Valley Emperor

In the past, the Datang Army had been equipped with a lot of light mortars, and even the 60mm light mortars that were only 34 kilograms lighter. There is no advantage to being light.

What really made the Army pay attention to the North Arms Company's 80mm mortar project is not because of the artillery itself, but a new type of artillery shell they developed for this self-proclaimed light mortar!

This shell is a metal fixed-loading projectile with a warhead, propellant, and primer, but this is not important, the important thing is that the loading and firing of this thing is particularly simple.

Directly put the shell from the muzzle, and then use gravity to ignite the propellant in the shell, and then launch, and this thing is different from traditional grenades, it does not leave a shell after firing.

what does that mean?

This means that the rate of fire is extremely fast, and the shells are directly poured into the barrel and fired, and then again, and so on, more than ten shells can be fired conservatively in one minute!

More than ten shells!

This data directly alerted the senior management of the Ordnance Department!

In front of the rate of fire that can hit ten or more rounds per minute, the range and power are all secondary.

At the beginning, the military said that they need a range of two kilometers, so that they can effectively attack the front-mounted artillery of the potential enemy, but after seeing this thing, they directly lowered the standard, two kilometers is not enough, In fact, 1,500 meters is enough.

Well, this small cannon from the Northern Arms Company, which claims to be a 'quick-firing light mortar', has a maximum effective range of just 1,500 meters, no more, no less!

As you can see at a glance, the military has even lowered its standards for this purpose.

After Li Xuan received the report, he was not surprised. He understood the indicators so clearly. If the next designer couldn't figure it out, then there was obviously a problem.

However, the performance of this thing is a bit slag, and it only has an effective range of 1,500 meters!

However, considering that this artillery uses a curved ballistic trajectory, it is not necessary to fire on the flat ground as stupidly as other artillery, but to fire in hiding, so it is relieved.

The range is as close as possible. This kind of artillery thrown into the infantry battalion is a big killer!

If there is a 60mm small-caliber mortar at the back, then the support firepower of the two levels of company and battalion is basically enough.

As for the higher level of regiment-level firepower, that is a traditional artillery task, regardless of whether it is a light howitzer, an ordinary howitzer or a field gun, it has nothing to do with the mortar.

The light howitzers produced by Jiangnan Arms Company and the rapid-fire light mortars produced by Northern Arms Company were soon purchased by the military for experimental equipment.

And as the initiator of the whole plan. The Guards were the first to get these two types of artillery.

After ten or so days of simple training, it was taken out for live ammunition exercises.

When a vote of officers in the Guards saw the 65mm light howitzer performing live-fire exercises, they didn't feel anything, but they felt that the weight was lighter, and they could accompany the troops to maneuver in the future.

But when they saw that a company of six quick-firing light mortars fired a total of nearly a hundred shells in just one minute, directly blowing up a hillside a thousand meters away.

Everyone was surprised.

They are also knowledgeable people, and they have also seen the so-called rapid-fire guns equipped in the Guards Navy, the kind of tube-retracted guns that use springs, there are many faults, and the accuracy is poor, but even so, a one-minute shot The speed is actually only a few shots.

It is simply impossible to shoot all the shells out in such a short period of time!

This is only six rapid-fire mortars, but the effect is more terrifying than an entire field artillery regiment!

If you have enough ammunition, you can make the enemy's position explode from the beginning to the end!

"This kind of rapid-firing mortar must be equipped, in line with our organizational reform, one battalion does not need much, a dozen or so is enough!"

Immediately, a young guard officer couldn't wait to jump out: "As long as an infantry battalion has a dozen of these rapid-fire mortars, without the support of any artillery regiment, they can independently launch a war to destroy the country!"

His words sounded a bit strange, but the generals of the guards who were present were all nodding their heads in unison!

With the combat power of the Datang Guards, an infantry battalion is equipped with a dozen such artillery pieces. With sufficient ammunition, it is extremely easy to destroy an ordinary indigenous kingdom.

Admiral Zhou Guang, the chief of staff of the Guards, is much calmer. He has long known the performance of this rapid-fire mortar. After watching the live ammunition exercise this time, he discussed with several deputy chiefs of staff next to him. In line with the reform of the formation of the Guards.

"Originally, we planned to use a 60mm light howitzer, but it doesn't seem to work now. This kind of rapid-fire mortar is being improved. The barrel is thicker and heavier. It is estimated that the It can reach a range of two kilometers, and it can completely replace the 65mm light howitzer."

