The origin of Katyusha is quite interesting. The Soviet Union trained a group of soldiers to operate this weapon. However, due to the high level of confidentiality, the soldiers did not know the name of the weapon at all.
Then they associated the word "K" on the artillery with the popular Soviet song "Katyusha". The lyrics told about a girl named Katyusha whose lover left her hometown and her side. , the story of going to the battlefield to defend the frontier, the whole song expresses Katyusha's longing.
Moreover, Katyusha was also a commonly used name among Soviet girls, so the soldiers affectionately called this artillery "Katyusha". Over time, this name was passed down.
How powerful is this rocket launcher? His weapon system is a launcher composed of eight "I"-shaped launch rails. Each launch rail can hold two M-13 132mm rockets up and down. Especially suitable for attacking exposed dense enemy force gathering areas, field fortifications and clusters of tanks and artillery
Each Katyusha rocket launcher is equipped with 16 rockets at the same time. It can fire all 16 rockets within 10 seconds. The maximum range is 8.5 kilometers. In a short period of time, it can form a terrifying intensive firepower.
Since the stress effects of high chamber pressure and high acceleration of rockets launched from the barrel are avoided, rockets launched from rails undergo less acceleration when launched, and the walls of the rockets can be made thinner, increasing the amount of explosive filling.
Therefore, the power of 132mm rockets is basically equivalent to that of 152mm ordinary artillery shells, which is very suitable for attacking exposed enemy force gathering areas, field fortifications and cluster tank artillery. It only takes 5-10 minutes to reload ammunition after a salvo, which also greatly improves the combat efficiency on the battlefield.
Moreover, in the later period, Katyusha adopted the American General GMC 6X6 truck chassis, which has better performance than Soviet trucks. A GMC 6-cylinder engine with a power of 91.5 horsepower is installed on the truck, which improves the maneuverability and maximum stroke of the rocket launcher, allowing it to run at a maximum speed of 70 kilometers per hour on flat roads.
You can imagine that a rocket artillery division composed of hundreds of Katyushas can fire nearly two thousand rockets in just one minute if it attacks enemy targets at the same time.
Each of those rockets is equivalent to a 152-caliber howitzer. A dense barrage composed of nearly two thousand rockets can all fall on the enemy's head in just a few dozen seconds. Wherever the shells pass, there is no grass. In this era There is no army that can resist such a devastating terrorist attack.
The "German Miss", the "American Tiger Girl"... In terms of firepower coverage, they are all scum in front of the "Northern Girl Katyusha". That big fool from Krupp will probably hug her at night after seeing the power of the latter. fell asleep with it.
The only shortcoming is that its range is limited. If the battlefield launch location is not concealed enough or the artillery position is detected, it is extremely easy to be exposed to enemy artillery fire. Therefore, the rocket launcher troops will leave immediately after firing one or two rounds, using the truck's maneuverability to attack and retreat quickly, without giving the opponent a chance to counterattack.
What's more, this thing is very professional, and illiterate people can't play with it. Even experienced artillerymen have to go through a long period of training before they can operate it skillfully.
"It seems that we need to plan a training policy specifically for this weapon..."
Liao Mingyu rubbed his chin and thought for a moment, then said to the system: "In exchange for 24 Katyusha rocket launchers, let's form a rocket artillery regiment first. At worst, we will recall a group of artillery troops for training."
"Ding... The BM-13 rocket launcher can be redeemed for 1,500 points, and the 132mm rocket launcher can be redeemed for 100 points. For the first time, a single rocket carries 16 rockets. The total redemption price is: 74,400 points, and the remaining points are 460,321."
Good guy, the 24-gun Katyusha actually cost more than 70,000 yuan. Just these 384 rockets are 38,000 yuan. Proper ammunition is more expensive than artillery, and this is only the price of basic ammunition.
Liao Mingyu smiled bitterly and felt like crying. Just one salvo would cost tens of thousands. It seems that this thing cannot be squandered unscrupulously.
However, when I think of the scene of thunder and destruction, it seems that all this is not so distressing. It is worth spending a lot of money to allow the little devil to have a taste of this.
Think back to the 21st Division of the Volunteer Army, which was equipped with 120 Katyusha rocket launchers. It defeated the United States on the Bangzi Peninsula and made it famous as the "U.S. Terminator". At the same time, the 21st Division became their permanent symbol. A nightmare that never goes away.
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At the same time, thousands of miles away in Singapore, in a milky-white European-style small western-style building, several old men in long gowns were sitting on chairs. It could be vaguely seen from their clouded faces that something big was about to happen. …
"Sir, the Japanese are now vigorously arresting people who resist from all walks of life. A lot of people from the Li family and the Huang family have been arrested. Even the intelligence team is hiding in hiding. It is difficult for us to protect ourselves. We still have to do it as soon as possible. Just make a plan..."
One of the middle-aged men looked anxiously at the old man on the front seat, his anxiety evident.
The old man had a goatee and his white hair was combed naked. He looked to be at least eighty years old.
His eyes were slightly closed, but there was no emotion or anger on his thin face, but the beating eyes under his eyelids showed that he was not at peace at the moment.
"Master?" Seeing that the other party did not speak, the middle-aged man asked again in a low voice. When he raised his head, his iconic hooked nose was impressive. It was the extraordinary butler who followed Fang Jingyao at the beginning... Agui .
The old man raised his arm and waved his hand back. Several servants behind him bowed and exited the room, and closed the door tightly in a very sensible manner.
This old man who was leaning on his chair and looking lifeless was none other than the previous generation head of the Malaysian Fang family... Fang Chong'en.
Agui looked at the gray-haired servants who were trembling when they walked, and he couldn't help but sigh.
In such a huge courtyard, there are only a few old men who are older than myself taking care of the head of the family, which is really uncomfortable.
Originally, the Fang family was a wealthy businessman in Singapore, a powerful presence in the business world. Unfortunately, everything came to nothing after the arrival of the Japanese, and the Wan Guan family property became a poison that caused death.
Not only the Fang family, but also several major Chinese families in Nanyang were devastated in the past few years during the Japanese invasion. Many families died and some fled. Some clan members were almost wiped out, and less than ten survived. His glory has long since disappeared.
The old man was holding a cane and was about to straighten up from the chair. The middle-aged man quickly came over to support him:
"Master, take care of yourself. You'd better lie down."
"It's okay, alas... Gui, I wonder how Jingyao is doing in Myanmar? We still have a lot of young men left." Mr. Fang slowly opened his eyes, and something gradually came to his mind. Thoughts.
"The second young master is very good now. He has served as the chief of staff of the division in the 88th Army of the Expeditionary Force. The general values him very much. Our brothers in the Self-Rescue Army have also formed a division with the help of that general. We are in front of us. Siam is killing everyone."
Thinking of the current development of the Self-Rescue Army, Agui couldn't help but praise that although the process was a bit tortuous, and the 50th Division formed mainly by the Self-Rescue Army was not under Fang Jingyao's control, at least Liao Mingyu was completely benevolent and righteous to them, and there was no With the help of the latter, this group of people would have died long ago in the forests of southern Myanmar.
