Wang Xuexin himself did not expect that the project that was originally proposed to deal with Yingjiang or find an excuse to obtain a gyroscope would now become a perfect excuse to cover up the "high fire".
Then there is no need for Wang Xuexin to explain to Yingjiang.
Because Skinny explained everything to him, he even made a report to Yingjiang, believing that Yingjiang should also include this extended-range rocket in the research and development field.
However, Yingjiang is not very concerned about this.
There is no other reason... The range of more than 30 kilometers is only such an accuracy, and Yingjiang doesn't like it very much.
Because Yingjiang has a cannon called "Tom Long Legs", which can reach an astonishing 23 kilometers after using an additional ammunition pack to extend the range.
This is close to the 30-kilometer range of the Eighth Route Army's "High Fire", not to mention the accuracy of the "Long Legs Tom" is much higher than that of the "High Fire".
If Yingjiang needs to re-establish a project to develop "high fire", it would be better to improve "Long-Legged Tom" so that it can hit farther.
Wang Xuexin learned about Yingjiang’s ideas from Sun Erwei.
Wang Xuexin thinks this is a good thing, because Yingjiang has not yet realized the importance of "high fire" and is catching up at full speed... Otherwise, with Yingjiang's industrial capabilities and scientific research capabilities at this time, it might be possible for them to catch up.
Now, since Yingjiang has this idea, which is to pay more attention to artillery rather than lower-precision rockets, then they will "wake up" when Hans launches the v1 missile!
After settling the Yingjiang matter and rejecting all kinds of entertainment from the outside world, Wang Xuexin was finally able to calm down and think about the problem of "High Fire" itself.
After Zhou Yuankai and others returned to the airport safely, Wang Xuexin organized a meeting.
The reason why Zhou Yuankai and others "returned safely" is because the "High Fire" launch site was bombed by the Japs... Everyone was attracted by the aura of "High Fire" successfully destroying a Japs heavy artillery regiment. No one was attracted by it.
The losses of the "high fire" troops were noted.
The meeting was attended by major scientific researchers such as Professor Su and Zhimin. They need to know the performance of "High Fire" on the battlefield so that they can solve the problem in a targeted manner.
Zhou Yuankai reported: "Our launch site was bombed by Japanese planes eight minutes later. Although we carried out necessary camouflage on the launcher, as soon as it was launched, a large amount of smoke would rise, which was immediately exposed.
The location of our army's launch position, so the Japanese planes bombed the launch position indiscriminately without any reason. Fortunately, I was prepared in advance..."
This is also one of the benefits of pilot Zhou Yuankai being the commander of the "high fire" unit.
Before launching, he knew that the smoke would not be able to hide from the eyes of the Japanese pilots, so he evacuated unnecessary people and cars first, leaving only a few staff to light the fire, and even dug a shelter in advance.
Therefore, when the Japanese planes roared over and dropped bombs, the "high-fire" troops had actually evacuated, and only a few staff members hiding in the bunkers suffered minor injuries.
"All the launchers were blown up, without exception!" Zhou Yuankai said: "The launcher is 48 meters long and is constructed diagonally upward. If the terrain we chose did not match the angle, we would not be able to camouflage and hide at all, and it would be very difficult.
It’s easy to be discovered by the enemy!”
It turns out that Zhou Yuankai found a hill with a relatively gentle slope, and used the slope of the hill as the base launch angle of the launcher... The launch angle is not very important to the "High Fire", because the "High Fire" itself can adjust the height.
, just need to calculate the launch angle and make reasonable settings for the "high fire" control system.
By doing this, Zhou Yuankai made the inclined launchers, which would have been exposed, all be hidden in the vegetation along the slope of the mountain, making it difficult for Japanese pilots to detect them.
But once a large amount of smoke is emitted from the launch, there is no rush to dismantle and take away the launcher before enemy aircraft arrive.
Everyone in the conference room was silent.
This is indeed a problem, and it can also be said to be a flaw of "High Fire".
Although the "high fire" troops suffered no losses this time, it was also due to several external factors:
First of all, it was Wang Xuexin who successfully attracted the Japs' attention to Zhaojiaba, so that most of the Japs' air fleets circled near Zhaojiaba.
If this happened once, will the Japanese do it again?
Secondly, this time Zhou Yuankai happened to find a hill suitable for setting up a launcher. What if such a hill cannot be hit in the next actual battle? Should it be built on flat ground?
If it is set up on flat ground and tilted toward the sky for more than 40 meters, how can it avoid the reconnaissance and bombing of Japanese pilots?
By then, I'm afraid that the "high fire" will be blown to pieces together with the launcher before it is launched!
He Zhimin thought for a while and said: "I think the idea mentioned by Battalion Commander Wang before is very good. Changing the launcher to be shorter and then mounting it on a car, and using the car to maneuver the launcher, can partially solve this problem!"
Professor Su responded with a question. He frowned and shook his head: "Lao He, this is easy for us to say. Changing the launcher to be shorter means that the 'high fire' has to be ejected from a shorter distance. It also means that
We need to increase the elasticity of the catapult, which cannot be achieved in a short time, and we must use 'high fire' to protect Yuncheng right now!"
Zhou Yuankai asked: "Can it be safe if installed on a car?"
Zhou Yuankai was a pilot, and he had flown airplanes for the puppet army for a long time, so he didn't know much about the Eighth Route Army's rocket launcher tactics.
Therefore, from his perspective, if there is a car on the ground with a launcher and it is still running on the road, isn't that an excellent target for enemy aircraft?
Professor Su, an expert in the field of research on the Eighth Route Army, knows something about this. He explained: "It can be said to be a partial solution, because we can place the 'high fire' in the cave like a rocket launcher in peacetime, and ensure that it is in the air during wartime."
When it is safe, fire out the 'High Fire' and complete the launch quickly, then return to the cave to take cover before the enemy planes arrive!"
Zhou Yuankai couldn't help but say "Oh" after hearing this. At the same time, he felt a little ashamed and secretly thought that as the commander of the "high fire" force, he should also learn this knowledge.
Then the conference room fell into silence again.
Because the problem mentioned by Professor Su still cannot be solved: shortening the launcher and placing it on the car is indeed a good method, but it cannot be used in the current battle in Yuncheng.
Will the battle in Yuncheng not require "high fire" in the future?
Or should we say that "High Fire" only chooses to fight at night?
Or just release smoke?
I'm afraid they can't solve the problem very well.
Wang Xuexin thought for a while and said: "We don't need to go to so much trouble. We use cars to transport the 'High Fire' in and out of the cave. Why not try to launch the 'High Fire' directly in the cave?"
The conference room fell silent for an instant, no one expected that there was such a method.