At the shooting training ground, 13 artillery teams composed of second-year students of the Bathton Military Academy continued to fire at their own pace. The trainees pushed cannons, moved ammunition, and measured data, and the scene was very lively.

Among the 13 artillery teams, the 9th artillery team of Weiss and Luhn was the first to get a direct hit. With the first hit, the next trainees who went into battle to drill the gun were much more relaxed. After the cannon is reset, they only need to follow the operating regulations to measure the target range, target orientation, wind direction and wind speed, and after comprehensive calculation to obtain the correct shooting parameters, and finally confirm that the cannon is set correctly, they can ensure the hit.

Watching the shells continue to bombard the fortress with the purple flag, Weiss couldn't help but praise the technical ability of the Grumman Group. The old cannon they are operating today is the GM15 marine gun designed and developed by the Grumman Group half a century ago. At that time, there were no flying warships, and the victory or defeat of the war depended on land warfare, and the situation in land warfare depended on artillery. In terms of caliber and power, the GM15 was not outstanding at that time, and the reason why it was able to become the most numerous, most widely used, and the best overall evaluation of the Ulster Free Federal Army was due to its excellent mobility, handling, and stability. In that era of constant border friction, the great powers have maintained a high level of armaments, and they have entered the era of large industry, the output of steel and chemical industry has increased geometrically, and the military production capacity has also shown explosive growth, the GM15 of the Ulster Free Federation, the AZA21 of the Norman Empire, and the WA14 of the Kingdom of Wessex, the number of production and equipment has set an unprecedented record - the total output of the GM15 marine artillery series has reached a record 311,400 pieces, Most of it was for the Army's field units, about a quarter of it was assigned to the garrison of the fortress, and about 600 of them were carried on various types of surface ships......

"The fourteenth round of training shells, shoot!"

Lune gave the order, the cannons roared, the cadets plugged their ears and poked their heads, and all the details were the same.

Weiss's eyes narrowed.

In his unique vision, the Identification of Friend or Foe system made a judgment on the combat effectiveness of the fortress with the purple flag.

Biological function 0/0

Mental vitality 0/0

Combat potential 0-0

Equivalent protection 185-577

Action speed 0-0

Although the data column in the imaginary box is empty, and only one set is not zero, in Weiss's view, this set of data is of great significance. Placed on a real battlefield, it can help your commander judge the actual strength of the enemy's fortifications, and then make reasonable combat decisions.

As far as the data of the response of the Foe Identification System is concerned, the weakening effect of an indirect hit on the fortress is between 50 and 80, and it is said that it will take two or three rounds to completely destroy it, but after the smoke and dust of the explosion cleared, the students around Weiss were excited.

It turned out that a black hole had been blown out of the front wall of the fortress, and the purple flag planted on the fortress had become purple strips of rags.

"We come first, we come first!" Some students shouted excitedly.

Weiss squinted, hey, that fortress obviously has more than a hundred and a hundred protection values. From this point of view, the identification system of friend or foe determines that a missing fortification still has some protective capabilities. Yes, that's how it should be......

While Westo was meditating, a large number of people, including Captain McCullen, the gunnery instructor, Captain Figlein, the lead instructor, Lieutenant Ike, the senior inspector, and the detachment instructors and inspectors heard the news. This formation attracted the students of several artillery teams around to stop and watch.

After briefly asking Luan about the ammunition consumption, Captain McCullen pulled Weiss out of the group as usual.

"Tell me, how did you do that?" He looked at his "proud disciple" with anticipation.

Weiss did not sell it, but told the artillery instructor about his observations and judgments.

The veteran artillery officer nodded repeatedly: "Very good, very good, Cadet Long Clumber Haisen, you are the most talented young man I have met in the past five years. If you agree, I can write a letter of recommendation to the technical director of artillery right now, recommending you to go to the Grunson Higher Artillery Academy for further study, you can become a full-fledged officer at least half a year earlier, and the road to advancing to middle and senior officers will be much smoother. Of course, you can also stay at the Gaston Military Academy to continue your studies, and after graduation, you can go directly to the artillery unit as a midshipman, and the initial promotion speed will be relatively slow, but with the golden sign of the Basston Military Academy graduates, your future promotion path will still be much smoother than others! ”

Weiss must admit that Captain McCullen's invitation made him a little moved. According to the military system of the Ulster Free Federation and the practice of previous years, the graduates of the Gaston Military Academy, the best batch of grades can enter the staff department, and it takes one and a half to two years to be promoted to the rank of second lieutenant, and the rest are usually assigned to various grass-roots units, if they are lucky, they can become a second lieutenant in about two years, and if they are unlucky, it is not surprising that they can survive for three or five years. The Grunsonll Advanced Artillery Academy is different from the Basston Military Academy in that it selects outstanding talents from active non-commissioned officers for further study, and directly receives the rank of second lieutenant in artillery upon graduation - those with outstanding grades can even be promoted to artillery lieutenant.

