"Gas mask," Yang Feng pondered for a moment. Of course he can sell this thing, but the problem is that the Russians want too many and they want it too urgently. They want at least two million sets in a month.
Nikolai couldn't help but be anxious. It was better on the Vistula battlefield. After all, there were the main Russian armies there. The number of these things was relatively large, but it was not good on the Bessarabia battlefield, especially
In the early stage, Baron Goltz suppressed hundreds of thousands of Russian troops. Now the newly added troops, let alone gas masks, are not even supplied with rifles. Many of the gray animals are still holding spears. This makes
How could they hold their position against gas bombs? If they were not given gas masks, the Germans and Romanians would have crossed the Dniester River and entered Ukraine.
"If it doesn't work out, let's give them an equal share from the army's logistics reserves. Of course, the price must be higher." Yang Feng thought for a while and said.
"The Russians also want super-large-caliber heavy artillery," said Yuan Shikai, who is currently in charge of arms trade with Russia.
During this period, the Russian army on the front line could be said to have suffered a lot from the heavy artillery of the Austro-Hungarian army, especially those Skoda 305 cannons. This kind of gun, which weighs only 20 tons, can even tow troops on the road, but can kill several people.
The 100-kilogram heavy artillery shells hit the terrifying monsters more than ten kilometers away, destroying the will of the gray animals time and time again.
"This can be sold, but the problem is that we don't have it either. Just let them wait for another half year!" Yang Feng said. He is really helpless at the moment. Although Big Bertha was jointly developed by the Chinese Royal Artillery Factory and the Germans,
It does not mean that China will equip such things. The army heavy artillery that China can immediately provide is only 155.
If the Russians want it, they can only develop a separate one for them, such as the 305, 420 or whatever. Just copy the 280 howitzer that the Japanese used to bombard Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War in history, and then lengthen it.
Just click the barrel. As long as they can ensure that their shells can hit ten kilometers away, this kind of artillery is easy to manufacture and it will probably be delivered to Nikolai in less than half a year.
"Your Majesty, should we also equip this kind of giant cannon?" Yuan Shikai asked cautiously. The super-large cannons were so brilliant on the European battlefield that they had already made the Chinese army generals feel itchy. Look at the cannons they used.
Look at the 155-heavy cannon in their hands. It's like a child's firecracker. The guys at the Army General Staff have repeatedly asked the aide-de-camp to find an opportunity to talk to the emperor. See if they can also equip the army.
For an artillery piece of this level, it would be nice to build a few Big Bertha's, if nothing else.
"They want large-caliber heavy artillery? This way, it can indeed meet their requirements, and the Russian fortresses such as Ulan-Ude and Chita also really need siege artillery. So, you put the chief engineer of the artillery factory and Li Yuncong
Call them all and I will show them something good." Emperor Yang said with a smile.
Soon the Chief of Army General Staff Li Yuncong and the Chief Engineer of the Royal Artillery Factory were summoned into the palace. Then Emperor Yang asked his attendants to carry a small box to them, which contained a whole box of drawings. Immediately afterwards, another one was not yet delivered.
The open drawings were placed in front of them.
"This is my latest design of a super-large-caliber artillery. It is specially used to deal with enemy fortresses. You can take it back and study it." Yang Feng said casually.
Li Yuncong couldn't wait to open the drawing, and then almost hit his head on the table.
"Caliber 540 mm?" He raised his head in disbelief and said with a trembling voice.
"That's right. Don't you like large calibers? This time, I will give you a real large caliber. It is not only a large caliber, but also a self-propelled gun." Yang Feng said, what he gave was what Mustache planned to use for the cannon.
Karl's cannon that blasted the Maginot Line. Not only did he have Karl's complete set of blueprints, he even had Gustav's. Considering the limitations of transportation conditions, Dora was definitely unrealistic. After all, he used this kind of artillery.
If you bombard the Russian fortress in the Far East, even a train gun weighing more than a thousand tons would not be able to pass through any bridge now.
But Karl is different. The weight of about one hundred tons can be used for long-distance railway transportation. The crawler walking device can also make it perform short-distance maneuvers without leaving the railway. Moreover, the hard frozen soil in Siberia is also very
Suitable for it to travel, the only flaw is that the range is shorter, but what he is planning to make now is a long card, which is an improved version with reduced caliber in the later period. The maximum range is more than ten kilometers, which is enough for use, and it is not as good as any farther.
Take a bomber and drop bombs down!
In fact, in his opinion, this kind of artillery is just for scaring people. The cost of manufacturing a Karl self-propelled gun is enough for him to produce a bunch of bombers. Although the one-ton shell is powerful, the charge is not enough.
