With a "boom" sound, the rocket successfully hit the steel plate and blew it into pieces, flew into the air, and then fell to the ground with a clanging sound.
Everyone was stunned as they watched, and after a while they burst into cheers. The hardware guys either clenched their fists and shouted or hugged each other excitedly.
Many of them have no hope for the test launch, not because they don't believe in rocket launchers, but because this is the first rocket launcher developed, and the first rocket is the first test launch. According to common sense, nothing should happen.
Problem?
This is especially true of Li Changji, director of the fifth factory. Although he is busy setting up the fifth factory, he has been paying attention to the progress of the rocket launcher. He really cannot believe that there is any gun that can be fired by a single soldier on his shoulder, and it is difficult to produce.
It’s not big enough yet it can be mass-produced…
Li Changji came back from studying abroad in Mao Xiong. He saw a lot of weapons and equipment in Mao Xiong, including airplanes, cannons, and tanks, all of which were much more complex and advanced than those in China.
So Li Changji would have this idea:
If this kind of shoulder-mounted individual rocket launcher works, why haven't the much more advanced fur bears been developed? Have their scientists never thought of such a weapon?
This can only mean that Li Changji does not know enough.
It's not that other countries haven't developed rocket launchers, but they either don't pay attention to it or keep it a secret.
Eagle sauce has been developed a long time ago, but it is not taken seriously, so it is not known to people.
Mao Xiong began to develop the "Katyusha" in 1933, and it was secretly put into service in 1939, which was last year. However, it was classified as a "secret weapon" in order to better attack the enemy. Of course, Li Changji was not the only one to hold such a military secret.
International students can know this.
It wasn't until he saw the successful test launch of the rocket launcher that Li Changji had no choice but to believe the facts in front of him.
He felt secretly ashamed and at the same time gradually changed his view on Wang Xuexin... He originally thought that Xiao Dongbei was just making some clever copies of other people's equipment.
For example, the 50 small cannon is based on the grenade, and the "ghost cannon" is based on the 92 infantry cannon.
If there is anything great about it, it is that these things were made using the limited conditions of the Eighth Route Army. Although the performance has been reduced, it is still better than nothing.
But the rocket launcher is different... Although it is derived from the "spray bomb" of the Japanese, it is almost not the same thing.
How to say this?
I can only say that he is a genius. He is born with this material. It cannot be achieved by reading more and having more knowledge!
In fact, not to mention Li Changji, even Su Xin and Zhang Wanhe were surprised by this result.
Su Xin was stunned for a while before she realized what she was doing. She even forgot to breathe just now. Now she was panting and thinking, the first launch was successful. Does this mean it is highly reliable?
However, Su Xin was still a little worried that this was an accidental phenomenon, so she suppressed her excitement and said to Zhang Wanhe amidst cheers: "Director, how about we... shoot a few more rounds?"
Zhang Wanhe looked calm on the surface, but at this time he was speechless.
The changes are so fast, it doesn't even seem real.
Not long ago, the arsenal could only produce reloadable bullets and grenades, not guns.
But now, the 50 small artillery and "ghost cannon" are produced again, and now they are producing this kind of rocket launcher that doesn't even have ghosts!
Zhang Wanhe never dreamed that he would be able to wait until this day, and the arsenal would be proud and proud!
Back then, the arsenal had only 21 workers, 2 vises, 4 files and 1 bellows...
"Director, director?" Seeing that Zhang Wanhe didn't respond, Su Xin asked again: "Shall we try a few more rounds?"
Zhang Wanhe wanted to say something, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something and he couldn't say anything, so he just nodded towards Su Xin.
Then I fired two more shots, both of which went very smoothly. Except for the third shot, which was slightly deflected due to a sudden gust of wind, I still hit the target and detonated smoothly... The target used a car door, which happened to be placed horizontally.
If you put it in, you can't hit it.
At this time, Su Xin and Zhang Wanhe were completely relieved.
"I think it can work!" Zhang Wanhe smiled and nodded.
Su Xin said excitedly while recording the data: "It's just that the wind deflection rate is a bit large, but other problems have not been found for the time being!"
The chief said with some worry: "Is the distance of fifty meters too close? Let's try farther away?"
"Sure!" Zhang Wanhe nodded in agreement.
The fifty-meter distance is just a matter of testing whether it can be used. Extending the distance is just a matter of finding its range.
The result is that as the distance increases, the target offset also increases, and the targets are missed one after another when the distance is more than 100 meters.
This is a flaw of rockets and cannot be avoided.
The reason is that rockets are not like artillery shells...
There is no power after the cannon is ejected from the chamber, and it will deflect a little if the wind blows. The impact of the wind is not great.
However, the rocket still has power after it is ejected from the chamber. A little wind or uneven air flow will cause the angle of the rocket to deviate, so there is a phenomenon of "a slight difference can make a thousand miles".
Although the modern rocket launcher has a range of 300 meters on paper, that was achieved in this laboratory without wind.
In actual combat, as long as there is a soft cross wind of 1m/s... the wind force of 1m/s can only be regarded as a "soft wind", which is a little stronger than no wind and not even a breeze.
In such soft wind conditions, a target at a distance of 300 meters can actually deviate by 1.2 meters.
Therefore, in actual combat, it is basically impossible to hit the target with a rocket launcher 300 meters away. Its trajectory cannot even be predicted, and it cannot be solved by the wind deflection.
At this time, the rocket launcher made by Wang Xuexin could barely hit the target at 150 meters, hitting one of three shots.
However, Wang Xuexin believes that this is because Daniel has no shooting experience and has not mastered the wind offset. If he is proficient, there is still room for improvement in hit rate.
The chief and chief of staff still have doubts about this.
The leader asked Wang Xuexin: "Comrade Wang Xuexin, this is indeed a great achievement. A distance of more than a hundred meters is much better than holding grenades and explosive packs to blow up Japanese tanks! However, if we are in the open terrain of the plains,
In combat, it is still difficult for us to get close to this distance, can we improve it further?"
Wang Xuexin replied: "Chief, it does have room for improvement, but I think we should improve our tactics and use the rocket launcher to fight the enemy flexibly instead of simply pursuing the accuracy of the rocket launcher."
"Oh?" The commander's eyes lit up when he heard the word "improved tactics": "What tactics? Tell me about it!"
The leader is a tactical expert and usually likes to discuss tactics with others.
Wang Xuexin's previously suggested tactics of "tunnel warfare," "tunnel warfare," and "reverse slope warfare" all made the commander lament that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead.
When I heard that Wang Xuexin had new tactics, I immediately became interested.