My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 516

The mine in the Heihe base area is now full of people. Thousands of mining workers are working hard here, and those devils and prisoners of labor are among them.

The mining base station has also been completely built. A mine conveyor belt about 30 meters long stands in the center. The rock crusher makes a huge roar. Workers send the mined raw ore to the machine on the mine, and send it to the outside base station through the conveyor belt. , and then these ores are pulled away by transport vehicles.

Now the mining base station built with 20 credits has been fully opened, and it can mine dozens of tons of iron ore every day, and this output is getting higher and higher with the blessing of the number of people. A rough estimate can at least bring Liao Mingyu a month. Come to 30 points, the income is very considerable.

"Sir, there are now more than 400 ordinary workers in the mine, most of them are Burmese, and there are some Chinese expatriates. Here is the list, please have a look."

In the rest area of ​​the mining station, a simple and honest middle-aged man with dark skin and Mediterranean appearance respectfully handed the list file to Liao Mingyu.

"Thank you, Zhang."

Liao Mingyu accepted the documents with a smile. This middle-aged man was the leader selected among the laborers. He was an authentic Chinese and was responsible for managing the work and daily life of all the workers in the camp.

Due to the different nature of the miners, except for the system workers, the others can be roughly divided into two categories, one is ordinary workers composed of ordinary people, and the other is devils who are reformed through labor.

Due to the particularity of the latter, they are directly managed by the guard battalion, and the work and rest areas where they usually work are not in the same place, so there is basically no intersection with ordinary workers.

"I heard that the No. [-] mine collapsed yesterday, and two workers died?" Liao Mingyu asked expressionlessly while holding the list.

"Hey...yes, there was a bundle of explosives that didn't go off when the mine was opened, and everyone didn't know about it, but after people went in, it exploded somehow, and buried the two of them on the spot." Foreman Lao Zhang rubbed his hands, his face full of worry. Sermons, for fear that the other party will blame them.

"We still need to pay more attention to safety measures, especially in terms of blasting. Don't go to install explosives privately. In the future, mine mining will be left to the blasting team. Do you understand?" Liao Mingyu put down the list and asked earnestly.

Accidents in mines will definitely happen from time to time, it can only be said that we try our best to do a good job in safety.

Now he has specially arranged a blasting team of 50 people in the mining area, all of whom are experts in explosives. They are responsible for laying explosives and directional blasting when mining. Using professional people to do professional work can also avoid dangerous accidents.

"Yes, I understand." Lao Zhang hurriedly nodded and bowed, and when he thought of some aspects, his face showed embarrassment again, he hesitated and hesitated, and he didn't know how to speak.

"What's the matter?" The careful Liao Mingyu saw the clue and asked curiously.

"Ah...Actually...Don't blame me, sir, just say something more..." Foreman Zhang was terrified, but he couldn't bear to think of what happened to those people, so he finally plucked up the courage to say:

"Sir, you know that we have quite a few Chinese compatriots here. Most of them are family members. I would like to ask for your kindness, sir, to allow me to take people to build a few thatched huts outside the mining area to house them..."

"Just this small matter, you should have said it earlier." Liao Mingyu shook his head. He had heard about this matter, but he was too busy arranging troops to attack recently.

Some time ago, there were indeed many family members of workers outside the camp, most of whom were overseas Chinese. Now my men have gone to work in the mine, and most of those family members have no land to go to. live.

Moreover, the management of the mine is strict, they cannot enter, and the people inside cannot go out every day, so they can only eat and sleep outside, the situation is not very good.

"If you're like this, you can put aside the things in the mine first, and immediately ask someone to go outside to draw a piece of land, but the thatched house is not good. If you want to build it, you can build a decent house. I will arrange the materials. When the time comes, I will let you The people from the guard battalion came to help, first implement this matter, don't let them be exposed to the wind and sun outside."

Liao Mingyu immediately made a decision and decided to build a family area for the families of those Huaxia workers.

"Ah... thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! You are really their reborn parents, I... I... knelt down for you on their behalf..."

Old Zhang Touwan never imagined that the officer would be so sympathetic to these workers. He was so simple that he couldn't say other sweet words, he could only express his most sincere thanks with actions.

"Hey...don't don't, don't do this kind of thing here"

Liao Mingyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he quickly helped him up and said, "If you have anything to say, just tell me. My place is not a concentration camp. The people who come here are just helpers. As long as you obey the rules and have reasonable needs, you can ask for it."

"I don't support idlers, but I won't treat those who work honestly, and those who take care of their families, their wages and benefits can be relatively improved. They are all Chinese compatriots, so they should take care of them, right? "

"Yes! Yes!" Old Zhangtou wept with joy, he was so excited that he couldn't say anything else.

After bidding farewell to the foreman, Liao Mingyu went to inspect the prisoner-of-war camp. Generally speaking, the little devils were honest. Although their workload was twice that of other miners, and they only had two meals tomorrow, but under strict management No one dared to make trouble, because those who disobeyed were hung on wooden stakes and turned into "dried fish" to scare others.

