It is not difficult to do this. Design six symmetrical injection holes at a 30% tilt at the tail. These injection holes will generate some lateral component forces to rotate the cannonball.
Its advantage is that it can rotate itself to achieve stable flight, which makes the rocket detached from the tail and easy to manufacture, transport and launch like an artillery shell.
The disadvantage is that it requires additional fuel consumption.
A few years later, the Japs' rocket launchers were designed to fly in this way. As a result, the shortcomings of the rocket's already insufficient range became more obvious.
There is basically no need to worry about this aspect with rocket launchers, because its rockets are large in size and have a large charge, and the extra fuel lost for rotation is almost negligible.
While Wang Xuexin was busy developing rocket launchers, Okamura Neji was seizing the time to mobilize his troops and punish his generals.
Okamura Neji was very disappointed with the result of Yamamoto Kazuki's last sneak attack on Lujiagou.
Never getting angry easily, he scolded Yamamoto Kazuki: "What's going on? The empire's elite troops, the enemy and ours are of similar strength, and our army took advantage of a sneak attack, but in the end we lost our troops and came back defeated! This is
Isn’t it a matter of personal ability? Isn’t it a matter of command? You should stay in Lujiagou with your subordinates!”
Yamamoto Kazuki, whose hand was still wrapped in a bandage, could only respond incessantly.
In fact, Yamamoto himself did not expect such a disastrous defeat. Only about 20 people from the 100-member special agent team returned, and only more than 10 people from the mainland advance team survived. Including other soldiers, only more than 100 people escaped in total.
people.
An elite team of more than 500 people, the opponent in Lujiagou with similar offensive strength was the Eighth Route Army... It is simply unimaginable to suffer such losses.
Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't bear Kazuki Yamamoto being scolded like this.
In fact, what's more important is that the Special Agents Team has always been the ace unit that the First Army is proud of, so the failure of the Special Agents Team is the failure of the First Army, and by the way, he, the commander of the First Army, also loses his face.
So Yoshio Shinozuka excused Yamamoto Kazuki and said: "Your Excellency Lieutenant General, this attack at least proves that our guess is correct. Lujiagou is indeed the Eighth Route Army equipment research and development center, because there are a large number of weapons in Lujiagou."
'Thunder', we have never seen it anywhere else! This is something Yamamoto-kun never expected!"
Okamura Neiji nodded. He also knew that there was a reason for the task force's fiasco. Landmines were the nemesis of infantry. No country in the world had a good solution for this, and Yamamoto Kazuki certainly did not.
What's more, what the task force encountered was a highly lethal jumping mine.
Then, Yoshio Shinozuka asked strangely: "Why did the Eighth Route Army have such jumping thunder?"
No wonder Yoshio Shinozuka said this. Although this kind of landmines were already very common in Europe and the United States, China at this time was already under imperial blockade.
Even if China introduces jumping mines, Chongqing’s army should equip them first.
But the current situation still occurs first among the Eighth Route Army troops.
"Well..." Kazuki Yamamoto interrupted: "Your Majesty Lieutenant General, the jumping mines used by the Eighth Route Army are different. They use wires to pull the mine body to detonate!"
Okamura Neiji squinted his eyes and said thoughtfully: "There is no time delay fuse, just use a steel wire to pull the hair. It is simple and practical. It is indeed the Eighth Route Army! It seems that this is another equipment developed by their weapons experts.
It was discovered, and it is very likely that it was being tested, and our task force ran into the minefield they were testing!"
"So that's it!" Yoshio Shinozuka nodded, and then he was surprised and said: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, if the Eighth Route Army mass-produces this kind of landmines and distributes them to the guerrillas..."
Okamura Neji nodded, this was exactly what he was worried about.
If you encounter such mines on the frontal battlefield, it may be easier to deal with them. You can use tanks to crush them or use grenade bombs to explode them. If this is not possible, you can also use artillery.
but……
When conducting sweeps or patrols in security areas, landmines are difficult to guard against.
In the past, ordinary mines were fine, with only a small amount of damage.
But now, a jumping mine may knock down a small team, but the Imperial Army cannot find the culprit.
"Have they grown into such a terrifying opponent?" Yoshio Shinozuka was afraid to think further: "If this continues, the imperial army is likely to lose control of the security area, and even the security area will be further compressed.
.”
Okamura Neiji replied: "Shinozuka-kun, do you think this is just the case?"
"Your Excellency, you mean..." Yoshio Shinozuka didn't understand what Okamura was referring to.
"Shinozuka-kun!" Neiji Okamura said: "From bullet mines, to mortars, spray bombs, steel ball mines, and now jumping mines. Do you think their new equipment will stop here?
"
Yoshio Shinozuka said "yes", and thought what Okamura said makes sense. If the equipment is being developed all the time, there is no reason why it would suddenly stop.
Unless the Imperial Army can kill this weapons expert.
Okamura Neiji said worriedly: "All these equipments are easy to produce, low in price, fast in production, and have amazing lethality. If this continues, I can't imagine what else this weapons expert can create.
More powerful equipment is coming out!"
This made Okamura Neji a little frustrated.
Although he was a China expert, he never thought that one day he would have to worry about the weapons of the Eighth Route Army.
"Then!" Yoshio Shinozuka said, "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, should we concentrate our main force on attacking Lujiagou!"
Okamura Neji set his sights on Yamamoto Kazuki.
Kazuki Yamamoto made two sneak attacks on Lujiagou and was very familiar with the terrain in that area. Neji Okamura wanted to hear his opinion.
Yamamoto Kazuki understood, stood up and lowered his head and replied: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, the terrain of Lujiagou is very dangerous. To attack from the front, you have to pass through a road that is more than ten miles long and is surrounded by highlands on both sides. These highlands are all built with anti-slope fortifications."
!”
Then Yoshio Shinozuka knew that a frontal attack would not work.
The anti-slope fortifications require troops to fight one by one. Let’s not say whether they can be captured. Even if they are captured, the weapons experts and arsenal may have moved away by then.
What's more, in front of Lujiagou is Zhaojiayu, where the imperial army suffered repeated defeats.
Bombing from the air will have no effect, as the enemy's arsenals are all built in caves.
After a pause, Okamura Neji asked: "So, what about attacking from the flank?"
Yamamoto Kazuki looked puzzled: "But, Lieutenant General, you are flanked by Chongqing's army..."
"You just need to answer yes or no!" Neji Okamura interrupted Yamamoto Kazuki impatiently.
"Yes!" Kazuki Yamamoto stepped forward and replied: "At present, it is completely feasible to attack from the flanks. The defense on the flanks is very weak. As far as I know, the Eighth Route Army is opening up wasteland on a large scale to get rid of the plight of food shortage. Therefore, flanking the rear
There are very few fortifications in the highlands, and the vegetation has been cleared and turned into fields!”
Okamura Neji nodded, this was the answer he wanted.