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In addition to tape players, there are also magnetic tapes.This small box of tapes shouldn’t be too expensive, and of course it doesn’t have to be too cheap, but compared to the data storage tapes that cost up to 200 rubles per box for computer systems... the price of tapes for tape recorders wipes out a zero. good.

Tang Hua: "This tape record player, how much is the cost you have calculated now?"

Manager: "From September this year to the present, we have been revising the process...the price of the magnetic head at the Suzhou factory has changed several times, and the hardware parts factory in Yizheng is also the same, and the price of the magnetic head at the Suzhou factory is still linked to the output, so Cost accounting is particularly difficult. We finally did a comprehensive accounting at the end of December, and if the output of magnetic heads can be maintained at more than 9 per month, the ex-factory price of a tape player can reach 12 million yuan."

800 million old coins, 800 RMB, 720 rubles.

Tang Hua, "What's the price of the tape?"

Manager: "The cost of the tape is mainly determined by the Suzhou factory. They say that a 30-minute tape is about 15 yuan."

This price can be mass-produced, and after deducting the transportation and selling costs, you can still make a little profit.

Tang Hua took another look at the tape record player—an iron box. If many families have a storage room for old utensils from the 7s and 80s, they might be able to find this type of tape recorder/cassette recorder.There is a foldable handle on the top of the iron box, which can be picked up by holding the handle when you want to move it.

The middle of the long box is where the tape is placed, two speakers are on both sides, and there are several buttons on the front panel of the iron box.

Tang Hua plugged in the tape player and put in a cassette.After a while, the tune of "The Blue Danube" flowed from the speakers.The sound quality is acceptable.

As a comparison, Tang Hua turned on a vinyl record player in the room. After the record was played, it was still "The Blue Danube". If you listen carefully, you still feel that the sound quality of the record is better.

"Did you feel the difference in sound quality between the record player and the tape player when you tried it out?" Tang Hua asked.

Manager: "I can feel a little bit, but the master workers who listened together didn't feel much difference."

Tang Hua decided not to compete with the vinyl record player for sound quality.Even after the popularity of CD records in the late 90s, there are still people arguing about "the sound quality of CD records is better than that of vinyl records". The tape recording system is easy to carry, low in cost, and high in sound quality. Let's keep vinyl records for now.

It's just that the cost is better to be lowered a little bit.Tang Hua looked at the cost list of the tape record player. The ex-factory price was 800 million yuan, the profit was 50 yuan, and the cost of the 750 million yuan was 200 million.

It seems necessary to go to Suzhou again.Magnetic storage technology is now relatively advanced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Industry. In 1951, the capacity of magnetic tape storage was doubled. Now Tang Hua is forcing Suzhou Magnetic Machine Factory to increase the storage capacity of the original hard disk by an order of magnitude. It is said that in the past four months They also really made some breakthroughs.It should not be a problem to take these technologies out to make a cheap civilian consumer product.

"The preparations for the mass production of the tape recorders can wait. The Spring Festival is coming soon, and other production lines in the factory will remain in operation. When the time comes, the workers will be given a holiday. Let's see what else can be saved. If the total cost can be reduced When it is reduced to 700 million and the ex-factory price is 750 million, it can be put into production."

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After finishing the work at the Wuxi Tape Player Factory, Tang Hua went out to the gate of the factory, walked to the jeep with his secretary, and a black car drove up from the road.The car approached, it was a Rolls-Royce, the engine was so quiet that no sound could be heard, and the whole body of the car was polished black and shiny.

The Rolls-Royce stopped, and an elderly man who looked like a housekeeper got out of the passenger seat first, opened the rear door, and Rong Yiren got out of the car in a suit and leather shoes.

"Minister Tang came to Wuxi in person, but Mr. Rong didn't make it in time to welcome him. Forgive me for my sin."

Tang Hua saw that it was Rong Yiren who got out of the car, and he was also happy: "Boss Rong, it's okay... You are too polite. Speaking of which, Wuxi is the territory of Boss Rong. If you come here, you should visit your residence first."

Chapter 201, we may not be able to defend Seoul after half a year

Washington, Pentagon.

"General, according to the three settings of A, B, and C, we have conducted campaign deduction on the western front of the Korean peninsula, and now I will introduce the deduction results to you."

Five-star general Omar Nelson Bradley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, watched the summaries of the three games at the Army Staff Headquarters.

