The results of the multi-gun test are certainly satisfactory.*
In fact, even if the results of the multi-gun test are unsatisfactory, we are satisfied. The reason is very simple. You must know that we used to rely entirely on rudimentary equipment such as telescopes to manually calculate enemy artillery positions, but now we have a gun like
Aiming for thunder
The "artifact" accurately calculated the location of the enemy's artillery position in just twelve seconds... This is a process from scratch for us, so even if the artillery sighting radar can only monitor one target at the same time,
That was enough to make our artillerymen ecstatic.
"Batalion Commander!" Just as I was looking at the information at the battalion headquarters, Wu Dengxiong ran in and said: "Report to the battalion commander, this gun sighting radar is really amazing. No matter where the gun was fired, it can report it immediately.
Accurate coordinates. We can't escape its eyes even if we fire twenty cannons at the same time. Now it's going to be difficult for the Japanese to escape. Battalion Commander, tell me some news... When will we go to the battlefield?"
"Why are you so anxious?!" I replied angrily: "Comrade Wu Dengxiong, I have to tell you that we only have two artillery sighting radars in the country, so you know what this means!"
"I know!" Wu Dengxiong replied without thinking: "We were talking just now, this thing may be more expensive than the same weight of gold!"
"Just gold?" I gave Wu Dengxiong a hard look: "You have to know, just because this thing has such good performance, it means that it can reduce the losses of our army to a great extent on the battlefield.
So this is not a question of gold, it is a question of casualties and human lives of our troops, do you understand?"
"Understood!" Wu Dengxiong couldn't help but stand up.
"So..." I continued: "Do you think this matter can be settled so casually?"
"Yes!" Wu Dengxiong stood up and replied seriously: "Batalion Commander, I understand. We should indeed act with caution. Don't worry, I will do the ideological work of the soldiers. Unless you give an order, I guarantee that no one will mention it again.
It’s time to go to the battlefield!”
"Yes!" I nodded, and then explained: "Also, the fact that our army has artillery sighting radar is a military secret. No one is allowed to leak any information to the outside world. It will violate military law. Do you understand?"
"I understand!"
I can understand why Wu Tengxiong and the soldiers of the artillery unit are so anxious. However, since they entered the combined camp, they have not been able to go to the battlefield to fight against the Vietnamese Japanese. Now they have such advanced equipment.
The equipment... everyone would want to go up and give the enemy a little color to see.
But I know that the more we get to this point, the more impatient we will be. As I said just now, if there is a problem with the artillery sighting radar and there is no artillery sighting radar on the battlefield, then we will indirectly kill those who were targeted.
Soldiers killed by Vietnamese artillery.
Therefore, I dare not be careless about the training of the special agent company.
But as the training of the special agent company deepened, I felt that something was wrong...
What was wrong was that the tactics Chen Weihua brought from the British Army to protect artillery sighting radars were too simple and too traditional for the agent company. After observing for a few days, it was nothing more than a small team reconnaissance and maneuvering ahead.
Follow the cover at all times, choose positions, disguise and build fortifications, etc. These are all things that ordinary troops can do, but for an agent company, they are overqualified.
So I immediately called Zhao Jingping, Chen Weihua and several other cadres to have a short meeting.
"Did the British army use these tactics to protect the artillery sight radar?" I asked Chen Weihua.
"Of course!" Chen Weihua was a little puzzled by my question: "Does the battalion commander think there is something wrong with these tactics?"
I didn't answer, but turned directly to Zhao Jingping and said, "I think these protection methods are too passive. What do you think?"
"I feel the same way!" Zhao Jingping nodded and said, "Especially the artillery sight radar is a relatively valuable thing. Once discovered by the enemy... they don't need to break through our defenses at all. They just need to do it at the right time.
Just guide the artillery fire to cover the location of the artillery sighting radar, and even just set up a few mortars to achieve the goal of blowing up the artillery sighting radar!"
"Oh!" Chen Weihua couldn't help but nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
"Why didn't the British army take this into consideration?" Zhao Jingping asked Chen Weihua with doubts.
"Well..." Chen Weihua thought for a while and replied: "I think this may be because the British army has a larger number of artillery sighting radars and does not need to be protected as intensively as ours!"
"Hmm!" I couldn't help but nodded in agreement after hearing this.
Chen Weihua is right to the point. I learned from him before that the British army began to equip this kind of artillery sighting radar as early as 1973. It can even be said that the artillery sighting radar sold to us now is almost as old as today.
