M101, a long-standing classic, the mainstay of the U.S. artillery, this howitzer is the most equipped support artillery of the Yankees in World War II, and it has also supported a large number of allies in combat, so it has become the standard equipment of many countries after the war.

The gun is reliable in performance, easy to operate, stable in firepower, deeply loved by artillery in various countries, and is equipped with a set of precision aiming and pushing devices that are quite advanced at that time, and the M101 with this device has a much higher shooting accuracy than similar howitzers of the same era.

Liao Mingyu is still very satisfied with this heavy weapon, although the troops are now equipped with Krupp 105mm howitzers, but the arrogant "Miss Germany" is still not as good as the improved "American girl" in some performance

The M67 high-explosive grenade fired by the Yankees has a total weight of 20 kilograms, and the killing radius has reached 20-30 meters, which is almost catching up with some 150-millimeter heavy artillery.

"700 points for a course, it's not too expensive, it seems that the artillery unit has to have a big redress." Liao Mingyu touched his chin and muttered.

It is necessary to fully unify the weapon model, in addition to the performance advantage, the logistics will have to rely on the Yankees in the future, at least the ammunition supply of the M101 howitzer is not as troublesome as the Krupp artillery, and it can also save a lot of money on the system side.

However, Smith did not say how much weapons and equipment would be provided, and the old guy did not get off the plane when he arrived in Nankan, but flew directly to India, saying that he would go back to discuss with Stilwell the specific amount of assistance.

Before leaving, this old guy also made a promise that the next time he came over, he would definitely bring jaw-dropping weapons and equipment, and he might be suspected of bragging, but Liao Mingyu was still looking forward to it.

"There is also a heavy equipment lottery, hurry up and hurry up, and solve it together!"

"Heavy equipment is being extracted... Please wait... Congratulations to the host for obtaining the M8 wheeled armored reconnaissance vehicle, which has a total combat weight of 7.8 tons, a maximum armor thickness of 25 millimeters for the turret, and a thickness of 9 mm for the hull armor, which can seat a total of 4 people, including the driver... The redemption price is 850 points.

The main armament is a 37 mm M6 anti-tank gun, the secondary armament is a 7.62 mm M1919 coaxial machine gun, and a 12.7 mm M2 heavy machine gun mounted on an open turret for fire suppression and air defense. The M8 light armored vehicle is a six-wheel drive with excellent maneuverability, with a maximum off-road speed of 48 km/h, a maximum road speed of 90 km/h, a maximum range of 560 km, and a wading depth of 0.6 meters. ”

Well? M8 Greyhound? Liao Mingyu's eyes lit up, it was another good armored car.

It is called a greyhound because of its reliable mobility, because of its ferocious firepower, and because of its poor and thin armor.

The United States, in the terrible military industry during World War II, produced at least 8,000 units of this armored vehicle. Its excellent ability to pass quickly on the road and its off-road performance, as well as the good lethality brought by the 37 anti-tank gun, made it a very hated object for the Germans.

Don't look at the Greyhound armored car is relatively thin-skinned, although it sacrifices armor protection, but what it brings is its extremely strong road mobility and high speed, so it is also more suitable for reconnaissance purposes.

Each M8 armored vehicle was equipped with a long-range wireless setup for providing reconnaissance intelligence to the command. It is also equipped with a short-range radio that can accept or command small units

The 37mm anti-tank gun equipped with Greyhound can fire at a maximum rate of 20 rounds per minute, and the armor-piercing efficiency is not low. Even the invincible Tiger tank on the European battlefield has been defeated at the hands of little greyhounds.

During the Battle of St. Witz, a greyhound hidden in the bushes fired directly at the tail of the German Tiger II tank at close range. When the commander of the Tiger II found out, he tried to engage it with a turret turn. Taking advantage of its fast speed and quick turning, the Greyhound crew drove the car to a distance of only 25 meters from the tank and fired three shells in succession at the tail of the Tiger II, successfully destroying the Tiger.

However, this is an occasional occurrence, and the thinner armor makes the Greyhound unsuitable as an assault weapon, and its firepower can only be used against similar lightly armored vehicles and infantry.

However, there are no absolutes in everything, in the Asian theater, due to the weak armor of Japanese tanks and armored vehicles, the M8 with this 37mm gun has even become a sharp weapon for anti-tank.

"Hehe, the chariot battalion has a new car, and Yuan Li's kid finally doesn't have to complain anymore."

Liao Mingyu summed it up, the Greyhound used in the Southeast Asian battlefield is quite suitable, and the early equipped SDKFZ251 half-track armored vehicle is good, but the mobility is too poor, and it is very easy to break down in the rainforest environment, Yuan Li complained more than once that it is too delicate, and it must be maintained after each operation, otherwise it may give you something to do wrong.

In contrast, the sturdy* M8 armored vehicle is not so delicate, it can completely form a high and low match with Sherman in combat, and it can also get out perfectly with good mobility and firepower during reconnaissance, which is not too good.

"Uncle System, give me 20 M8 Greyhounds and 10 Shermans first, and then build a light tank battalion, and when all the tanks of Lao Tzu are in place, you can form an armored regiment."

"Ding... 20 M8 armored reconnaissance vehicles and 10 M4A3E8 tanks were successfully exchanged, with a total cost of 29,000 points and 104,650 remaining points. ”

"Well, I'll see what else I need..."

Lashio was still carrying the attack of the little devils, and some necessary logistical supplies still had to be dropped, and Liao Mingyu spent more than 50,000 points to exchange for ammunition and some firearms and medicines as supplements.

The main thing is that the aerial bombs are consumed too quickly, and during this time, Andre and Jamie will be dispatched almost every day, and their task is to bomb the Japanese troops north of Lashio indiscriminately, so as to play a role in battlefield support.

Fortunately, Chennault promised Liao Mingyu that the 14th Air Brigade was willing to fully support the 88th Army's operations in northern Burma, and in two days there would be an aviation squadron on standby at Nankan Airport, and the air power was not afraid of the Japanese army at all.

Looking at the balance that has shrunk again, someone's heart began to drip blood again, alas, it is easy to spend money and it is difficult to make money, in addition to this, Liao Mingyu did not dare to continue other exchanges, after all, he had reached an agreement with Stilwell, and he didn't know how many military supplies he would support......

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