Chapter 162 Super weapon!

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Chapter 162 Super weapon!

"The range of this thing can reach 3,400 meters?"

In Yangcun, the weapons testing site behind the Independence Regiment, Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong stared at a mortar on the ground.

After killing three thousand Japs, Boss Mo reimbursed all 60 mortar shells consumed by the independent regiment, as well as the lost mortars.

Li Yunlong also immediately launched the artillery training camp and began large-scale, high-intensity training for elite mortar gunners.

Mastering the use of a mortar is not difficult.

Just pull out a veteran who knows some artillery knowledge, even if he doesn't, and then an instructor, plus a few days of training, and a few live ammunition, he can easily master the use.

However, it is more difficult to master and use it proficiently, to the extent of precise shooting, and to master artillery combat methods such as shooting outside the horizon.

Even with Boss Mo's training, there are currently not many gunners like this in the Independent Regiment.

However, in actual combat, gunners who know how to accurately fire shells, and furthermore, can shoot out of bounds, and can correct their shooting through observation and feedback from the front line, are far more effective than novices.

They shoot more accurately and can protect themselves better.

Artillery shells that fail to hit the enemy are meaningless. On the battlefield, they cannot protect themselves and the artillery, and the gunners who are quickly eliminated by the enemy have limited effect.

While the 60mm mortar shells were being reimbursed, the independent regiment also obtained a new type of 60mm mortar that was said to be thirty years advanced, and the exchange rights for the Type 92 infantry gun were opened.

The new 60 mortar is the current 60 mortar.

"Give it a try..."

Li Yunlong looked at Wang Chengzhu aside.

Although Brother Mo has never spoken out loud, the 60mm mortar with a range of 3,400 meters is really incredible.

It is equivalent to directly doubling the range of the current mainstream 60 mortar in the world, but the weight has not increased, and has even been reduced by one kilogram. The total weight of the new 60 mortar plus the optical sight is only 21 kilograms.

Doubling the range does not reduce any mobility, and the increase in combat effectiveness it brings is a qualitative change.

The range of 3,400 meters has exceeded the Type 92 infantry artillery. At this distance, the only threat the Japanese have is mountain artillery, but the maneuverability of the 60 mortar is comparable to that of a light machine gun, and it can hit and run.

It also means that as long as the troops penetrate within 3,400 meters of the Japanese artillery positions, they can form a deterrent to the Japanese artillery positions. In conjunction with the scouts equipped with individual radios, the pressure on the Japanese artillery will increase sharply.

Interspersing has always been Li Yunlong's specialty.

"yes."

Wang Chengzhu had already read the user manual and began to skillfully operate the new mortar in front of him.

Assemble the three-piece set, stabilize the bottom plate, install the sight, aim it through the sight at the circular target drawn with lime three kilometers away, and then stuff a new 60mm mortar shell into the barrel.

The new 60mm mortar is different from the previous 60mm mortar shells. It is heavier, and the grenade weighs 1.6 kilograms.

boom···

A cannonball crossed an arc and accurately hit the circle target drawn with lime with a radius of fifteen meters three kilometers away...outside.

"Pillar, you fucking knocked it crooked!"

Captain Li smiled and cursed.

Although it did not hit the target, it proved that the mortar had a range of more than three kilometers.

Zhuzi did not speak, but adjusted the pitch, and then took out another cannonball.

Although his artillery skills have improved a lot now, the accuracy of the mortar is relatively low because it has no rifling. In addition, this gun is still a new gun, so he is not proficient in it, and it is three kilometers away, so naturally there is no way to hit it.

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Even a target with a diameter of thirty meters.

The second shell accurately hit the lime target, which proved Wang Chengzhu's current strength as a gunner. It also showed that the new 60mm mortar in front of him not only had a longer range, but also had much higher accuracy than the current 60mm mortar.

few.

It has good accuracy for three kilometers.

"good."

Seeing the artillery shell exploding in a target with a diameter of 30 meters three kilometers away, Li Yunlong couldn't help but shout "Hello".

The killing range of the 60 mortar is between 15 and 20 meters, which is a circle of 15 to 20 meters, so it is most suitable to test the 60 mortar with a target with a diameter of 30 meters.

Mortars themselves are not built for accuracy, but the rate of fire can make up for the accuracy issue.

