Chapter 778 Make up for the firepower with farm tools 107
Yang Mingzhi's so-called method had already been mentioned in the cellar, and he repeated it here.
"For ordinary trains, we only need to bombard the front of the train with artillery, which is enough to achieve the tactical purpose. However, we must consider the worst case scenario, which is an armored train. I believe that if our next strategic focus is to attack German railway traffic, in order to deal with
, the German army will definitely use armored trains, or hang several armed carriages on various military trains. For this reason, our weapons must be able to destroy their thick armor."
Of course the 284th Division has experience fighting armored trains. Yevlov remembers the attack on Chernobyl Railway Station very clearly last year, as does Yang Mingzhi.
Those thick armors are immune to artillery bombardment of many calibers. Only anti-tank guns can penetrate their armor, but due to the nature of armor-piercing projectiles, their damage after breaking through the armor is very limited.
For large-caliber heavy artillery, the 284th Division only has five captured German 75mm howitzers, which are too bulky. As for the smart recoilless gun, there is currently only one with limited ammunition. How much can be achieved with a 37mm caliber? How about bombarding armor?
The train is just a scratch on the armor!
After all, the troops need powerful weapons!
Yang Mingzhi envisioned: "In the future, we will still have to build rocket launchers. Ivanov and Liguschkov have rich experience. During the first attack on Homnich last year, Podovich, who was flying a plane, dropped rockets, which were extremely powerful.
Look down on!
So we still have to use rockets, because this is really the most powerful weapon we can possibly create."
Yang Mingzhi's meaning is very simple. If the 284th Division wants to be able to fight tough battles, it must be equipped with a powerful weapon. Originally, the 284th Division was equipped with 152mm caliber howitzers, but now it can only have beautiful fantasies.
The German army might use a 155mm caliber. In the battle that just ended, the troops luckily escaped the horrific shelling.
"We cannot use heavy artillery. In order to make up for the lack of firepower, the only option at the moment is to manufacture rocket launchers."
When it comes to rocket launchers, Yang Mingzhi cannot help but be excited, because it was the Chinese who were the first to use rockets for military purposes. However, in this era, the world is full of discrimination against China, even the Soviet Union is no exception. It seems that all Chinese people should be stupid, saying
When they learned that the rocket was first invented by the Chinese, Fomin and Yevlov had shock written on their faces, and a hint of disbelief.
Yang Mingzhi clapped his hands: "Okay, comrades, let's put aside the historical issues for now. We have to solve the current problem, which is the mass production of rocket launchers."
Let rocket launchers be mass-produced? Koshkav was the first to question: "Deputy Commander! With all due respect, manufacturing rocket launchers costs a lot of money! Just filling in yellow gunpowder is a lot of weight, and our output is really limited.
!This is not because we are not hardworking, but because we don’t have much raw materials at all!”
Because he was one of the staff when the first rocket shell with a large outer diameter was produced last year. The shell was filled with a large amount of picric acid, and he could imagine how powerful it would be. The biggest reason restricting mass production was the lack of raw materials.
How could Yang Mingzhi not know this? At the moment, he could foresee many battlefields. The Soviet army had already driven trucks with rocket launcher rails to the front line, and the famous Katyusha rocket launchers had already begun performances.
The accuracy of these rocket shells is not very good. When used intensively, shrapnel and shock waves can cover a large battlefield. Compared with howitzers, Katyusha can produce incredible firepower density in a short period of time. No one can rely on the time difference to avoid
Cannonballs.
Behind this terrifying firepower is terrifying consumption. To make a Katyusha rocket launcher, the various raw materials are enough to make ten 152 mm caliber artillery shells!
If the 284th Division also starts manufacturing rocket launchers, the consumption will still be extremely huge compared to manufacturing ordinary artillery shells.
These shortcomings cannot be avoided. Yang Mingzhi clearly informed Koshkaf of these disadvantages, and he could see that this man's expression was very complicated.
"So, if you want to mass-produce rocket launchers, there are still many difficulties involved?" Yevlov asked.
"Yes, but it's not like we haven't mass-produced rockets before!"
Hearing what Yang Mingzhi said, Yevlov became uneasy: "You are talking about the original rockets! The accuracy of those weapons was terrible, and their power was no more than a grenade. The mass-produced ones were too weak."
"So! We must make a balance. It must be mass-produced, the volume must be large enough, and the power must be great!"
This is obviously a situation where you can't have your cake and eat it too, but Yang Mingzhi thinks he has found a solution, which is the burning air weapon.
Regarding the lethality of this weapon to confined spaces, Yang Mingzhi gave a theoretical explanation. For example, the German armored trains can also be understood as a kind of confined space.
These explanations sounded like scripture to Yevlov and Fomin. Koshkaev's eyes shone as he listened, and he couldn't help exclaiming: "My God! If we really succeed, wouldn't we be invincible?"
?As long as we have powerful weapons and let the enemy attack, they will be killed as many as they come!"
"That's enough! Comrade Koshkav! Weapons alone are not advisable. I must tell you that the key to determining the outcome of a war is always people!" Yang Mingzhi corrected.
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If there is a weapon that excites Yang Mingzhi, it was the RPG before, but now it is the 107 mm outer diameter rocket launcher, also known as the legendary "Farm Tool 107".
Strictly speaking, Katyusha installs rocket launchers on guide rails for launch. This method is also widely used on the IL-2 ground attack aircraft. In this era, tubular rocket launchers are not yet mainstream. This is not because the technology is not up to standard, but because
Not needed yet.
Now that the division commander Yevlov is here, Yang Mingzhi simply reveals to him in advance the situation that multiple rocket launchers should be produced.
After Yang Mingzhi's explanation, nine metal tubes were integrated into a matrix and mounted on a small car. Nine rocket launchers were stuffed into it and fired one by one through electric ignition.
Because this weapon actually has no recoil, and there is no need to consider chamber pressure at all, the caliber of the projectile can be made very large.
Regarding Koshkaf’s opinion that picric acid production cannot withstand such consumption, Yang Mingzhi simply denied picric acid: “In the future, fertilizer plants will be able to produce ammonium nitrate, which is both fuel and explosives. If it is not powerful enough, we will
Make better rockets.
Or just wrap those ethylene oxide cylinders with iron sheets. The result of the deflagration is a big fireball, and the high temperature of 3,000 degrees can melt everything.
The high-pressure hot liquid penetrates into every gap, and the pressure directly distorts those damn armors. I believe that even the boiler of an armored train will explode!
No one can survive such high temperature and pressure, that’s what I’m saying, this is a weapon more powerful than poison gas!”
The more Yang Mingzhi talked, the more excited he became, dancing like a monkey.
Today he proposed a lot of military plans again. Fuming couldn't help but shake his head, because the Chinese plans were like mushrooms after the rain, and a lot of them suddenly popped up!
But he didn't have to worry that these plans would just turn into jokes. The secretarial staff tried their best to keep down what Yang Mingzhi said. These things need to be sorted out by someone. Who will do it personally? Of course it's Fuming.
Own.
When one person is excited, everyone present is also excited. This scene really deserves a few drinks together.
Fumin snapped his fingers: "Guard, bring me two bottles of vodka and a bottle of wine, hurry up!"