After sending Zhang Wanhe and others away, Huang He returned to his room. With today's lesson learned, he arranged for Wang Dexing to be responsible for security outside the door to avoid being suddenly disturbed while checking the system.
Huang He couldn't even hold back his excitement when he thought about the next important decision. After all, no man can refuse a thick and big gun barrel, and no one can refuse the word fire coverage.
Cure your troops' lack of firepower phobia! It is our duty to do so!
"Heavy weapons: An army without artillery support cannot survive a brutal offensive. In order to cope with modern warfare, we must ensure that our army has sufficient heavy weapons and equipment.
Effect:
Obtained a complete set of production lines and drawings for ten 1897-type 75mm artillery pieces*1
Obtained a complete production line and drawings for one hundred and fifty Hotchkiss 25mm anti-aircraft guns*1
Obtained a complete set of production lines and drawings for ten Hotchkiss 25mm anti-tank guns*1
Obtain the subsequent unlocking rights of Gallic Chicken Cannon"
My heart is trembling with excitement and my hands are shaking. It has been almost a year since I returned to the base last year! The decision tree finally touches on artillery.
Although Huang He is a person who likes milk skills, he has to admit that as the strongest army in Europe, Gaul Chicken's cannons do have something to offer.
And it is considered to be the most powerful in terms of power. The strong charge of medicine in the large medicine room has almost become synonymous with them. Sandoko of the same caliber may hold 5 kilograms, and Gallic chicken will hold 7.25 kilograms.
During World War I, they were at the forefront of the world in artillery technology, and the design concept of the Gallic chicken influenced many military powers.
So at the beginning of World War II, against the fierce attack of Sandoku on the other side, the artillerymen of the Republic of China pulled out a bunch of old cannons from the last war, and they were able to fight back and forth with Sandoku's artillery.
They are a traditional artillery power and have made extremely important contributions in the history of artillery. Although the large-caliber artillery has not been updated, the small and medium-caliber guns have their shining moments.
For example, Huanghe obtained these three models through the system.
The full name of the Hotchkiss 25mm is 25mm SA Mle 1934, which is the 1934 model 25mm semi-automatic gun. The performance of this gun in Europe was good in the early stage, but gradually began to weaken in the later stage.
Gallic Chicken always designs new weapons based on the experience of the last war. What did the tanks look like during World War I? The bastard-like speed and weak protection were synonymous with tanks at that time.
So the designers of the Gallic Chicken believed that the anti-tank gun should be as light as possible and ready as fast as possible in order to move quickly on a muddy battlefield.
The 25mm diameter is definitely enough!
However, the Third Gallic Republic was addicted to the joy of defeating its enemies, and their country was in chaos. Therefore, the Army withdrew its development of new weapons at that time, and the anti-tank gun project was shelved.
"The winner of the world war, a chaotic government, full employment, ZZ violence, an inefficient economy. In short, this is the game."
In the early 1930s, the senior leaders of the Gallic Chicken suddenly discovered that the world's tension was rising wildly, and that their first army in Europe needed to stand up and carry the banner.
At this time, the top management was anxious, but their savior, Hotchkiss Company, was still very capable and came up with this small toothpick in a very short period of time.
Putting aside the 25mm small-caliber artillery, the SA34's gun mount design is quite avant-garde and very much in line with the Gallic style.
They believe that anti-tank guns that are used for direct aim and lack protection are very fragile. Once discovered by the enemy, they are not far away from death, so concealment is the first priority in design.
The designers ingeniously designed the upper part of the gun shield to be wavy because studies have found that regular objects appear more prominently on the horizon.
The size of the entire gun was designed to be as small as possible so that the coverage of the shield is large enough to ensure that the torsos of the gunner and loader are not hit by stray bullets.
The plan that came out was that the entire gun weighed only 475 kilograms and was equipped with pneumatic tires. One gun crew could easily tow the gun for short-distance movement.
At the same time, thanks to the application of semi-automatic gun bolts, SA34 can maintain a rate of fire of 15-20 rounds per minute. Her effective range is from 100 meters to 400 meters, with a maximum range of 2,000 meters.
Moreover, this gun is only 1.05 meters wide, and its extremely low profile combined with the muzzle flash suppressor makes it a very suitable gun for squatting under the hands of Gaul Chicken Lao Yinbi.
What the artillerymen have tried many times is to hide the anti-tank gun in the grass and wait for Santoku's tank to approach before delivering a fatal blow. With this trick alone, this little toothpick beat Santoku's No. 1 and No. 2 tanks to the point of crying.
But it still faltered in the later period, mainly because the penetration depth of this gun was not enough. When facing No. 3, No. 4, and No. 3 Tuzi, they are basically the battlefield blacksmiths.
In one battle, we just listened to the artillery crew scolding us because we failed to penetrate the enemy's armor! But at that time, if you have the courage to ride with this cannon, it will basically have some effect.
However, in the later period, the tank armor became thicker and thicker, and the gun's 15 rounds per minute rate of fire and too little power were not enough to continue to perform tasks on the battlefield.
but! The above is about the European battlefield! But what happens when this thing is placed in Shanxi Province?
