Seeing the distressed look on the boss's face, Yang Zhen knew that this was because the boss thought he was a bit of a loser. After all, the entire army was still extremely poor and even quite embarrassed, so he spent nearly 5,000 yuan for 200 trainees. Sending artillery shells for training would make anyone feel distressed for a while.
It's just that in Yang Zhen's view, these five thousand rounds of artillery shells do seem to be a lot, but in the case of 200 students, on average, the number actually shared equally with each student is not that much. This should also include some actual combat exercises, and the consumption caused,
After thinking about his words, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Boss, our training methods may seem a bit wasteful, but we can't just look at things from one side. Two hundred students fired three thousand rounds of artillery shells during training. This That’s true, but first you have to see what these shells are.”
"When we established artillery for the Guan Nei troops, we took into account the particularity of the battlefield behind enemy lines and the maneuverability of the Guan Nei troops. When allocating artillery, we mainly used four types of artillery: mountain artillery, infantry artillery, mortars, and flat-fire artillery. The bulky field artillery was only allocated to one battalion in each military region."
"As for howitzers with a caliber of more than 100 millimeters, we have only established a twenty-four-gun artillery regiment in the center. This organization combines firepower with mobility, speed and flexibility as much as possible, which ensures that the troops can When the Japanese army was organized below the formation, it maintained the superiority of artillery fire and ensured the mobility of the troops."
"According to the current scale and mode of military operations within the pass, and judging from the deployment of Japanese troops within the pass, I think that with a mobile force scale of five to seven regiments in each military region, we should choose to fight at the highest level with the Japanese army at a regiment level. It is appropriate, and this ratio is also the best strength comparison between the Central Army of the Nationalist Government and the Japanese army."
"Based on the current actual situation of the Guan Nei troops, when we arranged the establishment of the Guan Nei artillery, we used these four types of artillery. Except for the mortar as a separate organization, the ratio of the remaining three types of artillery was three to four to three. In the artillery, The regiment was organized on the basis of eight mountain guns, twelve infantry guns, and eight flat-firing guns."
"Although this model does not have strong firepower as a single artillery regiment and cannot keep up with the formation of the Anti-Alliance artillery, it is more mobile and flexible and conforms to the combat mode of our internal troops. Moreover, this formation can be flexibly disassembled and combined at any time, and can be deployed according to actual needs. Mountain artillery and infantry artillery or flat-firing artillery form a tactical combination."
"Furthermore, these three types of artillery shells are the ones we produce in largest quantities, which can fully meet the daily training and combat use of the troops. Last year, our annual output of Japanese-style Siyishan artillery shells was more than hundreds of thousands. The output is no less than this number, and the output of the Type 92 infantry artillery shells and the Liao 14 level-firing artillery shells we provided to the Guannei troops would also be over 150,000 rounds if the production capacity was fully activated."
"It's just that the Liao 14-type flat-fire cannon is an imitation of the Japanese Taisho 11-type flat-fire cannon. We have captured a lot of these shells and artillery in the Northeast. This kind of artillery is already inadequate when dealing with the new tanks of the Kwantung Army. That is to say, the power of this kind of artillery is no longer suitable for the Northeast battlefield."
"But for the Kanai troops, this kind of highly accurate artillery is the best choice to deal with Japanese bunkers and fortifications. Moreover, in North China, the tanks equipped by the Japanese army are mainly Type 94 and Type 95 light tanks. The power of the artillery of these two tanks is sufficient, and since we are mainly engaged in mountain warfare and mobile warfare, this kind of light artillery will not hinder the movement of the troops."
"Although we have gradually stopped producing the shells required for this kind of artillery due to the power of this artillery and not having a large number of them before the summer operations, there is still a considerable amount of shells left in the inventory. This We will transfer all of them to the customs internal forces, and we will restart the production line according to the needs of the customs internal forces."
"The most important thing is that the overall number of three thousand rounds of artillery shells seems to be a lot, but it is the total number of artillery shells consumed by several artillery pieces. Evenly distributed among several artillery pieces, each gun only has a few hundred rounds. These artillery shells are very important to the training of these artillery pieces. In terms of the roles students will play in the future, it’s really not that big.”
Having said this, Yang Zhen looked at the enthusiastic chairman and boss who were listening and said: "Chairman, boss, we are not using old goods to fool the troops in the pass. We are selecting these artillery and considering the artillery formation for the troops in the pass. At that time, we also hesitated."
"However, considering the relatively poor mobility of the troops within the customs and the combat mode of mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, weapons such as field artillery are indeed powerful, but they are also extremely bulky. The weight of the whole gun is more than 1,000 kilograms. When paired with artillery, The front car weighs nearly two tons, and a cannon plus the front car requires at least eight horses to tow it."
"With no air superiority and the main lines of communication being controlled by the Japanese army, this artillery is too bulky for the Sekiuchi troops. Therefore, after studying the current situation faced by the Sekiuchi troops and careful consideration, we Based on the current ratio, this establishment was chosen for the customs internal forces."
