The purpose of the chief of armaments is to improve the firepower of the troops, especially the front-line combat units, and the original intention of the 80mm recoilless artillery developed by Bai Yi is to improve the firepower strike capability at the battalion level, so as to form a high-low and high-level accompanying direct-aim fire strike system with the 40mm individual rocket launcher at the squad and platoon level.

What's more, the 80mm recoilless gun benefits from a large number of lightweight materials such as fiberglass, which greatly reduces the overall weight, especially after a series of improvements in the later period, the weight is a staggering 13.6 kg.

It is only the weight of a light machine gun, and the American-made 105mm recoilless gun of the same type weighs more than 100 kilograms, not to mention ordinary infantry, even professional artillery has to use mules, horses and other livestock to achieve effective long-distance maneuvering.

Not to mention the power, the 80mm caliber has reached the level of a medium-caliber mortar, coupled with a complete range of ammunition configurations, it can be said that it is quite good direct firepower, especially in the offensive point operation, the 80mm recoilless gun is definitely a weapon that can make the enemy's pillbox into the soul.

In contrast, mortars and long-range artillery often do not achieve immediate results because of their aiming methods and curved ballistics, otherwise the fighters of the front-line troops would not need to frequently use explosive packs in pull-out operations.

As for the operation, it is also very simple, only two people are the operator and the loader, and in case of emergency, one person can also shoot.

All in all, the 80mm recoilless gun is definitely a rare good thing for front-line troops.

It is precisely because of this that Bai Yi emphasized the importance of the 80mm recoilless gun, the specific tactics of the 40mm bazooka in combination with the 40mm individual rocket launcher, as well as the specific establishment and combat composition in his plan.

At first, the head of armaments did not think much of Bai Yi's emphasis on the important role of the 80mm recoilless gun, anyway, he had heard of the situation of this recoilless artillery, a gun weighing only a dozen kilograms, just sounding like an unsteady.

He even heard that the officers and men of the artillery unit did not dare to use it at all, for fear that the thin chamber would not be able to withstand the tremendous energy of the shells and the phenomenon of exploding the chamber would occur, and that the target test of the 80mm recoilless gun was completed by the workers and masters of the factory themselves.

Although there was no legendary explosion, the unreliable reputation spread, and its reputation can be imagined, if it were not for the support of the head of the General Headquarters, it is estimated that the 80mm recoilless gun would have made way for the more well-known 40mm individual rocket launcher.

Therefore, when he saw the content of the 80mm recoilless gun, the chief of armaments frowned, if it were not for the concept of synthesis and the formation of a more detailed draft plan for the firepower at the battalion and company levels, it is estimated that the chief of armaments would have thrown Bai Yi's plan into the pile of old papers on the side.

According to Bai Yi's plan, the front-line infantry battalion has three companies and an engineer platoon, each company has three platoons, each platoon has three squads, and each squad has 9 people:

Equipped with a 40mm individual anti-tank rocket launcher (9 rounds of ammunition); one 40mm revelor grenade launcher (24 rounds in reserve); a Soviet-made PD-27 turntable light machine gun; two Type 50 automatic rifles; Four Soviet-made "Mosin Nagant" cavalry rifles.

The company headquarters is equipped with a Soviet-made PD-27 turntable light machine gun and two 40mm rotary grenade launchers for fire suppression; As for the battalion headquarters above, it is equipped with two 14.5mm high-level dual-purpose machine guns, four 80mm recoilless guns and four Soviet-made M37 82mm mortars.

According to this configuration, the front-line infantry battalions form a network of far, medium and near coverage; The striking capability of combining point killing and surface killing does not matter about the rest, but in terms of firepower, it is not known how many times stronger than the current troops of different battalion levels, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is crazy.

The most important thing is that Bai Yi's plan is not a utopian dream, it says that most of the equipment listed are active main battle equipment, Soviet-made PD-27 turntable light machine gun and "Mosin Nagant" cavalry rifle are the main firearms of the Soviet Union during World War II, with good mechanical performance, great power and good service, and now as an armament purchased from the Soviet Union, a large number of volunteer troops have been equipped.

Two Type 50 automatic rifles, 40mm revolver grenade launchers, and 14.5mm Gaoping dual-purpose machine guns are the main equipment of the new infantry independently developed by China in the past two years, and have been tested in actual combat on the tragic Korean battlefield.

As for the logistical supply, the ammunition types of firearms have been simplified into two types, that is, from the previous 6.5mm intermediate power bullets, 6.5mm rifle cartridges (for the 38 big cover) and 7.62mm pistol cartridges (mainly used for submachine guns), to 6.5mm intermediate power cartridges and 7.26mm rifle cartridges.

The earlier submachine gun was replaced by a Type 50 automatic rifle, so it was eliminated and incorporated into the PD-27 turntable light machine gun, but in terms of firepower of the firearm, it was not only not weaker than the previous configuration, but increased by two to three times, not to mention the logistics supply!

Compared with the previous one battalion equipped with five or six kinds of weapons and equipment produced in different countries, the need for seven or eight kinds of ammunition of different calibers has greatly reduced the logistical pressure, and after the integration of the entire rear service system after the previous logistics and transportation war, the logistics of the Volunteer Army has been greatly improved, and at least it is no problem to ensure the supply of these kinds of ammunition.

It can be said that Bai Yi's plan is not only detailed, but also very mature, and even the chief of armaments believes that there is no need to change it at all, and this set of equipment system can be directly used as the latest benchmark for the establishment of our army and spread to the whole army.

If you insist on picking a bone in the egg and finding out that this plan is insufficient, it is estimated that there are only four 80mm recoilless guns, and such a thing is added between the 14.5mm high-level dual-purpose machine gun and the 82mm mortar, and the chief of armament always has a feeling of adding to the snake.

However, in addition to such a little flaw, the whole set of plans can be called perfect, coupled with the fact that the head of the domestic general logistics has always supported the 80mm recoilless artillery project, the chief of armaments simply turned a blind eye to this "small flaw", and reported to the central government, and was soon approved to use the meritorious heavy firepower company as the benchmark, according to Bai Yi's preparation plan to form a 2.0 version of the heavy firepower company!

When he learned of this situation, although Bai Yi was sure to pass the test, he also took a long breath, and he was very glad that he remembered that he had compiled the equipment of our army's infantry detachment decades later, otherwise, the 80mm recoilless gun would be really dangerous......