Huang He can only say one thing, I, SA34, are invincible in the world! The SA34 used to fight Santoku tanks, and some even had their legs trimmed for the Tiger, and they could show their teeth when facing the T-34 and KV series.
What kind of armor power does your little Baga have? What are your 95 light battles? Don't come to get involved, don't come to touch porcelain, you don't even want to lose face.
After talking about the anti-tank gun, Miss 75 must carry it up. What is the value of Schneider's guns? This is a large company that pioneered the 155-caliber artillery.
Everyone should know that the origin of this gun is Gallic Chicken.
Nowadays, Li Yunlong is also a good boy who loves to learn seriously. Learning nonsense has become a thing of the past. Even if he sees the messy foreign code again, he will not give him random names.
After all, both Zhao Gang and Huang He are good teachers with kind hearts. There is nothing you can learn from them.
The Miss 75 is widely regarded as the first modern field gun and could fire at an astonishing 30 rounds per minute.
It was one of the best-performing rapid-fire guns before World War I, so countries quickly imitated it and used it extensively in World War I.
Moreover, her performance was not far behind even during World War II. For a period of time, she was even taken to the Eastern Front by Sandoku to fight the T-34. It was a rare treasure for the Eighth Route Army.
Because her rate of fire is 30 rounds per minute, it can ensure the coverage of enemy positions by high-explosive shells, and the artillery can advance progressively while firing continuously.
Although this cannon has a gentle nickname like Miss 75, she was the blade of a meat grinder in Verdun.
An artillery battery with four 75-mm guns can fire at least 17,000 shell fragments in an area 100 meters wide and 400 meters long in one minute, causing devastating consequences for the enemy's attacking infantry.
However, her shortcoming is also obvious, that is, it is a bit too heavy for the Eighth Route Army.
The total weight of this gun is 1,140 kilograms. For troops who do not even use mules and horses, transportation is a big problem.
Due to her wheelbase design of less than 1.7 meters, and the fact that the gun wheels do not use any elastic suspension devices, it is estimated that the marching speed will not exceed 30 kilometers per hour.
But just because it’s not convenient now, doesn’t mean it won’t be possible in the future.
There are trucks and petroleum-related technologies in the system. In the future, the Eighth Route Army is likely to become a highly mobile force that is mainly motorized and supplemented by mules and horses.
Finally, there is the anti-aircraft gun. If the name Hotchkiss 25mm anti-aircraft gun is a bit unfamiliar, then we can take a look at his illegitimate child.
Back then, the Navy used British 40mm Vickers Bang-Pang cannons, which was an enlarged version of the Maxim. But with the rapid development of aircraft, bang-bang cannons are no longer enough.
Its biggest problem is that its range and ballistic performance are very poor. The maximum shooting height is only about 4,000 meters, and it is also a sharply curved arc ballistic, which has a great impact on the accurate aiming of the artillery.
So the Navy sent engineers to France to select a new anti-aircraft gun. In the end, the Japanese Navy selected the Hotchkiss 25mm anti-aircraft gun and obtained the weapon blueprint and production license.
so! The illegitimate child of this classic weapon is Xiao Baga’s Nine-Liu Divine Cannon! The men's Yamato-shang died the most happily due to these artillery groups.
However, this time the Navy Red Deer and the Army Horse Manure did not quarrel. This anti-aircraft gun actually has an Army version.
Although this gun performed poorly at sea, the Hotchkiss Company cannot be blamed. Originally, the 25mm gun was used as the inner ring, and the 37/40mm gun was used as the middle ring.
In the early days, the Navy directly used 25mm to charge the center circle, and the fire control was very poor. Fire control is always the key in air defense. There is no difference between blindfolding mosquitoes with your hands and using an electric mosquito swatter.
The most outrageous thing is that in order to increase the firepower, they built a triple-pack.
However, the vibration caused by the simultaneous firing of the triple gun will also reduce the accuracy of the weapon, so in actual combat, it is rare for three artillery guns to fire at the same time.
Usually when one gun is firing, the crew will load the other two to maintain continuity of fire.
Not only does this completely violate the original idea, but it also reduces the effective hit rate of a single goal. Moreover, there are actually so many people operating a gun crew, which is purely against the will of heaven.
The original version of Hotchkiss is much better than the Japanese 96 Cannon. Except for its shortcomings in the rate of fire as an anti-aircraft gun, the quantity can make up for this shortcoming.
What's more, in Huanghe's heart, these 25mm are just excessive products. It only takes 70 days in the system to unlock more advanced anti-aircraft weapons, and he won't produce too many small-caliber ones.
It's a pity that this decision cannot be used in the first stage of the war and can only be unlocked in the second stage.
These three weapons, except for the anti-aircraft guns, are somewhat inferior. It may be a bit difficult to face the Japanese army aviation that will be updated in the future. But as long as the production of anti-tank guns and field guns can keep up, they can be used until 1945.
But Huang He would definitely not be satisfied. He looked at the big tubes in the system that were thicker than the last and showed a crazy smile.
In Zhan Lei, the SA34 is a magical cannon, and only a few can penetrate other people's French sticks.
Let’s read the next chapter tomorrow, don’t wait any longer
(End of chapter)
