In fact, Mao Xiong’s 37mm anti-aircraft gun is not far behind. It was mass-produced in 1939 after 40 years of research and development. It is known as the M1939 anti-Hans artifact.
But the reason why this thing is called an anti-Hans weapon is not because of its anti-aircraft performance, but because Mao Xiong equipped it with armor-piercing projectiles and used it to hit Hans tanks...
This m1939 anti-aircraft gun using armor-piercing projectiles can penetrate 46mm thick steel plates at a distance of 500 meters.
You must know that this thing is an anti-aircraft gun, which can fire 80 rounds per minute. However, most of the tanks of Hans's period did not have more than 50mm of frontal armor, especially the armor at the connection between the turret and the turret was only about 35mm.
So Mao Xiong's M1939 anti-aircraft gun showed its prowess on the battlefield. During a defensive battle, Hans had a total of 80 tanks destroyed, 60 of which were destroyed by the M1939 anti-aircraft gun.
But this thing is obviously not as good as the Japanese Type 96 25mm anti-aircraft gun as an anti-aircraft gun.
The main reason is that the accuracy of anti-aircraft guns placed on warships is too poor... A warship is a sea platform, which is constantly shaking in the sea water. During wartime, the recoil of various naval guns will cause violent vibrations when they are fired, so the ship
Even if the cannon is aimed at the target and the calculations are correct, it may miss by several kilometers.
If naval gun shells can hit the target within one kilometer, it is already quite accurate. Then there is the problem of using dense shells to blow up the target. Simply put, quantity makes up for accuracy.
This theory can also be extended to the anti-aircraft firepower of warships. Its lack of accuracy needs to be compensated for by quantity rather than power.
Modern close-in defense artillery was developed on this basis.
For example, China's 1130 close-in defense gun... The reason why it is called "1130" is because it has "11" barrels, each of which has a "30mm" caliber.
This guy can shoot down 11,000 tungsten armor-piercing rounds in one minute.
In fact, the "1130" is still slightly behind. China's latest "2030" is even more brutal, with 20 barrels capable of firing more than 20,000 armor-piercing rounds per minute.
Each of these armor-piercing bullets costs 1,000 yuan, which means that once this kind of close-in defense gun is fired, it can kill 20 million in one minute!
(Note: The gap between Yingjiang and China in this regard is too big. Yingjiang has no need for defense. Another reason is that Yingjiang’s equipment is monopolized by military industrial companies and the price is sky-high. Therefore, until now, its close-in defense guns only have six
No matter the rate of fire, caliber, or range, it is far inferior to the 1130, let alone the 2030.)
Just imagine, in modern times it is necessary to continuously increase the bullet density to make up for the lack of accuracy, let alone during World War II.
Mao Xiong's 37mm anti-aircraft gun has a rate of fire of only 80 rounds, and it is mounted on a single door.
The Japs' 25mm anti-aircraft gun has a rate of fire of 200 to 260 rounds. It is a twin-mounted gun on light cruisers, while most of it is triple-mounted on heavy cruisers and battleships.
Once you compare the firepower, you will immediately know which one is lighter and which is worse.
It's no wonder that the Japanese basically ignored Mao Xiong's "Wrath-class" destroyers and focused their attacks on light cruisers.
As soon as Akiba Shin saw that the time was right, he ordered the second and third attack groups to dive towards the cruiser "Natori" as quickly as possible.
Due to the modification, the Japanese's new water reconnaissance also has the ability to dive bomb. At the same time, during dive bombing, it can exceed the flight limit and reach a speed of more than 400 kilometers. Akiba Shinichi believes that this will cause certain problems for the "Natori".
At the same time, Akiba Shinichi increased his power and led his wingmen towards the enemy seaplane hovering in the sky.
At that moment Xie Han was indeed a little panicked. After all, he was a civil aviation pilot and had never seen such a scene before. Especially when he saw the two Japanese water reconnaissance planes rushing towards him fiercely, he was immediately at a loss... If we talk about taking off, reconnaissance, etc.
He could still do it despite overcoming difficulties. Fighting in the air with Japanese professional pilots was something he couldn't even imagine.
"Captain!" Xie Han quickly reported: "The enemy is attacking me, asking for reinforcements! Asking for reinforcements!"
"Don't panic!" Xu Huandong's calm reply came from the other side of the radio: "You only need to think about how to stay away from the enemy fighters. Also, be careful to stay above the fleet and not stay far away. Leave the rest to us!"
"Yes!" Perhaps due to Xu Huandong's influence, Xie Han calmed down and flew the aircraft in circles over the warship while paying attention to the location of the enemy aircraft.
Just when Akiba Shinichi felt that he was holding the winning ticket, he suddenly saw a fire and thick smoke coming out of the warship.
"Missiles?" Akiba Shinichi was a little confused. What's the point of the enemy launching missiles at this time?
Akiba Shinichi mistook those missiles for anti-ship missiles. He had no idea that the target of the missiles was them in the air.
Soon Akiba Shinichi understood, because with just a few "boom" explosions, three of the four water reconnaissance aircraft that were diving towards the "Natori" were blown to pieces.
To be precise, it was not "blasted" to pieces, but cut into pieces.
Anti-aircraft missiles are different from anti-ship missiles. Anti-ship missiles use explosives to explode and burn to damage the enemy, while anti-aircraft missiles blow out short rods to cut into the target.
One of the reasons why the Japanese's water reconnaissance can have a range of more than 3,000 kilometers is that every possibility has been exhausted to minimize the weight of the skin, armor and even the structure, because the explosion instantly disintegrated in the air into several pieces.
piece.
There was another surviving aircraft that was obviously injured. It was swaying and unable to control its posture. It could be seen that the Japanese pilot wanted to crash into the "Natori" with both man and aircraft, but in the end he failed to succeed and plunged headlong into the "Natori".
A column of water exploded from the sea.
"Anti-aircraft missiles!" Akiba Shinichi shouted: "Those are anti-aircraft missiles. The Eighth Route Army also installed anti-aircraft missiles on warships!"
By this time, the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft missiles were no longer a secret to the Japanese, although the Japanese navy had only heard of them and had never seen them in actual combat.
"What should we do? Your Excellency, Major!" the wingman asked nervously: "Are we also targeted by the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft missiles?"
Obviously, the wingmen believed that they should not approach the Eighth Route Army warships at all, and that the task at hand was impossible to complete.
Akiba Shinichi hesitated for a moment, then ordered: "Get close to the enemy plane, Masaki-kun! From the appearance, they can't tell the enemy from ourselves, and the anti-aircraft missiles will probably not be able to identify them either!"
"Yes!" the wingman responded, and together with Akiba Shinichi, they approached the Eighth Route Army's seaplane as fast as possible.
However, before they can get close, they must first break into the range of anti-aircraft missiles.
Thanks to Wang Xuexin, he had previously increased the range of anti-aircraft missiles to 20 kilometers. If it were still the previous ten kilometers range, it would be almost the same as the range of anti-aircraft guns, and the space for the seaplane driven by Xie Han would be very narrow, and even
There is no way to avoid being approached by enemy aircraft.
It's different now. When the Guizi Shuizhen was about to approach Xie Han's seaplane, several plumes of smoke rose up from the warship again, and four anti-aircraft missiles flew towards the Guizi Shuizhen with a long trail...