"How is it possible that a cannon tube made of two gasoline barrels can be so powerful?" Except for the boss, everyone in the yard showed doubtful expressions!
"Then let's give it a try!" the deputy commander made a decisive decision!
"seeing is believing!"
"Deputy Chief of Staff, can this thunder cannon be used now?"
The Deputy Chief of Staff also showed an expectant expression on his face!
He knew the specific power of the thunder cannon and whether it could achieve combat effects from the telegrams from the garrison, and had never actually seen it!
Although he believed that the garrison would not exaggerate the results of the battle, the flying thunder cannon in front of him was too simple and seemed incompatible with the powerful power expressed in the telegram!
He also wanted to see the specific power of this weapon with his own eyes!
If it is so powerful, the emergence of flying thunder cannons will definitely be even more powerful for the Eighth Route Army, which seriously lacks heavy weapons!
Immediately replied: "The barrel, explosive pack, propellant, and baffle are all based on the data provided by the defense regiment! If the thunder cannon equipped by the defense regiment can be used, this one we built can definitely be used too.
use!"
"I will arrange for the troops to conduct test firings now!"
"But if you want to stay far away from the headquarters, it's best to go to the remote mountains where there are few people to avoid attracting the attention of nearby Japanese and puppet troops!"
Five hours later, the guard regiment found a test firing site in the mountains 20 kilometers away from the headquarters!
Not only did the seven or eight people who had just gathered in the yard come, but several nearby military division commanders also came over!
In the bunker nearly fifty meters away from the thunder cannon, those with telescopes held up their telescopes, while those without telescopes opened their eyes wide, wanting to witness the next scene with their own eyes!
"Report to the chief, everything is ready!" the head of the guard rushed over and saluted and reported!
"In order to test the specific power of the thunder cannon, with the consent of the Deputy Chief of Staff, we specially bought thirty sheep and scattered them at the test firing range. Some were exposed on the surface of the position, some were hiding in the trenches, and some were specially used for
Make two bunkers with stones and put two sheep in them!"
The deputy commander was very satisfied and ordered: "Then start the test firing! Let the comrades participating in the test firing pay attention to safety!"
"boom……"
The explosion soon sounded fifty meters away!
The moment the sound came over, thick white smoke shot out from the barrel like fireworks!
The disk-sized explosive packets were sprayed out of the gasoline barrel together, rolling forward in the air at a speed visible to the naked eye!
The explosive package did not explode immediately after it hit the ground!
After a full two seconds, a shocking scene appeared that made everyone stunned!
A thick white smoke mixed with a lot of black smoke suddenly rose from the ground.
When the flood quickly spread to the surrounding area, a column of smoke rushed into the sky!
"Rumble..."
It was only then that the sound of the earth-shaking explosion reached everyone's ears!
Just by hearing the explosion, you can tell that the lethality of the explosive pack is insignificant!
In addition, the first round of test firing of the thunder cannon threw the explosive package 200 meters away, and the combat range was enough!
The Deputy Chief of General Staff felt relieved immediately after mentioning it!
Looking at the deputy commander-in-chief, his eyes were also shining with excitement!
Although his face is still as serious as ever, the chief of staff knows that the deputy chief of staff must be very excited at this moment!
The production process of flying thunder cannons is so simple that almost every base area can make it by itself!
Coupled with the powerful power that the flying thunder cannon has just displayed, it directly means that the Eighth Route Army will have another big killer weapon that can fight the Japanese on the battlefield in the future!
"Boom...boom..."
Soon, the second explosion came, and a few seconds later, the second thunder cannon exploded more than 300 meters away, sending up a lot of white smoke!
"Boom...boom..."
Immediately afterwards, the flying thunder cannon threw two more explosive packets!
But this time the white smoke rising from the test site has turned into black smoke, and the sound is not as violent as the two explosive packets before!
"Boss, these two explosives are packed with black powder!" the deputy chief of staff explained!
"In addition to the captured yellow explosives, only a small part of them are produced by us ourselves, and the quantity is limited! And the explosive packs have a large charge, and our Eighth Route Army will definitely not be able to use them!"
"So the telegram sent by the garrison also gave the method of using black powder for the flying thunder cannon!"
"Because yellow explosives are stable, the propellant is related to whether the thunder cannon can throw out the explosive package, and whether the thunder cannon will explode the chamber, so the propellant must use yellow explosive!"
"But the explosive packets fired by the thunder cannon can be replaced by black powder!"
"Every base area can produce black powder by itself, and even the guerrillas can make it by themselves! Reducing the amount of yellow explosive and increasing the amount of black powder is more suitable for our Eighth Route Army, and it is also more conducive to our promotion of flying thunder cannons!"
"Judging from the explosion sound during the test firing, although the power of the black powder packaged in the explosive is a bit small, it is definitely no problem in killing the Japanese. Now we just wait for the guard group to calculate the specific lethality of the explosive package."
It only took twenty minutes for the head of the guard to rush over!