From the point of view of practical interests, it is also very beneficial to transfer to the Higher Artillery Academy for further study through the director of artillery technology. In the words of the fat vice president, this is an unavoidable opportunity, you must know that the gross profit margin of Grumman Group's guns is remarkable to reach 50%, and the gross profit margin of guns can easily exceed 70%! In the Ulster Free Federation, the only star group that the Grumman Group looks up to is to start from the manufacture of artillery, and now, they are not only the number one supplier of medium and heavy artillery to the military, but also one of the three major flying warship builders in the Federation......

Weiss's reply was that he would think about it.

That's all.

Next, the topic returned to the shell fuse. Captain McCullen revealed that most of the training shells used in military schools are old bullets in stock, and they are equipped with old trigger fuses, so there will be problems such as long delay and ricochet, and the shells distributed to the active artillery units have basically been replaced with new shells developed and produced after the war.

Finally, the artillery captain also said with deep meaning that if you want to understand the essence of artillery, you have to go to a professional artillery academy to systematically learn various artillery skills. In addition, the Grunsonll Higher Artillery Academy is currently the only military academy in the Ulster Free Federation that accepts cadets from both the Army and the Air Corps, and in a sense, it is a special link between the officer class of the Army and the Air Corps. One day on the battlefield, an Army commander who graduated from the Grunson's Advanced Artillery Academy should have been more comfortable calling for support from an aviation unit than his colleagues.

Weiss listened attentively, but until the end, he did not make any answer.

After that, after the discussion of the gunners instructors, the team leader instructors, and the senior inspectors, the 9th Artillery Corps completed the live-fire training course with the "highest efficiency in five years" with 14 shells, and the course scores of the 20 cadets of the artillery team were all "excellent".

Hearing this good news, the cadets of the 9th Artillery Corps high-fived each other in celebration.

Then, at the suggestion of Captain McCullen, the instructors and inspectors observed the artillery unit's firing demonstration. Commanded by Lune and corrected by Weiss, the cadets of the 9th Artillery Corps continued their efforts, and two shells directly destroyed the broken fortress. Now, they are firmly out of target.

The artillery instructors, the team leader instructors, and the senior inspectors once again agreed to allow the 9th Artillery Brigade to embark on the return journey ahead of schedule, and the rest of the time can be free to move around the school.

Such treatment naturally attracts the envy of classmates.

Before leaving, Captain McCullen caught Weiss and muttered a few more words, and by this time, several other artillery commanders were already eager to find Lune, either for advice on the trick of lore, or to "borrow" the shells - the 9th Artillery carried a total of 20 training shells, which consumed 14+2, and finally had 4 more rounds.

Before this live-fire training class, as usual, someone inquired about the "customs clearance cheats" from the seniors. In previous editions, the average score for completing this training was 40+. To tow the Grumman GM15 from the warehouse to the shooting range, it takes at least 14-15 trainees, four boxes of training ammunition, and few people can carry the whole journey in one breath, so the conventional practice is to run twice, the first trip tows the cannon and carries a small amount of ammunition, and after the ammunition is exhausted, all the staff return, but only carry 10 boxes of training ammunition, and hand over the hands on the way, so as to save time.

It is precisely because of this "customs clearance cheats" that some artillery teams simply only carried 3 boxes of shells, and after the early battle, they ran back to the warehouse to receive and carry ammunition, and some artillery teams brought 4 boxes, and just after they ran out, they heard that the 9th artillery team had created a new record like a god, and hurriedly came over to "see God", and it turned out that it seemed that there was an opportunity......

If Weiss or the baby-faced guy is nine times out of ten, he will show these guys nine times out of ten, but Lune is different, he is neither humble nor arrogant, and he is not salty and indifferent to communicate with the artillery commanders: "I understand everyone's feelings, and I am willing to help everyone, but there are so many shells, otherwise, the first four people to come will take one and take one out?" ”

"One shot is too little! Just draw lots! "Someone proposed.

In the case that no one wants to offend anyone, and no one is willing to take the initiative to quit, drawing lots is indeed a fair and reasonable way, but Lu En did not agree, but said that he needed to seek the opinion of the team's technical core. As a result, Weiss's side finally got rid of the "entanglement" of Captain McCullen and immediately fell into the "dispute" of the artillery commanders.

Patiently listening to Luhn's explanation, Weiss neither hid nor tucked away, and generously told everyone about the fuse problem of the training bomb and the "local method" he had come up with. As for the extra box of shells in his team, he touched his chin: "It's insincere to catch lots!" As...... Free bidding? ”

The artillery commanders looked at each other, and Lune was puzzled.

Weiss winked at Luhn, and then explained: "What I mean by free bidding, one does not need money, and the other does not want things, what I want is only a reason. Tell each of you why this box of shells is given to you, and which team has the best reason, and that team will take the shells! ”

"So how do you judge whose reason is stronger?" Someone immediately asked.

Weiss smiled: "That's simple, you say your own reasons, our artillery team all raised their hands to vote, and the winner with the most votes was obtained." ”

After speaking, Weiss first looked at Lune, and seeing that he did not object, he asked the students of the team for advice - although everyone was still in a state of unknown reason, on the one hand, out of recognition and admiration for Weiss, and on the other hand, they all cheered out of the mentality of not thinking too much of a big deal to see the excitement......