All gods, the lord who started with the bright sword

Chapter 189, too expensive, can't afford it
"The Japanese army launched a bombing attack, causing three tanks of our tank company to be destroyed and two tanks injured.

Our army used twelve anti-aircraft missiles to destroy nine Japanese dive bombers. "

The deputy chief of staff read out the battle reports sent by the tanks, feeling extremely heavy.

Not long ago, I applauded the good performance of the tank company, but was immediately retaliated by the enemy.

For a tank company with only twelve tanks, the casualties were already more than half.

Master Liu also had a telegram in his hand, which was an early warning from the radar station that had just been established. It recorded the twelve planes that invaded the airspace, where they came from, and where they flew to.

He said regretfully: "If we could have sent the information about the enemy plane's attack to the tank company earlier, maybe we could have avoided such a heavy price."

"You're right, after all tanks aren't for shooting planes."

The boss agrees with him.

If the tank company could have been notified earlier, they would have driven the tanks off the road to hide and robbed the search of Japanese aircraft, and this unequal battle could have been avoided.

It is very unwise to use tanks against aircraft.

Anti-aircraft machine guns don't do much.

If it is not equipped with portable anti-aircraft missiles and successfully destroys the enemy aircraft, the tank company will be hunted down, and even one tank will be difficult to survive.

Exchange three tanks for nine enemy planes.

The boss thinks it’s not worthwhile. The enemy’s planes can be built even if they are lost. They don’t have the ability to build tanks, and if they lose one, they will lose a part of their combat effectiveness.

The mistakes of the past are over, and the key is to learn from them.

The radar station has proved to be very effective in detecting incoming enemy aircraft. Next, a department should be established to coordinate early warning.

All information on incoming enemy planes must be studied and judged.

Then, in a targeted manner, it provides early warning for troops that may be attacked by air to reduce possible losses.

Master Liu glanced at Chen Hao, who was drinking tea leisurely, and said, "The defense range of our anti-aircraft missiles is still too small. It would be better if it could be larger."

"I'm afraid this is technically difficult to do." The boss questioned.

The two of them sang together, obviously speaking for Chen Hao.

Don't look at Chen Hao who seems to drink tea and don't care about anything, but his ears are always pricked up to listen.Facing the impressive performances of the two heads, he put down his teacup and gave an explanation.

More advanced surface-to-air anti-aircraft missiles are either not available, or the price is too high to afford.

If you want to protect a wider range of airspace, you need to deploy a few more air defense units to make up for the lack of quality with quantity.

The surface-to-air anti-aircraft missiles that Chen Hao got are enough for an air defense battalion.

The key is that the two chiefs only assigned one company to their side, so who can blame them?

Realizing that there seemed to be no way to go, the boss asked from a different angle: "Is it possible that we form an air force to fight against the Japanese army?"

Chen Hao said: "There are no low-end propeller planes, and high-end jet planes are too expensive.

Take the third-generation Xiaolong fighter, for example, one aircraft is worth thirty [-] tanks, not counting other supporting weapons.

Even if I get the plane, the cement-hardened runway, the hangar, etc.?
The more high-tech the equipment is, the more delicate it is, and there are high requirements in all aspects of use and maintenance, which is currently impossible to meet. "

Chen Hao shook his head helplessly.

If the poor can afford tanks, then only the rich can afford airplanes.

It is not so easy to even train a qualified pilot.

The cost of training one is basically the same weight of gold as the pilot, which cannot be afforded by the current situation of the Eighth Route Army.

Even if it is cultivated, the effort is not proportional to the harvest.

Hearing Chen Hao's quotation, the boss regretted asking about it.One plane was worth a tank battalion, and he subconsciously felt that whoever bought it was being taken advantage of.

Since Chen Hao said it could be sold, obviously someone could make it.

The weapons provided by Chen Hao are not bad, they are much more advanced than those of the Japanese.

Good things naturally deserve good prices.

In essence, their Eighth Route Army is too poor.

If you are rich, just set up two tank divisions and sweep the entire North China.

The boss said to Mr. Liu: "Forget it, I think it's easier to find a way to seize the Air Force's planes from the Japanese army."

Mr. Liu, who was thinking about it, was suddenly awakened: "It's not impossible!
When we find the airport of the Japanese army, let's transfer a tank to charge it. Whether it is captured or destroyed, it is feasible to a certain extent. "

"..."

