Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

When the artillery soldier heard the key number 203 mm, he became extremely excited.

In just a few seconds, a series of heavy howitzers such as B-4 Dalinzi Hammer, M115, Mrs-18, etc. flashed through his mind.

Heavy pomegranate, who doesn’t want it!

But soon, the perverted smile on his face came to an abrupt end.

Because of the three special calibers of 356, 410 and 460, as well as the "suggestion" to report to the navy, the artillery soldiers immediately heard the mockery intended by their principal.

Ah, so you want me to capture the battleship?

However, he did not admit defeat directly. Instead, he continued to ask in a sneaky way:

"Principal, forget about joining the navy. They are a technical branch of the military. Besides, the Naval Academy on Liugong Island has already started classes. I will definitely not be able to keep up with the progress if I just start here."

"Regarding the large-caliber artillery and the legendary railway gun, could you please reveal some inside information?"

"Is it that the naval guns have landed? Or has the ally contributed some design drawings to us?"

The artillery soldiers' indirect questions made Principal Zhu's thoughts unconsciously go back to a few months ago.

In the first half of this year, he led a team to visit Huang He at the Weapons Testing and Research Bureau to discuss related matters about the 155 howitzer and cannon.

It was on that day that comrades from the Artillery Academy saw with their own eyes the design sketches and construction plans of the domestically-produced railway gun.

Considering that the counterattack has not officially begun yet, Principal Zhu first checked his watch to confirm the time, and then whispered in his student's ear:

"I don't know about the heavy howitzer. But there really is a railway gun."

"There are several tough fortresses outside the Great Wall. In preparation for the big operation in a year, our Weapon Experimental Research Bureau has specially designed two railway guns of different calibers to attack the Japanese."

"The one with a relatively small caliber is indeed a naval gun that has been brought ashore. It uses the 380mm main gun of the Richelieu-class battleship."

"The blueprint of that large-caliber railway gun was an improvement made by Director Huang based on the French Army's AT 3092. The specific data on the paper was not marked at the time. I only know that it was a 520mm cannon with a length of 32 meters."

Unlike the sadness of deploying land artillery on ships, if we ignore many practical factors, deploying naval artillery on shore is basically a pure pleasure. After all, similar designs have not been eliminated even in the 21st century.

The biggest reason why Huanghe plans to use the Richelieu-class 380mm main gun to build railway guns is naturally that the naval shipyard within the system can produce the required accessories.

Now the No. 2 turret of the battleship Richelieu has exploded, and Jean Bart's situation is even worse. He can only barely maintain the status of Jean IV.

If we want to unleash the full combat power of the two sisters, the first thing to do after bringing the fleet back is to repair the ships.

Anyway, the naval dockyard in the system must be used, and 380 mm/45 Mle 1935 main guns must be produced to complete the battleships.

It would be better to produce a few more, keep some as reserves, and use one or two to make railway guns to attack fortresses.

Of course, bringing the naval guns ashore was not a decision Huang He made on a whim.

Pasta also had similar operations during the interwar period, which could provide sufficient reference for the Weapons Experimental Research Bureau.

Besides, even if there was no information, the project of designing a railway gun would not be a problem for the comrades in the bureau.

Isn't it just a matter of redesigning the main gun's mounting platform based on the characteristics and structure of the ground vehicle? It's not a big deal.

As for why the design drawings of the 520mm railway gun need to be modified?

There is no way. Although there is indeed no problem with the main gun used by the original AT3091 and AT3092, the compatibility of this gun with the vehicle is not as high as expected.

Because of this, the former exploded after firing only five shells and never left the test site.

Although the latter was brought to the Eastern Front in Europe by the German III, its actual lifespan was only more than twenty rounds.

This kind of cannon is enough to be recorded in modern history, and it is very likely that it is unprecedented and will never be repeated. Huang He dare not bet whether the system will correct its defects during production, so he still has to honestly modify the design drawing.

