After the Polish-made 7TP tanks equipped with the same tank gun have all withdrawn from front-line combat units, the entire Anti-Resistance Alliance is probably the only one using the 37 tank gun, the 38T type tank. Not to mention there are only dozens of them.
, even if the quantity is larger, without follow-up sources, it is not necessary to open a separate ammunition production line for such a small number of tanks.
However, if the number is large and all are replaced with 45mm tank guns, the Anti-Japanese Alliance will not only disassemble the artillery on the Soviet-made T-26 tanks, but its own production will not be able to meet the large number of replacements. Then
It would be impossible for him not to be criticized. The Soviet army only handed over more than thirty 38T tanks and only more than twenty No. 2 tanks. It can be regarded as an unintentional encirclement against him.
In fact, the biggest headache for Xiong Dazhen is not to solve the artillery problem of the German Panzer III tank, but precisely the problem of the shells needed for the short 75mm tank gun of the Panzer IV tank. Grenades are easy to say, and the Anti-Japanese Alliance has no production at all.
Problem, it can even be modified using the Japanese field artillery shells in stock. But the armor-piercing shells used by this tank gun gave him a headache.
When the Soviets handed over this batch of German tanks, most of them were in good condition. Even some of them had battle damage, and all had been repaired. However, all the artillery shells that came with the vehicles totaled less than 400 rounds. No. 4
The number of 75mm armor-piercing bullets used by the tanks is even more pitiful, with only forty-five rounds. Even if high-explosive grenades are included, the number is less than two hundred rounds.
Now that all the energy has been devoted to the production of several other armor-piercing projectiles, the military industry department really has no time, no energy, and more importantly, there are not enough skilled workers to produce the ammunition used in this tank.
75 mm armor-piercing projectile.
Before the campaign was launched, the Anti-Alliance armored forces and anti-aircraft artillery units were in urgent need of a large number of armor-piercing shells. The Anti-Alliance tank forces alone currently have tank guns with three calibers of 40 mm, 45 mm and 76 mm. They need
Equipped with enough armor-piercing ammunition.
In addition, due to the lack of armor-piercing ammunition, in anti-air combat, we can only use grenade-based 23mm and 57mm anti-aircraft guns. At present, there is an urgent need to equip anti-aircraft armor-piercing ammunition that should have been equipped long ago to solve the problem.
The anti-air firepower is insufficient and the types of artillery shells are too single.
Even the 37 and 85 anti-aircraft guns that had been using original Soviet-made imported artillery shells also need a lot of supplements when the number of imported armor-piercing shells has bottomed out. In other words, before the next stage of the campaign is launched,
, in addition to the sufficient number of armor-piercing bullets for 40mm British-made tank guns, there are seven calibers of armor-piercing bullets that need to be replenished in large quantities just before the arrival of these German tanks.
The military armor-piercing projectile production department, which was originally the weakest in ammunition production technology, is no longer able to bear the heavy load. Although the principles of manufacturing armor-piercing projectiles are actually the same, after all, the gap in caliber is there. In addition to all the German
The tanks arrived at the end of January, and even if two production lines were opened, it would be too late for mass production.
Not to mention the lack of time, even the current military production capacity of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, as well as the corresponding technical and equipment capabilities, are simply unable to increase the production of the two types of artillery shells under the already overloaded situation. After all, there are still a large number of
Artillery shells for suppressed artillery and rocket launchers, as well as aerial bombs need to be produced.
Unless these German-made tanks are parked in the rear and not used on the battlefield, the production capacity of the equipment department and military industry department will simply not be able to meet the shells required for the two new caliber artillery at the same time. He estimates that despite his best efforts, he can only
Satisfying one of the two shells is already the limit.
Faced with heavy pressure, Xiong Dazhen finally understood why No. 1 already knew that the power of the German-made 50mm tank gun was greater than the Soviet-made 45mm tank gun. But he still preferred to drive in reverse and use the Soviet-made 45mm tank gun.
millimeter tank gun to replace the German-made tank gun. And let the military industry department first copy the T-34 tank gun, and try to replace the short-barreled 75-gun on the Panzer IV tank in a short time.
Not to mention making ammunition for artillery of so many calibers, just looking at it gives me a headache. Not to mention on the battlefield, the busy logistics personnel will confuse these types of tank shells even though they appear to be about the same size.
. The production issues alone are enough to cause a headache.
As long as he thinks that the troops using the Soviet-made 45mm tank guns received 50mm shells, and the troops using the 50mm tank guns received 40mm British shells, Xiong Dazhen felt a little confused.
It's shuddering. Although the calibers of these shells are not very different, they are definitely not universal.
In particular, the three caliber shells of 40, 45, and 50 mm are almost the same in size and cannot be used universally. Even if the shells of the 40 mm tank gun are currently sufficient, there is no need to produce them for the time being. But the latter two calibers
The closer shells were the ones that made him scratch his head the most.
In the end, it was the Americans who helped him get out of this predicament. After learning about the lack of artillery shells for the Anti-Union tanks, Pearson asked the U.S. delegation to the Soviet Union to directly obtain several rounds of 75mm armor-piercing projectiles used by the Panzer IV tanks from the Soviet army.
and high-explosive grenades as samples sent home by plane.
Compared with the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the industrial manufacturing capabilities of the Americans are naturally superior to those in the sky and underground. In just one month, before the Anti-Japanese Alliance launched the campaign, 130,000 German-made 75mm guns were directly transported to the Anti-Japanese Alliance by plane.
Tank shells. Among them, the most powerful armor-piercing capped shells account for one-third of the total.
