As soon as Staff Officer Zhang's voice fell, he heard the roar of a motor on the east side of the training ground, which was the artillery truck of the first battalion starting, and then, the tall tractor carrying people on it and dragging artillery behind it rumbled into the training ground.

Mechanized troops are assembled, and the speed of the car is the speed of the troops. In less than 10 minutes, all 12 artillery trucks of the first battalion, together with command vehicles and logistical support vehicles, had passed through the rostrum and entered the predetermined positions.

"This gun truck is too big! It's imported, right?" I couldn't help but be shocked when I saw the huge body and the tall tractor tires.

In the past, I had only seen such giant cannons and vehicles on movies and television, but I didn't expect that now that they would be so huge and majestic!

"It's domestic. The chief of staff proudly told me: "The cannon of the first battalion is the largest caliber gun, and it must be towed by a high-horsepower tractor. ”

"Remarkable!" I immediately complimented: "The scientific researchers are amazing!" Then came the artillery carriage of the second battalion, and look at the cannon, which was a little thinner than the cannon of the first battalion, but it was still towed by a giant tractor.

I was feeling puzzled, and Li De next to me told him: "Don't look at the thin barrel of the second battalion, but the length is the first in the whole regiment, so it still needs to be dragged by a giant tractor." ”

I said "uh-huh" twice, feeling that I was nominally an artilleryman, but the knowledge of artillery was so lacking that I couldn't help but feel a little lost. I thought to myself, if it wasn't for the opportunity to practice, where would I have the opportunity to know so much?

The convoy of the third battalion drove up, and I almost didn't laugh out loud. This cannon and this car are too small compared with the cannons of the first and second battalions! Although the shape looks similar, the volume is almost a circle smaller.

In particular, the barrel was thin, as if it were a telephone pole. The cannon wheels, which did not look like those of a heavy weapon, were almost the same size as the wheels of a rural carriage.

"Don't look at the cannon, it's not big, but it can hit armor-piercing shells. The chief of staff seemed to see through my mind and immediately told me: "Armor-piercing shells can not only penetrate armored vehicles, but also tanks and other armored targets."

"Once its warhead hits the Tan armored weapon, the special high-temperature material will stick to the iron armor, and then the warhead will quickly rotate at a high speed towards the armored target in the high temperature until it penetrates it and explodes, destroying the target. ”

"Ah, so amazing?" I listened to the chief of staff's introduction, and thought to myself, big has great power, and small has small characteristics. Such a small artillery was not expected to destroy armored targets.

"Xiao Wang. Look, this is the Eighth Company, the Hero Company, the Hero Cannon. "The chief of staff reminded me that when I looked into the artillery of the third battalion, there was a gun carriage in the middle, and in front of it was inlaid with a glittering medal-like object.

On the muzzle of the cannon towed behind, a red streamer was tied. The gunners sitting in the car immediately stood up and gave a military salute to the rostrum as soon as they passed in front of the rostrum.

"What kind of move is this?" I was stunned for a moment, if this was a courtesy, why did so many gun wagons pass by, and they didn't make this action?

"This is a special etiquette for the hero cannon to be reviewed. "The chief of staff told me. "This cannon, in the 1969 battle for Zhenbao Island, destroyed the Soviet army's T_62 tank. ”

"Oh?!" I couldn't help but widen my eyes when I heard the chief of staff say this. Although I had not experienced artillery battles, I had read literary works describing the battle of Zhenbao Island, and I knew that the T-62 was the most advanced tank of the Soviet Army at that time.

Its design and manufacture are particularly advanced, and its streamlined body shape is able to evade attacks from opponents. It is said that if a normal shell hits it, it will slip and pass over, and it will not explode at all. It was a hero's miracle that this cannon could destroy such a tank.

The artillery of the third battalion passed, and finally the fourth. The most important difference between the artillery team of the fourth battalion and the artillery team in front is that it is a vehicle-gun unit, and the artillery moves on its own. No need for a car to tow.

Moreover, its shape is not like a traditional cannon, which consists of several parts: a gun carriage, a gun wheel, and a gun barrel. It seems to be made up of a lot of barrels.

In particular, its barrels are tied to ten rows, one cannon is four rows, a total of forty barrels, and a salvo can shoot forty shells, which is equivalent to a forty-fold increase in firing efficiency compared with the traditional one cannon and one barrel.

In addition, it is a self-propelled artillery, with good maneuverability, and flexible movement on the battlefield, which is more popular with officers and men of the troops.

However, although the artillery of the fourth battalion was advanced, the formation did not seem to be as spectacular as that of the other battalions. In one battalion, there were only seven or eight artillery trucks. How can there be so little?

Suddenly, my eyes saw hidden artillery in the distance, and I remembered that it was all rocket artillery of the fourth battalion. It seems that they are going to carry out a live-fire mission, so they are missing a company!

Four battalions passed, and finally the convoy of the agency's logistics department was gone. Because there were no cannons, the convoy looked imposing. Moreover, because the people of the guard platoon and command company are on duty at their posts,

In addition to the cadres of the Political Department, the Logistics Department, and the Equipment Department, the people on the car were the handymen of the management unit. In particular, in the Management Unit, the personnel of the guard platoon have been assigned to the guard duty.

The people in the car are all cooks in the first and second shifts of cooking, plus a few veterans of the production class. Despite this, the personnel of the repair shop gave the team a bit of momentum.

The repairmen are dressed in overalls, which are different from ordinary military uniforms, and they look like tank soldiers from a distance, and the medical staff in white coats of the medical team of the logistics department also show the characteristics of the logistics department.

Seeing that the convoy of the logistics department of the organ had passed, the chief of staff looked at his watch, felt that the time was in line with the plan, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then reminded Chief Yang: "Go ahead!"

At this time, Staff Officer Zhang turned on the microphone and issued a radio prompt: "Next, the leaders of each battalion report the number of people to the rostrum. As soon as the words of the radio fell, the roar of automobile motors was heard from the position where the first battalion had assembled.

Immediately afterwards, an off-road vehicle drove towards the rostrum, and a chief with a short figure and a chubby face stood on the car and reported to the rostrum:

"Report to the chief, 152 officers and soldiers of the howitzer battalion participated in the exercise 380, please instruct. Speaker: Battalion Commander Zhu Futian. ”

"Stand by!" the regimental commander on the rostrum ordered.

"Yes!" Battalion Commander Zhu accepted the order, and the off-road vehicle was evacuated.

Next, the commander of the second battalion came to the rostrum by car and reported: "Report to the chief, 380 officers and soldiers of the 122 plus howitzer battalion participated in the exercise, please instruct." Speaker: Battalion Commander Xie Youyi. ”