In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 225 80mm rocket launcher paired with a 40mm sniper rifle, so aggressive! Absolutely insane!
"..."

For a moment, Xie Wei didn't know how to answer. In fact, he also wanted to carry a rocket launcher and fire at the tank in the distance.

"Xie Wei, you guys go to the observation point over there first. The leaders and clients will be here soon. After the test, you'll need to answer the clients' questions..."

Qin Weidong ignored Tang Daoxian, told Xie Wei the arrangements, and then began to direct his subordinates to make the preparations.

There was no one else around the shooting range.

"Comrade Qin, you're not as skilled as I am..."

Tang Daoxian was still unwilling to give up.

Nationwide, he was the most skilled user of this type of rocket launcher.

"It's a foolproof operation, why would you need to be proficient? Aren't there instruction manuals all available? Besides, our people operating directly according to the manuals without any training is also part of our testing plan..."

Qin Weidong rolled his eyes.

I wonder if this young rocket launcher designer has something wrong with his head.

"Let's go to the observation point first. We can use our own designed guns to fight tanks later."

Xie Wei sighed.

He felt there was something wrong with this test.

However, Xie Wei had very little information about the specific problem, and apart from Li Rui, he had no other sources of information from higher levels. He had no way of determining what the problem was.

All we can do is wait.

"A colleague from Harbin Institute of Technology?"

When the group arrived at the observation point, a young officer in his twenties, wearing a four-pocket uniform, questioned them. After receiving an affirmative answer, he checked their identification and letters of introduction, and then led Xie Wei and the other two to the side of the observation station.

Thanks to Li Rui's reminder, Xie Wei allowed Wang Zheng to stay at the guesthouse.

"Please wait here for a moment."

The observation post was surrounded by heavily armed soldiers on duty. Although Xie Wei and his companions' identification and letters of introduction had been checked, they were not searched.

This puzzled Xie Wei.

Li Rui mentioned that there were leaders from the General Staff and General Logistics Department, as well as foreign clients, and that there were quite a few armed personnel on duty around the observation point.

I get the feeling that security isn't very strict?
It's so abnormal.

While Xie Wei was lost in thought, a group of people wearing light blue cadre uniforms arrived at the observation point from the side. After communicating with the group, the person in charge of the observation point pointed out the location of Xie Wei and his two companions.

The cadres only glanced at them and didn't pay much attention to Xie Wei and his group.

Seeing that the other party's attire resembled that of someone from Factory 617, Xie Wei, who was about to approach them to make an impression, hadn't even made a move when a faint rumbling sound came from the air.

The leaders of 617 immediately looked northwards, where several small black dots were constantly enlarging.

"Helicopter!"

Tang Daoxian pointed to the helicopter flying in from a distance and said.

Xie Wei glanced at him, too lazy to say anything.

It's just a Z-5 helicopter that doesn't fly very fast and doesn't perform very well.
The three Z-5 helicopters in front of us are not painted in the military green, but in a civilian version with a milky white and blue stripe.

The time from when the helicopter was spotted in the air to when it landed on the flat ground behind the observation point was not short.

Xie Wei and his group were quite far away. Under their watchful eyes, several elderly military leaders, some with gray hair and wearing four-pocket uniforms, disembarked from the first helicopter. The leader of 617, who was waiting, hurriedly stepped forward to shake hands with each of the leaders.

On the second helicopter disembarked several Southeast Asian officers dressed in military uniforms.

The third helicopter that came down was interesting; there were only four people: two middle-aged men in suits and headscarves, accompanied by Li Rui and another middle-aged man in his forties.

After getting off the plane, Li Rui greeted the leaders of Factory 617 who were there to greet them, and glanced at where Xie Wei and his group were, but did not call them over.

Soon, the group arrived at the observation point, where soldiers distributed binoculars to everyone.

Xie Wei and his group also received a telescope.

The situation before Xie Wei was something he hadn't expected.

He hadn't expected that Li Rui wouldn't introduce them to the others from the beginning. Considering that they were either military leaders or foreign generals, he figured the two men in suits with turbans must also be of high status.

In any case, Xie Wei had a feeling that "there was something very wrong" about everything.

I don't even know where to begin with guessing.

With a lower social status, there are fewer sources of information, so all we can do is wait.

As an officer waved a small red flag at the most conspicuous position of the observation point, the three tanks that were originally parked at the firing range started to move.

The Type 59 tank, which was being used as a target, moved towards the foot of the hill where the tank targets were set up, while the two Type 69 tanks moved rapidly towards the small hill where the observation point was located.

The roar of the engine was very loud on the quiet grassland.

The two tanks were more than 2000 meters apart.

