If heavy artillery can be built so easily, wouldn't the funds spent by the national army on purchasing foreign artillery every year be wasted?
"It was neither captured nor built, so how did you obtain this heavy artillery piece?"
"Also, why do Tubal Road fire artillery in broad daylight? It's not like they don't know the value of artillery shells..."
"Strange, so strange."
Although the vendor did not believe the conclusion of his speculation, there was an indisputable fact in front of him, that is, the sound of cannons heard in the distance was indeed of the heavy artillery level, with a caliber of at least 100 millimeters.
The hawker thought silently in his mind. With this idea in mind, he continued to wander around with a load of dried beans to see if he could get valuable information from the alleys of the market. He walked around, but unfortunately the people around him were all ordinary people.
People have gained nothing.
As the base camp of Tubal Road, Yancheng has extremely high protection. If he is not careful, his identity will be exposed. He does not dare to do anything that goes against his identity as a 'dried bean sprout peddler', as this can easily lead to fire.
"It's been twenty minutes and the artillery fire is still going on... What's going on? Could it be that they have found the heavy artillery that was lost before and can produce their own shells?" After walking around for a while, the sound of artillery has not stopped yet, and the dried tofu hawker felt a pang in his heart.
, suddenly realized something was wrong, turned around and headed towards the contact point. He had to report this important information as quickly as possible.
It is not surprising to find abandoned or lost heavy artillery, but if Tubalu can produce its own heavy artillery shells...
That's a big deal.
He swallowed his throat, unable to imagine the horrifying sight of Tubalu being able to produce heavy artillery shells on its own.
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Nangou test site.
The sky cannonball flew at high speed, drawing a beautiful and elegant trajectory, spanning a distance of 14 kilometers, and accurately landed on the mountain target used for extreme range testing.
One shot, two shots, three shots... ten shots.
Ten rounds of 105 mm high-explosive bombs fell one after another like raindrops, completely covering the huge white circle. The explosion of the shells created a death zone, and countless smoke and dust rose into the sky, creating a magnificent artillery coverage scene.
At the observation platform of the test site, leaders and many army officers looked at the smoke and dust of the 14-kilometer target through telescopes, and they all expressed their admiration. They witnessed with their own eyes that the prototype gun reached the maximum range of 14 kilometers.
Paper data and seeing it with your own eyes are two completely different things.
"The extreme range test is in line with expectations. The maximum range of the prototype gun meets the design specifications of 14 kilometers... The error accuracy is qualified and the test is passed." Yu Hua gave a series of test evaluations in an orderly manner. Li Qiang, who was standing next to him, quickly recorded all the test data and looked at it.
The watch time is already six o'clock in the afternoon: "Start the direct target test!"
The chief dispatcher waved the flag with both hands to convey the order.
The gunner in the No. 1 position received the order and then corrected the shooting elements according to the test plan. The four gunners worked together. The 105mm gun barrel with an elevation angle of 45 degrees quickly dropped and turned to the right, pointing at the Nangou test site.
In the shooting range area, lock on the armored target at the closest distance.
The shooting range area is vast, with armored targets, permanent fortification targets, tower targets, etc., with distances of 500 meters, 1,000 meters, and 1,500 meters respectively.
"Target No. 107, enemy tank, direct aim, No. 3 bullet type, instant fuze, reference shot to the right 0-06, load!" The gunner took out the 105mm howitzer direct aim chart, with the words square and round to the fastest speed.
The degree gives the shooting elements.
"Direct aim lock, loading completed!"
The four gunners adjusted the parameters according to the shooting elements and confirmed that they were aiming at the corresponding armored target within the 500-meter area. Then the loader, sweating all over his body, picked up the No. 3 bullet with Penetration-1 printed on the surface and stuffed it into the breech
middle.
The breech block is blocked and loading is completed.
"Let go!" the gunner roared.
The third gunner immediately pressed the mechanical firing trigger.
