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And it is worth mentioning that the speedboats manufactured after the second half of 1940 are basically extremely fast, and the seaworthiness is also more haode hydrofoils, only in terms of sailing performance, it is not an exaggeration to call it the most haode speedboat on Shijie, and never know that the Chinese military industry has never stopped continuing to improve.

Due to the limited number of idle docks and the ongoing Southwest War, which took up a large amount of military budget, only one ship of each type other than the "Flying Dive Express" was under construction (although because the smaller the warship, the faster it was built, the proportion of various ship types was still more reasonable, except for the key submarines and speedboats). ), purely as a jishu reserve.

Compared with the Air Force and Navy, the Army's Jishu equipment was relatively much smaller in proportion, but the military industry also made amazing progress in 1940, both in quantity and quality, and there was a significant improvement over the previous year.

According to later declassified documents, in 1940 China produced more than 4 billion rounds of ammunition and more than 2.5 million new rifles (including 1.5 million Type 24 semi-automatic rifles and 1 million Type 81 assault rifles). Both of them jumped to the top of Shijie, highlighting the Chinese Army's unique army building idea with light infantry as the core, and now China's light infantry is not only rifles, but also more than 18,000 mortars of various types, more than 1.5 million mortar shells, and more than 30,000 rocket launchers produced by domestic arsenals in 1940. More than 40,000 light and heavy machine guns, as well as hundreds of thousands of individual cloud burst shells (disposable, discarded after use, Jihua equipped the main force with one, the current production is far from enough, so the output in 1941 has increased significantly. Armed to the teeth, the Chinese People's Liberation Army infantry, which was already brave, fearless, hard-working, well-trained, and tactically flexible, was equipped with so many advanced light weapons, and its title of "the strongest infantry in the world" was well deserved

In addition to the light infantry, which has traditional advantages, the strength of the artillery units of the PLA Army has also increased by leaps and bounds. In 1940, China produced more than 3,500 barreled artillery pieces (excluding anti-aircraft guns) with a caliber of 105 mm or more (including 105 mm caliber) (including more than 500 heavy guns of 152 mm and above) and nearly 400,000 shells. The production of rockets is close to 150,000 (the production of rocket artillery is too easy, the water pipe can be used for modification, and the production of rockets is the only limiting factor, so only mention the production of rockets. ）。 Such powerful ground artillery fire. Even compared to the current powers. It is also only inferior to the Soviet Union and Germany (the United States mainly relies on air support, and does not attach much importance to artillery fire, and artillery production cannot be compared with the Soviet Union. Historically, in the late Korean War, our artillery fire density surpassed that of the American army. This has undoubtedly further strengthened the strength of the Chinese Army.

But, given that China's industrial power is now only comparable to that of the second-class powers, how can we maintain such an astonishing production of light weapons and artillery? Even if the United States and Britain do not attach much importance to army artillery, it is really inconceivable that the heavy artillery output of the two countries has been surpassed by China, a country that could not even make heavy artillery a few years ago. However, to put it bluntly, this problem is actually very simple: first, China's investment in the air force and navy is far less than that of these two countries, thus freeing up a large amount of military budget, and second, China's production of anti-aircraft weapons such as anti-aircraft guns and armored vehicles such as tanks is only a fraction of that of the two countries, which also saves a lot of expenses, so that China's arsenal can use its limited production capacity to produce weapons and ammunition for infantry and artillery.

However, if any country underestimates the strength of China's air defense and armored forces, they will definitely regret it

In 1940, China produced more than 1,000 anti-aircraft guns of 25mm-127mm caliber, including the number of naval equipment (because some were integrated into the "Phalanx", so the units used "tubes" instead of "gates"). This is less than a fraction of the horror production of more than 180,000 guns in Germany during World War II in history, but the performance of China's anti-aircraft guns is the most haode on shijie, and the accuracy has increased greatly with the help of artillery aiming radar and gyroscopic sights. Although China's strength is still much weaker than the air defense forces of those first-class powers, if the great powers want to invade China by virtue of air superiority, the Chinese air force and air defense army that are waiting for them will definitely let them have no return!

Even in 1940, China's total annual output of armored vehicles only reached just 600 units, which was still the result of including amphibious tanks, which was a big gap compared with any first-class power except Japan. Naturally, the Chinese armored forces, built on this weak foundation, could not be of much size.

By the end of 1940, China had established a mechanized corps consisting of armored cavalry divisions, two mechanized infantry divisions, and a mechanized heavy artillery brigade. However, compared with the previous ghost tanks that mainly relied on capture, today's Chinese armored forces have been reborn, and the most haode light tank on Shijie "Bayi Change" has completely eliminated the original Japanese Type 95 light tank and its improved Type 98 light tank, this light tank beyond the times has close to the protection of advanced medium tanks and the world's unparalleled off-road speed (the road speed is not as good as Mao Zi's goods, people have wheels.) ), maximum travel and terrain adaptability, and its reliability and low fuel consumption are also among the best among the tanks of Shijie countries, coupled with its tailor-made armored cavalry tactics, its status in the Chinese Army is no less than that of the T34 to the Soviet Army, and the position of the Black Panther to the German Army.

And it is worth mentioning that in 1940, with the rapid development of China's basic industry, Hu Weidong thought that China could start to develop its own medium tank, so he drew the design drawings of the Type 59 tank in history for reference, although only the drawings of the early Type 59 tank were taken out for the time being, but because of the application of double-sided hardened armor steel that was only widely used in China in the 21st century, its overall performance was much stronger than the early Type 59 tank in history. Even the early model of the historic Type 59 was a terrifying weapon during World War II, as it had the firepower and protection of a heavy tank, but it was more maneuverable than any medium tank of World War II (to be continued......