But all of this is understandable, the sins they committed have to be repaid slowly, and what they have experienced now is far from enough!
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"Master System, remember that I still have two chances to draw a lottery, right?"

After coming out of the mining base station, Liao Mingyu, who was sitting in the car, remembered that there were two heavy weapon draws that he hadn't used in the last reward.

"Ding... The host still has two heavy weapon draws and one light weapon draw left, please confirm whether to use it?"

"confirm!"

Liao Mingyu rubbed his hands subconsciously, as if doing this would bring him different good luck every time.

"Ding...Heavy weapons are being randomly selected, please wait...Congratulations to the host for obtaining the German Flak41 88mm anti-aircraft gun, exchange price: 2500 points

The gun is 7.7 meters long, 2.4 meters high, with a total combat weight of 7 tons, a pitch angle of -3° to + 85°, a range of 360°, a muzzle velocity of 820 m/s, and a rate of fire of 15 rounds/min. The maximum range is 12000 meters.

The barrel is divided into two parts, easy to replace in case of failure, when the shell is fired, it is fired by electric shock, the breech block is a sliding latch, and the bottom cross is equipped with two pairs of trucks, which can be set in fixed position before removing the pneumatic tires..."

I rely on! 88 guns! ?Liao Mingyu almost cried out.

When it comes to the most successful artillery system used in World War II, it is the 88mm anti-aircraft gun equipped by the German army.

Although it is a very successful medium-caliber anti-aircraft gun, the most talked about is its unparalleled anti-tank capability.

The success of anti-tank in actual combat applications has led to some other modifications of this gun, such as the PaK43 anti-tank gun, and the 88mm caliber main gun of the Tiger tank. The vehicle's "anti-everything gun."

My dear, this is really a good thing. It can be used as an anti-aircraft gun, and it can also be used to shoot tanks or bunkers. As the saying goes, "it can be sweet or salty, and the taste is extraordinary."

The super-long 74-caliber gun barrel can increase the muzzle velocity to 1000 meters per second. Using high-speed armor-piercing projectiles can reach a penetration depth of 500 mm at a distance of 275 meters, and can even penetrate 2000 mm steel plates at 180 meters. , and the rate of fire is very fast, under the operation of a skilled gunner, it can reach 15-20 rounds per minute. It can be said that any tank during World War II is like paper in front of it.

The only disadvantage may be that the combat position is relatively large. Each 88 gun needs to be equipped with a tractor trailer, and 12 soldiers are required to operate the gun, and the technical requirements for the artillery are very high. It takes a lot of time to start the battle, and the weight is heavy Large, not suitable for quick maneuvers on some terrain.

However, these shortcomings cannot conceal its dazzling record.

The first time the 88 gun came to prominence was when the Seventh Tank Division commanded by Rommel advanced from Belgium to Dunkirk at high speed, and encountered a counterattack by a British army on the way.

Facing the heavy tanks of the British army, the German 37mm anti-tank guns were helpless. At the critical moment, the 88mm anti-aircraft guns of an anti-aircraft artillery company lowered the muzzle and fired at the British army, destroying nine British tanks in the blink of an eye, forcing the British army retreat.

This battle left a deep impression on Rommel. Since then, the 88mm anti-aircraft gun has become his handy anti-tank trump card.

In particular, Rommel led the African Army to the North African battlefield. Compared with the opposing British army, Rommel's tanks were not superior in quality or quantity, but this deficiency gave the 88mm anti-aircraft gun a chance to show its talents.

In the Battle of Salam, the British army launched an attack on the Helfaya Pass occupied by the German army with nearly 240 tanks.When the British tanks approached the German positions, in an instant, the 88mm anti-aircraft guns roared in the pre-dug and cleverly camouflaged fortifications.The British army was caught off guard and retreated in panic.In that battle, the British left 123 tank wrecks, two-thirds of which were the results of 88mm anti-aircraft guns.

"But Mr. System, isn't the price of 2500 a bit expensive? It's higher than two Sherman tanks. Isn't it inappropriate?" Liao Mingyu suddenly realized the problem and complained dissatisfiedly.

"Ding... Excuse me, host, can your Sherman tank be able to shoot planes? Can it have a maximum penetration of 275 mm? Can it reach a maximum range of 15 kilometers? Besides, the reason why the exchange price is so high is that besides the main body of the artillery battle, there are also There will be a dedicated tow vehicle and spare parts for repairs."

A soul torture made Liao Mingyu speechless, but thinking about it also made sense.

Although it seems a bit overkill to use this thing to face the thin-skinned meat trucks of the Japanese army, but in positional warfare or fortified warfare...whether it is offensive or defensive, the role of this anti-aircraft gun is by no means comparable to that of ordinary weapons.

(End of this chapter)