818 The most effective way of anti-tank combat is not the tank - the bazooka!
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Just two months ago.
When Kong Jie and John met, they talked about the follow-up arms cooperation between the two parties. Such a conversation once took place.
John said: "Once a war breaks out, the military will give priority to heavy tanks and large-caliber artillery. These are the only weapons in war and can directly determine the equipment quality and firepower gap between the two armies.
As for heavy tanks, they also have large-caliber artillery. The production process requirements are too high, and the investment cost is also very high. In addition, it requires the support of a large number of orders from the military.
This kind of deal is not something I can afford personally, and even the parent company behind me may not be able to afford it."
Kong Jie said: "The cakes of heavy tanks and large-caliber artillery have been almost divided.
Instead of fighting with others, you may not have a chance of winning.
It is better to find a different approach and focus on small-caliber follow-up artillery, individual anti-tank weapons, and submachine guns, which have superior automatic firepower at close range."
"You mean the Chinese submachine gun?" John asked.
Kong Jie smiled and nodded.
And the Chinese submachine gun that John mentioned.
In fact, it was an American M3 submachine gun. At that time, Kong Jie gave John the drawings of the M3 submachine gun in three parts, which whetted John's appetite. He used these three drawings as the first pot of gold to get it from John.
A lot of arms and equipment arrived.
But Kong Jie can't tell John that this is called an M3 submachine gun. Before that, your US military will have other types of submachine guns.
For example, the Thompson submachine gun, the M1 submachine gun, the M1A1 submachine gun, and finally the M3 submachine gun.
Is this the result of transformation and development from generation to generation?
So Kong Jie directly changed the name of the American M3 submachine gun to the Chinese submachine gun.
"The performance of the Huapai submachine gun is indeed superior, and it is much stronger than the Thompson submachine gun currently used by the military in all aspects.
I am confident in this regard. Once the guns are produced and put into use on the battlefield, they will receive good feedback.
We can definitely get a lot of orders from the military."
But John then sighed: "It's just that the military's standard weapon is always a rifle. There will definitely be no shortage of orders for Chinese submachine guns, but I don't think there will be too many.
We can't let every soldier go to the battlefield with a submachine gun, right?"
Kong Jie smiled and said: "John, why bother? Our magic weapon to win this time is not one."
"I said that our focus this time can be on some small-caliber follow-up artillery and individual anti-tank weapons."
"In addition to Chinese submachine guns, in the future, once your country joins a war and a war breaks out with other countries, anti-tank combat will definitely be necessary on the battlefield."
"If there is an anti-tank weapon that can be operated by a single soldier and is portable, and can even reach the power of a conventional anti-tank gun, posing a fatal danger to enemy tanks, then will such individual anti-tank equipment be favored by the military?
Where is Fang’s favor?”
John was stunned, but he was not in a hurry to speak.
If this were said by anyone else, he would naturally sneer at it.
Do you really think that the development of the military industry relies on words?
But when these words came out of Kong Jie's mouth, what John needed to consider was not doubt, but what kind of sensational results it would cause once this new weapon was actually produced as Kong Jie said. After all, according to history, the US military's individual rocket launcher, the Bazuka, was put into production in May 1942.
It’s not yet 1942!
This leaves Kong Jie with a lot of operational time.
"That's incredible, Xu, is there really such individual anti-tank equipment?" John was moved.
Kong Jie said with a smile: "There is nothing impossible, only unimaginable. Hundreds of years ago, who would have thought that terrifying war weapons such as airplanes, tanks, and cannons would appear on the battlefield?"
"That's true!" John said, his expression full of expectation: "Xu, have you already mastered the design drawings of this kind of equipment that can carry out individual anti-tank combat?"
After all, this is the person standing in front of John.
Not only did they come up with the design drawings of the Chinese submachine gun, but they even came up with the design drawings of the Zero aircraft, which the Japanese army would definitely keep as top military secrets.
Kong Jie smiled noncommittally, "This kind of anti-tank weapon that can be operated by a single soldier is actually not complicated in principle and structure. On the contrary, it can even be said to be very simple."
He casually picked up the white paper beside him and picked up a pencil to draw a sketch: "This is the launcher, and this is a rocket. The rocket has its own special structure and is designed to have an armor-breaking effect when it hits a tank...
At the rear is the excitation device. The principle is also very simple. When launching, the rocket is pushed out by the thrust of the solid rocket's rear spray...ultimately achieving the purpose of destroying armor and conducting anti-tank operations."