Before the test firing, he still had a skeptical expression. At this moment, his face was filled with shock and surprise!
When he saw the deputy commander-in-chief and deputy chief of staff, he excitedly reported: "Chief, the power of the flying thunder cannon is so scary!"
"The propellant charge is fixed and the launch angle is also set. We only need to simply aim and determine the launch direction to ignite. It is easy to learn and an ordinary soldier can use it in one day!"
"The four explosive packets were fired, and the most accurate error did not exceed fifteen meters. The most accurate error was only three meters. The shooting accuracy was exactly the same as reported by the garrison, which fully met the combat needs!
"And the explosives fired by the thunder cannon are more powerful than I imagined!"
"Of the thirty sheep, except for two that were still alive, the others were all dead, and four sheep were directly blown away without a trace!"
"Our judgment is that these four sheep were blown to pieces because they were too close to the impact point!"
"After statistics, the effective killing range of a yellow explosive bag is thirty meters! Within fifteen, even if we hid the goat in the trench, it would still be shocked to death!"
"The two goats hiding in the stone bunker were not spared and were directly shocked to death!"
"Black powder is less powerful, but it is still more powerful than ordinary artillery shells!"
"The killing range is nearly twenty meters, and the killing range of the shock wave is also ten meters!"
The commander who had just arrived soon became excited and shouted anxiously: "Boss, we need the drawings and related data of the flying thunder cannon!"
"I seized a lot of gasoline barrels from the stronghold some time ago. As long as I have the blueprints, I can immediately convert them into thunder cannons!"
"The enemy can be beaten to death even if he is hiding in a bunker. If a large number of flying thunder cannons are equipped with front-line troops, it will be much easier for us to attack the Japanese artillery towers!"
"Dig trenches and advance to the side of the turret, then fire explosive packets at the Japanese turret!"
"When the time comes, we don't need to attack, and the Japanese will be beaten to death!"
Another commander shouted not to be outdone!
"I also want the drawings. We also have gasoline barrels and a lot of yellow explosives!"
"We have been targeting several Japanese strongholds next to the base area for a long time. Because we don't have heavy weapons, we haven't dared to attack them!"
"Now that we have the flying thunder cannon, I will definitely send troops to capture these strongholds immediately!"
"According to intelligence, the Japanese have hoarded a lot of supplies, weapons and ammunition in these strongholds. As long as they can be captured, the army's food and ammunition problems will be solved. Maybe the captured weapons can be used to expand another regiment!"
The two commanders are both battle-hardened veterans with very vicious vision!
The weapons they fancy are definitely not that different!
The smile on the deputy commander's face became thicker. He seemed to have seen the Eighth Route Army conquering Japanese and puppet strongholds one after another on the battlefield after having a powerful weapon like the flying thunder cannon!
Make a decision immediately: "Chief of Staff, you immediately copy the drawings and data sent to us by the garrison regiment, issue them to all the regiment-level and above units of our Eighth Route Army, and manufacture and equip a large number of flying thunder cannons!"
"If there are no gasoline barrels, we will find a way to seize them. The Japanese have equipped a large number of cars, so they will definitely be able to seize them!"
"If there is no yellow explosive, use black powder. Each regiment must establish a dedicated flying thunder artillery unit!"
"Of course, the flying thunder cannon is not without its weaknesses!"
"The range is short, the barrel is easily exploded by continuous firing, and the number of uses is limited... these are all!"
“Give them the relevant precautions when giving them the drawings!”
"Let them figure out exactly how to use the thunder cannon on the battlefield. The headquarters has no requirements!"
Back at the headquarters, everyone was in a very good mood!
But as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, with hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, he is destined not to have much time to rest!
As soon as I sat down, before I could take a breath, the Director of Intelligence appeared!
"Chief of Staff, this is a piece of information sent back by the intelligence department from within the Japanese North China Front Army. Specifically, it is an appointment!" The chief of the Intelligence Division reported while passing the information in his hand to the deputy chief of staff!
"Nakata Yamaro, in my impression, there seems to be no one like this among the dozens of generals in the North China Front!" the deputy chief of staff asked with a frown!
"There is no such person. Nakata Yamaro was transferred directly from Japan. He has now left the North China Front Army Headquarters and is on his way to Laiyuan!"
"The Japanese don't want to see the garrison continue to grow and develop!" The deputy chief of staff saw the Japanese army's purpose at a glance and replied with a long sigh!
Then he ordered: "Find out immediately who this Nakata Yamaro is!"
"We traveled thousands of miles from China to North China, and then went directly to kill Laiyuan. The goal is definitely not simple. We must know ourselves and the enemy so that we can fight without danger!"
"Also, order all base areas and intelligence departments in North China to closely monitor every move of the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"If they really target the garrison, they can't just send a major general there, there must be troops!"
As soon as the intelligence director left, the chief of staff walked up to the deputy commander in chief and said, "Boss, the little devils are not stopping again. As expected, the garrison regiment that has been in the limelight recently has been targeted by them again!"