Eliminated... There are three types of artillery sight radars used by the British army, namely mk1, mk2 and mk3.
Among them, mk1 is a towed type, mk2 is a self-propelled type that is directly installed on the vehicle, and mk3 is an improved type, with longer control and measurement distance, faster speed and more control and measurement targets.
Of course, mk3 was not equipped with the British army at this time, but we can also know that the British army must have a lot of gun sight radars.
Therefore, it is not necessary or impossible for the British army to carry out intensive protection for every artillery sight radar... There are too many artillery sight radars. If it is damaged, just replace it with a replacement and continue production in the factory.
Yes, precisely because of the large number, if every radar is protected...then the British Army would not do anything else but just protect the radar.
But we are different. We only have two in the country. One has to be left to the military industry for disassembly and research. If the other one is taken to the battlefield and blown up, there will be no replacement.
So it is obvious that our protection of gun sight radar cannot be so simple.
After thinking about it, I said: "I think we should replace the agent company!"
"What?" Hearing this, Scar became a little dissatisfied: "Battalion Commander, replace us? Which other troop would dare to protect such an important thing besides us!"
"Don't worry!" I motioned Scar to sit down, and then continued: "The characteristic of the agent company is that it is more suitable for mobile combat, that is, to attack and retreat quickly to pull out the hard nails in the shortest time. If they are allowed to directly protect
If the artillery is aimed at the radar, it is obviously that its hands and feet are tied and cannot play its due role!"
"Hmm!" Hearing this, Scar's face was still a little reluctant, but he had to nod slightly.
"What the battalion commander means..." Zhao Jingping heard my implication: "We need to divide this protection work into two parts?"
"Yes!" I nodded: "One part is indirect protection. This work is handled by the special agent company and the sniper company."
As I said that, I turned my attention to Scar and Captain Luo: "Your mission is to cooperate with each other and use helicopters to expand the scope of reconnaissance as much as possible. Once a suspicious target is found, it must be verified and dealt with as soon as possible. Are there any problems?"
"No problem!" Scar and Captain Luo replied in unison.
Of course there is no problem. This is how they usually train, especially the sniper company... several helicopters with dozens of snipers, scattering beans on various highlands at the fastest speed, lurking at key points.
To come down and monitor the peripheral areas is to turn light into darkness and passivity into initiative.
"The other part is direct protection." I continued: "Needless to say, this job can be trained just like the British army. Of course, we will also assign several groups of snipers to cooperate with their work. This task...
Let the tactical company take charge!"
"What?" The scholar who was listening to this and wanted to sleep couldn't help but was stunned: "Batalion Commander, what did you just say? Let...let the tactics be connected?"
"What? Is there a problem?"
"No, no... how can we!" The scholar replied with some excitement: "I thought this task would definitely not be our turn. Battalion Commander, our tactical company has been sitting on the bench for long enough, and finally let us
Got a mission!"
"Go..." Zhao Jingping responded angrily: "What do you mean by arrest? Do you think this is the arrest of prisoners?!"
With a "coax" sound, the soldiers in the conference room couldn't help laughing.
In fact, the scholars are telling the truth. Because most of the tactical companies are military students and do not have much actual combat experience, they are the same as the artillery in the combined battalion. Most of the time they spend training and exercises at the base. They even
It can be said that their training is somewhat performance-like.
So I told the readers: "Remember, this task is no small matter, and the tactical company lacks actual combat experience, so you veterans and backbones must do a good job in the ideological work of the soldiers and prepare them psychologically for battle. Do you understand?
?”
"Understood!" the scholar responded excitedly.
"In addition... after thinking about it, I added: "Most of your tactical company are military students, and quite a few of them have a certain cultural foundation. You can also work with a few more consultants when protecting artillery sighting radars.
Learn how to operate or repair it!”
"Yes!" The scholar responded immediately.
In fact, this is one of the reasons why I chose the tactical company for this task... You must know that anything can happen on the battlefield. If something happens to Chen Weihua's consultants and maintenance personnel, operating the artillery sighting radar will become a problem.
It's a big problem.
Later I found out that I didn’t need to worry about this at all, because not long after, Commander Zhang sent a squad of radar soldiers down to learn the operation from Chen Weihua and others...Chen Weihua and others are just military consultants, and they will return to the UK one day.
Yes, before leaving, of course, we need to train a group of people who can use and maintain gun sight radars. (To be continued...)
ps: I wish all book friends a Merry Christmas. Unknowingly, this book has been written for more than a year and has almost three million words. I would like to thank all book friends for their support.