Volume 2 Southern Xinjiang Gunsmoke Chapter 051 The Magical 107 Rocket Artillery
The development of the Tangtang battle situation was unexpected by the West Finger. The offensive of our troops went unusually well.
At 6 o'clock on the 23rd, an artillery bombardment was launched, and after half an hour of rapid attack, the infantry launched a fierce attack, breaking through the enemy's defenses in only one hour, and advancing to a depth of seven kilometers that day. After a day of fierce fighting, most of the key points north of Ronghe and Zhenwei were captured by our army, and the gateway to the north of Tangtang was opened.
The pincer offensive of the A and B divisions was only disturbed by sparse artillery fire. This was a great surprise to the front command of our army. Even if one of the 190 artillery regiments was destroyed, however, each regiment still had a direct artillery battalion, and the artillery it had still had a certain destructive power. Without the support and obstruction of artillery fire, the Vietnamese soldiers had no need to be afraid of defense.
Of course, the commander of the 345th Division, Huang Division, had words of suffering. The artillery groups, ammunition and cars, which were relatively safe in the rear, disappeared in place in a strange way. This called him how to command an effective defense and taught the "Northern Kou" a lesson. The gap between the size of the army and the number of artillery fire cannot be made up by the spirit.
"The roof leak happened to rain overnight". The telecommunications on the south bank of the Waibo River dashed the last bit of hope for Commander Huang. The artillery positions on the south bank were cut off, the bridge over the Waipo River was blown up, and the only retreat was gone. Stubborn? Surrender? What a problem!
Situation Mengbei. Hong Yan walked around in the middle of the position at will. He successively observed the arming of the Ninth Company. The fortifications of the field army are dignified and decent. They had been through a bitter battle, and naturally understood that fortifications could better protect themselves.
After ten o'clock, another company on the western front of the position entered the village to garrison. At the same time, the Gosoda mine was also captured by our army. In this way, our army formed a complete and thick line of defense along the line of the Waibo River south of Tangtang. In fact, the Waipo River Suspension Bridge was bombed, and this line of defense has become much smaller in the military sense.
"You are the 'grumbling king' registered by the whole group?" Hong Yan looked at the young man in front of him who was a head taller than him and asked.
"What's this, that, is the grumbling king also called by your little P child? How did you not know the glorious title of 'light tank'? The young man's words were very polite, and at the end there was a bit of a stinky P smell.
According to the description in the novel: Jin Kailai is of medium to upper height, and he is fat. The eyebrows are thick and the eyes are not big. But his eyes were like two bolts of lightning, sharp and bright. He was as strong as a steel plate that could make a sound when it hit him, and the soldiers said he was a "light tank."
The comrades-in-arms took a nickname, which not only meant to be a joke, but also vividly expressed his character and appearance. But a child actually said in public that he didn't like the "whining king" the most, and this "nickname" made him stop at a platoon commander for many years. To put it badly, it is "which pot is not opened, which pot is not mentioned".
"Platoon Commander Jin, speak civilly!" Zhao Mengsheng criticized beside Hong Yan. He saw Hong Yan as a child, but he didn't dare to treat him as a child. The emotions expressed by Captain Wang, the two female health guards, the seriously wounded in the ambulance station, and the eyes of those unusual soldiers are by no means just for a child.
"Hee-hee! Instructor, out of the way! Hong Yan smiled and pointed to the tank lying in the pit not far away: "Light tank?" Cut, which point is the image? If you see our medium tank, can you get him to listen to you? ”
Jin Pai Chang was deflated. He's seen this thing, how can he make it obedient? What's more, this big iron bump is fatter than the domestic ones I've seen along the way.
"Platoon Commander Jin, don't underestimate Little Brother Hong Yan. Do you still remember that before you cut sugarcane, Company Commander Liang reminded you to pay attention to lightning protection? That was the little brother Hongyan who specially told Company Commander Liang. If it weren't for the reminder of the little brother and the confession of Company Commander Liang, your little life would have been confessed in a foreign country. Zhao Mengsheng reminded Jin Kailai in a timely manner.
"Oh, what's going on?" Hong Yan looked at Jin Kailai and asked deliberately.
"Haha, it's not something unsightly!" Jin Kailai laughed and said: "After we attacked the 346 heights, the soldiers were so thirsty that they couldn't stand it because of the dry food and water bottles thrown by the rapid march. I took two soldiers to cut the sugar cane of the common people, but on the way back I almost hit a mine. At that time, I was very blessed, and suddenly remembered the reminder of Company Commander Liang, slowed down and walked cautiously. Just take two steps, two steps, oh, so you don't die, there is a mine under your feet. I'm not afraid of your jokes, my cold sweat broke out at that time. Tell me, am I dying too much? Jin Kailai squeezed his eyes and exaggerated his expression, which made everyone laugh.
In the novel, Jin Kailai stepped on a mine and died on the way back from cutting sugarcane, and there was still a lot of controversy in the later military merit evaluation. Hong Yan didn't expect that Liang Sanxi and Zhao Mengsheng would remember his reminder in their hearts. As a result, Liang Sanxi was alive, and Jin Kailai was also jumping around.
"Instructor Zhao, let me ask...... Is that Xiaojin and Xiaobeidu? Hong Yan asked in a low voice.
Zhao Mengsheng's face immediately darkened. Jin Kailai, who was in front, also heard it, and immediately looked sad and inexplicable. Hong Yan knew that the two of them were not spared!
