No way, the Kwantung Army, which had the highest priority in equipping the Japanese Army's weapons and equipment, had already begun to equip the Type 90 field cannon and the new Type 95 field cannon. This old-fashioned howitzer had a range that was not as far as the Japanese Type 94 mountain gun.
, although the power is not small, but if it is used on the battlefield, it is asking for death.
By then, these bulky guys with poor maneuverability will not be able to reach others, and they will be too cumbersome to retreat. And with the training quality of the Japanese artillery, the losses of these artillery on the battlefield will be quite high. And this has already been done
A painful lesson was learned. So after this battle, all these 122 howitzers were dismantled.
Even if they were bought from the Soviet army warehouse in Outer Mongolia or the more than 70 Type F 22 guns that Wang Guangyu snatched with a much longer range, they were too bulky and not as popular as the Japanese field artillery.
.Although the number is not small, it has never been the main force in the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
When configuring new equipment, the Soviets have always focused on the West over the East. The latest equipment is equipped in various military districts in the west. The military districts in the east are basically equipped with second-rate equipment. What's more, in Normen
During the Battle of Khan, the Soviet army also expanded its forces massively, and the new equipment that had just begun mass production could not meet the needs.
During the Battle of Nomonhan, the Soviet army participated in the battle with old-fashioned artillery. The most widely used ones were the 1902/30 field artillery and the M1910/30 122mm howitzer.
Of course, at that time, there were also a large number of A-19 howitzers with the best performance among the Soviet army, as well as ML-20-152 howitzers, which were used as artillery directly under the army.
During the artillery battle with the Japanese artillery, they mainly relied on these two types of artillery. It was also the high power and long range of these two types of artillery that suppressed and severely damaged the Japanese artillery. As for the divisional artillery that participated in the most battles, they were still two old-fashioned types.
As for artillery, it was these two old-fashioned artillery pieces that suffered the greatest battle losses.
At that time, the number of F-22 field guns with the best performance among the Soviet army was not large at that time. Those that the Anti-Japanese Alliance purchased from the Soviet army warehouse in Outer Mongolia were the original F-10 field guns that the Soviet army transferred to
After the Outer Mongolia Army, they were transferred from the Western Military Region that had been redressed.
However, although it was the latest Soviet division main artillery at the time, this artillery was too long in length, difficult to control, had poor maneuverability, and had almost no shortcomings in cross-country capabilities. Using this artillery was very troublesome.
It's a very tiring thing. It's even more tiring to drag it up to the position and then withdraw it. It's even more strenuous to move under artillery fire.
When participating in the war, many artillerymen would rather use the old Japanese-made 38 field guns than replace them with Soviet-made field guns with a much longer range. However, the performance and performance of these bulky Soviet-made field guns were not as good as those of the Japanese 120-guns.
The twelve howitzers also directly affected the Anti-Alliance artillery's impression of Soviet-made artillery.
It was out of this concern that Yang Zhen made a special trip to the artillery unit that was being re-equipped, so as to prevent these guys from playing tricks on him. Just like in the previous stage of the battle, the artillery unit participating in the battle would be equipped with
At least half of the Type 22 field guns were left in the rear, and only about thirty were brought to the front to participate in the battle.
Even the few artillery pieces of this type are all used on the front. All the outflanking troops are not equipped with them. After the war in the previous stage, the artillery unit issued a report demanding the withdrawal of these two types of artillery. There were even strong demands.
The commander stated that continuing to use these two artillery pieces is irresponsible to the soldiers.
At present, the medium-caliber artillery of the Anti-Japanese Alliance is mainly Japanese and miscellaneous artillery. The troops do not welcome Soviet-made artillery, especially Soviet-made field artillery. And these two kinds of Soviet-made artillery are different from the miscellaneous artillery used by the Anti-Japanese Alliance in the past.
Compared with the original Soviet-made field guns, this type of artillery not only has excellent performance, but is also very different in structure.
The most critical thing is the ZLS Type 3 76mm cannon. Whether it is a flat-firing field fortification or an anti-tank, its performance with fire suppression is far from the more than 70 guns currently available in the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
The bulky Soviet-made F-22 field cannon can be compared.
Yang Zhen had great expectations for whether this cannon with excellent performance could replace the no-name field guns in the army. He felt a little uneasy if he didn't go there himself. There were lessons learned from the past, and he didn't want to f-20
The incident with the Type 2 field artillery was repeated among our own troops.
What he didn't expect was that these two Soviet-made artillery were far more popular than the Soviet-made artillery originally received by the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Especially the ZLS Type 3 76mm cannon, which was quite popular. The troops were enthusiastic about changing their equipment.
It's quite high, and Yang Zhen doesn't need to worry about it at all.
The troops that received this Soviet-made cannon were only slightly heavier than the Japanese Army's lightest Type 38 field gun, and lower than the Japanese Army's latest Type 95 field gun. However, its range was comparable to the Japanese Army's best-performing Type 95 field gun.
The Zero field gun is comparable, and the recoil is the smallest among all the artillery of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. The muzzle velocity of the shell is also the fastest, and the ballistic performance is very good. I like the Soviet-made cannon very much.
This artillery relies on high muzzle velocity, a high rate of fire of up to 25 rounds per minute, as well as a maximum range of more than 13,000 meters and high accuracy. It can even easily suppress the Japanese Army's best-performing Type 96 150mm
Howitzer. Except for the Japanese Type 92 105 cannon, there is no artillery equipped by the Japanese front-line field divisions that can surpass this kind of artillery.
At the time of receiving it, the troops who were very resistant to the two Soviet-made artillery based on their original experience fell in love with this artillery not long after taking over. The troops who received it were working enthusiastically and their combat effectiveness was formed.
