Next to the No. 1 point, Li Qiang, who was standing in the command position, immediately signed a sign language and issued a new command. Immediately afterwards, the five-man artillery team responsible for testing the prototype gun quickly came forward to the Red Peony prototype gun and stood in accordance with the training standards.
Wait at the corresponding gun position.
Under Zhu Rui's careful instruction, this artillery group received the most comprehensive and complete artillery training in China today. After theoretical study, simulated artillery drills, and extremely rigorous assessments, it finally stood out from the eighteen artillery groups.
, was finally selected as the operating team for the prototype gun test.
Its comprehensive combat effectiveness is no less than that of the Soviet artillery force.
The temporary establishment of the artillery group is——
First gunner - directional aiming hand,
Second gunner - high and low aiming hand,
Third gunner - opening and closing firing hand,
Fourth gunner - ammunition loader.
The gunner is responsible for directing firing.
Of course, this is only a temporary artillery establishment, and the formal establishment still needs to be adjusted and improved based on actual conditions before it is finally established.
"The purpose of the prototype gun test is to evaluate various performance parameters of the gun, verify whether there are serious deviations between its actual performance and design indicators, and test the actual accuracy and reliability of the gun, covering range, accuracy, gun body reliability, combat life, etc. However,
,Due to the lack of specialized measurement equipment and corresponding ,techniques, we are unable to conduct comprehensive and ,systematic testing, and can only select a few important ,items for testing.”
Behind the No. 1 point, when the leaders and army officers came to the observation platform one after another, Yu Hua explained the significance and content of the prototype gun test: "The test subjects are the conventional shooting test, the continuous shooting test, and the extreme range test.
, the direct-aimed shooting test, the first thing to do is the conventional shooting test.”
"The shooting target is due west, about eight kilometers away. There are optical telescopes placed in front of your desks so you can feel it intuitively."
Upon hearing this, the leaders and the army officers nodded one after another, focusing their eyes on the Red Peony prototype cannon at the test site, looking forward to its actual performance.
"I announce that the test will begin!" When everything was ready, Yu Hua wasted no time, looked at the white shooting target painted on the mountain in the distance, and then issued the order.
The chief dispatcher beside him waved a flag and delivered the order word for word.
The artillery team waiting on standby received the order and immediately got busy. Although they were nervous, they did not panic. The five people divided the work and worked together to prepare the prototype gun for firing as quickly as possible.
Artillery begins operations!
Take out the traction pin, disconnect the artillery and the towing vehicle, level the soil on the base, open the frame, and use the engineer shovel to dig the artillery hoe pit.
Playing with artillery is not just a child's play, you can fire it anywhere you want.
Normally, when the artillery unit changes from marching state to combat state, it must complete terrain survey, artillery deployment operation, and artillery level measurement. The triangular auxiliary pit of the Red Peony Howitzer requires a depth of 40 cm and a level accuracy of 3 cm.
, if it cannot reach the standard, it will affect the accuracy in subsequent shooting, resulting in the inability to effectively hit the target.
Mortars and serious howitzers are completely different concepts.
Fifteen minutes later, the test artillery team completed the artillery deployment operation and level measurement, the launch position was constructed, and the Red Peony prototype gun was set up.
"Target No. 101, firepower point, reference shooting direction to the left 0-03, rear sight..."
The gunner measured the distance and orientation of the target through the artillery team's sight, then took out the 105mm howitzer gun firing chart printed with the words "Top Secret" and gave the shooting parameters according to the corresponding secret positions.
"Target No. 101, firepower point, reference shooting direction to the left 0-03, rear sight..."
The first gunner controls the direction machine, and the second gunner controls the height machine, adjusts the direction and angle of the gun barrel according to the shooting parameters, and aims at the shooting target eight kilometers away.
"No. 1 bullet type, instant fuze, load!" the gunner continued to give the various parameters.
"No. 1 ammunition, instant fuse, reload!"
The third gunner opened the breech, and the fourth gunner took out a cylindrical shell with the word "High Explosive-1" printed on the surface of the shell from the shell box, loaded the ammunition in strict accordance with the regulations, and sent the shell into the gun chamber.
"Everyone retreats ten meters, and the first pull rope is ready to launch!" The gunner received information feedback and quickly gave the next instruction.
