The pack saddles and pack racks used by mules and horses are generally very heavy. At that time, the Swedish Bofors Mountain Cannon, which was the most advanced in the country, had various pack saddles equipped with pack racks, which could weigh up to 40 kilograms. If you lead a small donkey to carry the cannon
, just putting on the pack saddle will make the little donkey fall to the ground. It is estimated that the various iron pack racks on the Mount Bofus gun pack saddle weigh about 20 to 30 kilograms. But the 12 types of human pack racks of S.E.L.
, but the weight is all about 5 kilograms.
So, believe it or not, the 12 gun parts of S.E.L. were put on human carriers and buckled with belts. The gross weight of each single piece including the rack is only about 40 kilograms!
So the S.E.L. became the most humane infantry gun on the battlefield. And on the battlefield, the humane design of the S.E.L. made this extremely light gun the most deadly infantry gun. Because wherever the infantry can go, the S.E.L. can be placed wherever it goes, no matter what.
Whether it is high mountains or jungle swamps, any terrain that was originally considered impossible for artillery, as long as the infantry can walk there, S.E.L. can set up the artillery.
Schneider's 1928-style 75mm S.E.L. "Light Mountain Cannon" is simply tailor-made for the mountain artillery in Zhou Wen's mind. What's more, according to Chinese habits, if you can't carry it anymore, you can still carry it with two people on a pole. In those who are used to it
In front of the hunters and mountain people on the mountain road, as long as you go through a period of rigorous training and ensure the quality of the food, the weight of 40 kilograms is really not a problem.
An artillery company equipped with six to eight S.E.L.s encountered a Japanese brigade equipped with two 92 infantry guns with a measly range of only 2.7 kilometers... Hehe! That scene shouldn't be too beautiful.
If you encounter a Japs tank, don't change the barrel in two minutes, and then aim and shoot from a thousand meters away. Originally, according to the concept of anti-tank guns, the closer the distance, the stronger the armor-piercing ability. But the Japanese
Does the Doudin tank have armor? The armor of only 15 mm is as fragile as a piece of paper in front of S.E.L. armor-piercing bullets. It can penetrate you casually from a thousand meters away without any negotiation.
As for the mortar, of course it is the French 81mm Brandt MLE 27 mortar. It is currently the best battalion and company-level support artillery in the world. Its heavy shells are even as powerful as the later 105mm caliber.
The artillery is comparable. In the future, we can prepare some more portable 60mm mortars, but not now. The excellent 60mm mortars in Zhou Wen's mind have not yet been born.
As for the heavy machine gun, it must be the German MG34 general-purpose machine gun, which is Zhou Wen's favorite.
However, Zhou Wen can only put the above equipment into his future plans for the time being. It is impossible to equip it immediately. First, because there is not so much money to purchase. These equipment, coupled with matching ammunition and reasonable inventory, the amount of money spent is a
Astronomical figures. Even though Zhou Wenhuai has millions of dollars in his pocket now, there are more places where money needs to be spent.
Second, it is unnecessary. The training time of the security team and the guard team is still very long, and there will be no combat missions for a long time. It is a waste to have such good equipment, and it will easily attract the attention of interested people.
The guards and security teams can only use whatever equipment they can get at present. Hehe! It is best to have free equipment. Zhou Wen knows that the Taiyuan Arsenal is a treasure trove. After the factory stopped production, many of the weapons and equipment previously produced have not had time to be put into storage.
This is the news that Zhou Wen got through his uncle. This is one of the reasons why Zhou Wen is eager to go back. He is now going to take advantage of the sensitive period when the National Government and the left-behind forces in Shanxi are cautiously testing each other and are unwilling to cause more trouble.
edge ball.
The top priority now is to use limited funds to upgrade the equipment of the mercenary group. This is the foundation of oneself. Then quickly invest in some industries. When sufficient funds are accumulated, other equipment will naturally be available.
Therefore, the development of Lishi County's commercial economy is the top priority in Zhou Wen's plan.
If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. This is the experience Zhou Wen learned from later generations. Use infrastructure construction to drive economic growth. How to get the start-up capital? Issue bonds and crowdfund from the bosses.
Lishi County's unique geographical location has enabled rapid commercial development over the years. Now Lishi County and its jurisdictions Liulin Town and Jundu Town are full of business names, with many wealthy businessmen and bosses. However, many years of commercial development have now entered
There has been a bottleneck period. The biggest reason is that transportation in mountainous areas is really inconvenient, and a large amount of mountain goods cannot be circulated quickly due to transportation problems. Transportation has restricted the development of commercial scale.
Zhou Wen wants to give full play to the role of the chamber of commerce and ask the bosses to take out all the funds that are piled up at home and let the money flow. At the same time, migrant workers for road construction are recruited from those impoverished mountainous areas to ensure that the wages of the migrant workers can basically support their families.
Hungry. This not only solves the financial problem, but also solves the living problems of some poor people.
It is necessary to basically ensure that large towns and villages can pass cars. Of course, those that require tunnels and bridges can only be temporarily abandoned, as Lishi County does not yet have the technology and strength.
There are large-scale open-pit coal mines within the jurisdiction of Lishi County, plus the iron mines in Zhongyang County 20 kilometers away. Several iron mines owned by the Li family have all been transferred to Fuyuan Company by Li Yifu (it’s impossible not to transfer them, they have been sold)
It’s just a few criminals who will die. If you don’t give up, the whole family will die. How do you choose?)
When most of the roads are repaired in a year, a base will be selected in the Luliang Mountains to build a thermal power plant and a steel plant. When the time is right, a small ammunition factory will be built. After all, the mercenary group and its affiliated troops will be advocated in the future war of resistance.
Firepower is paramount, long-distance intensive strikes. The ammunition consumed will be huge, and it is unreliable to buy or seize it.
The first road to be built first is to reconstruct the mountain road from Lishi County to Zhongyang County. It is already a road that can pass carriages. It will not be too difficult and not expensive to build. After it is completed, all kinds of roads in Zhongyang will
Minerals and special products will be continuously shipped out. No matter where they are shipped, as long as they pass through Lishi County, they will bring business opportunities to the surrounding areas of Lishi County. Not to mention Zhou Wen's own iron mine (hehe! The former Li family's iron mine) will also
Want a lot of takeout.
Thinking about it, the Li family used to rely on horse-drawn carriages for transportation, and the little iron ore they sold could support their position as the boss of Lishi County. If they switch to truck transportation, the efficiency and quantity would be beautiful to think about.
Buyer Zhou Wen is not worried. Now is the golden decade of economic development in the Republic of China. There are so many new projects and so many new factories across the country. Think about it, China's steel output during this period is less than 30,000 tons. Build one yourself
Steel plants, even if they are not particularly high-quality steel, can sell it casually. What's more, a large amount of refined iron ore can be sold to the Germans. During this period, other European countries blocked Germany's resources and were unwilling to see Germany rise again.
So Germany now has a hot relationship with China, partly because Germany takes a fancy to China's rich mineral resources.