After reading the instructions and manuals, the people in charge of the test launch quickly figured out how to use the rocket-propelled grenade launcher.

Equip the warhead with a fuse, insert the whole round of ammunition into the launcher, straighten the folded door and ruler on the base of the sight, and remove the safety on the side of the grip with your thumb......

"It doesn't look like it's going to be difficult, okay, ready to launch."

The first test shooter was a technical sergeant in the Bureau of Weapons, and as he shouted the warning "Achtung", a flash of fire erupted from the back of the launcher!

The blow of the flames sent dust flying all around, and the grenade flew at a speed visible to the naked eye towards the R35 tank fifty meters away.

"Boom!" After the blinding flash, only the dark gray smoke gradually cleared.

The people who were waiting nearby then approached, found the hit, and drew a circle with an oil-based pen.

Next, multiple shots were fired, frontal, sideways, farther and closer.

A total of ten rounds were fired, nine hits and three duds.

Subsequently, the assessment team of the Weapons Bureau surrounded the tank and began to record the actual penetration.

"You can roughly see the flight trajectory of the warhead, and its speed is not fast, maybe only a few tens of meters per second." Major Dankel said as he reflected on what he had just witnessed.

Dr. Grach nodded, "So it's not a kinetic warhead, I think it's a chemical warhead that uses the energy gathering effect." ”

Someone began to use calipers and spiral micrometers to make precise measurements of the piercing at the point of hit, and someone opened the hatch and got into the tank with a flashlight.

The standard name of the ammunition tested by the Germans is the 37 type ordinary armor-piercing projectile, and the actual test result of the Daming Ordnance Bureau is that the static armor-piercing depth is 90mm when the explosion height is 10cm, but it is impossible to have such ideal conditions in actual combat.

"It was perfect, the 4 cm cast steel armor of the French tank was easily penetrated."

"Doctor, there's also a hole in the driver's seat, and there are ablation marks."

This suggests that not only the driver will surely die, but also the commander and gunner behind him may also be injured.

"The turret side has also been penetrated, and this hole is right in front of the commander's head, if there is anyone, he must be unlucky......"

All subsequent hits were inspected for effective penetration, and two of them were very fatal - damage to the ammunition rack after penetrating the hull or turret.

In a real combat situation, such a blow would undoubtedly turn the entire tank into a steel coffin filled with flames.

Looks like it's working well?

Delighted, the Germans immediately decided to test fire the heavy tank with it to see if the grenade with the shaped effect could successfully penetrate the heavy armor that even anti-tank guns could only scream about.

There was a captured Matilda I infantry tank at the test site, but it had been ravaged by various anti-tank weapons in the past few days.

Matilda's frontal armor was 60mm thick, and the Germans found that the Pak36 anti-tank gun could only ensure stable penetration at an extremely close range of 50m, otherwise they had to try to shoot its side.

The assessment team of the Weapons Bureau could not wait, and several Type 82 barrel trucks soon carried them to another area.

The 98th Vickers-built Matilda, which was abandoned by its members a month earlier due to a mechanical breakdown and was captured by the Germans, is now a target for potholes and paint crumbles.

"The recoil of this launcher when working is very slight, the rear end is open, it should be the nozzle recoilless gun principle."

"Doctor, I think you can try it too, but wear earplugs to protect your hearing."

In this way, Dr. Grach personally went into battle, shouldered the bazooka, which was not heavy, and fired the first shot at the target dozens of meters away.

The flames erupted, and the grenade flew out, but after smashing into the front of the Matilda's turret, it bounced off, spun and fell to the ground, without detonating.

The mechanical inertial fuse used in the early rocket-propelled grenades had a high rate of mute fire, which was a congenital problem due to the mechanical structure, whether it was a bazooka, a tank killer, or an iron fist, and it was not until the sixties that piezoelectric fuses began to be used to solve the problem of duds.

But Dr. Grach seems to have had bad luck today? The second and third rounds were also duds, and it was not until the fourth that they were successfully detonated.

The assistant next to him glanced at the ammunition box next to him with a suspicious gaze, "Why is the failure rate of these ammunition so high?" It doesn't look like it's a good day. ”

The doctor didn't care, he reloaded it himself, "There are no good days and bad days, you can think of duds as random variables, use discrete probability distributions to analyze this situation, random events that are independent of each other are against common sense, don't be surprised by the continuous occurrence of small probability events." ”

After several rounds were fired, the test ended, and everyone gathered to evaluate it.

