By the time we arrived at the arsenal weapons test site, three mortars, which were almost indistinguishable from each other in appearance, were already standing on the ground in a row with their muzzles raised. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Next to the three mortars, two gunners squatted on each, and next to them were a box of mortar shells.

Seeing this, Yang Xingguo decisively ordered: "Three mortars, the closest range and the longest range, each hit three shells, and fire immediately!" ”

In less than a minute, the dull sound of mortar guns being ejected reached Yang Xingguo's ears.

A slight scream reached Yang Xingguo's ears, and the three shells flew in the air for less than three seconds before they smashed into the ground a few hundred meters away and exploded.

Because mortars do not need to be reloaded, and shell casings do not need to be returned. The first round of three shells had just landed and exploded, and the second round of three shells had already flown out of the chambers with a dull sound of shelling.

In the blink of an eye, three rounds of nine shells landed and exploded one after another.

Because the shells landed too concentrated, even though there were only nine shells, a large cloud of gunsmoke still rose from the shell landing site.

After firing at a target of 300 meters, the gunner next to the mortar immediately began to adjust the angle of fire of the barrel and aimed at the target three miles away. And Yang Xingguo and others also picked up the binoculars, stared at the shooting target, and waited for the mortar to fire.

Soon, the dull sound of shelling reached Yang Xingguo's ears. This time, the three shells flew for six or seven seconds before they hit the target and exploded.

After nine shells landed and exploded one after another, the target position was completely covered by the thick smoke of gunpowder raised by the explosion of the shells.

Yang Xingguo, who looked satisfied, couldn't help but praise: "Yes, six of the nine shells hit the target, and even if they didn't hit the target, the maximum error would not exceed 30 meters." Director Xiao, this time your arsenal has made a great contribution! ”

After finishing speaking, he ordered directly to Xiao Wenchang: "Let's go, go over and take a look at these three mortars now." ”

Walking into these three mortars, Yang Xingguo immediately saw the difference between the three mortars.

Two of the mortars had particularly thick barrel walls, and despite the smooth surface, Yang Xingguo could still see traces of polishing.

As for the last mortar, the walls of the barrel are very thin, and at a glance it is clear that it was welded directly from seamless steel pipes.

As a close-range fire support artillery, Yang Xingguo is sure that the pressure on the barrel is not very great. As long as the quality of the steel pipe is good enough, it can fully withstand the continuous shelling of dozens of shells.

In addition, the barrel welded into the finished steel pipe is lightweight, and a person can easily carry it on his back. The mortar barrel welded with steel pipe is obviously better than the barrel made of casting and polishing, and it is much better! ”

Thinking of this, Yang Xingguo immediately decided: "I want this kind of mortar welded with a cannon barrel!" If the arsenal is fully processed, how many doors can be produced in a day? ”

Xiao Wenchang thought about it and replied: "We don't have a special artillery factory, and the personnel who produce these three mortars are all drawn from various factories. If all the relevant technicians are put together to produce with all their strength, five mortars can come out in a day! ”

"However, there is a problem here. We can't produce seamless steel pipes at all, we don't have equipment and no technology! If the seamless steel pipes for the production of mortars were all obtained by purchase, the cost would be too high! ”

"What about shells, can they be produced?" Yang Xingguo frowned and asked.

At this time, Xiao Wenchang finally gave Yang Xingguo an affirmative answer: "There is no problem with artillery shells, mortar shells are much simpler than other shells, the grenade factory is responsible for casting shell shells, and the ammunition factory is responsible for charging." If you produce it at full capacity, there will be no problem at all with a hundred shells a day. ”

Yang Xingguo was not satisfied with this result, and said with a frown: "This kind of production is not possible, since the arsenal does not have an artillery factory, then transfer personnel to form an artillery factory, and if there is no artillery factory, then set up an artillery shell factory." Director Xiao, you must know that in the future, in addition to producing mortars and mortar shells, our arsenal will also produce field artillery, mountain artillery, and even large-caliber heavy artillery in the future. As a factory manager, you have to think long-term. ”

"Also, this time I brought back a lot of international students from the capital, many of whom were born in mechanical engineering and chemistry, and some of them have interned in large arsenals in Europe and the United States. When you have time, you go to the deputy commander, bring them all back, and join the arsenal! ”

Xiao Wenchang's face was overjoyed, and he replied excitedly: "Commander Xie, with these people joining the arsenal, the strength of the arsenal will definitely become stronger!" There are also artillery factories and artillery factories, and after I go down, I will send excellent technicians from various branches to set them up! ”

Yang Xingguo nodded in affirmation: "This kind of thing must be as soon as possible!" After the establishment of the artillery factory and the artillery shell factory, in addition to the production of mortars and mortar shells, there are also capable technicians who are usually dispatched to study more mountain artillery and artillery shells, and strive to get them out, at least to be able to repair the artillery destroyed on the battlefield! ”

Speaking of this, Yang Xingguo's brows furrowed again, and he asked Xiao Wenchang: "The seamless steel pipe you are using now was purchased from Germany!" ”

"I ordered it directly from Germany through William, and there are no steel pipes of this caliber on the German side!" Xiao Wenchang replied.

Hearing this, Yang Xingguo's frowning brows unexpectedly relaxed, and after a long sigh of relief, he said, "There is a way!" I'm so stupid that I have mortars in my hands, and I'm still worried about not having steel pipes and silver! ”

A day later, the colonel of the German military delegation in the Liaodong Army was taken to the test site by Yang Xingguo.

Because the mortar is a very simple artillery, many people will know the principle at a glance. Therefore, Yang Xingguo did not display the mortar directly in front of the German colonel, but at a distance of more than 100 meters, he performed a short-range, medium-range, and long-range fire attack on the German colonel.

Seeing the artillery fire three shells in just ten seconds, the shock on the face of the German colonel could no longer be described in words.

At this time, Yang Xingguo said very timely: "Colonel Jim, this new artillery not only has a rate of fire three times that of other artillery, but more importantly, it hits the target. ”

"We all know that mountain artillery is very powerful, but it can only cause damage to ground targets. And this new type of artillery you just saw is the opposite, it has a fatal blow to targets hiding in the trenches! As long as you have this new type of artillery, even if all the enemies are hiding in the trenches, they will be wiped out by the opponent on the battlefield. ”

"Also, although the firing range of this artillery is not very long, its shooting accuracy is very high, and the error within the effective range is no more than thirty meters, which is definitely a very good replenishment support artillery."

"There is another, and most important, this kind of artillery is very light, all of them add up to less than eighty kilograms, and it can be disassembled into two parts in ten seconds, carried by two artillerymen, and then it can be assembled in ten seconds. The gun is so light that a person can carry it and walk, and it only takes ten seconds to disassemble and assemble, Colonel Jim is a soldier and should be able to think very well of the value and power of this new type of artillery on the battlefield! (To be continued.) )