During observation through binoculars, the turret of the stationary Type 59 tank rotated, the gun barrel was adjusted, and finally the muzzle pointed directly at the observation point. The hatch on top of the tank opened, and four tank crew members crawled out.

After several tank crew members emerged from the Type 59 tank, they quickly ran to one side.

The red flag at the observation point waved again.

"Boom~"

"Boom~"

Two Type 69 tanks, parked 2000 meters away, fired armor-piercing rounds directly at the Type 59 tanks, which were being used as targets, with a flash of sparks from their straight gun barrels.

"Boom~"

One armor-piercing shell accurately hit the main armor next to the gun barrel of the Type 59 tank, while another flew past from the side, grazing the side of the turret with sparks.

Did it miss the target?
Xie Wei looked at this through his binoculars, then turned to look at the observation team not far away.

An official from Factory 617 was introducing something to the crowd, while the military leaders and foreign clients nodded calmly.

In the distance, several staff members carrying cameras and testing tools ran quickly toward the Type 59 tank.

After a while, once the staff around the Type 59 tank left, the two Type 69 tanks started moving, their exhaust pipes billowing black smoke as they roared and closed the distance to the target.

"Boom~"

"Boom~"

Almost simultaneously, the two Type 69 tanks fired shells again, both hitting the Type 59 tanks, which were being used as targets, with precision.

The immense recoil caused the heavy Type 69 tank to lurch backward, while the impact of the high-speed shells caused the stationary Type 59 tank to shake violently.

After a flash of light, two armor-piercing shells were embedded on either side of the Type 59 tank turret.

Another round of testing.

"What can this test?"

Looking at the scene in the distance, Zhai Xinguo, who was standing to the side, said in confusion.

He had never experienced weapons testing before, so he was naturally puzzled, but it didn't seem like it should be like this.

"Let's test the damage of the Type 69-II tank armor-piercing rounds on the Type 59 tank. And also test the hit rate after high-speed maneuvers..."

Xie Wei didn't actually know either; he just said it casually.

Anyway, he can't figure out anything from this test.

Meanwhile, the Thai personnel on the side looked through binoculars at the armor-piercing shells nailed to the turret of the Type 59 tank, nodding repeatedly, their smiles growing wider.

在69坦克跟59坦克距离接近到1000米后，两辆69-II坦克则是开始左右机动，不停地对着作为靶子的59坦克开炮。

Shells kept falling on the Type 59 tank and its surroundings.

According to Xie Wei's estimate, the hit rate should be less than 50%, and even fewer hit the turret directly.

After more than forty minutes of commotion, the two Type 69-II tanks began to retreat to one side, and the personnel around the Type 59 tank also left after taking photos and conducting inspections.

The engines of the Z-5 helicopter parked behind the observation point began to roar, and the propellers started to spin slowly, signaling that the visitors were preparing to leave.

"What about our rocket launcher test?"

Tang Daoxian became anxious.

Xie Wei looked at Li Rui with utter confusion, but Li Rui seemed not to notice his gaze. Instantly, Xie Wei's already ominous feeling intensified to its peak.

Looking through his binoculars at the test site, he saw several soldiers rapidly approaching the Type 59 tank in a three-on-three formation, about 400 meters away.

The members of the observation team have all turned around.

"Boom~boom~boom..."

The sound of several grenade explosions in succession caused the expressions on the faces of the people who were preparing to leave to change rapidly.

"what happened?"

The military commander's face was extremely grim. He questioned Zhu Zhenhui, Tang Kexian, and the other people from Factory 617 with a dark expression, "This is not within the scope of the plan!"

This matter is quite serious.

What if the people at the testing site fire a shot this way...

"Chief..."

Zhu Zhenhui was terrified; cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead, and his back felt chilly.

There was no such arrangement at all.

He also realized the problem.

"Boom boom boom~"

Explosions continued to occur around the Type 59 tank, with many grenades landing accurately on it. The flashes from the explosions clearly showed the landing points of the grenades.

Zhu Zhenhui, Tang Kexian, and the others were all covered in cold sweat.

Seeing the expressions on the faces of the men, the leaders immediately realized that this was not part of the plan, and their expressions became even more unpleasant.

As General Pashin Danasong prepared to leave, he became interested when he saw on the distant test range that a single soldier could fire ammunition with the power of a mortar shell from a distance of several hundred meters.

Holding up the binoculars, he watched with great interest.

"Sir, this was added to demonstrate our new individual sniper rifles and rocket launchers to Colonel Murita Zalidak and his team. Due to time constraints, there wasn't time to report it. Here is the approval slip from our superiors..."

Just as Zhu Zhenhui and the others were wondering how to respond, Li Rui took out a pre-prepared approval slip from his jacket pocket and handed it to the leader.