Even the heavily armored Matilda was successfully pierced by the metal jet, and the ablation marks on the steel made everyone very happy.

Major Dankel, who was able to drill into the interior to investigate, reported a not-so-good situation - the after-effect was not good, and there was no obvious damage to the inside of the tank.

The actual armor penetration depth is significantly lower than the static armor penetration depth, so the metal jet barely penetrates the 60mm thick armor and becomes the end of the crossbow, unable to destroy the internal personnel and equipment.

Subsequently, the ammunition was dismantled at the scene by the evaluation team of the Weapons Directorate.

Contrary to speculation, this anti-tank grenade uses the principle of shaped energy piercing based on the Monroe effect.

The German Society also has ammunition of this principle, which is currently used for anti-tank grenades fired from Kar98k rifles, so everyone is not very surprised, but is only amazed by this ingenious way of firing.

The level of sub-technology integration is very important, and the fact that each sub-technology is very advanced does not mean that a good combination can be created.

The British have first-class artillery technology, first-class engine technology, first-class metallurgical technology, first-class optical equipment, but many of the tanks they have integrated are powerless to complain.

The Americans are also half-hearted in this regard.

After a discussion, the assistant said with some puzzlement: "According to our research conclusions, high-density soft metal is more suitable for making charge covers, and it is impossible for the Chinese not to know this law, but they actually use soft iron?" Copper is the better choice. ”

"Maybe it's because copper is used to make other bullets and shells." Someone speculated.

"It's very good, the structure is simple but the effect is good, and the work of the Chinese will definitely inspire our designers." Dr. Grach mused, "Changing the material of the charge cover and replacing it with RDX TNT will be enough to destroy any enemy vehicle from the front. ”

"That's great news," said the thoughtful Major Dankel, "but I think it actually has more uses, and the infantry can use it to attack enemy bunkers rather than tanks." ”

Everyone was very optimistic about this type of weapon, thinking that it would become a sharp weapon for the German infantry, and the paratroopers also had a powerful individual cannon from now on.

However, in the summary after the test launch, the evaluation team of the Weapons Agency also noted the shortcomings - too much dispersion, too many duds, and a relatively short range.

The German Social War Committee attached great importance to this, and instructed that it should be carried out in two steps: without delay, first copy it as it was, and mass produce a batch of them; At the same time, improvement work is being carried out.

Similar to the attitude of the Ming Dynasty towards the German Society, Berlin also believed that the country needed a friendly country that echoed it from afar.

Although the Treaty of Rotterdam forbade the export of German societies to the outside world, in the twenties, its internal political views were chaotic, power disputes were serious, and some international measures were also tried, and the Ming Dynasty was also affected.

Therefore, although the Ming Dynasty had frequent contacts with the German Society because of distant friendships and close attacks, the imperial court's vigilance never let go.

Therefore, due to the differences in ideological forms and the previous problems, the alliance will not be considered, and it is good to maintain the current relationship and leave some leeway for each side.

Interestingly, when Zhou was bragging nonsense with Chriss, he said, "I drove the east wind and soared to one hundred and fifteen."

The latter was sure that what Zhou said was absolutely the truth - what he subconsciously said when he was in high spirits was very credible.

After receiving her report, the Stasi Investigative Directorate forwarded it to the industrial authorities for evaluation, which surprised the German automotive industry.

They think it's unlikely, it's exaggerated.

Because it can be done if you just want to be fast, but the Stasi claims that this is a heavy military off-road vehicle, which is outrageous.

The major established car companies are in denial, but the Kede People's Army still retains some interest - this high-mobility off-road vehicle has good tactical implications.

In this situation, only Dr. Ferdinand Porsche recommended himself and felt that he could give it a try.

As a result, the People's Army applied for a special fund for the state-owned Volkswagen Group for the research and development of high-mobility military off-road vehicles.

In this way, the successor to the Type 82, the Type 102, began the first step in a lengthy development process......

On the last day of mid-June, Jingshi Ying Tianfu.