"But it is impossible to say that there is no selfishness at all. We are now fully able to produce these two types of artillery, the mountain artillery and the 92 Infantry Cannon, and the quantities captured are also quite large, especially the 92 Infantry Cannon, which is the standard of the Japanese army. The artillery of the brigade, which was captured in last summer’s battle alone, was enough to be allocated to the troops within the customs, and there was still a large amount of surplus.”
"The allocation of these two types of artillery to the internal forces will not affect the combat effectiveness of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. As for the field artillery, we mainly rely on the captured and self-produced products previously provided by Jiangbei. They are still in trial production and are not available for the time being. If we manufacture it ourselves, if we allocate too much at once, it will affect our next operations."
"Military industry production is a complex project. As the saying goes, tall buildings rise from the ground. Without a good foundation, everything can only be done step by step. After many efforts, our current production capacity is still limited. Even imitation weapons. There are considerable differences between them and the original ones.”
"So the artillery establishment we are preparing for the customs forces is a result after comprehensive consideration of various actual conditions. Of course, with the continuous expansion of our military production capacity and the improvement of the training of the customs forces, we will also The artillery establishment of the internal troops will be expanded as needed. The arsenal in the Northeast is not only the arsenal of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, but also the arsenal of our entire army."
The chairman and the boss listened with great interest to Yang Zhen's words, but for Yang Zhen's subsequent words, the boss waved his hand and said: "Don't worry too much, the central government is still aware of your intentions, and this matter, You have already explained it, so there is no need to explain anything more, but even if you have the ability to produce enough ammunition, you cannot be extravagant."
Regarding the boss's words, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "Boss, this is not a waste. We have also come from a difficult environment. We know that the current situation is hard-won, but I don't think it is a waste to use these shells for training. Only The better we practice in peacetime, the better our military skills will be. Only when we are on the battlefield can we avoid waste as much as possible."
"For example, boss, you ordered an artillery piece to destroy an opponent's bunker on the battlefield. This artilleryman had not fired a few artillery shells before, so his method was too blunt, and all the shells fired missed. At this time, the army was in a dangerous situation. At a critical node, do you think it will affect the development of the war situation?"
"Boss, you are a veteran. You know the changes on the battlefield better than I do. When the battle starts, only God knows when the additional ammunition from the rear will be available. If the artillery is not skilled in the artillery business at key points, Part of the artillery shells were wasted, and the artillery shells from the rear were delayed, which would be really fatal."
"Also, in battle, the role of artillery is not only to destroy enemy fortifications, but also to suppress the enemy's firepower. In artillery exchanges, the shooting accuracy of artillery plays a key role. If you hit someone, Ten shots, one shot misses, if someone hits you with one shot, then there is no need to talk about suppressing fire."
"Boss, you are also very aware of the artillery technology of the Japanese army. The accuracy of its artillery shooting, the accuracy of its fire suppression, and its ability to respond to artillery fire are quite outstanding. We are now distressed that these training shells have reached the battlefield. Then you will have to pay a higher price.”
"It is said that good gunners are fed by bullets. In fact, good artillery can also be said to be fed by artillery shells. Only if they keep up with their daily training will their combat performance on the battlefield not be affected by poor training. Development, artillery is not infantry. An infantryman who is not well trained alone will not affect the overall situation, because there are many companions around him who can make up for his shortcomings."
"But the artillery is different. If an artillery squad has poor operation skills and poor artillery firing accuracy, it will not only affect the artillery squad, but it will affect not only the artillery squad, but also the number of artillery and the performance of the artillery. There is still a certain gap between our artillery and the Japanese army. The artillery squad can even affect the progress of a battle."
"With the training base of fifteen rounds, some comrades may think that it is too wasteful to use these shells in training instead of on the battlefield, but I say that these are far from enough. The frugality in daily training will be used on the battlefield. There is a price to pay in blood, especially when facing a well-trained army like the Japanese army, these things saved will have to be recovered sooner or later."
"What's more, these people selected by each military region are carefully selected as seeds and commanders. If they are not good at academics, we can still count on them to bring out more good artillery. As for the kind of actual combat you mentioned The medium fire suppression mode should be specially arranged for comrades in Guan Nei, so that comrades in Guan Nei can get some actual combat training."
"After all, no matter how hard you train on the training ground, it can't compare to actual combat. Only through the test of actual combat can our troops truly understand the operation of artillery under fire, the precise fire strike of a single gun, the formation and intersection of artillery groups.
Rapid fire attack, covering fire from the artillery group, and actual combat drills in multiple subjects, the number of two thousand rounds of artillery shells is not too much."
"The most important thing is that what we need is to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, so there will be a lot of artillery shells fired in a short period of time, but this is also a no-win solution. If we can't fire a few artillery shells in a slow year,
, then we won’t know how long it will take for them to truly form a fighting force.”