When he walked into a self-propelled howitzer, Han Shuangcai smiled and said, "Brigade Commander Chen, Commander Li, you should have all seen tanks, right?" ”

"I've seen it, the little devil has a lot of tanks on our battlefield in North China, oh, they call it a chariot, but that size can't be compared with this." Brigade Commander Chen immediately nodded and said.

"On another battlefield, Germany has already built the Leopard tank, and is also working on a more powerful Tiger heavy tank, which weighs about 56 tons, which is even heavier than ours."

"But our is actually the same principle as the tank, but what we don't need is that we don't hit the frontal battlefield like the tank, but combines the principle of the tank and the artillery, we call it a self-propelled howitzer."

"It means a howitzer that can walk on its own, it is a combination of a cannon and a tank turf, it can walk on its own and has good cross-country ability, so it will be more maneuverable." Han Shuang briefly introduced the design principle of self-propelled howitzers.

"Wait, Comrade Han Shuang, do you have all the artillery here?" Li Yunlong didn't know what he found, and suddenly asked.

"Yes, this is the equipment of one of our artillery battalions, a total of 36 155-mm self-propelled howitzers." Han Shuang nodded slightly and said.

"This ...... What is its firing speed? "Li Yunlong's head is still very flexible, on the previous battlefield, although he was shocked clearly, but he still knows some basic data, if you want to achieve the same attack results as before, at least more than 100 heavy artillery pieces are needed, but now there are only 36, which means that it has a faster launch speed.

"That's the advantage of the self-propelled howitzer, it's not just self-walking, it also has an automatic loader inside, so it can fire at a rate of up to 8 rounds per minute!" Han Shuang smiled and nodded, these data are nothing, tell them that it's okay.

It's a big deal, they're going to come from me when I'm developing it, so I'll give them a new eye. To be honest, if you really study and study the Tiger heavy tank that has been in service for 2 years, that is, in 42 years, you will find that the war has made human research and development capabilities really perverted, especially Germany in this period, which is really ruthless.

Not to mention 42 years of normal domestic history, even after thirty or forty years, I am afraid that it will not be possible to create the tiger style that Germany tossed out in 42 years.

This is the huge gap in a country's industrial system.

"8 rounds per minute." Lao Li took a deep breath, to be honest, this launch speed is terrifying in his opinion, you must know that this is not a mortar, this is a heavy artillery! Such a heavy artillery can reach 8 rounds per minute ?! This...... No wonder they thought that at least a hundred artillery pieces were firing a salvo at that time, and such a firing speed, more than a hundred guns on top of more than thirty guns was normal!

"It has a 52x diameter barrel, so it's got amazing range, and that's why we say we can provide you with fire support." Han Shuang said with a smile.

"How far can it hit? Is there 20 km? Lao Li was obviously also knowledgeable, and immediately asked the key question, obviously they probably had some understanding of the range of the Japanese army's heavy artillery.

"With ordinary shells, the ultimate range is 39 km." Han Shuang smiled and said, "If you use an extended-range bomb, it can reach about 60 kilometers." ”

The extended-range bomb that Han Shuang said is naturally a rocket extended-range bomb, but with a rocket extended-range projectile, the power of the shell will be reduced, but it will also be a 155mm heavy gun!

Lao Li and Brigade Commander Chen's breathing are a little heavy, ordinary shells 39 kilometers? And also to launch an extended-range projectile at a distance of 60 km? This......

Such a range was simply beyond their imagination, and Brigade Commander Chen immediately understood why Han Shuang and they were so confident.

Such a terrifying range, which means that the enemy's artillery will be wiped out outside the range, then they will naturally be in a safe state.

"That's great! If that's the case, we'll stay here, and I'll see how many Sakata United can send in, but ...... Comrade Han Shuang, it should be difficult for you to supply shells, right? Li Yunlong said quickly.

"Is there anything we can help with in your artillery shell manufacturing, if there is, Han Shuang informed you, I will go to the logistics department to give you priority in making such artillery shells." Li Yunlong didn't wait for Han Shuang to speak, and directly spoke again.

"Rest assured, we have enough shells in stock." Han Shuang smiled and nodded.

The bombing team hadn't even finished a single ammunition base for half a day, and the ammunition had been replenished when they came in, and there were dozens of logistical ammunition supply vehicles waiting outside the rift.

It is no exaggeration to say that these shells can even be fired here for a year and a half.

"Okay, you know a, how can our military factory on the logistics side have the ability to make such shells, that is, the arsenal on the headquarters side may have this ability." Brigade Commander Chen next to him glared at Li Yunlong, mainly because this guy was always talking nonsense.

"Hehe, brigade commander, my Lao Li is a rough man, and he definitely doesn't know as much as you." Li Yunlong scratched his head and said with a smile.

"Comrade Han Shuang, why don't we find a place to talk carefully?" Brigade Commander Chen thought for a while and said.

"Please follow me." Han Shuang nodded, and directly led Brigade Commander Chen to the tent that served as the headquarters over there.

After entering the tent, there are no specific things in it for the time being, but only a strategic map, as well as some radio stations and other equipment, and more advanced things are not displayed here.

After coming in and sitting down, Zhou Qiang asked people to pour a glass of water for Li Yunlong and Brigade Commander Chen, and there were only four of them left in the entire tent.

Everyone else was outside the tent, and after the four of them sat down, Brigade Commander Chen looked left and right, and then said: "Comrade Han Shuang, I won't hide it from you, our Eighth Route Army has always treated people with sincerity, Comrade Han Shuang, you treat us as friends, and we = definitely treat you as friends." ”

"This time, our division was surrounded by Japanese troops, and our original battle plan was to break through and withdraw from this area, and then rely on the support of the government of the border headquarters to carry out guerrilla operations and wait for opportunities to counterattack in several base areas in the western Shanxi region."

"But if you can really provide artillery support, we are not ready to evacuate this area, we will stick here and fight the devils for a long time, in this way, we are now like a nail nailed to the core of the devils, so that when we carry out troop control and counterattack in the later stage, we can inflict heavy damage on the devils."

Brigade Commander Chen had apparently communicated with their headquarters before he came.