The cheers continued until an Ork 130 mm caliber howitzer shell fell, stirring up a cloud of gravel and then stopped.
The brief excitement made the Qin soldiers forget that they were still on the battlefield - now, the orcs' artillery fire reminded them of the danger that was close at hand.
The Qin army and the orcs have recently replaced a lot of good things, and the combat power of both sides has also increased alternately, which makes people feel frightened.
Cyric sold a lot of 130mm caliber howitzers to the Orcs: these artillery pieces were old models that other countries did not want. The production lines were used as waste and sold directly to the Orcs.
At the same time, the Maxim heavy machine guns that had been eliminated by various countries, as well as a large number of Cyric Type 1 bolt-action rifles that could not be traced out at all, and 70 mm caliber mountain cannons, all appeared in the Orc army.
As long as you are interested in investigating this matter, you can easily know that countless rifles, bullets, artillery shells, artillery, and even tents, gauze, underwear and socks, all landed at Nanshan Port in the southern part of Chu State, across Chu State and Shu State. , shipped to the orcs.
It is a pity that Qin's intelligence department, which is relatively conscientious, has been keeping secret on this matter. They never investigated Nanshan Port in Chu State, as if nothing happened there.
The orcs obtained all kinds of weapons and equipment they desperately needed from this smuggling line: without the strong support of the Cyric Consortium, they might still be using flintlock guns and muzzle-loading cannons.
In just one year, the Orcs obtained bolt-action rifles and new artillery that they had never dared to imagine before, and even purchased the astonishingly powerful Maxim heavy machine gun.
At least the orc troops on the front line were strengthened with new weapons. They also began to learn to dig trenches and build defense lines, quickly improving their combat effectiveness.
The orcs even formed their own air force and hired some human pilots as instructors to learn how to fly planes.
Cyric sold all the biplanes he had made that could no longer be sold to the orcs. This business allowed Cyric to earn an astonishing amount of wealth.
This is why Orc planes appeared near the Western Wall defense line and started an air battle with the Qin Air Force.
After having their own aircraft, the Orcs also began to learn aerial reconnaissance, making it no longer easy for Qin to launch surprise attacks.
The Orcs, who have tasted the sweetness, are actively seeking sellers of bombers. Once they successfully buy bombers, the air battle near the Western Wall defense line will become even more bloody and tragic.
Of course, the Qin soldiers also got what they wanted: Tang's Thompson submachine guns, sufficient ammunition, and various Tang army standard weapons and equipment.
For example, there are 75mm caliber infantry guns, 105mm caliber howitzers, and even 155mm caliber towed howitzers.
What's even more exaggerated is that in order to recover some costs, Tang State also sold a self-propelled howitzer modified from the No. 2 tank chassis to Qin State. These outdated weapons and equipment are of little use in the hands of the Tang army, and leaving them behind will only cause trouble for the logistics troops.
The chassis of the No. 2 tank is actually completely outdated. The Tang Army now has a better and more comprehensive 113 armored car chassis, and the chassis of the No. 4 tank is actually also outdated. There is no need for small beans like the No. 2 tank.
But these modified self-propelled artillery are completely different in the hands of the Qin army. They are in urgent need of such weapons and equipment, which can allow them to explore their own experience in using self-propelled artillery.
New weapons provide new concepts. If you don't experiment with them yourself and accumulate experience in using them, you won't know the key and you won't be able to accurately master the know-how.
The Tang army had Tang Mo as a guiding light, but the Qin army did not - they could only experiment on their own or learn from Tang's military advisors.
It costs money to hire Tang Jun's military consultant, and the other party may not really be able to teach you all the tactics of undermining the enemy, so Qin Jun feels that it is more appropriate to explore on his own.
Of course, in addition to dumping these outdated rags, the Tang Army also provided the Qin Army with some truly good things.
Take the Type 113 armored vehicle, for example: before the Orcs bought tanks, this armored vehicle was enough to provide armor protection for the Qin army and establish sufficient armor advantages.
If the Qin Army needs it, Tang Mo can also provide the Tang Army's second-hand No. 4 tanks - these tanks equipped with short-barreled 75mm guns are still very useful in some cases.
Although they are actually outdated, many people are still willing to pay for them because of the Tang Army's invincible aura.
The Tang Army is gradually phasing out the No. 4 tanks in their hands, and they really have no way to continue using them.
In terms of protection, these early World War II tanks with hatches everywhere and openings on all sides, and the armor thickness was not enough no matter how thick they were, could no longer meet the needs of the Tang Army's armored forces. They have no way of attacking a city and can barely fight enemy tanks.
