Chapter 228 Tanks and Chemical Development!
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As the number of troops increases, so does the number of weapons that the troops need to be equipped with. According to He Zhengdao's previous suggestion to the FΓΌhrer and Mr. Zhu, the future Eighth Route Army will truly move towards regularization and institutionalization.
This also means that in the future Eighth Route Army, there will be a formal distinction between the regular army and the garrison army. According to the current opinion of the Eighth Route Army, in the future, the regular army will be uniformly equipped with weapons and equipment produced by military factories.
A large amount of equipment used by various units will become the main combat equipment of the garrison units in the future. This order of loading is also the regular army first and then the garrison troops. The Northeast Field Army will also become the first experimental force.
Although the commanders of the corps, all want to obtain this qualification. However, this proposal for the restructuring of the army was drafted by He Zhengdao and submitted to the Central Committee and the General Headquarters for approval, so that Dongye was undoubtedly more suitable.
The most important thing is that at present, there is one unit in the Northeast Field Army that has completed the corresponding reorganization, that is, the special division. How strong the combat effectiveness of this army is, I am afraid that many corps leaders know it.
In addition to the special division, many of the main forces in the current Dongye have also been equipped with weapons produced by military factories. Although other corps have installed a number of new weapons, they have not been large-scale and institutionalized.
According to what Mr. Zhu said at the meeting, let Dongye improve the system first. In the process of reorganization, if there are any problems, other troops can avoid them at that time, which will save the troops many detours.
After giving the aircraft factory next year's production tasks, He Zhengdao also successively issued production targets to the artillery factory and the gun factory. It can be said that next year will be another busy year for the workers of the military factory.
Among the tasks involving the artillery factory, He Zhengdao also emphasized: "According to the production plan issued by the headquarters, starting next year, the production of light artillery will be transferred to the two branch factories of Taihang Mountain and Dabie Mountain.
The corresponding production equipment and workers will strive to complete the handover and placement before the beginning of spring. Next year, an important task of the artillery plant will be to produce large-caliber artillery and rocket artillery. These heavy artillery pieces are also the focus of future troop installations.
The cannons and howitzers that have been finalized earlier will be produced at an accelerated pace next year. As for the artillery steel materials, the commander-in-chief also gave the steel plant a production task, and the volume of our steel plant will also be increased next year.
In addition, next year we will build a large steel plant in Baotou. The corresponding equipment is currently in transit. The steel plant in Baotou will also focus on the production of special steel required by our military factories. β
Considering that the current steel plant is a bit far away from the military factory, the annual steel output of the steel plant set up here is not too high. In the cooperation agreement signed with the United States, He Zhengdao also purchased equipment for a large steel plant from the United States.
Of course, some of them were inevitably purchased from the Soviet side. Speaking of which, as the United States transported a large number of supplies to Yan'an through the territory of the Soviet Union, the Soviet side, which had been in charge earlier, also seemed to be a little anxious.
The reason is simple, these things were also available in the USSR. But their asking price was too high before, and He Zhengdao didn't buy it if he didn't think it was cost-effective. Now that the United States is willing to provide it at a low price, the Soviet Union will naturally be a little unable to sit still.
After several negotiations with the Soviet side, the Soviet side still received a lot of this huge amount of purchase agreement. For such procurement affairs, He Zhengdao also knows that Yan'an is also in order to take into account the overall situation.
At least at this stage, Yan'an does not want the Soviet Union to really abandon its old suspicions. Even if the Soviet Union stood in the perspective of a neutral country, it would be of great help to Yan'an. Appropriate benefits should be given to some extent.
It was with these purchase agreements that the attitude of the Soviet side towards the Eighth Route Army improved considerably. And this cooperation also allowed the head of state, Mr. Zhu and others to truly see what it means to put national interests first.
The so-called comradely friendship is more tenable on issues involving national interests. Through this negotiation, He Zhengdao finally decided to set off on the construction plan of Baotou Steel.
With the air force escorting the steel plant, He Zhengdao felt that it would not be easy for the Japanese army to destroy the steel plant. Most importantly, breakthroughs have also been made in the current research of air defense radars in military factories.
If all goes well, He Zhengdao believes that next year, a radar specially designed for air defense will also be equipped with troops and radar stations. With air defense radar, the Air Force also has an extra pair of clairvoyance.
After talking about the artillery factory, He Zhengdao looked at the director of the automobile factory and said: "As for the production task of the automobile factory, next year will not be easy. According to the plan of the headquarters, next year we will officially form an armored division in Higashino.
