"Although they didn't use their 321 universal chassis, our 77 chassis is also quite good. It is effortless to carry a 122mm howitzer. Moreover, our chassis also has the advantages of our chassis and can still float
"Zhao Dayong was coming out of the front and then said to everyone.
In front of the big guy, there is such a big guy: on the basis of the Type 77 amphibious armored personnel carrier, a rear turret was added, and a Type 83 122mm howitzer was installed, which became the front.
A dazzling weapon: 122mm self-propelled howitzer!
The 122mm caliber can be said to be the role of a panacea among howitzers. Compared with those small-caliber artillery, it is powerful enough to launch a covert blow to the enemy's positions. At the same time, compared with the 152mm caliber howitzers, it is also
It looks lightweight and can be avoided more easily by maneuvering.
Of course, with the changes of the times, towed artillery will always be eliminated, and the army will eventually move towards motorization and modernization. Therefore, installing a crawler chassis on the towed artillery and becoming a self-propelled artillery is inevitable for development.
It's right.
In this regard, the earliest attempt was to modify the chassis of the Type 63 armored vehicle. This armored vehicle was also one of the few tracked chassis at that time. It was light and convenient. A 122mm howitzer was not easy to use, but
Due to limited technology, the solution adopted at that time was quite simple: a 122mm howitzer with an open turretless structure was installed directly on the rear of the chassis of the ready-made 63 armored conveyor vehicle.
Except for some equipment during World War II, in this era, it is difficult to see and have this design in both domestic and foreign countries.
It changed the crew room at the rear of the original 63 armored vehicle to a combat room where the guns were installed and ammunition were stored. In order to install the guns, a large hole was torn on it and became a convertible. Of course, the design at that time was also
Have some consideration.
For example, in order to strengthen the protection of exposed-fire crew, a 100mm-high semi-enclosed armored enclosure was installed on the vertical armor plates on both sides and the rear of the combat chamber, so that the gunner could avoid shrapnel.
a place.
At the same time, in order to shelter the crew from wind, rain and dust during the march, there is also a foldable truss tarpaulin structure movable cloak on the top of the combat room. When marching, pull the truss forward and tighten it with the anti-shield of the artillery
, Use cloth tapes on both sides to tie the fixing rings of the vehicle body, so that the rainproof and dustproof canopy are formed, and there are observation windows on both sides of the tarpaulin.
After entering the position, the cloak can be folded easily and quickly, allowing the crew to shoot artillery and observe.
However, this is too simple after all, and it cannot be a real self-propelled howitzer, so the troops must need new equipment.
It is not easy for the iron horse factory. They are also using existing equipment to improve. If they make a 321 general chassis, they will definitely use it for use without hesitation, but they don’t. They only have the Type 77 amphibious armored vehicle.
This was improved on the chassis of their Type 63 amphibious tanks. It turned out to be a mature modification like the Soviets. However, except for the small amount of equipment of the Marine Corps, it did not enter the army's equipment sequence.
Come in the middle.
The 63 amphibious tanks in the Iron Horse Factory were originally prepared for the Marine Corps, so their traditional customer is the Marine Corps. Obtaining their orders is nothing. Only if you can get an order from the Army is considered successful. After all, the Navy
I only had more money, and I had to evenly match those ships. When it came to the Marine Corps, nothing was left.
Since the 321 chassis can carry a 152mm howitzer, it means that the 122mm howitzer is a bit big, and the 77 chassis on our side is the most suitable!
Faced with his newly improved self-propelled howitzer, Liu Tiande also felt satisfied.
"Especially, we are using the improved Type 83 howitzer, which is called a truly modern howitzer!"
In the past, the howitzer had a structural package of up and down in the lower part of the barrel, which looked quite out of date. Now, it is a gun barrel that leads directly into the turret, and finally looks less rustic. (This scientific name
What is it called? Semi-automatic breeches? The hero of East China doesn't know much.)
The turret is used behind it, so there is no need to worry about the gunner being exposed when firing.
"Especially, we also have semi-automatic loaders on it, which is a way to greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the troops." Zheng Heping came out of the turret and said enthusiastically.
Semi-automatic loader!
When saying this, everyone didn't feel anything wrong. If they got in, they could see its semi-automatic loader and its semi-automatic loader of the 152mm self-propelled howitzer that had just participated in the military parade.
Almost exactly the same.
In fact, the entire turret is like a reduced version of the turret of the self-propelled howitzer. They actually surveyed and mapped the self-propelled howitzer, and then reduced it, and installed it on its own 77-type chassis to create it.
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Do they feel ashamed to plagiarize the fruits of other people's labor? Of course not. We started by imitation. Any product in our factory is surveyed and mapped.
It is our ability to copy it. No matter how hard you have tried, in short, we have mapped and copied it ourselves, which is our product. Besides, it’s all for military parade!
"It has been built now, and the next step is to test it." Liu Tiande said: "We must seize the time. It is said that the mobilization meeting is about to be held, and all factories are holding back, especially the first-machine factory, which is said to have been launched in large numbers.
We can’t let all the projects show their faces in the single-machine factory, we can’t get anything.”
"Don't worry, our self-propelled howitzer will definitely be recognized by the army. Besides, the technology is ready-made and there is no need to worry about it."
That’s right, they were able to get this kind of self-propelled howitzer in such a short time after they heard that they were going to be a military parade. Naturally, there were prerequisites, and everything was ready-made!
The chassis, from Type 77, artillery, from Type 83 howitzers, turrets, and from products that have been parades, are all mature and reliable. In this case, what else are there to worry about?
"Well, Zhao Dayong, don't worry about anything else. Just take care of its tests and no problems can occur. This is related to the face of our factory! Others, we have new tasks."
A new mission? Zheng Heping suddenly felt happy on his face: "Director Liu, is it..."