Chapter 358 Two 105mm Large Tubes

Yangquan, Eighth Route Army Artillery Academy.

Compared with the past, the campus at this moment has a more solemn atmosphere.

All instructors and students lined up on the playground in front of the teaching building. Their eyes were full of determination, and everyone was ready to go to the battlefield.

A moment later, the first principal walked out of the main building with steady steps.

It is worth mentioning that this big man who graduated from the Krasin Artillery School has been promoted to a "genius" level artillery commander in the Awakening Tiger system.

The personal attribute bonus alone has brought an improvement to the troops that cannot be underestimated.

Facing the burning eyes of his comrades, Principal Zhu stood under the flagpole and said loudly:

"The Japanese invaders have once again extended their evil hands to Shanxi. Those unscrupulous and inhumane devils have never given up their desire to destroy our race!"

"As a soldier! Our duty and mission is to defend our country!"

At this point, Principal Zhu deliberately paused.

The instructors and students in the audience did not disappoint him, and responded with full momentum:

"Kill!"

"Use me in the first battle! I will win!"

Hearing this, Principal Zhu nodded with satisfaction, and then swept his eyes to the faces of his comrades one by one, as if he wanted to deeply engrave their appearance in his heart.

However, he was not worried that the teachers and students would suffer too much damage.

After all, his own air force firmly controlled the air supremacy in Shanxi, and the tragedy of the Jinsui Army's artillery could not happen to the academy.

"Okay, set off in half an hour!"

"Disband!"

In this battle, the deputy commander-in-chief decided to use all his trump cards to strangle the isolated and helpless Mongolian troops and the direct troops of the North China Front Army, which naturally included the newly established artillery academy.

In this way, the allies who came to visit could see their own strength, and the Japanese who still had a little fantasy could be eliminated with thunder.

Just as the big man was about to return to his office, the artillery director of the 129th Division suddenly came to the school by car.

The two were already acquaintances, and they were particularly happy to meet each other.

"Old Zhu! Long time no see!"

"Looking at the current situation, all the teachers and students in your school are also going to the battlefield? Come on, tell me, comrades, are you going to fight in the north or to support the battlefield in the east."

The Eighth Route Army Artillery School is a hot commodity in the eyes of the three main forces.

These professionally trained and firm-minded artillerymen are almost the most welcome and needed backbone forces at all levels of troops.

This time, Director Zhao visited on the way to see the training situation of the first batch of students. After all, there are many good seedlings sent by the 129th Division.

Hearing this, Principal Zhu said with a relaxed look:

"The order I received is to take all the teachers and students in the school to the north to participate in the second Xinkou Battle. It just so happens that after training for so long, comrades also need a large-scale battle to test the teaching results."

"By the way, how come you have time to come to Yangquan today? Is there a problem in the Niangziguan battlefield? High-intensity artillery support is needed?"

After saying this, Director Zhao waved his hand casually, indicating that the other party should not worry.

Unlike the deployment of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, the 129th Division did not choose a complicated retreat and decisive battle, but used favorable terrain to firmly block the North China Front Army outside the province.

As long as the enemy does not go crazy, there is no possibility of breaking through their own defense line.

"The front line is very stable and does not need large-scale support, so you can rest assured."

"I came to Yangquan this time simply to see the new equipment of our Eighth Route Army. As a senior artilleryman, the big tube is too tempting for me."

The big tube mentioned by Director Zhao is naturally the new artillery weapon that Huang He unlocked with the system.

After the batch of equipment left the factory, part of it was sent to the direct artillery brigade of the headquarters, and the other part was allocated to the Artillery Academy.

Principal Zhu agreed to the request of his old friend without any hesitation. He first asked the guard to go to the office to help him sort out the documents, and then took him to the warehouse.

After entering the door, the first thing that caught my eye was the M1s 105mm light howitzer.

"Wow!"

"This gun is much smaller than I thought. Is it a Schneider product?"

In theory, most of the barreled guns used by France during World War I and World War II were designed and produced by Schneider, so Director Zhao's speculation is not illogical.

But in fact, the manufacturer of this howitzer is someone else.

After hearing the inquiry of his old comrade, Principal Zhu first handed him a manual, and then explained in an orderly manner:

"It's not Schneider, it's Bourges."

"During the bidding stage, this gun defeated Schneider head-on with its excellent performance. This achievement alone is enough to prove its excellence."

Due to the rapid surrender of France, this howitzer produced by the Bourges National Arsenal was not famous throughout the Second World War.

But everyone should have been accustomed to this, and it was not the first weapon to be dragged down by the user.

As an advanced equipment developed before the war, the design of M1935B is very avant-garde, and the overall combat weight is only 1.7 tons.

