Chapter 124 Don't Forget the Mortar

Originally, Huang He was going to shut down the system and go to Chang Jiang to discuss the follow-up experiments.

After all, the next decision of "Atomic Energy Research" is "Nuclear Reactor". After this decision is unlocked, he can make enriched uranium through the system.

At that time, all plans will no longer be empty talk, and they will be implemented in a practical way, and the other party's expertise will also have a stage to play. As long as they can make some achievements, they can consider notifying those gentlemen as appropriate.

But when he just got up and was about to go out, he suddenly remembered a very important thing, that is, he forgot the mortar. This weapon is an accompanying firepower for infantry, whether in the past, present or future.

Because the interface of this awakening brave tiger system is too similar to the game that cannot be said, he forgot about the support weapons for a long time.

The original support weapons include light and heavy machine guns and mortars, but the system classifies light and heavy machine guns as light weapons, while mortars are classified as artillery weapons.

When I was looking at the artillery just now, I only paid attention to those big tubes, but the mortars on the side were ignored by him. In the lower left corner of the artillery page, there is also a mortar technology tree.

The Stokes mortar is at the initial position. Huanghe provided several of this gun to the 386th Brigade last year, but everyone's evaluation of this weapon is not very good.

Even Chauchat's evaluation is better than it.

After all, it was an old object that was born to deal with the trenches of World War I, which led to it being able to play its role only in specific terrains most of the time.

As the ancestor of modern mortars, this gun has indeed found the future development direction. But due to the limitations of the times, many details have not been perfected.

Let's talk about its shells alone. The shells made by the lord are actually cylindrical. Even if the range is not far, it is easy to fly around after being fired.

In addition, the Stokes mortar has no matching sights. When using it, it basically relies on combat experience, not to the level of pillars. Hitting the target basically depends on the number of piles and luck.

This kind of problem is too fatal on the battlefield, and it directly sentenced it to death. Unless the troops are out of ammunition and food, they will definitely not pull this thing out.

After all, the Eighth Route Army has very high requirements for mortars. In many cases, the mortar team is required to hit the enemy's firepower point in the first time and provide cover for the troops in a certain direction.

But! The weapons behind the initial technology tree become serious. Behind the Stokes mortar is the 50mm caliber Brand Mle 1937.

Before talking about this weapon in detail, we have to mention the inventor of this weapon.

Brand and the mustache have similarities to some extent. They are both art students in Vienna. It's just that one failed the exam and the other passed.

The one who failed the exam is good at giving speeches in beer halls or other public places, and infects the people around him with his "personal charm". The one who continued to study art is good at making special decorations. Both sides have made great achievements in their own fields.

After Brand returned to Gaul, he soon had his own studio and gallery. Some local luxury cruise ships would come to him for interior decoration, and even the stairs of the Louvre Museum have used his works.

As we all know, families of those who study art are generally quite wealthy.

Brand is no exception. His family has an ancestral hardware tool factory. Moreover, during the war, this factory was transformed from a civilian to a military, and received many military orders.

As an artist, it is reasonable to be proficient in the transformation of weapons. After all, more skills are better than less.

So Brand set his sights on the new thing called mortars and explained his understanding.

First, he redesigned the appearance of the shells. The teardrop-shaped scheme with multiple tail fins was adopted, which made the trajectory after being launched very stable.

It will no longer be like before, where everything is left to chance.

Secondly, he set up a closed air ring for the shells. When fired, it expands due to heat, and the high utilization rate of gunpowder can hit farther, greatly increasing the range and getting rid of the limitations of trenches.

Finally, he invented the collimated sight for mortars, and artillerymen no longer had to rely on luck and quantity.

Just these three tricks immediately changed an industry. Even in later generations, traditional mortars have not changed much.

Blond became the mortar authority of the Gallic chicken with this design and opened an arms company named after him.

At that time, the 81mm caliber Mle 35 became popular, and then there were many countries that bought licenses or directly imitated it, including the current Republic of China.

The 20-type 82mm mortar was made by the Jinling Arsenal in 1932 and was once the standard weapon of the preserved fruit troops.

Although the caliber has been increased by one millimeter, insiders can see its bloodline at a glance.

But! The mortar technology tree in the system is a bit stubborn! This makes Huang He very unhappy. The guns of the same lineage are actually arranged according to caliber rather than year.

Although the 50mm mortar is very useful when it is transferred to the platoon-level unit.

But as a patient with a late stage of firepower phobia, Huang He looks down on this small water pipe. However, existence is reasonable, and each caliber has its own division of labor.

It’s a pity that the troops will have to wait for a while before they can use the battalion-level mortars.

Although the Yellow River calls it a small water pipe, this 50mm light mortar can be regarded as the pinnacle of World War II. After all, Brand has mature experience, whether it is enlarging or reducing the caliber, it has become a piece of cake.

Next, let's compare Sandezi's 50mm mortar horizontally. The GrW 337 is only 3.6 kilograms, and the weight alone can distinguish the difference.

Moreover, although the sparrow is small, it has all the necessary organs. Although the Mle 37 is light, it has a seat plate, a bracket, and a sight.

The gun body and the bracket can be folded up in the carrying state, and a soldier can carry it and run. Because it is lighter than a rifle, the mortar group can carry more ammunition for combat.

Sandezi's GrW 36 is really a hardship for the artillery. The opposite side can quickly move positions after the Gallic chicken is shot. The two are really incomparable.

The effective range of the Mle 37 is 80 meters to 460 meters, which is what a light mortar should be like. And in special circumstances, it can also fire anti-tank warheads.

As for comparing it with the Japanese Type 89 grenade launcher, it is totally unnecessary. Although the two have similar responsibilities in the army, both are platoon-level support firepower, and even the range is similar.

But when the Japanese grenade launcher is fired, it is completely dependent on the shooter to hold it with his hands to determine the direction and height.

When facing a firepower point, it is basically all about feel and experience. Rather than saying that the grenade launcher is powerful, it is better to say that the Japanese veterans are powerful.

But veterans will die, even among elite soldiers, they are consumables in modern warfare. When the source of soldiers for daily life cannot keep up, the role of grenade launchers will become lower and lower.

But in terms of the accuracy of artillery fire, it is relatively simple for mortar shooters to hit the target. Even only an experienced artilleryman is needed to command, even if his soldiers are a group of novices, they can still hit accurately.

And the future of the two is also different. The Japanese worked hard to train a veteran grenade launcher. Then his future military career will always be a 50-caliber grenade launcher.

But even without systematic learning, a mortar operator can rely on his combat experience to operate a larger caliber mortar.

It is entirely possible to be promoted from the squad level to the regiment level, and the room for advancement is unlimited.

Originally in history, there was a 50mm small cannon in the army. It was developed after the Hundred Regiments Campaign by a group of big guys after many failures and repeated research and experiments. This weapon imitated the Japanese Type 89 grenade launcher.

But now there will be drawings and production lines for Mle 37. I believe that everyone in the military industrial zone will be able to master this technology in a short time and take the firepower of the troops to a higher level.

Here it comes, I really forgot about the mortar when I was writing.