There is no way. The weapons are lagging behind. In fact, they are not necessarily advantageous in terms of repair and maintenance. Sometimes, improving maintenance efficiency is also a way to upgrade weapons.
The first F-15 fighter jet to enter service was called the Hangar Queen. This nickname was given by the ground crew to complain about the poor attendance rate of the F-15 fighter jet when it first entered service.
However, with the advancement of technology and subsequent improvements, the attendance rate of F-15 fighter jets has significantly improved.
Even so, before the third-generation fighter jets enter service, the attendance rate of second-generation fighter jets with relatively mature technology is actually lower.
Therefore, the maintenance time of a J-7 fighter is not shorter than that of a J-11, and the attendance rate of a J-7 fighter is not necessarily higher than that of a J-20.
Because of this, it is not a very efficient choice for the Elanshir Empire to retain a large number of old weapons.
In actual use, this kind of weapon model is actually confusing, and the old weapons are always in service, creating too many troubles for the logistics support work of the Elanshir Empire.
As the old saying goes, everything happens because there is really no other way! The Elanshir Empire does not have time to manufacture more newer weapons and equipment, nor does it have time to waste on disposing of old weapons.
The final compromise was that a large number of outdated weapons and equipment had to remain in use and continue to play their due role in some corners.
Even because time is too tight, and there is still demand in some places, the machinery produced by the Airanhill Empire in the early years continues to play its role.
The factories that produced old tractors have now been relocated to the southern region of the planet and continue their production work.
Even the production lines that originally produced 7.92mm caliber bullets, as well as the machinery that produced Mauser rifles, are still in place and are in continuous production.
Because the civilian market also needs shotguns, the Elanshir Empire has no time to design a qualified shotgun for the civilian market. Therefore, the Mauser 98K rifle was retained and became the weapon of some planet immigrants.
weapons inside.
The most primitive machine tools are still in use in some places, or were directly sent to some planets and became part of the industrialization there.
Most of these machine tools are sent to planets such as Mayne, which have direct portals with Ailansiris. This way, the transportation cost is very low, and the equipment itself can still continue to use its waste heat.
As a result, the Eilanhill Empire has become what it is today: the nuclear fusion reactor provides almost unlimited power, and these power-driven machines may be producing liberation trucks...
On those planets with average economies, new pure electric cars and Jiefang trucks coexist harmoniously, and everyone is playing their respective roles in building the Elanshir Empire.
It just made things difficult for the logistics support troops - while they were repairing the 99 tank, they had to go back and review how to deal with the gearbox failure of the M4 tank.
"The puppet 2nd Armored Corps has arrived at the front line. This is good news. We can finally extract the main heavy armor grenadiers from the long defense line." Putting down the telescope in his hand, Burrison smiled and said
The officer beside him said.
On the other side of the trench where he was, the old 155 heavy towed howitzer used by the puppet troops was raising its barrel.
The puppet loader, who didn't know he was tired, was already standing at the designated position holding the shell with the fuse installed. On the ammunition truck beside him, the puppet was passing the shells one after another to the puppet who was waiting below to carry the shells.
Soldier.
"With their addition, the thickness of the defense line is guaranteed. At least we can ensure the safety of our rear." The expression on the face of the officer beside Burlison was obviously more relaxed than the previous two days.
War, especially large-scale war, is not necessarily a model of advanced information technology. Even a super empire cannot modify every one of its artillery shells into advanced rocket extended-range guidance.
Production capacity is always a bottleneck. The difficulty of producing an ordinary artillery shell is less than that of a missile anyway. It is true that missiles may be able to solve more advanced problems and are more economical in a sense. Missiles can be used to completely replace artillery shells.
, the problem lies in another word: "expensive"!
Therefore, after hundreds of old-fashioned 155mm caliber towed artillery and other 105-caliber artillery arrived at the front line, and when they no longer had to cover a certain position with expensive missiles, all the commanders of the Airanhill Empire,
Everyone was obviously relieved.
"Boom!" When Burlison and the officers around him were discussing how to assemble the heavy armored grenadiers next, the 155mm caliber artillery roared in the distance.
For a moment, the ground on the artillery position shook, and the air waves rolled up dust and dust, creating a majestic feeling that covered the sky and the sun.
For many years, the commanders of the Eilanhill Empire had not heard such neat sounds of artillery. As a veteran, Burrison was even a little touched at this moment.
He missed this kind of war and the heroic sight of the densely packed bullet points rolling almost simultaneously on the enemy's position.
Katyusha rockets passed overhead in dense numbers, and then landed on the ruins of the crashed Jianfeng in the distance.
It was an "artificially created" commanding height. The falling sword turned a depression into a small mound. After the crash, many white-clothed swordsmen stationed here to form a line of defense.
"Because orbital bombing has changed the terrain and begun to affect the environment and climate, we can only reduce the number of attacks as much as possible... The rest depends on our ground troops!" Burrison was very excited, because he felt that he had another chance
opportunity to continue to build a successful career.
The officer standing next to him also agreed with him and echoed: "High-power weapons can certainly achieve battle effects, but if they are used frequently, they will definitely have sequelae. As a means of kicking off, nuclear bombs are naturally shocking, but
The ending still needs to be written by our traditional ground forces."
"The radiation environment has not recovered yet?" Burlison turned to ask another officer impatiently.
The officer shook his head and replied: "Sir, because dozens of nuclear bombs were used, the level of radioactive contamination nearby is too high. It is estimated that it will not return to normal within three days."
"What about electromagnetic radiation?" Burlison continued.
"It's slowly decreasing, and communications have been restored, sir! To be honest... with the current total amount of radiation, it's not impossible to forcibly enter the radiation area without protection." The officer thought for a while before answering: "That's right.
...It’s not necessary.”
"Then... let's wait a little longer." Burlison once again picked up the telescope and admired the grand scene of the artillery washing the ground...