The door of the courtyard house has been welded dead

Li Feng doesn't have time to care about things like big intestine wrapped in small intestine.

The impact caused by Qin Huairu was put aside for the time being. The formal mass production of truck-mounted artillery still faced the last hurdle. He had to obtain the production license for the vehicle-mounted artillery before the storm.

This will have a huge impact in the future. Not only the 447 Factory, but also the Sichuan Automobile Hongyan Factory will be tightly bound together because of this license. The Red Star Factory will be rolled up, and the remaining two factories will not be able to take advantage of the opportunity to sit idle.

Once the target is released, military orders are as heavy as a mountain and military law is ruthless. Whoever delays the production capacity of the Red Star Factory will face the consequences.

In the conference room of the General Logistics Department building in Beijing, the fan hanging on the ceiling of the conference room was rotating slowly amid the buzzing sound of electricity.

Li Feng, director of the Red Star Factory, stood in front of a large military map, holding in his hand a schematic diagram of a vehicle-mounted artillery densely marked with red and blue pencils, his back already soaked with sweat.

The heads of the Equipment Committee of the General Staff, the Artillery Department, and the Armament Department of the General Logistics Department sat around a long table covered with a green tablecloth. The hot steam rising from the teacups collided with the teacup lids, condensing into tiny water droplets on the white glaze.

"Commendations, this is the first generation of vehicle-mounted artillery independently developed by our Red Star Factory."

Li Feng knocked heavily with his pointer, and an enlarged photo of the modified Hongyan truck gun hanging on the wall of the conference room appeared. The rotating turret welded on the rear of the car body glowed with a cold and hard metallic luster under the light.

"At present, it adopts full mechanical manual control. The gun crew consists of five people, namely the gunner, the aimer (firer), the driver (loader), and the fuze operator (loader). The process is completely dependent on manpower. During the snow test in the inner M, after a short period of training, the first-shot preparation time with mutual cooperation was basically controlled within two minutes."

"Among them, the gunner is the core, responsible for command and coordination, receiving target data and issuing firing orders. The aimer is responsible for adjusting the direction and elevation of the gun to ensure the muzzle is pointed accurately. The two loaders work together to push the shells into the barrel."

"In addition to being responsible for the maneuvering of the artillery, the driver takes out the shells from the barrel on the side of the vehicle and puts them into the ammunition receiving slot after arriving at the designated position. The fuze operator loads the fuze according to the command of the gunner and adjusts the fuze time of the shell to ensure the accurate timing of the explosion. The transfer arm transfers the fuzed shells to the tail of the gun. Compared with the current artillery team of traditional towed artillery, the personnel composition can be greatly reduced."

"Whether it is pre-war preparation, entering the position, firing, or withdrawing from the position, vehicle-mounted artillery has obvious advantages over traditional artillery in terms of time. The first firing time is greatly reduced, and the weight of the vehicle body and the hydraulic spade are used. During the preparation stage, artillerymen do not need to devote their energy to digging the spade."

The sound of pages turning could be heard in the conference room. Everyone in the conference room was flipping through the technical manuals in front of them. Some pushed their glasses, while others looked at the photos carefully with thoughtful eyes.

Whether it is the parameters on paper or the specific appearance in the photos, it looks very eye-catching. The 447mm howitzer developed by Factory 122 has never been used. Now combined with the truck gun of Red Star Factory, it has become a product that makes people's eyes shine.

Not only does it have the ability to deliver artillery shells, but in special circumstances, the extended barrel, combined with the corresponding artillery shells, also has the combat capability against armor, fortifications, etc. It can be said that the potential of this gun is fully released, achieving flexible response capabilities in dynamic situations.

The reduction in the personnel composition of the artillery team means that the combat effectiveness of the same artillery regiment in the past will be greatly improved after being equipped with this self-propelled artillery.

The benefits are indeed obvious. The leaders who can come to this conference room are all masters in related fields. There are many who have experienced actual combat and have been promoted from the front line. Their emphasis on new weapons and new equipment brings them together here to listen to a small factory director giving an explanation on the stage.

"As for the failure rate, we can't just look at the advantages. After all, the new equipment has not been tested in actual combat. The combination of trucks and artillery also means that the difficulty of daily repair and maintenance will increase~!"

"In the past, if a car broke down, at most we would just replace it with another car, and if a gun broke down, we would just replace it with another gun. At least we could still be put into combat. But with this car-gun combination, if one of them breaks down, it means the entire thing needs to be repaired, and one of the combat capabilities will be lost."

"Hongyan off-road trucks, as far as I know, the current production line is newly introduced. Don't tell me that there are no faults at all, I don't believe it~!"

A leader frowned, looked at Li Feng with sharp eyes, and asked in a loud voice. The question was very sharp and the angle of approach was very tricky. They could see the advantages, but they could not ignore the disadvantages.

The leaders' eyes were focused on Li Feng like searchlights. Director Qiu lowered his eyes silently, and the pen in his hand drew messy lines on the notebook. The whole conference room fell into suffocating silence. Only the ticking sound of the wall clock struck everyone's mind like a countdown.

