Chapter 241: Shelling
That night, Xiaoyu left Mengka, and then Chen Shen took out the three 155 grenades that he had hidden before and handed them over to the artillery of the 7th Brigade complex "guarding" the AH-2.
By this time, no one had asked where the three shells had come from and whether they had been deliberately hidden by Chen Shen, because it was destined to be shot out, and it was to achieve the common goal of both sides.
He Bupa naturally accepted Chen Shen's explanation of "accidentally turning it out of the warehouse", after all, there are so many trophies in the Eastern Corps, and it is very reasonable to find a few shells under the cabinet, right?
Even, he sincerely expressed his gratitude to Chen Shen.
"This time, thanks to Chief Chen, don't say it, our Seventh Brigade has 2,000 people and few good guns, and the 155 shells are also pitiful, and one shot is missing."
"After that, we plan to use it on Jingdong's side, I pondered it all night, but I didn't think of where to go to get two shells, now it's okay, three more shots come out, it's basically enough."
Hearing his words, Chen Shen almost didn't hold back.
No matter how poor the Seventh Brigade is, there are still 4 D-1 152mm howitzers from Maozi, and at least one base number of shells is prepared, and it is impossible to say that three shells can rise to the extent that He Bupa can be calculated.
This is actually a rather blunt compliment.
However, bluntness to bluntness, mainly compliments, can already explain Hobuppa's attitude.
Therefore, Chen Shen did not poke him, but replied with a smile:
"It's also a coincidence, our logistics management capabilities are still relatively backward, and we don't know what is in the warehouse."
"When this matter is over, I have to communicate with Brigade Commander He, and if it is feasible, simply borrow the warehouse of the Seventh Brigade and use it well."
Chen Shen's words were of course polite, and it was impossible for him to put the foundation on which he relied for survival in the hands of others no matter what.
But it also sounds like a sign of trust and friendliness to Hobuppa.
As a result, the plan for the "shelling" fell to the ground, and looking at Bao Qi, who was commanding his artillery team to operate the artillery, He Bupa asked with some curiosity and some apprehension:
"Is Chief Chen planning to launch an artillery attack directly from this position? It's nearly 15 kilometers away from Mengku camp, can you hit it? ”
"It's hard to hit a moving target, but it's fairly easy to hit a fixed target."
Chen Shen nodded slightly and continued:
"We will send two reconnaissance teams forward, one is responsible for monitoring the movements of personnel in the Mengku camp, and the other is used as artillery reconnaissance."
"The maximum range of this AH-2 is close to 40 kilometers, as long as the data is correct, it can basically be said to be where to fight"
"Artillery detective?!"
Hobupa's expression changed suddenly, and his eyes were full of shock.
In fact, he can't be blamed for this, artillery over-the-horizon strikes are a very big science, not to mention the Northern Shan State Army, which "can't get on the table" civilian army, even if it is the regular Burmese army, in fact, it is not very playful.
According to Chen Shen's understanding, although the Burmese army retains a large number of artillery pieces, in fact, the quality of their artillery contingent is extremely low, and the artillery units basically only have the ability to cover strikes.
Or to put it bluntly, most of the time, it is to scrub the ground with fire on targets within a certain distance when visual observation is possible.
It sounds cool, but the problem is.
The real destructive effect is extremely limited.
It was not until around 2017 that the mountain troops of the Burmese army carried out large-scale artillery training with the help of Serbia, and organized several large-scale exercises, and initially had the ability to accurately strike.
Even the Burmese army is like this, and it is conceivable to what extent a "militia group" like the Seventh Brigade can go.
Therefore, when He Bupa heard the word "artillery reconnaissance", the shock in his heart could not be described in words.
It can even be said that his shock was even more violent than when he saw the Mi-171SH parked in the clearing.
After all, you can't talk about helicopters, but you can get them if you think of a way.
If you are not afraid of accidents, the pilot can also be invited to come.
But artillery detective?!
Isn't it obvious enough that what he represents?
If it weren't for the fact that there was a large number of troops behind the back, who would be a good person to learn artillery reconnaissance??
Looking at He Bupa's expression, Chen Shen couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.
It's broken, accidentally exposed.
——
But so what?
He subconsciously scratched his head and said:
"It's not really artillery reconnaissance, it's actually a close reconnaissance, providing a basic pointing for artillery."
"But with just one cannon, can you hit accurately?"
"The AH-2 strike accuracy is about 1.5 meters, the range of 15 kilometers, and the hit rate is still very high"
Hebupa was completely stunned.