As long as it can hit a target with a diameter of thirty meters, even if it is close, the next step is to rely on the number of shells to solve the problem.

"I will immediately equip all the troops in Yangcun with this new mortar."

Li Yunlong couldn't wait to see this new mortar show its power on the battlefield.

He looked at the door on the ground, the mortar that the system master had modified based on the American M224 Type 60 mortar that was in service in the 1970s, and grinned from ear to ear.

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Sunny slope stronghold.

The weather turned cloudy and drizzle today, the sky turned leaden gray and overcast, and the drizzle came on and off.

Inside the Hattori Brigade Headquarters.

Hattori Naoomi's face was as gloomy as the weather outside.

For him, it was not a big problem that the baggage troops were attacked, an infantry brigade was wiped out, a transport convoy was damaged, and more than a thousand tons of ammunition were blown up.

This brigade is not from his brigade.

As for the bombed ammunition, it would be enough to continue transporting it from the rear. He did not believe that the guerrillas could attack a baggage train escorted by a regiment, and the front army would not be stupid enough to make two mistakes.

What made him look gloomy was the five consecutive days of attacks.

He formed a mixed brigade with more than 10,000 people to attack for five consecutive days. After paying the price of 3,000 people, they failed to break through the first line of defense. This made the top brass of the North China Front very dissatisfied with him, and many people wanted to withdraw.

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Even the base camp had some complaints about Naosaburo Okabe letting him take command.

Although Naoomi Hattori explained it many times, it was of no use.

Although the strength of Tubal Road has improved greatly recently, among the Locust Army, especially the senior officials, they still look down on this group of people.

After all, whether it is the Hundred Regiment Battle or subsequent battles, the scale of the battle between Tubal Road and the Locust Army is mainly at the brigade level, with a few regiment levels. The real unit of the Japanese Locust Army that can embody the combat power of the Locust Army is

Mixed brigades and divisions.

Therefore, in the eyes of the higher-ups, his mixed brigade's offensive for five days made no progress, which is a sign of great incompetence.

But he couldn't explain this.

Those idiots who have been away from front-line command for a long time, clinging to accurate shooting and low consumption, and who are not even willing to equip the Locust Army with mortars, will not think about the fact that the Locust Army's light firepower is at a serious disadvantage.

Understand the difficulties on the front line.

Let alone understand that there are actually troops in the world that have the same fighting will as the Locust Army.

In their understanding, the Locust Army, a mixed brigade, should be overwhelming and overwhelming against the mere Tubal Road. Otherwise, the commander is incompetent.

So explanation is useless.

The more he explained, the older commanders thought he was incompetent.

He only had one option: taking Yangpo.

Fortunately, after five consecutive days of attacking and adjusting tactics more than a dozen times, Naoomi Hattori saw hope.

Although for five days, the enemy's bullets and grenade shells were still incredibly abundant. The number of bullets falling on the Locust Army every day was at least five million. As long as the Locust Army charged to 500 meters, the grenade shells would be equal to

It's like raining.

But he also discovered it.

The mortar firepower on the opposite side is getting weaker and weaker.

Starting from the third day, the defensive mortar firepower of Tubal Road began to weaken. By the fifth day, it was only half of the first day.

In particular, the 82 mortar, which has a range of three kilometers and poses the greatest threat to the locust army, has only one-third.

This is his chance.

Machine guns and grenade launchers alone cannot stop the locust army's attack. The range of these two weapons is too close.

Facing the cover of more than 30 mountain guns and four 105 cannons from Hattori's brigade, it was difficult to have a chance to exert vitality. Although the opponent's anti-slope position was clever, as long as the artillery fire could cover the infantry's charge, the outcome would ultimately be determined.

are still infantry.

As long as he waited for the next batch of baggage ammunition to arrive, and then spent a few days on the artillery shells on Tubal Road on the opposite side, he could launch an attack, seize the entrance to the road, and then drive straight in.

This time, he planned to use four tanks from the armored brigade.

The Hattori Brigade will launch an attack on Yangcun under the cover of more than 20 aircraft, more than 30 artillery pieces (excluding the Type 92 infantry gun), and four tanks. Four long-range cannons will be responsible for suppressing the independent regiment.

follow-up reinforcements.
To be continued...