After hearing the caliber of the two railway guns, the artillery soldiers' eyes lit up, as if they couldn't wait to join the railway artillery unit.

"Principal! Please allow me to participate in future missions! Even if I can't operate the cannon myself, I want to see the moment when the 520mm cannon is fired."

"Otherwise, I will definitely regret it for the rest of my life!"

Hearing this, Principal Zhu nodded with a smile.

As the principal of the Artillery Academy and a senior artillery commander, he naturally understood the students' thoughts.

"Okay, we will definitely need artillery support when we go out to fight. I will take everyone with me then. By the way, don't keep saying words like life, death, and lifelong."

"I don't know why, but every time these words appear with Guanwai, I always feel a chill."

"Haha, feudal superstitions are not to be trusted. Shuddering? That's normal. People from the south are extremely cold when they go to the Northeast."

While the two were chatting, the staff of the military artillery unit came back with documents. Seeing this, Principal Zhu's face flashed with joy.

There is no other reason, it is because the prelude to the counterattack in this war will soon be launched by their artillery.

As expected, the staff officer ran into the command post after getting off the car, waving the documents and shouting:

"Principal, we found it, we finally found it. With the joint efforts of the forward observation posts and the air force reconnaissance aircraft, we have locked onto the artillery positions of the Japanese divisions."

"General Lin ordered us to open fire immediately and wipe out the enemy's artillery in one go."

The sudden good news immediately caused an uproar in the command post.

After a brief cheer, all the comrades immediately threw themselves into the battle state, focusing on enforcing orders and carrying out their duties in a swift and resolute manner.

After a while, all kinds of artillery with adjusted parameters were aimed at the artillery positions of the five divisions of the Kwantung Army.

Following Principal Zhu's angry shout on the communication channel, all the cannons with a length of 105 mm or larger and all the 155 howitzers in the entire military region bared their fangs at the same time.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

Thousands of cannons roared at the same time, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

At this moment, it was as if the magic pill and the spirit pearl were weathering the catastrophe together on the Jiaolai Plain. Apart from the thunder of the artillery shells, there was no other sound between heaven and earth.

The M1932 155mm cannon has a firing rate of 4 to 5 rounds per minute. While the soldiers were reloading, Principal Zhu excitedly shouted in the command post:

"The entire Shandong Provincial Military Region, seven divisions, ten security brigades, plus the six 155mm cannon battalions of the military, at least 150 barreled guns were unleashing fire.

"Adding the 105mm howitzers, 120mm mortars, rocket launchers and self-propelled artillery that have not been fired, I can now say that 220 artillery pieces per kilometer are not enough! We need 280!"

"Pass on my order! The men rest but the artillery does not! I have only one request, and that is to blow it up completely! We have 37,000 tons of artillery shells. Whichever battalion uses up its spare shells first, I will personally apply for military merit and medals for them."

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In the rear of the 23rd Mechanized Division, the position of the 13th Field Artillery Regiment.

"Colonel, the Nishihara Division Commander called! He asked us to continue shelling the Eighth Route Army's defensive positions to open up an offensive channel for the infantry and armored forces on the front line!"

Shocked, stunned, and bewildered.

After receiving the order from his lieutenant general division commander, all kinds of complicated expressions immediately filled the face of artillery colonel Takuya Morita.

In a trance, he almost fell off the crawler tractor.

"What! What did you say! Repeat it to me again! Quick!"

Because the task assigned by the superior was too strange, the old Japanese soldier did not execute the order immediately, but repeatedly confirmed it to the signalman in an almost roaring tone.

After receiving a positive answer, Takuya Morita felt like the sky was falling.

The main reason why he has been able to preserve his manpower since the war began is that he escaped fast enough.

Whenever there was an attack, the 13th Field Artillery Regiment would never fight to the bitter end. Even if the bombardment effect did not meet the requirements of the superiors, he would lead all the soldiers to retreat.

It was with the tacit approval of the division commander and the high mobility of the Type 98 six-ton ​​tracked tractor that Takuya Morita was able to preserve all the howitzers on the chaotic battlefield.

