The door of the courtyard house has been welded dead

A large-caliber howitzer artillery squad usually consists of ten people.

The squad leader is the gunner, the deputy squad leader is the deputy gunner, and behind them are the aimer, shooter, loader, ammunition handler, driver and others.

A truck, towing a cannon, arrived at the designated position. The squad leader received instructions from his superiors and arranged the personnel in the squad to carry out preparations before the cannon was fired.

After digging artillery bunkers and setting up shelters, they have to pound the ground to dig artillery bunkers. The number of people can be reduced, but the reduction of any team member will undoubtedly delay the artillery firing time.

The artillery ammunition placed in the carriage needs to be carried and unloaded from the carriage and placed at the rear of the position. The ammunition handler is responsible for installing the fuse, and the loader is responsible for moving the shells with the installed fuse into the gun barrel.

In the meantime, the aimer calculates the shooting parameters and adjusts the angle, while the shooter is responsible for firing. The entire procedure is still based on the artillery manual of the Soviet era. Although it has been optimized a bit, the procedure is still very complicated.

However, the Red Star Factory's truck gun had both the gun and ammunition on board, only one at the front and one at the rear.

Through the elbow-jointed movable arm, the transport personnel can push the ammunition directly from the cartridge behind the front of the vehicle to the muzzle of the gun. Both the loading speed and the firing speed are undoubtedly much faster than before.

The number of personnel can be visibly reduced, simple carrying tasks can be performed, and even the driver can take on the responsibility of an ammunition handler.

At this stage, there are no computers and aimers are essential, but the reduction in personnel is visible to the naked eye.

As the thigh-thick hydraulic spade at the rear of the vehicle slowly extended out, the base plate was pressed heavily on the ground. Through the weight of the gun body and the vehicle body, the teeth on the base plate were directly inserted into the frozen grass.

Standing next to the artillery, watching the Red Star Factory technicians debugging the artillery, Captain Yue looked a little bewildered. The impact of scientific and technological progress made this old artilleryman, who had been firing artillery all his life, smell a hint of change.

"Boom~!"

The land finally couldn't bear the pressure of more than ten tons. The two hoes were not so much pressed on the ground as embedded directly into the ground. The hoes were dug into the ground, and there was no need to swing the shovel or hoe. People just had to shake the pressure rods up and down. All the work that had been prepared in advance no longer needed to be done.

Standing behind the regiment commander were the elite soldiers of the Night Tiger Regiment, each of them an experienced squad leader specially selected.

With the regiment commander nearby, these old squad leaders, out of respect for the commander, all stood up straight, acting like good soldiers.

But when they saw that it only took a few minutes for the truck gun to lift the tarpaulin after parking, erect the gun and put it into combat status, these squad leaders no longer cared about discipline and became a little agitated among themselves.

"Captain, this~!"

The veterans who were about the same age as the regiment commander were also confused, and the impact on them was quite significant.

"This is a new type of artillery developed by our country. Today, I called you here to let you take a look. Later, you will all go up and practice. Remember to keep it confidential~!"

Captain Yue's voice was still serious, but inevitably a little bleak.

He could see that the secretary, who was a little too young, was right. Battleships were replaced by aircraft carriers, and when this gun appeared, the towed artillery representing the old era was indeed outdated.

The old squad leaders also began to whisper to each other. They were also caught off guard, and when they looked at the truck cannon, their eyes were extremely complicated.

Just like an old programmer who has used Python all his life, suddenly one day, the company asked him to learn JAVA from scratch, although they are both programming languages...

"To be precise, it is a new type of artillery independently developed by our factory. The era of artillery reform has already begun for you. The fittest will survive and the weak will be eliminated. This is true for artillery and for humans~!"

Secretary Li, who had nothing to do while others were busy, came over and gave the old squad leaders another round of criticism after hearing what Captain Yue said.

The fittest survive and the weakest are eliminated. For them, if they cannot keep up with the advancement of technology, it means that the combat effectiveness of the artillery will decline. "Captain Yue, I suggest that they go to the side of the car first and watch how the technicians operate it. Get familiar with it so that they can get started later. Put it aside~!"

After scaring the old squad leader, Secretary Li leisurely walked to the side, raised his head, and looked at the erected gun barrels. It seemed as if he saw a row of truck guns with erected gun barrels, delivering ammunition to the unlucky guy's position.

The old squad leaders were already somewhat tempted and wanted to go forward to take a closer look at the unrecognizable 122, but Li Feng was not their superior, so in the end they could only focus their attention on Captain Yue.

"Go ahead and study hard~!"

Captain Yue nodded and sighed deeply. He seemed to see the same scene that Li Feng saw, a spectacular scene.

An artillery company has six guns, a battalion has eighteen guns, and a regiment has fifty-four guns. This was the previous organization. If the self-propelled artillery not far in front of us is used, with the same number of people, the artillery of a regiment can be doubled, and the ammunition delivery capability can even be tripled. This is how technology improves combat effectiveness.

This is still an ideal situation. The reality may not be so perfect, but even if the combat effectiveness is doubled, it is worth it for a country with a long land border.

"You haven't recovered yet?"

Looking at the somewhat desolate Captain Yue, Li Feng leaned over and asked in a somewhat mean tone.

"I don't know, can I wait until that day?"

After a whole night, Captain Yue is still not recovered. Anyone who can become a captain must have some strategic vision.

Self-propelled artillery, at present, is still a bit crude and has some flaws, but for their artillery, it is undoubtedly a huge change.

What he wanted to say was, if the artillery was officially put into service at that time, would he still be able to command such an artillery team and fight on the battlefield?

"I guess not that fast, but if you want it to be faster, it's not impossible~!"

Secretary Li gradually threw out the bait and tentatively teased Captain Yue's lips, but just like Qin Huairu, it was just a teasing move without any real intention.

Captain Yue's eyes gradually regained clarity, and he looked at Li Feng with some confusion, wondering what he meant by half-sentences.

"Well, a single truck gun certainly doesn't have much combat effectiveness. We need to deploy at least a battalion. Through daily training and summarizing experience, our factory can continue to improve it. Don't you think that makes sense~!"

"That's true, but what I say doesn't count~!"

Li Feng's patient persuasion seemed to have a certain effect, but that was all. He was just a regimental commander, and this division was a motorized infantry division.

"After this test, we will definitely have to go back and write a summary report. You can also try to write a report to your superiors on your own initiative. After all, you are the ones who personally participated in the test, and you are also an artillery unit, so your perspective will be more fair and objective~!"

"It's better to take the initiative to apply for a battalion to be equipped first than to wait for it to be distributed. If it can be equipped, do you think you can compete with other artillery units?"

Wow, Li Feng started fooling around before the cannon was even tested. But this method can be said to be aboveboard, at least it seems to be impeccable.

Captain Yue raised his eyebrows, perhaps he was tempted. If they equipped a battalion first, at least the future artillery reform could be said to start from their 205th Division's artillery regiment.

"Ahem, let's try it first and see the results first. However, we will definitely submit the report, but we must be realistic. If the results are not good, we will report it to our superiors truthfully~!"

It was impossible to refuse immediately, but by reporting, we could also test the superiors' thoughts. Anyway, it would not be a disadvantage for the artillery regiment. (End of this chapter)