Soon, Kong Jie sketched out the general appearance of the individual rocket launcher.
John's eyes gradually became brighter as he listened to Kong Jie's narration.
As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, while insiders watch the door.
Although John is not an expert in military production, as an arms dealer, he still knows a thing or two about some concepts in military production.
After Kong Jie described the structure and working principle of this individual rocket launcher's anti-tank equipment, John realized that it was absolutely feasible for this individual rocket launcher with a simple structure and easy operation to be used for anti-tank operations. "Xu, what's the name of this weapon?" John asked with burning eyes. He seemed to be about to witness the birth of a new type of individual anti-tank equipment.
Kong Jie was silent for a while and then asked with a smile, "We haven't named it yet. John, what do you think the overall shape and structure of this weapon look like?"
"Like what?"
John was stunned and looked at the sketch drawn by Kong Jie. After a moment, he suddenly realized: "It looks like a large tubular bazooka."
"Xu, why don't we just call Bazooka."
Is it bazooka again...
Kong Jie shook his head unsatisfied, "John, you know, we Chinese are not very familiar with your Western musical instruments."
The implication is that this individual rocket launcher is now designed by the Chinese, so it must be given a Chinese name.
"What should we call it?"
"Blow the fire torch!" Kong Jie said.
"What?"
"A fire blower is a bamboo tube used to blow stove fires in rural China. John, don't you think it is very similar to our individual rocket launcher?"
John is a pragmatist, and he doesn't bother to care what this individual rocket launcher looks like.
All he cares about is whether he can get a large number of military orders from the military and earn the money he wants after the production of this weapon.
In response to Kong Jie's insistence, John responded and agreed: "The name is really vivid. Yes, it's called the blowgun. When this weapon is produced, I will definitely use this name. I can use it."
I swear by my character.
Xu, I would like to call you the father of fire blowers!"
The father of the fire blower...
Kong Jie: "..."
It always sounds a bit weird.
In order to encourage John, after the two sides made up their minds to produce and develop this kind of anti-tank rocket launcher for individual combat - the blowgun, Kong Jie said:
"John, you see, when our anti-tank rocket launcher is officially born, perhaps the argument that the best way to fight anti-tank is to attack with tanks will even waver."
"Of course, Xu, I look forward to the birth of our masterpiece!"
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Zhongtiao Mountain area.
The confrontation between the Japanese army and the Fourth Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army continues in the form of local combat.
At this time, the Uchida Brigade of the Kwantung Army, the vanguard of the Japanese army, had been wiped out by the Fourth Regiment.
After Wang Huaibao ordered the division of troops to break out of the encirclement, the combat troops of each company of the fourth regiment relied on the sophisticated American equipment at hand and powerful firepower to easily break through the Japanese encirclement from multiple directions, completely breaking the Japanese advance and mopping up the net.
The Japanese army immediately adjusted its combat deployment, reduced its troop strength again, and united with troops from the county seat to attack on two fronts.
At the same time, an armored unit consisting of more than a dozen tanks and armored vehicles was dispatched to assist in the battle.
The contest between the two sides gradually escalated.
..."Commander, the little devils indeed dispatched tanks and armored vehicles."
The first battalion commander who rushed to the forward temporary regiment headquarters reported to the regiment leader Wang Huaibao with some helplessness.
Wang Huaibao nodded, but there was no surprise in his expression.
"Our American equipment scares the little devils, so it is reasonable for the devils to send out tanks and armored vehicles."
He then asked: "How are Jiang Hu and the others preparing?"
The first battalion commander said: "Captain, don't worry, the anti-tank combat team reinforced by Jiang Hu and the old regiment commander this time is said to be fully ready.
That guy also said that he wanted to invite our four groups to watch a classic anti-tank combat performance!"
Although he said this, the first battalion commander always felt that it was a bit unreliable: "It's just... Commander, just a dozen pieces of equipment that look like large blowers, can they really deal with the Japanese tanks?" p>
Wang Huaibao said: "This batch of individual combat rocket launchers is one of the American equipment sent by the transportation team sent by the old regiment leader.
I heard that it was recently developed and produced by the Yankee military factory, but the specific design seems to be related to our old regiment leader, and the name was also given by the old regiment leader, which is called the fire torch.
As for its power and whether it can carry out anti-tank operations, we still don’t know.
However, even if we can’t trust this rocket launcher, we should still trust our old leader!”
"That's for sure!" the battalion commander said without hesitation, and then seemed to be cheering himself up, "Since the old regiment commander sent us this anti-tank team, he only sent these dozen blowtorches.