Compared with the German LeFH18 and the U.S. M2 of the same period, its mobility is much better.

What's more rare is that as an upgraded product provided by the system, the range of this howitzer is as long as 11,300 meters, and the firing rate has reached 16 rounds per minute.

Such amazing paper data can definitely beat the Japanese artillery of the same level.

To be honest, Huang He was quite surprised when he saw this artillery in the system at first. After all, it is more famous than the Bourges M111929.

Although the former is an old artillery from the First World War, it has a 28-caliber barrel and a range of 12km.

Compared with the performance of the 105-122 artillery in service in various countries in World War II, this thing can rank among the top in all aspects except mobility, otherwise it would not be used as a main weapon.

The reason for the latter is relatively simple. The Awakening Brave Tiger system has always had a good tradition of using fathers to beat sons.

Just like the Hotchkiss heavy machine gun in service of the Eighth Route Army corresponds to the Type 92 heavy machine gun of the devil, and the Hotchkiss 25mm anti-aircraft gun corresponds to the Type 96 magic gun.

Then by analogy, it is also reasonable for the Schneider M1 howitzer to correspond to the Type 91 howitzer.

After a preliminary understanding of the data of the Bourges M1935b, Director Zhao looked at the unfamiliar artillery in front of him with great emotion.

"It's only 1.7 tons, and this weight can be towed by a truck. If the gun carriage and the barrel are disassembled, the main force can even be transported by mules and horses."

"What a good thing, this is the big barrel suitable for our Eighth Route Army."

"After the complete liberation of North China, I must come to the Artillery Academy for further studies. Mortars are certainly powerful, but howitzers are the weapons that real men should use!"

Obviously, Principal Zhu agrees with the idea of ​​his old comrade.

Nowadays, the Eighth Route Army is equipped with more and more advanced weapons. If you rely on your old capital and don't continue to study, sooner or later you will not be able to keep up with the pace of progress of the troops.

"Okay, no problem."

"The candidate for the school director has not been decided yet, I will keep this position for you. At that time, you can not only learn, but also pass on your combat experience."

"It's a deal!"

While talking, the two had already arrived at the next warehouse.

The barreled guns here are even more exaggerated. The length of the barrel alone is four meters, and the huge room seems a bit crowded.

That's right, the weapon unlocked with the research slot this time is a double yolk egg, and there are two types of 105mm artillery.

Looking at the surprised face of his comrade, Principal Zhu introduced with a smile:

"Schneider M1936 105mm field gun, with your experience, you should be able to see that this is a cannon howitzer."

"This is the secret weapon that our Artillery Academy prepared for the little devils in this battle. I hope those beasts don't collapse too early, so that my students can practice more rounds."

In the original timeline, in order to deal with the behavior of Germany III openly tearing up the Treaty of Versailles, the European overlord France once again started the plan to update the army's artillery.

At that time, Schneider provided a total of two versions of the design drawings.

The first one is a high-cost and high-performance version. The theoretical range of this artillery is as high as 20 kilometers, and the various values ​​are not even inferior to the long-legged Tom and GPF cannons.

It's a pity that considering the poor domestic economy, the Gallic Army can only reluctantly give up the expensive black technology.

The second one is a beggar version with a comprehensive reduction in configuration. It has a low cost and low performance and a range of only 16.6 kilometers.

Facts have proved that the French paid a heavy price for their choice. After all, the performance of the German III field gun of the same level is better, and it can completely beat them with its range.

It's a pity that there is no such thing as regret medicine in the world.

After the outbreak of the war, the French Army had no time and resources to build another production line, and was eventually pushed by the enemy.

When Huang He faced the same choice, he chose the high-performance cannon grenade version without hesitation.

The future Eighth Route Army will definitely complete the motorization reform of the entire army.

Wait for another half a year, and the troops will most likely be equipped with a lot of Opel Lightning or GAZ 1936 105mm field guns, and the marching problem can be solved.

Considering this situation, only fools choose low configuration.

As for what to do before motorization?

That is naturally to produce fewer guns and use them as the trump card at the bottom of the box.

It is worth mentioning that Huang He did not complain about this kind of blueprint gun behavior at the beginning. You are playing a 7+ coloring game, why do you have to learn to play magic products like the white Russians? Can you create Montana out of thin air in the future?

Taking advantage of the time when his old comrade was stunned, Principal Zhu came to the front of M1936 and continued to add:

"This gun is good in every way, but the weight of five tons exceeds the carrying limit of our Eighth Route Army."

"Fortunately, we have air superiority and can transport it to the battlefield by rail. When necessary, it is not impossible to disassemble and load it onto a truck, but the speed of deployment will be affected."

"By the way, some shells of M1936 and M1935B can be used interchangeably. In this way, the pressure on logistics will be much less."