Chapter 446 Six Thousand Eight Hundred Tons of Shells, How Long Do You Plan to Use Them?
May 8, 1942, 6 a.m.
Fengmenkou is located 30 miles east of Jiyuan County. It is not only a key point of transportation between Henan and Shanxi provinces, but also an important pass on the Chenguan Pass of the Eight Passes of Taihang Mountains.
A large force occupying this place can quickly dispatch support to the battlefield, and can use the natural barriers of Zhongtiao and Wangwu to block the enemy.
Such a special military stronghold, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters will naturally not let it fall into the hands of the devils. As early as two months ago, the infantry expert personally led the army to capture it, and opened up the offensive channel for the large army first.
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Looking at the artillery positions built by the allies, Lao Dai raised his eyebrows with a strange look, and then said to the members of the observation group:
"These 105mm howitzers seem to be produced by the Bruges Arsenal M1935B."
"Hiss, I remember that even before the enemy officially invaded, our army seemed to have only equipped more than 200 guns. I didn't expect to see so many rare goods in a foreign country! This trip is worth it!"
The last time he came to the Republic of China for help, it happened that the Japanese were about to launch a military operation in Southeast Asia, which resulted in Lao Dai missing the opportunity to observe the Second Battle of Xinkou.
There is no way, safety is the most important.
But the situation is completely different now.
Before the Mediterranean war is completely settled, there will be basically no new changes on the North African continent to worry about, and he has enough time to stay in the Republic of China for inspection.
Although his boss's mumbling was a bit rude, the new naval adviser Philippe Auboyneau nodded in agreement and even reminded him kindly:
"Not only is it Bourges, there is also a 105mm howitzer over there. From the appearance, it has a Schneider design style. It should be a scrapped project abandoned by our army."
"Supernatural power, really supernatural power!"
"The speed and execution of this upgrade are simply a miracle!"
The stronger the ally, the stronger I am.
Considering the current situation and financial situation of Free France, the Eighth Route Army Navy has long been the best candidate in Auboyneau's mind to complement Richelieu and Jean Bart.
Now it's Bourges and Schneider, maybe in the future there will be Saint-Chamond's technology.
The quadruple main gun is the king. If there are no eight 380mm 45 Mle 1935s, what kind of French battleship is it.
406mm MK6? Sorry, I'm really unfamiliar with it.
Hearing the ally's chattering, the artillery commander immediately asked the accompanying translator to find out what the other party was discussing.
When he learned that the two were praising their own weapons, Director Zhao almost couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
After a moment, he hurriedly humbled himself a few words, and at the same time expressed high praise for the ally's artillery.
"Hehe, in a sense, our artillery organization is really based on the major military powers in Europe, including France in 1940."
"However, considering the particularity of the Asian battlefield and the Eighth Route Army, we have made a little bit of subtle adjustments in the details."
Before the start of the German III Flash Sickle Operation, the French infantry division adopted a double artillery regiment organization with a World War I style.
Sixty barreled guns of various calibers and models seem to be a lot, but more than half of them are Miss 75, which is backward in performance, power and range.
In comparison, the Germans are more brutal.
Without considering the difficulty of operations and transportation issues, the artillery regiments of the German Third Infantry Division all adopted the organization and actual strength of 12 150mm heavy howitzers and 36 105mm light howitzers.
60VS48, the French are indeed superior in quantity.
But when facing the combination of 105mm lefh 18 and 150mm sfh18, the old, weak and disabled people of the French Army were basically suppressed.
After learning from the experience and lessons of its allies, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters did make innovations and opened up a unique organization.
The current division-level units or independent artillery regiments are equipped with 36 105mm howitzers and 12 105mm cannons.
Considering the problem of the temporary lack of large-caliber artillery in the artillery, the division and brigade levels are also specially equipped with 24 self-propelled rocket launchers to replace the 155mm heavy howitzers.
There is no way, who let the Eighth Route Army only have three regular division-level and six regular brigade-level places.
In order to overcome the intractable problem of insufficient firepower, it is inevitable that the organization is a bit bloated.
As for Miss 75?
Of course, it will be transferred to the regiment level.
With the 105mm barreled gun and self-propelled rocket launcher, the former sweetheart has become Mrs. Niu.
Even with the improvement of the awakening tiger system, the ballistics and charge are not enough to make it a supporting firepower at the division level. To build fortifications and trenches, you have to use a howitzer of more than 105mm.
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Just as Director Zhao brought the accompanying translator to talk with Lao Dai and Aoboynu, Cheng and Ding brought their staff officers to the artillery position.
After everyone greeted, Cheng the blind looked at the artillery commander with burning eyes and asked the question buried in his heart.
"Director Zhao! How many shells did you bring this time! I see that the two regiments have loaded a lot of large and small cars. How can there be thousands of tons of spare ammunition?"
Hearing this, all the commanders present showed curious eyes.
Even Old Dai, who learned the specific content of the conversation through the translator, squeezed to the front of the crowd with Oboyinu.
"Hehe, no more, no less, exactly 6,800 tons! This number is only the first wave. There are 500 five-ton liberations in the rear, and they will deliver ammunition along Hengyuan and Yuanji Avenue one after another."
"Before leaving, Zhang Wanhe patted his chest and promised me that he would give me as many shells as I wanted."
"Then the question is, how long do you plan to use the current batch of 6,800 tons of shells?"
As soon as these words came out, Cheng and Ding's eyes widened immediately.
The two thought it was a rich battle, but no one expected it to be so rich. 6,800 tons, if these shells were used to exchange for Li Yunlong, they could even make up a regiment.
Nearly 100 105mm artillery, plus 48 Red Arrow self-propelled rocket launchers, and a steady supply of shells.
This level of heavy firepower, even if put into the meat grinder on the Eastern Front of Europe, can also produce a destructive effect that makes the big and small beards feel distressed.
If calculated by the Japanese army's standards, the number of artillery pieces deployed by the headquarters this time is enough to suppress ten divisions.
After a moment, Ding Wei was the first to recover. He first looked at the watch on his wrist, and then solemnly said to the artillery commander:
"In half an hour, the general offensive will officially begin."
"I have only one request, that is, to carry out a saturation attack on the devils in Jiyuan! No, it's not enough! Please notify the artillery at all levels, Director Zhao. Just two words, blow it up!" (End of this chapter)