And now, Nishihara Kanji actually asked their regiment to continue the attack. This order was undoubtedly sending them to their deaths. How could the Japanese remain calm?

On the battlefield, every second counts.

Seeing that his own colonel had turned into a cowardly lizard, the lieutenant colonel chief of staff of the 13th Field Artillery Regiment hurriedly took over the command.

Under his arrangement, 12 Type 91 105mm howitzers and 9 Type 96 150mm howitzers returned to their positions, with their black muzzles pointing directly at the defensive positions of the Shandong Provincial Military District.

While the soldiers were adjusting the parameters, the Lieutenant Colonel Chief of Staff came to his immediate superior and carefully stated his own inference.

"Morita-kun, in my humble opinion, the division commander has not given up on our regiment."

"We are currently eight kilometers away from the enemy's position, and the Eighth Route Army is the defending side, so they will naturally not play any tricks of advancing and firing."

"That is to say, the enemy's artillery's range is not enough, so how can we talk about counterattack?"

"Wake up and don't be distracted by those reconnaissance planes. The troops still need you to command!"

After hearing this, Takuya Morita suddenly understood.

According to previous combat experience, the Eighth Route Army often deployed its positions at the middle point of the artillery range. Unless their 155mm howitzers could fire more than 15 kilometers, they would never be able to threaten their own side.

15 kilometers?

This is just a joke. The range of the German SFH18 is only 13.25 kilometers.

The genuine French Army doesn't have standard equipment that can surpass the sFH18. Do you think you can still be so powerful by pirating the French?

You really think you are an ugly Chinese.

After coming to his senses, Morita Takuya regained his courage. He jumped off the crawler tractor, grabbed the signal flag and gave the order:

"put!"

"Hit me hard!"

"Don't worry about the villains of the Eighth Route Army Air Force. Those enemies are held back by our army aviation and navy. The rest of the time is ours."

As the bright red signal flag fell, 21 high-explosive grenades soared into the sky.

They drew low arcs in the air and finally landed on the Eighth Route Army's defense line a few kilometers away.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

As the field howitzers of the elite divisions of the Japanese Army, the accuracy of the Type 91 and Type 96 is naturally impeccable, but Takuya Morita, who moved to the observation post, frowned as he watched.

The old Japanese suddenly discovered that the damage caused by the shells in the distance and the smoke rising from the explosions seemed to be not going well.

Why do I feel this way?

These 21 105mm and 155mm howitzers have always been the pride of his heart.

Before Morita Takuya could think of the answer to the question, a questioning voice came from below the observation post.

Seeing this, he could only suppress his doubts in his heart and issue new orders.

"Continue to move forward. Our position is very safe. We must destroy the semi-permanent bunkers and fortifications of the Eighth Route Army as much as possible!"

"Hi!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old Japanese suddenly heard the sound of air being torn apart.

As a junior officer, he quickly realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy fire is coming."

Obviously, Takuya Morita's personal skills do not include 1-5 enemy attack warnings.

He had no light bulbs and no fans, and he couldn't even shout a complete warning before he died.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

In just a few seconds, dozens of explosions suddenly broke out among the Japanese artillery. This scene was not only spectacular, but also extremely bloody, and the killing effect was even greater than that of the Jericho missile.

Faced with nearly a hundred large-caliber high-explosive grenades per minute, the Japanese soldiers of the 13th Field Artillery Regiment had no time to hide.

As for those Type 91 105mm howitzers and Type 96 150mm howitzers?

Of course, the original settings were restored. After all, you can't expect industrial waste with a maximum traction speed of only 24 kilometers per hour to escape with tons of artillery in times of crisis.

Over the next hour, the artillery positions of the five Japanese divisions all suffered devastating blows.

Balls of orange-red flames appeared one after another, and screams, wails and explosions were endless.

In this situation, even the extremely strict artillery warriors would give a thumbs up and praise it. (End of this chapter)