Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 127 Single shot, with scope, powerful!
At noon on the day the 82mm mortars, bazookas and 20mm machine guns arrived.

Logistics Minister Zhang Wanhe brought a transport team and took away two-thirds of the weapons and ammunition, with a smile on his face as big as a chrysanthemum.

He called Li Yunlong "Brother" on the spot, and called Li Yunlong his real brother.

Li Yunlong told Zhang Wanhe to leave quickly with his weapons and ammunition, otherwise he would regret it later.

Li Yunlong's heart was bleeding when he had to hand over two-thirds of the heavy weapons.

in the afternoon.

The training ground of the new regiment on the side of Shangzhuang Village.

The burly Wang Chengzhu grinned as he looked at the 12 newly acquired 82mm mortars.

For Wang Chengzhu, mortars are his forte, and he can hit whatever he points to within three shots.

The 82 mortar was present in any large-scale battle in which the Red Army and the Eighth Route Army participated. It was a backbone weapon that was no less important than light and heavy machine guns.

But compared with the Type 20 82mm mortar previously equipped by our army.

The newly arrived 82mm mortar is far more powerful and has a much longer range than the 60mm mortar. Weighing only 63kg, it has a maximum range of 3000m. For regimental-level support firepower, the 82mm mortar is far more effective than the 60mm mortar.

Moreover, the newly acquired 82mm mortar shells are compatible with the 82mm mortar shells previously equipped by the divisional artillery company.

看着新到手的12门82毫米迫击炮，再加上昨天收货入库的12门60毫米迫击炮，以及12门九二式步兵炮。

This time, in addition to weapons and ammunition, Boss Lin also provided 40 8x telescopes with scales, half of which were handed over.

With the help of these telescopes, the 82mm built-in sights, and sufficient training ammunition, even inexperienced new artillerymen can quickly get started.

Wang Chengzhu touched his chin, thinking he might be promoted to artillery battalion commander...

Going straight from artillery platoon leader to artillery battalion commander. Cool!

After lunch, Li Yunlong brought Zhong Zhicheng, Zhao Gang, Zhang Dabiao, three battalion commanders and other regiment staff to the training ground.

Wang Chengzhu and the logistics director Lao Wang quickly ran over to salute Li Yunlong and Zhong Zhicheng.

In addition to 12 82mm mortars, there are also 12 bazookas and 12 20mm machine guns on the training ground.

All three weapons were lined up neatly on the training ground. The soldiers who were training around them were grinning so hard that their mouths were almost crooked.

"What are you doing with all those weapons here?"

Li Yunlong looked at Lao Wang, the director of the logistics department:

"Old Wang, leave one bazooka and one 1mm cannon. Move all the others to the warehouse and keep them safe."

Although Shangzhuang Village is located in a hidden area, Japanese reconnaissance planes are still active from time to time, and these planes are also equipped with machine guns and bombs.

If the Japanese reconnaissance planes discovered the weapons on the training ground and dropped a few bombs on it, the losses would be huge.

Although the 20mm machine gun is a powerful weapon for air defense, the soldiers have not yet received professional air defense training and have not even tried the gun.

Li Yunlong brought Zhong Zhicheng and others to the training ground just to try out the firepower of the bazooka and 20mm machine gun.

"Yes!"

Lao Wang quickly ordered the soldiers in the logistics department to store the 82mm mortars, 11 rocket launchers, and 11 20mm machine guns.

"Bazooka."

Li Yunlong held a bazooka to his chest and looked at the weapon in front of him with a frown.

"Captain, can this thing be used to attack tanks?"

Song Daying, the battalion commander standing by, expressed his doubts.

When delivering the goods at noon, Boss Lin said that this was an anti-tank weapon. The rockets it fired were as powerful as 105mm high-explosive grenades, and one shot could destroy one of the Japanese tanks.

After lunch, Li Yunlong couldn't wait to come to the training ground to try out the power of his new weapon.

But Li Yunlong really couldn't say anything good about the appearance of this thing. No one would believe it if you told others that it was a loudspeaker.

"Would you like to know if you try it?"

Li Yunlong raised his eyebrows. Anything produced by Boss Lin must be a top-quality product and should be very powerful.

"Huzi, bring me the instruction manual."

Soon, Zhang Hu brought over an instruction manual for the bazooka.

Every weapon provided by Mr. Lin comes with an instruction manual, which not only contains performance data, but also instructions for use and maintenance. If you still don't understand after reading the instruction manual, Mr. Lin will send someone to provide guidance. The after-sales service is very good.

The instruction manual was made of very good material and it was obvious that it came from a top printing factory. Li Yunlong flipped through it.

"M1 anti-tank rocket launcher, nicknamed bazooka"

"60mm caliber, 1524mm total length, 5.05kg weight"

“弹药：M6A3型破甲弹、M7A1训练弹、T26E2型黄磷烟幕弹，弹重1.55千克。”

"The effective range is 270 meters, the maximum range is 640 meters, and it can penetrate 76mm thick 60-degree sloped armor at effective distance."

As he watched, Li Yunlong read out the performance data:

"These performance data are quite good. Does anyone know how thick the armor of the Japanese tanks is?" Li Yunlong glanced at everyone.

