Military-industrial development

A few days later, as the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Field Army's hundreds of thousands of troops, Liu Hua still collected his thoughts at the first time, and then focused on the construction of the Northeast Field Army.

Of course, among all the departments of the entire Northeast Field Army, the most attractive to Liu Hua, and it is no surprise, that is, the military industry department of the Northeast Field Army. Because, Liu Hua, who came from later generations, clearly knew that the real combat effectiveness of a force, in addition to soldiers, was weapons... With better weapons, soldiers have more chances to survive on the battlefield. At the same time, and most importantly, it is to inflict heavy damage on the enemy.

In this way, when there was nothing to do, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua, Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan, and Dongye Logistics Director Wang Daoguang, under the leadership of Director Liu Bo of the Arsenal, came to the only arsenal of the entire Northeast Field Army, the Fengtian Arsenal, for the first time...

A noisy mechanical collision sounded, and a huge rifle factory appeared in front of Liu Hua. I saw that on the production line in front of me, every few minutes, there were semi-automatic rifles that had been brand new, which were wiped with gun oil by the workers around them, and then neatly packed into boxes. Liu Hua's face immediately showed a hint of excitement.

Quickly walked to the end of the production line, took a rifle that had been wiped with gun oil from the hands of the workers, and began to skillfully fiddle with it.

A crisp sound sounded, and a bullet magazine was easily inserted into the chamber by Liu Hua, aiming a few times, and after trying the feel. Liu Hua, who was excited, began to quickly disassemble the semi-automatic rifle in front of him. Then, the parts of the rifle that are scattered together are quickly assembled into a brand new semi-automatic rifle....

After all the actions were completed, Liu Hua, who was excited, nodded with great satisfaction, and then put it back in the wooden box...

"The gun is good, if the whole army is equipped with such semi-automatic rifles, I can guarantee that the combat effectiveness of the entire army will be qualitatively improved ... Director Wang, how many troops has this 'Zhonghua Type 1 Semi-Automatic Rifle' been equipped with? Putting down the rifle in his hand, Liu Hua asked Director Wang Daoguang behind him.

"Commander-in-chief, because half of the production capacity of the arsenal has to be sent to the customs to equip the troops of the Eighth Route Army in the customs. So, so far, the entire Northeast Field Army is armed with only 18,000 semi-automatic rifles of this kind. These rifles, in addition to equipping 3,000 special operations divisions, 3,000 guard divisions, and 1,000 headquarters guard battalions. The remaining eleven thousand rifles were only equipped with all the combat squad leaders, deputy squad leaders, and guard units directly under the five main armies of the 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, and 13th armies, a total of five main armies...."

"At present, the semi-automatic rifles produced by the arsenal are being equipped with the second and third main forces in the units of the Youth League Committee. According to the current production capacity of this rifle, it is expected that in half a month, the two main forces will be able to complete the equipment..."Wang Daoguang replied.

"It seems that according to such production capacity, it will take at least half a year to equip all squad leaders and deputy squad leaders of the whole army with this semi-automatic rifle. Director Liu, is there a way to increase the production capacity of the arsenal and equip this rifle into the hands of every squad leader and deputy squad leader in the whole army in the shortest possible time...."After a short period of contemplation and calculation. Liu Hua nodded silently. Immediately, he asked Liu Bo, the director of the arsenal behind him.

"Commander-in-Chief, a few months ago, already as you asked. The production line of the Type 38 rifle of the entire rifle factory was stopped, and after a certain degree of modification, the production of the 'Zhonghua Type 1 semi-automatic rifle' was fully produced. Because many parts of semi-automatic rifles have very high requirements for accuracy, coupled with the limited number of skilled technicians in the arsenal, it is already the limit of the entire rifle factory to be able to produce 300 semi-automatic rifles per day..." However, the display was there, and Liu Bo, as the director of the arsenal, could only shake his head very helplessly, and then replied.

