Chapter 365 The Prototype of Northern Industry
Time goes back to 20 minutes ago, at the headquarters artillery brigade position.
"Huang, I remember you said that there is no 105mm barreled gun in the Eighth Route Army's active equipment? What about these two types of artillery in front of you?"
"Among the scientists I know, you are definitely the most cunning one."
Facing Lao Cui's burning and somewhat complaining eyes, Huang He laughed a little embarrassedly.
I can only say that flags should not be inserted randomly in the future. This matter is like a boomerang, and sooner or later it will hit its head.
Fortunately, the ally did not continue to complain. He just vented his dissatisfaction slightly, and then shifted his attention to the M11936.
For the current Eastern Front battlefield in Europe, the north really needs this kind of 105mm caliber artillery.
Although Huang He was in the wrong in this matter, he has never been a person who would give in verbally. After thinking for a while, Huang said to his ally:
"I didn't tell you the truth before because I needed to keep it secret for combat reasons. As a senior commander, you must understand my difficulties."
"These barreled guns can also be added to the future Lend-Lease Act."
"Once our top leaders reach an agreement, our Eighth Route Army will build a factory in Suiyuan or further north, so that the finished products can be directly delivered to your front line via the Siberian Railway."
In Huang He's plan, after the troops completely recapture Suiyuan, they can choose a site to build a super-large arsenal in the local area.
As a well-known bad at naming, he temporarily named the factory the Republic of China Weapon Industry, which has a Northern Heavy Industry specializing in the production of heavy weapons and a Northern Industry responsible for external liaison.
As for the factory logo, Huang has also designed it, using an exploded North Star.
Presumably, this super-large arsenal will surely become the first manufacturer recognized by the system, providing massive data bonuses to the military factories in Awakening the Brave Tiger.
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Just as Cui and Huang were arguing, a combat staff officer from the headquarters artillery brigade arrived at the scene.
"Director Huang, our self-propelled rocket artillery unit is about to go into battle. Commander Zhang asked me to inform you that you can go to the position to record data now."
After saying this, Lao Cui's eyes like a resentful woman were cast again, and the scene gave the guards on the side goose bumps.
However, this time Huang He did not explain much, but looked at the other party openly, without any guilt.
After all, self-propelled rocket artillery weapons were still the world's cutting-edge technology in 1941. Who would directly take out their family assets to do business?
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It seems that Lao Cui saw some deep meaning from Huang He's facial expression. After hearing about the self-propelled rocket artillery unit, he did not nag as before, but was ready to watch the battle.
Escorted by the guards, the two took a car to the rear of the artillery position.
As for the reason for not going to the observation post, it was also very simple, simply because it was invisible. The range of more than ten kilometers has exceeded the current limit of the Eighth Route Army's optical observation.
The subjective and side views of the front observation post can be seen clearly. If you are good at mathematics, you can even use coordinate charts and slide rules to measure triangulation and command the artillery group to fire.
But the distance from the devil there is only about three kilometers, which is obviously not suitable for Huang and Cui.
After all, each of them has a special identity and is very important to the entire TG. If something goes wrong, no one can bear the responsibility. Being able to stroll around in a relatively safe artillery position is already the limit.
Looking at the trucks that are ready, Lao Cui said with emotion:
"Huang, this is your Katyusha, it's amazing."
"But you are really dishonest. If this matter is strictly investigated by our senior management, the director of the Second Central Special Design Bureau will probably have to go to the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs."
In theory, the Red Arrow-2 of the Eighth Route Army is partially related to Katyusha, but the former is a typical representative of the disciple surpassing the master.
However, Lao Cui was not aware of these twists and turns.
When the BM-13 was first launched, the only senior officials present were Timoshenko, Zhukov and Ustinov, who was tortured by preserved fruits in the mountain city at that time.
In other words, this guy only had a superficial understanding of Katyusha through internal intelligence, and had never seen the true appearance of the self-propelled rocket launcher.
Facing the ridicule of his allies, Huang He retorted sharply:
"The 41-2 122mm self-propelled rocket launcher only looks like BM-13. In terms of the performance and perfection of the weapon, our domestic products are definitely far ahead."
"I am not convenient to disclose the specific parameters, but I can tell you that its range is as long as 15 kilometers, which is almost twice the range of Katyusha."
"In the field of rockets, I dare to say that our Eighth Route Army has reached the forefront of the world."
Huang He's self-confidence that was beyond words immediately made Lao Cui speechless, because he was telling the truth.
The Eighth Route Army's air force is equipped with aviation rockets, and the infantry has extremely powerful individual anti-tank rocket launchers. Add to that the self-propelled rocket launchers in front of them, and they are far ahead.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, Lao Cui will find that his former little brother already has the potential to catch up with him. What the other party needs now is just time and accumulation.
If we have to say that our side has any advantages, then the only one left is the Red Navy, which is invincible in land warfare.
Just as the two were "bickering", the portable communicator on the waist of the combat staff of the headquarters artillery brigade rang. A moment later, the slightly younger soldier reported to Huang He:
"Director Huang, the battle is about to begin, you and this foreign comrade should hurry to your positions."
Hearing this, Huang didn't say a word, grabbed Lao Cui's arm and ran to the designated position. As soon as they arrived at the destination, they heard the rough voice of the regiment commander Zhang.
"All regiments fire in unison! Target No. 173, scale 570, reference direction 0-50 to the left!"
"Ready! Fire!"
Instantly, the strong wind rolled up the dust and scattered it into the sky, and the air was filled with suffocating gunpowder smoke. From a distance, there was nothing on the battlefield except the crimson tail flame.
The unique whistling sound when the rocket is launched can be heard even from a long distance.
Compared with the calm headquarters artillery brigade, the expressions of the soldiers in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region can be described by the Terrible Bundle in World of Warships.
After all, this was the first appearance of the self-propelled rocket launcher in North China, and it was also the first time that the Eighth Route Army infantry cooperated with it. No one knew what kind of gun made the sound, nor what kind of bombing effect it would have. (End of this chapter)