wIn fact, Yang Zhen forced Xiong Dazhen. 144 Book! Academy... There is no way. He is not unaware of the current situation of the Ministry of Military Industry's acute shortage of talents. The entire army can engage in technical personnel. Added together, there are still There are less than 200 people. Even if you include the skilled workers in the military factory, there are less than 300 people.
This number can almost be described as a drop in the bucket for the troops that currently have hundreds of thousands of troops. And among the few hundred people, there are almost no people who specialize in military design. There are a small number of arsenal technicians, and most of them are. They are all engaged in firearms. Asking them to build anti-aircraft guns is indeed a bit overwhelming.
It is true that Xiong Dazhen is a graduate of Tsinghua University. But he is engaged in physics. As the first person in China to develop infrared imaging technology, it would be more reliable if you ask him to develop infrared night vision devices or electronic products such as radio stations. .If you ask him to build a cannon, it will be too late.
But as the Minister of Military Industry, Yang Zhen was faced with the severe situation of anti-tank and anti-aircraft equipment that the troops urgently needed. In particular, air defense operations would become the main mode of combat faced by the troops for a long time to come. He could only force He tried his best to catch the duck, but he still had to catch it.
For Yang Zhen, these two weapons have become a problem in his mind. Those 37 anti-tank guns imported from the Soviet Union only lost one after being knocked out. With the development of Japanese tank technology, the 37 anti-tank guns imported from the Soviet Union lost one. The power of small-caliber anti-tank artillery pieces is also becoming more and more limited.
In this battle, when facing the new Japanese Type 97 tanks, they already showed a feeling of inadequacy. Facing the new Japanese tanks, they can only be destroyed at a very close distance. Often, they have not been able to destroy the Japanese tanks. .First it was knocked out by the 47mm howitzer on the Japanese tank.
This battle was in a battle. There was a record of a regiment losing all the anti-tank guns of the entire brigade in half a day when facing a Japanese tank regiment. The 47mm howitzer on the Japanese Type 97 tank Although the armor-piercing power is not very good, outside the effective range of this 37 anti-tank gun, it is still easy to destroy an anti-tank gun position without permanent fortification cover.
Moreover, the troops are in urgent need of a lightweight direct-aiming artillery in operations, especially in the attack on the Japanese fortress groups throughout the Northeast. In some complex terrains, and under the circumstances where the movement of medium-caliber cannons is difficult, they can only rely on counterattacks. The power of tank rocket launchers cannot solve the problem at all.
In the absence of small-caliber cannons, producing a recoilless rifle that he is familiar with and has a simple structure has become a top priority for Yang Zhen. Moreover, the performance of the recoilless rifle itself is also superior. Its versatility and power Even more than the rocket launcher. It has a simple structure and is easy to produce. It is very suitable for the current reality of Yang Zhen's military industry development.
Compared with anti-tank weapons that can be temporarily used with rocket launchers, as there are more and more big cities in the liberated areas, follow-up military production planning has gradually begun to unfold, and the scale of battles has also become larger and larger. Lightweight high-level dual-purpose weapons The seriousness of the gap with large-caliber anti-aircraft artillery is also becoming increasingly apparent.
At present, the main air defense equipment of the army, the 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun, is becoming more and more inadequate when facing the large Japanese aircraft fleet. Its range and power are barely enough when facing the Japanese tactical aircraft. However, the range and power of the medium-sized and above fighter jets used for strategic bombing by the Japanese army were too small.
Although the Soviet Army has agreed to sell some anti-aircraft weapons, Yang Zhen is not very satisfied with the performance of the 37 anti-aircraft gun. The 85mm anti-aircraft gun, although its shells are powerful and its performance is acceptable, is a bit too bulky. Compared with field combat, it is more suitable for air defense in strategic areas.
Under the situation of extreme air defense pressure and limited number of fighter jets, Yang Zhen could only find a way to come up with a few anti-aircraft weapons that he was familiar with. At least to ease the air defense before the arrival of the fighter jets that the Soviet Union will not deliver until the first half of next year. Vacancy. Especially for field anti-aircraft guns with large range and relatively large caliber.
Yang Zhen knew very well that in order to weaken its combat capabilities, the Japanese army would inevitably mobilize a large number of aviation forces to carry out indiscriminate bombing of their military production bases. They would even bomb cities such as Harbin, Jiamusi and Qiqihar. Yang Zhen did not Harbin and Qiqihar, who hoped to be liberated by themselves, and Jiamusi suffered the same experience as Chongqing within the customs.
The weapons and equipment he handed over to Xiong Dazhen were basically Soviet technologies and products in the 1950s and 1960s. A small number of them were weapons designed by the People's Liberation Army in the 1970s and 1980s, or imitated Soviet-style weapons. Improved on the basis of. As for the weapons of the US military that use a large number of new processes and new materials, he has no choice.
In Yang Zhen's view, these Soviet-made weapons are specially designed to facilitate large-scale manufacturing. They have excellent performance, simple structure, and are easy to produce. The most important thing is that the power is not small. Moreover, the craftsmanship and productivity of Soviet-made weapons are... With a certain degree of inheritance, the new generation of weapon production is specifically designed to address the deficiencies of the previous generation of weapons. New processes and new technologies are rarely used.
