Wang Xuexin was not in a hurry to argue or explain, because he knew that the truth was on his side and knew how to persuade them, so he quietly listened to everyone's words and observed their reactions from the perspective of a third party.
What Li Changji said made sense, although Wang Xuexin knew he was wrong.
After all, he is a person of this era, so it is normal for him not to clearly realize the charm of rockets... In fact, let alone the dozen or so people in front of him, looking at the world, Mao Xiong has grasped the positioning of rockets and knows how to win with quantity.
, other countries have all fallen into the "accuracy" pit one by one.
Otherwise, the technology of rocket launchers was developed so early and was not yet complex, how could it not have appeared on the battlefield on a large scale until now... The bazooka rocket launcher was not taken seriously by the military because of accuracy issues, until Captain Snekin came out.
Without anyone's consent, he recklessly showed up at the shooting range with a rocket launcher and displayed it in front of senior military officials.
So it's not surprising that Li Changji questions the accuracy. Zhang Ruozhong also thinks the same way, and the same goes for hardware and medicine jars.
However, the statements made by Zhang Wanhe and Su Xin seemed a bit inappropriate.
Zhang Wanhe analyzed the general environment and background and felt that since the Japanese wanted to develop this thing, there must be a reason for it.
Su Xin, on the other hand, saw the problem with the "injection bomb" itself.
Wang Xuexin thought that Su Xin's insight was even more difficult. At least no one among the cadres present could see it. Everyone's eyes were unconsciously focused on the shortcomings in the accuracy of the "spray bomb" and automatically ignored its advantages...
People often have this kind of laziness, and they will magnify other people's shortcomings and directly deny them. They have never thought that if this thing can bring out its advantages, it will be a magic weapon.
What Wang Xuexin didn't know was that the reason why Su Xin could see this advantage was entirely because it was something Xiao Dongbei said was "useful".
Su Xin knew Xiao Dongbei well, and he said that of course something useful could not be so ugly. Then when he thought about it carefully, he discovered the problem.
"It may not only not waste resources, but also save resources!" Su Xin said this with uncertainty on her face. She glanced at Wang Xuexin, hoping that he could give a positive answer.
Wang Xuexin just raised his eyebrows noncommittally, but Su Xin was almost furious to death.
"How to say?" Zhang Wanhe asked, he was also eager to know the answer.
"Director!" Su Xin said: "This 'spray bomb' can hit the enemy without the need for a cannon. This means that we save the time and process of making a cannon. Isn't this a saving?"
Zhang Wanhe said "Oh", then stepped forward to observe the guide rail up close, and even fiddled with it for a while. Then he exclaimed in surprise: "This thing is just a semicircular iron sheet, and it doesn't even have a firing pin!"
As he spoke, Zhang Wanhe lifted up the guide rail and weighed it, then asked Wang Xuexin with a surprised look on his face: "It's less than ten pounds?"
"Five pounds and nine!" Wang Xuexin replied. He had already asked Asano Aihara this question.
Zhang Wanhe simply brought the guide rail over and placed it in front of everyone, and asked Wang Xuexin doubtfully: "How does this thing ignite without a firing pin?"
"Use the battery!" Wang Xuexin pointed to a small rectangular box at the tail and replied: "Install a flashlight battery there, pull the cord to energize the tail, and then the ignition is completed!"
"Is it that simple?" Zhang Wanhe looked at Wang Xuexin in disbelief.
"It's that simple!" Wang Xuexin nodded.
In fact, this "cannon" cannot be called a cannon at all. It is a guide rail or more formally a "director".
If accuracy is not required, you don't even need the directional device. Just swing the "injection bomb" to the ground, put the wire on both ends of the battery and touch it to the tail... and then launch it.
Since this "sprayed bomb" does not require chamber pressure to be fired like ordinary artillery shells, the guide rail can be made as thin as possible. It is not an exaggeration to say it is a layer of iron. The total weight of the "Bazooka" rocket launcher is only six pounds.
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Zhang Wanhe thought for a while and asked Hardware: "How many man-hours do we need to produce a "ghost cannon"?"
Hardware hesitated for a moment and replied: "I haven't calculated it, but it will take at least 2,000 man-hours."
"Where is the 50 cannon?" Zhang Wanhe asked again.
"The 50 small cannon is much simpler." Wu Jin replied: "On average it only requires more than 300 working hours, but its problem is that its lifespan is short..."
The 50 gun is made by sand casting and then toughening. It is indeed not difficult to make, but the toughened steel has quality problems after all. The barrel with such quality problems has to withstand the ejection of the gun again and again when firing.
Therefore, the problem of short service life and easy chamber explosion is inevitable.
There is no way to solve this problem, such as using a train axle to punch out the barrel like a "ghost cannon".
But as a result, the working hours increased exponentially.
Then Zhang Wanhe raised his head towards the guide rail on the ground and asked, "How many man-hours will it take to build this thing?"
Hardware stepped forward to look at it, tapped the guide rail with his finger, and then replied: "I'm afraid we can produce several units in a day. Three or five working hours is enough!"
That's right. The Japs guide rail is very simple. It's just a semi-cylindrical iron sheet supported by a tripod, and a battery box and a ring for fixing the shells are added to the bottom.
Su Xin added: "And there is no problem with lifespan..."
Wang Xuexin interrupted Su Xin: "There must be a lifespan problem. The battery needs to be replaced when it runs out!"
Su Xin laughed angrily: "Can changing the battery cause a lifespan problem? Why didn't you say that the guide rail will still rust?"
"Yes, yes!" Wang Xuexin said: "I was about to say it, but you beat me to it!"
The surrounding cadres were all amused by Wang Xuexin's words.
Then Zhang Wanhe came to the conclusion:
"Comrades, when we develop equipment, we can't just rely on its accuracy."
"Think about it, our 'ghost cannon' requires 2,000 man-hours, but we only have a few machines, and only two or three train axles come in a month. Can we really build a 'ghost cannon' with 2,000 man-hours?"
“Based on the number of wheels and axles, that’s at most three doors a month!”
"Based on the quantity of three 'ghost cannons' per regiment, if we want to equip 100 regiments of the Eighth Route Army, how many years will it take to complete the construction?"
"I'm afraid that before they are built here, the old cannon over there breaks down again or has to be refurbished at the end of its lifespan!"
"That is to say...many of our troops don't even get the chance to use the 'Ghost Cannon'!"
"Since it's not the 'ghost cannon''s turn, there will be no cannons."
"Let's take a look at this thing again..."
As he spoke, Zhang Wanhe raised his head toward the guide rails on the ground and said, "What do you think is better if there are no cannons that can't fire shells? Or is it better to have a cannon that can't fire accurately?"
After Zhang Wanhe analyzed it like this, everyone understood it.
No matter what, this "spray bomb" can still shoot out a few things that can explode loudly. When facing the enemy, it will not be helpless to fight back, so how can it be said to be a waste?