Before serving as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Bradley was the chief of staff of the Army, but this time he came to the Army Staff to observe. It is enough to do the deduction.

It took five weeks for the two combat deduction teams of the Army Staff to plan behind closed doors under the given configuration of troops and firepower of both sides, and let the side that played the role make optimal actions according to the battlefield situation, in order to gain the best results in the deduction. The most objective result of the campaign.

The three deduction settings A, B, and C all have a common background: the Soviet mechanization and heavy equipment of the Chinese army are constantly increasing; the Chinese army’s surface-to-air firepower is still difficult to break through; The U.S. military still holds the upper hand.Based on these two conditions, assuming that in the second half of 1952, the logistics and transportation lines of the Chinese army were basically smooth, and there were no major shortcomings in material transportation. Four Soviet infantry corps, two T-4 tank divisions and 2 independent heavy tank/self-propelled artillery regiments, 34 artillery divisions, a total of 3 people, 3 tanks and assault guns, 25 artillery pieces, including 800 heavy artillery pieces or Katyusha, launched against the United Nations army group north of the Han River on the Western Front attack.

This is true for the Chinese army as the attacker, and the United Nations army as the defender has three settings:

In setting A, the United Nations Army north of the Han River consists of 3 American divisions, 1 Commonwealth division, and 8 enhanced artillery battalions directly under the 6th Army;

In setting B, the United Nations Army north of the Han River consists of 4 US divisions, 3 South Korean divisions, and 8 enhanced artillery battalions directly under the 8th Army;

In setting C, the United Nations forces north of the Han River consist of 5 U.S. divisions, 3 South Korean divisions, and 8 enhanced artillery battalions directly under the 8th Army.

The main combat method of the United Nations Air Force's air force is that B-29s use guided bombs to attack fixed and identifiable ground targets. In addition, there is limited ground support from tactical aircraft in the frontline area.

"In plan A, after more than ten deductions, the UN military has determined that the following deployment of defensive forces is likely to achieve the best results:"

The game staff presented Bradley with their results.

"The Commonwealth division cannot also be deployed north of the Han River, but must be deployed along the river south of the Han River. In addition to the Han River Bridge, four field pontoon bridges and two heavy field pontoon bridges must be assumed on the Han River. The three north of the Han River One of the divisions was deployed on the Yangzhou-Uuigovernment line. The main force took Yangzhou as the axis, extending 4 kilometers to the east and west. The two wing positions were all field permanent fortifications. Two US divisions were deployed in Seoul, and one of them was Facing Goyang on the west side, one division focused on Uigovernment in the north."

"There are three options for the offensive route of the Chinese army, and the three options have similar feasibility and success rate. The first route is Yeoncheon-Dongducheon-Yangju, and the second route is Cheorwon-Pocheon- In Yangju City, the third route is Ganak Mountain-Paju-Gaoyang-Seoul. The first two routes are plain terrain, suitable for armored and mechanized troops to break into; the third route is from the south of Ganak Mountain to the intersection of Han River and Imjin River Hills, and then into the plains, suitable for the penetration of traditional Chinese light infantry."

"The deduction party of the Chinese army believes that the best offensive route of the Chinese army is to attack the first route and the third route at the same time, but the second and third routes attack at the same time have similar effects...In short, in the plains 2 armored divisions and 4 to 6 infantry divisions assaulted, and 2 to 3 infantry divisions interspersed and infiltrated in Ganyue Mountain, and the two attack directions supported each other."

"The general policy of the United Nations military's response is to kill and injure the Chinese army as much as possible during the retreat, so as to obtain the best battlefield exchange ratio..."

Hearing this, Bradley raised his head and stared at the speaking staff officer with a complicated expression.

The staff officer dodged his gaze for a moment, but continued talking about the deduction process without stopping.

"After repeated deduction, the two sides will entangle for about 48 hours in front of the US military's permanent fortification in Yangzhou City, but the Chinese infantry interspersed from Ganyue Mountain can complete a 48-kilometer maneuver and attack within 50 hours. Advance sideways toward Seoul. The United Nations military can cut off the deep-penetrated Chinese army westward from Yangzhou City with two divisions and one regiment, and deal a serious blow to it. Afterwards, the U.S. troops in Yangzhou City retreated slowly. After the three U.S. divisions in Seoul converged, they withdrew to the south of the Han River under the cover of the Commonwealth Division. In this battle, the U.S. military lost Yangju, Uijeongbu, Seoul, Goyang and other cities and towns north of the Han River, but it could cause 2 Chinese troops at most. 1 casualties, the U.S. casualties are about 5.5. In the deduction, we also confirmed that no matter what troop deployment and tactics are adopted, the United Nations Army cannot hold Seoul, even if it is impossible to keep a bridgehead north of the Han River. Any attempt to keep Seoul Any move will easily cause the casualties of the UN troops to exceed 1.5."

