"So we need to keep improving our skills so that our opponents can't catch up."

Feng Yufei happily accepted Zhao Lide's reminder and easily incorporated it into his speech:

"This is the fundamental reason why our industrial group has convened this meeting -- we are now capable of equipping the armed forces with more advanced and powerful weapons and equipment."

Feng Yufei put a few pictures on the projector and began to explain in detail:

"First of all, the artillery system, the breech gun already has no potential to be tapped. We built yì army to be completely reequipped with breech guns. The template used in the new gun is an imitation of the French M1897 75mm cannon, which is commonly known as the 'Miss 75', and its metal shell fixed shell and hydraulic tube withdrawal technology make the gun fire rate reach a new level. Historically, her appearance made all the artillery of various countries obsolete overnight, and the entire First World War France almost only used the 'Miss 75' bag to fight the whole game...... The seven main guns on our Qionghai battleship are basically made of 75 guns, but at the beginning, we were limited to the lack of processing equipment and materials, and we used all modern machine tools and modern metal materials, so we could not produce them in large quantities, and now there is no such problem. ”

Feng Yufei's explanation was mainly aimed at the group of people in the venue who did not know anything about military affairs, and not the members of the military group -- who did not know the prestige of the French "Miss 75" if they had a little military knowledge?

So although Feng Yufei said that the sky was full of fancy and the pictures played were also beautiful and beautiful, Tang Jian and the others just remained silent, and when Feng Yufei said that it was almost over, Tang Jian looked at Ma Qianshan:

"Old Ma, you are our artillery expert, can you tell me?"

In this regard, Ma Qianshan, who graduated from the Hefei Artillery Academy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, as the only real artillery class in the Qiong Navy, is of course the most vocal. He had obviously thought about this a long time ago and didn't think much about it. After only a little silence, he nodded:

"The Seventh Five-Year Plan is a good gun, and it can be used as the main equipment of our next-generation artillery...... However, Dr. Feng, listen to what you mean, the industrial mouth is only planning to develop this cannon type? ”

Feng Yufei paused for a moment, but still nodded and admitted:

"Yes, we believe that this artillery model has been able to meet the vast majority of the needs of the army, and the selection of a single artillery type can minimize the trouble in logistics support, parts and other aspects."

But this time Ma Qianshan shook his head:

"I don't think it's necessary, although the legal system is excellent. But it is not to the point of omnipotence. Historically, France did nothing in World War I, and in the end, it relied on the help of Britain and the United States, completely crushed its opponents with national strength, and won everything. It was because it relied too much on the 75 artillery, and the trajectory of the 75 artillery was too straight, and there was no way to deal with the trench tactics that had just emerged, and as a result, both sides could only burrow into the trenches and stare at the defensive war. ”

Speaking of these examples of war history, Ma Qianshan, a former artillery officer, is definitely much better than Feng Yufei, a military fan -- the former has studied it comprehensively as a major in military history, and the latter will only look for what he likes out of interest. So Feng Yufei quickly gave up his seat. Ma Qianshan was invited to stand on the podium:

"The birth of the 75 cannon was painstakingly studied after the Franco-Prussian War, when France suffered a great loss from Prussian artillery. Her high rate of fire is primarily used for counter-battery - firing as many shots as possible before enemy artillery is spotted and blown up to maximize the probability of a hit. Preemptively killing the enemy, this is the most feared part of 'Miss Seventy-Five' - in the artillery conversation, she chatters non-stop like a shrew, and does not give the other party a chance to speak, so as to occupy an absolute advantage. And at that time it was able to fight artillery. Only the artillery itself. ”

Ma Qianshan's analogy provoked a chuckle in the conference room, and even Feng Yufei frowned, but it was hard to say anything - it seems that the nickname of "Miss Seventy-Five" was really obtained from this?

"And for us in the Navy. It is conceivable that we will not have counter-battery pressure for a long time to come. The superiority of the high rate of fire of the 75 guns could not be brought into full play -- in fact, judging from the practical experience of our previous battles, even with the Napoleonic guns, we often had to 'shoot at a leisurely pace' and deliberately slow down the rate of fire, so as not to scare the enemy away at once and make it impossible for the guide to annihilate the opponent. ”

Ma Qianshan has participated in almost all the major battles since the establishment of the Qiongzhou Navy - the defense of Qiongzhou Prefecture, the Luzon Reconquest, and the Dengzhou Counterinsurgency War...... And so on, the rich practical experience made Feng Yufei completely unable to refute his opinions.

"In that case, we don't even need metal fixed ammunition? Can it still meet the needs of the military? ”

Feng Yufei immediately asked, she didn't say this out of anger, but in this artillery upgrade, the metal fixed ammunition is the biggest change, and it is also the part that will put the greatest pressure on the material supply capacity of the Qionghai Navy, if this part does not need to be improved, then the industrial group can even directly improve the Qionghai naval gun as an infantry gun - the main naval gun on the Qionghai is still in the medicine bag plus projectile mode.