The boss actually said that, but after hearing Mr. Liu's thoughts, he was also interested.

The two studied the feasibility of the matter around the map. Even if the Japanese aircraft were not captured and destroyed at the airport, it would be good to reduce the air defense pressure.

Chen Hao knew that the war had nothing to do with him, so he blew on the tea foam floating on it, sipping the tea and thinking about it leisurely.

The attack on the headquarters last night, in his opinion, has a deep shadow of Kazuki Yamamoto.

He ruined it again this time, Kazuki Yamamoto would be furious if he found out?
But the task of crushing Kazuki Yamamoto has not been completed, which means that he has other plans.

what is it then?

Is it an arsenal?
That was all on the bright side, and Chen Hao always felt that it was impossible.

He really couldn't understand what other cards Yamamoto had.

Maybe Kazuki Yamamoto already lost from the very beginning, who let him get so many advanced weapons to open up!

A tank regiment fought fiercely, not even destroying a single T-[-] tank.

The little devil is probably going to despair.

Chen Hao couldn't help laughing.

……

"Happy news, good news!"

The staff officer of the division caught up with the division commander Hisao Tani's car with a telegram:
"Report to the general, our army dispatched twelve dive bombers, chased and destroyed three enemy tanks, damaged two tanks, and achieved a great victory."

Hisao Tani, who was taking a nap in the back seat of the car, opened his eyes suddenly: "Really?"

He didn't quite believe it, so he grabbed the telegram and browsed it carefully.

The inscription on the telegram is from the North China Command, so it should be true and credible.

It can be called good news... It's a bit small, isn't it, nine bombers were destroyed by enemy missiles, and the battle loss was one to three.

Even counting the damaged tanks, it was at most one to two, a big loss.

The staff officer reminded: "A chariot unit of the teaching brigade paid forty chariots to damage one of the enemy's chariots, which shows the strength of the enemy's chariots.

The loss of nine aircraft is one to two, which is really not much. "

It sounds quite reasonable, and Gu Hisao also agreed, but he couldn't help scolding the chariot for teaching the brigade to be useless.

If they can fight, there is no need to ask the Air Force to go out.

As a lieutenant general, he has risked all his face, and he has to see how it turns out.

Gu Hisao immediately ordered the troops to speed up, and he himself asked the Second Tank Regiment to send tank escorts to speed up to the battlefield.

What the hell is a tank that can't penetrate armor-piercing shells fired by 75mm field guns?

Shinagawa Ryuji, head of the Chariot Teaching Brigade, was really curious. If he couldn't figure it out, he would die without closing his eyes.

There were two chariot regiments under his command, half of which were lost in the first battle.

In front of tanks like Eighth Route, the remaining half seemed to be no different from waste.

Tokutaro Juni also followed, he also wanted to see what the tank that chased him and fled in embarrassment and almost died looked like.

With curiosity, time becomes too long.

Fortunately, the car pulled them to their destination after all.

The ground is full of shattered aircraft wreckage, and deep pits left by aerial bombs. People will not show their faces when they stand in it.

It is estimated that hiding a dozen people is not a problem.

"It looks like the battle is intense."

Gu Hisao, who got out of the car, said with emotion, and ran directly to the wreckage of the tank on the ground.

The losses caused by the war are not in his eyes, and the casualties of soldiers are just a number.

Strong enemies are what he cares more about.

The bombed tank was blackened by gunpowder smoke. There was a big hole in the side armor, and there was a deep pit next to it, which was probably directly hit by an aerial bomb.

The tank crew inside will never be spared in this situation.

No corpse was seen, and it was most likely buried or taken away by the surviving Balu.

Gu Hisao circled around the tank and stretched out his palm to measure the curved barrel: "It really is a 120mm caliber."

This is [-] millimeters larger than the barrel of their largest-caliber Type [-] artillery tank.

The power of the two is even more incomparable.

Gu Hisao had no doubt that none of their Japanese chariots could stop a single shot.

Ryuji Shinagawa, who knows more about chariots, definitely agrees with this.

However, he was more concerned about the thickness of the armor of the eight-way tank.

Shinagawa Ryuuji took two people to measure around the armor.

After reaching the conclusion, his eyes were dull, and he muttered to himself:
"Two hundred millimeters, how is it possible, are they crazy?"

"Two hundred millimeters of armor, my God!"