, this thing can definitely knock out the Japanese tanks."
"Then let's just wait and see!" Wang Huaibao said with a smile.
As the top military commander of the Fourth Regiment, Wang Huaibao is much calmer. He has prepared multiple plans if the anti-tank team cannot destroy the Japanese tanks.
He can still lead the soldiers to evacuate calmly, avoiding the sharp edge of the Japanese tank troops.
The worst case scenario is that with the help of sophisticated equipment, we can break out of the Japanese encirclement again, crawl into the mountains again, and rely on the mountainous areas to engage in guerrilla dealings with the Japanese.
Let’s see how much manpower and material resources he has left, and how many more raids he can launch.
…Time passes quickly.
In order to avoid casualties on his own side, Wang Huaibao gave very clear orders to the dispersed combat troops:
Avoid any form of head-on confrontation with the Japanese tank troops that collide.
Once you encounter a Japanese tank unit, you should immediately choose to evacuate and temporarily retreat.
The Japanese tanks and armored vehicles are left to the anti-tank combat teams to deal with. Although other combat companies are well-equipped, they may not be easy to deal with tanks. If you are not careful, unnecessary casualties will occur. This is something Wang Huaibao does not want to see.
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In this way, the tank troops used by the Japanese army soon became unimpeded, and they encountered the Eighth Route Army combat troops during their advance.
The Eighth Route Army evacuated hastily.
Japanese tanks and armored vehicles immediately chose to pursue them.
In the eyes of the Japanese, this scene must have been taken by the Eighth Route Army due to the power of the Imperial Japanese tank force, and they did not dare to engage in a head-on confrontation.
The news reached the Japanese rear command headquarters.
The Japs Commander also had a proud smile on his lips.
It is indeed a wise move to use tank troops to deal with the well-equipped Fourth Independent Regiment.
Seeing that the tank attack was effective and even drove the Eighth Route Army troops backwards, the Japanese command immediately ordered the infantry to continue to advance in coordination with the tank troops.
As a result, the main force of the Japanese raids will shrink.
The Japanese commander judged that sooner or later, these Tubal troops would have to compete with the tank troops of the Empire of Japan.
By then, with the help of the tanks, we will be able to defeat the Fourth Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop.
Somewhere deep in Zhongtiao Mountain.
Jiang Hu, leader of the third anti-tank combat team of a detachment, led 30 team members to the temporary regiment headquarters of the fourth regiment and reported to the regiment leader Wang Huaibao.
"Reporting to the leader, our anti-tank combat team is fully prepared and can go into battle at any time to destroy Japanese tanks!"
Looking at the anti-tank combat team standing neatly and confidently in front of him, Wang Huaibao nodded with satisfaction, and then only asked:
"How does the main force need to assist you in fighting?"
Jiang Hu patted the rocket launcher that was carried in his left hand and weighed only a dozen kilograms, and replied:
"Captain, the effective range of our flamethrower against the Japanese tanks is only about 100 meters, and the longest range is less than 400 meters."
"In order to ensure the effective destruction of Japanese tanks and armored vehicles, it is best to shorten the firing range to within 60 meters."
"So..."
Wang Huaibao nodded and said: "I understand, don't worry, I will arrange the troops to carry out the task of luring the enemy deep into the attack area of your anti-tank combat team."
He pointed out several of them on the map, "These three areas are excellent locations for anti-tank operations.
The Japanese tanks and armored vehicles may not always be together. Once the Japanese troops are divided into battles, I will send teams to lead the Japanese armored troops to these three areas, and your anti-tank combat team will also be prepared in advance."
"Yes!" Jiang Hu responded.
Wang Huaibao finally gave instructions: "Jiang Hu, if you want to destroy the Japanese armored vehicle troops at the minimum cost, we can only rely on your anti-tank combat team.
This battle must be successful, otherwise our army may become passive during the subsequent large-scale raids carried out by the Japanese army."
"Yes! Captain, please rest assured, Jiang Hu will fight to the death to complete the mission!" Jiang Hu responded loudly, his eyes full of determination.
Wang Huaibao immediately stared and cursed:
"Bullshit, you have to destroy this devil's tanks and armored vehicles, and your anti-tank team must not be missing. They all have to come back alive.
You are the precious soldiers of the old regiment commander. Without one of you, I won’t be able to deal with you even if I look back!"
"Hehe, yes!" Jiang Hu responded with a silly smile...