"If I give you 30,000 Type 38 rifles and directly use Type 38 rifles to modify, will it take less time?" Regarding Liu Bo's answer, Liu Hua did not give up, and continued to ask.

Because he knew in his heart that in three months at most, the Pacific War was about to break out. And if he can take advantage of the favorable opportunity of the outbreak of the Pacific War, he will concentrate hundreds of thousands of troops in the east field and launch a major counteroffensive against the troops of the Kwantung Army. Then, the entire counteroffensive will definitely catch the Kwantung Army by surprise, so as to cause a huge casualty to the Kwantung Army troops in the three eastern provinces and accelerate the destruction of the Kwantung Army...., thinking of all the benefits, Liu Hua, as the commander-in-chief, of course, wants to do it before the outbreak of the Pacific War, the turning point of World War II. Let the whole army be equipped with this semi-automatic rifle, and in the next counteroffensive, inflict heavy losses on the troops of the Kwantung Army ....

Facing the expectant gaze of the commander-in-chief Liu Hua, Liu Bo did not answer immediately. Instead, he turned around and had a whispered discussion with the director of the rifle factory next to him. A few minutes later, under everyone's gaze, Liu Bo walked in front of everyone and replied confidently.

"Commander-in-chief, chiefs, after the discussion just now, if the Type 38 rifle is modified, the entire production process will be reduced by a lot, so as to speed up the production of semi-automatic rifles. According to the current production capacity of the rifle factory, 30,000 rifles will take about a month and a half to be modified and handed over to the troops for use..."

"Okay, Director Liu, I will immediately order the logistics department to send you 20,000 Type 38 rifles. In a month and a half, I will see that all 20,000 rifles have been turned into semi-automatic rifles that are urgently needed by the troops. How, are there any problems? After receiving Liu Bo's affirmative answer, Liu Hua's face immediately showed a satisfied smile.

"Please rest assured, the chief, to ensure the completion of the task 0..."

In the midst of the conversation of several people, the group soon came to the light and heavy machine gun chief next to the rifle factory.

Although, the current troops are already armed with a large number of semi-automatic rifles. However, Liu Hua still attaches great importance to light and heavy machine guns, which are infantry suppressive weapons with fierce firepower and excellent performance.

After personally experiencing the feel of the Type 96 light machine gun in his hand, Liu Hua's eyes were placed on Liu Bo's body behind him for the first time.

"Chief, this light machine gun is a light machine gun that the Kwantung Army has just installed, except for the supply of ammunition, it is similar to the crooked light machine gun in many aspects. After receiving the task of the headquarters to convert all the crooked light machine guns used by the whole army into this machine gun, all the light machine gun production lines of the entire machine gun factory, except for the heavy machine gun production line, have been completely discontinued. Put all your strength into the fitting of the crooked light machine gun. ”

"So far, the arsenal has modified more than 4,000 crooked light machine guns, which can reach the scale of refitting 1,000 light machine guns per month....... as for the Type 92 heavy machine guns, under the condition of sufficient raw materials, it can reach the scale of 50 units per month...."Liu Bo replied with great certainty.

"Yes, a thousand a month, enough to equip a main army. According to such a speed of modification, it will only take more than a month to fully reequip the five main forces and the guard division....Director Liu, well done, in the next period of time, in addition to the continuous production of heavy machine guns, the entire light and heavy machine gun factory will have only one task, that is, to carry out a comprehensive modification of more than 10,000 crooked light machine guns in the whole army...."Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission..."

"Director Liu, semi-automatic rifles, light and heavy machine guns, according to the current production capacity, equip the whole army, that is a matter of time. However, with the installation of a large number of semi-automatic rifles in the troops, coupled with the modification of the light machine gun feeding system, the consumption of ammunition in the troops will gradually increase. How about it, can your arsenal guarantee that it will provide a steady stream of ammunition to hundreds of thousands of commanders and fighters in the whole army and ensure the consumption of ammunition in the troops....| Liu Hua continued to ask.