In an instant, the four gunners trotted back to the designated position. The third gunner responsible for firing held the white pull rope tightly in his right hand and tightened it slightly to put it under stress.
The first artillery shell is fired by a pull rope. This is a rule set by the artillery troops of various countries after experiencing many tragic accidents. Because when the artillery fires the first artillery shell, the artillery is in a cold state, the chamber temperature is low, and the auxiliary hoe is not tightly connected to the ground.
, the reentry machine and the parking machine are both in a cold state, and it is easy for serious accidents to overturn the artillery or even explode the barrel.
In order to ensure the safety of the artillery, the first artillery shell must be fired by a pull rope, which is the standard procedure for cold artillery firing.
"The starting rope is ready!" the third gunner responded.
"Let go!" the gunner ordered without hesitation.
The third gunner suddenly pulled the white rope to activate the firing pin of the gun body.
"boom!"
The propellant inside the shell burns at high speed, forming a deflagration, which generates huge energy in a small space and pushes the warhead forward at high speed. In an instant, a low and surging sound of gunfire echoes around, and the 105mm high-explosive shell shoots out and leaves.
The gun barrel flies along the predetermined trajectory at a high speed of 580 meters per second.
When the sound of gunfire came out, the emotions at the Nangou test site were suddenly ignited. Everyone raised their optical telescopes and stared at the target target due west.
In just about ten breaths, under the gaze of everyone, the 105mm high-explosive bomb spanned a distance of more than 8,000 meters, followed an arc trajectory, and accurately fell into the white circle of the target point.
The shell hit the ground and triggered an explosion. The huge power overturned the soil around the explosion point, and countless gravel rose high, and then fell like raindrops.
Smoke is scattered and dust is flying.
"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Seeing the explosive power far exceeding the 75mm mountain cannon, the leaders on the observation platform could no longer restrain themselves. They couldn't help but cheer loudly, clenching their right hands tightly, and the depths of their eyes were full of excitement.
The heartbeats of the army officers on the side were racing. Looking at the smoke from the exploding shells, their mouths were dry. They wanted to say something but stopped. All kinds of emotions came to their minds one after another and filled their minds.
This is a heart-pounding feeling.
With its alluring and powerful gunfire, its devastating majesty, its extremely lethal high-explosive warhead, and its explosive power far exceeding the explosive power of all active mountain runners, the Red Peony 105mm heavy artillery confidently and generously displays its charm without any concealment.
And this has an unparalleled fatal temptation for everyone present!
No soldier can resist the temptation of cannons. If so, the caliber and barrel of the cannon are not enough.
Cannon is a very romantic weapon representative in the military field.
"First hit, target No. 101, fire point, all elements unchanged, four rapid fires, ready!" After completing the first test firing, the gunner followed the regular shooting test process for the next test subject, and visually observed through the main gun team's sight glass
Evaluate the effect of the first shot and then issue a rapid fire order.
"Four rapid fire shots, ready!"
The four gunners returned to the gun position as quickly as possible, confirmed that the direction and height angle were correct, opened the breech, and the tall ammunition loader used all his strength to start loading the 105mm high-explosive shell weighing 15.5 kilograms.
The loading speed of the loader truly determines the rate of fire per minute and the density of firepower delivery of the artillery.
"Let go!" When the gun position sent back the message that it was ready, the gunnery commander gave the order again without hesitation.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
The roaring sound of artillery continued like a tide, and four artillery shells were fired within thirty-five seconds, accurately striking the target eight kilometers away.
"The accuracy of the first launch was excellent, and the four-round rapid fire performance was excellent, reaching the fire suppression level of the 105mm howitzer. The actual accuracy of the prototype gun met expectations." On the observation platform, Yu Hua, the chief engineer, held a notebook to truly record the actual performance of the prototype gun test.
Looking at the shooting effect of the four-round rapid fire project, he was very satisfied. He smiled at the leader beside him and said: "Leader, what do you think of the actual performance of the prototype gun?"
"So satisfied that I have nothing to say."
The leader put down the high-power optical telescope in his hand, looked serious, and said very seriously and solemnly: "If there are 1,000 red peony howitzers, I dare to go head-to-head with ten Japanese A-type divisions."
The surrounding army officers did not react at all to the leader's words. They were completely immersed in the artillery test, deeply obsessed and unable to extricate themselves.