Very fast.
By the time Yang Zhen arrived at the artillery training base, the artillery personnel involved in the reception had basically mastered the technology of using this artillery. With two temporary artillery battalions, they completed rapid deployment, withdrawal, and single-gun precision firing.
, artillery group interception and suppressive shooting. The entire training progress has entered the training of anti-tank firepower group shooting and single-gun anti-tank shooting.
Qiu Jintang, the deputy commander of the artillery, who personally led the training of the artillery replacement training team, and several combat staff officers from the artillery headquarters, personally explored the tactical use of this artillery based on its performance during the training. Yang
When Zhen arrived here, Qiu Jintang had roughly come up with a new tactical training outline. Although it still needs further improvement, the foundation has been laid.
In fact, the ordinary tactical suppression and fire interception of this artillery, and ordinary anti-fortification direct-aiming training, are not much different from the Japanese field artillery. It only needs to be slightly adjusted according to the performance of this artillery. The biggest difference is
It is used as a medium-caliber anti-tank gun for anti-tank training. Especially anti-tank group training and mobile ambush training must be started from scratch.
Although the Anti-Japanese Alliance was originally equipped with 37 Bofors anti-tank guns, a few Soviet-made 45 anti-tank guns, and this time the two-pound anti-tank guns sent by the British. But these small-caliber anti-tank guns are not
The performance is very different from this artillery that can perform both fire suppression and anti-tank operations. It cannot be compared in terms of caliber, power, or even rate of fire.
This artillery can easily destroy the latest Japanese Type 97 tanks at a distance of 1,500 meters. However, the backward sighting equipment limits the long-range accuracy of this artillery. But at a distance of 800 meters,
distance, it would be no problem to destroy any Japanese tank. Qiu Jintang improved the use of tactics, focusing on anti-tank tactics.
The reloading troops here are doing it in full swing, and the troops over there who are still using miscellaneous mountain and field artillery are drooling at the sight. In fact, according to Yang Zhen's original intention, these artillery pieces should be given to each infantry division to form a direct subordinate
The remaining cannon battalions are organized into several directly affiliated cannon battalions as mobile forces.
However, considering the second-hand artillery currently used by the army, a large part of it has been scrapped after long-term and intensive use. In order to reduce the caliber of artillery in the army, there are many artillery pieces with small calibers in the army. For example, there are only a dozen
The Skoda mountain artillery and the French-made 105 field artillery have no need to produce shells and have all been withdrawn from the front-line troops.
Due to the expansion of the army and the expansion of the demand for artillery under the original division, all the 100-mm howitzer regiments that were directly under the artillery headquarters were disbanded and equipped to each infantry division according to the caliber. The remaining part will continue to be used.
The 15mm mountain gun will be adjusted in the future.
Therefore, after careful consideration, the artillery of some of the original infantry divisions was adjusted. The original mountain artillery, except for those that were scrapped, was uniformly deployed by the headquarters. The artillery regiments of the infantry divisions numbered one to twelve were composed of the original two
The organization of one mountain artillery battalion and one field artillery battalion was changed to two 76mm cannon battalions and one 100mm howitzer battalion.
Each division numbered from 12 to 20 is equipped with a 76mm cannon battalion, a 75mm mountain artillery battalion, and a Polish or French field artillery battalion. The newly formed divisions after the 20th will be equipped with
The equipment is all Japanese-made mountain field artillery, but a six-gun division-affiliated cannon battery is added to be used as a long-range direct-aiming artillery.
This makes it impossible for a large part of the troops to replace this excellent performance cannon, and can only continue to use the original Japanese and French mountain cannons. Therefore, during training, those troops who have not changed their equipment can only look at these
The new artillery with excellent performance is drool-worthy.
After seeing Yang Zhen, the leaders of the unit who had not caught up with this new cannon kept nagging around Yang Zhen and wanted to change their uniforms. For these cadres, Yang Zhen could only tell them
, you have to wait patiently. Bread will be available sooner or later, and the miscellaneous artillery they are currently equipped with will one day be eliminated.
The headquarters is also aware of the fact that the troops currently use too many artillery calibers and are under heavy logistical pressure. However, there are currently insufficient new artillery pieces, so they can only replace them with old troops. When the Anti-Japanese Alliance can produce them themselves, their troops will all be replaced.
But at present, equipping each division with a company is the ultimate. The most important thing now is to quickly master the skills of using new artillery, rather than rushing to change equipment.
It took Yang Zhen a lot of words to deal with the grassroots artillery cadres who asked him for cannons. Fortunately, he had enough prestige in the army, and it was normal for the troops below who had not changed their uniforms to feel resentful. Under Yang Zhen's prestige, the cadres
I didn’t dare to get too entangled. Whether I really figured it out or just said it, I didn’t bother Yang Zhen on this issue for too long.
However, Yang Zhen also knows that the current problem of too many artillery calibers in the army will be solved sooner or later. However, the mass production of this artillery will take time. The most important thing at the moment is to solve the shortage of shells for this batch of artillery, especially the use of
The current situation of insufficient armor-piercing ammunition.
However, there are not many armor-piercing shells that can be used by this artillery at present, but this artillery can be used universally by the Anti-Japanese League. Currently, there are still a lot of explosive anti-personnel shells used by the F-22 field gun in stock. When it comes to the shortage of artillery shells, the main reason is
New armor-piercing projectiles and high-explosive grenades. As for ordinary anti-personnel blasting grenades, the quantity is barely sufficient. At least to meet the training needs of these cannons, it is basically not a problem.