"Chief, don't worry. At present, with the refitting of the whole army, hundreds of thousands of troops are using only two caliber bullets. The production capacity of the ammunition plant of the arsenal was designed according to the original 100 combat personnel of the Kwantung Army. Therefore, there is absolutely no problem in supplying 450,000 troops for the operation. Moreover, under certain circumstances, there will be a lot of storage...."Liu Bo replied very confidently.

"Lao Liu, don't you know that when our Red Army was on the Long March, it was poor and afraid, and we almost counted bullets to get by. Therefore, the ammunition of the troops, no matter when, is my primary concern. After all, with sufficient logistical support and ammunition replenishment, combat troops can fight on the front line with peace of mind. So, my request is very simple, that is, at all times, the ammunition factory, give me full power to produce bullets. As for the inexhaustible ammunition, I am sure that sooner or later, our troops will need to be expanded, and when the time comes, the consumption of ammunition may have to be doubled. You know what I mean? Facing Liu Bo's confident answer, Liu Hua said with a contemplative face. "Please rest assured that the task will be completed." As long as the raw materials are sufficient, the ammunition factory will be operating at full capacity to produce all kinds of bullets..."

"Political commissar, on the issue of ammunition for the troops, in addition to the continuous production of ammunition in the arsenal, our front-line combat troops cannot consume as much as they want just because they have ammunition. Although, we have the largest arsenal in the whole country. However, the shortage of various resources is still a shortcoming for the development of our military industry. Therefore, we must pay attention to the ammunition consumption of the troops and control the ammunition consumption of the troops. ”

"When I go back, I will give an order to all combat units of the whole army. In addition to the ammunition that the headquarters has provided to the individual units as standard. All combat units can also exchange bullet casings, artillery shells, and the corresponding amount of ammunition at the logistics office of the headquarters. As for the specific exchange ratio, it will be decided by our Director Wang. Liu Hua continued to order.

"Commander-in-Chief, I agree with your decision. Without an arsenal, the troops will forget about the old traditions. After I returned, I gave orders to the various combat units in the name of the headquarters. The commissar replied very approvingly.

"Well....about light weapons, we'll see it here. Next, Director Liu, take us to see the heavy weapons production workshop of the arsenal. After all, the standard of heavy weapons can also reflect the specific combat effectiveness of a unit to a certain extent..."Liu Hua said.

In this way, the group, under the leadership of Liu Bo, quickly walked to the workshop a few hundred meters away.

Before arriving at the artillery production workshop, a deafening hammering sound reached everyone's ears. Liu Bo, who was beside him, immediately began to introduce.

"Chiefs, in accordance with the requirements of the General Headquarters, at present the Arsenal Artillery Factory is mainly concentrating on the production of 150 mm large-caliber howitzers, 105 mm caliber howitzers, 75 mm field guns, 75 mm mountain artillery, Type 92 infantry guns, 81 mm caliber mortars, 50 mm grenadier canisters, and 105 mm rocket launchers and six-barrel rocket launchers developed by the arsenal itself. And this hammering sound that everyone hears is the sound produced by the barrels of artillery guns of various calibers produced by artillery factories ...."

"Director Liu, listening to this huge hammer sound, my heart has begun to get excited. Quick, tell us what is the specific output of various artillery guns at the current artillery plant? Luo Ronghuan, the political commissar beside him, decisively interrupted Liu Bo's words in front of him, and then said excitedly.

Because, large-caliber artillery, in the past, for oneself, was not at all something that oneself could imagine. And now, their own troops not only have large-caliber artillery that they never dreamed of before, but more importantly, they also have the ability to produce such large-caliber artillery. This had to make Luo Ronghuan, who was used to being poor before, excited and excited from the bottom of his heart.

