"In this way, I finally have to choose between these two," Wang Hexiang said to Xiang Xiaoqiang with a smile, looking very satisfied, "either the 80 mm caliber or the 100 mm caliber."
Xiang Xiaoqiang stood in the office of the clothing and training department, staring at the two big iron objects on Wang Hexiang's desk.
There is a piece of cloth spread on the desk, and two mortar bombs are lying on the cloth. No, it should be said to be "hail bombs" because they have been modified.
The one on the left is 80 mm, about the size of a beer bottle. You can still pick it up with one hand if you use a little force.
The one on the right is 100 mm. Although the diameter is only 20 mm larger, the volume is no longer heavyweight. If the one on the left looks like a beer bottle, then the one on the right looks like a 2.5-liter extra-large Coke bottle.
, both in terms of size and weight, it cannot be picked up with one hand, it must be held with two arms.
Xiang Xiaoqiang stretched out his hand and slowly touched the big cold thing, feeling the murderous aura coming from his fingertips.
"How much does this weigh?"
Wang Hexiang replied:
"The total weight after modification is 10 kilograms."
Well, 10 kilograms is exactly two and a half times as heavy as 80 millimeters.
"If this is used," Xiang Xiaoqiang asked, "how many bombs can the Swan bomber carry?"
"Maximum 82 pieces."
"Where's the osprey?"
"Osprey? Osprey can't do it," Wang Hexiang shook his head. "The Osprey is a single-engine bomber. It has no magazine and can only be mounted externally. There are only six attachment points under the belly and on both wings. It is a waste to carry such small bombs.
.The Osprey must at least carry a 70 kilogram bomb."
"ah."
Xiang Xiaoqiang touched the 100mm "hail" again and pondered.
It's so big that it can no longer be called a hailstorm. It's more like a meteor shower.
Wang Hexiang smiled again and said:
"Sir, after the accident, Li Guoliang was in a complete mess. Commander Zhang and Commander Tang were also very angry. Now the air raid plan for d-day had to be completely redone. The air raid on the Qing artillery group on h was all handed over to Swan
.This time, none of them said another word, haha."
Xiang Xiaoqiang sighed:
"Mr. He, what's there to be happy about... After all, the pilot who fell to death was not from the Qing army. Li Guoliang, Chief Zhang and Chief Tang are all our own."
Wang Hexiang was startled and immediately said solemnly:
"Yes, your Excellency is right, the old man has gone too far."
Xiang Xiaoqiang said again:
"Li Guoliang... This guy didn't organize the Osprey formation for night bombing training as early as possible. He only discovered such a big problem when it was so urgent. Now Commander Tang is considering getting rid of him. He was so scared that he came to see him last night.
I, please intercede and give him a hand... Sigh, I don’t know if Chief Tang is here for real or just to make him angry. If he really wants to tease Li Guoliang, then I really have to cheer up and work hard.
Child care Li Guoliang."
Wang Hexiang pondered for a moment and said:
"The old man estimates that he is mostly talking out of anger. First, in the final analysis, this is just a training accident. And we have intensified our military training in the past six months, and a certain number of soldiers have died due to training. If we say that people died during training,
If the commander is replaced, the heads and heads in the headquarters will have been changed a long time ago, and the two commanders Zhang and Tang are no longer in their seats. Besides, the war will start in a month, which is tantamount to changing generals on the spot.
, is a taboo for military strategists."
Xiang Xiaoqiang knew it. He was also afraid that he and Li Guoliang, who had been tied to his chariot with great difficulty, would suddenly be removed and replaced by someone he was unfamiliar with. Then it was unknown whether cooperation would be possible in the future. If Wang Hexiang analyzed it,
If it makes sense, then when I go to the training ground in the evening, I can talk to Tang Yunsheng and Zhang Zhao first and be a smooth favor.
Wang Hexiang smiled again and said:
"Sir, we will go to Tangshan tonight to watch the test again. This time it is not an osprey, but a swan. Whether to use 80 mm or 100 mm, maybe we can decide tonight. Haha... Sir, I don't know.
Which one do you prefer?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang also smiled and gently stroked the two "carcasses" on the table. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that the big one on the right was more enjoyable.
"This kind," he patted the 100mm projectile and smiled, "not to mention a direct hit, even from a distance of several meters, it can blow up a 150mm heavy howitzer."
Wang Hexiang knew that he also liked the big guy, so he smiled and said:
"Not to mention the 150 heavy artillery, even the 210 heavy artillery was destroyed. As for the artillerymen, unless they were squatting in the trenches, even if they were lying on the ground, all of them would be killed."
Xiang Xiaoqiang grinned:
"Haha, let's see tonight."
As he spoke, he lifted up the 10-kilogram "hail bomb" with both hands, strengthened his arms, and held it in his arms:
"Good guy! This thing is great as a dumbbell for training your arm muscles."
Wang Hexiang was so frightened that he turned pale and said repeatedly:
"My lord, be careful! My lord, put it down quickly! My lord, don't drop it..."
…
That night, several generals who had watched the test last time gathered in the observation fort at the Tangshan training ground. There were still 20 scrapped cannons placed on the far field. The distance between each cannon and the way sandbags were stacked around it,
They are all decorated with reference to the photos of the Pukou Spy Chapter 1.