Speaking of firepower, the Tang Army's heavily equipped No. 4 tanks all use short-barreled 75mm caliber low-bore pressure artillery. Not only do they not have enough armor-piercing capabilities, the upgrade path is not smooth either: the long-barreled 75mm cannon Tang Jun also looked down upon the cannon.
Coupled with the power that is not outstanding, the No. 4 tank is now completely reduced to a cow lady, a pitiful person who no one cares about and no one loves.
After the Panther tank entered service, a large number of No. 4 tank chassis were converted into assault guns and self-propelled artillery. In fact, various armored units also used No. 4 tanks as assault guns.
The No. 4 tanks that were eliminated by the tank force were either thrown directly to the infantry to fill the vacancy of the No. 4 assault gun, or they were placed in the newly established second-line armored forces as training vehicles.
Although it has not been completely eliminated, there is indeed no need for development and upgrade of the No. 4 tank.
This thing is not considered advanced to begin with. At a time when technology in various countries is developing, its performance indicators can no longer allow Tang Jun to maintain his technological advantage.
Instead, the Type 59 main battle tank is being prepared for mass production. This new medium tank, or main battle tank, will completely replace the Leopard tank and the No. 4 tank in the future.
The only problem is that the Type 59 main battle tank does not have much room for transformation. It can neither develop a self-propelled artillery nor be converted into an assault gun.
Assault guns and self-propelled artillery are still very important to the Tang Army. They are weapons and equipment that cannot be eliminated easily.
In the sequence of Soviet weapons, the work of assault guns was divided between infantry fighting vehicles and tanks. This is one of the reasons why a low-pressure 100mm gun is forced onto the weak BMP series infantry fighting vehicles. .
Therefore, the firepower of Soviet infantry fighting vehicles generally looks very fierce, giving the illusion that they can compete head-on with tanks.
The function of armored personnel carriers in Europe and the United States is to replace "half-track vehicles". They prefer to hand over the functions of assault guns to tank bombers and artillery.
The two sides have different alternative plans, so the weapons they produce are also completely different in focus. It's just that nothing they have developed can actually replace a real assault gun.
With the development of technology, the assault gun will indeed be replaced by these new weapons and equipment, but its existence is still meaningful to the current Tang Army.
The most critical problem is that the Tang Army is equipped with too many No. 4 assault guns and No. 4 self-propelled artillery, and it is really impossible to replace so much old equipment in a short while.
Replacing the No. 4 with a Panther tank chassis is simply a joke, and the subsequent No. 59 tank chassis is also inappropriate.
This led to a very serious problem: the Tang Army lacked a chassis to develop a new type of self-propelled howitzer...
Either we can continue to use the outdated and backward No. 4 tank chassis, or we can only develop a new howitzer-specific chassis.
For the sake of the further development of the army, Tang Mo could only honestly choose the second solution: after all his choices, the M109 was the only one.
The caliber of the self-propelled artillery in the Soviet era was different from that of the artillery used by the Tang Dynasty. If the artillery was changed, the vehicle body would need to be modified again, and the modification work would be too great.
With Tang Guo's technical capabilities, he could only go directly to the M109 self-propelled howitzer after repeated calculations. At least this thing has no outstanding shortcomings and can be used for more than ten years.
In addition, its technical difficulty is not too high, there are not many thresholds, and the caliber of the artillery is just right. There is no need to replace the subsequent development of more advanced self-propelled artillery.
The only embarrassment is that the aircraft and tanks are all of the Soviet type, and the self-propelled artillery is of the American type, which makes Tang Mo a little... confused.
Unfortunately, there is no other way. The final research result is: Tang Army will equip Type 59 main battle tanks, M-109 self-propelled artillery, and J-6 jet fighters in the future.
In order to speed up the elimination of the No. 4 tanks in hand, the Tang State began to consider providing part of the No. 4 tanks to the Chu State, and in addition, selling some of the No. 4 tanks to make room for large-scale replacement.
The plan could not keep up with the rapid changes. The tank version of the night vision system, which had not yet been officially installed, directly became the standard equipment of the Type 59 tank.
The Leopard tanks that were originally intended to be equipped with night vision devices were directly abandoned: when the number of new 59 main battle tanks equipped by the Tang Army is sufficient, these Leopard tanks will be sold to the buyer who pays the most.
Both Qin and Shu expressed their intention to purchase the No. 4 tank, which is good news for Tang. But the bad news is that in a short period of time, Tang State will not be able to produce so many new weapons and equipment to replace these No. 4 tanks.
The factories in Tongcheng were once again operating at full capacity in non-war conditions. All workers worked in two shifts, and everyone worked 12 hours a day to produce new weapons and equipment that were urgently needed for the troops...
(End of chapter)