Director Qiu was also in the conference room. He couldn't help Li Feng at this stage and had to rely on himself.

After all, compared to bulletproof vests, as long as the bulletproof effect is confirmed, it can be put into use immediately. Vehicle-mounted artillery is a systematic equipment and its price is much more expensive than bulletproof vests.

Li Feng took a deep breath, straightened his back, and looked at the leader who asked the question with a firm gaze.

"The concerns of the leaders are exactly what our factory has been focusing on. The vehicle-mounted artillery that has been produced has undergone relevant comprehensive tests in tropical and cold regions, and the test data is also included in this report. "During the research and development process, we can establish a dual maintenance system. On the one hand, for the truck part, we will have in-depth cooperation with the technical team sent by Hongyan Factory. The artillery will be equipped with a professional truck maintenance team. We can select outstanding officers and soldiers to enter our factory for systematic training and learn to quickly diagnose and repair vehicle failures. "

"On the other hand, artillery maintenance is handled by the original technical backbone of the artillery unit. We have also specially compiled a detailed "Joint Maintenance Manual for Truck-mounted Artillery", classified and marked common faults of trucks and artillery, and formulated a standardized maintenance process."

Li Feng paused for a moment, took out a thick stack of test reports from the folder, and like the leaders in the conference room, turned to the test data page.

"In the vehicle's snow test and tropical test, we simulated usage scenarios in various extreme environments. After a month of high-intensity shooting tests, the average failure rate of the vehicle-mounted artillery was controlled within 1.5%, and most of the failures could be repaired within half an hour. Of course, we know that these are only experimental data under ideal conditions. The actual combat environment will be more complicated, but we are ready for continuous improvement."

"Currently, in the Gobi Desert environment, the 9th Artillery Division is conducting relevant tests for us~!"

"Commanders, we can see that with the development of science and technology, the advantages that towed artillery can retain will become less and less, just like the transition from muzzle-loading artillery to breech-loading artillery. Time gradually changes everything. In my eyes, the combination of vehicle and gun is only the first generation of self-propelled artillery~!"

"You are so young, but I find you are so arrogant. You are talking about the first generation of self-propelled artillery~!"

"Towed artillery has been rooted in our army for decades. You can't just replace it if you say so. At present, the problems of the first generation have not been completely solved, and you are thinking about replacing towed artillery. I admit that your factory's self-developed vehicle-mounted artillery has its own highlights, but if you want to completely replace towed artillery, you still have a long way to go. You can't replace it just by saying so~!"

The atmosphere in the conference room was becoming increasingly tense. It might be because Li Feng was too young, or because of Director Li's academic qualifications, or because the steel mill had just entered the field of military equipment and his remarks were outrageous despite his short military service. It was indeed a bit unpleasant.

"In the Battle of the Somme in 1916, the Maxim machine gun turned infantry charges into meat grinders, and in the Battle of Poland in 1939, the blitzkrieg turned cavalry sabers into museum exhibits."

"Aircraft carriers were originally transformed from merchant ships or cruisers. After generations of development, today, no country is investing in battleships anymore!"

"The battleship didn't make any mistakes, but the day it came out of the aircraft carrier, it meant that it had fallen into ~!"

“Ridiculous,…!”

Li Feng would definitely not accept only talking about the disadvantages without talking about the advantages. The disadvantage of the Red Star Factory is that it has been in the industry for a short time, but the time to introduce the Hongyan off-road truck is not something that Li Feng can decide.

"Please listen to me!"

"The same is true for artillery. As of now, traditional artillery has been completely at a disadvantage when playing against artillery equipped with vehicle-mounted artillery~!"

Li Feng's voice cut through the noise and interrupted the leader's speech.

"It takes at least 20 minutes for a traditional towed artillery to deploy and fire, but our vehicle-mounted artillery only takes 2 minutes. The enemy is still digging their emplacements when our shells have already hit the opposing position, not to mention the flat-fire capability of the 122mm howitzer~!"

Li Feng grabbed the teacup on the table, poured the tea into the trash can, and turned the cup upside down on the table, while his fingers formed a cannonball.

"This is a concrete fortification. Traditional artillery requires covering fire, but we can achieve effective killing with just one armor-piercing shell. Soldiers don't even have to risk their lives. We can just carry rocket launchers and desperately get in front of it and shoot at close range!"

With a light poke of his finger, the teacup fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and then shattered. The sturdy bunker he mentioned seemed to have become like this.

There was strong self-confidence in his eyes. At this moment, Li Feng didn't know whose shadow flashed through his mind. His comrades, with bloodshot eyes, watched helplessly as they replaced one dud after another and witnessed with their own eyes the moment when the bullet penetrated his chest.

The bold factory director dared to interrupt the leader's speech, but Director Qiu was relieved, and a hint of approval flashed in his eyes.

If the vehicle-mounted artillery was really useless, why would he agree to send dozens of trucks and artillery to the Red Star Factory? (End of this chapter)