Because this test was based on the requirements of horizontal bombing, the scale was much larger. There were no longer only six dive bombers like the last time. The last time it was a test based on the requirements of dive bombing, the emphasis was on precision.
So six are enough. This time there will be 12, which is one squadron of Swan bombers.
The bombed site has also been expanded, becoming an area similar to that of the Pukou artillery group, that is, a large position 3 kilometers long and 1 kilometers wide. The 12 horizontal bombers will be arranged in two rows, with 6 bombers in each row. For this 3 square kilometers
Carpet bombing of a long strip of land.
Of course, there are still only 20 artillery targets on the ground, somewhere within this range, each one is ten meters apart, forming a 200-meter-wide artillery position. After the bombing, the officers only need to look at the impact of these 20 artillery pieces.
Judgment can be made based on the damage situation.
Zhang Zhaoxian, Tang Yunsheng, Xiang Xiaoqiang, Li Guoliang, and Wang Hexiang were still standing in front of the observation window, staring at the cannon in the distance and listening to the sound of engines in the sky.
According to time, the bomber squadron should almost be flying over the target now.
Sure enough, it came.
This sound was incomparable to the dive bombers of the past few days. As the roar grew closer and closer, it seemed as if the entire sky was shaking.
Even though it was very loud, even though the sound seemed to reach above my head, the sky was still dark and nothing could be seen.
…
Suddenly, six bright flashes appeared in the sky in the distance at the same time, falling swaying like shooting stars. Then, another six fell down. Then six more, getting closer and closer...
Within a few seconds, six strings of dazzling "long dragons" appeared in the sky, floating and falling in the night sky. The surrounding mountains and fields were already covered with snow, as bright as day.
In just one moment, hundreds of flares were dropped.
Everyone in the observation fort couldn’t help but sigh:
It's so bright, it can't be compared to the one last time! The six flares last time are nothing compared to this.
A loud noise suddenly passed over the head. Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that the six Swan bombers in the first row flew over. The second row following them would drop not flares, but bombs.
Before the roar above the head had passed, a second wave of roar in the distance followed. Then...
The loud noise started.
Dense flashes of light in the distance quickly overlapped and exploded, accompanied by dense loud noises, flying over like a tsunami, covering the top of the head in one fell swoop.
At this moment, everyone in the bunker unconsciously crouched down and made avoidance movements.
Of course, this is not necessary. This is just a small bomb of 4 kilograms, and the cement roof of the observation fort is one meter thick.
The "tsunami" of bright light and loud noise faded away behind them. Several people stood up again and looked at each other with shocked expressions. Even though they knew what would happen in advance.
The acrid smell of gunpowder smoke filled the bunker through the observation window, which was very choking. But they all lay on the observation window and looked out.
Although the observation window was very narrow, a lot of soil was still pushed in from the outside. This shows how violent the explosion outside was.
Xiang Xiaoqiang opened his eyes wide and searched hard in the darkness.
Outside... there seemed to be no grass growing. There were several shrubs and small trees that he remembered clearly, but now there was nothing in their original positions. The cannons in the distance still seemed to be standing there, still reflecting the cold light. As for how damaged they were.
Well, you have to get closer to know.
At this time, Li Guoliang put on a headset and said loudly:
"Masters, be careful, the turning attack has begun!"
Several people immediately retracted their heads and carefully avoided it.
As Li Guoliang finished speaking, he remembered the dense explosions coming from the opposite direction, and they came back like a tsunami.
First, the six Swan bombers overhead roared past and dropped hundreds of flares again. Then, the other six Swan bombers passed by again, throwing "hail bombs".
The 12 Swans bombed twice in total. In the first time, Group A flew in front to drop illumination bombs, and Group B bombed. In the second time, they flew back in reverse, with Group B flying in front to drop illumination bombs, and Group A bombed.
After two rounds of this, all the flares and bombs were dropped, and the 12 Swans returned to Xianlin Airport to be modified with 100mm "Hail". During this period, the officers would go to the bombing range to test the results.
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang and several generals stepped out of the guards' flashlight beams.
This is really a deep and shallow step. The land outside has been completely plowed. Although the craters are not deep, they are very dense. There are almost one crater every step of the way, making it impossible to walk.
The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke, the smell of turned up soil, and the smell of burnt vegetation.
The group of people finally found their way to the 20 artillery pieces in the light beam of the flashlight.
There are only 17 guns standing now. Three artillery pieces were directly hit by bombs and were blown to pieces. They fell to the ground. The damaged parts were blown up everywhere.
Although the other 17 artillery pieces were not overturned, it was obvious that they were all damaged to a certain extent. However, there seemed to be none that were damaged to the point of being completely unusable, such as the barrels being twisted and the winch handles flying out.
Several officers from the accompanying artillery maintenance company also came up. They carefully inspected the surviving artillery pieces and confirmed that half of the artillery pieces were scrapped to varying degrees, but the other half could still be barely used, but it would take a certain amount of time.
"How long will it take for repairs to resume launch?"
Asked Xiaoqiang.
The leading repair sergeant took a closer look at several cannons in better condition, hesitated for a moment, and said:
"If you have the tools and parts handy, it will take an hour or two."
Xiang Xiaoqiang and several generals looked at each other and understood what the other party meant.
...It's a bit weak in power, it seems like I'll have to use a bigger one.