"Put it on a car?" Zhang Wanhe frowned: "Comrade Wang Xuexin, when you consider mobility, you also have to think about safety. If this thing is mounted on a car, it won't become a target for enemy aircraft.
?"
Although the Japs don't have many aircraft in the rear, the Type 98 light explosions used as reconnaissance aircraft can not only drop small bombs, but also have two 7.7mm aviation machine guns on the nose.
As for cars, they cannot withstand machine gun fire. They will explode and break every time they are hit. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are targets.
but……
"Why didn't you consider safety?" Wang Xuexin replied: "Director, we can do this. Usually these cars hide in caves. What about roads, rocket launcher positions and the like? We can slowly prepare them before the war. During the war,
This car pulls out a rocket launcher and fires it, and then immediately hides back after the fire. How can the Japanese planes blow it up?"
Zhang Wanhe nodded repeatedly as he listened.
If we were to fight like what Xiao Dongbei said, the Japanese planes would not have time to react unless they were waiting in the sky.
Not to mention that there was no time to react, just the communication time, the rocket launcher here had already finished firing.
This is still during the day. If it is night, then you can rely on the road to run around.
Wang Xuexin continued: "This is carried by a car. We don't have many cars. Although this thing can move quickly, it cannot be equipped with troops in large quantities. So I was wondering if we could add two wheels to it...
This is very convenient. You can use a horse or a mule to drag it. If you don’t need pedestrians, you can push it. Isn’t it just a dozen iron pipes? It won’t weigh much!”
Wang Xuexin was so excited that he could no longer hold back:
"The best thing is that this kind of rocket launcher can be dismantled into parts, so that it can go to high ground. It can be disassembled and put on the back and then assembled again. A rocket launcher can withstand a Japanese artillery brigade!"
(Note: The organization of the Japanese artillery is very confusing. A common artillery brigade is divided into three squadrons, each squadron has four guns, and a brigade has twelve guns)
"In addition, our rockets need to be smaller. A shell weighs more than thirty kilograms. This weight is suitable for soldiers to carry around. The rocket can follow wherever the rocket is loaded. Only in this way can the combat effectiveness be guaranteed!"
These concepts come from the 107mm rocket launcher known as one of the three guerrilla artifacts of our army.
In order to achieve greater power, Mao Xiong's rocket launcher designed the shells to be very heavy. A rocket weighs more than 80 kilograms and requires two or three people to carry, transport and load the shells. It is very difficult for one person to load the shells.
The 107mm rocket launcher has made the shell smaller and shorter, and the weight of a single shell is controlled at 37 kilograms, which is very suitable for individual soldier transportation and loading, thus increasing flexibility and taking into account logistics convenience.
Zhang Wanhe was stunned when he heard this.
It’s not easy in this small Northeast!
When thinking about any equipment, not only the equipment itself, but also supporting tactics and even logistics and transportation issues must be considered.
However, Zhang Wanhe's other identity is the head of the Logistics Department. He knows in his heart that this rocket launcher is good, but it is a large-scale equipment and a dozen can produce more than a dozen shells. He is still worried that the resources of the Eighth Route Army cannot bear it.
Thinking about it, Zhang Wanhe nodded and said: "The idea is very good, but this is a big matter and it is not something we can decide. We have to ask the chief and he will nod before it counts!"
Wang Xuexin expressed his understanding.
This was a period when the Eighth Route Army was tightening its belt and living a tight life. The army emphasized that "every bullet can destroy an enemy."
Under such circumstances, the concept of using rocket launchers to carry out indiscriminate bombing on the enemy relying on numbers is difficult to accept. It can be said to be a bit ahead of its time.
Therefore, Wang Xuexin was also a little worried that the chief would not be able to pass the test.
Unexpectedly, the chief expressed support on the spot as soon as he heard this idea.
"This is a lot of ideas!" the chief said happily: "With this rocket launcher, it fills the gap in our army's artillery! I didn't expect that rocket launchers can also be used as artillery!"
This is quite true.
The Eighth Route Army was not completely blank in artillery.
In their hands were captured grenades, mortars, as well as self-produced 50 cannons and ghost cannons.
These things can really work on the battlefield.
For example, the 50 cannon can suppress Japanese grenades, and the ghost cannon can hit turrets.
However, due to various problems such as their output, range and accuracy, they will undoubtedly be suppressed by the Japanese artillery.
But this rocket launcher has the potential to suppress the Japanese artillery...so it has the value of existence, which is what the leader said "filling the gap."
From this we can see that the chief still has a very strategic vision.
The chief of staff expressed concern about this: "Chief, if our army lacks resources and mass-produces this kind of rocket launcher, does it mean that we will be short of many bullets?"
The leader said "Hey": "Soldiers are more expensive than finesse! Maybe we will indeed lose a lot of bullets because of this, but we must first make it clear that the purpose of arming ourselves is to defeat the enemy and not to arm for the sake of arming.
In a real artillery battle, what's the use of having more bullets? It can't hit the enemy. Instead, a rocket launcher like this can beat the enemy hard enough to scare them out of fear, and even help our army win.
Which one will you choose?"
Having said this, the Chief of Staff was speechless.
When that time comes, of course it is impossible to choose bullets that cannot reach the enemy, otherwise you will have to charge at the enemy's artillery fire with your flesh and blood body.
"What's more!" the chief continued: "If resources are insufficient, we can seize it! Let's overcome the difficulties and build this thing now. If we can win more battles as a result, can we seize more things? It can not only destroy the enemy but also
It’s a great deal to strengthen yourself!”
This statement was so reasonable that even Zhang Wanhe was relieved of his doubts.
Finally, the leader said: "More importantly, if we want to fight a good battle for propaganda and thereby defeat the stubborn army's attempt to sign an understanding, don't we need this kind of equipment to suppress the enemy's artillery? Don't we need this kind of equipment to produce a high casualty ratio?"
?So, this is likely to be a piece of equipment that can influence grand strategy and inspire people and morale!"
The chief of staff and Zhang Wanhe couldn't help but said "oh" when they heard the words and suddenly realized.
Zhang Wanhe glanced at Wang Xuexin. He didn't expect that Xiao Dongbei still had such thoughts. He thought so damn far.
Wang Xuexin secretly said that it was awesome, nothing could be hidden from the chief. He just opened the door and everything else could be guessed clearly.
Zhang Wanhe wanted to confirm: "Commander, so this rocket launcher can be repaired?"
The chief replied firmly: "Of course it can be rectified! Not only must it be rectified, but we must also make every effort to get it done as soon as possible. We must try our best to get it done before the enemy signs the understanding. If it is too late, it will be too late!"