It could be seen that Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were very satisfied with the howitzer, and they both regretted it.
Xu Gaoxiang chuckled, "Hey, Lao Li, Lao Zhao, where are you?"
"You guys are getting too fast. Are you sure you don't want to take a look at the 120mm mortar first?!"
Li Yunlong saw what Xu Gaoxiang meant, and the power of this mortar would be beyond his expectation.
Li Yunlong immediately started looking forward to the mortar again, "Haha, I will never let you down!"
Zhao Gang is not as thick-skinned as Li Yunlong, "It seems that Xiao Xu is still well-informed. We should listen more to Xiao Xu about this weapon."
Li Yunlong first arranged for someone to inform Baiwanyu and Gangzi Village not to panic, as he was setting off the cannons himself.
Then he asked the people from the artillery battalion to follow the instructions given by Xu Gaoxiang and unload a 120mm mortar from a truck at the back.
This time there is no need for Wang Chengzhu to do it himself. They are still cleaning and inspecting the barrel and barrel of the 105 howitzer.
Another group of personnel dug a hole in the ground and firmly pounded the circular base of the mortar into it.
At the same time, Xu Gaoxiang introduced Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang while the soldiers were playing with the mortars.
"This is a PM-43 120mm mortar from the Soviet Union"
"The effective range is six thousand meters, and the shell's killing range is a circle with a radius of 25 meters. This is larger than the killing range of the 105 howitzer!"
"The total combat weight is 275 kilograms. The muzzle is equipped with a device to prevent reloading. It is also equipped with a two-wheeled trolley for transportation. During the march, a two-wheeled ammunition cart can be added, which can store 20 shells. and corresponding propellants"
"The total weight of the mortars, transports, ammunition wagons and ammunition is 1150kg and can be towed by horses or vehicles"
When Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang heard about the damage range of this mortar, they both widened their eyes. "My dear, the caliber is not that big. This is more powerful than the 105mm howitzer!"
This involves the angle of impact of howitzer shells and mortar shells.
Soon, the PM-43 120mm mortar was assembled and adjusted.
A soldier struggled to hold up a large, assembled mortar shell with both hands, and steadily placed the tail of the shell into the muzzle higher than his forehead.
"put!"
Following Li Yunlong's order, the soldier released his hands and the shell slid into the barrel, "Boom...boom!"
The air waves blew away the gunpowder smoke, and the mortar shells flew high into the sky, and then fell towards the top of the mountain.
The flames shot into the sky, and smoke, dirt, and gravel were scattered everywhere. It was obvious that the explosion range was larger than the howitzer just now.
Sure enough, the smoke and dust dissipated, leaving a crater on the mountaintop that was even larger than before.
Li Yunlong stared at the 120mm mortar with bright eyes, "Hahaha, what am I talking about? Brother Xu never disappoints!"
He could already imagine how miserable the little devil would be under such artillery fire.
Seventy-five mountain artillery were used to attack the enemy, and 120 mortars were used as fire support. They alternated between far and near, and the firepower covered a quite large area.
Zhao Gang and Xu Gaoxiang looked at each other, this Li Yunlong, he is the good and the bad.
Zhao Gang waved his hand to Li Yunlong, "Okay, Lao Li, you are over this addiction. Let's go back to Baiwanyu first!"
Li Yunlong happily put his hands behind his back, "Yes, yes, let's go, let's go back first!"
The howitzer was ready for towing, and the convoy started again.
This time Li Yunlong stopped riding and squeezed into the truck with Xu Gaoxiang. In his words, he felt at ease only if he was closer to the cannon.
The soldiers of the artillery battalion followed behind, and they took the mortar directly back, treating it as a marching exercise.
When the convoy and the artillery battalion returned to Baiwanyu, in addition to the soldiers on duty, everyone who got the news came to the training ground to watch, and it was very lively.
Among them, Sun Desheng felt the most obvious. Previously, in Baiwan Valley, their cavalry battalion was the star unit.
Not to mention that the soldiers from other battalions often looked at the majestic riding training of their cavalry battalion with eager eyes, even Liu Bo, Zhang Dabiao and Huang Tianning often came to him to flirt with him.
Now, see two cannons, as well as those mortars and Qiwu mountain guns unloaded from the trucks.
The artillery battalion has become the center of the audience, and the three infantry battalion commanders have unanimously surrounded Wang Chengzhu in the center.
Xu Gaoxiang took out a list, "Old Li, Old Zhao, this is the list of weapons and ammunition for this time."
"Two M2A1 105mm howitzers, each equipped with a base number of 250 rounds of ammunition."
"Four PM-43 120mm mortars, each equipped with three base 240 rounds of ammunition!"
"Four M2 81mm mortars, four M1 75mm mountain guns, each with one thousand rounds of ammunition!"
"M20A1 anti-tank rocket launcher, that is, 20 super bazookas, four hundred rounds of rockets!"
Listening to this specific number, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang felt full of peace of mind.
"Next, is the number of guns and ammunition," Xu Gaoxiang continued.
"Two hundred Colt M1911A1 pistols, five hundred M3 submachine guns, and a total of two hundred thousand rounds of ammunition."
"One thousand M1 Garand semi-automatic rifles and half a million rounds of ammunition."
"One hundred MG-42 general-purpose machine guns and one million rounds of ammunition!"
"There are also ten thousand M24 grenades!"
Li Yunlong reported something on his own, and there was no fluctuation in his heart. However, it was the first time for Zhao Gang to hear such a big number, and he felt a little unsteady on his feet.
Li Yunlong smiled and patted Zhao Gang on the shoulder, "Old Zhao, just get used to it. We will only have more than this in the future!"
Later, Li Yunlong watched with a smile as the soldiers moved boxes of weapons and ammunition out of the truck.
Zhao just shook his head with a smile, and then looked at Xu Gaoxiang, "Xiao Xu, please give me the list!"
Xu Gaoxiang handed the list to Zhao Gang, and suddenly remembered something, "By the way, I heard last time that you have good marksmanship, Old Zhao, especially long-distance sniping with a rifle!"
"Just in time, I also got twenty sniper rifles this time, Lao Zhao, give it a try!"
When Li Yunlong heard the new term, he became interested first, "Brother Xu, what kind of sniper rifle is this?!"
Xu Gaoxiang took down two special rifles from a truck and installed a scope above the gun box.
"This is the Mosin Nagant M91-30 sniper rifle, which uses a quadruple scope PE-type sight. It can shoot at targets at a distance of 1,400 meters."
Handing the two guns to Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang respectively, Li Yunlong picked up the gun curiously, squinted his eyes and looked at the scope, "Hey, isn't this just a telescope added to the rifle?!"
Zhao Gang took over the gun, selected a target, and skillfully adjusted the height and windage of the scope.
Zhao Gang was very happy, "When I was in the Anti-Japanese University, my best shooting result was using a mechanical sight to hit the target bullseye at a distance of 400 meters. With this gun, I am sure to hit the target at a distance of 800 meters." !”
Listening to Zhao Gang talking about his marksmanship, Li Yunlong looked at him in surprise, "Old Zhao, is this true?"
Don't blame Li Yunlong for not believing it. You must know that no soldier in the entire group can achieve such results.