Bradley: "Talk about Plan B."

"In plan B, the United Nations army added 3 divisions and 11 artillery battalions, which has a greater advantage in defensive deployment. However, there are disputes about the combat effectiveness of the South Korean division...After deduction, we believe that the defensive deployment of the United Nations army The best solution is: one U.S. division is deployed in Yangju-Uijeongbu; two South Korean divisions are deployed in Yangzhou East and Yangzhou West respectively, and the third South Korean division is deployed in the hills-plain transition zone near Paju. The three U.S. divisions Stand by as a mobile force in the areas of Goyang, Seoul, and Uijeongbu."

"The best offensive route deduced by the Chinese military team is that the main armored force, including two tank divisions, will go south from Baochuan to attack the United Nations position on the east side of Yangzhou City. After the breakthrough, it will quickly develop in depth; the theater On the west side, 2 to 2 infantry divisions will go south from Ganyue Mountain to infiltrate and attack."

"The key to whether the United Nations can defeat the Chinese army's offensive is whether the mobile force can find the right time to launch a tactical counterattack against the Chinese armored forces that are breaking through the defense line."

"The deduction results of several tactical counterattacks are not exactly the same. Usually the United Nations side will achieve obvious results in the counterattack during the day, but at night, the Chinese army's counterattack again will cause greater damage to the US armor force..."

"Integrating more than ten deductions, the two sides adopted all feasible tactics and tactics. In the end, the Chinese army had a total of 4 deductions, and the 'offensive capability termination' threshold of 8 casualties was reached in the Uigung government area, and the attack was stopped; the rest In each deduction, the Chinese army stopped attacking near Seoul. That is to say, our best result can keep the government; The casualties in this deduction were 2 to 3, and the casualties of the South Korean army were 4. In all the deduction of plan B, the United Nations army’s goal was to keep Seoul, and the plan of retreating to the south of the Han River was not considered.”

"Plan C," the staff officer continued, "the strength of the United Nations Army participating in the war can be regarded as a limited enhanced version of Plan B. In terms of defensive force configuration, 2 US divisions and 3 South Korean divisions form a complete defense line in the theater. The distance is 35 kilometers, and the depth is 5 kilometers. The three US divisions adopt the same arrangement as Plan B and stand by as a mobile force."

“We have deduced the setting of Plan C. In most of the results, the United Nations Army can stick to the front line of the Uigungbu government, while the Chinese army has reached the threshold of ‘offensive capability termination’ on this line. The casualties of the U.S. military in each deduction are 2 ~2.5, with 4 Korean military casualties."

The staff officer only talked about the brief results of various deduction under the three settings, but after all three settings were finished, an hour passed.

Bradley and U.S. Army Chief of Staff Lawton Collins reviewed the games again, asking a few detailed questions and confirming that all games were objective and accurate.

"If possible, we should still lobby President Truman to increase our forces in the Far East and the Korean Peninsula." Collins said, "From the deduction, we can see that even if only one division is added, the future situation on the Western Front will be much safer."

Bradley: "Like you, Ridgway has emphasized the importance of the troop increase in telegrams several times in the past two months. But the troop increase requires Congress to let go first, and then President Truman."

The current deployment of US ground forces in the Far East is still 7 divisions on the Korean Peninsula and 2 divisions in Japan.Of the 7 U.S. divisions on the Korean Peninsula, 3 were placed on the eastern front, 1 was placed in the middle of the western front, and 3 U.S. divisions were placed near the Han River, no more.

And the strength of the three American divisions is on the western front. Obviously, no matter how they are formed, they will not be able to defend Seoul after half a year.

Bradley now suspects that the Chinese military has also carried out similar detailed battle deduction, and concluded that once a real fight broke out, the United Nations Army would not be able to gain a foothold north of the Han River. This is why he said at the Huachuan negotiation site that the Han River should be used as the armistice line on the western front.

If there were 4 U.S. divisions in the Han River area, plus 3 South Korean divisions scheduled to return from Hokkaido in February 1952, then Seoul could be preserved.

But can you win by keeping Seoul?