Good guy, you still say you don't know martial arts?
If you really let your team fight
The range of 15 kilometers, you don't have an accuracy of 1.5 meters, you can hit an accuracy of 150 meters, thank God.
And after seeing He Bupa's expression, Chen Shen also realized that the more he explained, the more complicated it became.
So, he simply skipped the topic and said bluntly:
"Sir He, let's not discuss such technical issues."
"Each of us does our own thing, I am responsible for the beheading, and you are responsible for dispatching the troops."
"The time difference in between must be well managed, if you haven't completed the deployment after our beheading, then the problem is very serious."
Hearing Chen Shen's words, He Bupa immediately straightened his expression, and then replied:
"Chief Chen, you can rest assured of this."
"The battle plan has been synchronized with you, and we will definitely not have any problems with scheduling this time."
"At present, we have three company-level teams of 100 people close to the Mengku camp of the Burmese army, less than two kilometers away from the other side."
"After the decapitation is over, the three teams will immediately rush forward and hold each other back, buying time for the follow-up reinforcements."
"We will guarantee that the siege will be completed within one hour and the Mengku battalion will be disarmed."
"At the same time, we will build a defensive line within two hours to block the attack of Burmese reinforcements-—— but at this point, it is unlikely that there will be fighting."
"We will form a confrontation and then resolve the issue in a negotiated manner."
"As for Chief Chen, after your beheading is completed, you don't have to worry about it anymore."
"Understood."
Chen Shen nodded solemnly.
At this time, behind them, all the troops of the 7th Brigade had completed their assembly.
The scene was quite spectacular, even more spectacular than when Chen Shen led his troops to fight Nuokang.
However, if you look closely, you will find the discordant parts of this team again.
Because, not only the model of the vehicle is not uniform, but even the clothing of the personnel is not uniform.
The way they identify friend or foe is by tying a red cloth around their arm.
Chen Shen was very skeptical, if he really faced a high-intensity and large-span battle, would this kind of identification between friend and foe really be effective?
But it's not a problem that you should be in charge of, anyway, let's take a look first
Half an hour later, Chen Shen led the team to the scheduled reconnaissance position.
He had to go, because he had to be there to have fun with this thing.
However, after practicing a few more times after this time, it is estimated that the team members with strong learning ability, including Shi Dakai and Baigou, should also be able to draw a scoop according to the gourd.
Following the footsteps of Lin He, a group of 7 people continued to advance along the jungle, and under the guidance of a rather weak GPS signal, they headed in the direction of the Mengku camp.
After walking for a full two hours, the team reached the predetermined high ground, and after clearing the obstacles near the high ground that obscured the view, the Mengku camp in the distance appeared in front of them.
But of course, this is not the end.
Lin He will continue to advance with Yang Shu and Li Gang, and arrive as a fire reconnaissance group to observe the specific personnel movements of the enemy from a closer perspective, form a link with the artillery reconnaissance group, and indicate the precise direction.
The figures of the three gradually disappeared from Chen Shen's field of vision, and Chen Shen immediately began to deploy the artillery reconnaissance team.
In fact, the most central "topographic survey" of this area had already been completed a long time ago, when Chen Shen was escorting Ji Ya to Meng Bin.
He had already marked all the available azimuths on the combat map, and within the reconnaissance range of the artillery reconnaissance team, there were four azimuths available.
After determining the specific location that needs to be used, Chen Shen determined the subjective and sideways view of the final observation post according to the terrain, and arranged a group of white dogs and short-legged to go to the side-view position, while he took Shi Dakai to stick to the subjective position.
The distance is very far, and the telescope used by Chen Shen and his people is not accurate enough, and laser ranging is not available.
But fortunately, Chen Shen had the foresight to import two laser rangefinders of more than 5 kilometers before, plus the old-fashioned 40 times artillery team mirrors collected from the Seventh Brigade, and basically reached the perfect level in terms of observation equipment.
While deploying the artillery mirror, Chen Shen gave on-site teaching to everyone through the radio.
When we choose an artillery reconnaissance position, we must keep in mind several principles, that is, it is convenient for observation, easy for evacuation and concealment, convenient for camouflage, and convenient for organizing the defense of enemy tanks."
"Of course, it is difficult for tanks to appear in this place in Pubei, and the mountainous terrain is not conducive to tank mobility, but we must be prepared for emergencies and we must do our best to improve them."