At the same time, 20,000 rounds of armor-piercing projectiles and high-explosive grenades were allocated from the 76mm tank shells produced for the Soviets, which basically solved the dilemma in the production of large-caliber tank shells for the Anti-Japanese Alliance. And urgently allocated funds for the Anti-Japanese Alliance
A batch of high-performance steel materials for manufacturing armor-piercing projectiles solved the problem of raw materials for the Anti-Japanese Alliance to supplement artillery shells during the battle. The first batch of German-made 105 howitzer shells put into actual combat by the Anti-Japanese Alliance during the climax of the battle were also manufactured by the Americans.
Moreover, not all of the German tanks handed over by the Soviets will be used in front-line combat units. In addition to being allocated to training bases to train crews, some of them are also due to the fact that the Anti-Japanese Alliance cannot manufacture their own parts.
Next, act as a donor.
Although the Soviet Union also handed over a batch of dismantled parts from the destroyed German tanks that were beyond repair, such as tracks, tractor pulleys, road wheels, engines, electrical equipment and other components. But on the battlefield, who
There is no guarantee what kind of situation this batch of tanks will encounter. It is still beneficial to leave an extra batch of spares.
As a result, the total number of German-made tanks put into front-line combat troops was only two-thirds of what was transferred from the Soviet Union. Although the 50mm tank shells produced in a hurry were not very large in quantity, they were evenly distributed.
It is enough to ensure that this battle will proceed.
Although there was some confusion, and under Yang Zhen's reluctance, the three caliber tank guns currently used by the Anti-Japanese Alliance ended up with two more types. But considering the realistic situation they faced, Yang Zhen did not pursue the case in the end.
.I just told Xiong Dazhen that the original plan to replace the artillery remained unchanged.
In this battle, the original artillery will be used for the time being, but the plan to replace all German tanks with artillery after the war remains unchanged. Not only the German tanks captured by the Soviet army this time, all will be replaced with Soviet-made tank guns. It will also be transferred to the Soviet army in the future.
All the German tanks that came over had to be replaced with Soviet tank guns. By doing this, Yang Zhen acquiesced to Xiong Dazhen's move.
In fact, Yang Zhen knew very well that there were not enough 45mm tank guns to replace all the German tank artillery, and he had a large part of his own reasons for this. It can even be said that the main reason for this problem was because of himself.
On the No. 1 of the entire army.
Among the two Soviet tank guns, except for the 76mm tank gun, the technical drawings handed over by the Soviets were too late. Even with the help of Soviet experts, no matter how fast and slow it was, it was basically impossible to
Mass production was achieved before the start of the campaign. Artillery is not a broadsword, it can be made with a little iron.
This thing requires a lot of time and technical support from design to production. This is true for ordinary artillery, not to mention the much more complicated tank gun. Even though they are all artillery, the design and manufacturing of tank guns are much better than ground guns of the same caliber.
Artillery is much more complicated. Even if there are perfect drawings, it may not be possible to produce them immediately.
However, the drawings and technical data of the Soviet-made T26S tank, as well as the Soviet experts who assisted the Anti-Japanese Alliance in the production of this tank, were already in place at the end of last year. In fact, the military industry department was able to manufacture the 45-meter tank used in this tank last year.
millimeter tank gun, and a ninety-horsepower engine. Let’s not worry about the production capacity. The issue of availability has been solved first.
However, after Yang Zhen received the report, he rejected the proposal of the military industry department to start the production of tank guns and engines. He only approved the small batch production of some engines as backup engines for active tanks, and made every effort to solve the urgent need for armor-piercing projectiles for modified tank guns.
As for the mass production of tank guns, even the report submitted by the military industry department for the trial production of some prototypes was directly rejected by him.
Yang Zhen knew very well that the armor of the T-26 tank was too thin, the body was too small, and the engine power was too small, which limited their subsequent development. Faced with the rapid development of tank technology throughout World War II, this tank basically had no room for improvement.
, the living space on the battlefield can only become smaller and smaller.
Not to mention the new tanks of the German army on the European battlefield, even the Type 97 tanks that the Japanese army has begun mass production and equipped with troops on a large scale are obviously no match for the Chinese battlefield, not to mention the Japanese army that may appear at any time.
A new tank? Its performance is barely superior to the Japanese Type 95 tank, as well as the Type 94 and Type 92 armored vehicles.
Its narrow body and engine with only 91 horsepower also limit the possibility of its upgrade. Not to mention large-scale upgrades, even after the Anti-Japanese Alliance installed additional armor that is not too heavy, the structure and structure of this tank are
The engine is somewhat unable to bear it.
During Wang Guangyu's long-distance attack on Linxi, many more tanks fell behind due to technical failures than were destroyed by the Japanese on the battlefield. After adding additional armor, the armor protection capability of this T-26 tank has been greatly improved.
It was enough to withstand the power of the Japanese Type 97 tank gun, but its reliability also dropped sharply.
And its fragile armor, without additional armor, cannot withstand the Japanese army's wide variety of small-caliber artillery. Not to mention the Japanese Type 94 infantry rapid-fire gun and Type 1 anti-tank gun, even the Japanese infantry uses Type 97 Type 2
The ten-millimeter automatic cannon can easily penetrate its armor at a distance of 420 meters.
Even if this kind of outdated tank is copied, it will not be of much use on the battlefield. Instead of wasting various resources that the Anti-Japanese Alliance is already in short supply, it is better to put it aside for the time being and see if we can get more.
We’ll talk about advanced tank manufacturing technology later.