These people can see very clearly how useful grenade launchers are on the battlefield. When the enemy is about to rush to the position, especially when they are about a hundred meters away, we concentrate all the grenade launchers and hit them in an instant.
It can fire a barrage, and the enemy will be defeated instantly at this distance.
But the distance is already very close. For infantry, we can still have time to react. But if it is cavalry, they can come over in an instant after 100 meters. We may not necessarily defeat the opponent every time. Once we cannot defeat them,
If so, we can only rely on grenades at the 30-meter line. According to our army's internal records, 95% of the battles can rely on grenades to defend the 30-meter line, but there are still 5% that cannot be defended.
It means we need more powerful weapons.
If we had mortars, we wouldn't need to call for artillery help from a few kilometers away. Although it's easy to call for artillery help now, it's still not as good as having a mortar next to us.
We can attack wherever we want. When the enemy is within 3 kilometers, we can set up countless sniper lines. It is estimated that the enemy's chance of rushing into the position is not even 5%. This is a great improvement for us.
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"How powerful is this thing? For example, is this 120mm mortar more powerful than a 105mm howitzer?"
Wang Laosan raised another question. Although this thing is very good, the question is how powerful it is? If it is just a showpiece if it is played out, then let's not waste our time here.
None of the people present could answer this question. After all, they had never seen mortars fired. To be honest, even Zhang Yuncheng in the capital saw these things for the first time. Gao Shaoyi hid these things.
He is so powerful that even senior generals in the army have not seen him.
"Let me tell you briefly, compared with howitzers and mortars of the same caliber, the howitzer is definitely more powerful, but don't underestimate the power of the mortar. Just take the largest 120 mm
In terms of caliber, if a shell hits it, everyone within about 1,300 to 1,400 square meters will be seriously injured or killed."
When Gao Shaoyi said these words, the people present were dumbfounded. When Gao Shaoyi said the previous words, everyone nodded. In their opinion, mortars are less powerful than howitzers, which is normal.
thing, but I didn’t expect it to be so small. Even a 120mm howitzer has a killing radius not much greater than that of a mortar. In other words, the mortar’s shells are as good as those of a howitzer of the same caliber.
In comparison, it can reach about 85% of its strength.
"Don't be too quick to be happy. I'm just talking about the power of artillery shells. The range of this thing is not very good. Take a 120mm mortar as an example. It can reach about seven kilometers. This is the same as the range of a 70mm mortar.
Millimeter mountain cannons are about the same. If it is a howitzer, it can hit more than ten or twenty kilometers away. This is an important reason why they cannot replace howitzers."
After Gao Shaoyi finished speaking, the people present all nodded. Mortars are so simple. If a 120mm howitzer were to be deployed, it would take at least a dozen people to be able to use it successfully.
And it requires a car. This 120mm mortar is different. It has rubber wheels on both sides, and a few people can pull it. Of course, a shorter range is acceptable.
"Your Majesty, how should we arrange this thing?"
Now that we understand the advantages and disadvantages of mortars, now it depends on how the prince arranges them. Our suppressing army always pays attention to firepower. No matter what kind of weapons they are, they will be stuffed into the army one after another. It is also so that we can be in the army.
They have an advantage on the battlefield. In this era, the truth is within the range of artillery. They can also see it clearly on the battlefield. When our artillery support exists, we don't understand what failure is at all.
"According to my idea, the company-level organization uses 60- and 80-mm mortars, the regiment-level organization uses 100-mm mortars, and the brigade-level organization uses 120-mm mortars.
The artillery fire is arranged like this for now, and adjustments will be made on the battlefield later. There are a lot of mortars, and they will be able to join the army in the near future."
In the upcoming large-scale war, the advantage of the suppressing army is already very obvious. This is one of the reasons why Gao Shaoyi did not promote semi-automatic rifles. However, the mortar cannot be too big, so it is necessary to seize the time to put it in. The main thing is that the mortar cannot be too big.
Artillery is a technical branch. They need to train for a period of time. Semi-automatic rifles and bolt-action rifles are the same in firing. It's just a question of whether to pull the bolt or not. There is no need to equip the entire army for the time being.
"Your Majesty, our security team?"
Luo Yuzhang's words represent the thoughts of many security group generals. The generals of the Suppression Army are very happy. Soon they will have such murderous intent, but the security group is different. Gao Shaoyi did not mention them just now.
, and many weapons are given priority to the suppressing army. I am afraid things are not that good for the security group.
"You should equip the 60mm mortars first, and we will talk about other models later. After all, what you are facing is the second-line battlefield and security tasks. Giving you too many large-caliber mortars will be of no use. If some troops are on the front line,
, and I’ll change them into larger-caliber ones for you.”
Although the generals of the security group are not very satisfied with Gao Shaoyi's answer, they still have to listen honestly at this moment. What Gao Shaoyi said is an order. If you don't obey, then you probably won't be able to do anything in the army.
Keep messing around, not to mention you can tell from the name of the security group that you are just a second-line army. Why are you equipped with 120 mm caliber artillery?
The group of people also knew that the meeting was over and they had nothing to do. Gao Shaoyi arranged for the artillerymen to take them outside the city to test the artillery. Seeing how their hands were itchy, Gao Shaoyi knew that these people would not be peaceful and would not stay here.
If they are troubled in the palace, they might as well go to the countryside to test it out, so that they can know the power of the mortar in advance. When a war breaks out in the future, they will be able to better arrange this thing, so that they will not have to use it when the time comes.
The saddest thing is that the baby cannot use it...