But Ma Qianshan laughed:

"No, no, no, Dr. Feng, how can our military oppose improving the performance of weapons? As long as the industrial mouth can be built and the material mouth can withstand the economic pressure, the more advanced our weapons are, of course, the better. The rapid-fire performance of the French 75 Cannon is a bit redundant at present, but it may not be in the future, after all, our opponents will also grow. So—"

Ma Qianshan finally threw out his opinion:

"If the French 75 Cannon is taken as the high limit of our army's artillery, I hope that the industrial group can also provide a low-end product that matches it: it doesn't matter if the rate of fire is slower and the firing range is closer, but the requirements are more lightweight, simple in structure, and easy to carry...... In this way, the adaptability is wide. ”

Feng Yufei looked at Ma Qianshan's expression and said suspiciously:

"How do I feel like you already have a goal?"

Ma Qianshan laughed:

"Yes, in fact, I wanted to bring it up a long time ago, but I don't know if the industrial group can build it, but now that you can build 'Miss Seventy-Five', then this must be no problem - Japanese-made Type 92 infantry guns!"

"What? Made from Japan? ”

Before Feng Yufei could speak, Ye Mengyan next to him shouted first:

"What's so good about little Japanese things, my dad had a Wang Ba box back then, and it was claimed to be a Japanese officer with a gun, which was called a rough and ugly ......."

Ma Qianshan smiled:

"The weapons of the Japanese army during World War II are indeed average in performance and power, and they are far from being comparable to European goods. However, they have one thing in common -- most of them are designed for Chinese battlefields, and they are especially suitable for our environment in East Asia. The Type 92 infantry artillery is the best among them, and it can be said that the Japanese army was able to defeat most of China, and the Type 92 infantry artillery made the first contribution in it -- its superiority and adaptability on the Chinese battlefield were too strong. ”

Seeing that everyone's faces showed displeasure, Ma Qianshan didn't care, he could understand everyone's national feelings - even Xiao Meng, who was dedicated to playing the role of Yagami Nunnery, is now anti-Japanese. But as a soldier, he still has to speak matter-of-factly:

"First of all, it was lightweight, the Type 92 infantry gun weighed only 212 kilograms, and it could be disassembled, which made it a real artillery that could accompany the infantry all the time - this was very important to us. So far, most of our troops have only fought along the coast and have never penetrated deep into the interior. And once deep inland, artillery transportation is a big problem. ”

As he spoke, Ma Qianshan walked to the projector, called up the artillery information that Feng Yufei had shown before, and explained in detail again:

"The Napoleonic cannon we are currently equipped with is actually an infantry accompanying artillery, its full weight is about 1.1 ton, the barrel is 550 kilograms, it can be disassembled and transported by mule, so it can barely walk the mountain road - but it will definitely not work if it is replaced by a 75 cannon, although the full weight of the 75 cannon is only between 1.2 and 1.5 tons, but it is a monolithic structure and cannot be disassembled, which requires a road that can pass through large vehicles. Once the roads are blocked, the infantry can count on her cover—and how many places inland can be navigated by carts? In many places, I am afraid that it is difficult to even walk mules and horses, so I said that the seven or five cannons are not omnipotent, and weight is her biggest shortcoming. The Type 92 infantry gun had no problem at all - it could follow wherever a person could go. Completely unaffected by roads and traffic. ”

"Secondly, it is widely adaptable -- the French 75 cannon is an authentic cannon, and the maximum elevation angle of the muzzle is only 18 degrees, which can basically only fire directly, and the trajectory is too straight. It is well used on the European plains, but where is the main area of operation of our army in the future? ”

There was a map hanging on the wall of the conference room, and Ma Qianshan walked over and pointed a few places casually:

"Northeast - that's for sure; Daming Native - I'm afraid it will inevitably have to fight a game or two; And then...... We and Britain will inevitably collide in India; In addition, the Southeast Asian islands will definitely have to fight for a ...... As for the Americas, Australia, and even those places in Europe, they can't think so far for the time being. ”

"Then what unfavourable terrain will our army encounter—mountains, deep valleys, jungles, islands, and, of course, most of all: trench warfare and urban fortifications, where it is difficult for the anti-aircraft artillery to deploy, but not the 92 Infantry Gun—its elevation angle can reach up to seventy-five or even eighty degrees, that is to say, it can be used as a cannon, a howitzer, and even a mortar at the same time, and it will be the infantry's best companion - I have no doubt that as long as the 75 artillery can be deployed, there will be no doubt that the battle will be won. But what about the places where the seven or five can't reach? There are a lot of such places, and then it will be the turn of the 92 guns. (To be continued......)