times is always advancing one after another. In the future era of self-propelled artillery, towed artillery will also face competition from long-range rocket launchers, and its role will only become smaller and smaller.

"How long will this take?"

Captain Yue looked a little confused, as if he saw the future battlefield described by Li Feng. Facing the highly mobile truck guns and towed artillery, he seemed to be really lagging behind.

"It won't be long. When hand-cranked computers become popular and can be loaded onto trucks, the old artillery will be doomed to enter the countdown. An artillery squad won't even need ten people. Four or three people, through coordinated cooperation, can hit and run~!" (End of this chapter)