"Comrade Xiao Jin is tired to death! Xiaobeidu ...... Also dead. Zhao Mengsheng snorted, as if he was very self-reproachful: "We have all noticed the ammunition you mentioned." After receiving it, I found that the overall number of shells was limited and we had to take it away, to be honest, we also had a fluke mentality, and felt that it was not so coincidental, and finally killed him with two duds in a row...... It's all my fault, I didn't make it ......."
The soldiers of the artillery platoon were very sad, in fact, not only Xiaobei died because of substandard shells. This is all the legacy of that era!
"The dead are gone! You can't blame you for this, it was caused by that era. Now let's kill a few more little Vietnamese to comfort their souls in the sky! Hong Yan finally ended this heavy topic. The vicissitudes of tone are comparable to those of a middle-aged uncle in his thirties and forties.
After a moment of silence, Hong Yan didn't hear the shouting or anything. There were 40 bazookas on the artillery platoon position, 82 none, etc. These close-range attacks and defenses within 300 meters are still relatively easy to use. Beyond 300 meters, there is no guy to take advantage of. Thinking of the 107mm rocket launcher he got, he asked, "Platoon Commander Jin, we got a 107, will you use it?" ”
"Little P...... Hehe, little comrade, remove that word. It's not me Jin Kai who brags, and I won't fire a cannon without it. Jin Kailai was despised by the child, and immediately reluctant, patting his chest and saying.
"Alright! Come and see! "Hong Yantou will go first. He was followed by Jin Kailai and three fighters.
Jin Kailai saw the twelve tubes 107 in the grass cave, and immediately pounced, stroking with his eyes closed. Hongyan Khan. Incredibly, Jin Kailai quickly decomposed, and in the end, there were piles of parts left. So, in less than ten minutes, the four of them trotted to transport the parts to the artillery platoon. Zhao Mengsheng didn't leave, he was still waiting there.
Speaking of which, Hong Yan also happened to see the introduction in his previous life, 107 is a "low-tech, low-price, low-quality personnel use" three low-level weapons, known as AK47 in rocket artillery. The 107 is a highly humanized high-quality artillery, and various parameters have been repeatedly optimized. First of all, the artillery rocket is designed to be 18.8 kilograms, which can be carried by one person and can withstand long-distance marches in difficult terrain.
The 107 is not only light in overall weight, but can also be quickly disassembled and combined, and the weight of individual parts after disassembly does not exceed 30 kg. In order to meet the requirements of the human back, the decomposed part has the following characteristics in terms of structural size: the upper neck is not (easy to raise the head), the lower is not the hip (easy to step), the width is not but the shoulder (easy to pass), and the center of gravity is close to the body (to prevent twisting the waist). In these respects, it can be said that no rocket artillery in the world can be compared with 107 rocket artillery.
The strange thing is that 107-mm shells can be placed directly on the ground without a launcher, and can be fired with a few ordinary batteries and two ordinary wires or wires after aiming. Generally speaking, the target distance of 1000~1500 meters is better when launched simply. What's more, there have been reports of Afghans smashing off the back cover of a 107-mm rocket with stones, placing it in a row on the ground, and then firing it directly with fire.
If you want a simple rocket to hit the target accurately, it is best to build a solid earth and rock launch pad on the ground, and the plane on which the rocket is placed should be flat, and the plane length should be close to the length of the rocket, so as to ensure the stability of the rocket when taking off. Of course, 107mm rockets can also be fired from various places such as building windows and car roofs. So the 107 cannon became a nightmare for the Midi in Afghanistan in later generations.
After transporting back a few boxes of shells, Jin Kailai and the artillery platoon soldiers quickly assembled the 107 again and synthesized it into a twelve-barrel launcher. This level of business is really speechless! Zhao Mengsheng looked at his skillful movements and methodical command, and once again got acquainted with this grumbling king.
"Can I launch without a launcher or tube?" Hong Yan smiled maliciously.
Jin Kailai touched his scalp, thinking about Hong Yan's words, and then said, "How is this possible? Without a launch tube, don't shells run around? ”
"Really?" Hong Yan didn't think about it, found a piece of flat ground, and then gently lifted a cannonball with both hands and laid it flat on the ground. The lightweight appearance made Jin Kai stunned for a moment. With a weight of nearly 40 pounds, the little P child can really move it easily.
"Platoon Commander Jin, install the fuse." Hong Yan made a gesture of please. The artillery platoon soldiers and Zhao Mengsheng both watched curiously at this scene and didn't say much.
The 107 is world-famous for its lightness and ease of use. The shell of the 107 rocket has a white reticle that matches the direction of the rocket's flight and is used for aiming when fired in an easy way. Hong Yan took out an extremely lightweight caliper-style sight with distance and bearing scales on it, and snapped it onto the rocket to align it with the white reticle. "Three points and one line" is aimed precisely and lives together.
"I see." Jin Kailai suddenly realized. Later generations circulated on the Internet that 107 may be the world's most suitable heavy weapon for guerrilla warfare and special forces. At this time, China was not the era of guerrilla warfare, and uncontrolled firing was not a compulsory subject.
Next, Jin Kailai, who was naturally sensitive to artillery, came to the platoon commander and found two dry batteries and wires. The rocket was successfully launched, and white smoke fell on the small hillside in the north, and the fire flashed and a cloud of smoke rose up.
Hong Yan didn't dare to say that he smashed the back cover and launched it in a burning style. That's not scientific!