It is not much stronger than a 500 kilogram-class aerial bomb, and the falling speed of the artillery shell is also not much faster than that of a dive-thrown aerial bomb. The penetration power when dealing with fortresses is almost the same, but the problem is that this thing is very effective for enemy soldiers.
The psychological deterrent effect is greater than that of bombers.
As for Nikolai's gray animals, they probably collapsed when they heard the sound of falling shells.
Of course, Li Yuncong and the chief engineer of the artillery factory did not have the emperor's consciousness. They carried the box of drawings like two pirates carrying a box of gold and went back to make cannons with their faces full of sanctity, even though this was World War II.
It is an early-stage weapon, but given China's current level of industrial technology, it is not a difficult task. It also has the ability to manufacture a 580-horsepower diesel engine. If it doesn't work, they can just let the beautiful avatar help them.
While the Chinese monarchs and ministers were studying artillery, the fighting on the Eastern Front in Europe continued. Because they could not break through the Russian defense line on the Vistula River, the German army directly transferred their Big Bertha from the Western Front. This kind of
The terrifying behemoth of war, as Hindenburg expected, easily destroyed the will of the Russian army in Ivangodró. The Russian army, which was not even defeated by poison gas bombs, was hit by those giant one-ton artillery shells.
It collapsed instantly.
In this city that had been reduced to ruins, two entire armies of Russian soldiers frantically fled from the hell behind them. Howls like falling meteors kept coming from the sky, followed by huge explosions like the earth was shattering.
, as the earth trembled, the impact of the explosion instantly wiped out everything within a hundred meters around it, and the rising smoke column was like an evil dragon piercing the sky.
Those poor gray animals had never seen this thing before. In their eyes, this was not a cannon, but the roar of God. They feared the gods and trembled in front of the miracle of industrial civilization, no matter how their officers drove or whipped them,
Even the supervising team fired machine guns from behind, but it did not stop the frightened gray animals from rout.
On the Vistula River behind them, countless German soldiers, riding all the river-crossing tools they could find, crossed the natural chasm in front of them almost without any hindrance and then captured this former city.
Then German engineers began to repair the destroyed railway bridge, and at the same time, pontoon bridges were erected on the river, and a stable bridgehead was established in Ivangodró.
However, it is obvious that the Russian army is not ready to give up Poland. Once the Vistula defense line is completely broken through, the entire Polish salient will be cut off. The German army can directly enter Belarus and then move south to Ukraine. At that time, the Russian army was in Galicia.
The army can only retreat. The Austro-Hungarian army retreating in the Carpathian Mountains will regain the land they lost and also enter Ukraine. Then they will join forces with the Dro coalition in Bessarabia. The entire southern Ukraine will no longer be able to survive.
Owned by Russia, it was a nightmare for Nikolai.
In order to retake Ivan Godro, the Russian Fourth Army immediately launched a counterattack. Under the curses and whippings of the officers, those gray animals attacked the German defense lines in vain again and again, and were shattered into pieces in the fire of shell explosions.
They were shattered into pieces in the roar of bullets, but the remaining soldiers still trudged forward helplessly facing the hell of death.
In front of them, poison gas bombs exploded on the German positions one after another. In the yellow poisonous mist, the German soldiers wearing gas masks also struggled to support themselves in the hell of death, constantly
Using the weapons in their hands, they were pouring killing madly forward. The soldiers who were injured by the poison gas in the explosion of artillery shells were letting out heart-piercing screams. The mud rising in the sky was accompanied by countless broken limbs.
Arm, the cruelty of war turned the sunlight into blood.
But the Russians failed to retake Ivan Godro after all, and the Fourth Army failed to achieve their goal even after spending 50,000 lives. The Germans firmly controlled this vital bridgehead, but they were also unable to continue.
Expanding forward, batches of gray animals were filling the trenches opposite them with the Chinese-made water rifles that had just been issued to them.
And here, Hindenburg's most important breakthrough tool, the tank, also began to encounter a crisis. Russian combat anti-aircraft guns appeared, but they were not purchased from China. The first batch of Chinese-made 25mm anti-tank guns
The cannon has just left the factory, and it will take at least a month before it can be delivered to the Russians. At this time, the Russian army is still using their ally the French. They have just been sent from the distant Murmansk. Although the quantity is not large, it is
Already posed a serious threat to German tanks.
More importantly, after experiencing the initial fear, the gray animals have understood that this thing is not invincible, and can even be easily destroyed by a zha medicine bag or a bundle of grenades. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature for more novel updates.