At noon, the scorching heat seemed to suddenly turn out to be a tantrum, and suddenly dark clouds were thick, and it looked like a downpour was about to fall at any moment.

Zhou Changfeng, who was in the canteen outside the imperial city, was chatting with a Ge Zhi edict while eating, but while eating, he found that the sky was dark.

“…… It's such a weekly edict, the DB 600 provided by the Germans was surveyed and mapped at the beginning of this year, and the prototype was taken out last month against the engineering model, but ......"

"Boom—"

The white light flickered, and a thunderclap pierced the sky, and the loud thunder startled many people.

In the emperor's apartment, Zhu Lingjing was enjoying a pleasant lunch nap in the coolness brought by the air conditioner, but she was awakened by the thunder, and the tampo lying beside her was so frightened that she jumped to the ground.

Then the crackling torrential rain slanted down like a spilled basin of water, and it was very dense.

Annoying!

I still want to sleep for two quarters of an hour, but now there is no play.

Zhu Lingjing came to the window, looking at the outside world covered by the rainstorm, but her thoughts quickly drifted to the clouds.

Before middle age, with the accumulation of experience, the growth and change of people is almost endless.

Now recalling her wishes a few years ago, a self-deprecating smile appeared on her face.

Alas, at that time I was still a little naïve and wishful thinking.

As a nationalist, it is normal to expect one's motherland to be prosperous, strong, and prosperous and stand tall in the world, but it is easy to imagine but difficult to put into practice.

In the past, when I was a politician, I was really comfortable, and I didn't need to worry about this and that as I do now, I just had to wave the flag and shout, put on a show, and focus on doing my own thing.

At that time, I still disliked my father and eldest brother, and felt that one of them was sleek and grinding, and the other was timid, and now I am really embarrassed to recall it.

Zhu Shiyan has been recuperating after a serious stroke, although he has only asked about a few major events, but Zhu Lingjing knows that he actually plays the role of fixing the sea god's needle.

So she couldn't help but be a little anxious, worried that she wouldn't be able to control the scene on her own - the court was relatively easy to control, mainly those nobles.

These people seem to be honest now, but in reality, they are far from so.

At present, it is also during the war, and most of the descendants of the nobles are inextricably linked with the army, and they are all vivid, much more powerful than in peacetime, I am afraid that in the future, these people will join forces to contradict the court, and it will be tricky.

The Ming Dynasty has not been a fuel-efficient lamp since ancient times, and he dared to resell military supplies and smuggle Nanyang goods.

The argument that the nobles were weakened and collapsed after the Tumubao Revolution is inappropriate, and after the reconstruction, the Jingying has been under the control of the nobles, and outsiders like the civil official Li Banghua will be excluded.

Even in the stormy late Ming Dynasty, the power of these people could spread into the palace, and when Zhu Youzhen tried to get money from the nobles, he soon made a vision of the "Nine Lotus Bodhisattva Manifestation" to force him to submit.

Hou Ming is also a ghost, the nobles are loyal to loyalty, but they are really scarce - a few exceptional descendants of talents can't change the whole.

Emperor Zhezong and the imperial court called for the construction of industries and factories, and these people were extremely reluctant to pay for it, and even if they did, most of them chose to build light industries with little investment and quick money.

"Now there are no eunuchs, and they can't be contained."

Zhu Lingjing was very helpless about this, she went to ask Zhu Shiyan, who said that it was also okay, and it was almost inevitable that it would get out of control in the end, because it was impossible for every emperor to have enough prestige, and the dualistic constitutional system itself was a collection of multiple contradictions.

Zhu Shiyan's view is to remain calm and rational, and never covet power - the basic duty of the emperor is to keep his dynasty alive, and beyond that, power, merit, and so on.

So if there is really no way in the future, then let go in a timely and decisive manner, give up the main power, just like England, both sides are decent, do not lose big because of small losses, stubborn fighting, and drag on to the end of Louis XVI.

Okay, maybe that's it... Pattern?

When you think about it like this, there is nothing to be anxious about, and you can do your best to obey the destiny of heaven.

However, the key to ensuring a stable retreat is to win the current war first, otherwise everything will not be discussed.

The second Imperial Council on Australia will be held tomorrow, and I hope that this time everyone will be able to reach a consensus. Zhu Lingjing thought so.

(End of chapter)