Type [-] light tank, the armor thickness is [-] mm.

The Type 25 medium tank has an armor thickness of [-] mm.

Even for the heaviest Type III medium tank that the Japanese army is still studying, the thickest part of the armor is only [-] millimeters.

It is only a quarter of the thickness of the armor of the eight-way tank.

He immediately understood why the [-]mm field guns were unable to destroy the eight-way tanks.

With such a thick defensive armor, a [-]mm caliber cannon would need a bit of luck to penetrate it.

Gu Hisao saw that he looked like a dignified major general, pointed at him and asked others:

"Is he crazy?"

The officer who measured the thickness of the armor respectfully told Hisao Tani the truth.

Gu Hisao couldn't help asking in wonder: "Isn't it just to accumulate the thickness of the armor, we can do it too! Create a tank that the enemy can't penetrate."

It's really a layman.

The officer carefully explained that the thickness of the armor is not piled up at will.

The accumulation of armor thickness brings about an increase in tonnage.

If you want to start it, you have to use a more powerful engine, otherwise the maneuvering speed is a problem.

Shinagawa Ryuji gradually came back to his senses, and said to Hisao Tani:
"Preliminary estimates show that the tonnage of this tank is more than [-] tons, and its speed is no less than that of our army's tanks.

So what is certain is that the engine technology of their tanks must be completely ahead of our army. "

The Type [-] medium tank they are studying weighs about [-] tons and is equipped with a [-]mm tank gun.

I heard that the engine horsepower is 240 horsepower.

If it can drive a [-]-ton tank and run at the same speed, then its engine horsepower must be at least [-] horses, right?

His estimates were actually conservative.

The T-[-] tank uses a gas turbine with a power of [-] horsepower, which is four times more powerful than the tank they are working on.

Even with a conservative estimate, Tani Hisao, a complete layman, was shocked.

"You mean, our tanks lag behind the Eighth Route tanks in terms of tonnage, armor thickness, and engines?"

"No, everything."

Shinagawa Ryuji emphasized: "Our technology is not yet able to install a 120mm caliber cannon on a tank.

Forcibly installed on our existing tanks, one shot will only shake the tanks to pieces.

It can be said that the chariot we are researching has not yet been born, and it has completely fallen behind. "

It is undoubtedly frustrating to draw such a conclusion.

Tokutaro Juni had already observed carefully, and at this moment he interjected and asked:
"Then, does it mean that our chariot troops, even if the chariots being researched are in service, can't fight against the chariots of the Eight Route Army?"

Shinagawa Ryuji nodded frustratedly: "Yes, although I don't want to admit it, this is the truth."

No one present was more depressed than him.

As long as the eight-way tanks exist in the world, it is a ridiculous joke for his chariot to teach all the chariots of the brigade.

And for a long time, there will be no change.

Gu Hisao probably understood that their own chariots can still show their prestige in a battlefield without these tanks.

But if there is... it can only be a gift to others.

He asked: "Then take these tanks back, can we imitate them?
Even with a power of [-]% to [-]%, it should be enough to threaten the enemy. "

"Maybe, but I'm guessing." Shinagawa Ryuuji didn't know what to do.

The technical aspect is not a star and a half.

Taking a pile of scrap iron that has been blown up can at most get some superficial information.

Even if we get a complete car, and the technology is reversed, it will be difficult to produce results in a few years.

Gu Hisao was quite dissatisfied with his answer, and only said frustrated words.

The destroyed eight-way tank is not of much value, isn't it questioning his own decision?
Snorting coldly, Hisao Tani said to his subordinates: "Send the wreckage of the tank back immediately.

Send a report to the North China Command, telling them that the destroyed eight-way tank has extremely high research value.

Please be sure to organize relevant experts to study. If it can be reversed, it will be of great benefit to the research on the development of the tanks of the Japanese Empire. "

After writing down the content of the report, the officer nodded and turned around to get busy.

Tokutaro Juni said optimistically: "After this battle, the Eighth Route tank suffered heavy losses, and it should not block our way in a short time."

"If they dare to come, hum, let them come and go."

Gu Hisao snorted, the bomber's air strikes have proved that the eight-way tanks are not invincible.

Once the veil of mystery is lifted, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Under Gu Hisao's order, the Japanese Sixth Division continued to march towards the arsenal.

(End of this chapter)