Seeing that the heading was "Science and Technology Equipment Committee," the leader only looked at the last signature and seal.

"Why? This is against the rules!"

The leader stared sternly at Li Rui and said in a deep voice.

"Principal Li, you've gone too far!"

Zhu Zhenhui never expected that it was Li Rui who caused it.

He was so angry that he wanted to throw Li Rui into the Type 59 tank and have him torn to pieces by the constant explosions.

Upon hearing this, Xie Wei, who was standing some distance away, instantly understood what was going on.

That old man is really bold.

If not handled properly...

In that instant, Xie Wei finally understood where the problem he had always felt lay.

It was not approved by higher authorities and was not within the scope of the plan.

The consequences can range from minor to severe.

In severe cases, it's not just a matter of ruined futures, but could even...

After all, this was happening in front of military representatives from both countries.

"Sir, General Pashin is also very interested in this man-portable sniper rifle and rocket launcher... Our testing team happens to be testing them here, so after I applied to my superiors, they approved it as a special case."

Faced with the stern gaze and tone, Principal Li remained calm, saying, "This concerns our further cooperation with Pakistan..."

"Great! Excellent! I never imagined that a single soldier could possess such powerful firepower!"

Watching the ammunition being continuously fired at the Type 59 tank from a distance of 300 meters on the test range, General Pashin Danasong clapped his hands excitedly in praise. He then looked at Li Rui beside him, his smile fading, and questioned with dissatisfaction, "Li, you only told us it was a rocket launcher, but you didn't say you had rocket launchers like this! If an infantry squad is equipped with this, wouldn't that be equivalent to adding a mortar!"

General Pashin was dissatisfied.

With such a wonderful product, the Chinese side didn't even mention it!

"General, this is still in the testing phase..."

"We need weapons like this to increase the firepower of our infantry!"

As a light infantry commander, even if his skill level wasn't great, General Pashin knew that seeing a single soldier holding a grenade and firing it hundreds of meters away on the battlefield was a way to improve infantry firepower.

General Pashin knows perfectly well the quality of individual Thai soldiers.

With this type of area-of-effect weapon, the combat effectiveness of infantry can be effectively improved, making up for the gap in combat effectiveness with monkey infantry.

"This weapon must be added to the order!"

Seeing the continuous explosions, General Pashin acted almost without hesitation.

"Li, although this kind of man-portable gun has good firepower, it doesn't seem to be very effective against armored targets."

A Pakistani representative, who had remained silent until now, frowned and spoke.

Upon hearing the words of the Thai and Pakistani representatives, the gloomy-faced leader merely glared fiercely at Li Rui, giving him a look that said, "I'll settle the score with you later," without saying another word.

With someone stepping forward, the higher-ups didn't pursue the matter further, which secretly relieved Zhu Zhenhui and the others.

At least, this is not their responsibility.

"Colonel, please continue reading!"

Li Rui calmly pointed to the testing area, indicating that they should continue watching.

Among several soldiers who had already emptied their first magazines of grenades, a soldier carrying a rocket launcher knelt on the ground.

"Boom~"

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd through their binoculars, a rocket accurately struck the turret next to the gun barrel of the Type 59 tank!
The soldier who fired the rocket immediately threw the launcher aside after it was launched and began to move quickly with the sniper grenade next to him...

A hole slightly larger than a fist appeared next to the thickest part of the armor next to the cannon barrel after the explosion.

"Suck~"

Upon seeing this, Tang Ke gasped in shock.

At a distance of over 200 meters, such a large hole could be left in the thickest main armor area of ​​the Type 59 tank turret, which means it could also easily penetrate the Type 69-II tank!

Even the armor of the Type 69-III tank, which is currently under design, can be penetrated.

When using rocket launchers to shoot at tanks, you can only aim for the sides.

Are they here to cause trouble?

As if to verify Tang Kexian's guess, about 150 meters to the side of the Type 59 tank, another soldier carrying a rocket was kneeling on the ground.

"Boom~"

The rocket accurately hit the tank's side turret and penetrated into the tank compartment.

"Boom~"

A huge flash of fire appeared, and the turret of the Type 59 tank, weighing over 10 tons, was blown away.

irritable!

That's just too irritable.

"We want that rocket launcher too!"

General Pashin Danasong roared with excitement as he watched the tank turret crash to the ground in the distance.

With such rocket launchers, if more are issued to front-line troops, they can easily destroy the T54/55 tanks equipped by the monkey troops on the border!

They were initially worried that purchasing only one regiment's worth of tanks would be too few to withstand the invasion of the monkey armored forces.

The problem was solved just like that.

Colonel Murita Zaridak, who had initially worried about the sniper cannon's weak armor-piercing capability, was also dumbfounded when he saw the turret blown away.

(End of this chapter)