The modified tanks and armored vehicles currently used by the troops will be handed over to other corps for equipment. This also means that we use a large number of new tanks and armored vehicles. So, next year you're going to speed up production as well. β
'Yes, Commander! Earlier, we finalized and produced the new tank, and all the experimental data met the requirements. If the troops need to be equipped in large quantities, our factory will also do its best to produce as quickly as possible. β
'Good! As for the new tank, I'll try it out for myself when the meeting is over. The commander of the armored brigade and a group of drivers are now on their way here. Let them experience the power of the new tanks as well.
In order to ensure that the armored division can be formed as soon as possible, I hope that your factory will also produce at least 100 new tanks before the beginning of spring. When the time comes, the armored division will send an armored regiment over to conduct formation combat drills in the rear.
In addition, the assault vehicles I deployed to your factory earlier will soon be received by troops. These weapons and equipment will also be used in the campaign to recover the northeast next year. I believe that its appearance will once again shock the world. β
Although he has not yet seen this new tank produced by the automobile factory, He Zhengdao knows very well that the tank drawings he spent on the automobile factory are also based on the Type 59 tank used by the army in the previous life.
This medium tank was originally based on the Soviet T-tank. It's just that if history has not changed, he believes in the drawings of this tank, even if the USSR is currently in the research and development stage, and has not really been produced.
Even if this tank is at this stage, some equipment with a relatively high level of science and technology cannot be produced for the time being. However, He Zhengdao believes that as long as the research of various research institutes makes breakthroughs in the future, the refitting of these tanks will become much faster.
Compared with the Type 95 main battle tanks currently equipped by the Kwantung Army, He Zhengdao believes that the tanks of the two armies are meeting on the battlefield. The difference in the weight of the tank alone, even a collision can knock over the little devil's tank.
In fact, in the Battle of Normenhan, which ended earlier, the armored units of the Kwantung Army were also defeated in the face of the rough-skinned Soviet-style tanks. But in the eyes of the Japanese army, their armored warring countries were still invincible in East Asia.
If this new main battle tank appears on the battlefield in the future. He Zhengdao believes that the shock it has given to the Japanese armored forces is also very huge. And this tank can also become the main battle tank of the Eighth Route Army in a short time.
Even against the new Soviet tanks in the future, he believes that the future improved ones will be far more powerful than the Soviet tanks. A good start can often lead to more advantages. This also allows the development of tanks to avoid many detours.
As for the assault vehicle mentioned by He Zhengdao, in fact, it can also be called a light armored vehicle. This wheeled assault combat vehicle, which He Zhengdao also intends to equip the special division and the saber special operations team in the future, is very fast and powerful.
If it can be equipped in large quantities, He Zhengdao believes that in the future, the penetration capability of the special division will be raised to a higher level on the basis of the existing combat effectiveness. After all, He Zhengdao's definition of a special division is a rapid reaction force of the future Wehrmacht.
In order to achieve rapid response, its mobility ability must naturally be further improved. Compared with walking, the speed of wheeled chariots is undoubtedly much faster. This also realizes that once there is a war situation, the special division can also rush to the battlefield in the shortest possible time.
After saying these situations, He Zhengdao also said in a timely manner: "Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, I also inform the comrades of good news. Of course, this news is still classified at the moment, and I hope that comrades will not leak it.
That is, a major breakthrough has been made in restricting our chemical oils. Our exploration team has found oil fields worth exploiting in many places in Shaanxi. The corresponding mining equipment is currently being debugged and installed.
After the beginning of spring, our total daily oil production will also be greatly improved. Earlier, the chemical plant was worried about the shortage of raw materials, and after the new oil plant is mined next year, I am afraid that you will also have to work three shifts and work overtime to produce. β
As soon as he heard this, the director of the chemical plant immediately said with ecstatic: "Commander, have you really found a new oil field?" β
'Of course! It's hard to do it, I can't use this kind of news to accuse you! As I said earlier, it's not that we don't have oil fields, it's just that the difficulty of exploiting our oil fields is higher than that of some other countries.
When the new fields start production, I believe that there will be a steady supply of oil to chemical plants and refineries. Here, I also hope that the two factories can tell the workers that they are ready to fight a tough battle next year.
Whether it is our armored tanks or airplanes, or even cars for troop transport, a lot of fuel is needed. The more fuel you produce, the more powerful our weapons and equipment can be. β
Please rest assured, commander, as long as the raw materials are sufficient, our factory will be able to ensure the supply of fuel for the troops! β
Looking at the confident expressions of the two factory directors, He Zhengdao also knew that there were many skilled workers trained by the two factories. But many times, the production tasks of these workers are relatively easy, which makes them feel a little guilty.
Now hearing that there will be no shortage of crude oil supply next year, the two plant directors are naturally happy. The longer the workers work, the higher their income, and the more they contribute to the cause of liberation!