"Report to the leader."

Zhang Dabiao, the platoon leader with a short haircut, replied in a slightly louder voice:

"The armor thickness of the Japanese Type 12 light tank was 25 mm, and the armor thickness of the Japanese Type medium tank was mm."

Zhao Gang raised a question:
"Then this bazooka firing armor-piercing rounds wouldn't be able to completely penetrate the Japanese light and medium tanks?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. You're right, this is really possible.

Political Commissar Zhong nodded and said, "Even for a Japanese medium tank, the combined thickness of the two layers is only 50mm. This can directly penetrate the Japanese medium tank. Judging from this, the Japanese in the tank have a chance of avoiding being killed by the artillery shells."

"That's absolutely not going to happen."

Wang Chengzhu shook his head. Before Li Yunlong and Political Commissar Zhong arrived, Wang Chengzhu had already studied the bazooka's instruction manual:
"This armor-piercing shell is different from the armor-piercing shell."

The second battalion commander asked, "What's the difference?"

Wang Chengzhu raised his lip and said, "Armor-piercing rounds rely on brute force to penetrate a tank's armor, like anti-tank gun shells. Armor-piercing rounds rely on the explosive charge in the warhead to penetrate the tank's armor. The warhead explodes upon contact with the armor, using the fragments created by the destruction of the armor and the metal jets produced by the explosion of the armor-piercing round to kill and injure the personnel inside the tank."

"It's in the instruction manual, on page four."

Everyone suddenly realized.

Li Yunlong nodded, thinking that for the position of the artillery battalion commander of the new regiment, it seemed that Wang Chengzhu could be considered.

Although Zhuzi's current artillery level and artillery command level are still somewhat lacking to be an artillery battalion commander.

However, Li Yunlong was very satisfied with Zhuzi's positive and inquisitive attitude.

It is normal to have low ability and poor level. The problem is that the attitude must be positive and you can't just do the same thing for a day.

"Whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk," said Political Commissar Zhong. "Old Li, fire a live round and test its power."

"Okay." Li Yunlong nodded, "Bring the rockets over here."

A soldier brought a military green wooden ammunition box and pried it open with a crowbar. Inside was three armor-piercing shells, live ammunition.

Li Yunlong then turned the instruction manual to the page on loading and firing, and three battalion commanders also came to help.

The third battalion commander was responsible for reading the instructions, the second battalion commander was responsible for the operation, and the first battalion commander did not get one and could only stare blankly from the side.

"Captain, the rockets are loaded."

Following the Third Battalion Commander's instructions, the Second Battalion Commander loaded an armor-piercing round into the rocket launcher and connected the wires:

"Here's the scope. Turn off the safety and you can fire."

The instruction manual has the grip instructions.

Li Yunlong took the loaded bazooka, followed the instruction manual to hold it, carried it on his shoulder, and then half-crouched down.

Then he turned his body, opened one eye and closed the other, and aimed at a sandbag shelter 120 meters away.

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, after taking aim, Li Yunlong turned off the safety and pulled the trigger.

"call out!"

A long tail flame spurted out from the tail of the rocket launcher, and a rocket, with a long tail flame, drew a visible arc in the air and hit the sandbag bunker directly.

"boom!"

A deafening explosion suddenly occurred, and the position built with five or six sandbags was directly blown into flying gravel and soil.

At this distance, even though it was Li Yunlong's first time using it, he was able to hit the target easily.

Single shot, with scope, powerful!
Everyone looked at the power of this new weapon, their eyes lit up and their mouths almost cracked with smiles.

Li Yunlong commented: "This power is really fucking huge!"

Although it is an armor-piercing shell, the power it displays is no less than that of a grenade.

Boss Lin was right when he said that it was as powerful as a 105mm howitzer.

The battalion commander sighed, "If our New 1st Regiment had this thing during the last ambush, the Japanese tanks wouldn't have dared to act so recklessly."

In the Guangyang ambush, in addition to the heavy casualties inflicted by the enemy's aircraft and poison gas bombs, the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles also caused great trouble to the Eighth Route Army.

Although the Japanese tank guns have a small caliber and average power, their rate of fire is relatively fast.

In addition, the Japanese tanks' mounted machine guns also provided favorable fire suppression to the New 1st Regiment.

If Li Yunlong had not left behind a Type 1 infantry gun, which posed some threat to the Japanese tanks, and the terrain at that time was not suitable for the deployment of the Japanese heavy equipment, the casualties of the New st Regiment would have been even greater.

In the Guangyang ambush, the infantry guns of the New 1st Regiment, after sneaking up and destroying a Japanese armored vehicle, were unable to destroy a single Japanese tank or armored vehicle. The Japanese armored soldiers were well prepared, and it was difficult to hit moving tanks and armored vehicles with the infantry guns' firing rate.

This rocket launcher weapon is not only powerful but also light. It is not heavy to carry with you when marching. It is also easy to hide and move on the battlefield. You can quickly change your position after firing a shot. It is a weapon born for guerrilla warfare.

Li Yunlong's eyes lit up, and he said sternly, "This rocket launcher will be a nightmare for the Japanese tank soldiers."

(End of this chapter)