On the second day of the Beijiang City offensive and defensive battle, the fierce fighting gradually came to an end.
Compared with yesterday, the results of the Hainan Army today were not significant. The French army relied on solid fortifications to resist, and the Hainan Army advanced step by step with difficulty. The battle gradually became a stalemate, and soldiers from both sides fought fiercely between the cities.
In the early morning, when the first white light appeared on the horizon, the "Iron Fist" rocket launcher manufactured by the base was transported to the front line of Beijiang City by the Logistics Department overnight.
However, most soldiers have never seen weapons like rocket launchers, let alone how to operate a rocket launcher to attack.
Li Weidong had only seen the power of the rocket launcher on TV, but he could not guarantee the actual effect of the "Iron Fist" rocket launcher during World War II, so he simply planned to conduct live ammunition experiments.
Leaving Jiang Tao to take an overview of the battle situation, Li Weidong took Wang Shanhu and other senior officers to an open space outside Beijiang City to watch the experiments on new weapons and to train a group of soldiers who could operate Iron Fist rocket launchers for actual combat.
Li Weidong stood at the back of the open area. In front of him were the soldiers who were observing and learning, and the instructor who was showing them how to operate the rocket launcher.
"Commander! Do you think this thing is reliable?" Wang Shanhu looked at the soldiers playing with the "Iron Fist" rocket launcher.
This thing is like a large "medicine pestle". The commander said it can blow up a small fortification. A group of senior officers are very doubtful that it is so powerful?
"No problem! Even though its appearance is not that good, its power is unquestionable." Li Weidong replied affirmatively.
The instructors who demonstrated first disassembled the rocket launcher, took out each component separately, and explained the function of each of them.
"Iron Fist" is a rocket launcher with a simple structure. It consists of a launch tube, a mechanical firing mechanism, a safety device, a firing system, a sight and a strap.
The launch tube is a smooth straight tube with openings at both ends, with an inner diameter of 44mm, made of seamless steel tube, with a short flared expansion section and ammunition positioning gap in the front, and a reinforcing hoop at the rear.
The sight frame and launch and firing machine base are welded on the launch tube. Its launch system is composed of a flash cap, detonator tube and ignition powder.
The "Iron Fist" rocket launcher is similar to the common rocket launchers of later generations. It is placed on the right shoulder when used and fired. It can be reloaded and used multiple times.
Because they were about to go into battle, the instructor did not continue to explain in detail, but planned to teach these soldiers how to use it first, and then train in detail when they have time.
"Rookies! Did you see clearly how to load ammunition?" a black-faced instructor shouted.
"Understood, sir!" More than two dozen soldiers in neat rows responded in unison.
I saw an instructor put the rocket launcher on his shoulder with one hand and said: "Okay, now you watch carefully how it shoots with it!"
The demonstration is the simplest lying down shooting position. Put the "Iron Fist" rocket launcher on your shoulder, open the sight with your left hand, and aim at a target a hundred meters away.
This "Iron Fist" rocket launcher uses a mechanical sight, and the rear sight is foldable. It is usually folded in the rear sight frame. When needed, the rear sight will be folded up for aiming.
Seeing that the instructor was ready, Li Weidong said to his subordinates: "Watch them all carefully!"
The "Iron Fist" rocket launcher is equipped with a single super-caliber hollow-charge armor-piercing projectile, which uses an inertial instant fuze at the bottom of the projectile. Most of the metal parts of the armor-breaking projectile are stamped from low-carbon steel plates. Except for the wind cap, they are all made of curled edges and dots. Fixed by welding method.
The instructor pressed the launch switch, and as a stream of white smoke passed by, the wooden target in the distance exploded, and sawdust flew in the white smoke.
That area was like being hit by a cannonball. The target object was blown to pieces, leaving only a crater on the ground.
"This..., this thing is...!" Wang Shanhu was really frightened this time.
This thing is a cannon! It is also a shoulder-carrying type for a single soldier! Think about it, if this thing is equipped in large quantities, it will not be accurate when encountering bunkers in the future.
"How is it? Is it powerful enough?" Li Weidong asked, looking at Wang Shanhu whose head was a little short-circuited.
Then look at my gushing words: "The warhead of this rocket launcher is made of an alloy of 92.6% zinc, 73.5% aluminum and 0.045% copper, with a wall thickness of 2.7mm, using 1:1 TNT and black cable
Gold mixed with explosives..."
After talking conspicuously for a long time, Li Weidong found that there was no reaction from behind him, so he couldn't help but turn his head.
However, after seeing that most of his subordinates looked confused and only a few officers nodded to express their understanding, Li Weidong couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth twice, feeling that the information he memorized last night was useless and he talked nonsense for a long time in vain.
Sighing in his heart, Li Weidong made a "ferocious" determination that a military academy must be established after the war and all of them would be thrown into "good" education.
Because the number of soldiers in the base system is limited and there are even fewer high-level soldiers, Li Weidong can only use those reorganized officers and promote some young officers to serve as commanders.
Because each unit contains a large number of base soldiers who are loyal to Li Weidong, and Li Weidong always treats soldiers very well, he does not have to worry about these officers turning traitor.
Wang Shanhu, who was staring at the rocket launcher with bright eyes, suddenly felt a sense of infiltration and looked around strangely.
Did he wear less clothes today? Wang Shanhu, who had always been very nervous, didn't care. He couldn't help but shudder and continued to salivate at "Iron Fist".
However, if he knew that Li Weidong wanted him to go to the military academy, he would not have jumped up in fear!
He only went to private school for a few days when he was a child, and now he can't read a single word. It's not a life-saving thing for a man in his early forties to go to school! This is all for another day, so I won't continue here.
Said.
"General! Look... this thing...!" Wang Shanhu laughed, his dark face almost wrinkled.
As soon as Li Weidong turned his head, he saw a black face approaching him, almost giving him a heart attack. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he might have punched him just now.
With blue veins appearing on his forehead, Li Weidong resisted the urge to slap him and said: "You act like a woman. If you have something to say, say it quickly and fart with it!"
Although he didn't understand why Li Weidong was angry, Wang Shanhu continued: "General! Can you give us a few hundred more sets of this rocket launcher?"
"No way, no way! A total of 300 sets have been produced now, and they are all given to your second division. What about the other divisions?" Li Weidong refused.
Wang Shanhu was not discouraged and continued: "General! You see, our Second Division is now the main offensive force, and the soldiers have suffered heavy casualties. If we had this rocket launcher, we could easily capture the French defense line in Beijiang City. Besides, our Third Division
Now we are just pretending to attack the coastal defense port, and we are not in a hurry to use it. Then let us lend it to you first!"
After thinking about it, Li Weidong felt that what Wang Shanhu said was correct. The Hainan Army had been spending a long time under Beijiang City, so it was better to deal with the French army in the city as soon as possible.
"Okay, one hundred of them will be sent to the First Division, and the rest will be given to you." Li Weidong decided that after the second batch of rocket launchers arrives, he will equip them to the Third Division.
Before Wang Shanhu could continue to be happy, Li Weidong said again: "However, you must promise to completely eliminate the French army in the city before tomorrow morning! Are you sure?"
"Yes, General! I promise to complete the mission!" Standing at attention and saluting, Wang Shanhu put away the smile on his face and replied seriously.
[End of this chapter]
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