African Nationhood

Chapter 175 New Weapon Briefing Session

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The lengthy internal affairs meeting finally came to an end. Shi Jintang announced the adjournment of the meeting, then stood up and left.

Ye Rong took two quick steps to catch up with Mr. Shi, and then they walked side by side back to the room arranged by the city hall.

Because Mr. Shi promised not to have sex before getting married, the two still lived separately.

Ye Rong knocked on Master Shi's door early the next morning, and then helped Master Shi get dressed.

Finally, Ye Rong dared to kiss Mr. Shi on the cheek and ran away.

Seeing Xiao Nizi running away shyly, Shi Jintang couldn't help but touch the kissed cheek and smiled.

After breakfast, Shi Jintang summoned the four military chiefs who had been waiting for a long time, the acting battalion commander of the naval battalion, Qi Lin, the battalion commander of the artillery battalion, and Rong Kui, who had just arrived in Southwest Africa last year.

"Hey, Shitou's face is glowing red and his hall is shining. This is great joy!"

Tian Liang was very close in love, and he had the closest relationship with Shi Jintang among the military leaders.

As the first Chinese leader to follow Shi Jintang, Qu Sangqian couldn't let go.

When he faces Boss Shi, he always respects superiors and inferiors.

Shi Jintang ignored Tian Liang and said with a smile, "Everyone, sit down. There is no need to be formal."

Everyone took their seats, and Shi Jintang nodded to Qi Lin.

Qi Lin stood up and took out a drawing and hung it on the stand, "This is the new weapon 'Wanhu Rocket' that our artillery battalion has been developing since 1883.

The creative source of this weapon comes from the ancient book "Wanhu Feitian".

This weapon is similar in structure to the Congreve rocket commonly used in European countries, but its power and range are superior to ours.

We used this rocket in actual combat for the first time last year when we attacked Bulawayo City. After collecting experimental data after the war, we can be sure that our research and development direction is correct..."

"I'm a rough guy, stop talking that nonsense.

Can you tell me the specific actual parameters? "

Tian Liang's words made Qi Lin's face turn red.

He glanced at Shi Jintang, who nodded to him.

Qi Lin took a breath, and then said: "The currently finalized Wanhu-83 type has a range of 5 kilometers and a strike range of 3 kilometers.

The explosion yield is about 5 times that of black powder of the same mass. "

Hearing this, everyone took a breath of cold air. It can hit them from 5 kilometers away, and they are booming!
  The large heavy artillery of this era could also hit such a distance, but the heavy artillery moved clumsily and was not as flexible as the rocket launcher.

The only weakness of the rocket launcher is its accuracy, so it can only be used as a land-washing weapon in combat.

Currently, the research and development direction of the artillery battalion is to evolve towards the "Katyusha".

When guidance components were added during World War II, that's when it became really awesome.

"The specific parameters of the rocket are all marked on the drawings. You can ask me for them after the meeting.

We are currently developing new propellants and strive to double or even triple the range of rockets as soon as possible.

After the Congreve rocket factory in the UK is completed, we will put this factory under management.

With the British production line, our research and development will be more convenient and faster.

But where is the address of this rocket factory? "

Shi Jintang pondered for a moment, "How about Harbin City (now Gaborone, the capital of Botswana), the capital of Fucrocodile District?"

Harbin is located on the highlands on the north bank of the Limpopo River. It relies on this large river to ensure there is no shortage of water.

It is only a few hundred kilometers away from Foramburg, the capital of the Dongjin region (today's Francistown, Botswana).

After the railway is completed in the future, it will be possible to connect to Mapu Port (Maputo, the capital of Mozambique). Moreover, the city is located inland and is not vulnerable to attack, and Bulawayo will be the colonial center of the Kingdom of Matabeleland for a long time.

It will definitely suffer war damage in the future, so it is not a good place to locate a weapons factory.

Mapu Port and Walvis Bay are both seaports. The current strength of Nanhua Company is not enough to defend against enemies and outside the country, so it is safer to place them inland.

After the Transvaal is captured in the future, it will be more convenient to build a railway to Pretoria.

In addition, Harbin is close to the Kalahadi Desert, making it convenient to experiment with new rockets.

Although Boss Shi asked a question, no one dared to refute him.

The location of the rocket factory has been decided, and other arsenals and explosives factories will gradually move here. This will be an important military industry city.

"Okay, the address has been determined. Next, we will introduce the new weapons we are preparing to develop. Please take a look."

Qi Lin quickly changed to a new picture, which showed landmines.

"This is a new type of landmine we developed under the guidance of Mr. Shi. This kind of weapon is not new in the ancient books of the Far East.

However, no country in the world currently has landmines as powerful and versatile as ours.

The new landmines we designed mainly include 'pine mines', 'jump mines' and 'anti-infantry mines'.

'Songfa Lei', as the name suggests, is a landmine that will explode as soon as it is released under pressure. The explosive power of this kind of landmine is within a radius of 5-10 meters.

When encountering enemies who are marching in large groups, one bullet can kill or injure 5-10 people. "

Hearing this, several military leaders took a breath, this was very powerful.

Burying hundreds or thousands of them along the way is enough to deter and kill a large enemy force.

“How much does this mine cost?”

"Well, the current trial production cost is about 5 pounds. After mass production, the cost will be reduced to 1-1.5 pounds."

After listening to it, everyone understood clearly that this kind of landmine was indeed suitable for large-scale defense, and it was too cheap.

“Although ‘Song Fa Lei’ is cheap, its lethality is limited, because when this type of mine explodes, most of its power is consumed underground.

Therefore, under the guidance of Mr. Shi, we developed the ‘Thunder Jump’.

When this kind of landmine is activated, it will pop out of the ground with explosives and then explode in mid-air.

This kind of lethality and explosion range will also be greatly enhanced, but the cost of this kind of landmine will be more than twice as expensive as the "Song Fa Lei". "

Hearing Qi Lin's words, many military leaders curled their lips. This is a weapon. As long as you can kill more enemies, you only care about money. How much money can you earn from winning a battle?

After Qi Lin finished talking about jumping mines, he pointed to the last type of "anti-infantry mine" and introduced: "This weapon is a sharp weapon for killing groups and charging the enemy.

If a landmine can hit the enemy head-on, it will be very easy to kill hundreds of enemy soldiers. "

After hearing about the powerful lethality of this landmine, everyone became curious and looked at the drawings beside Qi Lin.

"Why is this mine so powerful?"

“Because this kind of thunder has the same principle as the squatting tiger cannon from the Far East in ancient times.

This kind of mine needs to be set up on the ground and adopt remote ignition mode.

Its back plate is a hard shell, while the side facing the enemy is a fragile side, and a large number of steel balls are placed on this side.

Once it explodes, how different will this scene be from being hit head-on by a squatting tiger cannon?

Moreover, the explosive we use is a new type of explosive that is five times stronger than black powder, so you can understand it, right? "

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