"Boom!" A deafening roar came out, and the 105mm capped armor-piercing incendiary bomb accelerated wildly in the barrel, and finally left with a muzzle velocity of 580 meters per second, spinning at high speed along the ballistic trajectory, and the dark and thick muzzle followed
A ball of high-temperature flame burst out and spread around.
In less than a second, the 105mm capped armor-piercing incendiary bomb spanned a distance of 500 meters and accurately hit the 110mm frontal homogeneous steel plate of the armored target. The projectile's capped body shattered instantly when it contacted the steel plate. It was made of hard tungsten alloy.
The warhead sinks easily into the homogeneous steel plate like a hot knife cutting through butter.
In one thousandth of a second, the armored target with a thickness of 110 mm was penetrated by the hard tungsten alloy warhead, revealing a shocking irregular molten bullet hole. The deformed warhead continued to fly, hitting the rear mound, and thermite-based incendiary agent inside
It reacts with the propellant at the same time and deflagrates to form a high-temperature flame.
"Pause the test to check the armor-piercing effect." Yu Hua stood in the command position and said seriously.
The test site suddenly fell silent. Everyone stared at the burning armored target five hundred meters away, waiting for the results.
After a while, a soldier rushed over and raised his hand to Yu Hua to report: "Report, the armored target has been completely penetrated, and the armor penetration thickness reached 110 mm."
Completely penetrates the target's homogeneous armor, with a penetration thickness of 110 mm!
As soon as the test results came out, the whole place was silent.
Everyone took a deep breath subconsciously. Even though they heard it with their own ears, they couldn't believe it.
I did it, I really did it.
Yu Hua once said before that the penetration depth of 500 meters is about 110 mm. Although everyone chooses to believe it without any doubt, when the armor penetration effect is in front of you, you know what the penetration depth of 110 mm really means.
It’s outrageous. With such a high penetration, it can almost penetrate two Japanese tanks with one shot!
Director Li Qiang rubbed his temples with his fingers. The feeling could not be relieved. He hammered lightly with his hands, and then he felt that his brain was slightly clearer. The leader and others did not have a thorough understanding of this deep penetration performance. However, he had only studied in the Soviet Union.
Really understand the value of this penetration data.
Looking around the world, no tank armor can withstand the blow of this Penetration-1.
Yes, there are no tanks, including the latest Soviet T-35 heavy tank in service.
Penetrating with one shot and then detonating, this Penetra-1 ammunition is a complete nightmare for tank crews.
"The penetration effect of five hundred meters is in line with expectations. Since the warhead completely penetrates, it means there is residual kinetic energy. It should be said that the actual penetration depth may still fluctuate by 3-5 mm. For example, when encountering Japanese tank armor units on the frontal battlefield, the red peony heavy artillery will
Ambush operations and direct-aimed shooting can achieve complete destruction. However, due to the lack of mobility of heavy artillery, we should be careful of Japanese fighter planes." Yu Hua nodded to the soldier. He was not surprised by the penetration result. He thought
Analyze, and then give your own suggestions to the leader next to you: "Leader, do you want to see the target with your own eyes?"
"No, it's fine as it is, don't affect them." The leader waved his hand upon hearing this, rejecting the suggestion to go check it out, and took a deep breath to calm down his emotions.
So shocking, so happy...
Darling, my God, is this the joy of cannonism?
The leader felt his heart surge and the blood all over his body seemed to be boiling...
The same was true for the surrounding army officers, whose reactions were basically the same.
"Continue the test!" Yu Hua did not waste time, turned around and ordered to restart the test.
The 500-meter armored target achieved the desired effect, followed by the 1,000-meter armored target and the 1,500-meter armored target.
The test continued, and the results of the subsequent direct-fire test basically met expectations. The actual penetration depth of the Red Peony heavy artillery reached 90 mm at 1,000 meters and 75 mm at 1,500 meters.