"Yeah, the power of this rapid-fire mortar is even greater. The explosive power of a single shot is comparable to a 100mm grenade, and it is much more powerful than a 75mm grenade!"

"Even if the weight is increased and the range is increased, it will be less than 200 kilograms no matter what!"

At this time, the representative of the Northern Arms Company on the side was already very happy, and when he heard this, he immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, sirs, if the weight limit can be relaxed, we can completely achieve a range of two kilometers. Even 2,500 meters, and even so, it will be lighter than the 60mm light howitzer, and it can still be carried by horses or even by humans!"

The representative of the Northern Arms Company, he himself did not expect that the so-called rapid-fire mortar that they made would be so important to the military.

Their previous goal has always been on various large-caliber light howitzers. Unfortunately, even the four-zero artillery, which is well-received by the military, has not been able to get much orders for the time being.

And now it looks like this kind of simple rapid-fire mortar has a lot of money!

On the other hand, the representative of Jiangnan Weapons Company looked a little unsightly.

When the 65mm light howitzer was first tested with live ammunition, the Guards were quite satisfied, but after only a few minutes, the Guards changed their tone and said that they could use rapid-fire mortars instead of their own. The 65mm light howitzer too.

Naturally, he would not sit still, and immediately said: "Sir, although the speed of fire of this rapid-fire mortar is fast, the range is still a bit poor, and it can't be towed, and the accuracy is even less satisfactory. Lots of cannonballs."

"And our 65mm light howitzer also surpasses other traditional howitzers in terms of rapid fire, and has ultra-high firing accuracy."

"During the battle, our 65mm light howitzer only needs one shell to complete the task that this rapid-fire mortar's fifteen or even twenty shells can complete!"

However, the representative of the Northern Arms Company disagreed.

What a joke, our rapid-fire mortars are a little less accurate, but they're not that bad!

Immediately, it spewed out.

When the representatives of the two companies were fighting each other, the generals of the Guards were not affected by them.

What weapons and equipment the Guards are equipped with naturally has its own considerations and will not be affected by the people of these weapons companies.

And the Guards didn't care much about the high price of the 65mm light howitzer, let alone the waste of ammunition from the rapid-fire mortar.

The Guards have money!

Therefore, the guards always choose the best equipment, and don't care about the price.

There are only a few thousand tons of shallow water gunboats in the Guards fleet, and they dare to be directly equipped with the most advanced 300mm rear-mounted guns of forty times the caliber!

The artillery in several fortresses has always been equipped with the most advanced large-caliber artillery.

Even if it is the most common rifle, the Guards began to equip such expensive rifles as Li Fu rifle many years ago.

It is not comparable to those poor people in the army and navy~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Therefore, the main factor affecting the equipment of new weapons in the Guard is never the factors such as price and cost performance, but whether it is good or not.

As long as things are good, the guards don't care that much.

After a live-fire exercise, the Guards also formally submitted a new preparation plan.

The new formation plan of the Guards is still based on three Guards divisions, and it is planned to build these three Guards divisions into two brigades and four regiments.

At the same time, rapid-fire mortars and light howitzers are directly attached to the infantry units, and in order to allow the grassroots units to have independent combat capabilities, they are prepared to directly attach the baggage units to the grassroots units.

Follow the plan.

A Guards infantry squad is still fourteen soldiers.

Infantry platoons consist of three squads.

The infantry company has three infantry platoons and an additional 60mm rapid-fire mortar.

The infantry battalion has four infantry companies, an additional cargo company is attached, and a rapid-fire gun company is equipped with several 80 mm rapid-fire mortars.

The infantry regiment has three infantry battalions, an additional rapid-fire gun company and a baggage company.

Each integrated infantry regiment will have a strength of about 2,500 men.

Two infantry regiments form an infantry brigade.

Two infantry brigades were formed as a division.

The division directly administers the field artillery regiment, baggage regiment, cavalry regiment, engineering battalion, balloon battalion, telegraph battalion and other affiliated units, with a total strength of about 15,000 people.

It is worth noting that the division of the Guards is an artillery regiment, equipped with 75mm field guns and 75mm howitzers, and additionally equipped with 18 100mm howitzers. This thing has a range of Eight or nine kilometers.

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