I am an artillery soldier

Chapter 437 Soil Platform
"Genzi, are you ready?" Director Xu came to Liu Gen and asked.

Director Xu and the others have been here for almost 10 minutes, and during the 10 minutes, Kong Jue and others have been checking the status of the rocket launcher to ensure that there will be no problems in the next test launch ,

Faced with Director Xu's question, Liu Gen did not answer directly. He could only give a definite answer after asking Kong Jue and others.Kong Jue has always been leading the workers to inspect the rocket launcher. Even if the rocket launcher was made by Liu Gen himself, he cannot guarantee that there is no problem with the rocket launcher.

"No problem, start test firing immediately." Soon, Liu Gen said to Director Xu.

Director Xu nodded in satisfaction. He admired Liu Gen's steady performance. Liu Gen did not give a direct answer to this kind of matter, which is undoubtedly a steady performance.For Director Xu, what he hopes most is stability. There may be problems in the test firing of the rocket launcher, but there must be no safety problems.

After confirming that there was no problem with the rocket launcher, Kong Jue took the workers away, and in the distance, the soldiers had already checked the area where the rocket launcher was going to be tested several times to ensure that no one existed in the test launch area.

Liu Gen took a deep breath and walked to a simple trench 20 meters away from the rocket launcher.Originally, he was not going to conduct the test firing himself, but because Kong Jue and the others felt that Liu Gen had made the rocket launcher himself, they thought it would be better to leave it to Liu Gen for the first test firing.

Because the rocket launcher is too simple, if Liu Gen is really asked to press the launch button next to the rocket launcher, he will easily be injured.You must know that when the rocket launcher is fired, the exhaust gas will be ejected from the tail of the rocket, producing smoke that can burn people.

Liu Gen didn't want to experience the feeling of being burned by the smoke. Under such circumstances, it was undoubtedly the best choice to choose to launch rockets at a certain distance.

"Launch!" Liu Gen shouted.

While shouting, after Liu Gen pressed a simple button, the rockets flew out quickly one by one. Seven seconds later, all twelve rockets flew towards the test firing area.Under the watchful eyes of Liu Gen and others, rockets quickly flew towards the test firing area.Ten seconds later, the rocket landed in the test firing area, and bursts of explosions sounded.

Director Xu and the others all held binoculars through which they could clearly see the smoke and flames rising from the test area. This was the first time they saw the rocket launch before they had seen the power of the rocket launcher. It brought great shock to Director Xu and the others.Just the test firing of a rocket launcher made Director Xu and the others realize the powerful firepower of the rocket launcher. Once the scale is formed, it is very simple to suppress the firepower of the devils.

But when Director Xu and others put down their binoculars to look at Liu Gen, they found that Liu Gen did not have the slightest expression of joy on his face, but was obviously dignified.

"Genzi, when designing a rocket launcher, isn't it possible to launch a single rocket? Can you demonstrate it to everyone?" Chief Qi did not understand Liu Gen's state, but thought of Liu Gen's gaze on the rocket launcher, he still smiled Open your mouth and say.

Director Xu and the others were stunned for a moment, and they recalled this point after being promoted by Chief Engineer Qi. When Liu Gen designed the rocket launcher, he did mention this point.It's just that the power of the rocket launcher shocked them so much that Director Xu and the others ignored this point. Now that Director Qi mentioned this, Director Xu and the others had a little more expectation.

"Okay, I'll show you right away." Liu Gen regained his composure and replied directly.

During the test firing of the rocket launcher just now, Liu Gen noticed some problems, but now there is no time for Liu Gen to solve them. Among them, some of the problems Liu Gen discovered cannot be solved by Liu Gen in a short time.

Bring a prepared rocket. There is a white marking line on the shell of the rocket that is consistent with the direction of the rocket’s flight. It is used for aiming during simple launch.Of course, choosing a reference object for aiming with a white reticle is also due to the limited conditions of the arsenal. Even if Liu Gen wanted to produce a standard caliper sight, it would be very difficult.

According to the information obtained by Liu Gen, the Type 63 107mm rocket launcher is equipped with an extremely lightweight caliper-type sight with distance and azimuth scales on it. When preparing to attack, the sight is directly stuck on the rocket and aligned with the white display,' Three points and one line' precise aiming can guarantee a certain accuracy in simple launching.

It's just that due to the constraints of the arsenal, even if Liu Gen wants to produce such a sight, he still has great difficulties.With Liu Gen's ability, it is still possible to manufacture such a caliper sight, but this kind of sight will become a one-time item when used on rockets, which is too extravagant.

Director Xu and others surrounded Liu Gen and watched Liu Gen's operation. They could see that Liu Gen dug some soil on the ground, and after pressing the soil firmly, a simple launching platform was formed.Choosing to do this is also to improve the accuracy of the rocket. On the launch platform, the requirements for the rocket are not high. It is only necessary to ensure that the length of the platform exceeds the rocket, thereby ensuring the stability of the rocket when it is launched.

Seeing the launching platform created by Liu Gen, Director Xu and the others were impressed. If the rockets were really so easy to launch, they would be more flexible to use!Liu Gen didn't need to explain, Director Xu and the others could have imagined how such a flexible launch method was suitable for the guerrilla warfare of various troops of the Eighth Route Army.

The 5000-meter firing range made Director Xu and the others quite satisfied. They knew that Liu Gen had estimated the firing range of the rocket to reach 8000 meters in the design drawings of the rocket launcher.However, due to the constraints of the arsenal, even the rockets made by Liu Gen himself could not reach the predetermined range of 8000 meters.

However, for the units of the Eighth Route Army, a range of 5000 meters is sufficient.

"Director Xu, please take everyone back, it will still be a little dangerous when launching." Liu Gen confessed.

Factory Manager Xu nodded, and directly took Chief Engineer Qi and others to retreat for a distance, but when retreating, he still kept a close eye on Liu Gen, unwilling to miss every movement of Liu Gen.Under the watchful eyes of Director Xu and others, Liu Gen pried off the back cover of the rocket, took out a match, ignited the propellant, and quickly left a certain distance.Avoid being burned by the tail flame.

With a whoosh, the rocket flew out of the simple earthen platform and turned into a small black dot in the air.

(End of this chapter)