Another reason why Yang Zhen did this is that he is very familiar with these Soviet-made weapons. In later generations, he had the most contact with them. First of all, I cannot say 100%, but at least 90%, of the army weapons of the squadrons in later generations. Counterfeit Soviet-made products. Except for a small number of self-designed products, the rest are also derived from Soviet-made weapons.
In later generations, except for the southeastern coast, all of China's land neighbors started from the mouth of the Yalu River in the east and the mouth of the Beilun River in the south. Most of them used Soviet-made equipment and Soviet-style weapons imitated by China. Even in South Asia, China has always been the leader. The opponent's neighboring country also has a large number of Soviet-made weapons in its army equipment. Although its army is equipped with a large number of self-produced rifles, Soviet-made AK rifles also occupy a considerable share.
In the war-prone country of West Asia where Yang Zhen has carried out secret combat missions many times, no matter which side of the force, except for a small number of British 77-caliber Enfield rifles left over from the British colonial period, most of the other forces used are All Soviet-style weapons.
These armed factions range from Soviet-made rocket launchers, T-55 tanks, Mi-8s, and Mi-7 helicopters to antique Mosin-Nagant rifles and sand submachine guns. They only have light weapons, including AK-4s produced by almost all countries in the world. Seventeen rifles.
Pishikang is a Soviet-made weapon with a simple structure. For this country where the vast majority of people are illiterate and do not have their own military production capacity, they are far more adaptable to this country than other countries. The natural conditions are not very good. At least Pishi The Soviet-made AK rifle does not have to get jammed like the delicate American-made rifle in that windy and sandy country.
Yang Zhen, who has been in the military for many years, has had a lot of exposure to these Soviet-made weapons and is quite familiar with them. As long as the structure is not too complicated or he has been exposed to Soviet-made weapons, he has basically studied many weapons and he can do it on the spot. Copy the structural diagram of this weapon.
Yang Zhen chose weapons from the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 1960s. Even the latest 23mm anti-aircraft guns were only products from the 1960s as his next-generation standard equipment. The most important reason was that the Soviet Union was designing weapons. The emphasis is more on gradual upgrading and replacement, as well as a simple structure that can be quickly mass-produced during wartime.
In other words, more new designs and improved manufacturing technologies are adopted. However, in terms of raw materials and processing techniques, a step-by-step approach is adopted. Fewer new techniques and new materials are adopted. These are the weapon drawings that Yang Zhen gave to Xiong Dazhen. .Basically, it can be produced using existing technology. The raw materials can also basically be solved.
Although these weapons have already fallen behind and been eliminated in later generations, these weapons were developed based on the huge experience gained by the Soviet army in World War II. Their performance is still far higher than that of most similar weapons currently used in the world. Most of the weapon design drawings I took out were based on the experience gained by later generations of China in resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea and resisting U.S. aiding Vietnam. They were improved on similar Soviet equipment. The performance should naturally be better.
It's just that Yang Zhen is currently unable to mass-produce the necessary electromechanical equipment needed to automate these weapons. He also lacks some necessary equipment such as radar. Even if they are manufactured, the performance of these weapons will not be able to meet the improvements of later generations of China. Yang Zhen estimates. At most it's a little better than the first-generation Soviet products. But it's better than nothing.
Especially the 57mm anti-aircraft gun. This medium-caliber anti-aircraft gun with excellent performance has been in service for more than half a century in later generations. It is still used by the People's Liberation Army. Although it has been improved many times, its basic design is still derived from It is an original product of the Soviet Army. This is enough to show that the performance of this anti-aircraft gun is extremely excellent. Its weight and performance can fully meet its needs.
And with the arrival of a large number of American trucks, the mobility of the troops will be greatly improved. The towing of these anti-aircraft guns will not be a problem. According to Yang Zhen's plan, this 57-type anti-aircraft gun is similar to the Soviet-made 37-type anti-aircraft gun. The artillery is prepared to equip the anti-aircraft artillery regiment to which the column belongs, and is used in conjunction with the 85mm anti-aircraft gun to perform air defense tasks in important areas.
In order to solve the urgent needs of the troops, especially after receiving the information from the Military Region Intelligence Department, the Japanese army is deploying new aviation forces from domestic and Guanhan civil war battlefields to supplement the Kwantung Army. In order to make up for the shortfall in aircraft production, the Japanese army is also deploying part of the naval aviation force. The team temporarily reinforced the Kwantung Army.
The Japanese naval air force stationed in North Korea is mobilizing northward. Its two aviation groups have completed the transition and are stationed at the airport in North Hamgyong Province. As the air defense situation becomes increasingly unoptimistic, Yang Zhen only It can force Xiong Dazhen to seize the time and come up with the products he needs.
As for other so-called Type 40 automatic rifles that imitate later Type 63 automatic rifles, reverse mapping and imitation of various Japanese mountain field guns, and the production of imitations of new portable equipment, Yang Zhen thinks they can be put aside for the time being. Anyway, the Type 40 automatic Even though the rifle has been finalized, Yang Zhen has no intention of equipping it immediately.
Because now he cannot afford to support such an automatic rifle with a click-fire function. And now that the number of weapons seized and stored is sufficient, the production of Type 40 rifles is not the most urgent task for the military industry. For
For this kind of automatic rifle, the most important thing to do now is to produce and reserve ammunition.
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