【116】65-year Army firepower evolution completed

The three of them were eating and chatting at a large table. The two leaders took Xiaoqiang with malicious intentions to drink a bottle of Wuliangye. Xiaoqiang's alcohol tolerance was basically dissatisfied. After the lunch, the three of them did not delay and returned to the conference room to continue discussing military purchases.

As we all know, the old China did not have its own complete military-industry system, and the weapons and equipment of our People's Liberation Army were basically seized on battlefields. As for artillery and firearms alone, they came from all over the world, produced in 98 arsenals in 24 countries, with as many as 110 varieties and models. If our army opened an arms department store, it would probably be the most miscellaneous products in the world, with a wide range of products. There are only 13 types of rifles from 6.5mm to 11.43mm, and dozens of types of guns.

Because Xiaoqiang was really unsightly, and with money in his hand, he quickly tried to change his clothes. However, whether the clothes were successful or not depends on whether the firepower was strengthened.

In Xiaoqiang's view, the firepower on the 1950 side was still slightly insufficient even after the equipment was replaced. It was a prominent problem. Before entering North Korea, the Northeast Bureau distributed 2,000 molten bottles to the troops, which is the "Molotov cocktail". Have you ever seen any regular military use of this thing in the world? The volunteer army brought it... and there were 2,000... There was no way, there were not enough guns and machine guns, so you could not bring a kitchen knife to fill the fire.

Therefore, the infantry's firepower can only be continuously strengthened and cannot be weakened. To a certain extent, infantry relies on firepower to make a living.

After Xiaoqiang bought the 3,000 Type 85 Gaoping dual-purpose heavy machine guns, they were unanimously praised by all the generals. They were praised very well, but they all complained that the three thousand were too few. So Xiaoqiang then started purchasing anti-aircraft machine guns and heavy machine guns.

After all, our opponents have a numerical advantage in machine gun weapons, so Xiaoqiang can only make up for this disadvantage by increasing the number.

This job is not difficult. After Xiaoqiang spent 2 billion yuan, he made a large number of 12.7mm high-level dual-purpose heavy machine guns and 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine guns that were retired and sealed in 2011, totaling 20,000 yuan. With hundreds of millions of ammunition, this price is really not expensive. Among them, Xiaoqiang's Type 56 14.5mm four-connected high-speed machine Xiaoqiang likes the most. In addition to the extremely deterrent power of the flying aircraft, there is no need to explain how powerful the flat-speed infantry or firepower points are.

Among these high-speed machines are the type 58 14.5mm double-connected, type 77 12.7mm high-speed machines, and type 85 12.7mm high-speed machines. For logistics, the supply of heavy machine guns is only 12.7mm, and the first-level anti-aircraft machine gun of the regiment battalion is only 14.5mm ammunition, which greatly reduces the logistics pressure.

All high-speed aircraft are actually high-level dual-purpose. When the aircraft comes, the airplane is scattered and the infantry is coming to harvest the infantry. Especially for infantry, if the killing effect is not, a single shot can cut people into two pieces and not be next to each other. For enemy bunkers, high-speed aircraft can either be destroyed through and destroyed. If they cannot be penetrated, they can destroy the enemy's firepower point setting weapons, or form fire suppression on enemy points. This feature is very practical for the People's Liberation Army in 1950, and it will not fall behind even if it is used for 20 to 30 years.

A 12.7mm high-speed machine is a bit different from a 14.5mm high-speed machine. To put it bluntly, 12.7mm is a heavy machine gun, and the flying machine is a side job. For a 14.5mm high-speed machine, the flying machine is a businessman, and as an auxiliary firepower of infantry, it is considered a side job.

After buying Gaoping heavy machine gun, he wanted to buy a mortar and a recoilless cannon. Xiaoqiang stretched his back and swallowed the tea in front of him with big mouthfuls. The alcohol mixed with fatigue. He felt a little tired. After talking like this for a day, he was a bit beyond Xiaoqiang's ability, especially in one-on-two situations. Yuan Kedi and Hua Huiling in front of him were simply a perfect match. Xiaoqiang was fooled and stunned.

When they heard that Xiaoqiang wanted to buy mortars and recoilless cannons, the two immediately praised the mortars and recoilless cannons that were retired from our army, so that there was no underground. The focus was on the price, whether it was a cannon or a shell, it was quite cheap.

Xiaoqiang was not too long-winded and ate 10,000 mortars in one bite. Considering that our army already had many 60mm mortars in 1950, the most 82mm mortars were purchased in this time. The type 56 160mm mortars with low accuracy and bulky precision are basically considered as a way gun. Since you don’t have to pay, don’t waste it. With a part of the sealed imitation of American 107mm mortars, you can fight wherever you go with the company, and you can still use it if you seize American mortar shells. Some 100mm mortars were purchased as regiment firepower, which will greatly increase the firepower delivery capabilities of regiment-level troops in 1950.

The range and ballistics of the mortar greatly make up for the firepower gap between guns and artillery. After all, the power of the artillery is incomparable to guns, and the flexibility of the gun cannot be learned by the cannon of the tractor. Mortars are just such a panacea. It can be said that with mortars, only regiment-level artillery fire support can be considered. The more mortars there are in a regiment, the stronger the attack ability.

As for the recoilless cannon, Xiaoqiang chose the Type 65 and Type 78 82mm recoilless cannons that are easy to carry. The two calibers are the same, and the shells are universal. They are fighting fixed fortifications and bunkers within a distance of 1,000 to 2,000 meters, which is really a tireless destruction. After all, the 40 rocket launcher requires relatively close distances, so when direct shooting of medium and long-range targets, there is a flexible and maneuverable firepower support such as the recoil cannon.

These 20,000 mortars plus 5,000 recoilless cannons, including countless ammunition, cost Xiaoqiang 1.5 billion.

Suddenly, Xiaoqiang was shocked and quickly calculated the price again. It was 29.2 billion, no, it was a bit over. He planned to spend only 28 billion, but now it has exceeded it. But he still has to buy what he should buy.

The last item of Xiaoqiang's arms purchase this time has nothing to do with weapons. It is not to continue buying guns and cannons, but to purchase communication equipment. When Xiaoqiang said what he wanted to buy, he actually wanted to buy an old-fashioned walkie-talkie. Yuan Kedi and Hua Huiling were stunned.

They already knew that if Xiaoqiang bought it according to this idea, he would eventually go to the purchase of individual belliger equipment, but they did not expect that they really wanted to buy garbage... You should know that belliger equipment is different from guns and ammunition. After guns and ammunition are sealed, they will still be used after thirty or fifty years, but belliger equipment requires more stringent maintenance to survive.

Once, our army's walkie-phone broke down and went to the logistics department to change to a new stock, but there was no sound. Later, I opened it and found that the inventory time was long, and the oxidation of the connector caused the resistance to increase and the loss of function.

General Yuan said: "Xiaoqiang, I advise you to buy new ones on the roadside equipment, but old ones are not safe after all. Besides, the old styles are too large and the weight is too heavy.

Then again, the inventory of electronic tube walkie-talkies should be a bit still, but I will search all military regions across the country for you, and I am afraid that there will be no more than 500 units in stock, and I cannot guarantee that you can still use it."

Xiaoqiang has a hard time, so he can't bring a bunch of transistors to scare the US emperor, right? If that happens, the US emperor will not madly shift its strategic focus to the Western Pacific. Who can rest assured that a hostile country with black technology has emerged? Even the Soviet big brother is afraid that he will be salivating.

Xiaoqiang nodded and said, "Then let this go first."
Chapter completed!