"In addition, in terms of subjective and sideways choices, you are now seeing it."
"Depending on the terrain, we need to go about 300 to 500 to the side of the target point and the subjective line."
"This distance is mainly to make up for the blind spot of subjective observation, theoretically the farther away the better, but considering that the subjective may be destroyed by the enemy, the side view needs to be quickly replaced, so the distance should not be too far"
While listening, Shi Dakai took out a notebook and recorded-—— This is a small habit of the members of the Dongfeng Corps.
After all, you never know when a wreck captain will come out of his mouth a few words of battlefield trivia worth recording, so it makes perfect sense to bring a small notebook.
Looking at his movements, Chen Shen shook his head helplessly, and then continued while setting up the steering wheel:
"The steering wheel must be accurately returned to the north and corrected with the magnetic declination angle on the map."
"We must ensure that the direction measured by the steering wheel is consistent with the map, our current map is relatively old, but the elements are complete and accurate, and it is still usable."
"Rear, given the datum to shoot towards."
Chen Shen gave Bao Qi a command over the radio, and after a short wait, Bao Qi read out the data, and Chen Shen immediately completed the assembly on the steering wheel.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Shen continued:
"Now we're going to measure the subjective, sideways straight-line distance, which is currently 420 meters. Based on this distance, we want to assign anti-reflexes to the side view. ”
"In this way, the triangle has been formed, and the distance can be measured-—— of course, we now have laser ranging, which is more accurate, but you still have to learn the method."
As he spoke, Chen Shen quickly read the data and calculated the viewing distance according to the trigonometric formula.
Subsequently, according to the precise coordinates of the azimuth, he used the main-side intersection method to determine the coordinates and elevation of the observation post, and completed the report to the rear artillery position.
At this point, he has completed all the preliminary work required for the deployment of the artillery reconnaissance and observation post, and the next step is to reconnoiter the target in the reconnaissance area.
——
True, an hour has passed, but they haven't really looked in the direction of the enemy's position yet.
This is artillery detection.
Chen Shen concealed all the equipment, lay on the ground and waited for the intelligence feedback from the approaching reconnaissance team in front.
Lin He had already led the team to advance only 800 meters away from the Mengku camp, and from his point of view, the situation of the entire Mengku camp was unobstructed.
He quickly pointed out several key buildings according to what Chen Shen had taught him before, Chen Shen carried out the rendezvous operation with the side view in advance, and served as the calculation team himself, calculated the intersection division and observation distance, and reported to the rear at the same time, he also made a mark on the map.
The work of calculation can only be done by himself, and it took him another hour to teach him.
But fortunately, what they were going to carry out was a "sneak attack operation", and the combat window was frighteningly wide, and they were not in a hurry at all.
And after all this is done, everyone begins to enter the incubation waiting time.
They had to determine the specific target to be shelled in the end based on the information sent back by Lin He, and strive to inflict casualties on as many enemy officers as possible in one shelling.
Bao Qi sat a little bored next to the AH-2 gun, and next to him was He Bupa, who was standing.
The latter's expression was a little expectant and a little dazed.
Because in his opinion, this operation of the Dongfeng Corps is really a bit too much. It's unusual.
Everyone was relaxed, as if they were not going to have a "big war", but a simple training session.
Especially this young man named No. 1, or Bao Qi, he even has the leisure to write and draw repeatedly on the paper, and his mouth makes a sudden realization sound of "oh~~" from time to time.
He Bupa really wanted to ask, are you really here to the gun?
But in the end, he didn't ask.
And after a long wait, Bao Qi's expression finally changed.
He stood up sharply, listened carefully to the information coming over the radio, and after repeated confirmations, finally reported to his commander, who was rushing to the front line:
"The meteorological conditions are good, the temperature and pressure preset error is controllable, I am determined to use the precision method to fire the target effectively, two consecutive shots, over!"
"Understood!"
After receiving the feedback, Bao Qi immediately commanded all the artillery from the 7th Brigade to start loading and constantly reporting the metadata.
According to his data, the monkey can adjust the cannon well.
But the artillery of the 7th Brigade still took a whole minute.
A minute later, Bao Qi personally pulled the rope.
"Boom!"
One shell came out of its chamber, followed by a second corrected one.
"Boom!"
The dust settled.
Bao Qi clapped his hands and stood up, and He Bupa, who was on the side, asked in amazement:
"That's the end of it?"
"It's over."
Bao Qi nodded and replied:
"That's the real gun."
(End of chapter)