"Report to the political commissar, so far, the production capacity of the entire arsenal artillery plant can reach a monthly output of 300 50-mm grenadiers, 150 81-mm mortars, 60 Type 92 infantry guns, 60 75-mm mountain guns, 60 75-mm field guns, 30 105-mm howitzers, and 12 150-mm large-caliber howitzers. In addition, the artillery plant can also reach a monthly production capacity of 150 individual rocket launchers and 30 six-barreled rocket launchers...."

"Papapa...."As soon as Liu Bo's words fell, a burst of warm applause rang out. Around Liu Bo, including Liu Hua, everyone's faces were shocked by a series of data, and they began to applaud excitedly....

Just as everyone's applause slowly stopped, Liu Bo continued to speak: "Chiefs, what I just said is only the specific production capacity of the artillery factory. Next to the artillery plant there is also an anti-aircraft gun chief, which mainly produces two types of anti-aircraft weapons: 20 mm guns and 75 mm guns. With sufficient raw materials, the anti-aircraft gun plant can also achieve a huge monthly production capacity of 150 20-mm guns and 36 75-mm anti-aircraft guns...."

"Also, there's one more thing to be happy about. After the re-study of the artillery research department under the artillery factory, the artillery factory has successfully trial-produced a 230-mm large-caliber fortress gun. After testing, this large-caliber fortress gun, both in range and power, is not weaker than the fortress gun equipped by the Japanese army. ”

"What, the arsenal can produce large-caliber fortress guns...."Liu Hua asked rhetorically with an incredulous expression.

However, in just a moment, Liu Hua's face showed a look of excitement. Because, with large-caliber fortress guns, plus enough anti-aircraft artillery. As long as he can recapture a port from the hands of the Kwantung Army. Then, he has enough strength to hold this port from being reoccupied by the Japanese army. , and if you have a port, you will have the ability to develop your own navy. At the same time, with the port, with the outbreak of the Pacific War, he could receive a steady stream of military supplies and industrial equipment from the United States by sea...

Thinking of the abundant resources of the three eastern provinces, coupled with the continuous supply of industrial equipment supported by the United States, Liu Hua's face immediately showed a thick smile. stared at a pair of eyes, waiting for Liu Bo's answer in front of him.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief. It's just that to make this kind of fortress cannon, you need very special steel. And at the current level of the Fengtian Iron and Steel Plant, we do not yet have the ability to mass-produce such large-caliber fortress artillery...."Liu Bo replied.

"It doesn't matter if it can't be mass-produced, as long as a batch of these fortress guns can be produced sporadically. Director Liu, I will give you three months, and you will produce 12 of these large-caliber fortress guns and 2,400 corresponding shells for me. How, are there any problems? Liu Hua stared at a pair of hot eyes and hurriedly asked.

"Report to the chief, guarantee the completion of the task ..."Although I don't know why the commander-in-chief in front of him is in such a hurry, he asked the arsenal to produce 12 large-caliber fortress guns, which have little effect for the ordinary army. However, in the trust of the commander-in-chief in front of him, Liu Bo still replied with great certainty.

"Okay, with Director Liu's guarantee, I am relieved. Let's go to the tank factory and the aircraft factory to have a look. I heard that the tank factories were already able to produce Soviet-style tanks that the Soviet Red Army had supported our party. At the same time, the aircraft factory has successfully copied the latest combat aircraft currently equipped by the Soviet army...."Receiving Liu Bo's affirmative answer, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction, and then continued.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief. Since the central authorities sent samples of tanks and airplanes, after the dismantling and research of our arsenal, we have successfully trial-produced a tank and an airplane. At the same time, after the tests of several engineers, the performance of Soviet-style tanks and aircraft, in any aspect, is superior to the current Japanese-style equipment..."Liu Bo replied affirmatively.

"Well, in that case, then we will abandon the Japanese tanks and planes that are currently being produced at the arsenal. Concentrate efforts and limited resources on the production of Soviet-style tanks, as well as combat aircraft. Are there any questions? Liu Hua ordered decisively.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission...."

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